Making sense out of Medicare
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for September 2015 was Lauren Fruhling, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student […]
VPhA honors SOP alumni, faculty, preceptors
Several School of Pharmacy alumni, faculty and/or preceptors were honored by the Virginia Pharmacists Association during its 134th Annual Convention in Williamsburg. Congratulations to: John Beckner (B.S. ’78 and preceptor, Ukrop’s/Martin’s) of Richmond, who received the Bowl of Hygeia Award sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation, the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations and […]
Rho Chi starting semester with a bang
VCU School of Pharmacy’s Lambda chapter of Rho Chi experienced a busy spring and is looking forward to the same this fall as the national pharmacy academic honor society hosts its first-ever student-faculty trivia competition. The competition will take place 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 in Smith, Room 103. In a topical twist, the trivia questions […]
School of Pharmacy 2015 Heart Walk team wants YOU!
Over the years, VCU has been a loyal supporter of Richmond’s annual Heart Walk to benefit the American Heart Association. And among the walk’s most loyal individual supporters has been Laura Georgiadis, office manager for the School of Pharmacy’s Department of Pharmaceutics. “This is very near and dear to me,” says Georgiadis, who is […]
Be aware of pneumococcal vaccines
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for August 2015 were Ashley-Nicole Carmichael and Courtland Gammon, fourth-year […]
SOP faculty and staff to be recognized for 280 years of service
How can 13 School of Pharmacy personnel have worked for VCU a total of 280 years? It’s easy when the school can boast two 40-year employees (not to mention two each of 20-, 25- and 30-year anniversary celebrants). All VCU and VCU Health System employees whose five-year anniversaries take place this year will be honored […]
Slattum is co-investigator on three-year, $2.5 million HRSA grant
VCU School of Pharmacy professor Patty Slattum is co-investigator for a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration. The funds will be used to support interprofessional geriatrics training from pre-clinical to practice levels across Virginia, particularly in underserved areas. “My role is to lead the […]
Additional evidence supports effectiveness of appointment-based medication synchronization
Adherence to prescribed chronic medications – or, rather, lack of adherence – is a major public health concern. A study appearing in the August issue of the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy suggests that chronic medication users who participate in an appointment-based medication synchronization (ABMS) program are two to three times more likely […]
Buck named president-elect of ACCP
Marcia L. Buck, an affiliate clinical professor with VCU School of Pharmacy, has been named president-elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. She will assume the office of president-elect during the 2015 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in October in San Francisco. At the University of Virginia, Buck serves as clinical coordinator […]
Dr. Rx: Considering the shingles vaccine
VCU School of Pharmacy faculty, alumni and students have provided the Dr. Rx column for Richmond’s Fifty Plus magazine since December 2009. We now share those columns on the SOP website, as well, for those who might not have seen the most recent issue. Serving as Dr. Rx for July 2015 was Anne Masich, a fourth-year Pharm.D. student. She earned […]