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AIHP Helps You Celebrate the Bicentennial
AIHP Helps You Celebrate the Bicentennial
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, through the help of cooperating members and agencies, has issued an array of historical materials that can be utilized throughout 'the Bicentennial period. These varied materials represent, from different points of view, the pharmaceutical dimension of life in early America . The Bicentennial Packet contains a bal-
anced selection of nine different resources relating pharmacy to life and medical care in early America. There is a slide-talk, a portfolio of six photographs, facsimiles of the Lititz and Coste formularies, two comprehensive bibliographic keys to relevant literature, two narrative booklets, and the Bicentennial issue of Pharmacy Times. Also available is a Display Kit. This separate unit is designed to simplify installation of small exhibits by pharmacists, with the aid of pieces of antique pharmaceutical equipment available locally. The nine display cards in the kit may be used in various combinations, according to suggestions in an accompanying brochure. Another item, the AIHP Bicentennial Print, " America's First Apothecary General (1775- 1783)," is also available. It is a bat-
tlefield scene in full color (21 %/1 X 17%/1 ), suitable for framing or poster use, and is the reproduction of the painting (1954) by Robert Thom as commissioned by Parke, Davis & Company. It is available only to AIHP members or applicants for membership (see order form), who will receive the print automatically. Use the order form below to receive your Bicentennial materials to help in your observance. These materials will have permanent value even after the Bicentennial celebration, on bookshelves or in a reference collection. AIHP will also be sponsoring a special Bicentennial Symposium during the APhA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, April 3-8. (See page 118 for details.)
Order Form Note:
Please enclose p aymen t w ith orde r. M ak e ch ecks payable to t h e "A m erica n Inst it u t e of th e History of Pharmacy."
Special pr i ces and items for m e m be r s ar e equal l y avail abl e to th ose who apply f or membe rsh i p with orde r .
To:
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, Pha rmacy Building , University of Wisconsin 425 North Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706 Quantity
Descriptive Title of Item
Amount Remitted
Membership in the American I nstitute of the History of Pharmacy, $15 per year AIHP Display Kit-two-color theme card (11 " x 27 " ); th ree center-cards, two -color (9 " six one -color side cards (9" x 11 " ), plus brochure of instructions, $5 to AIHP members; $10 to nonmembers
x 11 " );
liThe American Society of Hospital Pharmacists - A Bicentennial Perspective," pamphlet, 16 pages, 50 cents Bicentennial Packet-nine items as described below. $19 to AIHP members; $26 to nonmembers (representing 40% and 20% discounts, respectively , off list -price of individual items) • Slide-talk, IIMedicines in the American Revolutionary Period," 45 slides, $12 • Portfolio of six black and white glossy photographs, 8 " •
x 10" with
captions, $12
IIA Bibliography on the History of Colonial and Revolutionary Medicine and Pharmacy," 16 pages, $1
• IIDrug Supplies in the American Revolution," 25 pages, 75 cents • IIPharmacy in the United States-Prior to the Civil War," 11 pages, $1 •
liThe Lititz Pharmacopoeia," of 1778, famous emergency mil itary hospital formulary, 70 pages, $1.50
• IICoste's Compendium Pharmaceuticum," of 1780, military hospital formulary for French troops in the Revolution, 60 pages, $1.50 • ITools of the Apothecary; A Select Bibliography," 13 pages, $1 • Bicentennial Issue of Pharmacy Times (November 1975) , $1 .50 TOTAL (postpaid) Ship To :
(please pr int)
Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address.____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City
114
State
Zip
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
123rd APhA Annual MeetingThe Spirit of '76 in New Orleans The 123rd APhA Annual Meeting, April 3-8, promises a look back at pharmacy 's heritage and a look forward into the future with an impressive array of professional and educational seminars, symposiums, contributed papers and special events as well as House of Delegates and reference committee deliberations. Add to this a number of top-notch speakers, lively entertainment, technical and scientific exhibits, and a Mississippi River Cruise and you come up with an unbeatable combination. And what better place for the APhA Annual Meeting in this Bicentennial year than the lovely, historical New Orleans? General Information
