Karl Hess, PharmD, FCPhA
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Director for the Community Pharmacy Residency Training Program
College of Pharmacy
E-Mail: khess@westernu.edu
Phone: 909-469-5695 |
Education
Pharm.D. 2005
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences - Boston
Education Experience
Residency
Community Pharmacy Practice 2005- 06
University of Southern California
Certification
Certificate in Travel Health (CTH ®)
2009 International Society of Travel Medicine
Professional Experience
Vaccines
Pre-travel health and travel medicine
Safe and effective use of nonprescription medications
Implementation and evaluation of collaborative practice based disease state management programs
Work Site
Hendricks Pharmacy
137 N. Harvard Ave
Claremont, CA 91711
www.hendrickspharmacy.com
The community pharmacy clerkship at Hendricks Pharmacy is designed to provide various experiences necessary to prepare students to become entry-level community pharmacy practitioners. Hendricks Pharmacy provides many learning opportunities ranging from hands on filling and dispensing in the pharmacy department to direct patient care programs and activities such as providing routine and travel-related vaccines, functioning within a pharmacist-run travel health clinic, and screening patient blood glucose, cholesterol, and blood pressure values.
Publication
Mirzaian E, Durham M, Hess K, Goad JA. Mosquito-Borne Illnesses in Travelers: A Review of Risk and Prevention. Pharmacotherapy 2010; 30(10): 1031-1043
Hess KM, Goad JA, Arguin P. Intravenous Artesunate for the Treatment of Severe Malaria. Ann Pharmacother 2010; 44(7): 1250-1258
Hess KM, Dai C, Garner B, Law AV. Measuring Outcomes Associated with a Pharmacist-Run Travel Health Clinic Located in an Independent Community Pharmacy. J Am Pharm Assn 2010; 50: 174-180