College of Pharmacy researchers will study the impact of policy changes on pharmacy-generated order sets within UF Health’s hospitals.
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Dr. Almut Winterstein named chair of the department of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy
Dr. Winterstein is recognized as an international leader in drug safety and pharmacoepidemiology.
UF study will help pharmacists prevent dangerous blood sugar levels during hospital stay
UF researchers are using risk scores to prevent adverse drug events and better manage glucose levels of hospitalized patients.
American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Graduate Student Fellow
Juan Hincapie Castillo, Pharm.D., a graduate student in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy was selected by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education as a 2015 Graduate Student Fellow. Created in 2005, He is the second Florida student, and first from UF to receive the fellowship. Hincapie-Castillo, who received his Pharm.D. degree in 2013 from the…
Addressing the Global Burden of Prostate Cancer Among Black Men
Guest Editor: Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D. Director of UF Health Cancer Center Cancer Health Disparities ecancer.org works closely with leading oncologists and healthcare professionals to inform and educate the cancer community. Folakemi Odedina, Ph.D., a professor of outcomes and policy at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, discusses various articles within the ecancer Aug. 28…
UF researcher sets age threshold for treatment of viral respiratory infection in preterm infants
A University of Florida pharmacy researcher is the first to establish that 4 months old is the age threshold for preterm babies to receive preventive treatment for a common viral respiratory infection. Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is the most common cause of lower respiratory infection in children under 1 year old, and 25 to…
UF health disparities researcher presents inaugural lecture for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs
The Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs honored its first featured speaker, a University of Florida pharmacy researcher in health care disparities, in initiation of the annual Dr. Barbara Terry-Koroma Legacy Lecture series. Folakemi T. Odedina, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and associate director of health disparities for the UF…
Pharmacy researcher examines harmful effects of combined medication use for mental health therapies in children
The use of medications to treat mental health conditions in children is on the rise, bringing with it an increase in the combinations of those drugs, an area in which there has been very little research — until now. Almut Winterstein, Ph.D., a University of Florida College of Pharmacy professor in pharmaceutical outcomes and policy,…
UF pharmacy educator appointed to American Bar Association governing council in health law
A University of Florida pharmacy law educator has accepted a leadership role in the Health Law Section of the American Bar Association. W. Thomas Smith, Pharm.D., J.D., a clinical associate professor of pharmaceutical outcomes and policy at the UF College of Pharmacy, joins a 13-member governing council that represents more than 9,600 members nationally. Health…
Scoring system could help reduce adverse drug events in hospital patients
University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers are working closely with colleagues at UF Health to identify hospital patients at greatest risk for preventable adverse drug events. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation has awarded a two-year, $499,000 grant to College of Pharmacy researcher Almut Winterstein, Ph.D., to lead a UF…