January 13, 2015
Global Medicines Program at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) held from November 2-6, 2014 in New Orleans, provided opportunities for Global Medicines Program faculty and students to interact with leaders in the field of malaria prevention and treatment during pregnancy. During the ASTMH meeting, the Malaria in Pregnancy Consortium (MiPc) held…
Strengthening Health Systems and Capacity Building in Namibia
In September and October 2014, Global Medicines Program faculty and UW students – Andy Stergachis and Marita Mann, PhD student and Adrian Hughes, PharmD student – were in Namibia supporting their country’s medication safety initiatives, including their sentinel site-based active surveillance pharmacovigilance activity and participation in a training in northern Namibia. Active surveillance pharmacovigilance systems…
October 20, 2014
Professor Don Downing and UW health sciences students spend a month in India
For a month in August/September of 2014, 22 UW students participated in the UW Exploration Seminar – India developed and guided by UW School of Nursing professor, Dr. Ardith Doorenbos, with assistance by UW Graduate Nursing Student, Claire Richards, and UW School of Pharmacy, Clinical Professor, Don Downing. The program is designed to provide Interprofessional…
September 30, 2014
GMP faculty facilitate 3-day workshop on pharmacoeconomics in Namibia
Lou Garrison and Joseph Babigumira conducted a 3-day workshop titled, “Applying Pharmacoeconomics to Essential Medicines Selection: Strengthening Health Technology Assessment in Namibia” August 27-29, 2014 in Windhoek, Namibia. The workshop was offered in conjunction with Management Sciences for Health (MSH) through the USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program. The three-day…
June 30, 2014
Don Downing and UW pharmacy students lead medical brigade in Nicaragua
Clinical Professor, Don Downing, along with 40 UW Pharmacy students, 2 Seattle physicians, 2 additional Seattle pharmacists, and a physical therapist came together to provide global medical care in the remote village of Namanji, Nicaragua, from June 16th through June 22nd 2014. Supported by Seattle-based Global Brigades, these self-funded students and providers provided care to almost 900 patients – many…
