Several members of the pharmacy practice department attended and held prominent roles at the 2011 annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy in San Antonio, July 10-13.

Jeanne Frenzel, associate professor, was installed as chair of the special interest group on laboratory instruction, and Christian Albano, assistant professor, was installed as chair of the Public Health Special Interest Group. Both Frenzel and Albano, as well as several additional faculty, presented at the meeting.

Albano organized and chaired an educational session on “Curriculum and Educational Resources for Teaching Public Health.” Frenzel was first author and presenter of the poster, “Team Based Learning to Assess Practical Pharmacy Competencies.” Heidi Eukel, assistant professor, was first author and presenter of the poster, “Amazing Self-Care Race.” Elizabeth Skoy, assistant professor, was first author and presenter of the poster, “Medication Error Reporting Form to Document Adverse Events in a Practical Pharmacy Skills Laboratory.” In addition, Frenzel presented “Innovations in the Pharmacy Skills Laboratory” at a special session sponsored by the Lab Special Interest Group with Eukel and Skoy. Eukel also presented and led a roundtable discussion on “The Use of Video to Teach Important Self-Care Topics” during a special session sponsored by the Self-Care Special Interest Group, and Skoy led a roundtable discussion on “Student Remediation,” during the business meeting of the Lab Special Interest Group.

Amy Werremeyer, assistant professor, and Skoy also presented the poster, “Photovoice to Characterize Learning During an International Medical Mission-based Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience.”