Mahaney Installed as ASHP President

Wed, 17 Jun 2009

Lynnae M. Mahaney, M.B.A., FASHP, was installed this week as president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) during the 61st session of the Society’s House of Delegates in Rosemont, Ill.

ASHP, ASHP Foundation Launch Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Pharmacists' Role in Medication Management Featured in NQF Webinar

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Hatwig Receives ASHP Award of Excellence

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

ASHP Awards Viso-Gurovich Honorary Membership

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Churchill to Receive ASHP John W. Webb Lecture Award

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) has named William W. Churchill, M.S., a leader in the use of technology to improve patient safety, the recipient of the 2009 John W. Webb Lecture Award.

ASHP Board of Directors Announces 2009 Award

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Abramowitz Receives 2009 Harvey A.K. Whitney Award

Tue, 16 Jun 2009

Paul W. Abramowitz, Pharm.D., FASHP, interim hospital associate director for professional services and Chief Pharmacy Officer at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and a noted health-system director, educator, and leader in advancing health-system pharmacy, has been named the recipient of ASHP’s 2009 Harvey A.K. Whitney Lecture Award. Throughout his 30-year career, Dr. Abramowitz has distinguished himself as a practitioner, administrator, and educator. He has served as director of pharmacy at four university-based hospitals and clinics. At each institution, Dr. Abramowitz worked to enhance the quality of patient care and pharmacy services through collaborative work on internal committees, forging multidisciplinary partnerships, and expanding pharmacy residencies. Dr. Abramowitz is also professor and assistant dean at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He has demonstrated a strong commitment to the development of pharmacy leaders and has mentored more than 100 pharmacy residents and graduate students.

ASHP Honors Members for Practice Excellence and Leadership

Wed, 06 May 2009

Thirty-two health-system pharmacists have been given the title “Fellow” by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) in recognition of the excellence they have achieved in pharmacy practice. The 2009 Fellows will be honored on Tuesday, June 16, 2009, during the ASHP Summer Meeting in Rosemont, IL. The ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program recognizes excellence in practice and promotes public awareness of outstanding pharmacists. Each applicant’s credentials are assessed against rigorous criteria that include contributions to the scientific literature, research, education and active involvement and leadership in professional activities. Applicants also must have practiced in health-system pharmacy for at least 10 years. The program has recognized 619 Fellows since it began in 1988. The 2009 Fellows are: Joseph Michael Alessandrini, B.S. Pharm., Pharmaceutical Care Services, Vineland, N.J.; Kim W. Benner, Pharm.D., BCPS, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, Birmingham, Ala.; Kimberly Binaso, Pharm.D., FASCP, CGP, Managed Healthcare Associates, Florham Park, N.J.; Cynthia Brennan, Pharm.D., M.H.A., University of Washington Academic Medical Centers, Seattle; Leigh A. Briscoe-Dwyer, Pharm.D., BCPS, North Shore – LIJ Health System, Lake Success, N.Y.; Teresa E. Corbo, Pharm.D., BCPS, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Del.; Michael A. Crouch, B.S., Pharm.D., BCPS, South University School of Pharmacy, Savannah, Ga.; Dale E. English II, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D., Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, Rootstown, Ohio; Lisa M. Gersema, Pharm.D., United Hospital, St. Paul, Minn.; Barbara Giacomelli, B.S., Pharm.D., M.B.A., Shore Memorial Hospital, Somers Point, N.H.; Julie Golembiewski, Pharm.D., University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago; Niesha L. Griffith, B.S. Pharm., M.S., The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio; Eugene A. Handza, M.H.A.,Veterans Affairs-Medical Center, Mountain Home, Tenn.; Cherry Wyant Jackson, B.S. Pharm., Pharm.D., BCPP, Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Birmingham, Ala.; Thomas James Johnson, Pharm.D., BCPS, Avera McKennan Hospital and South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Christene M. Jolowsky, M.S., University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, Eagan, Minn.;Anthony C. Kessels, Pharm.D., BCPS, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis; Amber J. Lucas, Pharm.D., BCPS, St. Luke’s Hospital of Kansas, Kansas City, Mo.; Linda F. McElhiney, B.S., Pharm.D., Clarian Health Partners, Inc., Indianapolis; Theresa A. Mays, B.S., Pharm.D., BCOP, South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics, San Antonio; Robert L. Page II, Pharm.D., MSPH, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS, CGP, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colo.; Fred Pane, B.S. Pharm., Premier, Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; Steven M. Riddle, B.S. Pharm., BCPS, Harborview Medical Center/University of Washington, Seattle; Jill True Robke, Pharm.D., BCPS, Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, Kansas City, Mo.; Maria D. Serpa, Pharm.D., FCSHP, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento, Sacramento, Calif.; Stephanie J. Seyse, B.S., Pharm.D., BCPS, Kaleida Health, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y.; Timothy Smith, Pharm.D., FABC, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.; Lisa S. Stump, M.S., Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Conn.; Joyce A. Tipton, B.S. Pharm., M.B.A., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston; Paul C. Walker, Pharm.D., The University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Eric W. Weber, Pharm.D., BCPS, Phoenix VA Health Care System, Phoenix; Kimberly T. Zammit, Pharm.D., BCPS, Buffalo General Hospital, Buffalo, N.Y. For information about the ASHP Practitioner Recognition Program or to request an application, contact Diana Gonzales at (301) 664-8618. Information, program criteria, and forms are also available on ASHP’s Web site at http://www.ashp.org/s_ashp/cat1c.asp?CID=221&DID=258. The deadline for receipt of applications is October 1, 2009.

ASHP Survey Reveals Impact of Economy on Hospital Pharmacy Services

Wed, 15 Apr 2009

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ASHP Health-System Pharmacy Press Releases and Announcements

Mahaney Installed as ASHP President

ASHP, ASHP Foundation Launch Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative

Pharmacists' Role in Medication Management Featured in NQF Webinar

Hatwig Receives ASHP Award of Excellence

ASHP Awards Viso-Gurovich Honorary Membership

Churchill to Receive ASHP John W. Webb Lecture Award

ASHP Board of Directors Announces 2009 Award

Abramowitz Receives 2009 Harvey A.K. Whitney Award

ASHP Honors Members for Practice Excellence and Leadership

ASHP Survey Reveals Impact of Economy on Hospital Pharmacy Services