DAVID KENNETH SOLOMON, PHARM.D., PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR V A AND HOSPITAL AFFAIRS, CHIEF, PHARMACY SERVICE VAMC MEMPHIS B.S. (Pharmacy), College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee, 1969. Pharm.D. (Clinical Pharmacy), College of Pharmacy, University of Tennessee, 1970.

Dr. Solomon's research and practice interests include the evaluation of pharmaceutical care provided to patients and evaluation of appropriate medication use systems.  Another focus area is the evaluation of pharmacy data systems that facilitate management of patient drug therapy in acute care and ambulatory settings.  Specifically, he has been involved with measuring hypertensive, COPD, and hyperlipidemia patients' drug therapy post provision of pharmaceutical care, and the impact on patient outcomes. These outcomes include patient medication compliance, patient knowledge of disease state and medications, patient quality of life, and utilization of health care resources. Dr. Solomon is also interested in the evaluation of practice activities of pharmacists in acute care, ambulatory care, and home health care settings.  Additionally, Dr. Solomon has numerous publications and serves on several journal editorial boards (Pharmacy Practice Management Quarterly, Hospital Pharmacy, Veterans Health System Journal).

Selected Publications:

Gourley, G., Gourley, D., Rigolosi, E., Reed, P ., Solomon, D., and Washington, E.: "Development and Validation of the Pharmaceutical Care Satisfaction Questionnaire," American Journal of Managed Care, Vol. 7, No.5 (May, 2001), p.461-466.

Nola, Kamala, Gourley, D., Gourley, G. Solomon, D.K., and Elam, M.: "Clinical and Humanistic Outcomes of a Lipid Management Program in the Community Pharmacy Setting," Journal American Pharmaceutical Association, 1999,40:166173.

Solomon, David K., Gourley, D., Brown, R., Gourley, G., and Humma, L.: "Technology Assessment and the Drug Use Process," American Journal of Managed Care, 5(2):220-232, 1999.

Solomon, David K., Portner, T., Bass, G., et.al.: "Clinical and Economic Outcomes in the Hypertension and COPD Arms of a Multicenter Outcomes Study," Journal American Pharmaceutical Association, Vol. 38, No.5, 574, September/October 1998.

Gourley, Dick, Gourley, G., Solomon, D., et.al.: "Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Multicenter Pharmaceutical Care Outcome Study," Journal American Pharmaceutical Association, Vol.38, No.5, 567, September/October, 1998.