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Women's Auxiliary:An Award-Winning Play
Women's Auxiliary
An Award-Winning Play The Utah Pharmaceutical Association Women's Auxiliary received the first place APhA Women's Auxiliary Achievement Award in Boston in July. There have been inquiries during the ensuing months concerning the play, its origin and presentation. The following dialogue and description hopefully will furnish a brief resume concerning the origins of the Achievement Award-winning play" An Outstretched Hand." "I'm convinced," said the chairman, "that the programs for our study club should be more than presentations on culture, art and music. There are so many difficult problems facing each and everyone of us. Wouldn't we be wise to turn our attention to some of the areas of social relations where we can be of some use?"
"I agree," added a committee member. "We all know that problems exist. We hear of the emotionally handicapped, the poor, the divorced and think, 'isn't that too bad.' Then we (Iuickly move into areas that seem to involve us more closely. We forget about those who need understanding and help." "But isn't this a bit depressing for a group of this sort? Are we meeting to make people feel guilty and uncomfortable for what they haven't done?" added another member of the group. The chairman commented, "That's very true, but the topics for our programs need not be approached from a negative point of view. There is so much good literature, music and thought on the idea of feeling more than pity for those who have difficulties. Why don't we investigate the possibilities of prov.iding a meaningful challenge in the areas of human understanding of those who are less fortunate?" The members of the committee devoted eight weeks to researching various areas. Study went into many topics including racial, social, economic, physical and psychological problems. At the first meeting following the research, the group presented everything they had uncovered. Some of the material was in books and magazines. However, much of the information came from personal interviews and members' scouring different agencies for the latest data. With literally bundles of information, the committee determined which areas it would like to use for the programs to be presented by the group. This task accomplished, the committee decided to present the first program of the year in such a way that it would have real impact and stimulate the women in the club to put forth the effort to really understand and extend the helping hand of humanity. One of the women was assigned to write the program. She
determined that if each of the groups needing understanding and help could be portrayed with a characterization in the form of a mask mounted on a dowel so that it could be easily handled by members of the program, this effect would have more impact. Each participant had approximately six masks. The program script was dialogue. involving these masks being held up by the woman representing a particular part. Poetry, short stories and music were integrated to present the full picture of how important it is for people to reach out to those who need help. At the beginning of the program a "problem" was presented. Then, racial problems were discussed in the form of comments from a Black, a Chicano and an Indian. Mental health problems were then discussed. Following this came the presentation of problems of the poor, the aged, the divorced, the alcoholic, the drug addict, the young, and so on. Will you open your eyes and look for a human being who needs you, needs a lilfle time or friendliness, a little sympathy, sociability or help? Is there a lonely or embittered fellow man, or an invalid to whom you call be something? Whether it is an old person or a child, can you hold out your hand and give yourself as a mall to men? Is our society doing everything ill its power (0 help the mentally handicapped achieve their full potential? Call we open our hearts and broaden our understanding? Can we help these people escape into the sunlight of useful living ? How can we extend the productive years and maintain the digllity of our senior citizens? Could this be done by utilizing their wealth or experience, wisdom and insight? What can we do to prepare ourselves for the impending emotional alldphysical adjustments?
It is very difficult to determine just how far-reaching the effects of the program have been. Nevertheless, members of the committee and the auxiliary have commented many times how it has affected their lives. Two of the women on the committee are members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Utah Pharmaceutical Association. They were asked by the Health Service project committee to present" An Outstretched Hand" as a benefit performance for the Utah Association for Retarded Children. These two women, plus three others, presented the program of music, song, dialogue and story that left everyone with a determination to improve and very few dry eyes among the audience. The program has been given some 15 times to various social and religious groups. Reaction and response has always been very positive. Let us cultivate all awareness of the social problems around us and remove the insulation between us and our fellowmen. Let us look more objectively at those less fortunate among us and then, as informed citizens, reach out to help.
Anyone interested in information concerning the original script can write to Mrs. Dale (Athene) Hunt, 2030 Logan Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84108.
