Press Kit

Press Kit 45^th ASHP MidyearClinical Meeting & Exhibition
December 5-9, 2010

News Contact: EllenWilcox, Director, ASHP Public Relations, ewilcox@ashp.org

Press Office Location & Hours
Room 212A (Level 2)
Anaheim Convention Center

• Sunday, December 5:            10:00a.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Monday, December 6:           8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 7:          8:00a.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, December 8:     8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
• Thursday, December 9:         8:00a.m.-12:00 p.m.

A personal computer and telephone will be available for credentialed journalists.

Interviews with ASHP officers and staff are available upon request. Photographs of ASHP officers will be available on site. Images of meeting events will be available upon request after the meeting.

Please refer to ASHP’s press policy for guidelines onmeeting coverage.

News Releases:
       ASHP Initiatives

• Pharmacy Organizations Announce Concerns About Continued Expansion of Pharmacy Education
• Consensus Conference Sets Course for Future of Pharmacy Practice in Hospitals and Health Systems
• Summit Addresses Nations Drug Shortages Problems
• New Web Resource Helps Medical Professionals Identify Drugs with Increased Suicide Risk

       Awards

• Ashby Receives ASHP Award for Distinguished Practice Leadership
• Buckley Receives 2010 ASHP-ABHP Leadership Award
• Cranston Receives ASHP Board of Directors Award of Honor
• Wehrli Honored with Donald E. Francke Medal
• ASHP Honors Pharmacists for Innovative Best Practices
• ASHP Honors Section and New Practitioner Forum Members with Distinguished Service Award
• Medical University of South Carolina Medical Center Receives $50,000 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use Safety from ASHP Foundation [PDF] (EMBARGOED UNTIL DECEMBER 6, 2010)

Discussion Paper

• Concerns about the Accelerating Expansion of Pharmacy Education: Time for Reconsideration