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Jerry Avorn
Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School | Author, RETHINKING MEDICATIONS
Jerry Avorn (born February 13, 1948) is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Founding Chief Emeritus of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics in the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He founded one of the largest academic programs using health care utilization data to track medication use and outcomes, and developed the approach of "academic detailing" in which pharmacists, nurses, and physicians interactively educate doctors about evidence-based prescribing practices by using the same tactics that drug companies employ to market
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201520202025
Chief Emeritus, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics - Brigham and Women's Hospital8 years and 8 months
Co-founder and co-director - Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL)13 years and 10 months
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- BWChief Emeritus, Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics - Brigham and Women's HospitalCurrentJan 2018 - Present (8 years and 8 months) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- POCo-founder and co-director - Program On Regulation, Therapeutics, And Law (PORTAL)CurrentJan 2012 - Present (13 years and 10 months)