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About Deanna Kroetz, and more news

Mon Sep 2, 2002

Who is Deanna Kroetz?

Deanna Kroetz, associate professor, Department of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, came to UCSF in July 1993 as an assistant professor. She received the Leon Goldberg Young Investigator Award from the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics last March. Deanna is also a member of the Chancellor’s Advisory...

Health care providers to receive smoking cessation training

Thu Aug 29, 2002

Pharmacy school faculties across the United States will be trained to teach a tobacco cessation curriculum to Doctor of Pharmacy students, and community pharmacists and physicians will be trained to work as a close-knit team when it comes to helping their patients quit smoking because of two recently funded grants from the National...

Tobacco firms weaken market for anti-smoking products

Thu Aug 29, 2002

Tobacco companies have used their financial ties with nicotine gum and nicotine patch manufacturers to pressure these firms into weakening their marketing of nicotine replacement products according to research by UCSF School of Pharmacy scientist Lisa Bero, PhD presented in an August 14, 2002 article of The Journal of the...

School responds to pharmacist shortage

Tue Jul 2, 2002

As the number of new medications coming to the market soars and as an aging population requires more medications, the demand for pharmacists is outpacing the supply. But the demand is not equally high in all geographic regions. Some populations are severely underserved by pharmacists who are the only members of the health care team trained...

Update from the Dean - July 2002

Mon Jul 1, 2002

ACPE accreditation preliminary feedback is encouraging. Governor Gray Davis calls for reductions in spending. 2002 PharmD applications up 40% over 2001.

About Claire Lee, and more news

Mon Jun 3, 2002

Who is Claire Lee?

Claire Lee, a senior analyst with the Department of Clinical Pharmacy, is one of the many support staff members who makes teaching and research possible. You know the ones. They always know the answer, or will find it for you; they make sure every detail is correct and everyone is satisfied—often at the last minute. In...

Pharmacist serves deaf and hard of hearing community

Mon Mar 25, 2002

Drug interactions and symptom management are already difficult for many patients to fully understand. But when patients are deaf or hard of hearing, important details can be even more difficult to communicate. Thanks to Dana Testa, PharmD, a 2001 doctor of pharmacy graduate of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, the pharmacy care...

Koda-Kimble honored with Practice Excellence Award

Fri Mar 15, 2002

School of Pharmacy Dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD is being by honored by the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) with the Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award in recognition of her history of contribution and service to pharmacy education, practice, and leadership. The award ceremony takes place during the March...

About Tom James, PhD, and more news

Fri Mar 1, 2002

Thomas James in his own words

Tom James, Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry chair, received his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin and worked as a special NIH Fellow for the Johnson Research Foundation at the University of Pennsylvania before coming to UCSF as assistant professor in 1973. He was made professor of...