Colgan Installed As ASHP President

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Article Date: 13 Jun 2008 - 0:00 PDT

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Kevin J. Colgan, M.A., FASHP, was installed this week as president of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) during the 60th session of the Society's House of Delegates in Seattle.

Colgan is Senior Vice President, Health Economics & Outcomes Research at EPI-Q, Inc. in Oak Brook, Ill., A longtime ASHP member, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors, as Chair of the Council on Legal and Public Affairs, and as an Illinois delegate. He is a Past President of the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) and assisted ASHP and ICHP in the creation of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board.

Also taking office during the Society's annual business meeting was Teresa J. Hudson, Pharm.D., BCPP, FASHP, who was reelected to a one-year term as Chair of the ASHP House of Delegates. John A. Armitstead, M.S., FASHP and Janet Mighty, MBA, were installed as members of the ASHP Board of Directors.

About ASHP

For more than 60 years, ASHP has helped pharmacists who practice in hospitals and health systems improve medication use and enhance patient safety. The Society's 30,000 members include pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who practice in inpatient, outpatient, home-care, and long-term-care settings, as well as pharmacy students. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists help people make the best use of medicines, visit ASHP's Web site, http://www.ashp.org, or its consumer Web site, http://www.SafeMedication.com.

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