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Rafia S. Rasu, MPharm, MBA, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice and
Administration
Assistant Professor of Nursing
Graduate and Doctoral Faculty of Bloch School of Business
& Public Administration
School of Pharmacy
Division of Pharmacy Practice
and Administration
Health Sciences
Building, Room 4247
2464 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64108-2718
Phone: 816-235-5498 Fax: 816-235-6008
email:
rasur@umkc.edu |
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Academic Background:
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2005 Ph.D. |
University of Texas School of
Public Health
Major: Health Economics & Outcomes
Research, Minors: Epidemiology &
Biostatistics |
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2001 MBA |
Institute of Business
Administration, Dhaka University, Dhaka,
Bangladesh,
Major:Finance |
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1999 MPharm |
Master of Pharmacy, Dhaka
University, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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1997 BPharm |
Bachelor of
Pharmacy, Dhaka University,
Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Academic
Experience and Appointments:
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2008 -
present |
Researcher of Pharmacy Program,
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical
Center- Kansas City, MO |
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2008 -
present |
Assistant Professor of Nursing,
UMKC,
School of Nursing (Joint Appointment) |
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2006 -
present |
Graduate
and Doctoral Faculty of
interdisciplinary PhD program in Public
Affairs & Administration,
UMKC,
Bloch School of Business and Public
Administration |
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2005 -
present |
Principle Research Preceptor of Managed
Care Pharmacy Residency at Coventry |
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2005 -
present |
Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice
and Administration, UMKC, School of Pharmacy |
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2004- 2005 |
Graduate
Research Assistant, M D Anderson Cancer
Center, University of Texas |
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2001-2004 |
Graduate
Research Assistant, University of Texas
School of Public Health |
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2001 |
Product
Officer, Roche Pharmaceutical Bangladesh
Limited |
Research Interests
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Outcomes
Research, Health Services Research,
Pharmacoeconomics, Pharmacoepidemiology,
Economic Evaluation of Health Care
Intervention, Women's Health, and Public Health |
Research Grants
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Active:
Pain
Medication Use and Assessment of
Prescribing Patterns in USA. Funded
through University of Missouri Research
Board (UMRB). December
2009-2010. Role: PI. |
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Economic
Evaluation of MITOV8 Adherence Project
2009-2010. Funded through NIH supported
Motiv8 Adherence Project led by Dr.
Kathy Goggin. Role: Principal researcher
for economic evaluation. |
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Other
Grants/Contracts-Funded- UMKC
Managed Care Pharmacy Residency Grant.
Rasu R (Principle Research Preceptor)
2005-2010. Funded through educational
grant from Abbott for $60,000.00 per
year, ongoing funding. |
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Completed:
RO-1 NR008565-01A1, Pat Kelly (PI) 2005-2008, NIH/NINR, for $1,790,484.00, Familias en Action: Action Research for Violence Prevention, Role: Co-investivator |
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Teaching
Enhancement Grant (TEG), Rasu R (PI)
2008-2009, Faculty Center for
Excellence in Teaching, for 1,000.00,
Revision of a course by adding data
analysis and statistical software
(STATA) to express epidemiological
disease association. |
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Treatment Pattern and Anemia Management
of Chronic Kidney Diseases in a
Nationally Representative Sample of
Outpatient Settings in the United
States. Funding Agency: UMKC Faculty
Research Grant and SOP supplemental
faculty research grant for $10,000.
2006-2007. Role: PI |
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Physician and Patient Determinants of
the Treatment of Sleep Difficulties in
Outpatient Settings in the United
States. PI: Rajesh Balkrishnan, Funding
Agency: Takeda Pharmaceuticals North
America Inc.2004. Role: GRA |
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Rankings
and Symptom Assessments of Side Effects
from Chemotherapy: Insights from
Experienced Patients with Ovarian
Cancer, PI: Charlotte Sun, Role: GRA |
Recent Publications:
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Rasu R,
Hunter C, Maruska H, Peterson A, Foreyt
J; Economic Evaluation of an Internet
Based Weight Management Program; In
press in the American Journal of Managed
Care 2010. |
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Wong P, Rasu
R, Ksenija K, Knell M; Pharmacy Student
Involvement in a Pilot Study for a
Medicare Part D Fair Results in Patient
Satisfaction and an Opportunity to
Develop Professional Competencies; In
press in the International Journal of
Pharmacy Education and Practice 2010. |
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Rasu R,
Jayawant S, Abercrombie M, Balkrishnan
R; Treatment of Anemia among Women with
Chronic Kidney Disease in United States
Outpatient Settings; Women’s Health Issues, 2009; 19:
211-219. |
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Rianon N, Selwyn B, Shahidullah S, Swint
J, Franzini L, Rasu R (corresponding
author); Cost of Health Education to
Increase STD Awareness in Female Garment
Workers in Bangladesh, 2009; In press in the International
Electronic Journal of Health Education. |
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Rianon N,
Rasu R
(corresponding author);
Metabolic Syndrome and its Risk
Factors in Bangladeshi Immigrant Men in
the USA; Immigrant and Minority Health,
2009; Feb 19. |
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Kelly P,
Rasu R, Lesser J, Oscos-Sanchez M,
Mancha J, Orriega A ; Mexican-Americans
Neighborhood Social Capital and
Attitudes about Violence; Mental Health
Nursing
2010; 31 (1): 15-20. |
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Crawford T,
Segars L, Rasu R
(corresponding author);
Prescribing Trends for
the Treatment of Congestive Heart
Failure (CHF) from 2002-2004. Accepted
in Research in Social and
Administrative Pharmacy 2009. |
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Stoner S,
Dahmen M, Makos M, Lea J, Carver L, Rasu
R; An Exploratory Retrospective
Evaluation of Ropinirole Associated
Psychotic Symptoms in an Outpatient
Population Treated for Restless Leg
Syndrome or Parkinson’s Disease. Annals
of Pharmacotherapy 2009
Sep;43(9):1426-32. |
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Swint, M, Franzini L, Honda C, Murakami
Y, Rasu R; Relationships between
Economic Growth and Population Health in
Low and Middle Income Countries; Invited
Paper for Osaka Economic Papers, 2008;
58(2). |
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Pawakar,
M, Joish V, Rasu R, Balkrishnan
R; The Influence of Comorbidities on
Prescribing Information for Sleep
Difficulties: Evidence From U.S.
