 Biographical Information
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Doreen Pon - Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administration
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Degree
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Year obtained
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Institution
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BA Biochemistry
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1986
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University of California, Berkeley
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PharmD
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1990
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University of California, San Francisco
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Residency
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Year
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Institution
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Oncology
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1992
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
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Credential
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Year
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Institution
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Board Certified in
Oncology Pharmacy
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1999, 2006
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Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
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Description of Academic/Research Interests
My clinical specialty area is in leukemia, lymphoma, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Many chemotherapeutic agents possess very narrow therapeutic indexes and often produce serious side effects. As an oncology pharmacist, my goal is to help patients by trying to deliver these therapies to maximize effectiveness while minimizing toxicity. I am interested in the rational and cost-effective use of supportive care therapies, such as antiemetics and colony-stimulating factors, to reduce chemotherapy-induced toxicities, and the application of systems processes to optimize prescribing patterns and reduce the risk of medication misadventures.
Clinical Practice Site:
City of Hope National Medical Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, California 91010
Rotation Description:
During this challenging rotation, students will practice critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills on the adult hematology and hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) units, which provide a wide range of acute care services to medically complex patients with blood disorders, such as lymphoma and acute leukemia, or who are undergoing HCT. Students will be exposed to the medical treatment of cancer and the common complications of cancer, cancer chemotherapy and HCT. A multidisciplinary approach towards patient care will provide the student with the opportunity to interact with patients, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other health care personnel.
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| Selected Publications |
"A Multi-Disciplinary Approach in the Development of a Palliative Care Medication Administration Protocol in a Tertiary Care Hospital" (poster presentation)
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting, December 2003, New Orleans, Louisiana
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"Improved Economic and Patient Satisfaction Outcomes after Implementation of Antiemetic Dosing Guidelines" (poster presentation) American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting, May 2003, Orlando, Florida
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"Pyrogenic Reactions Associated with Single Daily Dosing of Intravenous Gentamicin"
Buchholz U, Richards C, Murthy R, Arduino M, Pon D, Schwartz W, Fontanilla E, Pegues C, Boghossian N, Peterson C, Kool J, Mascola L, Jarvis WR. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2000;21:771-774
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“Endotoxin-Like Reactions Associated with Intravenous Gentamicin - California 1998”
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1998;47:877-880
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Contact Information
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| Office address: 309 E. Second St. |
| Pomona, CA 91766 |
| Main phone: (909) 469-5500 |
| Fax: (909) 469-5539 |
| E-mail: dpon@westernu.edu |
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