Research Projects

Advancing pharmacy practice through evidence-based research and community impact

Name	Purpose	Funding	Principal Investigator(s)
Project InnoVAte	To design, test and evaluate evidence-based approaches to delivering clinical and community-based interventions aimed at reducing the risk, complications and barriers to the prevention and control of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in underserved areas of Virginia	Virginia Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Dave L. Dixon and Teresa M. Salgado
Translation of Evidence-Based Diabetes Care into Clinical Practice Across a Large Medical Group	To inform our knowledge of prescribing patterns for SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists and determine if primary care pharmacists increase the utilization of these important therapies compared to clinics without pharmacists within Bon Secours Mercy Health	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Dave L. Dixon
Medical Oncologists’ Knowledge, Comfort Level, and Ownership of the Responsibility for Managing Hyperglycemia in Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy	To assess medical oncologists’ knowledge, comfort level and ownership of the responsibility for managing hyperglycemia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy	American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy	Teresa M. Salgado
Factors Affecting Job Satisfaction in Board-Certified Pharmacists	To identify the factors associated with increased job satisfaction among board-certified pharmacists in Virginia	Board of Pharmacy Specialties	Lauren Pamulapati
Evaluating the Impact of Pharmacists on Patient Outcomes and Quality of Care Provided in Primary Care Clinics within Bon Secours Mercy Health	To assess the impact of pharmacist services on patient outcomes and the achievement of quality measures in primary care clinics within Bon Secours Mercy Health		Teresa M. Salgado
Factors Affecting Uptake of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Clinical Practice: A Qualitative Study	To assess multilevel contextual factors affecting the uptake of SGLT2 inhibitors or GLP-1 receptor agonists in clinical practice within Bon Secours Mercy Health		Teresa M. Salgado