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Key Areas of Research & Education Relevant to
Pharmacy & Public Health
Andy Stergachis, PhD, RPh
Schools of Public Health and Pharmacy
University of Washington
Globally, medicines are among the most important health interventions
• Medicines-Related “Best Buys” in Health:– Vaccinate children– Prevent and treat childhood pneumonia, diarrhea,
and malaria– Attack the spread of HIV, including providing
antiretroviral medications– Treat persons with tuberculosis
Disease Control Priorities Project, www.dcp2.org
Why do we spend so much to get so little?*Research: U.S.
• Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) at the UW:
– Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research and Policy Program
– Comparative Effectiveness Training Grants
– Centers for Comparative and Health Systems Effectiveness (CHASE) Alliance
*Murray CJL, Frenk J. Ranking 37th — Measuring the Performance of the U.S. Health Care SystemNEJM. 2010 Jan 14; 362:98–99
Probability of Death for Boys and Men 15 to 60 Years of Age, 1970–2007
Substantial, albeit varied, progress has been made towards improving maternal health*
*Rajaratnam JK, et al. Worldwide mortality in men and women aged 15–59 years from 1970 to 2010: a systematic analysis. Lancet. 2010 Apr 30; 375:1704–20
Malaria in Pregnancy ConsortiumResearch: Global
• Focus:
– Prevention
– Treatment
– Burden assessment
– Scale-up
• 43 Partners; 23 countries
• Cross-cutting activities include pharmacovigilance
Global Health PharmacyTeaching
Professional Degree:
• Overview course– Cross-Listed
• In-Depth short courses• In-country experiences
Graduate/Post-Graduate:• Risk of anemia associated with
HAART in Namibia• Factors associated with
prevention of pregnancy malaria in Uganda
• Attrition from HIV clinics in Mozambique
• Cost-effectiveness of pharmacy refill program at an ARV clinic in Uganda
StrengtheningPharmaceutical SystemsService
1.Improve governance in the pharmaceutical sector 2.Strengthen pharmaceutical management systems to support public health services 3.Contain the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance 4.Expand access to and improved use of essential medicines
StrengtheningPharmaceutical SystemsService
• Trainings– Ethiopia, Rwanda,
Vietnam, Namibia• Concept Papers• Protocol Development• Technical Assistance• Pharmacovigilance
Projects
Global MedicinesPolicy & Research Program
• Advance the research methods and the evidence-base for global medicines use, safety, benefits, and pharmacy practice.
• Provide advanced training in global medicines research and policy, including pharmacovigilance, benefit-risk, pharmaceutical care, and cost-effectiveness analyses.
• Provide service by widely disseminate global medicines research and policy methods, results, and tools and strengthen such capacities.