Pharmacy Practice….A Bright Future
March 25 at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
 
Jeff Nemeth and Carlo Lupano (past president) visit one of the posters
2004-2005 State Director's being installed
 
NJSHP’s premier meeting proved to be a great success and established a new record for member attendance. More than 225 members attended the dinner dance, up by 47 percent since last year. For the actual day portion of the meeting, 119 members attended which reflected a dramatic increase by 100 percent in member attendance since last year. Members took advantage of this once-a-year opportunity to gather with colleagues to network, exchange information, see the latest pharmaceutical products and technology innovations and earn continuing education credits.

The meeting opened with the College Bowl, a “jeopardy style” format, where students competed in teams to answers pharmacotherapy and pharmacy practice questions. Congratulations to PCP’s winning team. Next and new to the meeting format was a series of		   15-minute presentations that addressed recent papers that covered pharmaceutical care advances. NJSHP thanks presenters Linda Houle, Michael Kane, Michele Kohute, Nancy Lisowski, Helen LoSasso and A. Scott Mathis for contributing to this successful format.

Fifty vendors had a first hand opportunity to display and discuss their company’s newest innovations and programs with members. Thirteen corporate sponsors supported this program as well. NJSHP thanks these vendors and sponsors for their continued support of this Society throughout the years.

If members weren’t having fun yet, Marc Weintraub, the keynote speaker, made sure they were with his memorable presentation, Humor for the Health of It: Life is Not a Stress Rehearsal. NJSHP members destressed in a laugh and learn environment		   with a speaker who imparted techniques that can help improve stress, fitness levels and organizational abilities. This year’s new Officers were installed during the dinner and NJSHP thanks Dean Collazzi for his assistance in this tradition. Throughout the dinner, a variety of door prizes were raffled off including hand held computer devices and free NJSHP memberships and passes to next year’s meeting.

This meeting truly captured the energy and pride that’s associated with being a health-system pharmacist and the bright future that’s ahead for pharmacy practice. Feedback was excellent – see the accompanying letter from Former Student Chapter President 2002-2003 Kristin Dragotta. If you missed this day, you missed the opportunity to meet with great people in this industry. Mark next year’s 2005 Annual Meeting for April 7 and we’ll plan to see you there!
Great new savings on cellular phones! NJSHP members can take advantage of specially negotiated discounts on monthly access, accessories and equipment through the New Jersey Hospital Association/Verizon Wireless Cellular Phone Program. Over 28,000 healthcare employees in over 150 facilities are participating on this program and saving big each month.

For starters, NJSHP members will save 20 percent on monthly access on plans over $34.99. Got a family share program? You’ll even get a discount on the primary line. Equipment pricing in many cases is lower than current pricing on the web and at retail stores. Under this contract,		   free phones are available, too! Accessory pricing is usually ten percent below retail.

Check out the current equipment listings on NJSHP’s website, www.njshp.org. For access plans, click onto www.verizonwireless.com. There’s a convenient 1-888-6-UNWIRE number for you to place your order. The current representative for NJSHP members is Nick Collins and he can also be reached at 215-292-6437.

To get started saving is easy! If you are a current Verizon Wireless user and want to take advantage of this discount, you’ll need to complete the form that says Employee User Agreement which is available on the Members Only section of NJSHP’s website 		  and fax it over to Verizon with a copy of your NJSHP identification.

If you currently aren’t a Verizon Wireless user, you can check out the plan that best fits your needs by browsing on www.verizonwireless.com. Check out the current promotional equipment matrix that’s posted on the Members Only section on www.njshp.org and either call Nick Collins or call 1-888-6UNWIRE to place your order.

NJSHP is sure you’ll love this new member benefit and looks forward to your feed

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