More than 90 million Americans live with chronic diseases. The direct and indirect
costs of chronic diseases are in the trillions of dollars per year.
This course, modeled after courses in the medical and pharmacy school curriculums,
will explore specific patient-practitioner relationships affecting patient outcomes of
major disease. Special emphasis will be placed on the pharmacist care service model
and interprofessional care. We will discuss case-based examples, self-assessment
and management of chronic disease risk, specific challenges in the care of patients
with cancer, diabetes, depression, and infectious diseases, as well as an
understanding of the risk and value of herbal medicines in chronic disease.
Course Chair: R. William Soller, PhD, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy;
Executive Director of the Center for Consumer Self Care and Health Sciences,
School of Pharmacy
February 27
Health Policy and Pharmaco-
Economic Perspective of the Cost
of Care in Chronic Disease
R. William Soller, PhD, Clinical Professor of
Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy
March 19
Pharmacogenomics and Cancer:
Personalized Medicine in the
21st Century
Ogechi N. Ikediobi, PharmD, PhD, Assistant
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, School Pharmacy
March 5
The War on Bugs: Antibiotic
Use and Co-existence with the
Microbial World
Conan MacDougall, PharmD, Assistant Professor
of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy
March 12
Challenges of Meeting Standard
of Care Goals for Chronic
Diseases: Diabetes
Nancy Nkansah, PharmD, Assistant Clinical
Professor, School of Pharmacy
March 26
Herbs and Supplements: The
Science Behind The Spin
Cathi Dennehy, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy;
Director, Pharmacy Practice Residency Program;
Health Sciences Associate, School of Pharmacy
April 2
Caring for the Patient with
Depression: The Collaborative
Care Treatment Model
Patrick R. Finley, PharmD, Professor, School
of Pharmacy
