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Biosketch
Dr. Dicks coordinates the Wellness & Health Promotion course and directs the Community Service Learning component of the Patient-Centered Care Experience course. She teaches with a focus in patient-centered care in ambulatory and community practice settings. Within the College, she serves on the Curriculum Committee and as advisor of the UK Chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association.
As a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, Dr. Dicks serves in an interprofessional practice at the Bluegrass Community Health Center, which is a nationally-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH). There she provides comprehensive clinical pharmacy services including medication therapy management, medication-assisted treatment counseling for substance use disorders, and disease state management in the areas of hypertension, diabetes, and depression.
Besides practice in the PCMH, her practice interests include the provision of culturally-sensitive care, caring for indigent populations, and long-acting naltrexone therapy management. Dr. Dicks has a passion for teaching pharmacy students as well as underserved populations. In her teaching and provision of care, she strives to advance cultural diversity efforts with hopes of closing health disparity gaps and improving patient outcomes in underserved populations.
Affiliation
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Lexington, Kentucky
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Conferences and Curricula involving Melanie
Dicks
Online Activities involving Melanie Dicks
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Opioid misuse and addiction is a serious national crisis.
- Affects public health and social and economic welfare.
- Daily, more than 90 Americans die after overdosing on opioids.
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.00
- CPE: 1.00
- Other: 1.00
- ASWB ACE: 1.00
- CNE: 1.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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Substance use disorder (OUD) is a treatable, chronic disease that often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Individuals who are under the influence of these substances often engage in risky and...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.25
- CPE: 1.25
- Other: 1.25
- ASWB ACE: 1.25
- CNE: 1.25
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, addiction is a treatable, chronic medical disease involving complex interactions among brain circuits, genetics, the environment, and...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.75
- CPE: 1.75
- Other: 1.75
- ASWB ACE: 1.75
- CNE: 1.75
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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Substance use disorder (SUD) is a treatable, chronic disease that often involves cycles of relapse and remission due to complex interactions in the brain, heredities, and an individual’s environment...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 2.00
- CPE: 2.00
- Other: 2.00
- ASWB ACE: 2.00
- CNE: 2.00
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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Current primary care practice sites are ripe with patients who may need naloxone as a reversal agent to be used in the event of an opioid overdose or emergency. Primary care providers need additional education...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CPE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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Current primary care practice sites are rarely providing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) as part of the comprehensive care needed for patients who suffer from substance use disorder (SUD) and are seen in...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 0.50
- CPE: 0.50
- Other: 0.50
- ASWB ACE: 0.50
- CNE: 0.50
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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In this vignette, the Pharmacist is meeting with a Patient who is potentially at risk of an opioid overdose. The Patient has been on a short course and has just received another prescription for...
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 17, 2027
- Cost: Free
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