September 08 Newsletter

APhA-ASP CHAPTER NEWSLETTER Volume 6 Issue 1 September 2008

Calling all Committees! Since it’s the beginning of a new year in ASP, here’s a list of committees to help explain all that goes on within ASP:

Upcoming Events

October 5th: Family Safety Day (Community Service)

Pharmaceutical Care is the committee that is inOctober 1: Next Genvolved with opportunities for pharmacy students to eral Meeting participate in a health care setting before becoming an actual pharmacist. It teaches you the skills and knowledge to provide better care to your patients in November 7-9: MRM the form of information, counseling and overall service. The education and abilities needed to succeed in this committee are already instilled in you, so as a participant you can adapt to any task that is asked of you. Pharm Care works with community to provide health fairs, educational presentations and service to the underserved populations in and around the Omaha area. The best part of Pharm Care is that it is FUN and a great way to network with all levels of the School of Pharmacy and Health Professions! If you are interested in helping in any of our committees do not hesitate to talk to Vince Murphy or any of the other chairs! The purpose of Operation Immunization (OI) is to increase community awareness of the importance of obtaining appropriate immunizations and to provide information about vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases. Our committee members will be expected to volunteer for at least one OI health fair or flu clinic, recruit friends and classmates to participate in OI events, help with advertising, develop community engagement CUes, and many other tasks. At health fairs and clinics our organization will promote vaccinations, screen patients, and vaccinate for influenza. It is a great opportunity to get involved with your community, learn more about your profession, and to have a good time with your fellow students.

Katy’s Kids exposes kindergarten through second grade children to the benefits of medications when used appropriately. This interactive program uses a student pharmacist dressed as a kangaroo named Katy to teach students the role of doctors and pharmacists in safe medication usage and to drive home the message that not all drugs are bad. Katy visits several local elementary schools throughout the year. The Community Service Committee organizes a few service opportunities each semester for ASP members to participate in. These are great opportunities (especially for P1’s) to mingle and meet new friends. It’s a start in getting involved in the community. The Heartburn Awareness Challenge participates in health fairs throughout Omaha to educate the public on risk factors associated with heartburn and lifestyle changes that may prevent it from occurring. The Web Committee’s main purpose is to maintain and develop the website. Additionally, the web committee works with all other committees to help spread information, and improve communication and interaction with members.

For more committee information, check out the ASP website at www.creightonasp.org

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT Name: Bill Hamilton Hometown: I grew up in Coalinga, California Classes taught at Creighton: Nonprescription Therapeutics, Integrating Complementary Medicine, Parenterals, Academic Rotation Favorite pharmacy job you’ve had: Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Favorite memory from pharmacy school: University of California Outpatient Care Clinic seeing patients with a medical student that included being able to follow a family during the wife’s pregnancy including being present at the delivery Favorite hobbies outside of pharmacy: Playing Slack-key guitar, building small boats and sailing, reading, riding my Harley If you weren’t teaching, what would be your dream job?: Architect

Member of the Month September’s MOM’s are Natalie Van Heek and Kathryn Schmid for all of their hard work kicking off the year with Operation Immunization.

ASP Student Newsletter written by: Julie Haase, ASP Secretary 2008 Contact Julie at [email protected] with any questions or to submit articles or events.