Conferences, Publications, Research-
Tools for Drug Abuse Prevention The National Drug Abuse Conference (incorporatIng the Annual Conference on Methadone Treatment) will take place March 30April 1 at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The conference is designed for all workers in all areas of the field of drug abuse from the trainee to the professional. Morning plenary sessions will include presentations by leading scientists, program directors, elected officials and representatives from major government agencies. Afternoon panels and workshops will be divided into six sessions-drug-supported treatment, drug-free treatment, special concerns of women, special concerns of youth, special concerns of minority groups and critical issues. Address all correspondence, including registration and inquiries 156
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to Edward C. Senay, MD, Co-chairman, National Drug Abuse Conference, Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637; telephone (312) 955-9800. Drug abuse also is the focal point of an all-day symposium to be conducted at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science on April 10. During morning and afternoon sessions, lectures by authorities will be delivered on the etiology of drug abuse, pharmacology and toxicology, drug abuse legislation, the role of the pharmaceutical industry, methadone maintenance and the therapeutic community. The symposium will be acceptable in states
requiring continuing education credit as a condition for renewal of licensure. Application forms and details may be obtained from the Office of Continuing Education, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy" and Science, 43rd and Kingsessing Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The first in a series of handbooks providing usable methodological information for drug program planners and administrators has recently "been published by the Drug Abuse Council, Inc. The handbook, Accountability in Drug Education, is designed to address the private sector need for assistance in its consideration of methods, techniques and approaches necessary for effective local program implementation and evaluation. According to Thomas E. Bryant, MD, Council president, the handbook was commissioned in response to the "mounting complexities surrounding drug education goals and outcomes and the dearth of reliable research guidelines and resources for schools and agencies which desire some gauge of their effectiveness. Program managers have a justifiable interest in knowing the outcomes of drug prevention and intervention approaches. Yet frequently, those administering programs lack the understanding of measurable objectives and evaluation processes necessary to assess the impact of their efforts. Accoulltability, therefore, is a model fo~ evaluation which is applicable to drug education programs serving youth, adults and community groups." Orders and inquiries regarding the handbook and other publications should be directed to Publications, The Drug Abuse Council, Inc., 1828 L Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Prepaid orders only for the handbook are $2.25 per copy, plus 25¢ for postage and handling. The Drug Abuse Council is a private, tax-exempt foundation established in 1972 to serve on a national level as an independent source of needed research, public policy evaluation and program guidance in the areas of drug use and misuse. It is supported by
the Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Henry 1. Kaiser' Family Foundation and the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The National Institute of Mental Health has issued a publicat on, International Collaboration in Mental Health, which reports on collaborative international projects to advance knowledge of mental disorders, drug abuse and alcohol problems. The 291-page volume includes sections on mental health research, services and training as well as the problems of drug abuse and alcoholism. The concluding chapter presents recommendations for future international collaboration. The publication, DHEW Publication No. (HSM) 73-9120, can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, at $2.10 per copy postpaid. To facilitate ordering, use GPO Stock number 1724-00313. A Public Health Service two-year grant for research on "Central Actions of Hallucinogenic Drugs" has been approved by HEW for the University of Arizona college of pharmacy, the first such grant for work in this field in Arizona, according to release. Paul F. Consroe, department of pharmacology and toxicology, is the principal investigator. For the past year and a half, Consroe has been conducting investigations into the possible beneficial effects which might be obtainable through use of active principles of marijuana. Effects of constituents of the drug on convulsions have been studied in a preliminary way with encouraging results. Consroe hopes to extend these investigations to mescaline, LSD and other hallucinogens, looking for constructive uses for these presently much-abused drugs. Research also will be directed toward developing antagonists with which to combat undesirable effects of habit-forming characteristics of the drugs.
