Faculty and students share global perspectives locally and abroad The fall semester provided a range of opportunities for the School’s faculty and students to attend, present, and engage on a variety of global topics.… Read More
Legenza develops antibiotic resistance survey for physicians UW-Madison School of Pharmacy Global Health Fellow Laurel Legenza, identified a gap in the functionality of antibiotic resistant data and resources in Wisconsin. Antibiotic resistance is a growing global threat that has been highlighted nationally this month… Read More
WSPS Organ Donation Group Wins 2016 Challenge School of Pharmacy students participating in the Organ Donation Awareness (ODA) group, one of the community outreach efforts of the Wisconsin Society of Pharmacy Students (WSPS) won the 2016 Organ Donation Challenge Award presented by The American Society of Transplantation (AST) Transplant Pharmacy Community of Practice (CoP). The annual national event relies on collaboration with… Read More
Berti and Legenza awarded grants to present antibiotic resistance research Andrew Berti, Pharmacotherapy Research Fellow and Laurel Legenza, Comparative Health System Global Pharmacy Fellow, will present their most recent antibiotic resistance research at the 2016 Making a Difference in Infectious Diseases (MAD-ID) meeting in Orlando, Florida. … Read More
Research project to address CDI in South Africa Laurel Legenza, Comparative Health System Global Pharmacy Fellow, and her mentors Warren Rose, associate professor (CHS), and Susanne Barnett, assistant professor (CHS) in the Pharmacy Practice Division at UW-Madison School of Pharmacy are part of a collaborative research project to address Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in South Africa.… Read More
Senator Baldwin briefed on Global Pharmacy Fellowship Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) visited Rennebohm Hall in September to learn about the novel Comparative Health System Global Pharmacy Fellowship at the UW-Madison School of Pharmacy. As antibiotic resistance is a growing global problem and a threat to the health of all citizens, the novel fellowship is focusing on antimicrobial stewardship for this first two-year… Read More
Legenza named inaugural fellow in novel global fellowship Laurel Legenza, alumna of UW-Madison School of Pharmacy and recent graduate with a MS in Health-System Pharmacy Administration degree from the University of Utah, will be the first fellow for the Comparative Health Systems Global Pharmacy Fellowship. The unique, first of its kind fellowship is a collaboration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy… Read More
School expands partnerships in South Africa Trisha Seys Ranola, assistant director, Office of Global Health and clinical assistant professor, along with Pharmacy Practice Division colleagues Barry Gidal, professor (CHS), and Division Chair, and Karen Kopacek, associate professor (CHS) and associate dean, Student & Academic Affairs, travelled to South Africa to meet with faculty at the University of the Western Cape to… Read More
Symposium links human, animal, environmental health The Global Health Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison reflects a decade of interdisciplinary global health work on campus, says Dr. Christopher Olsen, this year’s keynote speaker. This year’s symposium, “One Health: Making the Connections,” begins at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in the Health Sciences Learning Center. More than 50 students and faculty and staff… Read More