1 2 3 5 5 S U N R I S E V A L L E Y D R I V E , S U I T E 6 8 0 • R E S T O N , V A 2 0 1 9 1 U S A T E L 8 8 8 6 8 8 3 3 3 2 F A X 8 6 6 . 3 7 9 . 8 7 0 5 • W W W . P R A C T I C E G R E E N H E A L T . O R G NEWSRELEASE FORIMMEDIATERELEASE January11,2011 Con ta ct: M ar yLisi PracticeGreenhealth 888-379-6664 [email protected] BrianKirschner UniversityoftheSciences 215-895-1186 [email protected] Uniquepartnershipwillpromotesustainabilitytrainingforpharmacists Philadelphia,PA,andReston,VA: UniversityoftheSciences (USciences)and PracticeGreenhealth (PGH)announcedtodaythattheyhaveestablishedafirst-of-itskindpartnershipto developand promotesust ainabilitytr ainingfor pharmacists, pharmacystud entsandre lated professionals.Amongotherthings,USciencesandPGHwillpartnertodeveloptrainingmodulesthat willincrease sustainabilit yknowledge andpractic esinboth institutional andcommunit ypharmacies acrossthecountry. “Inthisendeavor,we’reproudtopartnerwithUniversityoftheSciences,ahighlyrespected institution,foundedin1821asPhiladelphiaCollegeofPharmacy,thenation’sfirstschoolof pharmacy,”saidAnnaGilmoreHall,ExecutiveDirectorofPracticeGreenhealth.“Pharmaciesdeal everydaywithanumber ofissues thattouch uponsustaina bility,incl udingthe properdisposal of pharmaceuticals.Withhundredsofthousandsofpharmacistsworkingacrossthecountry,this partnershiprepresentsawonderfulopportunitytoextendsustainablepracticestoyetanother sectorofthehealthcareindustry.” PartoftheUSciencesandPGHpartnershipincludesdevelopingamethodologyforassessingthe effectivenessofsustainabilitytrainingforpharmacists.Thegroupswillalsoassessthefeasibilityof similarcourseofferingstopharmacystudentsatUSciences.PracticeGreenhealthandUniversityof Sciencewillalsoencouragecollaborativeandcooperativeresearchactivitiesthatsupportthe development ofeducat ionalprograms relatingt opharmacist sandsustainab ility. “WeareproudtopartnerwithPracticeGreenhealthontheissuesofsustainabilityinpharmacy practice,”saidDr.AndrewPeterson,deanofUSciences’MayesCollegeofHealthcareBusinessand Policy.“Thispartnershipwilladdthemissingingredients—educationandtraining—sothatcurrent andfuturepharmacistscanmakeapositiveimpactontheenvironment.” “Thiscollaborationwill provideagr eatopportu nityforl eadershipin sustainability educationand researchinpharmacypractice,”saidDr.LisaLawson,deanofUSciences’PhiladelphiaCollegeof Pharmacy.“Withpharmacistsalreadytrustedmembersofthehealthcarecommunity,their involvementiskeytoprovidingenvironmentalsafeguardsandsafemedicationhandling.”

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NEWSRELEASE FORIMMEDIATERELEASE

January11,2011 Contact: MaryLisi

PracticeGreenhealth

888-379-6664

[email protected]

BrianKirschner

UniversityoftheSciences

215-895-1186

[email protected]

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