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Education

Pharm D, ÀÏ»¢»ú¹¥ÂÔ - Skaggs School of Pharmacy (2007)

Courses Taught

Phar 586 Clinical Specialty APPE Elective - MTM/IPHARM

Phar 463 Pharmaceutical Care Lab Instructor

Phar 310 Pharmacy Practice II Coordinator

Teaching Experience

Pharmacy skills labs 

Pharmacy practice labs

IPHARM Pharmacy                                                   

Immunization training

Research Interests

Rural Health and Wellness

Geriatrics

Chronic Disease State Mangement

Asthma

Publications

• Zins R. (presenter), Ostertag S., Bell J. Community Wellness Program Re-Imagined for Sustainability, IPE, and Enhanced Student Learning. Presented at Northwest Pharmacy Convention. Coeur d Alene, ID. June 2023. (poster)
• Bosic-Reiniger J., Zins R. (presenter), Murphy L. Harnessing Asthma Technology to Improve Medication Adherence. Presented at Northwest Pharmacy Convention. Coeur d Alene, ID. June 2023. (poster)
• Zins R., Murphy L. IPHARM Pharmacy – Hometown MTm Programs. Presented at Skaggs Symposium. Salt Lake City, UT. August 2022 (poster)
• Ostertag S, Bosic-Reiniger J, Migliaccio C, Zins R. Promoting Older Adult Health with Interprofessional Education through Community Based Health Screening. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(11):6513. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19116513 
• Murphy L., Zins R. Update from ÀÏ»¢»ú¹¥ÂÔ Skaggs School of Pharmacy. IPHARM Pharmacy. Montana Pharmacy Association Newsletter. Winter 2022.
• Zins, R., Murphy L., Sochia A., Johnson R. Hometown MTm Asthma Care Program: A Two-Year Review. Presented at Northwest Pharmacy Convention Virtual Meeting. June 2021. (poster)
• Murphy L., Blackburn H., Zins R., Johnson R. ÀÏ»¢»ú¹¥ÂÔ IPHARM Pharmacy: A Pharmacist Administered Diabetes Self-Management Program. Presented at Association of Diabetes Care & Education Specialists Virtual Annual Meeting. August 2020 (poster)
• Brown, S., Zins R., & Sangrey S. Expanding Recruitment Efforts at the ÀÏ»¢»ú¹¥ÂÔ. Presented at AACP Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. July 2019 (poster)
• Johnson R., Zins R., Monson K., Blackburn H., Minto J. Hometown MTM: Enriching Pharmacy Services for Rural Montanans. Presented at Northwest Pharmacy Convention. June 2019. (poster)
• Migliaccio C., Zins R., & Johnson R. Asthma and Rocky Boy: A pharmacist-lead telehealth asthma program between Rocky Boy and the ÀÏ»¢»ú¹¥ÂÔ-Skaggs School of Pharmacy. Presented at the American Indian Alaska Native Clinical and Translational Research Program Spring Conference, Anchorage, AK. April 2018. (poster)
• Hudgins, G., Anderson, K.A., Migliaccio, C., Ostertag, S., & Zins, R. (March, 2018). Geriatric health screening: An interprofessional education opportunity.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Atlanta, GA. (paper)
• Zins R., Johnson R., Sangrey S., Smith C., Corcoran L. Assessing Access to Asthma Education Services for Montana’s American Indian Population. Presented at Northwest Pharmacy Convention. June 2017. (poster)
• Johnson R., Zins R., Providing Interprofessional Education (IPE) Through Geriatric Health Screenings. Presented at Northwest Pharmacy Convention. June 2016. (poster)

Professional Experience

Grants

• Montana Geriatric Education Center/Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program Funded by HRSA - Provide health screenings (A1c, bone density, BP, lipids) and disease state education to older persons in the State of Montana. Work interprofessionally with physical therapy students/faculty and nursing students/faculty from MSU and MT Tech. Role – Pharmacist Clinical Specialist 2009 – 2024   
• Combining pharmacist-lead telemedicine and asthma education to better respiratory health outcomes in Native American populations - Funded by AI-AN Clinical and Translational Research Program - 2017 - The goal of this proposal is to decrease asthma disparities in American Indian populations in Montana.  (Co-PI)
• Assessing Access to Asthma Education Services for Montana’s American Indian Population” - Funded by the Montana Health Care Foundation - 2016 - It is focused on assessing current access to asthma self-management education (AS-ME) and determine the feasibility of multi-disciplinary, pharmacist-led managed asthma care in Montana's American Indian communities. (PI)