Tracey H. Taveira, Pharm.D., CDOE

Associate Professor
Department of Pharmacy Practice
ttaveira@uri.edu

Clinical Practice Site

Veterans Administration Medical Center, Providence, RI

Research Interests

Dr. Taveira’s clinical practice at the Providence VA Medical Center is focused on the provision of pharmaceutical care in the adult ambulatory care setting. Her activities include the provision of direct pharmaceutical care services to high risk patients with chronic conditions, such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, and tobacco use in the pharmacist-led Cardiovascular Risk Reduction Clinic (CRRC) and the pharmacist-led group medical visit program. Her research and publications have focused on the evaluation of pharmacist-coordinated cardiac risk reduction care models and the impact of mental health conditions on diabetes and cardiac risk factor control.

Education

Doctor of Pharmacy, University of Rhode Island, 2000

Residency/Fellowship

Pharmacy Practice Residency, University of Rhode Island, 2000-2001

Taveira TH, Wu WC, Martin OJ, Schleinitz MD, Friedman P, Sharma SC. Pharmacist-led cardiac risk reduction model. Preventive Cardiology 2006; 9(4):202-8.

Martin OJ, Wu WC, Taveira TH, Eaton CB, Sharma SC. Multidisciplinary Group Behavioral and Pharmacologic Intervention for Cardiac Risk Reduction in Diabetes – A Pilot Study.  Diabetes Educator 2007; 33(1):1118-27.

Pirraglia PA, Taveira TH, Cohen LB, Wu W. The moderating effect of depression diagnosis on the effectiveness of a multi-factorial cardiovascular risk reduction clinic. Preventing Chronic Disease.  In press. Manuscript PCD-07-0167.R1