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Presents: Dr. Susie Park and
Dr. Melissa Cloyd
Psychiatric Pharmacist at
Riverside University Health SystemTopic: "What is Tardive Dyskinesia?"
presented by Dr. Melissa Cloyd
&
"Psychiatric Pharmacogenetics"
(DNA Testing for Drug Therapy)
presented by Dr. Susie Park
Psychiatric pharmacy specializes in treating patients living with mental health and substance use disorders. Psychiatric pharmacists have extensive training and expertise in medication treatment of and the psychosocial factors inherent within these conditions. Psychiatric pharmacists work collaboratively with medical and mental health interprofessional teams to improve patients' short- and long-term outcomes. They partner with and educate patients, families, and providers, and they advocate for the appropriate use of medications through comprehensive medication management.