Julienne K. Kirk, PharmD

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Department of Family & Community Medicine

“My personal interests are scuba diving, water skiing, gardening and aerobics. I also enjoy calligraphy and exploring the outdoors.”

Interests

Diabetes, Education Interventions, Outcomes for Minority Populations

Education 

 

1986University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
B.S. Degree, Pharmacy
1991University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Pharm.D. Degree

Postdoctoral Training

 

1991 – 1992
ASHP-Accredited Specialty Residency
Clinical Pharmacokinetics
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC

Certifications

 

1993Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Recertified  2000, 2007
1993Certified Diabetes Educator
Recertified  2000, 2005
2008Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification
American Heart Association

Academic Career

 

1992 – 1995Instructor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
1992 – 1995
Assistant Director, Pharmacy Education
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Winston-Salem, NC
1993 – presentCertified Diabetes Educator
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
1995 – 1999
Associate Director, Pharmacy Education
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Winston-Salem, NC
1995 – 2001Assistant Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2001 – 2009 Associate Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
 2009  – present
 
Professor
Department of Family & Community Medicine
Wake Forest School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC
2011 - presentDirector and Coordinator, Pharmacy Education
Northwest Area Health Education Center
Winston-Salem, NC

Current Projects

 

Implementing a Culturally Sensitive Health Literacy Curriculum 
The purpose of this study is to design, implement and evaluate a comprehensive health literacy curriculum in the pre-doc program at WFUSM. 
Source :PHS, DHHS, Division of Medicine, Health Resources and Services Administration
Funding:$1,300,000
Funding Period :2010 – present
Role :Co-Investigator

 

Rural Elder's Diabetes Self Management:  Development of a Common Sense Model Inventory 
The purpose of this research is to delineate the common sense of diabetes held by older rural adults, determine the source of variability in these common sense models, including gender and ethnicity, develop the Common Sense Model Inventory (CSMI), and establish the validity and reliability of this instrument.
Source :NIH / NIA
Funding:$299,489
Funding Period :2006 – present
Role :Co-Investigator

 

Selected Publications 



Kirk JK, Graves DE, Craven TE, Lipkin EW, Austin MA, Margolis KL. Restricted carbohydrate diets in patients with type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis. J Am Diet Assoc 2008; 108:91-100.

Kirk JK, Passmore LV, Bell RA,  Narayan KMV, Arcury TA, Quandt SA. Disparities in A1C levels between Hispanics and Non-Hispanic white adults with diabetes:  A meta-analysis. Diabetes Care 2008;31:240-46.

Kirk JK, Bertoni AG, Grzywacz JG, Smith D, Arcury TA. Evaluation of quality of diabetes care in a multi-ethnic, low-income population.  J Clin Outcomes Manag 2008;15:281-86.

Christiaanse ME, Russell EL, Crandall SJ, Lambros A, Manuel JC, Kirk JK. Development of an asset map of medical education research activity.  J Contin Educ Health Prof 2008;28:186-93.

Kirk JK, Oldham E. Sitagliptin and vildagliptin: Efficacy of therapy in type 2 diabetes. Recent Patents Endo, Metabol Immune Drug Discovery 2008;2:162-171.

Leak TS, Perlegas PS, Smith SG, Keene KL, Hicks PA, Langefeld CD, Mychasleckyj D, Rich SS, Kirk JK, Freedman BI, Bowden DW, Sale MM. Variants in Intron 13 of the ELMO1gene are associated with diabetic nephropathy in African Americans. Ann Human Genetics 2009;73:152-59.

Kirk JK, Namak SY. Diabetes: Rethinking risk and the Dx that fits. J Fam Pract 2009;58:248-256.

Kirk JK, Strachan E, Martin CL, Davis SW, Peechara M, Lord R. Patient characteristics and process of care measures as predictors of glycemic control. J Clin Outcomes Manag 2010;17:27-30.

Kirk JK, Oldham EC. Hyperglycemia management using insulin in the acute care setting: Therapies and strategies for care in the non-critically ill patient. Ann Pharmacother 2010;44:1222-30.

Kirk JK, Stegner J. Self-monitoring of blood glucose: Practical aspects. J Diabetes Sci Technology 2010;4:435-39.

Nguyen HT, Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Chapman C, Kirk JK, Ip EH, Bell RA, Quandt SA. Linking glycemic control and executive function in rural older adults with diabetes mellitus. J Am Ger Soc 2010;58:1123-27.

Kirk JK, Grzywacz JG, Chapman C, Arcury TA, Bell RA, Ip EH, Quandt SA. Blood glucose symptom recognition: perspectives of older rural adults. Diab Educ 2011;37:363-69.

Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Ip EH, Chapman C, Kirk JK, Bell RA, Quandt SA. Older adults’ common sense models of diabetes. Am J Health Behav 2011;35:318-33.

Kirk JK, Namak S. Self-Monitoring of blood glucose in non-insulin diabetes therapies: A review of the evidence. Expert Rev Endocrinol Metab 2011;6:1-4. 

Kirk JK, Davis SW, Hildebrandt CA, Strachan EN, Peechara ML, Lord R. Characteristics associated with glycemic control among family medicine patients with type 2 diabetes. NCMed J 2011;72:epub. http://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/.

Marion GS, Hildebrandt CA, Crandall SJ, Kirk JK. Esther Hines, A video of diabetes and weight management. MedEd PORTAL 2011. http://services.aamc.org/30/mededportal/servlet/s/segment/mededportal/?subid=8368.

Richard K, Shelburne JS, Kirk JK. Tolerability of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors: A review. Clin Therapeutics 2011;33:1609-629.

Kirk JK, Grzywacz JG, Arcury TA, Ip EH, Nguyen HT, Saldana S, Quandt SA. Performance of health literacy tests among older adults with diabetes. J Gen Intern Med 2011;epub http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov./22095571 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1927-y.

Kirk JK, Hildebrandt CA, Davis SW, Crandall SJ, Siciliano A, Marion G. Perceptions of culturally competent diabetes management in a primary care practice. J Cult Diversity, 2011 accepted for publication.

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