Hello University of Houston College of Pharmacy Students!
October 17-23 is Pharmacy Week! As a part of pharmacy week, our APHA-ASP chapter has designated
Monday, October 18 as Professionalism Day!
Professionalism is defined as the active demonstration of the traits of a professional. These traits include: knowledge and skills of the profession, commitment to self-improvement of skills and knowledge, service orientation, pride in the profession, covenantal relationship with client, creativity and innovation, conscience and trustworthiness, accountability for his or her work, ethically sound decision making and leadership. Professional development would then be the process in which a person develops these traits. Professional development has long been recognized as a key issue in pharmacy education. APhA-ASP has made a commitment to actively promote the professional development of its members. The profession’s attitudes and values must be instilled in students who, as pharmacists, will be responsible for maintaining the continuity of pharmacy as a profession.
On Monday, October 18, come to school dressed in your snazziest business casual/professional outfit and white coat!
We will be taking a group picture (after the p2 class and p1 class; tmc campus- after p3 class).
All participants will get a goodie bag and be entered into a raffle for….*drumroll*
*A FREE CLEANING OF YOUR WHITE COAT*
Help APHA-ASP promote professionalism and pharmacy week!
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Also! Promote your future profession by posting a pharmacy related quote as your Facebook status! Use one of the ones below, or be creative and make up your own! Go WILD!!
1. Did you know that October is American Pharmacists Month?
2. Know your medicine. Know your pharmacist! (to be repeated on day 2, day 11, day 21, and day 31)
3. Did you know that Dr. Pepper (Charles Alderton), Pepsi-cola (Caleb Bradham), and Coca-Cola (John Pemberton) were all invented by pharmacists?
4. Did you know that student pharmacists were on The Early Show, the Today Show, and Good Morning America, on Thursday, October 1st to kick off American Pharmacists Month?
5. Did you know that 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)?
6. Be sure to ask your pharmacist about your medications: What’s the name of this pill and what’s it supposed to do? Should I expect any side effects? Is there any particular time of day I need to take this?
7. Did you know that all graduating pharmacists in the US receive a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD)?
8. Did you know that pharmacists can be board-certified in nutritional support, nuclear pharmacy, oncology, psychiatry, and pharmacotherapy?
9. Did you know that pharmacists can now immunize patients in all 50 states?
10. Did you know that managed care pharmacists working in health plans use scientific evidence to make the most efficacious use of medications?
11. Know your medicine. Know your pharmacist!
12. Did you know that pharmacists can complete 1-2 year residencies for additional training in a variety of settings from community to heath-systems after receiving their Doctor of Pharmacy degree?
13. Did you know that nuclear pharmacists work with radioactive medications that allow physicians to image various organ systems?
14. Did you know that studies have shown that anticoagulation management by pharmacists may reduce your risk for bleeding and of forming clots?
15. Did you know that compounding pharmacists can customize medication solutions for you AND your pet(s)?
16. Did you know that pharmacy researchers are developing innovate, state-of-the-art delivery systems to optimize the efficacy of medications and minimize their side effects?
17. Did you know that pharmacists do research in health services, policy, and administration to impact medication therapy and pharmaceutical care?
18. Did you know that federal pharmacists practice in such areas as the FDA, Department of Public Health, and for the Armed Services?
19. Did you know that pharmacy technicians work alongside pharmacists in the pharmacy to take better care of patients?
20. Did you know that Medication Therapy Management (MTM) is a pharmacist-provided, patient care service that optimizes therapeutic outcomes for individual patients?
21. Know your medicine. Know your pharmacist!
22. Did you know that the 5 core elements of a Medication Therapy Management (MTM) model are: a medication therapy review, a personal medication record, a patient medication action plan, intervention or referral for the patient, and documentation & follow-up?
23. Did you know that in 2008, student pharmacists immunized over 100,000 patients and educated close to 11 million people?
24. Did you know that pharmacists can perform patient assessments, order drug therapy-related laboratory tests, and select, initiate, monitor, and adjust drug regimens under collaborative practice agreements with physicians?
25. Did you know that when pharmacists are involved as “diabetes coaches”, they are able to reduce health care costs by $1,079 per patient?
26. Did you know that pharmacists are a great resource for choosing the right non-prescription medications and making sure they do not interact with any other medications you are taking?
27. Did you know that student pharmacists screened over 26,000 patients for diabetes in 2008?
28. Did you know talking to your pharmacist about over-the-counter medications can help prevent interactions with your other medications?
29. Did you know that pharmacists can help you pick out a Medicare Part D plan that works for you and your medications?
30. Did you know that your pharmacist can help you find affordable drug-coverage programs to help to ensure that you are getting the care that you need?
31. Know your medicine. Know your pharmacist!
October 26th, 2011 
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