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PILLS 3 rd General Meeting Wednesday, 10/24/12 126 Barrows Email: pills.prepharmacy@gmail.com Website: www.ocf.berkeley.edu /~pills. Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. What is it? Program designed to address problem of extremely drug resistant microbes
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PILLS3rd General MeetingWednesday, 10/24/12126 BarrowsEmail:pills.prepharmacy@gmail.comWebsite:www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~pills
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program • What is it? • Program designed to address problem of extremely drug resistant microbes • Incorporates team of medical professionals including pharmacists to promote appropriate use of antibiotics • Stresses importance of health professionals to not be pressured to give out various drugs
Antimicrobial Stewardship Program • What role do pharmacists play? • Collaborate with other medical professionals and bring in their expertise to help patients • Having knowledge of certain drug properties enables them to be key players in this program • Many of these programs in California are headed by pharmacists
Membership Updates • Reminder: • 2 General Meetings • 1 Social • 4 hours of volunteering • Membership Form (online) • Membership Fees ($17) • Spreadsheet has been released • Questions/concerns? Contact devinerbay@gmail.com
Volunteer Requirement 4 hours of volunteer work per semester
Upcoming event • What: Jamboree in Children’s Fairyland • When: Saturday 10/27, 9:30-1:30 • Where: Storybook theme park in Oakland • Who: 35 PILLS volunteers! • Sign up here by Wednesday 11:59pm: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGNfN3FMNGhxVm1qcGp0d2hXUnp1OWc6MQ
Upcoming Socials • Inter-Health Social! • What: Field Day • Where: Memorial Glade • When: 11/07 @ 5pm
PhRENDs UPDATE • Get to know your Family! • Make sure you are contacting with your PhRENDs Group • Point system will be created soon! • First Combined PhRENDs Hangout: Saturday, 10/27 at 6 PM in front of Campanile • Will be a surprise, but please don’t eat a heavy dinner as it will be an outdoors activity • Future events will be organized individually by each PhRENDsfamily.
SIBLING Update • Mentors and Mentees paired up! • Mentors • Look out for an email from us • Mentees • Look out for an email from your mentor
PILLS T-Shirt Update • For those that pre-ordered, please come see me (Trung) at the end of the meeting to pick up t-shirts. • Price: $10 • Last chance for pick-up: 4th General Meeting • No pick-up = sold to next interested soul • For those that DID NOTpre-order, I’ve ordered extra t-shirts in case anyone is interested. • Same price: $10 • Sizes are limited • Come see me after crowd for pre-order dies down.
PILLS 4th General MeetingCareers in Pharmacy Thursday 11/15/12 7:00-8:30pm 219 Dwinelle