A pioneer in pharmacist-physician collaboration in hypertension research and treatment, Barry L. Carter, PharmD, will be the guest speaker March 19 (Wednesday) for the Pharmacy-sponsored 2014 Roland T. Lakey Award Lecture. Carter's presentation, "Team-based Care to Improve Blood Pressure Control: The CAPTION Trial," will begin at 5 p.m. in the auditorium of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS), Wayne State University.

Brian L. Crabtree, chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice, said, "We are honored to host a leader, educator, clinician, and scholar of Dr. Barry Carter's stature. His work has advanced the practice of pharmacy and medicine in ways that impact the health and well-being of millions of people around the world. I know that his remarks will inspire our students and faculty."

Carter is the Patrick E. Keefe Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, and professor in the Department of Family Medicine in the Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa.

An internationally recognized expert in hypertension and team-based care, Carter is the recipient of four National Institutes of Health R01 grants, totaling more than $17 million since 2003. These grants have supported his research involving physician-pharmacist collaborative models to improve the treatment of hypertension, improving adherence to hypertension guidelines and strategies to provide continuity of care between inpatient and community settings. He has received several research achievement awards from the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the American Pharmacists Association.

The Roland T. Lakey Award Lecture is named after the first dean of the college, who served for more than 28 years. It is co-sponsored by the Departments of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

The lecture is open to outside guests. For additional information, please contact Brian L. Crabtree at 313-577-0827 or email: brian.crabtree@wayne.edu. The college is located at 259 Mack Ave. at John R, on the southwest corner of the Detroit Medical Center Campus. Entrance to the building is on Brady Street at John R, across from the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.

The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society by preparing highly skilled health care practitioners and conducting groundbreaking research to improve models of practice and methods of treatment in pharmacy and the health sciences.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research institution of higher education offering 370 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 28,000 students.

March 13, 2014

Media Contact: Kathleen Karas
Phone: 313-577-2312
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