Atlanta, GeorgiaAwards and 2011 National Conference

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Signatura
The Official Publication of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association October 2011
2011 National Conference
Atlanta, Georgia
Awards and
Scholarships pg. 3
Chapter Spotlight:
TSU Tiger Time! pg. 7
Chapter Submissions pg. 9
Follow SNPhA on
November is National
Diabetes Month pg. 6
Region I & II Conference
Update pg. 14
@SNPhA
Local chapter garners national honor
VCU Students interact across campuses
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Message
Message from
from the
the President
President
Greetings SNPhA Members,
Welcome to another exciting year in SNPhA! Your unwavering
dedication and passion for helping the underserved and affecting
real change in our communities has led to an unprecedented level
of growth in membership, submission of resolutions, and the
development of innovative service projects. As we enter our 39th
year of service, I look forward to raising the bar even higher as we
ascend to new heights in leadership within the pharmacy profession
and service within the community. Always know that we are hard
at work on your behalf to provide you with all the tools and support
you need to continue to L.E.A.D. in all you do. Let’s make it a great
year!
Sincerely,
Leshawn Smith
National President 2011-2012
2011-2012
2011-2012 SNPhA
SNPhA National
National Board
Board
Leshawn Smith
Gayle Tuckett
Pejman Ahmadi
Jennifer Harris
President
President-Elect
George Okpamen
Vice President
Deborah Jackson
Recording Secretary
Jenny Luo
Financial Secretary
Emmanuel Akinwole
Public Relations Liaison /
Historian
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Region I Facilitator
Region II Facilitator
Shirley Yu
Region III Facilitator
Melvin Roberts, Jr.
Region IV Facilitator
Ruth Awosika
Region V Facilitator
Cynthia Perez
Diabetes and Chronic Kidney
Disease Chair
Crystal Spencer
Power to End Stroke Chair
Onyebuchi Amaechi
Remember the Ribbon Chair
Louchard Lamothe
Bridging the Gap Chair
Dazhi Liu
Operation Immunization Chair
Alysha Robinson
Legislative/Membership
Benefits Chair
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NPhA/SNPhA Scholarships and Book Awards
Rite-Aid Chauncey I Cooper Chapter Excellence Award
Small Chapter: Univerisity of South Carolina
Medium Chapter: Campbell University
Large Chapter: Texas Southern University
Overall Winner: Univerisity of South Carolina
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$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
$1,550
Rite-Aid SNPhA Community Leader Award
George Okpamen - Texas Southern University Nikko Ware - University of South Carolina
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$2,500
$7,500
Rite-Aid Endowed Scholarships
Roshanda R. Ruffin - Hampton University Femi Felix-Ukwu - Texas Southern Universtity
Jenny Chu - University of New England
Henry Delu, Jr. - University of Southern California
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$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
WalMart NPhA Future Leader Scholarships
Region 1: Region 2: Region 3: Region 4: Region 5: Chibuzor Okoro - Howard University
Angela Dawn Johnston - Auburn University Mobile
Gabrielle Wells - Chicago State University Quinn Branch - Texas Southern University Henry Delu, Jr. - University of Southern California
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$2,000
$10,000
$2,000
$2,000
$2,000
Walmart Health and Wellness Endowed Scholarship
Samantha Burke - University of Georgia
Roda Maalin - University of New England |
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$1,000
$1,000
Walgreens SNPhA Student Pharmacist Excellence Scholarships
Nikko Ware - University of South Carolina
AIbrahim Ibrahim - University of Maryland Baltimore
Neha Patel - University of South Carolina
Moon Lee - Mercer University
Grace Mbagwa - University of Texas at Austin
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$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Target SNPhA National Leadership Scholarship
Ruth Haile-Meskale - Mercer University |
$5,000
Kroger Endowed Scholarships
Nicole Avant - University of Illinois Chicago
Valana Vannoy - University of Georgia Niki Patel - Rutgers University
Amber Jenkins - Univerisity Georgia
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$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
NPhA Auxiliary Scholarships
Folayemi Fashola - Univerisity of Southern California |
Onyebuchi Amaechi - University of the Incarnate Word |
Gabrielle Flash - University of New England
