SOP’s Heil Leads Study Showing Penicillin Testing Can Change Treatment Course
August 17, 2016
Eighty percent of patients were able to switch to more effective therapy.
Interprofessionalism
Symposium Showcases Latest Advances in Computer-Aided Drug Design
June 9, 2016
Presentations delivered by leaders across academia and industry highlight new methods and approaches to drug design that attendees can apply in their laboratories.
Students Bridge Disciplines During Interprofessional Patient Management Competition
June 6, 2016
Dental, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, and social work students combine their knowledge and skills to better serve the needs of their patients.
New Recommendations Offer Guidance to Curb Prescription Opioid Epidemic
January 20, 2016
Dr. Linda Simoni-Wastila joins an interdisciplinary group of public health professionals calling for widespread changes in how opioids are prescribed and opioid addiction is treated in the United States.
SOP’s Feemster Receives University Interprofessional Global Health Grant
January 13, 2016
Grant will fund an educational needs assessment to help improve medication safety at the Children’s Cancer Hospital Egypt in Cairo.
Student Pharmacists Participate in City-Wide Homeless Outreach Initiative
October 1, 2015
Project Homeless Connect helped more than 2,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in Baltimore receive an array of health care and social services.
School of Pharmacy Hosts UMB’s First CER-PCOR Summer Institute
September 17, 2015
Week-long workshop featured presentations, panel discussions, and other activities designed to broaden participants’ knowledge of comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.
SOP Names An Associate Dean for Clinical Services and Practice Transformation
September 8, 2015
Dr. Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner will work with the School’s leadership to cultivate and advance innovative clinical practice and practice-based research initiatives across the University and beyond.
UMB Conducts First-of-a-Kind Study on Bioequivalency of Anti-Epileptic Drug
August 14, 2015
Collaborative study helps validate effectiveness of FDA’s bioequivalence standard, showing no significant differences between major brand name and generic medication used to treat patients with epilepsy.
School of Pharmacy Students Win National Medication Adherence Competition
June 3, 2015
Win is a repeat for SOP team participating in the fourth annual Script Your Future Medication Adherence Team Challenge.
Study Aims to Develop Faster Techniques for Identifying Bacterial Infection
April 2, 2015
NIH-funded study focuses on novel means of bacterial identification that could provide hospitals with a more rapid and accurate assessment of infections.
New CE Partnership with MedChi Focuses on Physician Dispensing in Maryland
February 3, 2015
To help satisfy requirements of new state law, the School’s Center for Innovative Pharmacy Solutions will provide continuing education for physicians who wish to dispense medications at their practices.