WSU Spokane Campus Bulletin
Issue 2002-26 (September 18, 2002)
· GET TO KNOW WSU SPOKANE: PHARMACOTHERAPY
· COMMUNITY INTRODUCTION FOR BASSEM BEJJANI AND LISA SHAFFER SEPT. 25
· NOTES FROM DEAN’S CABINET
· CAMPUS COUNSELOR
· IN THE NEWS
· NOTEWORTHY
· COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
· EVENTS
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This week’s feature: Pharmacotherapy
The increased number of bright-eyed students you see around campus can be attributed to Pharmacotherapy bringing third year students to WSU Spokane this fall. Read more about this, the Doctor of Pharmacy program, and research activities in the attached fact sheet submitted by Dr. Lawrence Cohen, Pharmacotherapy Department Chair.
WSU Spokane and Sacred Heart Medical Center are partnering to introduce research professors Bassem Bejjani and Lisa Shaffer to the medical community. A small reception (and media availability) will be held Wednesday, Sept. 25, 10-11 a.m., in HSB 110D. Faculty and staff are welcome to stop by. Lisa and Bassem will give a brief overview of their research. Other speakers include campus dean and executive officer Bill Gray, and SHMC medical director Dr. David Hoak.
Meeting of September 9, 2002
August 22 fall kickoff: Post-event discussion. It was noted that we may outgrow the personal introduction session in the near future as the campus community continues to grow rapidly. Brief program overviews were valuable to help people become more familiar with what we offer. Attendance dropped for afternoon session; may be attributable either to topic or to the number of orientations people have to attend in that week. Friday workshops valuable; some reorganization expected for next year. It has not yet been decided whether to hold a similar session before the start of spring semester 2003; we have held a spring kickoff the last couple of years.
Higher education enrollment information: Data shared shows that for Carnegie doctoral/research institutions, based on fall 2000 enrollment, Washington ranked 48th of 51 (includes District of Columbia) for enrollment per 1000 population. Among nearby states, Idaho ranks 18th, Oregon 28th, Utah 2nd, and Montana 6th (note that Idaho and Montana are much less populous states).
Parking: A parking discussion with the city was reviewed. We had arranged for a briefing of the City Council concerning on-street parking regulation on Riverpoint Boulevard. The EWU student body president attended and commented.
Student comments reported in the Spokesman-Review did not reflect understanding that parking revenues go only to fund parking improvements that benefit students of EWU as well as WSU Spokane, and that representatives of all entities on campus were involved in development of the system.
Councilwoman Roberta Greene's comments were especially noted as knowledgeable about parking on college campuses, and supportive of our parking system, which is similar to those at campuses across the nation.
Our creation of a parking system was based partially on the city's commitment to restrict parking on the street, as well as on the need for a revenue source to maintain parking. Had they put their system into effect at the same time as ours, the culture of "permit avoidance" would not have had a chance to develop. We are following up with city staff to be sure they have accurate information.
Branch campus study (external): The Washington State Institute for Public Policy, housed at Evergreen State College, is compiling information for a branch campus study. Their request for data on programs, students, and facilities was reviewed and discussed. Preliminary data will be compiled and presented to them by the end of September. They are expected to visit campus in October and to present an initial report to the legislature in January 2003, with a final report due in June 2003. This activity is separate from the internal Branch System Study Group chaired by CAHE dean Jim Zuiches.
Crisis communications plan: A draft communications plan was presented and reviewed. The plan fits within the context of the overall campus Emergency Response Plan. This plan focuses on external and media relations, internal communications, and infrastructure needed to support communication with all constituents during a crisis. The plan will be discussed further at the next Dean's Cabinet meeting. Once the plan is finalized, training and drills will be conducted for essential personnel.
Upcoming events: An all-day Research Fair will be held November 7. It will include displays by research equipment vendors and presentations by faculty. A series of research seminars is under development; plans are to highlight new faculty on campus.
Jack Severinghaus is WSU Spokane's resident student counselor and psychologist. Jack is available to help students with personal or academic stress, so that they continue to achieve and progress towards their academic goals.
Jack also provides career counseling, to help with career decisions, and, along with Jane Kinkel in Student Services, offers resume reviews and job search consultation. In providing these services consultations with faculty are frequent, and often suggestions can be offered to faculty to better work with individual students. Also, occasionally, Jack consults with faculty and staff about non-student concerns.
Jack's additional activities include collaborative job search workshops with faculty, work with Career Services officers at Gonzaga University, Whitworth College, and Eastern Washington University to offer an annual, February career fair in Spokane, wellness activity scheduling (massage day is a big one!), and crisis consultation.
