Terry F Urbine
- Senior Lecturer, Public Health
- Assistant Professor, Public Health
- Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
- Instructor, Pharmacy Practice-Science
- (602) 827-2441
- COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PHX, Rm. 119
- Phoenix, AZ 85006
- turbine@email.arizona.edu
Biography
I believe that the most important questions are important because they will keep coming back to be answered again. I have a PhD in economics from Notre Dame and a BA in physics and economics from Butler University. Before coming to the College of Pharmacy, I worked for 16 years in private industry as a forecaster and financial analyst. Before that I worked for 2 years as an assistant professor at Eastern New Mexico University.
While in industry, I enjoyed being involved in business decisions and working at the applied end of the economics profession, but I grew to miss the lifetime learning model which is unique to the university setting. When news of this position in the College of Pharmacy came to me in 2008, I knew it was the perfect opportunity to get back to a learning environment.
I first became interested in economics in 1981 during a major economic recession. At the time, we had high unemployment, high inflation, wage disparity and commodity shortages. In 1981, many people were asking questions about the economy which are being asked again today. After graduate school, I worked on a project which addressed a looming crisis. The aging U.S. population was requiring an ever-increasing share of economic resources for health care. Alternative strategies of finance, delivery and incentives would be needed to fix the problem.
In 1989, many people were asking questions about healthcare economics which are being asked again today. The recurrence of these questions could be discouraging but, it is these questions which attract all of us to the university to find answers. Again.
My current research interests are in the economics of disease management, comparative effectiveness of interventions, costs and benefits of medication adherence, personalized medicine biomarker economics, health information technology, and telemedicine.
While not at work, I enjoy spending time with my family hiking the Phoenix mountain preserves or exploring the Arizona high country where we like to camp, boat and ride horses. I like to read biographies, history, and post-Victorian literature. I enjoy all music, and will watch any movie – especially if there is popcorn involved.
Interests
No activities entered.
Courses
2022-23 Courses
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Health Care in the U.S.
PHPM 310 (Fall 2022) -
Health Profession Finance
PHP 438 (Fall 2022) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Fall 2022) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHPM 506 (Spring 2022) -
Health Profession Finance
PHP 438 (Spring 2022) -
Health Profession Finance
PHP 538 (Spring 2022) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Spring 2022) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Spring 2022) -
Health Care in the U.S.
PHPM 310 (Fall 2021) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Fall 2021) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Fall 2021) -
Special Topics in PHP
PHP 595 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHPM 506 (Spring 2021) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Spring 2021) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
PHP 499 (Spring 2021) -
Special Topics in PHP
PHP 495 (Spring 2021) -
Special Topics in PHP
PHP 595 (Spring 2021) -
Health Care in the U.S.
PHPM 310 (Fall 2020) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Fall 2020) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Fall 2020) -
Special Topics in PHP
PHP 495 (Fall 2020) -
Special Topics in PHP
PHP 595 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHPM 506 (Spring 2020) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Spring 2020) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Spring 2020) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Fall 2019) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Fall 2019) -
Profession Practice Mgmt
PHPR 842 (Fall 2019) -
Research Project I
PHPR 896A (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHPM 506 (Spring 2019) -
Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHSC 506 (Spring 2019) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Spring 2019) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Spring 2019) -
Writing a Research Proposal
PHPR 862 (Spring 2019) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Fall 2018) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Fall 2018) -
Profession Practice Mgmt
PHPR 842 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHPM 506 (Spring 2018) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Spring 2018) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Spring 2018) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 407 (Fall 2017) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
PHPM 507 (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
PHPR 899 (Fall 2017) -
Profession Practice Mgmt
PHPR 842 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
CPH 506 (Spring 2017) -
Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHSC 506 (Spring 2017) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
CPH 407 (Spring 2017) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
CPH 507 (Spring 2017) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
CPH 507 (Fall 2016) -
Profession Practice Mgmt
PHPR 842 (Fall 2016)
2015-16 Courses
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Econ Foundation: Health Sci
PHSC 506 (Spring 2016) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
CPH 407 (Spring 2016) -
Hlth Care Econ & Policy
CPH 507 (Spring 2016) -
Pharmacy Practice Project
PHPR 896B (Spring 2016)
Scholarly Contributions
Chapters
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Alternative Health Delivery Models. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 20). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Competition. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Cross Subsidy. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Economics of regulation. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 25). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Health Expenditures. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Health Rationing. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Health. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Medicare. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Part B Pays. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2019). Price controls. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
- Urbine, T. F. (2020). Medicaid. In Health Economics and Policy(p. 15). Great River Learning LLC.