The APhA registration desk as well as the APhA Exhibit will be located in the Rivergate Convention Center. Site of the APhA meetings and staff office is the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, which also will host the meetings for the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, and the National Council of State Pharmaceutical Association Executives. The APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences staff office will be headquartered at the International Hotel with sessions to be held there as well as the Rivergate Convention Center. The APhA Section on Federal Pharmacy also will hold its programs at the International. Other hotels designated for meetings are the Monteleone Hotel where the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and American Institute of the History of Pharmacy will have their sessions; and Braniff Place where the students will convene. Opening Session on Sunday
The curtain comes up with a Bicentennial flavor for the Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 4, in the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Marriott. There , registrants will be treated to an " Interview With Thomas Jefferson" - a theatrical presentation performed by Robert Coles, who is the fifth great grandson of Jefferson. At 5:00 p.m. President Kenneth E. Tiemann will call the opening general session to order . Extending a welcome from the pharmaCists of Louisiana will be Salvatore J. D'Angelo, chairman of the Local Hospitality Committee. Introductions will be made by APhA Vice President M. Donald Pritchard, to be followed by President Tiemann's address . This first evening closes with registrants adjourning to La Galerie in the Marriott for a Wine and Cheese Reception . There , with music by the Heritage Hall Jazz Band
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under Louis Cottrell 's leadership , registrants will have a chance to relax before gearing up for the week 's swift pace . Work on the Association 's business gets under way on Monday afternoon, April 5, at 2:00 p.m . as Speaker David J. Krigstein gavels the first session of the APhA House of Delegates to order. The House session timetable includes Speaker Krigstein's address, a review of the APhA Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties by chairman pro tem, Warren E. Weaver, as well as an address by William D. Wickwire, president of the National Association of Retail Druggists . Sharing the guest speaker spotlight will be James P. Low, president of the American Society of Association Executives . Low, who has served as ASAE 's chief executive since 1966, has titled his talk "C losing in on the Professions. " Delegates will have the opportunity to question Low on defending professional associations against anti-trust charges, the influence of professional associations and the economic status of the professions . Following the presentation of William F. Appel's report of the APhA Board of Trustees, delegates get a first-hand opportunity to quiz the APhA officers on association matters during the " Your Question , Please" open interview which is the final item of the session . Tuesday, April 6, is dominated by reference committee meetings and a Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel. The Reference Committee on Professional Affairs meets at 9:00 a.m . in the Mardi Gras Ballroom A- C, Marriott. The Reference Committees on Public Affairs and Organizational Affairs will meet at 1:30 p.m . (Mardi Gras Ballroom A-C, Marriott) and at 2:30 p.m. (Mardi Gras Ballroom F- H, Marriott) respectively . CE personnel will hear a talk on " Needs Assessment in Continuing Pharmacy Education" at their seminar on Tuesday morning , April 6, at 9:00 a.m. Speaker Phil Rever, director of the American College Testing Program (ACT) of Washington, D.C. , will explore techniques used in questionnaire development-item writing and analysis- emphasizing the value of a welldesigned questionnaire as a needs assessment instrument. A Steamboat Cruise
A not to be missed Annual Meeting event comes up Tuesday evening when the S.S. President, world 's largest side wheel steamboat , takes on APhA registrants for a leisurely two-hour Mississippi
