The CPNP Foundation enjoys recognizing donors who exemplify the values of the Foundation through their dedication and commitment to meeting the needs of patients living with psychiatric and neurologic disorders and their families. In this issue of Kaleidoscope, we feature Julie Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP.
Dr. Dopheide has been a member of CPNP since 2004, was the President of CPNP from 2013-2014, and has spoken multiple times at the CPNP Annual Meeting. She was part of the Founding Circle that launched the CPNP Foundation and continues to be a dedicated supporter of the Foundation’s initiatives. We are honored to feature Dr. Dopheide this month as our featured donor and to learn more about her career.
Dr. Dopheide’s interest in psychiatric pharmacy was piqued when she was a P4 student on different clinical rotations in Omaha, NE. She shared, “I felt the most valued by the psychiatry service. The treatment team asked me questions and expected me to be a regular contributor to the provision of patient care. I also thoroughly enjoyed the patient contact and conducting mental status examinations and using my findings to document the success or failure of pharmacotherapy regimens.”
Dr. Dopheide has been with the University of Southern California (USC) for 30 years and currently serves in multiple capacities. She is Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and holds a joint appointment in Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences at USC’s Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles. Dr. Dopheide has over 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals, professional publications, and textbooks, she is a nationally and internationally recognized expert in psychiatric pharmacy, particularly child and adolescent psychopharmacology, sleep medicine and mood disorders, and she currently serves on the Psychiatric Specialty Council for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.
Today, in her ongoing tenure at USC, Dr. Dopheide is actively involved in teaching pharmacy students, medical students, allied health, and psychiatry residents in both the classroom and clinical settings. Her commitment to the psychiatric pharmacy profession shines through her work and her impact can been seen throughout CPNP and the CPNP Foundation.
We asked Dr. Dopheide about her involvement with the CPNP Foundation.
“My service on CPNP’s Board of Directors ignited my desire to become a founding member of CPNPF. By contributing to CPNPF, we CPNP members can achieve more of our professional and humanistic goals. For me these goals include supporting students and residents in their professional development. If we are going to achieve our vision of “a psychiatric pharmacist on every care team dedicated to improving drug therapy outcomes for persons with psychiatric and neurologic disorders, we need more board certified psychiatric pharmacists. Participation in CPNPF shows I am dedicated to “stigma-busting” through enhancing the mental health pharmacy directory and supporting research projects aimed at eliminating stigma. I am thrilled to be a founding member of the CPNP Foundation and I plan to be a lifelong contributor!”
The CPNP Foundation Board of Directors sincerely thanks Dr. Julie Dopheide for her ongoing commitment to the Foundation’s mission. To join Dr. Dopheide as a CPNP Foundation donor, visit cpnpf.org/pledge.
“Participation in CPNPF shows I am dedicated to “stigma-busting” through enhancing the mental health pharmacy directory and supporting research projects aimed at eliminating stigma.”