Tagged: interprofessional education

I am an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy with a strong interest in psychiatric pharmacotherapy, and integration and assessment of active learning strategies in education. As a clinician, I specialize in ambulatory care, mental health, and tobacco cessation. I am passionate about serving underserved populations, reducing mental health stigma, and furthering the psychiatric pharmacy profession.

I teach health profession trainees and practitioners about how to best use antibiotics, and I consult in the care of patients with complex infections. I study how clinicians and hospitals use antibiotics to help identify ways that antibiotics can be used most effectively while preserving their value for future generations.

I provide clinical services consulting for patients and providers on medication-related issues that arise at home and during transitions in care for the Complex Care Support Team and Discharge Call-Back Program at UCSF Medical Center. My research focuses on the use of patient-centered health information technology to improve medication safety and health outcomes through evidence-based health care. I teach geriatric pharmacotherapy and I am developing practical and applied teaching methods for simulating real world clinical practice to advance students’ problem solving skills and interprofessional teamwork for pharmacy, medical, nursing, dental, and physical therapy students in the classroom and clinic.

My clinical work is focused on HIV adherence, ambulatory care services, and health-care delivery systems, particularly within community health centers. As the North Bay Program Director and AIDS Education and Training Center faculty member, I am also interested in developing effective education and teaching strategies for developing clinical practice skills. These include motivational interviewing, adult learning theory, and interactive skill building workshops.