The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) today announced the recipients of the 2011 APhA-APPM Presentation Merit Awards. The recipients were chosen during the recent 2011 APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Seattle, Wash. The Presentation Merit Awards were created by the APhA Pharmacy...
The top 10 public health achievements issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today demonstrate the extraordinary collective impact the public health community has on saving lives and reducing overall health spending, says the American Public Health Association. "To reach the...
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announces that Julie K. Johnson, Executive Vice President and CEO, Minnesota Pharmacists Association (MPhA), is the recipient of the 2011 APhA Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award. She earned the award due, in part, to the inspiration and...
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announces that Jeff Poston, Executive Director, Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA), Ottawa, Ontario, has been awarded Honorary Membership in APhA for 2011. He was recognized for advocating the growth of CPhA and his work on activities that have...
Hazel Pipkin has been designated the 2011 Honorary President of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). She was elected for her pioneering spirit and tremendous impact on the future of the pharmacy profession. She was also noted for her work with APhA and its Foundation, as well as building...
Wendall F. Gaston, Pharmacy Manager, Safeway, Sidney, NE, is the 2011 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Hubert H. Humphrey Award. Gaston was selected in recognition of his lifelong dedication to the profession of pharmacy and passion for healthcare, politics, community and...
Thomas Temple, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Iowa Pharmacy Association (IPA), is the 2011 recipient of the American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) Hugo H. Schaefer Award. Temple was chosen for his leadership of a well-integrated state organization of community and institutional...
Paul W. Lofholm, President, Ross Valley Pharmacy in Larkspur, CA is the recipient of the 2011 Remington Honor Medal, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). He was selected in recognition of his life-long work in continuing education, advancement of pharmacy...
The American Public Health Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the bipartisan Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (S. 3307) by a 264 to 157 vote. The measure would greatly improve nutrition, physical activity and wellness for millions of children across the...
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Foundation today announced the selection of The Bernard Consulting Group, Inc. to assist with the search for the next Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the organization. The official search for the APhA Foundation's Executive...
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently hosted a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) Stakeholder Meeting in Arlington, VA. Participants for the event included 34 representative experts from various pharmacy, medicine, nursing, physician assistant, drug wholesaler...
The results of the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Research and Science (APhA-APRS) elections were certified by the APhA Committee of Canvassers. Academy members elected William E. Fassett, PhD, MBA, of Spokane, WA, as APhA-APRS Executive Council President-elect (2011-2012); Zia Shariat-Madar, PhD, of...
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the national professional society of pharmacists, announces that nominations are now being accepted for the Association's practitioner awards and honors. Presentation of these awards is scheduled for the APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Seattle...
As President Obama and congressional leaders meet for a health reform summit, the American Public Health Association urges them to move forward on comprehensive, affordable health reform with a focus on prevention and wellness. "We applaud leaders of both parties for meeting and urge them to...
As President Obama and congressional leaders meet for a health reform summit, the American Public Health Association urges them to move forward on comprehensive, affordable health reform with a focus on prevention and wellness. "We applaud leaders of both parties for meeting and urge them to...