NMA: Nonprescription Medicines Academy

Current Academic Appointment

• Associate Clinical Professor
• Pharmacy Practice
• Northeastern University – Bouvé College of Health Sciences - School of Pharmacy (since 2000)

Education

• Doctor of Pharmacy – Albany College of Pharmacy
• Bachelors of Science: Pharmacy – Albany College of Pharmacy
• Credentials: CDE
• Certifications: OTC advisor, ASHP – Diabetes Patient Care, NIPCO Therapeutic Foot Care, APhA Immunization Program, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (MA-DPH)

Instructional Area

Self Care Therapeutics (required)

• Course Coordinator: 2000 – 2005; 2009

Pharmaceutical Care Lab (required)

• Course Coordinator: 2003 – present
• Lecturer for the following topics: Cardiovascular; Cultural Considerations; Dermatology; Diabetes Care; Gastrointestinal / Genitourinary; Medication History & Adherence; Nutrition; Respiratory & Tobacco Cessation; Immunizations & Travel Vaccinations

Therapeutics 1 (required)

• Lecturer for Diabetes: Insulin Therapy

Pathophysiologyc (required):

• Lecturer for Diabetes

Teaching Innovations

• Redeveloped the Self Care Therapeutics course from 2 SH to 4 SH course
• Designed and developed the Pharmaceutical Care Lab – an integrated course of Self Care Therapeutics (medications / home diagnostic monitoring devices), Therapeutics 1-5, and clinical / physical assessment skills
• Develop Active Learning Inventory Tool (ALIT)
• Implementation of YouTube Project in Self Care Therapeutics (household products and OTC drugs of abuse) – Collaborated with Seena Haines, PharmD – Palm Beach Altantic University

Research (Focused / integrated with OTC-Self Care)

Grants

• $84,687 1 yr grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Web Site Expansion / Redesign (2009)
• $98,500 1 yr grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Development of Newsletter and Web Site Expansion (2009)
• $81,191 1 yr grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Web Site Maintenance (2008)
• $94,500 1 yr grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Web Site Revisions & Maintenance (2007)
• $79,002 1 yr grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Web Site Maintenance (2006)
• $6,700 1 yr grant from the Northeastern University Provost Grant: The Active Learning Inventory: A Tool to Measure Active Learning in the Classroom – ALIT (2005)

Publications

• Several publications related to self-care / OTC medicines in AJPE, JAPhA, NMA Newsletters, Comprehensive Review Book (7th Ed.)
• Plan B OTC: What Pharmacists Need to Know – NMA Keeping Up in the Field Article
• Nonprescription medications and self-care: status and recommendations for self-care instruction in U.S. Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy, 2006 – AJPE
• Parapharmaceuticals, home diagnostics, and medical devices. In: Shargel L, Mutnick A, Souney P, Swanson L. Comprehensive Review Book
• OTC product: Sudafed PE - OTC Column JAPhA

Peer reviewer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, AJPE, JAPhA, and Formulary

Presentations

• CS2 Day: Do ask, do tell: a practical approach to smoking cessation (The Pharmacy Partnership for Tobacco Cessation and Rx for Change) – at Maine Pharmacist Association
• Osteoporosis at APhA
• Bad Medicine: Locking up cold medicine makes the politicians feel good - - but it won’t put a dent in Arizona’s meth habit – Phoenix New Times
• Emergency Contraception – What is the role of pharmacist? at Pharm Ed Continuing Education Program, Northeastern University School of Pharmacy Continuing Education Program, Massachusetts Legislators and EC Network Members, Emerson College Student Cable
• Potential Drug Interactions between OTC Medications and Foods at the Entrepreneurial Networking Group for Nurses (ENGN)

Poster Presentations

• Using video sharing websites to broadcast public service announcements about OTC drugs of abuse and Healthy People 2010 prevention and health promotion initiatives – NMA Annual Meeting 2008
• Importance of appropriate health literacy when developing self-limited patient education pamphlets for self-limited conditions – NMA Annual Meeting 2002
• The utilization of “Early Experiential” to enhanced and augment the teaching of Nonprescription Medications at Northeastern University’s School of Pharmacy – NMA Annual Meeting 2001

Professional Organization Involvement

• AACP Self Care Therapeutics / Nonprescription Medicine SIG - Chair 2008-2009
• AACP Self Care Therapeutics / Nonprescription Medicine SIG - Inaugural Chair-Elect and Program Committee Chair 2007-2008
• Serve as judge for APhA Poster Presentations (2008 & 2009)
• New England Institute Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Network - Steering Committee Member (2007 – present)
• Nonprescription Medicines Academy (NMA/) – Co-editor
• Pharmacist’s Letter Educator’s Advisory Board
• AACP – active member 1999 – present
• APhA – active member 1998 – present

Areas of Expertise

• Self Care Therapeutics (First Aid, Sunscreens, Dermatology, Fungal Infections)
• Tobacco Cessation
• Diabetes / Cardiovascular
• MTMs / Collaborative Practice

Honors and Awards

• 2008 Northeastern University – School of Pharmacy Teaching Excellence Award
• 2007 MPhA Distinguished Young Practitioner Award Recipient
• AACP 2007 Academic-Practice Partners Recognition Program - Crystal APPLE (Academic-Practice Partnership for Learning Excellence) Award
• 2007 & 2006 Recipient of the AACP Wal-Mart Annual Conference Scholarship Program

Practice Site

• Director of the Clinical Pharmacy Team (CPT) at Harbor Health Services, Inc
• Director of PGY-1 General Practice Residency
• Harbor Health Center, Inc – Neponset Health Center Pharmacotherapy Specialist

Years Attending NMA

• Since 2001