River Cruise . The S.S. President leaves from the foot of Canal Street at 6 :00 p.m. (with boarding starting at 5 :30 p.m.) for a guaranteed good time on the 01' Miss . Musically , it couldn 't be better-- with the Lloyd Alexander Orchestra daring even the shyest dancer:; to move onto the dance floor deck . And if what 's wanted is a change of pace , Murphy Campo and The Jazz Saints will fill the bill- they 'll be doing their Dixieland thing on the fourth deck. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available for this super evening . Don 't miss it! At 2:00 p.m ., Wednesday, April 7, APhA 's general session convenes in the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Marriott. Session headliners are news makers in their fields. Leading off is C. Joseph Stetler, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association president, who will pose the question, "Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Adversaries or Partners?" Phi lip R. Lee, physician, educator, health policy planner and author, will be honored with the presentation of APhA 's Hugo H. Schaefer Award . Dr . Lee , who is professor of social medicine at the school of medicine, University of California, San Francisco, will present a brief response upon acceptance of the Award . Receiving an Honorary Membership in APhA will be Desmond F. Lewis , secretary and registrar of The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. In addition to receiving the APhA Honorary Membership, Lewis will address the session on "The Pharmaceutical Consequences of the European Economic Community." Rounding out the general session will be an address by William K. Selden on the hotly debated issue of manpower , including supply, distribution, support and recruitment. Noted private consultant to educational and health organizations , Dr. Seiden served as consultant to the AACP / APhA Task Force on Continuing Competence in Pharmacy (see JAPhA , NS15, pp. 432- 437 , 457 , August 1975 for final report). Following Dr. Selden 's address entitled " The Profession 's Accountability and the Public Trust ," a panel will present the views of a pharmacy practitioner, pharmacy student , state pharmaceutical association executive and pharmacy educator . Panelists Mel Lichtenfeld , chief pharmacist, Ross Medical Pharmacy , Merrillville, Indiana; Barbara E. Treadwell , presidentelect , Student APhA ; Donald A. Dee , executive director , Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Asso c iation , and Daniel A . Hussar ,
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dean of faculty, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, will assure a diversified analysis of this important subject. Spouses' Mardi Gras Luncheon Also on Wednesday, a new Annual Meeting event has been planned expressly for registered spouses and other family members. This is the Spouses' Mardi Gras Luncheon which will be in the Grand Ballroom of Braniff Place. A shuttle bus will be available between the Marriott and Braniff Place for those attending the luncheon. Reports will be the order of business on Thursday morning, April 8, as the House of Delegates convenes for its second and final meeting. Beginning the session will be a talk on a subject of long-standing national debate-the title says it all-"The National Health Insurance Mess." The presentation will be made by Wallace Werble, editor and publisher of F-D-C Reports, who will tell it as it is-without being hindered by identification with one plan or another. The final major address at the final session of the House will be presented by Peter B. Bensinger, recently appointed administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice. Bensinger will present an address entitled "The DEA Mission." Delegates will have an opportunity to pose questions to both Werble on "The National Health Insurance Mess" as well as Bensinger on the operations of DEA as they affect pharmacy. In addition to the reference committee reports, there will be the report of the Committee on Nominations. The election and installation of House officers for the coming year will follow. Marking the conclusion of the 1976 APhA Annual Meeting is the final general session and luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, in the Marriott's Mardi Gras Ballroom. During the session, the APhA officers and Judicial Board members are to be installed, after which the incom-
Local Hospitality Committee Salvatore J. D'Angelo, chairperson William P. O'Brien, secretary Executive Committee Ben Bavly John Benedict Edward S. Bopp Ralph P. Guerra Jr. James F. Hunnicutt Warren P. McKenna Edward J. Majeste III R. Lewis Reiger Kenneth R. Schrader
Vol. NS 16, No.3, March 1976
Boggs
Low
Lee
Lewis
An exciting roster of speakers at the APhA Annual Meeting includes (left to right, top) Corrine Claiborne Boggs, member of Congress and of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, who will give the keynote address at the Bicentennial Symposium; Desmond F. Lewis, secretary and registrar of The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, who will be presented with an APhA Honorary Membership; Philip R. Lee, professor of social medicine at the school of medicine, University of California, San Francisco, who will receive the Hugo H. Schaefer A ward; (left to right, bottom) James P. Low, president of the American Society of Association Executives; and C. Joseph Stetler, president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
Stetler
ing president, William present his address.
