Daily Archives: December 11, 2019

Dr. Engle Published in ‘American Journal of Health System Pharmacy’

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Genevieve Ness EngleDr. Genevieve Lynn (Ness) Engle, associate professor in pharmaceutical, social, and administrative sciences in the College of Pharmacy, along with colleagues from Long Island University, University of Illinois at Chicago and the FDA published a current directory of U.S. based Drug Information Centers in the “American Journal of Health System Pharmacy.”

The manuscript, titled “Survey of Drug Information Centers in the United States 2018,” was an update to the 2008 directory and identified a total of 82 centers that met the definition of a Drug Information Center. Various characteristics of the centers were explored including affiliations with academic institutions and activities performed.

College of Pharmacy Fellow Published in PLOS One

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Andrew DouglasDr. Andrew Douglas, a fellow in the Drug Information Center in the College of Pharmacy, recently published an article titled “Pharmacologic Management of HCV Treatment in Patients with HCV Monoinfection vs. HIV/HCV Coinfection:  Does Coinfection Really Matter?”

The article, which was published in PLOS One, originated from a poster that he presented at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in 2017. Douglas worked with a group consisting of pharmacists, statisticians and physicians through the Specialty Pharmacy and Infectious Diseases Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Social Work Associate Professor Julie Hunt Joins Other Belmont Faculty in Presenting at Lilly Conference on College Teaching

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Belmont Faculty at Lilly Conference
Belmont faculty at Lilly Conference on College Teaching at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio

Social Work Professor Julie Hunt was among a group of nine Belmont faculty members who made presentations at the Lilly Conference on College Teaching held at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on November 21-23. The Lilly Conference brings together scholar teachers from across academic disciplines.

Belmont faculty members contributed four presentations for the “Evidence-Based Learning and Teaching” conference theme. Each of the Belmont presentations was the result on ongoing scholarship and longstanding collaborations with campus colleagues.

Professor Hunt joined Nathan Webb, chair of the Communication Department and Andrea Stover, professor of English, in sharing their experiences as an active scholarly group in a poster titled “The Quest to Develop Authentic Learning Objectives Through an Interdisciplinary Faculty Group.”

Additional information about the presentation is available on the conference website: http://celt.miamioh.edu/lillycon/presenters.php.

Pharmacy Faculty Member and Student Provide Continuing Education for HIMSS North America

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Dr. Anthony Blash InstructingAssociate Professor of Pharmacy Dr. Anthony Blash and Belmont PharmD Candidate Class of 2020 Mary Lankford were part of a collaborative team to deliver the 2019 Virtual Certified Associate Health Information Management Systems (CAHIMS) certification review class in five two-hour sessions recently.

The 10-hour continuing education course was offered to help prepare HIT professionals and students to sit for the CAHIMS Certification Exam. The review class was attended by 21 members of the healthcare informatics community, including pharmacy students and HIT professionals from The University of Texas At Dallas, the Carolina Biooncology Institute, Wellstar Health Systems and Adventist Health System. Continue reading →