A selection of conference and lecture presentations from faculty members of the Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2012

Wound Healing Challenges and Opportunities for Physiotherapists in a Developing Country: Malawi, Kathryn C. Nesbit

The influence of environmental characteristics on adolescent obesity, Kathryn C. Nesbit, Thubi A. Kolobe, Sandra H. Arnold, Susan B. Sisson, and Michael P. Anderson

Developing Leaders: Incorporating a Comprehensive, Student-Initiated Practice Model into the Curriculum, Rajul A. Patel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Joseph A. Woelfel

Assessment of Students’ Knowledge and Confidence with Medicare Part D and Immunizations, Rajul A. Patel, Suzanne M. Galal, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Seth Gomez, Van Duong, Caitlin Mizoshiri, Lauren Ujihara, Tina H. Tran, Joseph A. Woelfel, and Mark P. Walberg

Predicting Drug Cost Under the Medicare Part D Benefit, Rajul A. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, Aesun Kim, Yvonne Mai, Justin Seo, Nataliya McElroy, Anil Mallya, Joseph A. Woelfel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Suzanne M. Galal

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Medicare Part D Plan Optimization: The Need for an Annual Check-Up, Rajul A. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, Nataliya McElroy, Anil Mallya, Aesun Kim, Yvonne Mai, Justin Seo, Joseph A. Woelfel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Suzanne M. Galal

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Reducing S3-S4 Linker Length in Shaker K+ Channels Stabilizes the Relaxed State, Michael F. Priest, Jerome J. Lacroix, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, and Francisco Bezanilla

High- resolution molecular architecture of adipogenic transcription factor hotspots, Atefeh Rabiee

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Combined proteomics-genomics approach for the investigation of early adipogenic factors, Atefeh Rabiee, Rasmus Siersbæk, Simone Sidoli, Ronni Neilsen, Anne Loft, Adelina Rogowska-Wrzesinska, Susanne Mandrup, and Ole N. Jensen

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Structural dynamics in the resting and activated states of the voltage sensor of Ci-VSP from dipolar distance measurements, H. Raghuraman, Sherry Wanderling, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, Eduardo Perozo, and Qufei Li

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KCNE1 slows the voltage sensors of KCNQ1, Katarina Ruscic, Francesco Miceli, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, Francisco Bezanilla, and Steve A. N. Goldstein

Functional anatomy of tarsal tunnel syndrome: a cadaver case series, A. Schultz, L. Young, K. Sullivan, V. Ceja, Todd E. Davenport, Tamara L. Little Phelan, and Jim K. Mansoor

Reduced submaximal work efficiency differentiates individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome from non-disabled individuals, Christopher R. Snell, J. Mark VanNess, Staci R. Stevens, and Todd E. Davenport

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Control of Hv1 voltage-gated proton channel opening by changes in the transmembrane voltage and pH gradients, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea and I. Scott Ramsey

Compliance with Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Guidelines in an Ambulatory Medicare Population: Can Pharmacists Add to the Critical Mass?, Mark P. Walberg, Suzanne M. Galal, S. Chen, B. Eng, A. Hobby, K. Domer, S. Jeffcoach, Rajul A. Patel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Joseph A. Woelfel

Health Status and Utilization of Services by Medicare Beneficiaries, Mark P. Walberg, Suzanne M. Galal, K. Domer, S. Jeffcoach, S. Chen, B. Eng, A. Hobby, Rajul A. Patel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Joseph A. Woelfel

Work-Life Balance: A Director’s Perspective, Joseph A. Woelfel, B. J. Guglielmo, and G. H. Willick

Examining the Relationship Between Asthma Control Test Scores and Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in an Elderly Population with Respiratory Disease, Joseph A. Woelfel, X. W. Jiang, A. Kurtz, Rajul A. Patel, Y. Noda, and K. Pham

Beneficiaries’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of the Medicare part D Benefit, Joseph A. Woelfel, Rajul A. Patel, H Lee, Sean N. Chu, Carly A. Ranson, Binita B. Patel, Urvishkumar Italia, Mark P. Walberg, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Suzanne M. Galal

Health Status Evaluation of Medicare Beneficiaries, Joseph A. Woelfel, Rajul A. Patel, Carly A. Ranson, Binita B. Patel, Urvishkumar Italia, Henry Lee, Sean N. Chu, Mark P. Walberg, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Suzanne M. Galal

Do Listeners’ Perceptions of Confidence Relate to Self-Perceived Handicap in Spasmodic Dysphonia?, Linnea Xuereb, Derek D. Isetti, and Tanya L. Eadie

