The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy presents the annual 15 hour live knowledge-based continuing education seminar, Pharmacy Update. Participation in both days of this seminar will grant 15 live contact hours of CE or you may choose to attend either the 8 live contact hour session Drug Update or the 7 live contact hour… Read More
The 2016 University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) Innovation Awards Luncheon was held on February 3, 2016 on the Memphis campus. Dr. Richard Magid, vice president of the University of Tennessee Research Foundation and Dr. Steve J. Schwab, UTHSC chancellor, presented awards for patents, licensed technology and start-up companies. The following College of Pharmacy faculty… Read More
To kick off the spring semester, entrepreneurs from the Nashville area were invited to speak to second-year student pharmacists during the Pharmacy Practice Management and Pharmacoeconomics course. The first presentation of the term featured Don Hejny (pictured far left), founder and CEO of Nerdwax™, a Nashville entrepreneur whose company was featured this season on ABC’s… Read More
As part of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center’s celebration of Black History Month, Dean Chisholm-Burns’ art was displayed on the Memphis campus at Taste of Soul, a one-day event showcasing African-American cuisine.
Liang B, Wheeler J, Blanchette, L. Impact of combination antibiogram and related education on inpatient fluoroquinolone prescribing patterns for patients with health-care associated pneumonia. Ann Pharmacother 2016;50(3):172-179. Maxwell LG, McFarland SM, Baker JW, Cassidy RF. Evaluation of the impact of a pharmacist-led telehealth clinic on diabetes-related goal of therapy in a veteran population. Accepted manuscript… Read More
UT College of Pharmacy student pharmacists, faculty and staff from across the state wore red on Friday, February 5, 2016 to show their support for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign, an initiative designed to educate and empower women to take charge of their cardiovascular health.
Special thanks to third-year student pharmacist, Rebecca Wong, for her invaluable contributions to this edition of the newsletter. Thank you to Drs. Kenneth Hohmeier and Justin Gatwood for their story contributions to this month’s newsletter.
President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush were the keynote speakers for the opening session of The 50th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition. Dean Marie Chisholm-Burns had the pleasure of meeting them after the session. Dean Chisholm-Burns shared some insight into meeting the former president and first lady. “I found the presentation from… Read More
Candace Brown, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Obstetrics and Gynecology, was invited to attend the Scientific Vision Meeting of the Gynecologic Health and Disease Branch (GHDB) because of her many contributions to the field of gynecologic health research. The GHDB, a newly established branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, supports clinical… Read More
