Journal of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
Open Access
ISSN: 2376-0419
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2376-0419
+44 1300 500008
Department of Clinical Sciences, California Health Sciences University, College of Pharmacy, Clovis, USA
Prior to his appointment at MCW, Dr. DeBisschop was Director of Professional Development at Manchester University College of Pharmacy in Fort Wayne, IN. Prior to that role he was the founding department chair of pharmacy practice and administration and associate professor of pharmacy practice at St. John Fisher College Wegmans College of Pharmacy in Rochester, New York.Dr. DeBisschop earned his PharmD from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and has been named an Academic Leadership Fellow of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.
Research Article
Development and Implementation of a Pharmacist-led, Community Engaged, Health Screening Program in an Underserved Urban Neighborhood
Author(s): David N. Ombengi*, Michael DeBisschop, George E. MacKinnon, Colleen Cornelius and Dawood H. Sultan
Background: Health care disparities continue to exist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with underserved groups
experiencing a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease, other chronic comorbidities, and associated risk factors.
Pharmacists have the training and ability to perform physical assessment, conduct screening tests, and educate patients
on the prevention and treatment of many disease states. The objective of the study was to develop a pharmacist-led,
community-based health screening service to address health disparities through academic-community partnerships.
Methods: A community engagement research approach was used to partner with the target communities,
determine leading chronic diseases, and develop health screening and preventive services that would most benefit
the community based on the community identified healthcar.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2376-0419.21.8.233