Impact Award: Desai Identifies Transition to Nursing Homes As a Key Source of Medication ErrorsRishi Desai, a grad student in DPOP, examined medication errors reported by NC nursing homes and found that 11 percent involved the transition into nursing home care. These errors were more likely to cause harm to the patient compared to errors occurring later.
Impact Award: Jasmine Talameh Links Beta-Blocker Effectiveness to GenotypeJasmine Talameh, PharmD, a graduate student in DPET, identified a genotype that could potentially be used to select patients with heart failure who would benefit from beta-blocker treatment
Impact Award: Byrne’s Device Better Delivers Gemcitabine to Solid TumorsJames Byrne, a grad student in MOPH, created an electric field-assisted delivery device that administers the anticancer drug gemcitabine directly into pancreatic cancer tumors.
Impact Award: Dan Hertz Predicts Paclitaxel-Induced Neuropathy
Carpenter Study: Age, Depression Help Predict Nonadherence in Vasculitis Patients
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