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Biography-James D. Scott-College of Pharmacy

James D. Scott - Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration

James D Scott

Degree

Year
obtained

Institution

BS-Zoology

1989

University of Florida

M.Ed.

1991

University of Florida

Pharm.D.

1994

University of Florida


Description of Academic/Research Interests
Dr. James Scott received his Pharm.D. in 1994 from the University of Florida. He completed a 1-year clinical residency in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy in 1995 at the VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Fl. In 1997 he completed a 2-year fellowship in Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. From July 1997 through April 2000, he was Director of Infection Management at the Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory in Buffalo, NY. He joined Western U in May of 2000. His current research, clinical practice and academic interests focus in HIV pharmacotherapy and adherence counseling. His recent research projects have included retrospective analyses evaluating the use and efficacy of HIV therapies, pharmacokinetic studies, and prospective investigator initiated clinical trials.


Practice sites:
Jeffrey Goodman Special Care Clinic, at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center
1625 N. Schrader Blvd., 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90028
Phone: (323) 993-7532

Pacific Oaks Medical Group
150 N. Robertson Blvd., Ste #300
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: (310) 652-2562

Rotation description:
The Jeffrey Goodman Clinic serves as the primary practice site. Students participate in the care of patients by participating in adherence and medication counseling of patients in all stages of HIV infection; providing drug information services for HIV specialist medical providers; seeing patients with the providers and participating in the practice of an HIV specialty pharmacy.

Selected Publications

Wagner G, Iguchi M, Schneider S, Scott JD, Anderson D. Placebo Practice Trials: A Tool to Assess and Improve Adherence Readiness. HIV Clin Trials, 3(6);475-481: 2002

Scott JD, Mashburn M, Bolan B. Pharmacist managed integrated HIV Adherence Program. Elements of Success: An International Conference on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy, Abstr 27, Dec 2002

Levensky E, O'Donohue W, Scott JD, Weisberg M, Bolan RK, Knox L. Increasing Adherence to HAART with a brief assessment-based intervention: A preliminary evaluation. An International Conference on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy, Abstr 49, Dec 2002

Wagner R, Scott JD, et al. The use of practice trials in improving adherence to HIV medications. An International Conference on Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy, Abstr 27, Dec 2002

Scott JD, Forrest A, Feuerstein S, Fitzpatrick P, Schentag JJ. Factors Associated with Post-Operative Infection. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, June, 22(6); 347-351:2001

Contact Information

Office address: 309 E. Second St.
Pomona, CA 91766
Main phone: (909) 469-5500
Fax: (909) 469-5539
E-mail: jdscott@westernu.edu
Last Updated:05/18/2009