For over six years, the Safe Communities’ Falls Prevention Task Force has provided leadership in the community to reduce fall risk for older adults. An annual community workshop, “Only Leaves Should Fall,” is offered in …
Clinical Practice, Innovation, and Research
Gabriel named inaugural Urdang Chair
Joseph M. Gabriel, PhD, an historian of medicine, pharmacy, and the pharmaceutical industry, is the first George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy. Gabriel will also undertake a role in the activities of the …
Infectious disease research by Rose and colleagues is among most significant in 2014
A recent publication resulting from a collaboration with Warren Rose, associate professor (CHS), and colleagues from the departments of pharmacy and medicine at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics was highlighted as the 6th …
Kreling and Chewning develop process for physician referrals to pharmacists
Pharmacists have many potential roles and contributions in direct patient care beyond dispensing. Some hospitals, health systems, and clinics integrate pharmacists into care teams where physicians rely on pharmacists for therapeutic input and decision making …
Hayney contributes expertise at disaster simulation
Mary Hayney, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, participated in Surge X, a large scale training event based on a fictitious catastrophic flood that occurred in Wisconsin’s North woods. Hosted by the Wisconsin Medical …
Vivian to serve on health center board
Eva Vivian, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was selected to serve on the Board of Directors of Access Community Health Centers. Vivian currently maintains a clinical practice at Access Community Health Centers in …
Impacting Health Care: Family Caregivers and Medication Management
Family caregivers play a vital role in providing care to older adults and helping them remain in their homes and communities. Nearly 1 in 5 adults in the United States provides unpaid care to an …
Gabriel named inaugural Urdang Chair
Joseph M. Gabriel, PhD, an historian of medicine and the biomedical sciences, will become the first George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy. Gabriel will also undertake a role in the activities of the …
Kolesar appointed co-leader of UWCCC working group
Pharmacy Practice Division faculty Jill Kolesar, professor (CHS) and Director, 3P Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory, UW Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC), was recently appointed co-leader of the Cancer Therapy Discovery and Development (CTD2) disease oriented working group. …
Vardeny named American Heart Association Fellow
Orly Vardeny, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was elected as Fellow of American Heart Association (AHA) through The Council on Clinical Cardiology. Election as a Fellow of the American Heart Association provides …