Philadelphia College of Pharmacy/USciences APhA-ASP Generation Rx

Hi all! APhA Operation SUD is holding its Substance Use Disorder institute virtually this year! Registration is $49 for APhA members and $94 for non-members (includes membership). The meeting is from June 1-4 from 7-10 PM daily. THE UNIVERSITY IS WILLING TO PAY THE APhA REGISTRATION FEE ($49) FOR THE FIRST 100 STUDENTS TO REGISTER!! If you’re interested, check out the QR code. Hope to see you there!!

Are you an excellent note taker? Generation Rx APhA is looking for a student volunteer scribe for the "Regional Overdose Prevention Coalition (ROPC)" meeting being held on campus Thursday (March 7th) from 10am-2pm!

No experience needed! Open to all years of pharmacy.

Contact Maria Tomoiaga or [email protected] if interested!

Last night, a few of our members volunteered with other APhA-ASP operations at The Franklin Institute’s community night! We had a great time talking to people and even got to explore the museum ourselves! A huge thank you to Melissa for organizing this amazing event for all of our operations!

Last night, P*P APhA-ASP, PSP and the Substance Use Disorders Institute held a panel discussion with various healthcare providers! We discussed how to combat the opioid epidemic through interprofessional collaboration and had some great questions from the audience as well! A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible - especially our amazing panelists!

Join P*P APhA-ASP and Substance Use Disorders Institute tomorrow at 6 PM for a panel discussion with healthcare providers! We will be discussing how to combat the opioid epidemic through interprofessional collaboration!

Ever wonder what a naloxone prescription ACTUALLY looks like? Well, with the help of the PA Physician General Rachel Levine and her standing order, you can find out for yourself! Walk up to any pharmacy stocking naloxone and ask for some!

Today, some students from our team encouraged a few community members to get naloxone, and after educating them, they did!

So what are you waiting for? 🤔

Today, some members of our team went to Walgreens on Broad Street to speak to patients about the importance of naloxone! This project will continue over the next few weeks - so stay tuned so see where we end up next! Great work today guys!💉💊

Join APhA-ASP Generation Rx on March 13th at 6:00 PM in Rosenberger 102 for a general body meeting and to learn more details about our community outreach taking place later this month!
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This week in Practice Lab and Case Studies, P3 students were (and will be) trained in how to recognize the signs of an overdose and use naloxone! Today, they put their skills to the test with a simulation of a patient who had overdosed.

This group of P3’s did a great job of reviving their patient!

Today during APhA-ASP’s 3rd general meeting, we were fortunate enough to hear from Dr. Jake Nichols! He spoke about his experiences throughout pharmacy school and as a pharmacist who has struggled with addiction.
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Currently, Dr. Nichols specializes in addiction medicine, specifically in medication treatment options for opioid dependency, and does talks like this all the time!
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We are so thankful that he took the time out of his busy schedule to come speak to us and we can’t wait to hear from him again soon! 💊

This morning, our GenRx team attended the Inter-School Collaboration & Overdose Revival Training, hosted by Drexel College of Medicine! We learned so much from our fellow medical & nursing students and can’t wait to see our impact in our communities as we take on the opioid epidemic! Thanks for having us, DUCOM 👏🏽 University of the Sciences Philadelphia College of Pharmacy APhA - American Pharmacists Association Drexel University College of Medicine