Ohio Valley Hospital School of Pharmacy
Ohio Valley Hospital School of Pharmacy
Ohio Valley General Hospital
25 Heckel Rd., Kennedy Township
McKees Rocks, PA 15136-1694
Main Number: 412-777-6161
school of pharmacy
Ohio Valley General Hospital has joined the Academic Partners Program of the Duquesne University Mylan School of Pharmacy, becoming the latest member of this unique network of regional hospitals, health systems and health care providers that is collaborating with the pharmacy school. The program's mission is to enhance pharmacy practice at each member site, improving patient care and advancing clinical research. To date, 10 regional hospitals are partners in this program, which also provides educational and practice opportunities for Duquesne University faculty and student pharmacists.
This formal collaboration between an academic institution and pharmacy health care providers is the first of its kind in Pittsburgh, according to Dr. Thomas J. Mattei, associate dean of the Mylan School of Pharmacy.
"Through the Academic Partners Program, Duquesne University can facilitate the process for our Partners to access the most up-to-date information and pharmaceutical resources to enhance patient care.
The available services range from direct access to clinical specialists and research scientists to technological resources such as software for medical therapy management and drug utilization," Mattei said. The network members also can share information with each other about best practices and strategies to enhance health and economic outcomes.
Dr. Nicole Tagliavia and Dr. Holly Lassila, faculty members of the Mylan School of Pharmacy, began their practice at Ohio Valley General Hospital on May 1, 2008.
Dr. Tagliavia, in collaboration with other physicians at Ohio Valley General Hospital, will provide medication therapy management, drug information, patient education and other clinical pharmacy services to the hospital patients.
In addition, Dr. Tagliavia will work with the medical staff and administration to develop wellness, disease prevention and disease management services for hospital employees and the community.
Dr. Holly Lassila will team with Ohio Valley General Hospital's Institute for Pain Diagnostics and Care Director Dr. David Provenzano to provide a multidisciplinary approach to chronic pain treatment to the Center's outpatients. In addition, the two will collaborate on clinical research projects and health outcome studies.
"We are very excited to partner with the Mylan School of Pharmacy at Duquesne University. I believe it will be truly a symbiotic relationship which will result in the advancements in clinical care, in education of students and in superb clinical research," Provenzano said.
"I have been impressed with the academic talent and enthusiasm of the professors and administration at the Mylan School of Pharmacy, and we glad to be working with them. I think in a few years we will look back and see how special this relationship has been for Ohio Valley General Hospital and Duquesne University," he continued.
Ohio Valley Hospital and the Institute for Pain Diagnostics and Care will also serve as primary training site for Duquesne's student pharmacists. "Duquesne University is proud to be a partner with Ohio Valley Hospital, its physicians and staff," added Mattei.
To date, Duquesne University has established partnerships in Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Butler, Greensburg, Beaver, New Castle, Sewickley, and Steubenville and Youngstown, Ohio. Members of the Academic Partners Program can utilize the resources and expertise of Duquesne University and other member institutions. Through these collaborative relationships, the program plans to achieve the following objectives:
* Provide an opportunity for shared health outcomes and other types of clinical research;
* Provide wellness and disease prevention and disease management programs;
* Develop a regional hospital pharmacy network to facilitate efficient/effective collaborative use of pharmacy resources to benefit research initiatives, patient outcomes and staff development programs;
* Develop a network of pharmacy care to facilitate the transition of patients between different levels of care and healthcare providers.
For more information on partaking in this program, please contact the Mylan School of Pharmacy at 412.396.6393.
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