Submissions from 2011

Aphasia Couples Therapy: Evidence and Application, Larry Boles

Evidence for Aphasia Couples Therapy (ACT), Larry Boles

Higher Cognitive Functioning: Assessment, Goals and Objectives Conducive to Medicare Funding, Larry Boles

Arthritis Update, Eric G. Boyce

The effects of dual-task training during straight line gait compared to nonlinear gait on gait parameters in individuals with Parkinson’s disease, J. Bufete, K. Brooks, J. Hata, P. D. Oza, P. Trueblood, and K. Voelz

Ethical Drug Toxicity Testing Using Human Stem Cells: The Impact of Antiepileptic Drugs on Neurogenesis, William S. Cao, M. Shan, and John C. Livesey

Evaluating Neurotoxicity in a Stem Cell Model of Neurogenesis, William S. Cao, M. Shan, John C. Livesey, and Robert F. Halliwell

The Use of Recommended Therapy for the Treatment of Hypertension in an Ambulatory Medicare Population, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Mark P. Walberg, D. Chang, T. J. Chau, K. N. Highsmith, O. R. Lawrence, Rajul A. Patel, Joseph A. Woelfel, Suzanne M. Galal, and Emily K. Chan

Legal and scientific validity of disability evaluation in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome: systematic review, M. T. Council, E. M. Schmit, Todd E. Davenport, and M. E. Ciccolella

Not-so-new faculty panel, Todd E. Davenport

Diagnostic accuracy of symptoms characterizing chronic fatigue syndrome, Todd E. Davenport, K. Baroni, Staci R. Stevens, J. Mark VanNess, and Christopher R. Snell

Validity of self-report measures in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, Todd E. Davenport, K. Baroni, J. Mark VanNess, Christopher R. Snell, and S. R. Stevens

How to help patients who are sick and tired of being sick and tired: physical therapist management of chronic fatigue syndrome, Todd E. Davenport, Staci R. Stevens, J. Mark VanNess, and Christopher R. Snell

NMR investigation of phospholipid/PEG-ceramide-liposomes, Andreas H. Franz, Nataliya M. Samoshina, Xin Guo, and Vyacheslav V. Samoshin

The A, B, C’s of Part D: Changes in Pharmacy Students’ Attitudes, Beliefs, and Competency about Medicare Part D through Didactic and Experiential Education, Suzanne M. Galal, Rajul A. Patel, C. Phou, H. Thai, Mark P. Walberg, Pamela G. Tien, S. Ashfaq, Joseph A. Woelfel, and Sian M. Carr-Lopez

Multilingual and multicultural training of CA speech-language pathologists, N. Gonzalez and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

Synthesis and characterization of a hydrazone based pH-sensitive lipid polymer conjugate, Vijay Gyanani and Xin Guo

Quantitative analysis of nicotine content in commercially available brands of cigarettes, Vijay Gyanani, Saurabh Sarkar, and Xin Guo

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A Ci-VSP/TPIPα chimera exhibiting voltage-dependent PI(4,5)P2/PIP3-5’-phosphatase activity, Christian R. Halaszovich, Ludivine Frezza, Daniela N. Schreiber, Michael G. Leitner, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, and Dominik Oliver

Presentation, Xiaoyuan Han, Leigh Anderson, and Roshanak Rahimian

Medication Therapy Management for Asthma: A Case Study in California, Peter Hilsenrath, Allen Shek, C. La Mattina, Rajul A. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, and Joseph A. Woelfel

Medication related issues in Medicare Beneficiaries as a Function of Previous Receipt of Medication Therapy Management Services, Jerline Hsin, Rajul A. Patel, H. Huynh, A. Hobby, N. Du, Joseph A. Woelfel, and Mark P. Walberg

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Anatomical face validity of the talar tilt test: a human cadaver case series, J. Hutcherson, D. A. Marzan, H. Mendez, R. Nagaoka, Todd E. Davenport, Tamara L. Little Phelan, and Jim K. Mansoor

Comprehension of basic concepts in monolingual English and bilingual Spanish-English speaking kindergarteners, H. Kalirai, H. Weichert, and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

Comprehension of basic concepts in monolingual English and bilingual Spanish-English speaking kindergarteners, H. Kalirai, H. Weichert, and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

Pain Medicine and Interventional Pain Management Board Review Self-Assessment, Adam M. Kaye

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Gate Closure Strictly Follows Voltage-Sensor Movements in KV Channels, Alain J. Labro, Jerome J. Lacroix, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, Dirk J. Snyders, and Francisco Bezanilla

Speech intelligibility, acceptability, and quality of life among alaryngeal speakers, Kristin Lamvik, Kathy Nagle, Devon Sawin, Derek D. Isetti, and Tanya L. Eadie

