APhA Addiction PInG


This Page Last Updated: 07/11/08 Click Here to find out more about the University of Utah School Scholarship Fund Click Here for a membership form to join the APhA Addiction PInG Click Here to be connected to APhA information page on Addiction PInG Memorials and Tributes Ronald L. Williams Memorial Fund

As part of the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA-APPM), in January 2000 the Addiction Practitioner Interest Group (PInG) was formed. It was developed to provide a membership “home” to those pharmacists interested in the treatment of patients and/or colleagues who suffer from the disease of chemical dependency. The mission of the interest group is to provide mechanisms for pharmacists to share information and ideas and update their skills and knowledge about addiction-related programs and treatments.

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At the APhA annual meeting in San Diego, March 2008 you may know, Pierre DelPrato Pharm.D, volunteered to be the Coordinator of the Addiction PInG.

There are many projects that are currently being worked on, the 3 biggest being:
                 1)      Ron Williams Memorial Fund- building the fund and setting criteria for the
                                 scholarship recipients
                 2)      Initiating and maintaining communications to all PInG members
                 3)      Improving our content on the APhA website
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We will continue to seek funding for the Ron Williams Memorial Fund. We are aware that many PInG
members, as well as friends of Ron, would like to donate to this worthy fund, which will allow
pharmacy students to attend the University of Utah School on a scholarship.

We will attempt to make the process of donation a quick and simple one. If you are unfamiliar
with this fund, or would like to make a donation, please do so now by clicking on the link below:

Click Here to find out more about the University of Utah School Scholarship Fund

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the people who have donated to date,
and to encourage all of those who wish to donate to please do so at your earliest convenience.
We will include a list of all donating members on a future communication.

If you need to contact us for any reason, email would be the best way to do so.

Here are our email addresses:

Addiction PInG., Coordinator
Pierre DelPrato Pharm.D. pdelprato@aol.com

Our APhA staff liaisons are:
Anne Burns, R.Ph.                  aburns@aphanet.org
Keith Marciniak, R.Ph.            kmarciniak@aphanet.org
Marcie Bough, PharmD            mbough@aphanet.org

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Please donate to the Ron Williams Memorial Fund!

If you have pledged continued support,
please re-new your contribution for this year!

Original Mission Statement: "This Practitioner Interest Group consists of pharmacists interested in the treatment of patients and/or colleagues who suffer from the disease of chemical dependency. The group was formed to provide a mechanism for practitioners with an interest in this area to share information, ideas, and update their skills and knowledge about addiction related programs and treatments."

This site was last updated 05/30/08

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