Tagged: Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Update from the Dean – May 2019

Wed May 15, 2019

Dear UCSF School of Pharmacy Family and Friends:

At the UCSF School of Pharmacy we don’t just embrace change, we create it. We have a rich history as drivers of change in our profession, in science, and in education. That passion for change, coupled with a scientific mindset, is clearly evident...

UCSF School of Pharmacy celebrates Commencement 2019

Tue May 14, 2019

graduate and Guglielmo dressed in regalia

Elisabeth Fall

B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, dean of the UCSF School of Pharmacy, congratulates Peter Nguyen, PharmD, Class of 2019.

On May 3, in front of a crowd of more than one thousand gathered at Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, the 122 members of the UCSF School of Pharmacy graduating class of 2019 received their doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) degrees.

Studies on adolescent drug abuse, antidepressants in the ER, and complications from heart pumps take top honors at annual seminar

Tue May 14, 2019

Joyce Rifkind (left) and Gary Rifkind, PharmD ’60

Research on topics ranging from drug abuse to heart pump complications took top honors at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy’s 21st annual Spring Research Seminar.

Mahim Naveed

Mon May 13, 2019

RSCH DATA ANL 2

In my role as Biostatistician, I support the Medication Outcomes Center staff, faculty, and partners in data cleaning, data visualization, study design, and statistical data modeling. This includes working on large electronic health record (EHR) data sets to derive clinically meaningful variables,...

Prescription drugs cost 14% more in SF than national average

Fri May 3, 2019

MacDougall named Divine Family Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy

Thu May 2, 2019

Elisabeth Fall

Conan MacDougall, PharmD

Conan MacDougall, PharmD, MAS, has been selected as the new holder of the Divine Family Endowed Chair in Clinical Pharmacy. The chair was created in 2003 by Philmore G.

School reflects on legacy of achievement at Alumni Weekend 2019

Wed May 1, 2019

Elena Graham

Former School of Pharmacy dean Mary Anne Koda-Kimble, PharmD ’69, left, chats with current dean B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, after the morning session on the new doctor of pharmacy curriculum at UCSF Alumni Weekend 2019.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni celebrated the School of Pharmacy's long history of achievement in the discovery and clinical sciences, and clinical practice, at Alumni Weekend 2019.

Study shows promise for hormonal contraception services in the community pharmacy setting

Tue Apr 30, 2019

Susan Merrell

Lisa Kroon, PharmD

A study shows the potential of hormonal contraceptives at pharmacies in California and Oregon.

Training computers to think more like scientists

Fri Apr 19, 2019

Machine learning algorithms can be trained to distinguish wolves from dogs in photographs, but sometimes these algorithms learn incorrectly by assuming that any animal pictured with snow in the background is a wolf (bottom right). Two School scientists argue that scientific applications of machine learning also need to be monitored to ensure they are working properly.

Michael Keiser, PhD, and Kangway Chuang, PhD, want to use machine learning to speed the pace of drug discovery. By digging into the work of another lab, the pair realized how machine learning could lead scientists astray—and came up with methods to avoid its worst pitfalls.

Dong receives Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award for exceptional career

Mon Apr 15, 2019

Betty J. Dong, PharmD ’72, is a world expert on HIV and hepatitis C medication therapy

Dong is a world expert on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C medication therapy

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