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News from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Pharmacy
Students Encourage Capitol Crowd to “Talk to Your Pharmacist”
JAN.
28, 2003 | Students in the College
of Pharmacy at the University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences (UAMS) gave free health screenings to members
of the Arkansas General Assembly and Capitol workers
today.
The screenings included checks for blood pressure, blood
glucose, blood cholesterol, and body fat. Members of
the faculty of the
College
of
Pharmacy
were on hand to give free consultations about medications.
The Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA) was a co-sponsor
of the event.
The following College of Pharmacy faculty members participated:
Charles Born, Ph.D.; Natalie Ellis, PharmD., Stephanie
Gardner, PharmD., Ed.D., chair of pharmacy practice;
Jan Hastings, PharmD, Jeanie Monzingo, PharmD, Kerry
Stiegler, PharmD, Cindy Stowe, PharmD., Matt Strum,
PharmD, and Associate Dean Jonathan Wolfe, R.Ph., Ph.D.
The following College of Pharmacy students participated:
John Vinson (Van Buren), president of the UAMS chapter
of the Academy of Students of Pharmacy; Karen Abbott
(Jacksonville), Amy Babb (Arkadelphia), Porsche Bennett
(Little Rock), Zhiva Brown (North Little Rock), Daniel
Bryant (New Edinburg), Laura Bullock and Stephen Carroll
(Jonesboro), Trey Crumby (Malvern), Sarah Drewry (Little
Rock), Nina Franks (Little Rock), Lana James (Wilson),
Kristel Petrus (Lonoke), Diana Phillips (Mabelvale),
and Ha Vuong (Fort Smith). Two alumni volunteered at
the screening: Justin Boyd, PharmD (Fayetteville) and
John Kirtley, PharmD (Little Rock).
“We hope this will demonstrate to legislators that pharmacists
can and do provide health screenings and health care
advice,”
Gardner
said. “For example, a person with diabetes can see his
hometown pharmacist once a month for counseling on diet,
weight loss, and medication management. Asthma and high
cholesterol are other examples of chronic diseases for
which your community pharmacist can be an important
health care professional in your life.”
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UAMS pharmacy student
Zhiva Brown of North Little Rock checks a state
worker’s blood pressure at the Capitol. (JohnPaul
Jones) Click on photo for larger image.
Arkansas
State Trooper Patrick Kirby gets a blood glucose and blood
cholesterol check from Jeanie Monzingo, Pharm. D.,
of the UAMS College
of Pharmacy. (JohnPaul Jones) Click on
photo for larger image.
Candace
Bolin of Trumann, Ark., performed health screenings
and demonstrated how pharmacists can provide health
advice at the Arkansas State Capitol Jan. 28.
(JohnPaul Jones)
Click on photo for larger image.
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Dr. Richard Beck of the Arkansas Pharmacists
Association commented, “In the year 2000, adverse
drug reactions and treatment failures in the
U.S.
cost $121.5 billion in hospital admissions, $13.8
million in physician office visits, and more than
2,000 deaths. With their special skills and
knowledge, pharmacists practicing pharmacy care can
decrease these unnecessary expenses.” Dr. Beck
added that pharmacists routinely strive to improve
care and promote the use of cost-effective drugs to
prescribing physicians and their patients. Dr. Beck
is executive vice president and CEO of the Arkansas
Pharmacists Association.
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Links on This Page
College
of
Pharmacy:
http://www.uams.edu/cop/default.htm
Findings on Blood Pressure:
http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/121802/bloodpressure.htm
UAMS College of Pharmacy Honors:
http://www.uams.edu/today/2002/111402/milne.htm
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