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$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
Other Scholarships and Awards
Dr. Barry Bleidt Endowed Scholarship
Ruth Awosika - University of Southern California
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$1,000
Brianna Parra - University of Illinois Chicago
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$1,000
Christopher Chidueme - University of Cinncinnati
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$1,000
Chibuzor Okoro - Howard University |
$1,000
Ishita Gandhi - Wingate University
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$1,000
Mr. Wilbert Bluitt Endowed Scholarship
Mr. & Mrs. Terrence and Terri Burroughs Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Horace and Ethel Bynum Endowed Scholarship
Dr. Cleon Fowler Endowed Scholarship
Other Scholarships and Awards Continued
Ms. Ramona McCarthy Hawkins Endowed Scholarship
Geraldene Abbasionwe - State University of New York Buffalo |
$1,000
Alda Shepherd - University of Tennessee
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$1,000
Bernard Brown - Temple University
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$1,000
Leshawn Smith - University of Houston
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$1,000
Amber Davis - University of the Incarnate Word |
$1,000
Kristen Harris - Howard University $1,000
Mr. James Bricky Hills Endowed Scholarship
Dr. JW and Erma Ligon Endowed Scholarship
Dr. HW “Ted” Matthews Endowed Scholarship
Ms. Germaine Robottom Scholarship
Dr. Craig and Saundra Ruffin Endowed Scholarship
Mr. Jimmy Barnes Book Award
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Andrea Yuen - University of North Carolina |
Sametria Glass - University of Georgia
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$200
$200
Gifty Kusi - Ohio State University |
$200
Amyn Madhani - University of the Incarnate Word |
$200
Joshua Smith-Benson - Florida A&M University
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Shaunell Bostic - Medical University of South Carolina
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Nader Rouholfada - University of Toledo|
$200
$200
$200
Brittany Roy - Howard University |
$200
Tyreia Benjamin - University of the Incarnate Word |
$200
Emmanuel Enwere - University of Texas at Austin
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Louchard Lamothe - Auburn University |
$200
$200
Ashley Williams - Mercer University|
$200
Natasha Conley - University of Kentucky
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$200
Olabode Ogundare - University of Maryland
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$200
Ms. Elwanda Barnes Book Award
Mr. Willie Davis Book Award
Dr. Johnnie L. Early Book Award
Dr. Sharon Early Book Award
Mr. Benjamin and Jacquelin Holland Book Award
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan and Carmita Mills Book Awards
Dr. Denise A. Normand Book Award
Dr. Phyllis Perkins Book Award
Dr. Noble Thomas Book Award
Total Amount Distributed in Scholarships and Awards:
$86, 350
SNPhA would like to thank all of our donors for their unwavering support of our students.
Your generosity is greatly appreciated!
Diabetes / Chronic Kidney Disease
Hello SNPhA!
Did you know that NOVEMBER is National Diabetes Month?
What a better way to serve our community than to get
involved in educating communities regarding diabetes
prevention and management?
As the national initiative chair, I challenge all chapters
to seek out the American Diabetes Association (ADA)
and the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to
see how they can help. The yearly ADA Step-Out-toFight Diabetes Walk is around the corner, and JDRF also
hosts their Walk to Cure Diabetes. There’s also always
strength in numbers, so seek out your local CAPS partner,
or collaborate with another pharmacy organization to
Cindy Perez
National Diabetes / Chrinic Kidney Disease Chair
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increase awareness. As SNPhA members, we are in a
privileged position with a plethora of information that
can help serve the medically underprivileged in your
community. I encourage you to host health-related
events throughout your city that will encompass a broad
range of your members. As a regional chapter, you can
have events that educate the public at local churches,
supermarkets, libraries, YMCAs, dialysis centers, nursing
homes, in addition to community pharmacies. I
look forward to reading your reports regarding your
upcoming events and all the impact that you will make!
Ask about us!
