Kathleen A. Johnson Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

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Expanding Health Care and Medication Education
to Communities in Los Angeles USC School of
Pharmacy

• Kathleen A. Johnson Pharm.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.
• Associate Professor, Departments of Pharmacy and
• Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
• Vice Chair, Department of Pharmacy

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Range of Projects-USC School of Pharmacy

• Community Clinics-Los Angeles (safety net
  clinics)-adults with chronic diseases
• Improved medication use, education and disease
  control
• Asthma Breathmobile-Orange County
• Urban elementary school children and parents
• Poison Prevention Education
• Elementary school children and parents
• Community Health Fairs/Health Education
• Communities, LAUSD occupational/skills centers

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Service Learning

• Public Health Course
• Poison prevention education
• Health Fair materials development and delivery
• Student Pharmacist Volunteer Program
• Community Clinics
• Community Clinic educational experiences
  integrated into various elective and required
  coursework in the pharmacy curriculum

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USC Outpatient Pharmaceutical Care Team

• Faculty/Adjunct Faculty
• Melvin F. Baron, Pharm.D., MPA
• Alex Cao, Pharm.D., CDM (UPC, 2 Clinics)
• Elizabeth Cervantes, Pharm.D. (1 Clinics)
• Steven W. Chen, Pharm.D., FASHP, CDM
• Olaf Dominguez, Pharm.D. (2 Clinics)
• Jeffrey A. Goad, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS
• Sally Hur, Pharm.D. (Queens Care)
• Kathleen Johnson, Pharm.D., MPH, PhD
• Debbie Pham, Pharm.D. (Breathmobile)
• Residents
• Kim La, Pharm.D.
• Joycelyn Mallari, Pharm.D.
• Ly Nguyen, Pharm.D.
• Project Coordinator, MS Student Pharmaceutical
  Economics and Policy
• Gus Aranda, Pharm.D.

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USC Outpatient Pharmaceutical Care Team

• Students
• Clerkships (Level IV)
• Ambulatory Care (Chen)
• Community (Cao, Goad)
• Administration (Baron) (elective)
• Elective Course (Level III)
• Health Care for Special Populations (Level 3,
  Spring semester, 2005)
• Externships (Level I) (Baron)
• Volunteers (all levels)

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Safety Net Clinics
 
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Grant Funding Received by USC School of Pharmacy
to Support Community Activities

• US Federal Government (100,000)
• Unihealth Foundation Clinics (405,000)
• Unihealth Foundation Breathmobile (465,000)
• Queens Care Foundation Clinics (300,000)
• Merck Foundation Student Volunteer Program
  (29,000)

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Benefits to University and Clinic

• Clinic
• 1 pharmacist brings 3-4 different types of
  pharmacy students-expanding services
  (immunizations, health fairs, patient education /
  counseling, staff inservice)
• Pharmacist expertise in purchasing, formulary
  management, dispensary activities
• Patient care services expand
• Improved quality of care
• University
• Training sites for students (experiential /
  service learning)
• Research opportunities demonstrating value of
  pharmacist
• Faculty practice sites
• Innovations in pharmacy practice