Who I am and What I do
Who I am
pharmacist
health economist
professor
program manager
Where I’m from
Los Angeles, CA
Population: 3,849,297
Median household income: $69,778
Poverty: 16.6%
Where I am now
How did I get here?
How I started
(1994-1999)
(2000-2004)
(2004-2005)
(2005-2007)
(2007-2013)
(2011-2013)
(2012-2018)
What I do
What I “actually” do
VA Health Economics Resource Center
VA HERC - CEA of opioid use disorder treatments
VA HERC - Economics of opioid overdose
Paper is in peer review
VA San Diego Healthcare System
“The EDPP has proven to be not only cost saving for our medical center but also invaluable as a means of improving patient care and minimizing medication errors in the ED. More importantly, the EDPP has become a critical element in validating and demonstrating the value of the pharmacist as a member of the health care team.”
VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Academic Detailing Services
Government Accountability Office report (GA-18-380)
“GAO is making five recommendations to VHA, including that it document actions and develop measurable outcomes related to its OSI goals, ensure that providers are adhering to opioid risk mitigation strategies, and ensure that all its regional networks have implemented academic detailing programs and that all VHA medical facilities have a designated primary care pain champion, as required.”
UCSD Skaggs School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Extended cost-effectiveness analysis
“The overall aim of this pilot project is to identify strategies of distributing naloxone among a population of opioid users in the US that would maximize the equity and financial risk protection benefits.”
Mission - UCI
Oath of the Pharmacist
What are your mission, purpose, and vision?