University Information
Name:
Texas Southern University
Founded: 1947
City and State:
Houston, TX
School Colors:
Maroon and Gray
Mascot:
Tiger
University Slogan:
“Excellence through Achievement”
Pharmacy School
Information
Name:
College of Pharmacy and Health
Sciences
Founded: 1949
SNPhA Chapter Information
Chartered: 1972
CAPS Partner:
University of Houston
Chapter Advisor:
Ms. Paula Johnson-Ealy
Dr. Darego Maclayton
Website:
www.tsusnpha.org
Recent / Upcoming Events:
NALEO Citizenship and
Immigration Forum
Sex In the Dark Event
Health Fair at Tracy Pharmacy
Q & A with TSU
Describe your Mission and Patient Population
True to the mission of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association,
TSU-SNPhA is concerned about pharmacy and healthcare related issues
that affect minority and underserved populations across the United States,
as well as the poor minority representation in pharmacy and other healthrelated professions. This focus is the basis for why we plan, organize,
coordinate and execute programs geared toward the improvement for the
health, educational, and social environment of our campus, surrounding,
local, and national communities. Our legacy will show in the positive
outcomes of our patient population, the impact of the increasing numbers
of active student pharmacists, and the continued support and guidance
of licensed pharmacists through Alumni of Texas Southern COPHS and
National Pharmaceutical Association.
What patient education/services do you regularly offer at your health fairs/community
outreach events?
We regularly offer blood glucose and blood pressure
screenings. We disseminate countless handouts and
brochures about hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney
disease, STIs, and our organization, Student National
Pharmaceutical Association. We are able to complete
presentations on a plethora of disease states such as
hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, stroke, and the like.
We have just been trained to offer vision screenings to
our student population on campus through our Student
Health Center.
Describe some of your Most Unique /
Rewarding Events
Those events that set us apart from other
organizations in TSU College of Pharmacy and even
from our industrious brothers and sisters in the SNPHA
family are our “home grown” events. These are the
events, for example our annual HIV Movie Night, P1
Survival Workshop, and Sex In the Dark (new event for
TSU Homecoming), that are innov-ated, organized, and
implemented by our very own members. The most
rewarding events are always those events because
they help not only our patient and student populations
but they engage the member(s) from which the idea
originated and endows them with leadership skills,
networking skills, and team building skills that are crucial
for the success of their matriculation through pharmacy
school and their individual/collective practices.
Follow us on Twitter: @TSU_SNPhA
What is your Best Fundraising Idea/Event?
The TSU Chapter is known throu-ghout our College
of Pharmacy for marketing professional nametags
emblazoned with the College of Pharmacy name and
seal. We market these to students to go along with
their white coats on professional outings as well as IPPE
rotations. We market these nametags to our faculty and
supporting businesses as; indicating their title, name
and logo for their respective businesses. In addition to
the nametags, TSU-SNPhA has added the TSU College of
Pharmacy Polo to its line of merchandise for our student
pharmacists. A quality professional polo style shirt
embroidered with the College of Pharmacy Seal that
you are able to wear anywhere as one is representing
Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and
Health Sciences.
What is your most memorable event of the year
or past couple years?
The most memorable event of the past couple of
years was the successful hosting of the Regions 3, 4, 5
Regional Conference here in Houston, TX just last year.
We hosted over 400 students and pharmacists from
across our three regions. In addition to the business
meetings, we offered a variety of Continuing Education
seminars, vendor/sponsor booths, as well as social
excursions for our student and licensed pharmacists. We
are so thankful and grateful to our SNPhA family that
supported, participated in, and were encouraged and
inspired by this hosting. We are indebted to our parent
organization, NPhA, TSU Alumni, Local Government
Officials, and licensed Pharmacists that forge the path
before us, mentor us through our tenure in school, and
build and uplift us as the future of pharmacy.
Helping the Homeless
– Mercy Vianzon, University of Colorado
The Colorado SNPhA chapter started off the semester by
helping the homeless children of metro Denver begin the
school year healthy. There are an estimated 3,000 homeless
under the age of 18 in the metro Denver area on any given
night. The impact of homelessness on a child’s physical and
mental health can have serious consequences that last into
their adult lives. On August 6th, the Colorado SNPhA chapter
teamed with the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, at the
Stout Street Clinic, during their annual Back to School Healthy
Kids Health Fair. This health fair helped to ensure that the
homeless children of the metro Denver area received at least
the basic screenings and immunizations they might otherwise miss.
Pharmacy students helped provide free immunizations,
which included MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and HPV vaccines. The
Back to School Health Fair was highlighted on the local news
and featured a couple of our SNPhA members. Over 200 children participated in the health fair. As a bonus for participation, the children received a free backpack filled with school
supplies to help get them ready for the new school year. Our
members immunized 63 children and gave 132 vaccines.
This experience gave our SNPhA members the opportunity
to give back to the community and we hope to team with
the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless for future events.
The Colorado SNPhA chapter’s involvement with the Back to
school Healthy Kids Health Fair was a great way to the kick off
the new school year.
