Name: Roger A. Edwards, ScD

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Pharmacy Practice and Department of Health Sciences

School/Center: School of Pharmacy

Office Location: 206 MU

Phone: 617-373-8344

Fax:

E-mail: ro.edwards@neu.edu

Education/degrees:  ScD, Health Policy & Management, Harvard School of Public Health, MS, Health Services Research, Stanford University, AB, Human Biology, Stanford University

Certification:

Specializations:

Research Interests:
Diffusion of health and medical innovations including:
Population-level policies related to obesity;
Pharmacy practice and public health infrastructure; Quality improvements in maternal and child health care delivery

Public Service:
U.S. Surgeon General's Call to Action for Breastfeeding Expert Panel (2009)
SafeAmerica Foundation's "Prepared Not Scared" campaign related to pandemic flu (2006)

Courses:
Technology in Healthcare and Pharmacy Practice (PharmD program)
Public Health Policy and Administration (Master of Public Health program)
Emerging Technologies in Healthcare (Master of Health Informatics Program

Upcoming Conference Presentations:
Edwards, RA "System-level pathways to overcoming barriers to optimal infant feeding practices in maternity care" is scheduled for session 3046.0, Evaluating Breastfeeding Programs on Monday, November  9, 2009 at 8:30 AM (for more information see: http://apha.confex.com/apha/137am/webprogram/Session25871.html

Publications (Selected):
1. Edwards, RA & Chadwick, AC “Smart Planner: Radically Accelerating R&D to Combat a Biothreat” Drug Development Research—Special Issue on Biodefense  70: 335-48, 2009. 

2. Edwards, RA et al “Quantifying a Strategic View of Diabetes Technology Impacts: A System Dynamics Approach” Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics 11(7): 411-18, 2009.

3. Edwards, RA “The Relationship Between Market-Based Pricing and Biopharmaceutical Innovation” Supplement to Managed Care 2004, 13 (6): 23-25.

4. Sox, CM, Burstin, HR, Edwards, RA, et al “Hospital Admissions through Emergency Department: Does Insurance Status Matter?” Am J Med 1998 (Dec) 105(6): 506-12.

5. Wirthlin, D, Buradagunta, S, Edwards, R et al “Telemedicine in Vascular Surgery: Feasibility of Digital Imaging for Remote Management of Wounds” Journal of Vascular Surgery 1998; 27: 1089-1100.

6. Edwards, R.A. “Research and the Goal of Improving Patient Care”  Forsch Komplementarmed  1998; 5 (Suppl 1): 116-120

7. Kvedar, J.C., Edwards, R.A., Menn, E.R., et al “The Substitution of Digital Images for Dermatologic Physical Examination” Arch Dermatol., 1997; 133: 161-167.

8. Rucker, D.W., Edwards, RA, Burstin, H.R., O’Neil, A.C., Brennan, T.A. “Patient-Specific Predictors of Ambulance Use” Ann Emerg Med, 1997; 29(4): 484-91.

9. Edwards, R.A, "Diffusion of Robotic Innovations in Health Care Environments Using the Interactive Evaluation Methodology," International Journal of Robotics, May, 1990, pp. 241-250.

10. Kaptchuk, T.J., Edwards, R.A., Eisenberg, D.M., “Complementary Medicine: Efficacy Beyond Placebo” in Complementary Medicine-- An Objective Appraisal, E. Ernst (ed.) Oxford: Butterworth Heinemann, 1996: 42-70.

11. Edwards, RA, Mayo, D, Els, S, Kaczmarek, L, “Avian Flu – Pandemic Prevention” European Biopharmaceutical Review, Spring 2006.