Contact information:
To schedule an appointment for counseling: 509.358.7978
For resume reviews/job search consultation: 509.358.7978
For faculty consultation: 509.358.7533 (desk phone; if no answer, call 509.358.7978)
For crises: 509.358.7978
Email: Non-personal information only, since email is not confidential--severing@wsu.edu
Website: www.spokane.wsu.edu (home page), click on Student Services then on Career Services or Counseling Services
"Health News: Drug Costs A Problem For People With
Disabilities"
AARP Health and Wellness Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 9
September 1, 2002
http://aarp.post.intellimedia.com/UM/T.asp?A910.19061.1099.2.152083
More than a million adults with disabilities don't take their
medications as prescribed because they can't afford to, according to a national
study by Jae Kennedy, assistant professor, health policy and
administration, published in last month's American Journal of Public Health.
More than half experienced health problems as a result.
“The Real Deal”
The Pacific Northwest Inlander
September 5, 2002
http://www.inlander.com/commentary/279513454646602.php
Students at WSU Spokane’s Interdisciplinary Design Institute spent
the week conceiving design ideas for the proposed Great Gorge Park.
Awards & Honors
WSU Today
September 6, 2002
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=204
Jack Severinghaus, student counselor and psychologist, counseling
services as WSU Spokane and the Intercollegiate College of Nursing/WSU College
of Nursing, is one of two recipients of the annual Distinguished Service award
by the Washington State Psychological Association. Joe Coyne,
associate professor of health policy and administration, will join the WSU 2002
China delegates to Beijing.
“Sixth ‘charrette’ eyes Spokane’s Great Gorge Park
WSU Today
September 6, 2002
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=206
“Alcohol and Cancer”
WSU Today
September 6, 2002
http://www.wsutoday.wsu.edu/completestory.asp?StoryID=207
Gary Meadows, professor and director, cancer prevention and research
center, and graduate students investigate cancer-alcohol links and seek new
therapies.
“WSU Spokane Announces Faculty Seed Grant Awards to
Support Research”
Six Washington State University faculty will undertake health sciences
research projects in genetics, cancer, nutrition, autism, and pediatric health,
funded by a new seed grant system created by WSU Spokane. The central purpose
of the faculty seed grant program is to encourage faculty to develop research
programs in Spokane that have the potential for extramural support, in
particular from the National Institutes of Health. Their research will provide
preliminary data to support applications for such funding. READ MORE ONLINE
about the faculty seed grant awards (Sept. 4, 2002): http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3253.
Descriptions of funded projects (Sept. 4, 2002): http://wsunews.wsu.edu/detail.asp?StoryID=3252.
In July, the Department of Health Policy and Administration was awarded funding for a Health Administration Traineeship, sponsored by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The recipient of the traineeship for 2002-2003 is Scott DeGrand. Traineeship priority is given to students "who demonstrate a commitment to employment with public or non-profit private entities" in health administration.
Brian Gates, clinical assistant professor, pharmacotherapy; Steve Setter, assistant professor; pharmacotherapy; David Sclar, professor; health policy and administration; and Linda Robison will present "Is the use of an NSAID associated with first occurrence of congestive heart failure? A prospective case-control study" at the 2002 annual meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. This research was conducted while Gates was an ACCP/Merck Fellow in Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.
Sclar was named to the editorial board of the journal PharmacoEconomics.
Setter presented, along with Karla Kahn, MD (ob/gyn) and Kenneth Carthcart, MD (endocrinologist), on the topic of the Women's Health Initiative at Holy Family Hospital on Aug. 27. Setter will also be presenting "How to use your medicines safely and effectively" at the Senior Wellness conference in Spokane on Sept. 5. The College of Pharmacy also will have a booth there and will be performing "brown bag" reviews. Gates is also involved with this activity.
The results for January 1 through June 30, 2002 showed that 65 WSU Pharm.D. graduates took the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as first time candidates. The first-time passing rate for WSU grads was 97 percent, compared to 96 percent for the State of Washington, and 92 percent nationwide. The average score for WSU grads was 83, virtually identical to the state average of 83.3, and slightly above the national average of 82.1.
Setter, Sclar, and Gates published: "Managed drug use in assisted living and home care settings: Who benefits?" Disease Management & Health Outcomes 2002;10(8):469-472.
John White, professor, pharmacotherapy, and Keith Campbell have had articles published in the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association recently as well as U.S. Pharmacist. They also wrote a position paper for the ASHP on the importance of intensifying treatment of diabetes patients.
Jolene Spratt McDonald (MHPA 2001) attended Saint Louis University Law School (one of the top-ranked health law programs in the nation) after graduating from WSU Spokane. She is scheduled to complete her JD with a health law certificate in May 2004. Spratt, who is working at the US Attorney's office, lists the following activities on her CV: Journal of Health Law Staff Editor; Health Law Moot Court; Civil Clinic; Faculty Fellow; Phi Alpha Delta Law Society; Women Law Students’ Association; Health Law Association Secretary; Leadership Council. While at WSU Spokane, Spratt served as president and vice president of ASWSUS and as president and founding member of the Student Chapter of American College of Health Care Executives, and was awarded the Alumni Leadership Award and President's Award for Excellence in Leadership and Service.
