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Wisconsin
PRN organization information as of 6/2007
Wisconsin Pharmacy Recovery Network
c/o Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
701 Heartland Trail, Madison, Wisconsin 53717
Phone #: (608) 827-9200
Office Manager: Dawn Fargen -
dfargen@pswi.org Web Site Address:
http://pswi.org/professional/wprn/
Coordinator: see primary contacts below
WPRN meetings are posted on the PSW WebSite at:
http://www.pswi.org/professional/wprn/meetings.htm
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How does WPRN work?
The Wisconsin Pharmacist
Recovery Network (WPRN) is a voluntary program intended to serve as an
adjunct to the Impaired Professional Procedure administered through the
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing. The impaired
pharmacist’s acceptance and successful participation in the program will
allow the network to advocate for the pharmacist.
Who does WPRN help?
As structured, the Network is
designed to provide confidential assistance to the primary impaired
pharmacist, intern, pharmacy student, and the family or significant others
affected by the impairment.
What can WPRN
provide?
 | Confidential referrals to primary and
regional contacts. |
| Intervention services to assist the
pharmacist and family in facing the problem. |
| Support of the impaired pharmacist’s
treatment, after care and rehabilitation to re-entry into the
profession. |
| Advocacy for the pharmacist with
employers |
| Self-reporting procedures. |
Is there a charge
for services?
There is no fee for referral,
recovery assistance or rehabilitation support services offered by WPRN.
When a referral is made for evaluation and treatment, the cost of
treatment services, including drug screening, will be the responsibility
of the individual participant. Most of these services are reimbursable
through health insurance plans.
Educational
Services
| To employers and EAP programs. |
| Professional Associations |
| Students |
| Educational programs on addiction,
intervention, aftercare, and re-entry issues. |
Why is WPRN
necessary?
Estimates place the incidence
of alcoholism and other drug dependency in pharmacists at about 10-15% for
alcohol and about 3% for other drugs. If these figures reflect the
incidence of substance abuse in Wisconsin, we may have as many as 500 to
600 impaired pharmacists in this state.
The Wisconsin Pharmacist Recovery Network (WPRN) is a network of
volunteer recovering pharmacists organized to provide early detection,
intervention, aftercare support and education to pharmacists in the area
of drug and alcohol dependency or physical impairment.
Help is only a
phone call or e-mail away.
If you would like more
information about the program, if you personally have a problem, or you
live or work with a pharmacist who does, call the Network Information Line
at (608) 827-9200. All inquiries will be referred to a primary or regional
contact within the network.
WPRN Contacts
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PRIMARY CONTACTS: |
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Paul Hoffmann
1106 Crestview Dr
Port Washington, WI 53074
414-284-4123 (H)
414-247-4720 (W) |
Ernie Witzke
1230 S Main
Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
920-563-7658
pchem@charter.net |
Mike Deets
1529 Fawn Lake Rd
St. Germain, WI 54558
715-542-2263 (H)
michael.deets@ministryhealth.org |
WPRN meets at the PSW Headquarters Building (http://www.pswi.org/about/map.htm)
beginning at 3:00 pm the
1st Sunday of every month. The first half of the meeting is an open
meeting to discuss the Wisconsin Pharmacy Recovery Network. The second
half of the meeting is an International Pharmacists Anonymous meeting and
is designed for those individuals who themselves are recovering from
chemical dependency.
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