Effort perception in chronic fatigue syndrome is not impaired, B. Larson, Todd E. Davenport, Staci R. Stevens, J. Stevens, J. Mark VanNess, and Christopher R. Snell

Effect of hip rotation on patellar ligament stress during simulated contractions of the knee extensor muscles: a human cadaver case study, B. Lush, D. Patel, N. Starr, R. Vegvaizer, Todd E. Davenport, Tamara L. Little Phelan, and Jim K. Mansoor

Impact of hospital introductory pharmacy practice experiences on students, preceptors and sites, M. Mantong, Sian Carr-Lopez, B. Fusco, Veronica T. Bandy, and Eric G. Boyce

Physical therapist management of complicated bilateral ankle sprain: case study and description of clinical reasoning, S. M. McClinton, S. M. Peterson, and Todd E. Davenport

Evidence Based Practice – Bridging the gap between Health Care Research & Practice, Preeti Deshpande Oza

Gait during Directional Changes and Dual Tasking in Individuals with and without Parkinson’s Disease, Preeti Deshpande Oza, K. Brooks, J. Hata, J. Maddox, A. Melton, and P. Trueblood

Evaluating Drug Cost And Restriction Process Of Commonly Used Prescription Drugs Under Each 2011 California Stand-Alone Medicare Part D Plan, Rajul A. Patel, M. J. Kim, Mark P. Walberg, and Joseph A. Woelfel

Cluster Analysis of Medicare Part D Stand-alone Prescription Drug Plans, Rajul A. Patel, K. Nesseth, S. Blalock, Joseph A. Woelfel, Mark P. Walberg, and James A. Uchizono

Formulary Differences Across Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans, Rajul A. Patel, K. Nesseth, Mark P. Walberg, and Joseph A. Woelfel

Evaluating the Willingness-to-pay of Medicare Beneficiaries for Part D Plan Assistance, Rajul A. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, J. Na, D. Hsiou, V. Panchal, Joseph A. Woelfel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, and Emily K. Chan

Cost Variability of Brand and Generic Therapeutically Equivalent Drugs under the Medicare Part D Benefit, Rajul A. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, A. E. Rummel, F. Tan, Emily Tong, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Joseph A. Woelfel, Suzanne M. Galal, and Emily K. Chan

Quality-of-Life Assessment of an Ambulatory Medicare Beneficiary Population, Rajul A. Patel, Joseph A. Woelfel, T. Huey, U. M. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Suzanne M. Galal, and Emily K. Chan

Shepherding the Flock: Identification and Intervention of the Challenging Student, H. M. W. Petrelli, J. A. Morgan, S. G. Milton, and Eric G. Boyce

Transcriptional regulation of early adipogenesis, Atefeh Rabiee

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Investigation of C/EBPβ novel interaction partners using proteomics and genomics approaches, Atefeh Rabiee, Adelina Rogowska-Wrzesinska, Rasmus Siersbæk, Susanne Mandrup, and Ole N. Jensen

pH-Sensitive liposomes with new trans-2-aminocyclohexanol-based amphiphiles as conformational switches for the liposome membrane, Nataliya M. Samoshina, Xin Liu, Yu Zheng, Andreas H. Franz, Xin Guo, and Vyacheslav V. Samoshin

pH-Triggered conformational switches based on trans-2-aminocyclohexanol moiety, Vyacheslav V. Samoshin, Yu Zheng, Xin Liu, Nataliya M. Samoshina, Vyacheslav A. Chertkov, Andreas H. Franz, and Xin Guo

Law and the simplification of science: aerobic capacity as objective evidence in federal cases, E. M. Schmit, M. T. Council, M. E. Ciccolella, and Todd E. Davenport

Effects of dual task on gait parameters in older adults, Peggy Trueblood, Preeti Deshpande Oza, Toni Tyner, Jennifer Adame-Walker, and Ashley Arii

Modular Nature of Voltage Sensitive Phosphatases, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea

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Dynamic modulation of voltage-dependent Kv7.2-7.3 channel opening by voltage-sensor relaxation, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, Junghoon Ha, and I. Scott Ramsey

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Voltage-sensor relaxation in Hv1 proton channels, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea and I. Scott Ramsey

Selection and Cost Savings of Part D Plans by Medicare Beneficiaries, Mark P. Walberg, Rajul A. Patel, Cynthia S. Valle-Oseguera, Tami Ogino, Natalie D. Kwan, Joseph A. Woelfel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Pamela G. Tien, Emily K. Chan, Suzanne M. Galal, and James A. Uchizono