Bridging the Gap Between Two Campuses
– Cortney Dunmars and Emilee McNally, University of Illinois at Chicago
In the Fall of 2010, the University of Illinois at Chicago College of
Pharmacy opened a satellite campus in Rockford, Illinois. Nearly all
communication between Chicago
and Rockford is through live video
feed. One might think this method of teaching would fail instantly; however, it did not. It has been
a major success for the University
and its students.
We are Emilee McNally and
Cortney Dunmars, first year Pharmacy students at the Rockford and Chicago campuses respectively. Having two campuses as one is great. So far, it has been
an amazing experience and we think it will continue to be
an amazing experience throughout our four years here. We
are both members of the Student National Pharmaceutical
Association (SNPhA) and have been elected as the Rockford
and Chicago campus P1 Liaisons for the organization. We are
assigned with the unique task of making sure P1 students
in Rockford and Chicago are informed of the meetings and
events going on with SNPhA, as well as bridging the distance
gap between our two campuses, all while serving the underserved in our communities.
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Communicating across campuses is not a problem at all.
For our general body and executive board meetings, we do
conference calls with live video feed. Similar to software such
as Skype or Facetime, we are able to have conversations as if
we are talking in person. In addition, we both keep in contact
through emails and sometimes even phone calls. Our conversations often center on ideas and events that we are having
on each campus. As we teach each other about the health
issues facing the underserved in our respective communities,
we both learn about the differences and similarities of health
problems in rural and urban areas. Currently, we are coordinating events for both Chicago and Rockford, and hopefully
at least one large combined event for both campuses. Ultimately, raising awareness about the underserved in rural and
urban communities is our #1 goal.
Chapter starts the New Year with a strong conviction and promise
– Mariana Ashamalla, California Northstate College of Pharmacy
In the summer of 2011, the student chapter of California
Northstate College of Pharmacy started a new year with success having a previous SNPhA officer and classmate to become
the new National President Elect. We genuinely congratulate
Pejman Ahmadi for this prestigious honor.
shirt, and a $10 and $25 Gift card to different restaurants.
As the new Fall semester started, the student chapter
started promoting the organization holding one of the earliest and annual fundraiser events on August 27th at Louie’s
Karaoke Lounge, which profited a sum amount of $150. In addition, a raffle ticket fundraiser was held during the 3rd annual Club Day and Welcome Back Barbeque on September 9th.
The chapter gave out two prizes which included a SNPhA polo
In keeping true to mission statement, “to plan, organize, coordinate and execute programs geared toward the improvement for the health, educational, and social environment of
the community,” the chapter started off the New Year with
dedicated promise to uphold the goals of SNPhA.
In addition, the chapter held its first community service
event at Shriner’s Hospital for Children to emphasize the importance of healthcare treatments for children’s health and
wellbeing. A total of 6 volunteers came to support the event.
Explore - SNPhA at the Incarnate Word
– Kim-Ly Nguyen, University of the Incarnate Word
University of the Incarnate Word’s SNPhA Chapter has
started this year off right! Beginning with our trip to the 2011
SNPhA National Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, we thoroughly enjoyed networking with SNPhA members from all over the
country and getting to see first-hand how incredible it feels
to be a part of such a tremendous organization. Several of our
dedicated members participated in the Patient Counseling
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Clinical Skills Competition and garnered awards as well. Onyebuchi Amaechi, Tyraeia Benjamin, Amber Davis, and Amyn
Madhani were all awarded competitive SNPhA scholarships.
We had such a great experience and are eagerly anticipating
next year’s National Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada!
To ensure our recruitment of more members this year, we
set up a booth at the Organization Fair during Orientation
Week for the incoming pharmacy students as well as held
two social events. The first event was our Ice Cream Social in
the Student Center of the Feik School of Pharmacy, and the
second event was our Bowling Social at Brunswick Thousand
Oaks Bowl. Both were a success, as we had 103 members at
our first general meeting! We were also proud to continue
our tradition with participating in the San Antonio AIDS
Foundation (SAAF) Walk for Life 2011 on September 17, 2011 by
helping with the set-up, registration, and break-down of the
event. We have been very fortunate to work closely with SAAF
in the past, and we were honored to be a part of this significant event again this year.
