UCI Health pharmacy: Expanding patient-centered care
"Our aim is to provide holistic, patient-centered care for specialty acute services in addition to offering solutions in the ambulatory space." (Melanie Joe)
What 14 pharmacy chiefs will prioritize for the next 6 months
"The UCI Health Pharmacy Team will focus on developing ambulatory patient care strategies, including implementation of home infusion pharmacy services and further growth of clinical pharmacy medication management. We are opening an infusion center pharmacy and a retail pharmacy at the new UCI Health-Irvine Medical Complex in July, which will expand access to academic medicine across Orange County. " (Melanie Joe)
UC Irvine electronic portal promises reduced racial disparities for cancer patients
"Racial and ethnic disparities significantly affect symptom burden and severity, but early recognition of health issues is often hindered by patients’ limited health literacy or poor communication due to language barriers." (Alexandre Chan)
UC Irvine’s electronic patient-reported outcome tool reduces cancer care disparities
"This novel approach represents a significant step forward in addressing the persistent health disparities faced by racial and ethnic minorities in cancer care." (Alexandre Chan)
Improving Cardiovascular Health within the African American Community
"To help address this inequity, I am leading a research study supported by a two-year pilot award from the UCLA-UCI Center for Eliminating Cardiometabolic Disparities in Multi-Ethnic Populations (UC END DISPARITIES). The mission at UC END DISPARITIES centers around addressing these inequitable factors that disproportionately affect low-income and minority groups across Los Angeles County and Orange County. " (Nana Entsuah)
Health Fair Draws Local Residents
"The first aim was to help disadvantaged and at-risk residents by creating meaningful access to much needed resources in our community."" (Nana Entsuah)
‘It’s Cartel-like Behavior,’ Big Pharma
"How you were born should not decide the care you receive. If you’ve got care that people can’t access, it has no benefit." (Jonathan Watanabe)
Pharmacists’ Vital Role in RSV Vaccination: Shared Clinical Decision Making and Education
"I think a lot of the kind of open questions surrounding these vaccines are the reason that we have that shared clinical decision making component for now." (Keri Hurley-Kim)
9 Best Turmeric Supplements: Expert-Reviewed In 2024
"In high quality studies, the quality of curcumin that is being used is evaluated by the researchers, so unless consumers use the same exact formulation that was used in such studies, they may not see the same results." (Mahtab Jafari)
Farah Khorassani provides expert insight at Lake Forest town hall on fentanyl
"Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine. It’s addictive because it binds to receptors in the brain that control emotions and pain, producing a euphoric effect." (Farah Khorassani)
