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Better Presentations in 2024: Turning Data into Clear and Impactful Stories

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Oct 235 min read

Better Presentations in 2024: Turning Data into Clear and Impactful Stories

In the world of data-driven decision-making, the ability to present data effectively has become a crucial skill. Whether you're...

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Enhancing Meeting Dynamics: Insights from "The Surprising Science of Meetings" by Steven G. Rogelberg

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Aug 93 min read

Enhancing Meeting Dynamics: Insights from "The Surprising Science of Meetings" by Steven G. Rogelberg

8/9/2024 In today's fast-paced work environments, meetings are a fundamental component of organizational success. However, they often...

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Navigating the Flu Season 2024: Updates on Vaccine Effectiveness and Innovations

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Apr 33 min read

Navigating the Flu Season 2024: Updates on Vaccine Effectiveness and Innovations

April 3, 2024 As the flu season of 2023-2024 unfolds, understanding the nuances of influenza activity, the effectiveness of vaccines in...

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Inclusive Leadership: 9 Effective Ways to Elevate Women in Your Team

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Nov 23, 20235 min read

Inclusive Leadership: 9 Effective Ways to Elevate Women in Your Team

November 23, 2023 In my role as a male department chair at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy with predominantly female faculty, I...

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Maximizing the Benefits of AI in Education: Insights from the U.S. Department of Education

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Jun 6, 20232 min read

Maximizing the Benefits of AI in Education: Insights from the U.S. Department of Education

June 6, 2023 Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming many aspects of our lives, from healthcare to transportation to...

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Akkermansia muciniphila: The Beneficial Gut Bacterium You Need to Know About

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

May 2, 20232 min read

Akkermansia muciniphila: The Beneficial Gut Bacterium You Need to Know About

May 2, 2023 The human body is a complex ecosystem of cells, tissues, and microorganisms, with trillions of bacteria residing in the gut...

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Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Jan 17, 20232 min read

Influenza Activity in 2023 (Week 1)

January 17, 2023 This influenza season activity started aggressively in October 2022 with positivity rates passing 5% of tested specimens...

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Monkeypox: brincidofovir, tecovirimat, and Jynneos!

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

May 26, 20223 min read

Monkeypox: brincidofovir, tecovirimat, and Jynneos!

With recent outbreaks of the Monkeypox virus in Europe and the United States, interest in Monkeypox prevention and treatment has...

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Before we panic about the Omicron variant...

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Nov 27, 20211 min read

Before we panic about the Omicron variant...

What is Omicron? The new B.1.1.529 variant (Omicron) clade 21K, which harbors many mutations, particularly in the spike protein, was...

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Flu Vaccination and the Flu Season: What to Expect

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Aug 29, 20212 min read

Flu Vaccination and the Flu Season: What to Expect

The good news is that influenza was very scarce last year (2020-21) in the Northern Hemisphere and remained scarce this summer in the...

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Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Aug 12, 20211 min read

💉💉💉 A 3rd COVID-19 jab...

Last night (8/12/21), the FDA extended the emergency use authorizations (EUA) for Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 (currently for age 12 years...

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What to expect from a third shot of Moderna's mRNA COVID vaccine?

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

May 7, 20212 min read

What to expect from a third shot of Moderna's mRNA COVID vaccine?

The COVID vaccination campaign has been extremely successful in the United States, with highly effective mRNA vaccines from...

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Delayed Severe Skin Reactions to mRNA Vaccines

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Mar 3, 20212 min read

Delayed Severe Skin Reactions to mRNA Vaccines

Back in January 2021, I had a patient who had experienced a delayed edematous plaque (very large and painful) at the site of injection...

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I don't get the flu shot in July, August, or September

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Dec 20, 20202 min read

I don't get the flu shot in July, August, or September

The idea is simple. Vaccinate as many people as possible when you have the chance as soon as the flu shot becomes available. If you ask...

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Males and the elderly more likely to get severe COVID-19?

Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Jun 15, 20202 min read

Males and the elderly more likely to get severe COVID-19?

A recent analysis from CDC looked at a dataset of 1,320,488 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases reported to CDC from January 11, 2020, to...

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Alireza FakhriRavari, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP, AAHIVP

Apr 19, 20203 min read

How to Name New Diseases

When a new contagious infectious disease emerges, there's a sense of urgency to name it so that the scientific community can refer to it...

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