F.
Appel,
will
The Bicentennial Symposium To further commemorate our nation's 200th birthday, a special Bicentennial Symposium, "Pharmacy in the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods," will take place on Monday, April 5, 9:00 a.m. at the Marriot. Corrine Claiborne Boggs, member of Congress and member of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, will give the keynote address. The symposium has been arranged by the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. APhA and the American SOciety of Hospital Pharmacists have joined with the Institute as cosponsors. Symposium chairman is Glenn Sonnedecker, former AIHP director and professor of history of pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin. Following the keynote address, the Finance Committee Malcolm M. Brown, chairperson Hospitality Lounge Committee Frances L. Hunnicutt, chairperson Shirley Babineaux Benedetta S. D'Angelo Marylin Mayeaux Betty Reiger Publicity Committee Nolan P. Babineaux, chairperson William P. O'Brien
Symposium will include a series of papers on pharmacy and pharmacists in the American Revolution. Subjects cover Pharmacy in British Colonial America, Pharmacy in Franco-Spanish Louisiana, Medicines in the American Revolution, and The Medical and Medical Care of the Hessian Troops in the American Revolution. ACPE Hearing The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education will have a public hearing on Monday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m. at the Marriott to present its criteria for quality in continuing education developed for the purposes of accreditation of continuing education providers. In response to the profession's expressed need that a mechanism be developed to assure pharmacists of the quality of continuing education offerings, ACPE has a~sumed the responsibility of national accreditation of continuing education providers. Reception Committee Percy J. Alleman, chairperson Redfield E. Bryan Frank F. Vogt Women's Committee Frances L. Hunnicutt, chairperson June Benedict Patricia P. Bopp Charlotte G. D'Angelo Darralyn Guerra Joyce Majeste Noel J. O'Brien Joan O'Brien Rawls
119
The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, through the help of cooperating members and agencies, has issued an array of historical materials that can be utilized throughout 'the Bicentennial period. These varied materials represent, from different points of view, the pharmaceutical dimension of life in early America . The Bicentennial Packet contains a bal-
anced selection of nine different resources relating pharmacy to life and medical care in early America. There is a slide-talk, a portfolio of six photographs, facsimiles of the Lititz and Coste formularies, two comprehensive bibliographic keys to relevant literature, two narrative booklets, and the Bicentennial issue of Pharmacy Times. Also available is a Display Kit. This separate unit is designed to simplify installation of small exhibits by pharmacists, with the aid of pieces of antique pharmaceutical equipment available locally. The nine display cards in the kit may be used in various combinations, according to suggestions in an accompanying brochure. Another item, the AIHP Bicentennial Print, " America's First Apothecary General (1775- 1783)," is also available. It is a bat-
tlefield scene in full color (21 %/1 X 17%/1 ), suitable for framing or poster use, and is the reproduction of the painting (1954) by Robert Thom as commissioned by Parke, Davis & Company. It is available only to AIHP members or applicants for membership (see order form), who will receive the print automatically. Use the order form below to receive your Bicentennial materials to help in your observance. These materials will have permanent value even after the Bicentennial celebration, on bookshelves or in a reference collection. AIHP will also be sponsoring a special Bicentennial Symposium during the APhA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, April 3-8. (See page 118 for details.)
Order Form Note:
Please enclose p aymen t w ith orde r. M ak e ch ecks payable to t h e "A m erica n Inst it u t e of th e History of Pharmacy."
Special pr i ces and items for m e m be r s ar e equal l y avail abl e to th ose who apply f or membe rsh i p with orde r .
