Alissa Hofer, a fourth year Doctor of Pharmacy student, was the lead author in a study exploring pharmacists’ role in addressing the opioid epidemic. Hofer collaborated with addiction medicine experts in the UW Department of …
Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research
Gidal named Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society
Barry Gidal, professor (CHS) and Chair, Pharmacy Practice Division, was among the inaugural group of individuals to receive the Fellow of the American Epilepsy Society (FAES) credential.
Vivian honored for community service
Eva Vivian, professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, was awarded the 2016 Distinguished Community Award from the Madison Chapter of The Links.
Cavallari highlights advances in precision medicine
Pharmacogenetics and predictive prescribing was the topic addressed by Larisa H. Cavallari, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, Associate Professor and Associate Chair Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research Director, Center for Pharmacogenomics,
Gidal is invited speaker at Neurosantiago 2016
Barry Gidal, professor (CHS) and Chair, Pharmacy Practice Division, presented a plenary session at an international epilepsy conference held in Cuba. Entitled “Advances in the Treatment of Epilepsy: Does Mechanism of Action matter?,” Gidal’s presentation
High school students get a first-hand look at pharmacy
This summer 20 Madison area high school students from the Advancement via Individual Determination (AVID)/Teens of Promise (TOPS) program had an opportunity to explore careers in pharmacy.
Vardeny’s vaccine trial garners $21 million grant from the NIH
Orly Vardeny, associate professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division, is co-principal investigator for a flu vaccine trial that will test a high dose for heart patients. Vardeny and co-principal investigator Scott Solomon, a cardiologist …
Students give back while on summer break
A break from didactic coursework paired with a community outreach initiative allowed student pharmacists Christina Tran, Eric Friestrom, and Lindsey Hoff to provide essential medication and disease state counseling to patients, caregivers, and other health …
Margolis named Editor of the PSW Journal
Amanda Margolis, lecturer in the Pharmacy Practice Division, will assume an expanded role of Editor for the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin (The Journal). For the past three years, Margolis has made significant …
School garners multi-discipline representation at global social pharmacy conference
Faculty and an alumnus from the Social and Administrative and Pharmacy Practice areas contributed expertise at the International Social Pharmacy Workshop 2016 (ISPW2016).