On Sunday, October 26, ACPHS’ chapter of the American Pharmacist Association Academy of Student Pharmacists hosted the 15th annual Health Expo at Crossgates Mall. The time-honored event provides free health services and resources to the community. Event manager, Patty Tompkins, and Pharmacy Practice Assistant Professor, Michael Zappone, offered advisement to the students who worked months to plan for the event. 听
Fifty ACPHS student volunteers, primarily PharmD candidates, set up informational booths to reach the hundreds of mall goers from communities across the Capital Region.听 Several Pharmacy Practice faculty also participated in support of the students.听
According to APhA-ASP President-Elect, Vidhika Khemani 鈥�28, the volunteers offered preventative health and education, delivering the following key services:听
- Health Screenings: Blood pressure, Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) screening, and鈥痟earing screening听
- Medication & Safety: Counseling on鈥痬edication adherence,鈥痯ediatric medication safety, and practical鈥疦arcan training. Education on鈥疧pill,鈥疧TC pain management, and鈥痗old/flu medication safety听
- Disease & Wellness Education: Breast Cancer Education and Support鈥�(including wig/prosthesis fittings),鈥疌ancer signs and symptoms,鈥疕IV Awareness,鈥疌rohn鈥檚 disease鈥痠nformation,鈥痑nxiety鈥痬anagement, and鈥痥idney鈥痟ealth education听
- Community Resources: Addiction recovery,鈥痭utrition, access to鈥痜ree health care for uninsured individuals, and support from the鈥�听
CBS-6 Albany , Scott Wood 鈥�27 about the event. Volunteers also created as well as a from the event.听听
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