Community Faculty Clinical Careers Community Pharmacy
The world watched as pharmacists across the globe played a pivotal healthcare role during the COVID pandemic. But engaging in public health is nothing new for the Skaggs School of Pharmacy. In any given year CU Pharmacy faculty and students are on the front lines of education and access to community care.
Alumni Clinical Careers Community Pharmacy
This article was originally featured on Walmart Health and Wellness Linkedin. Alumna Elizabeth Piehl, PharmD '22, has been working in community pharmacy as part of the Walmart team since she was a student.
Research Faculty Clinical Careers Research Pharmacy
This spring, Assistant Professor Kelly E. Anderson, PhD, MPP, watched as drug maker Ely Lilly slashed insulin prices – a move to make insulin more accessible to millions of Americans.
“It was a watershed moment,” she said.
Press Coverage Faculty Clinical
"Prior authorization may reduce spending without harming patients in some instances," says Kelly Anderson, PhD, "but in others, it's adding administrative burden, costs, and may be causing harm to patients."
Press Coverage Faculty Clinical
Luckily, according to Joe Saseen, PharmD, sure! Statins, a group of cholesterol-lowering medications, have minimal to no interaction with this summertime sweet juice.
Press Coverage Faculty Clinical
Meghan Jeffres, PharmD, at the 2023 annual Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID) conference, cited a litany of data, including studies released within the previous two months, documenting that switching to oral antibiotics after IV treatment for patients requiring prolonged antibiotic courses is advantageous for them and cost-effective for the health system.
Press Coverage Faculty Clinical
Dr. Danielle Fixen PharmD, offers her expert opinion on the role a pharmacist plays in cannabis legalization, and notes that it varies from state to state.
Press Coverage Pharmacy Clinical
Kelsey Schwander, PharmD, provides insight and advice to patients during this unprecedented pharmaceutical shortage.
Press Coverage Pharmacy Clinical
Jacci Bainbridge, PharmD, joined Medscape for its podcast on Multiple Sclerosis. In this episode, she speaks with Anne Cross, MD about cannabis use in patients with MS.
Dr. Meghan Jeffres, PharmD, sounds off on using cephalosporin antibiotics when a patient has a penicillin allergy. Breakpoints is a podcast produced by the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP).
Faculty Pharmacy Clinical Awards
CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ Paul Reynolds, PharmD, joined a short list of elite educators earlier this month when he accepted the Critical Care Practice and Research Network (PRN) Educator Award from the American Colleges of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) at its 2022 Global Conference. The award honors a member who has made substantial and outstanding contributions to clinical pharmacy education at either the undergraduate or the postgraduate level.
Pharmacy Perspectives Pharmacy Clinical
The Experiential Programs at CU School of Pharmacy are an integral part of its PharmD education, comprising over 33% of the curriculum. The hands-on learning allows students clinical training opportunities to ensure that students have the self-confidence and ability to practice independently upon graduation.
Pharmacy Pediatrics Clinical Hospital-Based Pharmacy
Any medical professional will tell you that kids need special attention. So, when assistant professor Lucas Orth, PharmD, had the opportunity to work with the Colorado Pediatric Preparedness for the Emergency Room (COPPER) program, he knew it was worth his time.
Pharmacy Times
July 08, 2024
In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Jacci Bainbridge, PharmD, BSPharm, FCCP, MSCS, FAES, discusses what it means to be one of the recipients of the 2024 Giants of MS awards. Bainbridge said she believes pharmacists will play a growing role in multiple sclerosis care, and neurology more broadly.
UCHealth
July 01, 2024
The prior-authorization system is working smoothly at three UCHealth clinics with the goal of rolling it out systemwide by the end of 2025, says Surabhi Palkimas, PharmD, UCHealth’s pharmacy operation manager and a professor at the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
9News
June 28, 2024
The drugs many people need to treat their cancer are in short supply. Dr. Cindy O'Bryant says the problem has existed for years, but warns it's never been this serious.
KSUT
May 02, 2024
Students are empowered to carry and administer Narcan regardless of whether a school district has a policy in place and without permission from schools. The new law also resolves some legal gray areas.
“The question was, are the schools immune?” said José Esquibel, director of the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention. “Schools wanted to know, ‘Are we going to be liable for something that occurs on school campuses, and could a parent or someone else initiate a lawsuit against the school?’”
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