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Issue date: 10/8/07 Section: News
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It's time for flu shots, diabetes screenings and health checks.
October is American Pharmacists Month.
Located in the new Health Sciences Building on the Hospital Hill campus, UMKC School of Pharmacy's largest organization, American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacist (APhA-ASP), sets up patient care programs to help and educate people about diseases like diabetes and obesity.
These programs were created with the intent to raise awareness, said APhA-ASP advisor Dr. Cameron Lindsey, Pharmacy.
"We make sure the pharmacy students have an adviser or co-adviser with them at these programs," Lindsey said.
APhA-ASP has five patient care programs, of which three are national programs. The three national programs are Operation Diabetes, Operation Immunization and Heartburn Awareness.
Operation Diabetes conducts a thorough process of training pharmacy students.
"First, the students attend a training session that includes a lecture about the disease of diabetes," said APhA-ASP UMKC student- chapter President Nicole Stinner. "It is here that the students learn the basic information of the disease, how it progresses in a person, signs and symptoms of the disease, ways to treat the disease without medication, how popular medication works and what can be done to prevent the disease."
Students attend more sessions by Lindsey or another pharmacist about blood glucose meters and how to read the results. At the screenings, pharmacy students speak to the patients about the results and give them informational brochures.
"I have translated a brochure into Spanish because the Hispanic population is one of the highest risk populations so I have been trying to do more screenings that target them," said Operation Diabetes Chair David Preston.
Because they are slightly different, Operation Immunization and Heartburn Awareness have their own processes for pharmacy students and patients. These patient care projects deal with education and awareness.
October is American Pharmacists Month.
Located in the new Health Sciences Building on the Hospital Hill campus, UMKC School of Pharmacy's largest organization, American Pharmacist Association-Academy of Student Pharmacist (APhA-ASP), sets up patient care programs to help and educate people about diseases like diabetes and obesity.
These programs were created with the intent to raise awareness, said APhA-ASP advisor Dr. Cameron Lindsey, Pharmacy.
"We make sure the pharmacy students have an adviser or co-adviser with them at these programs," Lindsey said.
APhA-ASP has five patient care programs, of which three are national programs. The three national programs are Operation Diabetes, Operation Immunization and Heartburn Awareness.
Operation Diabetes conducts a thorough process of training pharmacy students.
"First, the students attend a training session that includes a lecture about the disease of diabetes," said APhA-ASP UMKC student- chapter President Nicole Stinner. "It is here that the students learn the basic information of the disease, how it progresses in a person, signs and symptoms of the disease, ways to treat the disease without medication, how popular medication works and what can be done to prevent the disease."
Students attend more sessions by Lindsey or another pharmacist about blood glucose meters and how to read the results. At the screenings, pharmacy students speak to the patients about the results and give them informational brochures.
"I have translated a brochure into Spanish because the Hispanic population is one of the highest risk populations so I have been trying to do more screenings that target them," said Operation Diabetes Chair David Preston.
Because they are slightly different, Operation Immunization and Heartburn Awareness have their own processes for pharmacy students and patients. These patient care projects deal with education and awareness.
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