Athena Cannon, PharmD
Course Director, Pharmacy Learning Collaborative
Titles
Course Director, Pharmacy Learning Collaborative
Clinical Pharmacist at Indian Health Board of Minneapolis
Education
Doctorate of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, Abilene, Texas
Pre-Pharmacy Studies, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Practice Site: Broadway Family Medicine and Indian Health Board of Minneapolis
Biography
Bio
Dr. Athena Cannon is an ambulatory care pharmacist in Minneapolis, Minnesota with notable roles as a clinical pharmacist for the Indian Health Board of Minneapolis, sports pharmacy consultant working with Drug Free Sport International, course director of Fair Play: Navigating Medication Use and Anti-doping in Sport at the University of Minnesota’s Pharmacy Learning Collaborative, and the founder of the U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group. Dr. Cannon completed the 24-month Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency at the University of Minnesota in 2022. During her training she focused on providing primary care for the underserved-urban population in Minneapolis, interdisciplinary teaching and precepting through the pharmacy and medical school, and building new clinical practices to increase access to quality medication management. Dr. Cannon has served on the board for the Minnesota Pharmacist Association, the Texas Tech University College of Pharmacy Alumni Board and the U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group. She has contributed to the field of ambulatory care, leadership, and sports pharmacy through research, lecturing, consulting, and committee work nationally and internationally.
Awards & Recognition
- University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Fall 2021 Guest Lecturer of the Semester (1/2021) Requirement: Recipient is selected by a collective vote amongst the first year PharmD students
Professional Associations
- Minnesota Pharmacy Association
- U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy
Clinical Interests
Primary Care, Weight Management, Disordered Eating, Anti-doping, Sports Pharmacy
Teaching
Phar 3725: Fair Play: Navigating Medication Use and Anti-doping in Sport
Publications and Media
Publications
Cannon A, Howard MS, Moon J, Sorensen T. Exploring the medication-related needs of sports medicine organizations. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2023 Jul-Aug;63(4S):S31-S38.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2023.01.015. Epub 2023 Feb 2. PMID: 36868977.
Weideman BCD, White KM, Farley JF, et al. Integrating clinical pharmacists into transitions of care: A qualitative study of barriers and facilitators among federally qualified health centers. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2024; 7(5): 434-442. doi:10.1002/jac5.1927
Gatchel RJ, Ray CT, Kishino N, Brindle A. Volume IV: Special issues in health psychology: The biopsychosocial model. The Wiley Encyclopedia of Health Psychology. New York US: John Wiley and Sons. 2018
Media
https://www.pharmacy.umn.edu/news/athena-cannon-leading-change-sports-pharmacy-and-ambulatory-care
Singh, Alessandra. The Walk On. Sports pharmacists ready to hit the field, earning their place on the team and demonstrating they’re ready to be in the game. 2/2024. https://pulse.ttuhsc.edu/issue/winter- 2024/the-walk-on/. Accessed on June 16, 2024.
EMRX Pharmacy Near Me Podcast. Episode 9. Athena Cannon, PharmD. 2020. https://empharmd.com/2020/11/19/pnm9-athena-cannon/
Partnership for Clean Competition (PCC). The Role of Pharmacy in Anti-Doping: An Interview with PharmD
Student Athena Brindle. 2018. https://cleancompetition.org/2018/11/21/the-role-of-pharmacy-in-anti-doping-an-interview-with-pharmd-student-athena-brindle/