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Edith MirzaianPharmD, BCACP

Edith MirzaianPharmD, BCACP

Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Associate Dean of Curriculum

Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy

Dr. Edith Mirzaian is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and the Associate Dean of Curriculum at USC Alfred E. Mann School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.  She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the USC School of Pharmacy in 2001 and completed a residency in Community-based Pharmacy Practice at USC in 2002.  She is a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist, holds the Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Health from the International Society of Travel Medicine, and is a Fellow of the California Pharmacists Association.

In her administrative role, Dr. Mirzaian, as the Associate Dean of Curriculum, is responsible for the oversight, resources, and advancement of the four-year Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum including curriculum development, innovation and support, and development of teaching and assessment methodologies and policies.

In addition to her administrative role in higher education, Dr. Mirzaian continues her work in immunizations drawing from her extensive clinical practice experiences including the implementation of a wide range of pharmacist-led patient care programs in medical clinics and community pharmacies in Los Angeles County, development of collaborative practice agreements with physicians to provide chronic disease management and preventative health services in clinics and pharmacies.

Dr. Mirzaian is a national faculty trainer for the American Pharmacists Association Pharmacy Based Immunization Training Program, Travel Health and Diabetes Care Program and has served to educate and train pharmacists and student pharmacists in immunizations, vaccine confidence, travel medicine and the pharmacists’ role as public health clinicians and advocates in immunizations throughout the United States.

Areas of Expertise

  • Pharmacy Education
  • Doctor of Pharmacy Curriculum management and revision
  • Immunizations and Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
  • International Travel Health
  • Improving STAR ratings in MTM Services in Medicare Populations
  • Collaborative Practice Implementation and Compensation Mechanism for Clinical Pharmacy Services
  • Diabetes Management
  • Education

    University of Southern California

    PharmD

  • Links
  • Selected Articles

    Mosquito‐Borne Illnesses in Travelers: A Review of Risk and Prevention

    Pharmacotherapy
    Edith Mirzaian Pharm.D. Melissa J. Durham Pharm.D. Karl Hess Pharm.D. Jeffery A. Goad Pharm.D., M.P.H.

    2012 In 2008, residents of the United States made 12 million visits to developing countries in Asia, South America, Central America, Oceania, the Middle East, and Africa. Due to the presence of Anopheles, Aedes, and Culex mosquitoes, travel to these destinations poses a risk for diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, and Japanese encephalitis that cause significant morbidity and mortality. To gain a better understanding of the major emerging and established travel‐related infectious diseases transmitted principally by mosquitoes and the measures for their prevention in U.S. residents who travel to these developing countries, we performed a literature search of the PubMed and MEDLINE databases (January 1950–February 2010). Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization and relevant references from the publications identified were also reviewed. Vaccines for the prevention of Japanese encephalitis and yellow fever are commercially available to U.S. travelers and should be administered when indicated. However, the prevention of malaria, dengue fever, chikungunya, and West Nile virus relies on personal insect protection measures and chemoprophylaxis for malaria. As the rate of international travel continues to rise, individuals traveling overseas should be made aware of the risk of various infectious diseases and the importance of prevention. Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and other practitioners can play a vital role in disease education and prevention, including the administration of vaccines and provision of chemoprophylactic drugs.

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  • Accomplishments

    Certificate of Knowledge in Travel Health

    Awarded from the International Society of Travel Medicine

    Fellow, California Pharmacists Association (FCPhA)

  • Videos
  • Selected Media Appearances

    APhA Recognizing Professionwide Award Recipients

    Pharmacy Times | 03/22/2019

    Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP, whose involvement in the community residency training program at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, is recognized by this award, which is presented to a community pharmacy residency director or preceptor who has demonstrated excellence in precepting, mentoring, leadership, and community pharmacy residency program administration...

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    New Hampshire Mother of 4 Dies of Flu Complications After Deciding Not to Take Tamiflu

    People | 01/31/2018

    Edith Mirzaian, an associate professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, says Tamiflu is one of the primary medications used to treat influenza. Though it has rare adverse side effects, it has proven to be effective...

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    USC School of Pharmacy Selects the MirixaPro(SM) Platform

    PR NewsWire | 02/12/2015

    Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at USC Mann commented, "Since the need for quality medication therapy management services has become increasingly important, we have developed a Medication Management Center to implement innovative methods of MTM delivery that provide solutions for our community. Using the MirixaPro platform will help us serve the needs of our clients effectively."...

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