PHSR

Paper Calls for Patient-Centered Approaches to MTM for Medicaid Patients

March 4, 2015

Findings published in AJMC show higher rates of hospitalization in heart failure patients on Medicaid; authors advocate for pharmacists’ involvement in managing medications

JAMA Study Examines Medicaid Oversight of Antipsychotic Use in Children

March 3, 2015

Study led by PHSR faculty member shows that 31 states have implemented prior authorization policies for atypical antipsychotic prescribing.

Publication Examines Patient-focused Drug Development Efforts

February 27, 2015

Paper from Eleanor Perfetto, PhD, reviews current PFDD activities and offers suggestions for incorporating patient input into drug development.

CDPP Hosts Conference to Examine Emerging Issues in FDA Law

January 23, 2015

Concerns surrounding the implementation of the new Drug Quality and Security Act are highlighted at event co-sponsored by the University of Maryland Schools of Pharmacy and Law and the Food and Drug Law Institute.

UMB Launches Center of Excellence to Advance Patient-Centered Research

January 20, 2015

Dr. Eleanor Perfetto to lead new center designed to expand and improve training in comparative effectiveness research and patient-centered outcomes research.

SOP’s Annual Pumpian Lecture Shows Quality is King in Health Care Reform

December 2, 2014

Speaker Laura Cranston emphasizes the importance of quality measures to improve health care and examines how those measures might impact the future of pharmacy practice.

SOP’s Future Health Services Researchers Honored with Scholarship Awards

November 12, 2014

Four students from the School’s PHSR PhD Program receive the Arthur Schwartz Memorial Scholarship and Donald O. Fedder Memorial Fellowship in recognition of their superior academic performance.

Mullins Spotlights PATIENTS Program, PCOR During Founders Week Lecture

November 3, 2014

Delivered with Dr. Robin Newhouse, presentation emphasized listening to patients and caregivers’ voices across all stages of research.

SOP’s Mullins Named One of UMB’s Researchers of the Year

October 6, 2014

Recognition comes as part of University’s annual Founders Week, which pays tribute to the institution’s more than 200-year history and celebrates the achievements and successes of its faculty, staff, students, and alumni.

SOP’s Shaya Named An AACP Academic Research Fellow

September 16, 2014

Year-long fellowship develops established pharmacy faculty researchers into leaders with the skills to build and implement sustainable research and graduate education programs across their institutions.

UMB Named Partner in Optum Labs Research Collaborative

September 9, 2014

Partnership led by the School of Pharmacy will increase the scope and impact of Alzheimer’s disease and healthy aging research.

Perfetto and Onukwugha Make A Big Splash at PHSR “Shark Tank” Competition

August 29, 2014

Four teams compete for $75,000 award to fund new initiatives to advance the mission, research, and reputation of the School’s Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research.