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Kirby Lee, PharmD
Associate Professor
What I do
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.
Departmental research area
My research expertise
chronic disease medication safety during transitions in care, understanding medication compliance barriers through quantitative and qualitative research, designing innovative health services through web-based platforms, management tools, mobile applications
Clinical expertise
geriatric pharmacotherapy, medication management of chronic diseases
Degrees
MAS, Clinical Research, University of California, San Francisco, 2009
PharmD, University of California, San Francisco, 2002
MA, Pharmacology, Boston University School of Medicine, 1997
BS, Biopsychology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1993
Biography
Kirby Lee, PharmD, MA, MAS is Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at UC San Francisco. Dr. Lee specializes in optimizing pharmacotherapy in older adults, particularly with cognitive impairment, memory and behavioral changes. He works at the Memory and Aging Center at UCSF where he served as the clinical pharmacist and Director of the Medication Care Protocol for the Care Ecosystem (CE) to screen for and address medication related problems. Dr. Lee conducts research on interventions to improve pharmacotherapy outcomes among persons with dementia.
Research keywords
geriatrics and dementia, health information technology, Evidence-Based Health Care, medication safety, interprofessional education, Health Care Sector, Medication Reconciliation, Drug Utilization, Peer Review, Research, Ambulatory Care Facilities, Periodicals as Topic, Drug Industry, Nurses, pharmacists, Professional Role, Publishing, conflict of interest (COI), Editorial Policies, Drug Approval, Hospitals, Teaching
Licensure and certifications
Licentiate in Pharmacy, California, 2002