Devra Dang

CDCES, FNAP

Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Department of Pharmacy Practice

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Educational Background

• Specialty Residency in Primary Care, W.G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
• Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA
• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

Responsibilities

• Didactic and experiential teaching of pharmacy students
• Experiential teaching of pharmacy and medical residents
• Core faculty of the Urban Service Track curriculum – UConn School of Medicine, Pharmacy, Dental Medicine, Nursing, and Social Work, and Quinnipiac University Physician Assistant program– specialized interprofessional curriculum designed to develop health care professionals dedicated to care of urban, underserved patients and working in interprofessional teams.

Teaching Expertise

• Interprofessional education
• Primary care pharmacotherapy with an emphasis on diabetes, obesity, and respiratory conditions
• Nonprescription medications and self-care
• Care of underserved populations

Clinical/Research Interests

• Innovative interprofessional education and collaboration
• Chronic disease management and care of underserved populations in primary care settings
• Medication adherence
• Medication therapy management by pharmacists in outpatient settings

Practice Site

Burgdorf Primary Care Clinic 131 Coventry Street Hartford, Connecticut 06112

Selected Publications

Chen AMH, Ambruster AL, Buckley B, Campbell JA, Dang DK, et al. Curricular integration of health disparities/cultural competence and health literacy in U.S. and Canadian pharmacy programs. Am J Pharm Educ 2021 January, 85(1) 8200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe8200.

Dang DK. Cushing’s syndrome. In: Katz MD, Matthias KR, eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice Study Guide: a Case-Based Care Plan Approach, 5th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2021: chapter 52.

Dang DK. Taking medications. In: Cornell S, Halstenson C, Miller DK, eds. The Art and Science of Diabetes Self-Management Education: a Desk Reference for Healthcare Professionals, 5th Edition. Chicago: American Association of Diabetes Educators, 2020: chapter 7.

Dang DK, Wheeler K, Chen JT. Menopause hormone therapy. In: DiPiro JT, Yee GC, Posey LM, Haines ST, Nolin TD, Ellingrod V. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, 11th Edition. New York: McGrawHill, 2020: chapter 98.

Dang DK, Salvo M, Polomoff CM. Menstruation-related disorders. In: O’Connell MB, Smith JA, eds. Women’s Health Across the Lifespan: A Pharmacotherapeutic Approach,2nd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019: chapter 9.

Dang DK, Polomoff C, Chen JT. Adrenal gland disorders. In: Chisholm MA, Schwinghammer TL, Wells BG, Kolesar JM, Malone PM, DiPiro JT, eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, 5th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019:703-718.

Chen JT, Dang DK. Pituitary gland disorders. In: Chisholm MA, Schwinghammer TL, Wells BG, DiPiro JT, Kolesar JM, Malone PM, eds. Pharmacotherapy Principles and Practice, 5th Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2019:719-738.

Murphy JE, Liles AM, Bingham AL, Chamberlin K, Dang D, Hill LG, Lee M, Leonard A, Lodise N, Rogers E. Interprofessional Education: Principles and Application – an update from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). ACCP White Paper. J Am College Clin Pharm. 2018;1-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1025

Dang DK, Pucino F, Ponte CD, Calis KA. Drug-induced glucose and insulin dysregulation. In: Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection, and Management, Third Edition. Maryland: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2018:679-696.

Ponte CD, Dang DK. Drug-induced diabetes. In: Holt RIG, Cockram CS, Flyvjberg A, Goldstein BJ, eds. Textbook of Diabetes, 5th Edition. Oxford UK: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017:262-271.

UConn/Drug Topics MTM Diabetes Certificate Program articles, case studies, and live sessions.

UConn/Drug Topics MTM Respiratory Disease Certificate Program articles, case studies, and live sessions.

Wojtaszek D, Dang DK, Chen JT. MTM essentials for weight management. Drug Topics 2014;158(11):42-54.

Wojtaszek D, Dang DK. MTM essentials for management of CAD and PAD. Drug Topics 2014;158(3):68-79.

Salvo M, Holle L, Dang DK. The written communication. In: Lauster C, Srivastava S, eds. Fundamental Skills for Patient Care in Pharmacy Practice. Massachusetts: Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2013:65-95.

Dang DK, Pham T, Lee J. Adrenal hormones. In: Stuhan MA, ed. Pharmacology: an Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians. Maryland: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2013:153-171.

Lee J, Yen N, Dang DK. Reproductive hormones. In: Stuhan MA, ed. Pharmacology: an Introduction for Pharmacy Technicians. Maryland: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. 2013:193-226.

Dang DK, Wang F, Calis KA. Dysmenorrhea. In: Borgelt LM, Calis KA, O’Connell MB, Smith JA, eds. Women’s Health Across the Lifespan: a Pharmacotherapeutic Approach. Maryland: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:181-206.

Dang DK, Lee J. Analysis of symposium articles on insulin pens and alternative insulin delivery methods. J Diabetes Sci Technol 2010;4(3):558-561.

Clark-Dufner P, Gould BE, Dang DK, Goldblatt RS, Johnson J. The University of Connecticut Urban Service Track: an effective academic-community partnership. Connecticut Medicine 2010:74(1)33-6.

Page II RL, Hume AL, Trujillo JM, Leader G, Vardeny O, Neuhauser M, Dang D, Nesbit S, Cohen L. Interprofessional education: principles and application. A framework for clinical pharmacy. From the Task Force on Interprofessional Education. American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s (ACCP) White Paper. Pharmacotherapy 2009;29:145e-164e.

Calis KA, Popat V, Dang DK, Kalantaridou SN. Dysmenorrhea. eMedicine [online]. Updated December 18, 2008.

Herndon CM, Hutchinson RW, Berdine H, Stacy ZA, Chen JT, Farnsworth DD, Dang D, Fermo JD. NSAIDS and chronic non-malignant pain: a joint opinion statement of the cardiology, ambulatory care and pain/palliative care practice and research networks of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Pharmacotherapy 2008;28(6):788-805.

Tomky D, Marjorie C, Dang DK, Maryniuk M, Peyrot M, Mensing C, Fitzner K. American Association of Diabetes Educators position statement on AADE7™ self-care behaviors. Diabetes Educ 2008;34:445-9.

Chen JT, La Lopa JM, Dang DK. Innovations in Teaching: impact of Patient Empathy Modeling on pharmacy students caring for underserved patients. Am J Pharm Educ 2008;72(2):40-51.

McGriff-Lee NJ, Csako G, Chen JT, Dang DK, Rosenfeld KG, Cannon RO, Macklin LR, Wesley RA for the Anticoagulation Working Group. Search for predictors of nontherapeutic INR results with warfarin therapy. Ann Pharmacother 2005;39:1996-2002.