Rola Kaakeh, Postdoctoral Fellowship'11
Dr. Rola Kaakeh, who completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Michigan in Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Health Services Research in 2011, has published “The Art of Pharmacoeconomics: A guide to getting started.”
The book takes a macro-level approach to the methodology, skills, and personnel needed to perform and evaluate pharmacoeconomics research. This book speaks to the art, and not just the technical features, of the discipline. The book's objective is to inspire the reader to see the world of healthcare decision-making a little differently. It serves as a guide to the key elements that go into the process of conducting and evaluating pharmacoeconomics analyses and provides the reader with the framework and tools needed. More information on the book can be found at salusvitaegroup.com.
Dr. Kaakeh is the CEO of Salus Vitae Group and adjunct faculty at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 15 years of experience in academic, corporate, and pharmacy practice settings. Dr. Kaakeh advises a wide range of institutions, including universities, corporations, consultancies, professional associations, non-governmental and humanitarian organizations, and startups. Her areas of focus include national policies and institution-specific initiatives that address healthcare topics covering access, delivery, and outcomes. She has won numerous awards and presented on several global stages to address pressing healthcare issues. Dr. Kaakeh holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Purdue University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmaceutical outcomes and health services research from the University of Michigan under the supversion of Dr. James Stevenson.
The book takes a macro-level approach to the methodology, skills, and personnel needed to perform and evaluate pharmacoeconomics research. This book speaks to the art, and not just the technical features, of the discipline. The book's objective is to inspire the reader to see the world of healthcare decision-making a little differently. It serves as a guide to the key elements that go into the process of conducting and evaluating pharmacoeconomics analyses and provides the reader with the framework and tools needed. More information on the book can be found at salusvitaegroup.com.
Dr. Kaakeh is the CEO of Salus Vitae Group and adjunct faculty at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is a licensed pharmacist with nearly 15 years of experience in academic, corporate, and pharmacy practice settings. Dr. Kaakeh advises a wide range of institutions, including universities, corporations, consultancies, professional associations, non-governmental and humanitarian organizations, and startups. Her areas of focus include national policies and institution-specific initiatives that address healthcare topics covering access, delivery, and outcomes. She has won numerous awards and presented on several global stages to address pressing healthcare issues. Dr. Kaakeh holds a doctorate in pharmacy from Purdue University, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in pharmaceutical outcomes and health services research from the University of Michigan under the supversion of Dr. James Stevenson.
