Isaac Cha
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Isaac H. S. Cha, PharmD, BCPS Clinical Assistant Professor Pharmacy Practice, Family and Community Medicine & Biomedical Sciences | |
| isaaccha@uic.edu | ||
| Phone | 815-395-6544 | |
| Fax | 815-734-9021 | |
| Office | 1601 Parkview Avenue Room N206 | |
| US Mail | University Primary Care Clinic, 405 Charles Avenue, Mt. Morris, IL 61054 | |
Dr. Cha's areas of interest/practice include primary care, geriatrics and mood disorders.
Education
| May '04-Sep '06 | Research Fellowship in Family Medicine University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford (UICOM-R), Rockford, IL |
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| June '00 | Primary Care Specialty Residency University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL |
| Dec '98 | Doctor of Pharmacy [with Highest Distinction] University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
| Apr '90 | Bachelor of Science in Human Biology University of Toronto (Trinity College), Toronto, ONT |
| Current UIC Appointments |
| '00 to present | Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, & Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, University of Illinois |
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| '07-present | Co-Director for M2 Medical Pharmacology Course, Dept. of Biomedical Sciences, UIC-College of Medicine at Rockford |
| Representative Publications |
- Lutfiyya MN, Lipsky M, Bales RW, Cha I, McGrath C. Disparities in Knowledge of Heart Attack and Stroke Symptoms Among US Adult Men: An Analysis of Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey Data Spanning 2003-2005. Journal of the National Medical Association. 2008;100:1-9.
- Lutfiyya MN, Shah KK, Johnson M, Bales RW, Cha I, McGrath C, Spera L and Lipsky MS. Adolescent tobacco use: Is rural residency a risk factor? Rural and Remote Health Journal. 8:875. (Online), 2008
- Chang LF, Lutfiyya Mn, Cha I, El-Khabiry E. Results of chart reviews conducted to evaluate primary care patients seen by second and third year family medicine residents for potential adverse polypharmacy. Pharmacy Practice. 2007;5(2):85-88
- Cha I. Medication Therapy Management: A Little-Known Benefit of Medicare Part D. Illinois Primary Health Care Association (IPHCA) Health Source, Volume 9, Number 8 (August & September 2006).
- Cha I. Strategies for Reducing Polypharmacy. Illinois Foundation For Quality Health Care. Nursing Home Update: Tips, Trends, and Training for Physicians. Vol. 2 No. 2, Fall 2006
- Cha I. Recognizing and Overcoming the Barriers to Patient Self-Management of Oral Medications. Home Health Station. Vol. 2, Issue 2, Spring 2006
- Cha I. Unique obstacles make the diagnosis and treatment of late-life depression a challenge. Nursing Home Update: Tips, Trends, and Training for Physicians. Vol. 1, No. 4 November 2005.
