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Pharmacy students help seniors understand Medicare Part
D
December 13, 2005
The University of Rhode
Island College of Pharmacy celebrated American
Pharmacists Month by organizing an outreach program for
patients who qualify for the Medicare Part D
prescription benefit.
The Student Leadership Council of the College of
Pharmacy organized the informational event on Oct. 28 at
Walgreens Pharmacy in Providence, Brooks Pharmacy in
Cranston, and CVS Pharmacy in South Kingstown. (source URI News
Bureau)
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CVS
chief, executive team tour URI College of Pharmacy
October 26, 2005
After providing an overview of CVS/pharmacy and answering
questions from nearly 200 University of Rhode Island
pharmacy students clad in white lab coats, company chief
Thomas M. Ryan offered some parting advice. (source URI News Bureau)
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URI
pharmacy professor recalls horror, hope of New Orleans
after serving on disaster team
October 12, 2005
As the vehicle plowed
through 3 feet of water, Jeffrey Bratberg saw a body on
an interstate highway. At night he slept in an abandoned
bar and used toilet paper as a pillow. His showers
consisted of wiping his body down with moisturized baby
wipes.
But after completing his first tour, the assistant
professor of pharmacy at the University of Rhode Island
didn’t hesitate when asked if he would return to New
Orleans or go to some other area of the United States
battered by a natural disaster. “I would go again,” said
the Cranston resident who was part of the 35-member
Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team that was
deployed to Louisiana to assist victims of Hurricane
Katrina. “It was one of the most important things I have
ever done and I didn’t want to leave.”
Well, Bratberg got his chance to return to Louisiana
when he was re-deployed to Lafayette with the Rhode
Island team on Sept. 28. He was first deployed Aug. 29
and stayed for two weeks. He will return from his second
deployment, Monday, Oct. 17.
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URI
to transform Kingston Campus north district into health,
life sciences hub
September 14, 2005
University of Rhode Island officials gave an overview to
members of the state's leading media outlets last week
of their plans to transform the north district of the
Kingston Campus into a hub for health science, research
and technology.
During the second annual Back to School Media luncheon
hosted by the URI Department of Communications/News
Bureau, URI Vice President for Administration Robert
Weygand presented architectural renderings, a scale
model of the new Center for Biotechnology and Life
Sciences, for which voters approved a $50 million bond
issue in 2004, and a model of the north district
development.
During the next four years, the University expects to
link the Center for Biotechnology and Life Sciences to
three new buildings that will house academic programs in
pharmacy, nursing and chemistry and form a health
sciences quadrangle adjacent to Flagg Road. By
constructing adjacent buildings for academic programs
with similar needs, efficiencies can be designed to
facilitate the sharing of laboratory space and equipment
and to encourage interaction among program personnel and
students. (source URI News Bureau)
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URI to host
conference, birthday bash in honor of ‘drugs from the
sea’ pioneer
July 6, 2005
How do you celebrate the 70th birthday of a University of
Rhode Island professor who is renowned for his research
on obtaining drugs from the sea?
You simply invite his colleagues, friends and former
students from around the world to a symposium and
reception in his honor. (source URI News Bureau)
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URI
pharmacy students teach local children about dangerous
substances
May 24, 2005
South Kingstown elementary school children learned some
important lessons about poisons and cigarettes thanks to
University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy students.
The URI students visited classes at the South Road
School this spring as part the College ’s annual outreach
program for schoolchildren. (source URI News Bureau)
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URI College of Pharmacy joins forces with West Warwick
firm to make medical records available in emergencies
May 2, 2005
An elderly woman in Woonsocket suffers a heart attack and
is rushed to the hospital.
The area hospital has some of her records because she has
been treated there before, but she has been seeing
specialists in Providence and Boston. How can medical
professionals retrieve information about her prescribed
medications and other medical records in the critical
moments during this crisis?
The answer is through a joint initiative of the University
of Rhode Island’s College of Pharmacy and Professional
Records Inc. of West Warwick, called ER Card, which
provides medical professionals with comprehensive,
round-the-clock medical information on patients. (source URI News Bureau)
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URI
announces 2005 student leadership awards
April 22, 2005
Last week, the
University of Rhode Island celebrated the achievements
of several students who have taken on leadership roles
in the community while also maintaining their solid
academic records.
A leading student athlete, the head lifeguard at URI's
Tootell Aquatic Center, and the College of Pharmacy
Student Leadership Council have been named the
University of Rhode Island's 2005 A. Robert Rainville
Leadership Award recipients. (source URI News
Bureau)
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