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The Fall 2015 Pharmacy Magazine is now available on the College of Pharmacy website home page, and you also may access it directly at Pharmacy Magazine.

Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, associate professor of Clinical Pharmacy, was selected as one of three pharmacists nationwide to receive the Neurocritical Care Society (NCS) Travel Grant. The purpose of the Travel Grant Award is to provide financial assistance to neuroscience critical care nurses, pharmacists, and resident/fellow physicians to attend the 13th Annual Neurocritical Care Society Meeting… Read More

On November 13, 2015 Memphis news station Local 24 aired a story titled “Local Researchers Helping in Pancreatic Cancer Fight.” Local 24 interviewed Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Subhash Chauhan about his hope to improve early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer through his research. Dr. Chauhan emphasized the importance of learning more about this disease that is… Read More

The University of Tennessee Medical Center Health Literacy Forum was held November 9, 2015. Dr. Andrea Franks, associate professor of clinical pharmacy, and Dr. Hamilton Borden, UTCOP alumnus and community pharmacy preceptor, presented lectures and served on a panel discussing “Interprofessional Collaboration and Best Practices in Patient Education to Improve Medication Adherence.” Forum speakers (pictured)… Read More

On October 14, 2015 student pharmacists and faculty attended the Annual Feurt Symposium. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy welcomed Mr. Christopher Jerry from Cleveland, Ohio to discuss “The Emily Jerry Story – From Tragedy to Triumph.” Mr. Jerry is the current president and CEO of the Emily Jerry Foundation, an organization that… Read More

The Annual UTHSC Employee Appreciation Day, sponsored by the Chancellor’s Office, was held on October 30, 2015 at the Health Sciences Park in Memphis. Employees enjoyed food, drinks, and desserts at the event, and received long-sleeve t-shirts bearing the slogan for the event, October Fun Fall Festival. Employees were greeted with a ‘welcome lane’ full… Read More

Publications Ananthula, S, Janagam DR, Jamalapurama S, Johnsona JR, Mandrell TD, Lowe TL. Development and validation of sensitive LC/MS/MS method for quantitative bioanalysis of levonorgestrel in rat plasma and application to pharmacokinetics study. Journal of Chromatography B 2015;1003:47–53. Kotanen CN, Janagam DR, Idziak R, Rhym L, Sullivan RJ, Wilson AM, Lowe TL,  A. Partitioning of… Read More

Farr G. Pharmacological treatment for substance abuse. Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Knoxville, TN; October 2015. Farr G. State of Tennessee drug training for prescribing controlled substances. University of Tennessee Fall Primary Care Retreat, Knoxville, TN; October 2015. Farr G. Pharmacology update for women’s health care staff. Kentucky Health Department, Bardstown,… Read More

Janagam DR, Wu LF, Chaudhry K, Ananthula S, Mandrell T, Johnson J and Lowe TL. Injectable in situ forming depot systems for long-acting contraception. 2015 American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists Annual Meeting and Exposition, Orlando, FL; October 28, 2015. Marrero, Efrain.Impact of a method of sedation and analgesia control on average ventilator days and length… Read More

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy celebrated the seventh annual P3 Pinning Ceremony on November 6, 2015 at the Memphis University Rose Theater. The event marked the culmination of student pharmacists’ didactic coursework and their transition to the advanced practice experience portion of the curriculum. Each student received a college of… Read More