To:
American Institute of the History of Pharmacy, Pha rmacy Building , University of Wisconsin 425 North Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706 Quantity
Descriptive Title of Item
Amount Remitted
Membership in the American I nstitute of the History of Pharmacy, $15 per year AIHP Display Kit-two-color theme card (11 " x 27 " ); th ree center-cards, two -color (9 " six one -color side cards (9" x 11 " ), plus brochure of instructions, $5 to AIHP members; $10 to nonmembers
x 11 " );
liThe American Society of Hospital Pharmacists - A Bicentennial Perspective," pamphlet, 16 pages, 50 cents Bicentennial Packet-nine items as described below. $19 to AIHP members; $26 to nonmembers (representing 40% and 20% discounts, respectively , off list -price of individual items) • Slide-talk, IIMedicines in the American Revolutionary Period," 45 slides, $12 • Portfolio of six black and white glossy photographs, 8 " •
x 10" with
captions, $12
IIA Bibliography on the History of Colonial and Revolutionary Medicine and Pharmacy," 16 pages, $1
• IIDrug Supplies in the American Revolution," 25 pages, 75 cents • IIPharmacy in the United States-Prior to the Civil War," 11 pages, $1 •
liThe Lititz Pharmacopoeia," of 1778, famous emergency mil itary hospital formulary, 70 pages, $1.50
• IICoste's Compendium Pharmaceuticum," of 1780, military hospital formulary for French troops in the Revolution, 60 pages, $1.50 • ITools of the Apothecary; A Select Bibliography," 13 pages, $1 • Bicentennial Issue of Pharmacy Times (November 1975) , $1 .50 TOTAL (postpaid) Ship To :
(please pr int)
Name ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address.____________________________________________________________________________________________________ City
114
State
Zip
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
123rd APhA Annual MeetingThe Spirit of '76 in New Orleans The 123rd APhA Annual Meeting, April 3-8, promises a look back at pharmacy 's heritage and a look forward into the future with an impressive array of professional and educational seminars, symposiums, contributed papers and special events as well as House of Delegates and reference committee deliberations. Add to this a number of top-notch speakers, lively entertainment, technical and scientific exhibits, and a Mississippi River Cruise and you come up with an unbeatable combination. And what better place for the APhA Annual Meeting in this Bicentennial year than the lovely, historical New Orleans? General Information
The APhA registration desk as well as the APhA Exhibit will be located in the Rivergate Convention Center. Site of the APhA meetings and staff office is the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, which also will host the meetings for the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists, and the National Council of State Pharmaceutical Association Executives. The APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences staff office will be headquartered at the International Hotel with sessions to be held there as well as the Rivergate Convention Center. The APhA Section on Federal Pharmacy also will hold its programs at the International. Other hotels designated for meetings are the Monteleone Hotel where the APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and American Institute of the History of Pharmacy will have their sessions; and Braniff Place where the students will convene. Opening Session on Sunday
The curtain comes up with a Bicentennial flavor for the Annual Meeting on Sunday, April 4, in the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Marriott. There , registrants will be treated to an " Interview With Thomas Jefferson" - a theatrical presentation performed by Robert Coles, who is the fifth great grandson of Jefferson. At 5:00 p.m. President Kenneth E. Tiemann will call the opening general session to order . Extending a welcome from the pharmaCists of Louisiana will be Salvatore J. D'Angelo, chairman of the Local Hospitality Committee. Introductions will be made by APhA Vice President M. Donald Pritchard, to be followed by President Tiemann's address . This first evening closes with registrants adjourning to La Galerie in the Marriott for a Wine and Cheese Reception . There , with music by the Heritage Hall Jazz Band
118
