College of Pharmacy’s conference Nov. 7 provides CE for pharmacists and pharmacy techs, expanding college’s impact on pharmaceutical health
The University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy will present its Heber W. Youngken, Jr. Pharmacy Clinic on Nov. 7, offering pharmacists and pharmacy technicians valuable continuing education credits, and featuring some of the leading voices in pharmaceutical science and education.
The 67th annual edition of the conference hosted by the URI Office of Healthcare Workforce Development will be presented as virtual event. The program runs from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, presented virtually via Zoom. Registration is now open. Attendees will receive an email from Zoom Events a few days before the conference. Click here for more information and to register.
The conference will offer five live contact hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists and pharmacy techs throughout the region, expanding URI’s impact on pharmaceutical health and science throughout Rhode Island. Of the 2,500 pharmacists in the state, more than 1,500—60 percent—graduated from URI, according to the Rhode Island Department of Health.
In addition to insightful discussions on some of the key pharmaceutical issues facing the profession today, this year’s clinic — “Gut-Brain Synergy: Empowering the Pharmacy Team to Enhance Mental Health and Gut Health” — will focus on the roles the gut microbiome can play throughout the body, and the interplay between microorganisms and their impact on human health and disease, physically and mentally.
“Discussions will focus on the gut-brain axis and the gut microbiota imbalance that is often observed in various disease states,” said MJ Kanaczet, director of healthcare workforce development. “Talks will cover traditional diseases linked with the microbiome, and others linked to the gut-brain axis such as depression, anxiety, and ADHD. Discussions will cover traditional pharmacological treatment and non-pharmacological options, including natural products, which can promote overall wellness and a healthy gut microbiome.”
Presenters include Kelly Matson, URI pharmacy clinical professor; Elizabeth Leibovitz, coordinator of the Heber Youngken Medicinal Garden on URI’s campus; Judy Magalhaes, wellness coach and founder of HOPE, LLC; Richard Silvia, professor of pharmacy practice at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Mandeep Kaur, clinical fellow at CVS Health; Abigail Park, clinical quality evolution fellow at CVS Health; and Thomas Lavoie, assistant professor of pharmacy at URI.
For more information and to register for the conference, visit the URI Office of Healthcare Workforce Development.