American Pharmacists Month Celebrations

 Ways to Celebrate

Hold a community event. Be sure to publicize your event, such as a health fair or an immunization clinic at least four weeks in advance with notices at libraries and grocery stores and announcements in local papers. Remember to take pictures of your events and share your success with the community. Also please share photos of your event by sending them to aphm@aphanet.org.

The Virginia Pharmacists Association and the Virginia Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists will be distributing an APhM supplement in the Sunday Richmond Times-Dispatch the first Sunday in October. Virginia pharmacists are encouraged to advertise their pharmacy or contribute articles of interest to the general public in the supplement.  For more information, contact Tim Musselman at tim@vapharmacy.org or by phone at 80.285.4145

Pharmacist Rick Hansen, RPh, of Greer, SC, has developed a Web site, SCPharmacist.com, to assist his patients in obtaining unbiased and valuable resources in an effort to promote better health. In October, Rick will further leverage his Web site to his patients as part of his APhM celebration. Rick's Web site is just one example of the many ways that you can celebrate APhM and enhance the image of the pharmacist as the medication specialist and a valued member of the healthcare team. To date, he has received numerous heart felt appreciations from his patients for providing important information, guidance and cost saving prescription discount cards to those in need.

The State of Alabama recently declared October to be American Pharmacists Month. Encourage your elected representatives—mayors, city managers, county executives and state governors—to designate October as American Pharmacists Month.

Don't forget to tell us about your celebration plans! Send email and photos to APhM@aphanet.org. Photos may be included in this year's celebration photo gallery.

APhM 2008 Celebrations

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