
Current Academic Appointment
- Associate Clinical Professor, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
- 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: BCACP, CDE
- Certifications: OTC advisor, ASHP – Diabetes Patient Care, NIPCO Therapeutic Foot Care, APhA Immunization Program, Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist (MA-DPH)
Instructional Area
Comprehensive Disease Management
- Module 1: Course Coordinator: 2010
- Lecturer for Patient Assessment and Therapeutic Thought Processes
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
Teaching Innovations
- Redeveloped the Self Care Therapeutics, Pathophysiolgy and Therapeutics sequences to an integrated course – Comprehensive Disease Module
- Implementation of YouTube Project in Self Care Therapeutics (household products and OTC drugs of abuse) – Collaborated with Seena Haines, PharmD – Palm Beach Altantic University
- Assisted in the development of the Active Learning Inventory Tool (ALIT) and Peer Observation & Evaluation Tool (POET)
- 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
- Redeveloped the Self Care Therapeutics course from 2 SH to 4 SH course
Research (Focused / integrated with OTC-Self Care)
Grants
- $50,000 2 yr grant from the CDC Communities Putting Prevention to Work – Smoking Cessation Training for Community Pharmacists Infrastructure Initiative. (2010-2012)
- $241,795 1 yr unrestricted educational grant from Proctor & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicine Academy ‘Self Care Sound Bytes’ Newsletter Development and Distribution (2009)
- $169,662 1 yr unrestricted educational grant from Proctor & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicine Academy Website Development and Expansion (2009)
- $81,191 1 yr unrestricted educational grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Web Site Maintenance (2008)
- $94,500 1 yr unrestricted educational grant from Procter & Gamble: Nonprescription Medicines Academy Web Site Revisions & Maintenance (2007)
- $79,002 1 yr unrestricted educational 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.)
- Haines SL, Van Amburgh JA. The pharmacy curricula instructional design vidcasting project. Am J Pharm Educ. 2010;74(6):Article 97.
- Hobson EH, Haines SL, Van Amburgh JA. Meeting the challenges of public health information delivery in the digital age. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2010;50:214-7.
- Parapharmaceuticals, home diagnostics, and medical devices. In: Shargel L, Mutnick A, Souney P, Swanson L. Comprehensive Review Book
- Nonprescription medications and self-care: status and recommendations for self-care instruction in U.S. Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy, 2006 – AJPE
- OTC product: Sudafed PE - OTC Column JAPhA
Peer reviewer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, AJPE, JAPhA, and Formulary
Presentations
- BPS Ambulatory Care Prep Course Faculty (APhA/ASHP)
- Instructional Design: Vidcasting Project – at the AACP’s Innovation Teaching Award presentation, Seattle, Washington. July 2010.
- Helping patients understand and manage risks associated with medications. Invited podium presentation at the APhA Annual Meeting, Washington, DC: March 2010.
- 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, Past-Chair 2009-2011
- 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 – 2009)
- 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
- 2012 Fellow APhA
- 2010 AACP Innovations in Teaching award
- 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
- 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 & 2006 Recipient of the AACP Wal-Mart Annual Conference Scholarship Program
Practice Site
- Director of the Clinical Pharmacy Services (CPS) at Harbor Health Services, Inc
- Residency Program Director - PG-Y1 Residency
- Harbor Health Center, Inc – Neponset Health Center Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Years Attending NMA