How auditory anchors affect judgments of breathiness and roughness, D. Willet, Kathy Nagle, Kristin Lamvik, Derek D. Isetti, and Tanya L. Eadie

A Vision for Senior Wellness: Focus on Prevention, Joseph A. Woelfel

Medicare Beneficiaries’ Willingness-to-Pay for Medication Therapy Management Services, Joseph A. Woelfel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, M. Delos Santos, Ann Bui, Rajul A. Patel, Mark P. Walberg, Suzanne M. Galal, and Emily K. Chan

A Comprehensive Practice Model to Improve Clinical and Economic Outcomes and Add Value to MTM for Medicare Beneficiaries, Joseph A. Woelfel, Sian M. Carr-Lopez, Rajul A. Patel, and Mark P. Walberg

Use of a Computerized Clinical Tool to Facilitate Improvements in Active Learning and Patient Problem Determination in a Practice-based Geriatrics Course, Joseph A. Woelfel, Linda L. Norton, Rajul A. Patel, and Mark P. Walberg

Earliest words produced and understood by bilingual Hmong/English speaking infants/toddlers, Mary Xiong and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

Earliest words produced and understood by bilingual Hmong/English speaking infants/toddlers, Mary Xiong and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

Hydrazone-based pH-sensitive convertible liposomes, Huizhen Zhang, Haigang Chen, Vijay Gyanani, and Xin Guo

Submissions from 2010

Initial recognition, management, and clinical outcomes of patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPWS) who present to physical therapy: case series, S. Bellamy and Todd E. Davenport

Gout Update, Eric G. Boyce

Gait during directional changes and dual tasking in Parkinson’s Disease, K. Brooks, J. Bufete, J. Hata, Preeti Deshpande Oza, and P. Trueblood

The effectiveness of cross year peer tutoring on academic performance of at-risk DPT students, T. C. Bush and Preeti Deshpande Oza

Using academic centers to enhance the scholarship of learning (emphasizing effective teaching and assessment strategies), Sian Carr-Lopez, Jace Hargis, Craig R. Seal, Nancy DeGuire, Suzanne M. Galal, and Eric G. Boyce

Ankle Sprains: A Manual Therapist’s Perspective, Todd E. Davenport

Subjective responses to a repeated maximal exercise test paradigm in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome and non-disabled individuals, Todd E. Davenport, Staci R. Stevens, K. Baroni, H. Singh, K. Kumasaka, Christopher R. Snell, D. L. Peterson, and J. Mark VanNess

Working hard or hardly working? Preliminary study of effort perception in chronic fatigue syndrome, Todd E. Davenport, Staci R. Stevens, B. Larson, J. Mark VanNess, and Christopher R. Snell

Use of educational toys to improve pragmatic skills in diverse preschoolers, R. Dilly and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

NMR Investigation of phospholipid/m-PEG-Ceramide liposomes, Andreas H. Franz, Nataliya M. Samoshina, Vyacheslav V. Samoshin, and Xin Guo

Evaluation of diabetes practice laboratory involving active-learning and role playing techniques in a large classroom, Suzanne M. Galal, Veronica T. Bandy, Eric G. Boyce, and Rajul A. Patel

Presentation, C. Galea, K. Herschold, B. DeLong, R. Sabino da Silva, Roshanak Rahimian, and Leigh Anderson

Efficacy of Physical Therapy Intervention on fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults, M. T. Garcia and Preeti Deshpande Oza

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PTEN and Ci-VSP show similar phosphoinositide binding preferences, Arne Gericke, Roberta E. Redfern, Alonzo H. Ross, Carlos A. Villalba-Galea, Ernesto Vargas, Francisco Bezanilla, and Jerome J. Lacroix

Multilingual and multicultural training of CA speech-language pathologists, N. Gonzalez and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

Development of clinical reasoning skills in physical therapy students through structured academic coursework in the context of pro bono client care: an education case study, K. Graves, S. Bellamy, and Todd E. Davenport

pH-Sensitive Liposomes for Drug Delivery, Xin Guo

Design of biocompatible pH-sensitive liposomes for drug and gene delivery, Xin Guo, Nataliya M. Samoshina, Haigang Chen, Babora Brazdova, Andreas H. Franz, Huizhen Zhang, Francis C. Szoka, and Vyacheslav V. Samoshin

Comprehension of basic concepts in monolingual English and bilingual Spanish-English speaking kindergarteners, H. Kalirai, H. Weichert, and Jeannene M. Ward-Lonergan

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Modular nature of the main domains in voltage sensitive phosphatases, Jerome J. Lacroix, Christian R. Halaszovich, Daniela N. Schreiber, Francisco Bezanilla, Dominik Oliver, and Carlos A. Villalba-Galea