AGP Elects Officers
James R. Ramseth
William H. Randall
James R. Ramseth, a community pharmacist in Kent, Washington, and .the current AGP vice president, has been elected 197475 president-elect by the 2,290 AGP members casting mail ballots in the recent election. Ramseth will assume the AGP presidency at the 1975 APhA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. In a closely contested race, Ramseth edged out David J. Krigstein, Wilmington, Delaware community pharmacist. At 33, Ramseth is the youngest pharmacist to be elected to the Academy's highest office. Extremely active in the Puget Sound APhA Chapter, he has served as its treasurer, vice president and president. He has chaired a number of committees of the Washington State Pharmaceutical Association and served on the WSPA board of managers from 1969 until 1972. Interested in continuing education, he initiated the first organized program for the Puget Sound APhA Chapter and also has chaired the continuing educati'on committee of his state association. In 1967 he was recipient of the Puget Sound Chapter's Pharmacist of
the Year Merit Award. Besides his many professional activities, he is active in Boy Scouts, Kiwanis, Elks and Knights of Columbus. Winning the vice presidency for a second, non-consecutive term was William H. Randall from Lillington, North Carolina. He serves as secretary-treasurer of Lillington Enterprises, Inc. which operates two pharmacies and a nursing home operation. He also has served the Academy as Region 1 representative to the executive committee. He has been extremely active in both the Cape Fear and North Carolina Pharmaceutical Associations and is current chairman of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. New Jersey community pharmacist Aarun Silnutzer was the other candidate for the office. Winning two-year terms as regional representatives to the AGP executive committee were-George B. Browning, Melbourne, Florida; Gregory R. D'Angelo, East Rockaway, New York; Alexander F. "Sandy" Demetro, San Jose, California; Robert M. DuPont, Columbus, Ohio, and Lawrence A. Lemchen, Bellevue, Washington. Other candidafes for the executive committee were-Henry W. Addington, RichITlOnd, Virginia; Richard C. Carroll, Chicago, Illinois; Michael L. Kemp, Shelton, Washington; Rosalyn C. King, Los Angeles, California, Robert L. Snively, Georgetown, Delaware. Officers-elect will be installed during the 1974 APhA Annual Meeting in Chicago, August 3-8, along with current AGP President-elect William J. Edwards, a community pharmacist in Galveston, Texas.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PHARMACIST Aggressive research and product development has positioned Abbott in the forefront of the health care field. It has also opened up an exceptional opportunity for an additional Product Development Pharmacist. Responsibilities include creation of tablet and capsule dosage forms, preparation of clinical materials, accumUlation of data on formulations for ND~'s, pilot plant scale-up; and establishing production formulas. Position is unique in that one may combine total project coordination duties with hi s own bench development responsibilities. The successful candidate will have an M.S. or Ph.D. degree, or a B.S. with applicable product development experience. Location is in rural-suburban Lake County, Illinois .... one" hour from Chicago. . Send resume, including salary history, in confidence, to:
J. B. Gaddis Professional Employment
a!~~G~:':! An Equal Opportunity Employer MjF
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An Award-Winning Play The Utah Pharmaceutical Association Women's Auxiliary received the first place APhA Women's Auxiliary Achievement Award in Boston in July. There have been inquiries during the ensuing months concerning the play, its origin and presentation. The following dialogue and description hopefully will furnish a brief resume concerning the origins of the Achievement Award-winning play" An Outstretched Hand." "I'm convinced," said the chairman, "that the programs for our study club should be more than presentations on culture, art and music. There are so many difficult problems facing each and everyone of us. Wouldn't we be wise to turn our attention to some of the areas of social relations where we can be of some use?"
"I agree," added a committee member. "We all know that problems exist. We hear of the emotionally handicapped, the poor, the divorced and think, 'isn't that too bad.' Then we (Iuickly move into areas that seem to involve us more closely. We forget about those who need understanding and help." "But isn't this a bit depressing for a group of this sort? Are we meeting to make people feel guilty and uncomfortable for what they haven't done?" added another member of the group. The chairman commented, "That's very true, but the topics for our programs need not be approached from a negative point of view. There is so much good literature, music and thought on the idea of feeling more than pity for those who have difficulties. Why don't we investigate the possibilities of prov.iding a meaningful challenge in the areas of human understanding of those who are less fortunate?" The members of the committee devoted eight weeks to researching various areas. Study went into many topics including racial, social, economic, physical and psychological problems. At the first meeting following the research, the group presented everything they had uncovered. Some of the material was in books and magazines. However, much of the information came from personal interviews and members' scouring different agencies for the latest data. With literally bundles of information, the committee determined which areas it would like to use for the programs to be presented by the group. This task accomplished, the committee decided to present the first program of the year in such a way that it would have real impact and stimulate the women in the club to put forth the effort to really understand and extend the helping hand of humanity. One of the women was assigned to write the program. She
determined that if each of the groups needing understanding and help could be portrayed with a characterization in the form of a mask mounted on a dowel so that it could be easily handled by members of the program, this effect would have more impact. Each participant had approximately six masks. The program script was dialogue. involving these masks being held up by the woman representing a particular part. Poetry, short stories and music were integrated to present the full picture of how important it is for people to reach out to those who need help. At the beginning of the program a "problem" was presented. Then, racial problems were discussed in the form of comments from a Black, a Chicano and an Indian. Mental health problems were then discussed. Following this came the presentation of problems of the poor, the aged, the divorced, the alcoholic, the drug addict, the young, and so on. Will you open your eyes and look for a human being who needs you, needs a lilfle time or friendliness, a little sympathy, sociability or help? Is there a lonely or embittered fellow man, or an invalid to whom you call be something? Whether it is an old person or a child, can you hold out your hand and give yourself as a mall to men? Is our society doing everything ill its power (0 help the mentally handicapped achieve their full potential? Call we open our hearts and broaden our understanding? Can we help these people escape into the sunlight of useful living ? How can we extend the productive years and maintain the digllity of our senior citizens? Could this be done by utilizing their wealth or experience, wisdom and insight? What can we do to prepare ourselves for the impending emotional alldphysical adjustments?
