Anita Jacobson, Pharm.D.

Biography

Dr. Jacobson’s main area of teaching is as the Coordinator of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process Laboratories, which center around case-based learning, patient simulation, motivational interviewing, objective structured clinical examination, and patient counseling. Didactically she delivers content in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum in the areas of Childhood Psychiatric Disorders, Gastrointestinal Disorders, Cultural Sensitivity and Health Disparities.

Her scholarship focuses around improving pharmacist-patient communication, especially related to vulnerable patient populations and/or conditions associated with stigma, such as mental health and substance use disorders.  She serves as the cultural competence content Editor for the American Pharmacists Association’s online publication Pharmacotherapy First.

Dr Jacobson is the Program Director of the Community First Responder Program (uri.edu/CFRP) and her clinical practice site is Eleanor Slater Hospital, which is part of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals. Her work experience as a pharmacist includes community and long-term acute care, as well as clinical practice in a variety of ambulatory and acute care settings.

Research

Innovative practice models focused on expanding pharmacist-directed patient care, preventing and detecting medication-related problems, responding to opioid-related breathing emergencies, facilitating tobacco cessation, and enhancing cultural humility.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 1998
PGY1 Residency, Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island, 1999
PGY2 Residency, Primary Care, Coastal Medical, 2000

Selected Publications

  1. Jacobson AN, Sias JJ.  Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs:  An Interactive Approach to Self Care.  20th Edition. Chapter 3: Multicultural Aspects of Self-Care.  Spring 2020.
  2. Jacobson AN, Bratberg JP, Monk M, Ferrentino J.  Retention of Student Pharmacists’ Knowledge and Skills Regarding Overdose Management with Naloxone.  Substance Abuse Journal.  February 2018. 10.1080/08897077.2018.1439797
  3. Jacobson AN, Matson K, Mathews J, Parkhill A, Scartabello T. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Inclusion:  Survey of Campus Climate in Colleges and Schools of Pharmacy. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning.  Jan/Feb 2017;9(1):60-65.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2016.08.038
  4. Bratberg JP, Jackson AN.  Part II Law: Educating and Empowering Patients and Caregivers: The Pharmacists Role in Reducing the Risk of Opioid Overdose.  Drug Topics. March 2016.
  5. Jackson AN, Bratberg JP.  Part I: Recognition and Referral to Enhance Recovery: The Pharmacists Role in Managing Opioid Dependence and Addiction.  Drug Topics.  February 2016.
  6. Jackson AN.  Cultural Competence and Health Literacy.  American Pharmacists Association Pharmacy Library:  Preceptor Central. September 2015.  http://pharmacylibrary.com/preceptorCentral
  7. Kogut SJ, Goldestein E, Charbonneau,C, Jackson AN, Patry, G.  Improving Medication Management After a Hospitalization with Pharmacist Home Visits and Electronic Personal Health Records: An Observational Study. Drug, Healthcare and Patient Safety.  Jan 2014;6:16.DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DHPS.S56574.
  8. Jackson AN, Orr KK, Bratberg JP, Silverblatt F.  Pharmacist Initiation of Post-Exposure Doxycycline for Lyme Prophylaxis.  Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Jan/Feb 2014;54:69-73.  doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13106.
  9. O’Connell MG, Jackson AN, Chen AM, Poirier T, Vyas D, O’Neil CK, Rodriquez de Bittner M, Lee SY, Echeverri M, Karaoui LR.  American College of Clinical Pharmacy White Paper.  Cultural Competency in Health Care and Its Implications for Pharmacy Part 3b: Emphasis on Pharmacy Education Policies, Procedures and Climate.  Pharmacotherapy.  Dec 2013;33(12):1371 doi: 10.1002/phar.1352.
  10. O’Connell MB, Rodriguez de Bittner M, Poirier T, Karaoui LR, Echeverri M, Chen AM, Lee SY, Vyas D, O’Neil CK, Jackson AN.   American College of Clinical Pharmacy White Paper.  Cultural Competency in Health Care and Its Implications for Pharmacy Part 3A: Emphasis on Pharmacy Education Curriculums and Future Directions.  Pharmacotherapy.  Dec 2013;33(12):1370 doi:  10.1002/phar.1353.

