Ashley
Rector
P3
Lipscomb University
College of Pharmacy
Ashley Rector is an upcoming third year pharmacy student at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy. Additionally, she will obtain a Masters in Pharmaceutical Science so that she can engage in scientific research to advance new and existing drug molecules through preclinical and clinical stages of drug development. She is committed to serving patients with compassion and ensuring that each patient receives the highest quality of care. Through a lifelong commitment to meeting every patient’s unique needs, she will be able to obtain her goal of enhancing patient satisfaction and improving their quality of life.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Opioid use disorders affect over 16 million people worldwide and over 2.1 million people in the United States. In the last 20 years, overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have increased by 5 times. The 2022 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids describes patient education as a critical step in improving patient care when prescribing opioid medications. Patients who are prescribed opioids by the Vanderbilt Pain Clinic sign an opioid therapy consent form that lists the risks of these medications and expectations while taking…
Join the leaders of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative Student Engagement Group (SEG), Teresa Cochran and Heather Miselis, along with a panel of students from institutions across the United States, to learn more about interprofessional student groups and initiatives.
Learning Objectives: Following the panel discussion, participants will be able to:
Recognize strategies to initiate an interprofessional student group at your institution
Identify ways to balance interprofessional learning with profession-specific demands
Network with others to learn strategies that…