E. Carolyn Johnson, associate professor, exercise science, has been appointed adjunct research scientist, The Heart Institute of Spokane. In collaboration with Katherine Tuttle, research professor at the health research and education center and director of research at The Heart Institute of Spokane, Johnson has funded research on VEGF regulation by glucose and excess amino acids in mesangial cells.
Jacqueline Banasik, associate professor of nursing at WSU College of Nursing will begin a two-year post-doctoral research associate position in exercise physiology and exercise immunology with Sally Blank, associate professor, exercise science.
Blank will be traveling in September to University of Cambridge, England, to participate in an international conference on Indic tradition in Medicine and Health.
SEND YOUR NOTEWORTHY NEWS about staff, faculty, students, or graduates of WSU Spokane to chamberlain@wsu.edu for inclusion in future editions of the weekly campus bulletin and for other publications and web content.
The Spokane Task Force on Race Relations is gearing up for the Sixth Annual Community Congress On Race Relations, April 2003. For the 2003 Congress, an original ensemble performance, “Spokane Speaks”, will be produced and written as the common dramatic experience (modeled after last year's "Faces of America" by Will and Co.) to set the foundation of the community conversation on race and other contemporary issues.
The community at large, young and not so young, is invited to audition for a part in "Spokane Speaks" where real people will be able to share their real stories and experiences. If you would like to take part in this exciting project, attend one of the following audition workshops at the Spokane School District 81 Administrative Offices, 200 North Bernard Street, Spokane:
Saturday, September 28, 2002, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 5, 2002, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Wear comfortable clothing, bring a snack, and come ready to play! For registration and information, contact Diana Trotter at 777-4431 or dtrotter@whitworth.edu.
Remember to bookmark www.events.spokane.wsu.edu for the latest events updates!
INTERNAL EVENTS
Monday, September 23: Vice Provost for Research &
Graduate School Dean on Campus
James N. Petersen, Interim Vice Provost for Research and Howard D. Grimes,
Interim Dean of the Graduate School will visit WSU Spokane to discuss both
research and the graduate school with all interested faculty. You are invited
to an open group discussion with them from 10 to 11 a.m. in Phase 1, room 148.
If you are interested in an individual meeting with either Jim or Howard
between 11:00 and 11:30 a.m., contact Debbie Reeves at 358-7550 or dreeves@wsu.edu.
EXTERNAL EVENTS
Monday, September 23: Tools & Techniques for Thinking and Managing
Strategically
Join speaker Judith Cohen, Ed.D., for this program available only for
preceptors associated with WSU College of Pharmacy training programs. Eight
hours (0.8 CEUs) will be awarded to participants. Seating is limited. Contact
Kristin Baker to register at 538-7732 or kbaker@mail.wsu.edu.
Wednesday, September 25: Community Introduction for Bassem Bejjani and Lisa Shaffer
10-11 a.m., HSB 110D. Faculty and staff are welcome to stop
by.
Thursday, September 26: Cleveland Visiting Scholar Presentation &
Reception
Michael Carter, DNSc, FNP, RN, FAAN, distinguished professor from the
University of Tennessee and national nursing scholar, presents “The Spirit of
Nursing for Society. From Many Small Streams, a Mighty River is Formed,” at the
Intercollegiate College of Nursing campus, 2917 W. Fort George Wright Drive,
Spokane. The event is free and open to the public beginning with a wine
and cheese reception at 4:30 and presentation at 5:30 p.m. The presentation is
directed toward academics, students and members of the greater community of
interest to nursing. The focus will be on understanding nursing’s role as full
citizens of the greater society and factors that can affect that citizenship. Continuing
education contact hours and TeleHealth locations available by contacting Carol
Johns 509-324-7354 or cjohns@wsu.edu.
For more information go online to http://nursing.wsu.edu/cleveland/index.asp.
Friday, September 27: Cleveland Visiting Scholar Breakfast
University of Tennessee’s Distinguished Professor, Michael Carter, DNSc,
FNP, RN, FAAN, will present, “Nursing’s Central Role in Health and Health Care.
Why Do We Care?” at a continental breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. for clinical
health care professionals at the Deaconess Health & Education Building,
entrance level, room 267, 910 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane. RSVP to Karen Malone by
September 20 at 509-324-7339 or malone@wsu.edu.
Continuing education contact hours and TeleHealth locations available by
contacting Carol Johns 509-324-7354 or cjohns@wsu.edu.
For more information go online to http://nursing.wsu.edu/cleveland/index.asp.
Future events: Watch this space for news about a Research
Fair, Design Institute lectures, Racial Profiling Conference, Allan I. White
Pharmacy Lecture, Health Sciences Seminars, and more!
Submit event information or send corrections to kappel@wsu.edu
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