Vera, Mary De - University of British Columbia - Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences

个人简介

Dr. De Vera is a pharmacoepidemiologist and assistant professor in medication adherence in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UBC. She completed a BSc degree in biochemistry at UBC and MSc and PhD degrees in health care and epidemiology from the UBC School of Population and Public Health. She also completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Montreal's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

研究领域

The theme of Dr. De Vera's research is "Medication Matters" and her goal is to improve outcomes of medication taking in different patient populations. Her current research interests are examining how eHealth technologies can support new and existing models of care to improve care delivery and patient outcomes; exploring patients' perspectives and experiences with medication taking and adherence; and evaluating the use and impacts of medications among pregnant women, particularly with inflammatory conditions. Dr. De Vera is an expert in patient outcomes studies, particularly in arthritis. She is also an expert in population studies using administrative databases, with cross-Canada experiences in British Columbia (Population Data BC, formerly BC Linked Health Database) and Quebec (Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec).

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Economics of non-adherence to biologic therapies in rheumatoid arthritis., De Vera, Mary A., Mailman Jonathan, and Galo Jessica S. , Curr Rheumatol Rep, 2014 Nov, Volume 16, Issue 11, p.460, (2014) Empowering pharmacists in asthma management through interactive SMS (EmPhAsIS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial., De Vera, Mary A., Sadatsafavi Mohsen, Tsao Nicole W., Lynd Larry D., Lester Richard, Gastonguay Louise, Galo Jessica, J FitzGerald Mark, Brasher Penelope, and Marra Carlo A. , Trials, 2014, Volume 15, p.488, (2014) Antidepressant use during pregnancy and the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension., De Vera, Mary A., and Bérard Anick , Br J Clin Pharmacol, 2012 Aug, Volume 74, Issue 2, p.362-9, (2012) Impact of statin discontinuation on mortality in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study., De Vera, Mary A., Choi Hyon, Abrahamowicz Michal, Kopec Jacek, and Lacaille Diane , Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken), 2012 Jun, Volume 64, Issue 6, p.809-16, (2012) Statin discontinuation and risk of acute myocardial infarction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based cohort study., De Vera, Mary A., Choi Hyon, Abrahamowicz Michal, Kopec Jacek, Goycochea-Robles Maria Victoria, and Lacaille Diane , Ann Rheum Dis, 2011 Jun, Volume 70, Issue 6, p.1020-4, (2011)