In The Media – Page 3 – UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

UCI News, October 1, 2024

Adeline and Robert Mah donate another $20 million toward Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building

"The Molecular Innovation Center, under the direction of Andrej Luptak, professor and chair of pharmaceutical sciences, will be located on the second floor of the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building and will pursue next-generation drug design and therapeutics for cancer, neurodegenerative conditions, viral and bacterial infections, childhood diseases and other maladies." (Andrej Luptak)

Healthcare IT News, September 11, 2024

UC Irvine electronic patient-reported outcome tool reduces cancer care disparities

"Early recognition of health issues by pharmacists often is impeded by patients' limited health literacy or poor communication due to language barriers, issues that are highly prevalent among REM." (Alexandre Chan)

UCI News, August 22, 2024

Preventing prediabetes

"If you have prediabetes, you don’t typically have any symptoms, and people may not take their nutrition that seriously, especially if they are active and busy and not feeling sick or exhausted. A lot of times, they just carry on with their lifestyle until it’s too late. Maybe there’s a better way to meet their needs without having them losing half a day in the clinic just to be told that they need to be healthier." (Joyce Lee)

Orange County Business Journal, August 12, 2024

Questionnaire by UCI helps non-English speakers explain cancer issues

"We have a lot of ethnic minorities in Orange County. With this platform, physicians and pharmacists can act on symptoms immediately and intervene." (Alexandre Chan)

UCI News, August 7, 2024

National Academies progress report: health disparities

"The goal of my paper is to empower efforts on multiple levels to enhance the representation of women, minorities and older adults to improve their health outcomes. It serves as a valuable resource of actionable suggestions and reports on the progress that’s been made through coordinated national policy efforts and collaboration from various stakeholders, including research institutions, funding bodies and medical journals." (Jonathan Watanabe)

UCI Health, July 28, 2024

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)

Becker's Hospital Review, July 19, 2024

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)

Becker's Hospital Review, July 16, 2024

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)

UCI News, July 15, 2024

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)

UCI Health Affairs, July 2, 2024

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)