UPCOMING ALUMNI EVENTS
Melissa Hozack (BSc Pharm ’01) wins Commitment to Care & Service Award for Health Hozack’s own commitment to losing weight led to a successful health promotion initiative. About 300 people in Redcliff, Alberta, shed a collective 7,000 pounds over the past two years thanks to a comprehensive weight loss program provided by Hozack, a clinical pharmacist and co-owner of the town’s Pharmasave. But such impressive weight lost isn’t the only measure of the pharmacy program’s success. Hozack has also demonstrated a range of positive clinical results, such as improved blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar levels; dose reductions and even elimination of some prescription medications; and improvements in mental health and self-esteem.
Green and Gold Pub Night Friday, June 24, 2016 Calgary, AB
If you are attending the Canadian Pharmacists Association Conference in Calgary June 24 – 27, 2016, or if you live in the Calgary area, we invite you to join us for Green and Gold Pub Night. It takes place from 8:30 p.m. - midnight on Friday, June 24, at the U of A Calgary Centre—only minutes from the conference hotel.
The initiative started in 2013 when Hozack was herself struggling to lose extra pounds following the birth of her third child. After researching the various weight loss strategies available, she decided to transform her pharmacy practice and offer patients a weight loss method that targets the physical and mental health aspects related to obesity. Hozack’s approach, which takes advantage of pharmacists’ expanded scope of opportunities and compensation under the Alberta Pharmacy Services Framework, complements the care she provides as a pharmacist while actively coaching her patients in weight loss.
Preceptor of the Year Award
Congratulations to Cathy Biggs (BPE ’91, BSc Pharm ’96), winner of the 2015 PharmD Preceptor of the Year Award. Biggs (centre) was nominated by Morgan Schultz (BSc Pharm ’14, PharmD ’15) (left) and received her award from Rene Breault (BSc Pharm ’98), clinical assistant professor and director, PharmD for Practicing Pharmacists Program (right).
Outstanding Pharmacy Alumni Awards: A Call for Nominees Applications for the Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus Awards are being accepted until July 6, 2016. The Outstanding Pharmacy Alumnus Award was created in 2014 to celebrate accomplished alumni in recognition of outstanding contributions to their professions, their communities, to society at large or to the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Learn more about the nomination and selection process, please visit pharm.ualberta.ca/ alumni-and-giving/outstanding-pharmacy-alumnus-award
Enjoy some beverages, socializing and appetizers and wear your green and gold colours to win prizes. For more details or to RSVP visit the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences website.
Alumni Weekend 2016 September 22-25, 2016 Edmonton, AB
Mark your calendars: Alumni Weekend is being held September 22-25, 2016.
Pharmacy Brunch & Student-Led Tour
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Saturday, September 24, 2016 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. 3rd Floor Atrium, Edmonton Clinic Health Academy 11405 – 87 Avenue Join us for our annual alumni brunch and student-led tour on Saturday, September 24, 2016. This year, we are thrilled to welcome our new dean, U of A pharmacy alumnus Dr. Neal Davies (BSc Pharm ’91, PhD Pharm ’96). He will share with us his vision for the faculty and provide his thoughts on what being a U of A pharmacy alumnus means to him. Join your fellow pharmacy alumni and help us celebrate our new beginnings.
Stay tuned to the Alumni Weekend section of the faculty’s website for registration information and further details about other pharmacy class activities.
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