Funded Grant Awards/Proposals/Collaborations

  1. 10,000 Chances Project Grant. Prevent Overdose Rhode Island and Rhode Island Disaster Management (RIDMAT).  December 17, 2020.  $5,000.
  2. “Community First Responders Program” additional funding from anonymous donor to expand scope of program. December 10, 2019.  $232,685.
  3. “Community First Responders Program” with Deborah Sheely, Ph.D. and Diane Martins, Ph.D.  Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration.  Awarded September 5, 2019.  $1,007,609.
  4. Collaboration with the University of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council. Federal funding by the Administration on Community Living.  Appointed as principal faculty administrator to facilitate and oversee budget, January 2019 to present. $500,000/year (renewed every 2 years).
  5. Support of legislative efforts to enhance scope of pharmacist practice to include prescriptive authority for tobacco cessation therapy, submitted on behalf of the Rhode Island Pharmacists Association. Pfizer, Inc. Awarded December 2018.  $3,000.
  6. Project Collaborator. HRSA GWEP Supplemental Funding on Opioid Use in Older Adults.  Clark P. Rhode Island Geriatric Education Center.  Grant No 4 UIQHP28737-03-02.  Awarded June 2018.  $31,000.
  7. University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy Smoking Cessation Initiative: A collaboration between student pharmacists and a community in need. CVS Health.  Awarded April 21, 2017.  $90,300.
  8. Verizon STEM Land and Sea Program, with the College of Engineering, Graduate School of Oceanography and College of Environment and Life Sciences. Verizon Foundation.  Awarded December 16, 2015.  $25,000.
  9. Cardiovascular Diagnostic Learning Collaborative. College of Pharmacy, Department of Physical Therapy and Department of Kinesiology.  Champlin Foundation.  Awarded November 25, 2013. $214,275. 
  10. Pharmacist Initiation of Post-Exposure Doxycycline for Lyme Prophylaxis. Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF).  Awarded December 12, 2012, $10,500.
  11. Pharmacist Initiation of Post-Exposure Doxycycline for Lyme Prophylaxis. Rhode Island Foundation, Medical Research Grant.  Awarded March 2, 2012, $6,594.
  12. Tech4Impact Diffusion Grant Program Proposal. Living Rite-Personal Health Records at My Fingertips.  Awarded December 2, 2010, $94,414.
  13. Champlin Grant Proposal. Electronic Health Record for the Integrated Pharmacy Practice Laboratory.  Champlin Foundation.  Awarded December 2, 2010, $120,000.

Service

• Member (present), Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy
• Chair (2015-2019), Legislative Team, Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
• Chair (2011-2019), URI College of Pharmacy Diversity Committee
• Faculty Co-Advisor (present), Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) URI Chapter
• Faculty Co-Advisor (present), Spanish for Use in the Profession of Pharmacy (SUPP)
• Member, 2020 Honors Colloquium Planning Committee
• Co-Chair (2015-2018), President's Commission on People with Disabilities
• Coordinator (2013-18), Walgreens Summer Academy
• Chair (2014-15), Health Disparities and Cultural Competence SIG, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
• President (2014-15), Rhode Island Pharmacists Association

Awards

• 2019 Bowl of Hygeia, Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
• 2017 Cardinal Health Generation Rx Award of Excellence, Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
• 2016 Guido L. Pettinicchio Pharmacist of the Year, Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
• 2016 Faculty Excellence Leadership Service, Diversity Award, University of Rhode Island
• 2015 Presidential Leadership Award, Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
• 2015 Advisor Appreciation Award, Student National Pharmaceutical Association
• 2015 Alumni Achievement Award, URI College of Pharmacy
• 2014 Pharmacy Leadership Award, National Community Pharmacists Association
• 2014 Incoming President’s Award, McKesson Pharmaceuticals
• 2014 Organization Excellence, Leadership & Service, University of Rhode Island Diversity Award, SNPhA URI Chapter (faculty advisor)
• 2013 Excellence in Innovation, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
• 2011 Phi Lamda Sigma, Pharmacy Leadership Society
• 2000 Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year, Rhode Island Pharmacists Association
• 2000 Pinnacle Award for Group Practice, American Pharmacists Association Foundation