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U.S. Public Health Service Report Outlines Mechanisms to Encourage Advanced Pharmacy Practice

A new report released by U.S. Public Health Service provides a resource to advance beyond discussion of pharmacists in expanded roles and move toward implementation. The report has also earned support for the recognition of pharmacists as health care providers and clinicians. The report, Improving Patient and Health System Outcomes through Advanced Pharmacy Practice – A Report to the Surgeon General 2011, produced letters of support from prominent members of the medical community including the U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA.

College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists Announces Election of 2012-2014 Officers

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) membership has elected three officers to serve on the 2012-2014 Board of Directors. Assuming their offices effective July 1, 2012, will be Drs. Julie Dopheide, Ellie Elliott and Troy Moore.

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists Announces Recipient of 2012 Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award and Slate for 2011-2013 Board Officer Election

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2012 Judith J. Saklad Award, Stephen Saklad, PharmD, BCPP. Dr. Saklad is Director of the Psychiatric Pharmacy Program at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, is a Clinical Pharmacologist at San Antonio State Hospital, and a Clinical Associate Professor at The University of Texas at Austin and Department of Psychiatry, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.

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Industry News

Memory strengthened by stimulating key site in brain

Ever gone to the movies and forgotten where you parked the car? New research may one day help you improve your memory. Neuroscientists have demonstrated that they can strengthen memory in human patients by stimulating a critical junction in the brain.

Gene therapy for inherited blindness succeeds in patients' other eye

Gene therapy for congenital blindness took another step forward, as researchers further improved vision in three adult patients previously treated in one eye. The patients were better able to see in dim light, with no adverse effects.

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