Pharmacy Weekend Events Well Attended

Holly Whitcomb Henry, president of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), was the keynote speaker for the annual Otis L. Hoy Memorial Seminar during Pharmacy Weekend at the University of Wyoming September 25-26.

A passionate and dedicated advocate for pharmacy and the role of pharmacists in the health care system, Henry is president and CEO of Rxtra Care, Inc., which operates three pharmacies in the Seattle area. The pharmacies include a pharmacy that specializes primarily in compounding and providing services to residents of adult family homes, one that is located inside a skilled nursing home, and one that specializes in home medical equipment and community long-term care services.

Henry is a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, and holds a specialty certificate in geriatric pharmacy practice from the University of Washington (UW) School of Pharmacy. She earned her degree in pharmacy from Washington State University (WSU), and holds clinical affiliate faculty appointments at both the UW and WSU schools of pharmacy. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the WSU Foundation.

Her presentation, "Pacing the Cage to Setting the Pace: Changing the Paradigm for Community Pharmacists" incorporated implications she sees for new community pharmacist roles in a reformed health care system. A reception honoring Henry followed the seminar.

The seminar qualified for Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE). This year's CPE theme, "Meeting Pharmacy's Future Now!" was presented by the UW School of Pharmacy and the Wyoming Tripartite Committee on Continuing Education and included the following additional programs:

• "Responding to a pandemic: facing the legal risks to your business," Karen L. Page, Ph.D., J.D., assistant professor, UW College of Business
• "Feedback and Evaluation for Experiential Students," Janelle Krueger, M.S., R.Ph., clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice and Experiential Education Program director
• "Challenging Student Situations in the Experiential Environment," Janelle Krueger, M.S., R.Ph., clinical assistant professor of pharmacy practice and Experiential Education Program director
• "Continuing Education's New Look," Joan Anderson, R.Ph., M.S., continuing education coordinator
• "Wyoming Laws Governing the "Pharmacist-in-Charge," Kem Krueger, Pharm.D., Ph.D., associate professor and Henry (Hank) York, R.Ph., inspection/compliance officer, Wyoming State Board of Pharmacy

Capping off the weekend the annual pharmacy tailgate party was held at the Otto Dahl Shelter in Washington Park followed by the University of Wyoming Cowboys vs UNLV football game.
 

Posted on Friday, September 18, 2009