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Pharmacy professionals head to the beach

It’s old home week at Virginia Beach for School of Pharmacy alumni, faculty and students. Virginia Pharmacists Association is hosting its 128^th Annual Convention at Cavalier Hotel.

Bronwyn Burnham (B.S. ’89) heads up the convention as VPhA president. The president-elect designate is also a School of Pharmacy alum, Cynthia Warriner (B.S. ’86).

Burnham also led a student pharmacist program on “How to Successfully Prepare and Evaluate Pharmacy Career Opportunities,” and Warriner spoke on “Advocating for the Profession.”

Other alumni participants included:

• Holly Hurley (Pharm.D. ’04), assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Appalachian College of Pharmacy, part of a continuing-education program on “Hot Topics in Pharmacotherapy”
• Rebecca Snead (B.S. ’85), executive vice president and CEO of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, presenting a continuing-education session on “Advancing Pharmacy Practice Through Performance Measurement”
• Dennis Stanley (B.S. ’74) of Ukrop’s Pharmacy, presenting a continuing-education session called “Immunization Update” and co-presenting “Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery” with Sharon Gatewood (see below).

SOP faculty scheduled to participate were:

• Sharon Gatewood, assistant professor of pharmacy (and also an alumna: B.S. ’97, Pharm.D. ’02), co-presenter of an all-day continuing-education program called “Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery.”
• Jeff Delafuente, professor and associate dean for professional education, co-presenting the 2009 Commonwealth Council on Aging Best Practices Award
• Denise Emminger, director of the APPE Program, part of a continuing-education session called “Preceptor Toolkit (Introductory and Advanced)”
• Ellen Leverich, director of development, organizer of the VCU School of Pharmacy Alumni & Friends Reception and SOP’s participation in the Exhibit Hall

The convention, which ends Aug. 5, also featured the annual VphA Foundation Golf Tournament.

Submitted By:
Cynthia McMullen
8/3/2009