It is very difficult to determine just how far-reaching the effects of the program have been. Nevertheless, members of the committee and the auxiliary have commented many times how it has affected their lives. Two of the women on the committee are members of the Women's Auxiliary of the Utah Pharmaceutical Association. They were asked by the Health Service project committee to present" An Outstretched Hand" as a benefit performance for the Utah Association for Retarded Children. These two women, plus three others, presented the program of music, song, dialogue and story that left everyone with a determination to improve and very few dry eyes among the audience. The program has been given some 15 times to various social and religious groups. Reaction and response has always been very positive. Let us cultivate all awareness of the social problems around us and remove the insulation between us and our fellowmen. Let us look more objectively at those less fortunate among us and then, as informed citizens, reach out to help.
Anyone interested in information concerning the original script can write to Mrs. Dale (Athene) Hunt, 2030 Logan Avenue, Salt Lake City, UT 84108.
Conferences, Publications, Research-
Tools for Drug Abuse Prevention The National Drug Abuse Conference (incorporatIng the Annual Conference on Methadone Treatment) will take place March 30April 1 at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. The conference is designed for all workers in all areas of the field of drug abuse from the trainee to the professional. Morning plenary sessions will include presentations by leading scientists, program directors, elected officials and representatives from major government agencies. Afternoon panels and workshops will be divided into six sessions-drug-supported treatment, drug-free treatment, special concerns of women, special concerns of youth, special concerns of minority groups and critical issues. Address all correspondence, including registration and inquiries 156
Journal of the AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION
to Edward C. Senay, MD, Co-chairman, National Drug Abuse Conference, Museum of Science and Industry, 57th Street and Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60637; telephone (312) 955-9800. Drug abuse also is the focal point of an all-day symposium to be conducted at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science on April 10. During morning and afternoon sessions, lectures by authorities will be delivered on the etiology of drug abuse, pharmacology and toxicology, drug abuse legislation, the role of the pharmaceutical industry, methadone maintenance and the therapeutic community. The symposium will be acceptable in states
requiring continuing education credit as a condition for renewal of licensure. Application forms and details may be obtained from the Office of Continuing Education, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy" and Science, 43rd and Kingsessing Mall, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The first in a series of handbooks providing usable methodological information for drug program planners and administrators has recently "been published by the Drug Abuse Council, Inc. The handbook, Accountability in Drug Education, is designed to address the private sector need for assistance in its consideration of methods, techniques and approaches necessary for effective local program implementation and evaluation. According to Thomas E. Bryant, MD, Council president, the handbook was commissioned in response to the "mounting complexities surrounding drug education goals and outcomes and the dearth of reliable research guidelines and resources for schools and agencies which desire some gauge of their effectiveness. Program managers have a justifiable interest in knowing the outcomes of drug prevention and intervention approaches. Yet frequently, those administering programs lack the understanding of measurable objectives and evaluation processes necessary to assess the impact of their efforts. Accoulltability, therefore, is a model fo~ evaluation which is applicable to drug education programs serving youth, adults and community groups." Orders and inquiries regarding the handbook and other publications should be directed to Publications, The Drug Abuse Council, Inc., 1828 L Street N.W., Washington, DC 20036. Prepaid orders only for the handbook are $2.25 per copy, plus 25¢ for postage and handling. The Drug Abuse Council is a private, tax-exempt foundation established in 1972 to serve on a national level as an independent source of needed research, public policy evaluation and program guidance in the areas of drug use and misuse. It is supported by
the Ford Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Henry 1. Kaiser' Family Foundation and the Equitable Life Assurance Society. The National Institute of Mental Health has issued a publicat on, International Collaboration in Mental Health, which reports on collaborative international projects to advance knowledge of mental disorders, drug abuse and alcohol problems. The 291-page volume includes sections on mental health research, services and training as well as the problems of drug abuse and alcoholism. The concluding chapter presents recommendations for future international collaboration. The publication, DHEW Publication No. (HSM) 73-9120, can be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, at $2.10 per copy postpaid. To facilitate ordering, use GPO Stock number 1724-00313. A Public Health Service two-year grant for research on "Central Actions of Hallucinogenic Drugs" has been approved by HEW for the University of Arizona college of pharmacy, the first such grant for work in this field in Arizona, according to release. Paul F. Consroe, department of pharmacology and toxicology, is the principal investigator. For the past year and a half, Consroe has been conducting investigations into the possible beneficial effects which might be obtainable through use of active principles of marijuana. Effects of constituents of the drug on convulsions have been studied in a preliminary way with encouraging results. Consroe hopes to extend these investigations to mescaline, LSD and other hallucinogens, looking for constructive uses for these presently much-abused drugs. Research also will be directed toward developing antagonists with which to combat undesirable effects of habit-forming characteristics of the drugs.
