Laurie Willhite is a Certified Specialist in Poison Information for the Hennepin Regional Poison Center , Minneapolis . For 10 years she was employed as a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Psychiatry at Fairview University Medical Center in Minneapolis . She remains an adjunct faculty member at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. She also provides consultant services to drug information publishing companies.

Laurie has taught Psychopharmacology at the Adler Graduate School since 1999. She finds that teaching inpatients about their drugs enables her to provide her students with the patient's perspective about their medications. "I hope to bring a great deal of real-world experience regarding psychiatric drugs to my students," says Laurie.

Courses:
Psychopharmacology

Professional Affiliations:
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Society of Health System Pharmacists

Articles:

Laurie Willhite. Osteoporosis in Women: Prevention and Treatment. JAPhA, 1998; 38: 614-24.

DP Lewis , DC Van Dyke , LA Willhite , PJ Stumbo, and MJ Berg. Phenytoin-folic acid interaction. Annals of Pharmacotherapy., Jul 1995; 29: 726 - 735.

Laurie Willhite. Impact of a diazepam symptom-triggered alcohol withdrawal protocol. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Midyear Clinical Meeting abstracts, December, 1995.

Books:
Special contributor, F.A. Davis Drug Guide for Nurses, 7-9th editions.

Contact Information:
Home: 612 920-9199
Email Address: lwillhi1@fairview.org

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