Lourdes Planas , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Pharmacy: Clinical and Administrative Sciences
Research Summary
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Evaluation of community/ambulatory care pharmacist services.
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Development and assessment of student pharmacists' communication and problem-solving skills.
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Health provider perceptions of responsibility for patient outcomes.
Education & Experience
Education
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Bachelor of Science, Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana, 1990.
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Doctor of Philosophy, Pharmacy Health Care Administration, University of Florida, 2001.
Professional Experience
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Assistant Professor, Clinical and Administrative Sciences, University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, 2002-Present.
Teaching Experience
- Coordinator, Clinical Communications, PHAR 7724.
- Lecturer, Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Health, HPS 5803, College of Public Health.
- Lecturer (Cultural Issues in Health Beliefs), Pharmaceutical Care I: Health Module, PHAR 7813.
Honors & Service
Awards and Fellowships
- Honorable Mention, Innovations in Teaching Competition, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Faculties, "A systems approach to scaffold communication skills development," 2007.
- Phi Lambda Sigma Faculty Leadership Award, University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy, 2007.
- American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education Pre-doctoral Fellowship, 1998-2001.
- Graduate Minority Fellowship, University of Florida, 1995-1998.
- SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals Award for Superior Achievement in Clinical Pharmacy, Xavier University of Louisiana College of Pharmacy, 1990.
Memberships
- 1996-Present: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
- 1989-Present: American Pharmacists Association
- 1997-Present: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
- 2002-Present: Oklahoma Pharmacists Association
- 1989-Present: Rho Chi Society
Service
- Member, Research Affairs Committee, University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
- Co-Advisor, Student National Pharmaceutical Association, University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy
- Co-Advisor, Hispanic American Student Association, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Selected Publications & Presentations
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Planas LG, Crosby KM, Mitchell KD, Farmer KF. Evaluation of a hypertension medication therapy management program in patients with diabetes. J Am Pharm Assoc 2009; 49(2): 164-170.
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Planas LG. Interpersonal communication for pharmaceutical care. In: Rickles NM, Wertheimer AI, Smith MC, editors. Social and Behavioral Aspects of Pharmaceutical Care. 2nd edition. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2009; 195-221.
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Planas LG. Intervention design, implementation, and evaluation. Am J Health-Syst Pharm 2008; 65: 1854-63.
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Schommer JC, Planas LG, Johnson KA, Doucette WR. Pharmacist-provided medication therapy management (part 2): Payer perspectives in 2007. J Am Pharm Assoc 2008; 48(4):478-486.
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Planas LG, Er NL. A systems approach to scaffold communication skills development. Am J Pharm Educ 2008; 72(2): Article 35.
Current Grants Awarded
Completed Grants
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5/1/2005 - 3/31/2008 American Pharmacists Association Foundation (APhA)- Evaluation of a Community-Based Hypertension Medication Therapy Management Program among HMO Enrollees with Diabetes
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7/1/2005 - 3/31/2008 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) - Evaluation of a Community-Based Diabetes Management Program among HMO Enrollees