Journals/Publications
- Urbine, T. F., & Ducharme, L. J. (2015). . Effects of an organizational linkage intervention on staff perceptions of medication assisted treatment and referral intentions in community corrections. Journal of subs Abuse Treat, 50(2015), 50 - 58.
- Urbine, T. F., & Welsh, W. N. (2015). Effects of an organizational linkage intervention on inter-organizational service coordination between probation agencies and community treatment providers. Adm Policy Ment Health, 1-17. doi:10.1007/s10488-014-0623-8
- Urbine, T. F., & Herrmann, P. M. (2014). IMPACT- Integrative Medicine Primary Care Trial: protocol for a comparative effectiveness study of the clinical and cost outcomes of an integrative primary care clinic model. . BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 14(132), 1-24.
- Urbine, T. F., & Schneider, P. J. (2014). Estimated cost savings from reducing errors in the preparation of sterile doses of medications. Hospital Pharmacy, 49(8), 731 - 739.
- Urbine, T. F., & Schneider, P. J. (2014). Estimated cost savings from reducing errors in the preparation of sterile doses of medications. Hospital pharmacy, 49(8), 731-9.More infoPreventing intravenous (IV) preparation errors will improve patient safety and reduce costs by an unknown amount.
- Urbine, T. F., & Dodds, S. Z. (2013). When Whole Practice Model is the Intervention: Developing Fidelity Evaluation Components Using Program Theory Driven Science for an Integrative Medicine Primary Care Clinic. Evidence Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2013(652047), 1-11.
- Urbine, T. F., & Friedmann, P. D. (2013). A cluster Randomized Trial of an Organizational Linkage Intervention for Offenders with Substance Use Disorders: Study Protocol. Health and Justice, 1(6), 1- 11.
- Urbine, T. F., & Schneider, P. J. (2013). Measuring the Cost of Adverse Drug Events and Medication Errors. Pharma Times, 45(5), 13 - 17.
- Urbine, T. F., & Wu, H. C. (2013). ICD9 Coding of Hyperkalemia Greatly Underestimates Incidence of Lab-Defined Hyperkalemia in Veterans with Heart Failure. Journal of Cardiac Failure, 19(8), S32.
- Urbine, T. F., Link, D. G., Schneider, P. J., Schmitz, E., & Kistler, K. (2012). Nurse Practitioner and Pharmacist Collaboration in Ambulatory Care. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 8(3), 231-236.More infoAbstract: Collaboration between nurse practitioners (NPs) and pharmacists in an ambulatory care setting was observed for 10 months. In a community clinic, a pharmacist and NP jointly improved medication use across 4 categories: reference to clinical guidelines, potential adverse drug events, alternatives based on treatment failure, and medication cost. They also improved patient care by reviewing treatment guidelines and modifying the drug alert algorithms of a new electronic health record system. Safe use of multiple medications, interpretation of clinical decision support systems, and reference to treatment guidelines each point to the potential benefits of collaboration. © 2012 American College of Nurse Practitioners.
- Urbine, T., Warholak, T. L., Murcko, A., McKee, M., & Urbine, T. F. (2011). Results of the Arizona Medicaid health information technology pharmacy focus groups. Research in social & administrative pharmacy : RSAP, 7(4).More infoIn 2007, a federal Medicaid Transformation Grant was awarded to design, develop, and deploy a statewide Health Information Exchange and Electronic Health Record in Arizona, United States.
Poster Presentations
- Bhattacharjee, S., Malone, D. C., Khalil, M. J., Saligrama, P. T., Urbine, T. F., & Bilal, J. (2018, November). Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Secukinumab versus Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis in the United States. 21st Annual European Congress of ISPOR. Barcelona, Spain: ISPOR.
Other Teaching Materials
- Urbine, T. F. (2018. Student Guide for PCOA Exam preparation. College of Pharmacy.More infoGuide and refresher materials summarizing the best current knowledge of PCOA exam questions and content