under Louis Cottrell 's leadership , registrants will have a chance to relax before gearing up for the week 's swift pace . Work on the Association 's business gets under way on Monday afternoon, April 5, at 2:00 p.m . as Speaker David J. Krigstein gavels the first session of the APhA House of Delegates to order. The House session timetable includes Speaker Krigstein's address, a review of the APhA Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties by chairman pro tem, Warren E. Weaver, as well as an address by William D. Wickwire, president of the National Association of Retail Druggists . Sharing the guest speaker spotlight will be James P. Low, president of the American Society of Association Executives . Low, who has served as ASAE 's chief executive since 1966, has titled his talk "C losing in on the Professions. " Delegates will have the opportunity to question Low on defending professional associations against anti-trust charges, the influence of professional associations and the economic status of the professions . Following the presentation of William F. Appel's report of the APhA Board of Trustees, delegates get a first-hand opportunity to quiz the APhA officers on association matters during the " Your Question , Please" open interview which is the final item of the session . Tuesday, April 6, is dominated by reference committee meetings and a Seminar for Continuing Education Personnel. The Reference Committee on Professional Affairs meets at 9:00 a.m . in the Mardi Gras Ballroom A- C, Marriott. The Reference Committees on Public Affairs and Organizational Affairs will meet at 1:30 p.m . (Mardi Gras Ballroom A-C, Marriott) and at 2:30 p.m. (Mardi Gras Ballroom F- H, Marriott) respectively . CE personnel will hear a talk on " Needs Assessment in Continuing Pharmacy Education" at their seminar on Tuesday morning , April 6, at 9:00 a.m. Speaker Phil Rever, director of the American College Testing Program (ACT) of Washington, D.C. , will explore techniques used in questionnaire development-item writing and analysis- emphasizing the value of a welldesigned questionnaire as a needs assessment instrument. A Steamboat Cruise
A not to be missed Annual Meeting event comes up Tuesday evening when the S.S. President, world 's largest side wheel steamboat , takes on APhA registrants for a leisurely two-hour Mississippi
River Cruise . The S.S. President leaves from the foot of Canal Street at 6 :00 p.m. (with boarding starting at 5 :30 p.m.) for a guaranteed good time on the 01' Miss . Musically , it couldn 't be better-- with the Lloyd Alexander Orchestra daring even the shyest dancer:; to move onto the dance floor deck . And if what 's wanted is a change of pace , Murphy Campo and The Jazz Saints will fill the bill- they 'll be doing their Dixieland thing on the fourth deck. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be available for this super evening . Don 't miss it! At 2:00 p.m ., Wednesday, April 7, APhA 's general session convenes in the Mardi Gras Ballroom of the Marriott. Session headliners are news makers in their fields. Leading off is C. Joseph Stetler, Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association president, who will pose the question, "Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Adversaries or Partners?" Phi lip R. Lee, physician, educator, health policy planner and author, will be honored with the presentation of APhA 's Hugo H. Schaefer Award . Dr . Lee , who is professor of social medicine at the school of medicine, University of California, San Francisco, will present a brief response upon acceptance of the Award . Receiving an Honorary Membership in APhA will be Desmond F. Lewis , secretary and registrar of The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. In addition to receiving the APhA Honorary Membership, Lewis will address the session on "The Pharmaceutical Consequences of the European Economic Community." Rounding out the general session will be an address by William K. Selden on the hotly debated issue of manpower , including supply, distribution, support and recruitment. Noted private consultant to educational and health organizations , Dr. Seiden served as consultant to the AACP / APhA Task Force on Continuing Competence in Pharmacy (see JAPhA , NS15, pp. 432- 437 , 457 , August 1975 for final report). Following Dr. Selden 's address entitled " The Profession 's Accountability and the Public Trust ," a panel will present the views of a pharmacy practitioner, pharmacy student , state pharmaceutical association executive and pharmacy educator . Panelists Mel Lichtenfeld , chief pharmacist, Ross Medical Pharmacy , Merrillville, Indiana; Barbara E. Treadwell , presidentelect , Student APhA ; Donald A. Dee , executive director , Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Asso c iation , and Daniel A . Hussar ,
Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association