To close out the month of September, we will hold two
more fantastic events. First, we will offer our SNPhA members
the invaluable opportunity to attend a presentation by the
H-E-B Pharmacy Professional Services team. Both speakers
are pharmacists who took on a role outside of pharmacy and
are striving to make our community healthier by alternative
methods than what the traditional pharmacist may use. We
will also host our first Clinical Skills Workshop in collaboration with Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacy. The
workshop will be presented by Amy Witte, Pharm. D. and will
be a great way for our SNPhA members to learn how to properly assess a patient’s medical condition and develop a plan of
treatment. We are thrilled to have started out this semester
so well and look forward to continued success for the rest of
the semester as we endeavor to serve our communities and
our patients.
Conference Reflections
– Jordan Khail, Mercer University
In my last year of pharmacy school I had a revelation. That
revelation occurred during the recent SNPhA conference in
Atlanta. During my prior years in school I’ve had memberships with various pharmacy organizations, and made my attempts to be involved with them. The pervading feeling with
all of those experiences was that I was spinning my wheels
without accomplishing anything for myself, or the organizations. I kept on though, because I’d been told over and over
that I should be active outside of the classroom. Eventually
that was no longer enough to justify the time and money
spent. I became disillusioned with the entire alphabet soup
of organizations and let my memberships expire.
I was encouraged to attend the conference by good friend
that is very active in SNPhA. With the conference being held
just a few minutes from home it was hard to pass up. I signed
up last minute as a non-member and cleared my schedule for
the weekend. Shortly after arriving Friday evening I could tell
this meeting was different. By the time I left on Sunday, I was
sold.
There is an energy and enthusiasm to this organization
that seems to be absent elsewhere. Members seemed more
interested in their peers than their own agendas. The various
chapters intermingled. Politics appeared to be on the back
burner. Strangers greeted me with open arms. The sponsors
were great and eager to network. I was sincerely impressed.
As I look back at the weekend I am left wondering what
makes SNPhA different from the rest. Maybe it’s the smaller size; the fact that “student” appears in the name; or the
unique history. Whatever it is, I want to be a part of it. I’ll be
writing the check to my chapter ASAP and will continue as a
NPhA member after graduation. I look forward to seeing you
all in Vegas next year!
Making a Difference in the Hampton Roads Community
– Jonathan Grant, Hampton University
We are all too familiar with the rigor and chaos that starting a new year of pharmacy school brings. From buying new
text books, to organizing your schedules of classes and exams,
to getting that refund check that you so desperately need,
and everything else we encounter in returning to classes, our
schedules and life is often times hectic. Here at Hampton University, we have been able to “keep our eye on the prize” and
focus on health disparities in our local Hampton Roads community as well as building up well rounded caring and competent health care practitioners. Recently, the Community
Free Clinic of Newport News opened in downtown Newport
News, a community where many of the residents are underserved and do not have access to health care. On September
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nity. Patients had access to a wide variety of healthcare services, information, entertainment, and of course free food!
As SNPhA, we offered and assisted in medication adherence
counseling, blood pressure screenings, passed out literature,
and signed up patients for flu shot vaccinations. In addition,
we helped to clean and organize the clinic’s new pharmacy
that will be opening this upcoming fall. At the time they had
no drugs yet but drug companies are donating over 3 million
dollars worth of drugs to the clinic to dispense to qualifying
patients in the community for free! Our chapter of SNPhA has
begun to build a partnership with the Free Clinic of Newport
News that hopefully will continue to blossom and grow in the
upcoming years. As of late, our newest volunteer endeavors
with the free clinic include driving to local area pharmacies
affiliated with the free clinic to pick up medications and sup-
plies for patients. Here at Hampton University, we are striving
to achieve through activism by going out into underserved
and disadvantaged communities and using the skills and
knowledge we have obtained to help those in need.
This past month, we also held a school wide kickball tournament in which we promoted exercise and the importance
of good cardiovascular health. Nothing like a little bit of fun
and competition to spice up your pharmacy school daily grind.
This year’s winners of the tournament was the professional
3rd year students, who now have bragging rights for a whole
year. A healthy balance of work and play is crucial to any career, including one as mentally stressful and draining as pharmacy.
