Alan Kinlaw, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., has been hired as a tenure-track assistant professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy. Kinlaw joins the School after a post-doctoral fellowship at UNC’s Cecil G. Sheps … Read more

Adolescents with asthma are more likely to ask questions during doctor visits after viewing a video on the importance of being involved during asthma visits and receiving a list of questions and checking off the ones they want to ask … Read more

Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., is the recipient of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science 2018 Research Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding, meritorious achievement in any of the pharmaceutical sciences. Sleath is the George H. Cocolas Distinguished … Read more

Jennifer Lafata, Ph.D., professor in the Division of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy will take over as its vice chair upon the retirement of Susan Blalock, Ph.D., M.P.H, professor in DPOP and current vice … Read more

Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., has received a grant worth nearly $1.6 million over four years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to help reduce vision problems in African-Americans caused by glaucoma. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness … Read more

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder want to ask their physicians about their condition and medications but often don’t, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. “We have found that there has been very little … Read more

Glaucoma patients are more than twice as likely to be adherent to their medication regimen if their health-provider tells them how to use their eye drops. Patients received instruction on using their eye drops in only 14 percent of visits. … Read more

Teens with asthma aren’t great at taking an active role during doctor visits. A team at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy believes changing that is a matter of asking the right questions. Working with a group of teens and … Read more

Pediatricians rarely discussed ADHD with children and their families according to guidelines Patients and families rarely asked questions about ADHD Researchers: Not discussing ADHD is a missed opportunity to “treat the whole child” Study suggests more education about ADHD is … Read more

Betsy Sleath, PhD, has been named the director of the Program for Child Health Services at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sleath, the George H. Cocolas Distinguished … Read more