Trista
Betz,
BA
PharmD Student
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Trista Betz, BA is a second year Pharm.D. student in the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Duluth Campus. She is currently a Pharmacy Intern at both Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids, Minnesota, and Mercy Hosptial– Unity Campus in Fridley, Minnesota. Trista's dream is to work on an interdisciplinary mental health care team as a psychiatric pharmacist.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: There is a paucity of data on the interprofessional collaborative practices of pharmacists and social workers. In particular, the potential for collaboration between these two professions to optimize medication use and reduce morbidity and mortality appears untapped. With increases in prescription drug use and polypharmacy among adults in the United States, identifying ways to enhance collaborations between pharmacists and social workers is essential. The aim of this study was to understand actual and potential collaborations between pharmacists and social workers in a variety of…