Kasra Mobayen, PharmD, MPH

Providing expert healthcare information and medication guidance through the creation of educational, promotional and/or analytical content for companies within the nutriceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical spaces. Additionally, for the general public the participation in the curation of a drug information news blog.

Responsibilities center on providing a range of services to individual patients to optimize therapeutic outcomes in close coordination with prescribing physicians and specialists as part of a team focusing on comprehensive care. As a PharmD, the MTM provided results in the following objective parameters:

- A review of all medications prescribed by all prescribers providing care to the patient, and any OTC and herbal products the patient may be taking to identify and address medication problems. Problems may include medications not being used correctly, duplication of medications, unnecessary medications, and the need for medication(s) for an untreated or inappropriately managed conditions;

- In-depth, medication-related education, consultation and advice provided to patients, family and/or caregivers to help assure proper use of medications;

- Collaboration with the patient, physician and other health care providers to develop and achieve optimal goals of medication therapy.

Responsibilities align with the above stated parameters

Developed and maintained excellent working relationships with physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Assisted in the development and implementation of Pharmacy Policies and Procedures

Participated in and lead medication review sessions with stakeholders of relevance

Responsibilities centered on providing a range of services which included providing prescriptions to patients, the consultation of those prescriptions for proper use and adherence as well as compounding and immunizations (on supervised & observational/educational basis)

Responsibilities included providing executive and clinical vision and leadership to the department. Maintaining an infrastructure to support and motivate successful planning, evaluation, service delivery and community partnerships.

Responsibilities included: collect, enter, manage and fix data for various widespread community initiatives throughout southern califoria centering on social networks, obesity prevention and acculturation projects/studies. Providing Administrative support, coordinating daily operations and collaborating with team members on projects related to institutional research/evaluation. Served as a key liaison representing USC Institute for Prevention Research (IPR) and Institutional Review Board (IRB).

Development of training/competency presentation and report of all LACDHS-HEA employees. Participated in training seminars and weekly departmental meetings, interacting with all members of Los Angles County Department of Health Services. Conducted telephone interviews during data collection. Progress/status report development, data collection/entry/management and statistical analyses of large datasets. Data analysis to determine the efficacy of public health initiatives. Assisted in the development of the first HEA website.

Collaborated with clinical study site and sponsor to troubleshoot and provide solutions to study-related issues. Coordinated and scheduled protocol-related visits and required testing to demonstrate vigilance in patient safety, protocol compliance and data quality. Maintained site monitoring schedules to facilitate effective communication with members of clinical team. Applied extensive practical knowledge to troubleshoot and resolve regulatory document issues. Adhered to procedures, practices and regulatory requirements to maintain health, safety and environmental compliance. Conducted initiation, monitoring and closeout visits to verify study procedures, regulatory documents and data completion. Conducted clinical trial in accordance with protocol and recorded and monitored progress.