AGP Elects Officers
James R. Ramseth
William H. Randall
James R. Ramseth, a community pharmacist in Kent, Washington, and .the current AGP vice president, has been elected 197475 president-elect by the 2,290 AGP members casting mail ballots in the recent election. Ramseth will assume the AGP presidency at the 1975 APhA Annual Meeting in San Francisco. In a closely contested race, Ramseth edged out David J. Krigstein, Wilmington, Delaware community pharmacist. At 33, Ramseth is the youngest pharmacist to be elected to the Academy's highest office. Extremely active in the Puget Sound APhA Chapter, he has served as its treasurer, vice president and president. He has chaired a number of committees of the Washington State Pharmaceutical Association and served on the WSPA board of managers from 1969 until 1972. Interested in continuing education, he initiated the first organized program for the Puget Sound APhA Chapter and also has chaired the continuing educati'on committee of his state association. In 1967 he was recipient of the Puget Sound Chapter's Pharmacist of
the Year Merit Award. Besides his many professional activities, he is active in Boy Scouts, Kiwanis, Elks and Knights of Columbus. Winning the vice presidency for a second, non-consecutive term was William H. Randall from Lillington, North Carolina. He serves as secretary-treasurer of Lillington Enterprises, Inc. which operates two pharmacies and a nursing home operation. He also has served the Academy as Region 1 representative to the executive committee. He has been extremely active in both the Cape Fear and North Carolina Pharmaceutical Associations and is current chairman of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy. New Jersey community pharmacist Aarun Silnutzer was the other candidate for the office. Winning two-year terms as regional representatives to the AGP executive committee were-George B. Browning, Melbourne, Florida; Gregory R. D'Angelo, East Rockaway, New York; Alexander F. "Sandy" Demetro, San Jose, California; Robert M. DuPont, Columbus, Ohio, and Lawrence A. Lemchen, Bellevue, Washington. Other candidafes for the executive committee were-Henry W. Addington, RichITlOnd, Virginia; Richard C. Carroll, Chicago, Illinois; Michael L. Kemp, Shelton, Washington; Rosalyn C. King, Los Angeles, California, Robert L. Snively, Georgetown, Delaware. Officers-elect will be installed during the 1974 APhA Annual Meeting in Chicago, August 3-8, along with current AGP President-elect William J. Edwards, a community pharmacist in Galveston, Texas.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PHARMACIST Aggressive research and product development has positioned Abbott in the forefront of the health care field. It has also opened up an exceptional opportunity for an additional Product Development Pharmacist. Responsibilities include creation of tablet and capsule dosage forms, preparation of clinical materials, accumUlation of data on formulations for ND~'s, pilot plant scale-up; and establishing production formulas. Position is unique in that one may combine total project coordination duties with hi s own bench development responsibilities. The successful candidate will have an M.S. or Ph.D. degree, or a B.S. with applicable product development experience. Location is in rural-suburban Lake County, Illinois .... one" hour from Chicago. . Send resume, including salary history, in confidence, to:
J. B. Gaddis Professional Employment
a!~~G~:':! An Equal Opportunity Employer MjF
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