Category: Practice Advancement and Clinical Education
Sanders Wins AHEC Innovation Grant for Opioid Stewardship Training Program
July 25, 2018The North Carolina Area Health Education Centers awarded an Innovation Grant to Kimberly Sanders, Pharm.D., a clinical assistant professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, to develop a training program for acute-care opioid prescribing. The $43,398 grant will allow Sanders and her team of collaborators from across the UNC health sciences programs to create and disseminate an interdisciplinary educational toolkit for health-care providers. Patients receiving opioids for pain control after surbery are particularly vulnerable to dependence due to excessive prescribing of opioids, gaps in follow-up and inadequate disposal of excess supply of pills, Sanders said. Tens of millions of … Read more
Eckel Receives Duke’s Skolaut Leadership Award
July 2, 2018Stephen F. Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A., received the Milton W. Skolaut Leadership Award from the Duke University Department of Pharmacy on June 29. The award is given annually to a past resident of the Duke University Hospital Pharmacy Residency Program in recognition of outstanding leadership and contributions to the profession of pharmacy. The Duke residency program has graduated 240 residents as of 2018. Eckel is the interim chair of the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education and the associate dean for global engagement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is a 1998 Duke pharmacy residency graduate. He was … Read more
Seven 2018 Residents Begin PGY1 Independent Pharmacy Ownership Residency
June 28, 2018The PGY1 Independent Pharmacy Ownership Residency at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy welcomed its third class of residents for 2018–19. The program trains Doctor of Pharmacy graduates to be owners of independent community pharmacies. The residents receive a practical business education to complement their pharmacy education. Seven pharmacy residents will participate in the program, up from four a year ago. The residents will work for a year in an independently owned pharmacy with multiple preceptors. 2018-19 Independent Pharmacy Ownership Residents Joel Arceo, Pharm.D., is a graduate of the Chapman University School of Pharmacy in Irvine, California. As … Read more
Four Student-Faculty Pairs Named 2018 AACP Walmart Scholars
June 12, 2018Four student-faculty teams were named 2018 Walmart Scholars by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. This is the most winners the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy has had in the award’s 14-year history. This year’s recipients of the award are: Sarah M. Anderson, Pharm.D., and her faculty mentor, Denise Rhoney, Pharm.D.,the Ron and Nancy McFarlane Distinguished Professor at the School. Scott A. Brewster, Pharm.D., and his faculty mentor, Macary Marciniak, Pharm.D, a clinical associate professor. Kelsea Gallegos and her faculty mentor, Gretchen Ray, Pharm.D., a clinician educator associate professor at the University of New Mexico. Shannon Palmer and her … Read more
Asheville Professors Present at NRHA Annual Conference
May 31, 2018Faculty at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy’s Asheville satellite campus presented at the National Rural Health Association annual conference in New Orleans. Mollie Ashe Scott, Pharm.D.; Rebecca Grandy, Pharm.D.; and Irene Park, Pharm.D., presented together at the conference, held from May 8 to 11. “Our talk was very well received,” Scott said. “There was not a strong pharmacy presence at that meeting, and so one of our goals was to represent the profession while also sharing our own work at UNC.” Their presentation, entitled “Team-Based Population Health Management in Rural Communities,” highlighted the professors’ work on osteoporosis, hepatitis C … Read more
Over 120 Pharmacy Residents Present Research at REPS Symposium
May 23, 2018Pharmacy residents and professionals from across the Southeast gathered at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy for the fifth annual Research in Education and Practice Symposium on May 21 and 22. REPS 2018 included podium presentations from over 120 residents, fellows and postgraduate trainees, as well as three professional development lectures and numerous networking opportunities. Residents were each allotted 12 minutes for their podium presentations and three minutes for questions, and they received feedback from evaluators after presenting their research. Presenters included residents from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and UNC Health Care, as well as presenters from medical … Read more
Pharmacy Administration Master’s Residents Receive ASHP Grants
May 14, 2018Pharmacy residents from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received two of three national grants awarded by the ASHP Foundation. Stephanie Jean, Pharm.D., and Charlotte Wells, Pharm.D., two UNC Medical Center pharmacy administration residents in the School’s master’s degree program, both won the ASHP Foundation Master’s Resident Practice-Based Research Grant for separate research projects. The ASHP grant is awarded to support pharmacy researchers in programs that combine the completion of a residency and a master’s degree. The two-year UNC program combines a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Science and a health-system pharmacy administration residency program at the UNC Medical Center. … Read more
Pinelli Reitter promoted to Clinical Associate Professor
March 27, 2018Nicole Pinelli Reitter, Pharm.D., has been promoted to clinical associate professor in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Pinelli Reitter is also the assistant dean of experiential programs: health systems. “Through her area of focus, Dr. Reitter has made a large impact on our school and the profession of pharmacy,” said Stephen Eckel, Pharm.D., M.H.A., interim chair of PACE and associate director of pharmacy at UNC Hospitals. “Her scholarship and publication record are especially noteworthy considering that she is still in the early stage of her career. In addition, it is … Read more
Joyner Receives PAA Award for Distinguished Service to School
March 15, 2018Pamela U. Joyner, M.S.Pharm., Ed.D., is the recipient of the 2018 PAA Distinguished Service Award from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Alumni Association. Joyner is retiring from the School April 1 from her position as executive associate dean for professional education, which she has held since 2010. As executive associate dean, Joyner has been responsible for all professional-education initiatives, including accreditation, the curriculum, experiential education and continuing education. Joyner previously served as associate dean for professional education since 1998. “As Dr. Joyner prepares to leave, we can all appreciate the positive effect she has had on this school, this … Read more
Patients Satisfied with Pharmacists Conducting Wellness Visits
February 19, 2018Patients undergoing a Medicare annual wellness visit say they would be satisfied and comfortable with having a clinical pharmacist practitioner working alone conduct the visit rather than having a physician do it, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Having a pharmacist conduct wellness visits frees up physicians to focus on patients’ chronic and acute health conditions. Study participants ranked the quality of care they received from their clinical pharmacist provider an average of 4.7 with 5 being very satisfied. When asked if they were as comfortable discussing health information with a clinical … Read more