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Additional Program Affiliations

• Editor, Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy, 2001 - present.
• Editor, Pain Palliative & Supportive Care Collaborative Review Group, Cochrane Collaboration, Oxford UK, 1998 - present.

Education

• University of Michigan, PharmD, 1968
• University of Rhode Island, BS

Current Positions Held

• University Professor, 2007-2008
• Professor of Pharmacotherapy, College of Pharmacy
• Adjunct Professor of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine
• Director of Clinical Pharmacology, Pain Management Center, University Healthcare

Past Positions Held

• Yale University School of Medicine, Faculty, 1971-1977
• University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, Faculty, 1971-1977
• Yale University Graduate School of Nursing, Faculty, 1971-1977
• Drug Information Director, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 1970-1977
• Chairman, Department of Pharmacotherapy, University of Utah College of Pharmacy, 1977-87

Selected Awards & Honors

• Jacob and Lena Joels Memorial Foundation Visiting Professorship in the Life and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, School of Pharmacy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 2006
• University of Rhode Island Distinguished Alumnus Award, 2006
• Distinguished Service Award, American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives, 2002
• Distinguished Service Award, American Alliance of Cancer Pain Initiatives, 2001
• Award for Sustained Contributions to the Literature of Pharmacy in Health Systems. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research & Education Foundation, 1999
• Hospice Pioneer Award, Utah Hospice Organization, 1999
• Elected Fellow, American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (FASHP), 1996
  
• National Hospice Organization - Clinical Care Giver Heart of Hospice Award, 1994
• Saint George Medal - American Cancer Society National Divisional Award, 1993
• Merrell Dow Lectureship in Clinical Pharmacy, University of Manchester, Manchester, England, 1990
• Rho Chi, Pharmaceutical Honor Society
  
• Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, Physicians Assistant Program, University of Utah School of Medicine, 1988
• P.G. Pierpaoli Lecture Award, Connecticut Society of Hospital Pharmacists, 1981
• American Society of Hospital Pharmacists Research & Education Foundation Award for Achievement in Professional Practice, 1980
• Didactic Instructor Award, Jack Cole Society, Yale University School of Medicine, 1978
• Certificate of Special Recognition, Physicians Associate Program, Yale University School of Medicine, 1975
• Connecticut Hospital Pharmacist of the Year Award, 1974

Clinical Practice & Research Interests

• Pain Management - clinical pharmacology and outcomes research
• Palliative care - pain and symptom control
• Evidence-based health care - pain and palliative care

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