The Northwestern Chapter of The

The Northwestern Chapter of the

Pennsylvania Society of

Health-System Pharmacists

October 2015 Newsletter

2015-2016 NWPSHP Officers:

President: Erica Pascale ()

President-Elect:Stephen Henderson ()

Secretary:Rachael Ours ()

Treasurer:Janine Sanner ()

Chapter Representative:Justin Scholl ()

Immediate Past President:Sarah Moffett ()

SSHP President: Michael Makaimoku ()

Upcoming NWPSHP and PSHPEvents & CE Programs

October 28 - 30, 2015 – Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square

PSHP 2015 Annual Assembly

Visit for more information.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – St. Vincent Hospital

New Drug Updates: Cardiology

NWPSHP Dinner CE Program

Thursday, March 24, 2016 – UPMC Hamot Women’s Hospital

Medication Safety Panel

NWPSHP Dinner CE Program

Other Upcoming Programs

Saturday, October 17, 2015 – Duquesne University School of Pharmacy

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Management Certificate Program

7:30 am – 5:00 pm

For registration information, visit:

Thursday, October 29, 2015 – Bayfront Convention Center

2015 Professional Immunization Seminar: Power to Protect

7:30 am – 4:00 pm

For registration information, visit:

PSHP Membership Information

PSHP membership is active for 1 year from your renewal date. You can renew your membership at Be sure to select “Northwestern” as your membership chapter.

PSHP Participation Opportunities

PSHP is looking for ways to get members more involved, both at the state and local levels. We would like to see our membership participation increase for NWPSHP as well. If you are interested in helping to coordinate upcoming events, or have suggestions forhow to get NWPSHP members more involved, please contact us at .

PSHP is looking for members to participate on a variety of committees. if you are interested or would like more information.

NWPSHP CE Program Attendance Reminders

Please RSVP for NWPSHP CE programs by the specified deadline so that we can make arrangements for the room set up and catering.

Please notify us as soon as possible if you must cancel your registration for a CE program. While there is no fee for full PSHP members to attend the program, a $20 fee will be charged to anyone who registers for the program and does not attend without sending a 48-hour notice of cancellation.

Pennsylvania Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting

Effective January 1, 2015, all Pennsylvania pharmacists are required to complete training in child abuse recognition and reporting. The University of Pittsburgh and the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center offer a free 3 hour online program available at: is no ACPE credit associated with this program.

NWPSHP Communications

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