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ASHP Board of Directors Announces 2012 Awards

Pharmacy Organization Recognizes Contributions to Health-System Pharmacy

4/2/2012

The Board of Directors of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) will acknowledge the contributions of a diverse group of health care practitioners with the Society’s 2012 recognition awards.
The following awards will be given during ceremonies at ASHP’s national continuing education meetings:

Honorary Membership (ASHP Summer Meeting, June 2012)
Honorary membership in ASHP is bestowed upon individuals who are or have been especially interested in or have made outstanding contributions to pharmacy practice in health systems.

Recipients:
Myrella T. Roy, Pharm.D., Executive Director, Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists, Ottawa, Ontario
Paul Pierpaoli, M.S. Pharmacy, Healthcare Consultant, Hilton Head, S.C.

Board of Directors Award of Honor (47th Midyear Clinical Meeting, December 2012)
The ASHP Board of Directors Award of Honor is given to individuals outside the pharmacy discipline who have made significant contributions to the health field.

Recipient:
June Dahl, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison.

Award of Excellence (ASHP Summer Meeting, June 2012)
The ASHP Award of Excellence is given to an individual or group of individuals in recognition of a specific recent contribution or achievement that has advanced the ability of hospital and health-system pharmacists in the United States to serve the needs of patients.

Recipient:
Erin R. Fox, Pharm.D., Manager, Drug Information Service, University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics, Department of Pharmacy Services, Salt Lake City.

CEO's Award for Courageous Service (ASHP Summer Meeting, June 2012)
The ASHP Chief Executive Officer’s Award for Courageous Service recognizes individuals or groups of individuals in health-system pharmacy who go beyond the call or assignment of duty to serve patients or assist pharmacists in serving patients, such as under emergency conditions or in times of natural disaster or other cataclysmic events. The award is for specific incidents of inspiring, unselfish service under adverse conditions.

Recipients:
System Therapeutics Staff, Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pa.
Pharmacy Staff, St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Joplin, Mo.
Pharmacy Staff, Freeman Health System, Joplin, Mo.

Award for Distinguished Leadership in Health-System Pharmacy Practice (47th Midyear Clinical Meeting, December 2012)
The Award for Distinguished Leadership in Health-System Pharmacy Practice recognizes the contributions of practitioners who have achieved excellence in health-system pharmacy practice leadership.

Recipient:
Janet Silvester, R.Ph, MBA, FASHP, Director of Pharmacy and Emergency Services Martha Jefferson Hospital, Charlottesville, Va.

Donald E. Francke Medal (47th Midyear Clinical Meeting, December 2012)
The Donald E. Francke Medal honors pharmacists who have made significant international contributions to health-system pharmacy.

Recipient:
Henri R. Manasse, Jr., Ph.D., Sc.D., Executive Vice President & CEO, ASHP, (retired)

For more than 60 years, ASHP has helped pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems improve medication use and enhance patient safety. The Society's 35,000 members include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who practice in inpatient, outpatient, home-care, and long-term-care settings, as well as pharmacy students. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists help people make the best use of medicines, visit ASHP's Website, www.ashp.org, or its consumer web site, www.SafeMedication.com.

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