Welcome New Members

Stephanie Dresner - Supporting Member

Ron Jordan - URI School of Pharmacy

Sherry Morris - VA Medical Center

Beverly Fitzpatrick - Memorial Hospital
 

CONGRATULATIONS!
 

Michele Danish has been selected to serve on the ASHP National Commission for Affiliate Relations. The term spans June 2008 until June 2009. 

Michele has also been chosen to serve as an ASHP Fellow!

Candidates for ASHP’s Practitioner Recognition Program must be members of ASHP and must have:

  • Demonstrated sustained practice excellence in health-system pharmacy for at least 10 years,

  • Contributed to the total body of knowledge in pharmacy practice,

  • Demonstrated ongoing commitment to educating practitioners, and

  • Worked to support the profession (e.g., through active membership and participation in ASHP).

 

 

 

 

If any member has any concerns or recommendations regarding ASHP and RISHP that should be addressed at the national level, please contact her at:  mdanish@saintjosephri.com

RISHP would like to Congratulate Michele on her achievements!

From the Board...

RISHP would like to hear your comments, concerns, and questions on the ASHP Proposed Policies. Policies can be viewed at http://www.ashp.org/ashponline/index.cfm.

Some of the policies addressed by the Councils include:

  • standardization of pharmacy technician training;
  • defining the role of a pharmacy intern vs. pharmacy technician;
  • collaboration of health-system teaching sites and colleges of pharmacy;
  • use of medications brought to hospital or clinic by patient or caregiver
  • development of nationally standardized drug concentrations for high-risk continuous infusions;
  • education of pharmacists on the proper use of biologic therapies;
  • pharmacy services in the Emergency Department;
  • declaration of all excipients used in drug products on the label;
  • fully funded prescription drug program for eligible Medicare beneficiaries;
  • regulation of dietary supplements by the FDA;
  • pharmacist-to-technician and pharmacist-to-patient ratios;
  • pharmacists role in anticoagulation management;
  • opposition of blanket restriction on generic substitution.
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These policies will be voted on at the ASHP annual meeting.  If you are a member of ASHP, you can post your comments on their website.  Otherwise please contact Sue Plante or Martha Roberts by June 6th, 2008.  RISHP also encourages you to submit an idea for a new policy.

Questions?  Please email us at info@rishp.org