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HOT TOPICS NAPLEX Reinstated in all Prometric Testing Centers, Effective October 5 Sliding scale insulin orders should be abandoned CDC encourages flu vaccinations for healthcare workers Haloperidol and torsades warning Guidelines for glycemic control in Type 2 diabetes Leapfrog top hospitals for 2007 Prescribing amiodarone:  a review Once yearly zoledronic acid for hip fractures FDA Creates Fill-in-the-Blank Medication Form for Consumers

TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION RESOURCE CENTER  FREE! OSHP Certification Preparation Course Downloads Top 200 Drugs Review  Math Review  Federal Law Review  FREE! OSHP Study Tools & Study Links General Study Tips Math Worksheets with Answers: Q1/A1 and Q2/A2 Top 200 Drugs List Top 200 Drugs Matching Game Think You're Ready to Sit for the Exam?  Take a Practice Test Under Simulated Test Conditions PTCB - $29 Practice Exam Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician Licensure Information Oregon Board advises submission of completed application by August 1, 2008 to insure processing by October 1 deadline   OSHP Executive Summary of Technician Changes - 2008 Update  Becoming a CPhT - PTCB Certification and Recertification Information

2015 INITIATIVE ASHP 2015 Goals Medication Safety Initiatives Links: ASHP * ISMP OSHP 2015 Timeline Updates: January 2006 * May 2006 * August 2006 * October 2006 * April 2007 * October 2007  Best Practices: Evidence Based Medicine * ASHP Best Practices OSHP Poster, May 2006; 2015-A Call to Action ASHP 2015 Self-Assessment Tool

SOCIETY SUDS Congratulations to this Year's OSHP Award recipients including: OSHP Pharmacist of the Year - Yvette Holman OSHP Pharmacy Practitioner of the Year - Sean Cosgriff OSHP Technician of the Year - Nancy Andrew The 2008 Not-So-Silent Auction netted over $12,500 this year!  These funds will be dispursed to Oregon pharmacy students next year.  This year's student scholarship recipients are: Carol Bennett, Jesse Bierman, Erik Borg, Patricia (PJ) Pitts, Amanda Russell, Tomaz Sousa, and Robin Traver.  Congratulations! Attend an OSHP Chapter Meeting!  View the entire OSHP Calendar of Events to learn more about the upcoming Northern, Southern & Technician Chapter meetings.