Student PSSNY

University at Buffalo at the PSSNY Mid-Winter Conference!

Nearly 400 pharmacy students have gathered today for Pharmacy Day in Albany to lobby about current legislative issues! Have a great day lobbying!

Please help our legislative voice! Go to the following link and send a letter to the governor!
https://www.votervoice.net/PSSNY/campaigns/35659/respond
This is to stop the cut in reimbursement rates from the PBM CVS/Caremark to pharmacies in NYS. This will affect ALL areas of pharmacy, not just community. Please take one minute to send a message to the governor. We need more support!

PSSNY received word from our lobbyist today that the fight to STOP AAC in the DOH budget has been successful! Thank you to our students who attended Lobby Day and contacted legislators for all your help!

Welcome to the Mid-Winter conference in Saratoga, New York! Looking forward to a good weekend!

Touro College of Pharmacy Appoints Interim Dean

New York, N.Y. – November 7, 2013 - Dr. Alan Kadish, President and CEO of the Touro College and University System today announced that Dr. Zvi Loewy, professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences at Touro College of Pharmacy, will serve as the school’s interim dean. Dr. Loewy succeeds Dr. Stuart Feldman, who stepped down last week.

“I am pleased that Dr. Loewy has agreed to undertake this significant assignment at this time,” said Dr. Kadish. “With his experience in the biological sciences and pharmacy education, research, private industry as well as his proven commitment to the school and its mission, the College is well-served to have Dr. Loewy take the lead at this time. I wish him every success as he collaborates with the Campus Provost and CEO, Dr. Jay Sexter, in carrying out this new assignment.”

Said Dr. Loewy, “I am grateful for this opportunity being afforded to me to provide strong management to the College of Pharmacy, to foster a culture of rigor and excellence in pharmacy education, to ensure superb training for our diverse student body and to lead and develop the faculty of the our school.”

Dr. Loewy has a diversified professional background that includes more than 30 years in academia, executive leadership with major global pharmaceutical companies, and creation and management of biotech start-up companies.

Dr. Loewy is a graduate of Yeshiva University (B.A.), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (M.S.) and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Ph.D.). In addition to his position at Touro College of Pharmacy, he is on the faculty of New York Medical College, and serves on the boards of the Jerusalem College of Technology and the New Jersey Technology Incubator. Dr. Loewy is a member of the scientific advisory board of C3 Jian, a private company focused on providing improved oral healthcare; is a member of the steering committee of the Pennsylvania Translational Research Partnership Institute and the Coulter advisory council; and is an editor of the Journal of Prosthodontics. Dr. Loewy has published broadly and holds over 25 patents.

Today SPSSNY is having a bake sale to raise money for Rx PAC (Political Action Committee) at University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy. Please come support this great legislative effort!

Participate in Today's Tweet-a-Thon



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The aim of this Society shall be to unite the pharmacists of the State for mutual assistance, encouragement, and improvement in order to maintain the standard of pharmacy practice at a high professional and ethical level.

October 3rd Tweet-a-Thon: A Day in the Life of a Pharmacist

Please join pharmacists around the world for a day of celebrating their contributions to health care and our communities. Every day, pharmacists quietly and efficiently help patients in many ways and in many diverse practice settings. For one day, the world will hear about it on Twitter.

All day today, pharmacists will tweet about the real things they are doing or did that day to help patients, other health professionals, and their communities. While every pharmacist faces challenges in the course of his or her practice, this is a day to highlight through social media the positive impact that pharmacists have on their patients and bring attention to the good work they do to help patients live healthier lives.
Did you help a patient save money on their expensive prescription medication?
Did you catch a wrong dosage on a doctor's prescription, avoiding a potentially dangerous drug interaction or reaction?
Did you resolve an insurance issue for a patient?
Share your experiences with others around the world by tweeting them on Thursday, October 3.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
On Thursday, October 3, send one or more tweets from your Twitter account describing an action you took that day to help a patient, a health care professional, your industry, or your community.
Be sure to include in your tweet the hashtag used specifically for this event: .
Tweet Examples (remember to keep your tweets under 140 characters):
I just saved a patient $78 by switching to a generic version
I taught a mother an easy way to give liquid antibiotics to her daughter.
I delivered an emergency medication to my patient in the nursing home at 10 pm last night.
I answered a dr's question about the best treatment option for allergies.
I spent 20 min. on the phone w/an insurance company to help my patient save money on his prescription.

PSSNY

Share the positive impact pharmacists have on their patients & communities. Tweet with us today

The July/August Convention Issue of the Journal is onlinehttp://pssny.org/associations/13743/files/July%20August%202013.pdf

http://pssny.org/associations/13743/files/July%20August%202013.pdf

Thank you to everyone who made the PSSNY Annual convention a huge success! Especially our students! We loved all the new faces that came out to participate, and all the return students who make this event possible!