Understanding Modern Medications: Hot Topics In Pharmacy (MLL04003)
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., Oct. 8 - Nov. 12, UCSF Parnassus campus, 513 Parnassus Ave.

Course Director
Lorie Rice, Associate Dean, External Affairs, School of Pharmacy

From effective pain management to the emerging field of pharmacogenetics - the study of how variations in genes affect each person's response to drugs - this course examines the latest thinking about the drugs that directly affect our lives.

Oct. 8: "What Everyone Needs to Know About Managing Pain Effectively" Robert Miller, PharmD, a graduate of the UCSF School of Pharmacy and pain management practitioner in private practice in South San Francisco

Oct. 15: "Inappropriate Antibiotic Use and the Risk of Bacterial Infection" B. Joseph Guglielmo, PharmD, UCSF professor and vice chair of clinical pharmacy

Oct. 22: "Deciding on Hormonal Options for Menopause" Cathi Dennehy, PharmD, UCSF assistant professor of clinical pharmacy

Oct. 29: "Current Issues in Tobacco Cessation" Lisa Kroon, PharmD, UCSF associate clinical professor of clinical pharmacy, and Karen Hudmon, DrPH, MS, RPh, UCSF assistant clinical professor of clinical pharmacy

Nov. 5: "Genes and Drugs: How Knowledge About Your Genes Can Improve Your Use of Drugs" Kathryn Phillips, PhD, UCSF associate clinical professor of clinical pharmacy, and Bernard Shen, MD, UCSF assistant clinical professor of clinical pharmacy

Nov. 12: "Consumers and the Dietary Supplement Marketplace" Candy Tsourounis, PharmD, UCSF associate clinical professor of clinical pharmacy