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NEWSRELEASE FORIMMEDIATERELEASE

January11,2011 Contact: MaryLisi

PracticeGreenhealth

888-379-6664

mlisi@practicegreenhealth.org

BrianKirschner

UniversityoftheSciences

215-895-1186

b.kirschner@usp.edu

Uniquepartnershipwillpromotesustainabilitytrainingforpharmacists

Philadelphia,PA,andReston,VA: UniversityoftheSciences (USciences)andPracticeGreenhealth

(PGH)announcedtodaythattheyhaveestablishedafirst-of-itskindpartnershipto

developandpromotesustainabilitytrainingforpharmacists,pharmacystudentsandrelated

professionals.Amongotherthings,USciencesandPGHwillpartnertodeveloptrainingmodulesthat

willincreasesustainabilityknowledgeandpracticesinbothinstitutionalandcommunitypharmacies

acrossthecountry.

“Inthisendeavor,we’reproudtopartnerwithUniversityoftheSciences,ahighlyrespectedinstitution,foundedin1821asPhiladelphiaCollegeofPharmacy,thenation’sfirstschoolof

pharmacy,”saidAnnaGilmoreHall,ExecutiveDirectorofPracticeGreenhealth.“Pharmaciesdeal

everydaywithanumberofissuesthattouchuponsustainability,includingtheproperdisposalof

pharmaceuticals.Withhundredsofthousandsofpharmacistsworkingacrossthecountry,this

partnershiprepresentsawonderfulopportunitytoextendsustainablepracticestoyetanother

sectorofthehealthcareindustry.”

PartoftheUSciencesandPGHpartnershipincludesdevelopingamethodologyforassessingthe

effectivenessofsustainabilitytrainingforpharmacists.Thegroupswillalsoassessthefeasibilityof

similarcourseofferingstopharmacystudentsatUSciences.PracticeGreenhealthandUniversityof

Sciencewillalsoencouragecollaborativeandcooperativeresearchactivitiesthatsupportthe

developmentofeducationalprogramsrelatingtopharmacistsandsustainability.

“WeareproudtopartnerwithPracticeGreenhealthontheissuesofsustainabilityinpharmacy

practice,”saidDr.AndrewPeterson,deanofUSciences’MayesCollegeofHealthcareBusinessand

Policy.“Thispartnershipwilladdthemissingingredients—educationandtraining—sothatcurrent

andfuturepharmacistscanmakeapositiveimpactontheenvironment.”

“Thiscollaborationwillprovideagreatopportunityforleadershipinsustainabilityeducationand

researchinpharmacypractice,”saidDr.LisaLawson,deanofUSciences’PhiladelphiaCollegeof

Pharmacy.“Withpharmacistsalreadytrustedmembersofthehealthcarecommunity,their

involvementiskeytoprovidingenvironmentalsafeguardsandsafemedicationhandling.”  

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