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Pain Management in Palliative Care

Learning Objectives After completing this application-based continuing education activity, pharmacists will be able to · Describe the principles of palliative and hospice care · Discuss treatment options to manage the end-of-life symptoms of air hunger and/or pain · Calculate appropriate opioid dose-equivalents · Recognize risks of diversion in the hospice setting After completing this […]

Sjogren’s Syndrome: How Dry Am I?

Learning Objectives After completing this application-based continuing education activity, pharmacists will be able to Discuss current theories postulating how Sjogren’s syndrome develops Identify biomarkers used in diagnosis and patient classification Interpret guidelines and evidence-based medicine to use best practices to manage Sjogren’s syndrome Use elements of an integrated approach to care among specialists and […]

Job Openings

The UConn School of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) and offers educational and experiential programming in pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences (medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, and pharmacology and toxicology). Degrees offered include: B.S. in Pharmacy Studies, Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) and, M.S. and Ph.D.in pharmaceutical sciences. The School also directs […]

Diversity Committee

Welcome! The Diversity Committee is open to all pre-professional and professional pharmacy students, graduate students, as well as faculty and staff. The group meets monthly during the academic year. Contact us: Interested students should contact the committee’s faculty advisors Dr. Adrian Hernandez at adrian.hernandez-diaz@uconn.edu or Dr. Chinenye Anyanwu at chinenye.anyanwu@uconn.edu. Students of Color (SoC) Mentorship […]

School of Pharmacy Advisory Board

UConn School of Pharmacy’s Advisory Board is comprised of School of Pharmacy alums and leaders in pharmacy who provide advice and counsel to the School of Pharmacy that forwards the School’s mission of research, teaching, and service. The School is appreciative of each individual’s dedication to the Schools development and prominence both nationally and internationally. […]

Arthur E. Schwarting Symposium LIVE Event – Thursday, April 24, 2025

The Arthur E. Schwarting Symposium is an educational conference focused on pharmacy practice for pharmacists in many settings. Arthur E. Schwarting Symposium 2025 Information Overload: Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff Five hours of live CE that will include 1 hour of Law, 1 hour of Patient Safety Thursday, April 24, 2025 10:30 am – […]

Long-Acting Injectable Medication Products

About this Course Pharmacists possess the training and skills necessary to administer certain long-acting injectable (LAI) medications used in the management of mental illnesses and substance use disorders. Through collaborative practice agreements, pharmacists can administer Long Acting Injectables in almost every state. In some states, including the state of Connecticut, this occurs via collaborative agreements, […]

Anticoagulation Management Pearls

About this Course UConn has developed web-based continuing pharmacy education activities to enhance the practice of pharmacists and assist pharmacists in making sound clinical decisions to affect the outcome of anticoagulation therapy for the patients they serve. There are a total of 12 hours of CPE credit available. Successful completion of these 12 hours (13 […]

Challenging Topics in Anticoagulation

THYROID DISEASE: The Basics and the Latest

Learning Objectives After completing this application-based continuing education activity, pharmacists will be able to Discuss Thyroid Disease and the typical medications used to treat it. Explain drug-induced hypo/hyperthyroidism, drug interactions and proper administration of thyroid medications Explain the lab work and the frequency of monitoring needed for patients treated with levothyroxine. Differentiate hypothyroid disease […]