National Outpatient Data 1995-2004;
Journal of Medical Economics, 2008; 11:
41-56.
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Rasu
R, Crawford T, Manley H, Balkrishnan
R; A Review of Outcomes and Costs
Associated with Anemic Chronic Kidney
Disease Patients; Current Medical
Research and Opinion, 2008; 24(1):
129-137. |
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Rasu
R, Crawford T, Manley H, Balkrishnan
R; Treatment of Hypertension and
Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with
Chronic Kidney Disease: a Review. Expert
Opinion in Pharmacotherapy, 2007 Oct;
8(15):2543-51. |
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Rasu
R, Manley H, Crawford T, Balkrishnan
R; Under Treatment of Anemia in Patients
with Chronic Kidney Disease in the
United States: Analysis of National
Outpatient Survey Data; Clinical
Therapeutics, 2007 July; 29
(7):1524-1534. |
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Stojanovki S, Rasu R, ,
Balkrishnan R, and Nahata M; Trends in
Medication Prescribing for Children with
Pediatric Insomnia in US Outpatient
Settings; Sleep, 2007 Aug; 30(8):1013-7. |
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Balkrishnan R, Joish V, Bhosle M,
Rasu R, Nahata M; Prior
Authorization of Newer Insomnia
Medications In Managed Care: Is It
Necessary? Journal of
Clinical Sleep Medicine, 2007;3 (4):
393-8. |
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Patel H, Rasu R, Burke S, Toe D;
Impact of an Intervention to Pharmacy
benefit design on Second Generation
Anticonvulsants Use; Publicized in VerusMed on April 17th 2006. |
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Rasu R, Shenolikar R, Balkrishnan
R, and Nahata M; Physician Prescribing
of Sleep Disorder Medications in United
States Outpatient Settings: Factors
associated with prescription of high
abuse potential and costly medications; Clinical Therapeutics,
2005; 27(12):1970-1979. |
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Rasu R, Balkrishnan R, Shenolikar
R, and Nahata M; Treatment of Insomnia:
a review and update; Expert
Review on Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes
Research, 2005; 5(6):
733-740.www.future-drugs.com. |
Sun C, Bodurka D, Weaver C, Rasu R,
Wolf J, Bevers M, Smith J, Wharton J,
Rubenstein E; Rankings and Symptom
Assessments of Side Effects from
Chemotherapy: Insights from
Experienced Patients with Ovarian
Cancer, Supportive Care in
Cancer, 2005 Apr;13(4):219-27. |
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Balkrishnan R, Rasu R, and
Rajagopalan R; Physician and Patient
Determinants of the Treatment of Sleep
Difficulties in Outpatient Settings in
the United States, Sleep,
2005; 28(6):715-719. |
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Book
Chapter:
Franzini L, Swint M, Murakami Y, Rasu R;
Economic Development and Population
Health,(5th chapter of the book titled:
Reinventing Public Health: Policies and
Practices for a Healthy Nation, Lu Ann Aday (Editor) ISBN: 0-7879-7561-3, Jossey-Bass, October 2005. |
Honors/Awards:
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2009 |
Received
UMKC Pharmacy Foundation award for Academy
of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) student
chapter Antibiotic Adherence project. |
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2009 |
Recipient of
Who’s Who in America researchers and
educators of the year award. |
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2007 |
Faculty
advisor of UMKC AMCP student chapter. UMKC AMCP
student chapter won third prize in national
pharmacy and therapeutics (P&T) competition
organized by Foundation of Managed Care
Pharmacy (FMCP) |
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2006- 2008 |
Received UMKC
Office of Research Services travel grant
award and Dean’s scholarship for research
paper presentation in 2006, 2007, and 2008 |
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2005 |
Delta Omega
nominee. Delta Omega Honorary Society
encourages excellence in student scholarship
and research and to recognize academic and
professional achievement in the field of
public health |
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2004 |
Received
Management and Policy Sciences division
award from University of Texas Houston
School of Public Health for research paper
presentation |
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2002 |
Third place
Team in the 10th Annual Health Care Team
Competition (HCTC) organized by Houston
Health Science Center |
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