Local Chapter Honored by National Kidney Foundation
– Catherine Arnatt, Virginia Commonwealth University
The VCU School of Pharmacy’s chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) is proud to announce that they have been awarded Organization of the
Year by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) Serving Virginia. This award was presented to SNPhA for recognition of the
time and efforts volunteered to the NKF in their numerous
outreach events. The NKF reaches the lives of many individuals at risk for Chronic Kidney Disease, patients with risk factors such as Diabetes and/or patients unable to get proper
health care screenings. SNPhA contributed to the mission of
the NKF by volunteering for events such as the Kidney Health
Risk Assessment, Kidney Early Evaluation Program and the annual Richmond Kidney Walk.
The Kidney Health Risk Assessment (KHRA) is an awareness program that utilizes body mass index (BMI), blood pressure measurement, and a short six-question questionnaire
to bring the awareness of chronic kidney disease to patients.
The members of SNPhA ran screening stations, calculated
BMIs and counseled patients on health risks and ways to fight
kidney disease. Additionally, everyone with an identified risk
factor for kidney disease was provided information about the
Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) health screenings in
their area.
At the Kidney Early Evaluation Program health screenings,
SNPhA members worked with clinicians, nurses, social workers and other volunteers to provide a comprehensive screening to patients who may otherwise not get this health opportunity. Screenings included blood pressure, height, weight,
BMI, urinalysis and glucose testing. Additionally, 3 vials of
blood were drawn from patients to test cholesterol, serum
creatinine levels and to check for anemia. On-site physicians
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discussed medical results with the participants, and SNPhA
members were on-hand to counsel on medications when
needed. This was an amazing opportunity for interdisciplinary health care collaboration and SNPhA members enjoyed
the experience!
VCU’s chapter of SNPhA also participated in the NKF’s annual Richmond Kidney Walk, screening participants before the
walk and then raising money as a team as they walked the 5K.
The NKF recognized the efforts of our chapter and were kind
enough to award us with a plaque, naming us Organization of
the Year and presented during their annual awards ceremony
banquet June 23rd at the Richmond Transplant Center.
Greetings!!!!
Hope your semester is going great! We know that you have all been anxiously waiting for the inside scoop on the
upcoming coming Regions I&II conference. Good news… the highly anticipated moment has finally arrived! The
previous page contains the official theme and promotion for the 2012 Regions I &II Conference in Charlotte, NC.
We have been working very diligently to bring you finest that Charlotte has to offer and to publicize SNPhA’s endless endeavors to serve the underserved.
This year’s conference will be devoted strengthening your individual ability to work in diverse environments and
with unique personalities. It is our mission to foster an atmosphere in which we can come together as a family in
SNPhA to identify the essential elements required to mold a structure for a rooted foundation from which we will
all begin to grow.
As the planning committee, we are designing this conference to exceed your expectations; therefore incorporating your opinion is vital in creating a conference that you will benefit from for years to come. Below is the link
to a survey. It allows you to vote on various aspects that guide your decision to attend this conference. For those
who decide to participate, there will be a drawing to win A FREE NIGHT STAY at the host hotel. At the end of the
survey please fill-in your demographics to enter in the drawing. Only those who register by January 3, 2012 will be
eligible to win.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2WCX9CQ
Please be on the lookout for future emails and tweets about how to save $30 on the registration fee and additional details about this conference.
Tami Abbey
Wingate University School of Pharmacy
www.wusopsnpha.org
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @snphawusop
Letter from the Editor
Hello SNPhA Family,
I would like to thank all the chapters that were able to submit articles for the October Issue of the Signatura. The
Signatura exist for the purpose of sharing our chapters’ events and our individual experiences with the entire
SNPhA community as a means of keeping our family close when we are apart. It serves to remind us that we
are not alone, and that the activities we all engage in at the local level combine to produce a national, in some
cases global, effort to combat the disparities that exist in health care today. I encourage each chapter to consider
submitting at least one article for the Signatura during the year. In the future, when those gaps begin to close
and a given individual’s morbidity and mortality is not affected by their ethnicity or socio-economic status, the
Signatura will serve as a chronicle of the efforts of thousands of students who helped make it happen. Make sure
your chapters efforts are chronicled as well.
I would also like to recognize our Gold, Silver, and VIP Corporate sponsors for their unwavering support:
Lastly, I want to recognize the everyone on National Board for their commitment to SNPhA. I feel privileged to
serve with such an amazing group of individuals. Let’s have an excellent year “Strong Seventeen”!
– Emmanuel Akinwole, National Public Relations Liaison/Historian