Category: Divisions
Olivia Dong Receives Brewington Award
February 28, 2018Olivia Dong, a doctoral student in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, is the recipient of the School’s Kathryne A. Brewington Graduate Student Research Award for 2017. The School presents the award annually to the most outstanding doctoral student in pharmaceutical sciences in honor of Brewington’s commitment to public service and higher education. Under the guidance of her research adviser, Tim Wiltshire, Ph.D., Dong has been instrumental in the development of a new pharmacogenetic test, DNA2RxTM. She is investigating the health benefits of implementing this test for patients with coronary artery disease. … Read more
Persky Promoted to Clinical Professor
February 23, 2018Adam M. Persky, Ph.D., has been promoted to clinical professor. He served previously as a clinical associate professor in the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics. Persky has been at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy since 2004. From 2011 to 2013 he was the director of the Center for Educational Excellence in Pharmacy where he worked to promote innovative teaching practices at the School. Persky was the first to introduce the flipped classroom model to the School, which became a core part of the School’s curriculum in 2015. He’s also credited with bringing the first multimedia tools to School … 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
Continuing Education for Pharmacists Falls Short on Naloxone
February 16, 2018Pharmacists who are allowed to dispense naloxone, an opioid reversal agent, without a prescription are often uncomfortable talking to patients about the drug, and the profession’s continuing education programs aren’t helping, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the past 20 years, opioid-related overdoses have increased fourfold, killing more than 42,000 people in 2016. As of January 2017, pharmacists in 13 states were able to dispense naloxone without a physician prescription. Those states were Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin. Researchers at … Read more
Patterson Named New Mentoring Director
January 31, 2018J. Herbert Patterson, Pharm.D., executive vice chair of the division of pharmacotherapy and experimental pharmaceutics, was named director of the Bill and Karen Campbell Faculty Mentoring Program on Jan. 1. He succeeds Dhiren Thakker, Ph.D., who held the post for three years and is now interim dean of the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. The Campbell Faculty Mentoring Program was started as a way to formalize senior faculty mentorship to junior faculty as the School and the practice of pharmacy began to expand. Its goals are to assist in the recruitment of junior faculty, help new faculty reach their full … Read more
Time to Get Serious about Nanomaterials Databases, UNC Scientists Say
January 30, 2018Nanomaterials researchers urgently need well-structured and publicly accessible databases to advance their field, according to scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Research Triangle Institute. RTI transferred the Nanomaterial Registry database to UNC-Chapel Hill, and the University is offering it as a repository for the field’s collective knowledge. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy administers the registry database. Scientists at the School and at RTI published a commentary in Nature Nanotechnology calling for concerted efforts among database stewards, researchers, funding agencies and publishers to encourage meaningful growth of existing nanomaterials databases. “The field of nanotechnology … Read more
Koval Reappointed as BPS Chair
January 30, 2018Peter Koval, Pharm.D., has been reappointed to serve a three-year term on the Board of Pharmacy Specialties Board of Directors and elected as the 2019 chair of the organization. The chair commitment includes a year as chair-elect, a year as chair and a year as immediate past chair. Koval is an associate professor of clinical education in the Division of Practice Advancement and Experiential Education and director of pharmacy education at the Greensboro Area Health Education Center. The Board of Pharmacy Specialties was established in 1976 by the American Pharmacists Association with the goal of improving patient care and recognizing … Read more
Huang, Roth among 2017’s Most Highly Cited Researchers
January 29, 2018Leaf Huang, Ph.D., and Bryan Roth, M.D., Ph.D., both faculty members at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, were included in Clarivate Analytics’ roster of the most highly cited researchers of 2017. Clarivate Analytics assembled the roster of more than 3,300 highly cited researchers. The researchers included have published a high number of papers that rank in the top 1 percent most cited in 21 fields of science from 2005 to 2015. Huang, the Fred Eshelman Distinguished Professor in the Division of Pharmacoengineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, is included in the field of pharmacology and toxicology. Huang is a co-principal investigator … Read more
Steeb Receives APhA New Practitioner Award
January 26, 2018David Steeb, Pharm.D., M.P.H., is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished New Practitioner Award from the American Pharmacists Association. The award recognizes a new practitioner, within the first five years of practice, who has demonstrated distinctive achievements in mentorship, service and commitment to the profession of pharmacy. Steeb is a clinical assistant professor and director of global engagement at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. Steeb conducts research in global pharmacy education and training and is collaborating with faculty at other UNC health affairs schools in developing curricula at the intersection of pharmacy and global health. Award recipients must be … Read more
Ferreri Receives APhA Pharmacy Practice Award
January 25, 2018Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., is the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished Achievement Award in Pharmacy Practice from the American Pharmacists Association. The award recognizes an individual who has developed or implemented an innovative, original pharmacy program or service that is significant to their area of practice. Ferreri is a clinical professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy and executive vice chair of the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Education. She is a fellow of the APhA and a board certified ambulatory care pharmacist. APhA selected Ferreri for her role in the development and implementation of a collaborative care model in … Read more