dean of faculty, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, will assure a diversified analysis of this important subject. Spouses' Mardi Gras Luncheon Also on Wednesday, a new Annual Meeting event has been planned expressly for registered spouses and other family members. This is the Spouses' Mardi Gras Luncheon which will be in the Grand Ballroom of Braniff Place. A shuttle bus will be available between the Marriott and Braniff Place for those attending the luncheon. Reports will be the order of business on Thursday morning, April 8, as the House of Delegates convenes for its second and final meeting. Beginning the session will be a talk on a subject of long-standing national debate-the title says it all-"The National Health Insurance Mess." The presentation will be made by Wallace Werble, editor and publisher of F-D-C Reports, who will tell it as it is-without being hindered by identification with one plan or another. The final major address at the final session of the House will be presented by Peter B. Bensinger, recently appointed administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Justice. Bensinger will present an address entitled "The DEA Mission." Delegates will have an opportunity to pose questions to both Werble on "The National Health Insurance Mess" as well as Bensinger on the operations of DEA as they affect pharmacy. In addition to the reference committee reports, there will be the report of the Committee on Nominations. The election and installation of House officers for the coming year will follow. Marking the conclusion of the 1976 APhA Annual Meeting is the final general session and luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, in the Marriott's Mardi Gras Ballroom. During the session, the APhA officers and Judicial Board members are to be installed, after which the incom-
Local Hospitality Committee Salvatore J. D'Angelo, chairperson William P. O'Brien, secretary Executive Committee Ben Bavly John Benedict Edward S. Bopp Ralph P. Guerra Jr. James F. Hunnicutt Warren P. McKenna Edward J. Majeste III R. Lewis Reiger Kenneth R. Schrader
Vol. NS 16, No.3, March 1976
Boggs
Low
Lee
Lewis
An exciting roster of speakers at the APhA Annual Meeting includes (left to right, top) Corrine Claiborne Boggs, member of Congress and of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, who will give the keynote address at the Bicentennial Symposium; Desmond F. Lewis, secretary and registrar of The Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, who will be presented with an APhA Honorary Membership; Philip R. Lee, professor of social medicine at the school of medicine, University of California, San Francisco, who will receive the Hugo H. Schaefer A ward; (left to right, bottom) James P. Low, president of the American Society of Association Executives; and C. Joseph Stetler, president of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association.
Stetler
ing president, William present his address.
F.
Appel,
will
The Bicentennial Symposium To further commemorate our nation's 200th birthday, a special Bicentennial Symposium, "Pharmacy in the Colonial and Revolutionary Periods," will take place on Monday, April 5, 9:00 a.m. at the Marriot. Corrine Claiborne Boggs, member of Congress and member of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, will give the keynote address. The symposium has been arranged by the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. APhA and the American SOciety of Hospital Pharmacists have joined with the Institute as cosponsors. Symposium chairman is Glenn Sonnedecker, former AIHP director and professor of history of pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin. Following the keynote address, the Finance Committee Malcolm M. Brown, chairperson Hospitality Lounge Committee Frances L. Hunnicutt, chairperson Shirley Babineaux Benedetta S. D'Angelo Marylin Mayeaux Betty Reiger Publicity Committee Nolan P. Babineaux, chairperson William P. O'Brien
Symposium will include a series of papers on pharmacy and pharmacists in the American Revolution. Subjects cover Pharmacy in British Colonial America, Pharmacy in Franco-Spanish Louisiana, Medicines in the American Revolution, and The Medical and Medical Care of the Hessian Troops in the American Revolution. ACPE Hearing The American Council on Pharmaceutical Education will have a public hearing on Monday, April 5 at 3:00 p.m. at the Marriott to present its criteria for quality in continuing education developed for the purposes of accreditation of continuing education providers. In response to the profession's expressed need that a mechanism be developed to assure pharmacists of the quality of continuing education offerings, ACPE has a~sumed the responsibility of national accreditation of continuing education providers. Reception Committee Percy J. Alleman, chairperson Redfield E. Bryan Frank F. Vogt Women's Committee Frances L. Hunnicutt, chairperson June Benedict Patricia P. Bopp Charlotte G. D'Angelo Darralyn Guerra Joyce Majeste Noel J. O'Brien Joan O'Brien Rawls
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