School Contacts - Click on Names for information:
Steven G. Oakes, Ph.D., School of Pharmacy , University of Wisconsin
Alumnus of the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
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PRN organization information as of 11/2012
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://www.pswi.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=86
Coordinator: see primary contacts below
WPRN meetings are posted on the PSW WebSite at: http://www.pswi.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=87
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How does WPRN work?
The
Wisconsin Pharmacy Recovery Network (WPRN) is a voluntary program intended to
serve as an adjunct to the Professional Assistance 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 employersSelf-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 Pharmacy 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
PRIMARY CONTACTS:
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)
fawnlakeguy6@gmail.com
(http://www.pswi.org/about/map.htm)
WPRN meets at the PSW Headquarters Building
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 a 12 step meeting and is
designed for those individuals who themselves are recovering from chemical
dependency.