Area of Focus

• Medication-Related Problems in Older Adults
• Drug-Induced Cognitive Impairment

Education

• B.S., Pharmacy (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985)
• Pharm.D., Pharmacy (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992)
• Ph.D., Pharmaceutics (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1992)
• Certificate in Aging Studies, Gerontology (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1991)

Post-Graduate Training

• Fellowship - Geriatrics Fellowship (VAMC, Richmond, VA, 1992)
• Postdoctoral Trainee - Curriculum in Toxicology (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 1994)
• Fellowship - Postdoctoral, Department of Pharmaceutics (Virginia Commonwealth University, 1996)

Academic Appointments/Professional Experience

• 4/1996 - 9/1999. Research Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University
• 2001 - Present. (Joint Appointment) Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University
• (1999 - 2006) Assistant Professor of Pharmacy,
• (2006 - Present) Associate Professor of Pharmacy,
• (2006 - Present) Vice-Chair for Graduate Studies,

Professional and Scholarly Interests

• Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology
• Alzheimer's Disease

Research Interests

• Medication-related Problems in Older Adults
• Anticholinergic burden and older adults
• Age-related Changes in CNS Pharmacodynamics

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Publications

Recent Publications

• Slattum PW, Venitz J. Clinical Pharmacokinetics in the Elderly. In: Figg WD and McLeod HL. Handbook of Anticancer Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press, Inc. 2004, pp 421-430.
• Slattum PW, Cappuzzo KA, Fountain KM, Delafuente JC. Memory Screening and Awareness Program in a Grocery Store Pharmacy: A Service Learning Experience (abstract). Selected for podium presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, San Francisco, CA, November 2004.
• Slattum PW, Ramchandani VA, Venitz J. Lack Of Development Of Acute Tolerance (AT) To Intravenous (IV) Ethanol (ETH) In The Elderly (abstract). Presented as a podium presentation at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Miami Beach, FL 2004.
• Slattum PW, Shibley E. Advanced Practice Experience (APE) for Doctor of Pharmacy Students in Senior Care Community Pharmacy Practice. Accepted for podium presentation to Senior Care Pharmacy ’03, 34th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, San Antonio, TX November 2003.
• Slattum PW, Swerdlow RH, Massey AJ. Alzheimer’s Disease. In: DiPiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, Matzke GR, Wells BG, Posey LM. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Seventh Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. 2007 (in press).
• Slattum PW, Greene HA, Sicat BL. Impact of a Medicare Part D Service-Learning Experience on Students in a Geriatric Pharmacy Practice Course (abstract). Poster presentation at Celebrating Excellence: The 2007 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting and Seminars, Lake Buena Vista, FL, July 2007.