Center News
Visits by Distinguished Scientists:
Dr. Brian Luce
Senior Vice President for Science Policy
United BioSource
Dr. Brian Luce visited the College of Pharmacy in April 2008. He spoke about the ups and downs of worldwide health technology assessment policies over the years. He also outlined the implications of comparative effectiveness research and his vision for its future role. Following the presentation, he met with members of the Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research to discuss some of the trends in economic research and associated policy implications.
Dr. Phil Hansten
Professor Emeritus
University of Washington School of Pharmacy
Dr. Phil Hansten visited the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy on December 18, 2007. He gave a presentation to faculty, staff and 
students titled, "Using Humor in Scientific Lecture." Prior to the talk, he attended the AZ CERT meeting to assist with contributions to current research studies.
News briefs from the Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research
- Presentations at ISPOR meeting in May 2008
- Erstad first pharmacist to receive SCCM Master Clinician/Teacher Award
- COP Dean Lyle Bootman receives Remington Award
Presentations at the ISPOR meeting in May
The Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research was well represented at this year’s International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research Annual Meeting May 3-7, 2008. We were very pleased to have five poster presentations given at the meeting by our graduate students. In addition, two faculty members were on the program as speakers.
Poster Presentations (Center presenters in bold print):
Atypical Antipsychotic Medications in the Treatment of Schizophrenia: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis of Direct and Indirect Comparisons
Mahmood MH, Malone DC
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
Longitudinal Decline of Renal Function in HypertensiveVeterans
Smith, K
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
Treatments for Upper-limb Post-stroke Spasticity: A Systematic Review
Olvey Eleanor L1, Grizzle AJ1, Armstrong EP1, Shah MV2
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, California
Methods for Estimating Confidence Intervals of Per Member Per Month (PMPM) Utilization Rates
Saverno K1, Goodman M2
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
Xcenda, Woodbury, MN, USA
Pharmacy Students’ Ability to Recognize Drug-Drug Interactions (DDIS)
Saverno K, Malone DC
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
Household Income as a Predictor of Psychological Well-Being Among Long-Term Colorectal Cancer Survivors
Lundy JJ1, Coons SJ1, Wendel CS2, Hornbrook MC3, Herrington LJ, Grant M, Krouse RS
University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
Health Services Research Center, Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Tucson, AZ, USA
Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, USA.
Faculty Speakers:
Patient Reported Outcomes: Implementing Good Research Practices
Stephen Joel Coons PhD - Speaker/Moderator
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
ISPOR Student Network Educational Forum: Overview of Decision Analysis and its Application
Grant H. Skrepnek PhD - Speaker
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Erstad first pharmacist to receive SCCM Master Clinician/Teacher Award
Brian Erstad -
HOPE Center Investigator
Feb. 15, 2008. Brian Erstad, professor and assistant department head, Pharmacy Practice and Science, has been awarded the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teacher: Excellence in Bedside Teaching Award. Erstad is the first pharmacist ever to receive the award.
Established in 1970, SCCM has 14,000 members in 80 countries. The society is the leading organization dedicated to ensuring excellence and consistency in the practice of critical care. Its membership includes a diverse group of healthcare professionals who work toward the best outcome possible for seriously ill patients.
The Shubin-Weil Master Clinician/Teach Award recognizes a society member who is a role model in both the teaching and ethical practice of critical care. The recipient must have substantially furthered the expert and appropriate use of life-support interventions. Erstad was nominated for the award by members of the Section of Pharmacy and Pharmacology of SCCM.
Erstad is a preceptor for students and residents at University Medical Center and a member of UMC's nutritional support team. His research interests are related to critical care medicine and include infectious diseases, pain control and colloid therapy.
Erstad was presented with the SCCM award at the society’s annual meeting Feb. 4 in Honolulu. The award was presented by the first president of the organization, physician and PhD Max Weil.
“It was a great honor to be given the award by Dr. Weil,” says Erstad. “He is an international expert in critical care medicine.”
In his remarks, Weil stated that Erstad’s earning this award is proof that his [Weil’s] hope for multidisciplinary commitment in the society and in practice is coming true.
UA Pharmacy dean J. Lyle Bootman wins top honor: Jan. 23, 2008
Lyle J. Bootman -
COP Dean and Executive
Director of the HOPE Center
Tucson, AZ--J. Lyle Bootman, PhD, ScD, Dean of The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has been awarded the 2008 Remington Honor Medal, widely considered the profession’s highest honor.
Administered by American Pharmacists Association, the award will be presented to Dr. Bootman during the APhA’s annual meeting and exposition in San Diego March 16.
Dr. Bootman was selected to receive the award because of his lifetime of achievement in pharmacy. His studies on “Drug-related Morbidity and Mortality” in the mid-1990s were a wake-up call to health-care providers to better understand the high cost of medication-related errors and to appreciate the role of pharmacists in reducing harm by managing patients’ pharmaceutical care.
Dr. Bootman is one of only eight pharmacists to be admitted to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Science and was the first pharmacist to serve on its Board of Health Care Services. In 2006, he served as co-chair of the Institute of Medicine Committee that produced the influential report “Preventing Medication Errors.”
He is the founder and executive director of The University of Arizona Center for Health Outcomes and PharmacoEconomic Research, one of the first such centers in the world. He has been dean of the UA College of Pharmacy since 1990, following three years as acting dean. He also is a professor of medicine and public health at UA. From 1999 to 2000, Dr. Bootman was president of the APhA.
Dr. Bootman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from UA and a Master of Science and PhD in pharmacy administration from the University of Minnesota. He was awarded an honorary doctor of science degree from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
About the Remington Honor Medal:
Named for eminent community pharmacist, manufacturer and educator Joseph P. Remington, the award was established in 1918 to recognize distinguished service and/or outstanding achievement on behalf of American pharmacy during the preceding year, culminating in the past year, or for a sustained period of time. APhA’s awards program is pharmacy’s most comprehensive recognition program.