Teaching & Academic Contributions
- PharmD Courses:
- Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Course: Neurology/Psychiatry
- Pathophysiology and Therapeutics Course: Immunology/Oncology
- Clinical Pharmacokinetics Course
- Social and Economic Aspects of Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Care Recitation III
- Experiential Education:
- Preceptor, IPPE/APPE students in neurology inpatient care settings
- Coordinator, Interprofessional case-based learning
- Graduate & Residency Training:
- Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
- Advanced Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics
- Mentor, Neurology residents in clinical research
Research Focus & Practice
Dr. Van Hellerslia is a Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS) with expertise in acute clinical care and community engagement. Her practice focuses on comprehensive medication management of neurological diseases. She is actively involved in clinical research on pharmacist-led interventions to improve patient outcomes.
Key Interests: capacity building; immigrant health; neuro-pharmacotherapy and antithrombotic strategies.
Select Publications
- Philbrick AM, Umaru O, Hellerslia V. Pharmacist Interventions in Immigrant and Refugee Populations: A Scoping Review. JAPha 2025 in press.
- Hellerslia V, Bides Z. A pilot interprofessional stroke education program trains student to plan and implement culturally tailored community-based stroke education. Stroke 2025;56(Suppl 1):HUP14.
- Le D, Mullen MT, Lin W, Katz PM, Hellerslia V. Comparison of stroke process measures and clinical outcomes between English and Non-English preferring patients. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2024 Sep;33(9):107880.
- Hellerslia V, Caldas LM. From refugee to pharmacist: Insights for better care. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2024 Mar;16(3):202-206.
- Bainbridge J, Barnhart R, Fuller R, Hellerslia V, Kidd J, Merrill S, Volger E, Montgomery J. Role of clinical pharmacists in patient-centric comprehensive multiple sclerosis care. Int J MS Care. 2024;26(1):1-7.
- Hellerslia V, Tran D, Ruchalski C, Ma G, Feeney E, Kolansky M, Tran VB, Mullen M. Description and evaluation of a stroke education capacity building initiative for Vietnamese speaking pharmacists. Am J Pharm Edu 2023; 87(8):100289.
In the Media
- Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT). Community-Based Learning. Teaching Together @Temple University Podcast. Feb. 6, 2025.
- Biddle M. Most Philly health providers cannot speak Vietnamese. A local pharmacist is trying to change that through a change education program. WHYY News. May 5, 2024.
- How a Temple Pharmacist’s Lived Experience Inspired a New Kind of Care in Our Community. Temple Health. Mar. 24, 2024.
- Interview, The life-saving links between communication, cultural competency, and healthcare. KYW News Radio. Nov. 9, 2023.
Leadership & Service Experience
- PA Dept of Health & Human Services Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee
- Director, IMPACT-Capacity and Viet-Capacity
- President-Elect, Collegial Assembly, TUSP
- Academic Standing Committee, TUSP
- Research and Recognition Committee, TUSP
- Faculty Senate International Programming Committee, TUSP
- Professional Advisory Board for Epilepsy Foundation of Eastern PA
- Board of Directors, Penn Asian Senior Service (PASSi)
- Ad hoc Peer Reviewer, American Academy Neurology