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International Presentation by PittPharmacy's Phil Empey Philip E. Empey, PharmD, PhD, BCPS  presented at the 9th RiMED Symposium in Rome, Italy, Fall 2015.
APhA Immunization Champion Deanne Hall Every year the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recognizes individual practitioners who have made extraordinary contributions towards improved
Thorpe Appointed RSAP Associate Editor Joshua Thorpe, PhD, MPH, has been appointed associate editor for the journal Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy (RSAP).
Kane-Gill Re-Elected to SCCM Council Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP was re-elected to the Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) Council, the decision-making body regarding the governance of SCCM.
PittPharmacy Faculty and Student Awarded PPA Grant

Olufunmilola Abraham, BPharm, PhD and Rebecca Wytiaz, (Class of 2018), have been awarded a grant by the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association for their project entitled “Children’s Perceptions…

FDA Science Board Appointment: Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie Associate Dean Xiang-Qun (Sean) Xie, MD, PhD, was appointed a member of the 
Rx Champion Award Goes to PittPharmacy's Zemaitis

Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD received the Cardinal Health Generation Rx Champions Award sponsored by the Cardinal Health Foundation in October 2015.

Coons Presents at ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy James C. Coons, PharmD '00, BCPS (AQ Cardiology) was an invited speaker at the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy, October 2015, in San Francisco, California.
Kane-Gill Participates in Multiple International Forums

Sandra L. Kane-Gill, PharmD, MS, FCCM, FCCP participated in the XV Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative (ADQI) Consensus Conference on Acute Kidney Injury in the Era of Big Data, September, 2015 in…

C. Thorpe Awarded VA Grant for Veteran Nursing Home Residents Carolyn T. Thorpe, PhD, MPH was awarded a  R01-equivalent grant through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Thorpe will examine patterns and outcomes of intense vs.
Zemaitis Appointed to National and State Drug Committee

PittPharmacy's Michael A. Zemaitis, PhD was appointed to the FBI Heroin Outreach Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) working group in August 2015. This group consists of representatives from…

Nolin Keynote Speaker at NephroPharmacology 2015

Thomas D. Nolin, PharmD (’99), PhD (’03), FCCP, FCP, FASN was the keynote lecturer at the European NephroPharmacology 2015 meeting held October 10, 2015 in Heidelberg, Germany.

Donihi Receives Speak Up for Patient Safety Award

Amy C. Donihi, PharmD, BCPS was selected as a 2015 recipient of the Richard L. Simmons Speak Up for Patient Safety Award at UPMC.