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Eye Care Center
The elderly have a higher for patients who are vision impaired
prevalence of foot and ankle or unable to read. The Pharmacy also
problems and diabetic populations provides medication rehabilitation,
have higher risks of ulcers, where a pharmacist will look at a
amputations and other limb patient’s medications, evaluate their
complications, Labovitz said. The therapies, and make
Foot & Ankle Center evaluates Pharmacy recommendations to their doctor in
elderly patients for fall risk. regards to medications that may
increase their risk of injury, said
“We have some of the most Rudolf Mireles, PharmD, Director of
advanced technology to help the Pharmacy at WesternU.
identify potential complications in
healing, and we are using the latest “We also have medication treatment
techniques to achieve healing,” he Travel Health Center management (MTM) programs where
said. “We also have advanced we go into details with a patient on
equipment to evaluate somebody’s how to take medication and optimize
gait to help keep them walking and their therapy,” Mireles said. “If we see
active as possible to maximize their a drug interaction severe enough we
wellness, which is especially contact their physician and resolve it
important for the elderly and quickly. We resolve this within
diabetic populations.” Dental Care Center minutes, as opposed to days or
weeks.”
There is a high rate of periodontal
disease in the senior population. The WesternU Medical Center
The Dental Center at WesternU provides chronic disease
performs a comprehensive diagnosis management and acute care
on its patients to address various management. The Medical Center
types of pathology in the senior Foot & Ankle Center emphasizes prevention, including a
population. healthy lifestyle and proper
immunization, cancer screenings,
“We also see a high rate of missing mammograms and early prevention
teeth in the senior population. We and early detection of chronic
can offer a variety of options – diseases like hypertension and
dentures, removable and fixed diabetes.
replacements as well as implant Medical Center
dentistry,” said David Lazarchik, What sets the PCC apart is the people
DMD, College of Dental Medicine who work here, said Robert Warren,
Assistant Dean for Patient Care and DO, Medical Director of the
Clinical Education. “We do a WesternU Medical Center.
comprehensive medical history and
record medications the patient is “The desire to help patients to
taking because a lot of medications Medical Center - Pediatrics collaborate and work together, it’s a
have dental side effects such as dry novel concept in a dynamic health
mouth.” care environment,” Warren said.
“We’re trying new and novel
The Pharmacy at WesternU has approaches to lead these dynamic
bottles that provide audible changes to improve health care.”
instructions on medication usage – Rodney Tanaka
WesternU View Summer 2014 31
The elderly have a higher for patients who are vision impaired
prevalence of foot and ankle or unable to read. The Pharmacy also
problems and diabetic populations provides medication rehabilitation,
have higher risks of ulcers, where a pharmacist will look at a
amputations and other limb patient’s medications, evaluate their
complications, Labovitz said. The therapies, and make
Foot & Ankle Center evaluates Pharmacy recommendations to their doctor in
elderly patients for fall risk. regards to medications that may
increase their risk of injury, said
“We have some of the most Rudolf Mireles, PharmD, Director of
advanced technology to help the Pharmacy at WesternU.
identify potential complications in
healing, and we are using the latest “We also have medication treatment
techniques to achieve healing,” he Travel Health Center management (MTM) programs where
said. “We also have advanced we go into details with a patient on
equipment to evaluate somebody’s how to take medication and optimize
gait to help keep them walking and their therapy,” Mireles said. “If we see
active as possible to maximize their a drug interaction severe enough we
wellness, which is especially contact their physician and resolve it
important for the elderly and quickly. We resolve this within
diabetic populations.” Dental Care Center minutes, as opposed to days or
weeks.”
There is a high rate of periodontal
disease in the senior population. The WesternU Medical Center
The Dental Center at WesternU provides chronic disease
performs a comprehensive diagnosis management and acute care
on its patients to address various management. The Medical Center
types of pathology in the senior Foot & Ankle Center emphasizes prevention, including a
population. healthy lifestyle and proper
immunization, cancer screenings,
“We also see a high rate of missing mammograms and early prevention
teeth in the senior population. We and early detection of chronic
can offer a variety of options – diseases like hypertension and
dentures, removable and fixed diabetes.
replacements as well as implant Medical Center
dentistry,” said David Lazarchik, What sets the PCC apart is the people
DMD, College of Dental Medicine who work here, said Robert Warren,
Assistant Dean for Patient Care and DO, Medical Director of the
Clinical Education. “We do a WesternU Medical Center.
comprehensive medical history and
record medications the patient is “The desire to help patients to
taking because a lot of medications Medical Center - Pediatrics collaborate and work together, it’s a
have dental side effects such as dry novel concept in a dynamic health
mouth.” care environment,” Warren said.
“We’re trying new and novel
The Pharmacy at WesternU has approaches to lead these dynamic
bottles that provide audible changes to improve health care.”
instructions on medication usage – Rodney Tanaka
WesternU View Summer 2014 31
