School Contacts - Click on Names for information:
James W. Bartling, Pharm.D.,
ADC, Mercer University
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Merrill
Norton Pharm.D.,D.Ph., ICCDP-D
,
University of
Georgia College of Pharmacy
Alumnus of the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
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PRN organization information as of 11/2012:
PharmAssist
(Georgia Pharmacy Foundation)
50 Lenox Pointe,
N.E., Atlanta, GA 30324
Hotline #: 404-419-8130
Office Phone #: (404)
231-5074 Fax#: (404) 237-8435
Mobile # 404-558-1983
Contact
person for Assistance - Director: Jim Bartling, Pharm D., ADC
E-mail: bartling_jw@mercer.edu
Office
phone #: 678-547-6181
Web Site Address: www.gpha.org
This organization has a 5 member (non-paid) board of directors. It is free standing/separate from the Pharmacy State Board. It is not free standing from the Georgia Pharmacists Association. The GPhA offers staff support, meeting space, and help in conference planning. PharmAssist is part of the Georgia Pharmacy Foundation (a non-profit entity). It does utilize substance abuse professionals with credentials. What about funding? The organization does not charge client fees. It does not receive funding through license renewal fees. Other sources of funding: Georgia Pharmacy Foundation, and Conference Surplus. Active clients include: Pharmacists, Student Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians
Note: The Georgia Pharmacy Foundation & PharmAssist have been hosting the Southeastern PRN Conference since 1995. It is hosted at Simpsonwood Conference Center just north of Atlanta. Normally it is held the second weekend in November. For more info. check out the Meetings & Seminars page on this site, or check out the GPhA website: www.gpha.org where the registration form is usually posted by August/September of each year.