Joshua M. Thorpe, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $50,000 pilot grant from the Wisconsin Comprehensive Memory Program to measure medication adherence and barriers to medical care in persons …
Clinical Practice, Innovation, and Research
Rose is AACP New Investigator Program grant recipient
Warren Rose, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was awarded the 2008-2009 New Investigators Program grant for pharmacy faculty from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). His proposal, “Impact of dendrimers …
Pharmacy Practice faculty recognized with prestigious book award
Orly Vardeny, John Dopp, assistant professors (CHS), and Jill Kolesar, associate professor (CHS) and Director of the 3P Analytical Instrumentation Laboratory, UWCCC, all authored chapters in the “Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice” book. The textbook received …
Grant to further study of medication management
The research of Joshua M. Thorpe, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a $100,000 R03 grant from the National Institute on Aging for a two-year project, “Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use …
Kolesar renews editorial appointment
Jill M. Kolesar, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, has accepted an additional three year term on the American Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacists editorial board beginning January 1, 2009. The Journal is the …
Vivian receives ICTR pilot grant for diabetes research
Eva Vivian, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was awarded a $40,000 pilot grant from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) for her proposal, “Utilizing Novel Interventions to Prevent Diabetes …
Research may help you breathe easier
The research work of Ron Sorkness, professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division, and colleagues from the Severe Asthma Research Program (SARP) has identified key physiological differences between severe and non-severe forms of the disease. The …
Flu shot may leave heart patients at risk
Orly Vardney, assistant professor (CHS) and lead investigator in the research study on influenza vaccine responses in heart failure patients, presented research findings at the American College of Cardiology meeting in Chicago in March. The …
Early detection can be key
Eva Vivian, associate professor in the Pharmacy Practice Division, and School of Pharmacy students raised awareness for youth diabetes by providing screenings for the first time at the annual Multicultural Health Fair as highlighted in …
Patwardhan’s work recognized at APhA conference
Pallavi Patwardhan, graduate student in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was a finalist for the postgraduate best paper podium award at the American Pharmacists Association annual conference in San Diego, California. Patwardhan works with …