FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 20, 2017
Media Contacts:
Chad Clinton
Associate Director, Public Relations
American Pharmacists Association
(202) 429-7558
WASHINGTON, DC – The Illinois Pharmacists Association (IPhA) has selected Edward Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, as the recipient of the 2017 Bowl of Hygeia Award for outstanding community service. Cohen was presented the award at the IPhA/MPA Joint Annual Conference President's Gala on Saturday, September 9. The Bowl of Hygeia is sponsored by the American Pharmacists Association Foundation, the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, and the American Pharmacists Association, with support from Boehringer Ingelheim.
Cohen has contributed to his community since graduating from the Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy in 2000. His efforts have been directed toward pharmacy students who eventually will serve their communities. He indirectly contributes to community well-being through nurturing and development of present and future pharmacists. Cohen’s current work at Pharmacy Times monthly journal strives to provide community pharmacist education on important and relevant information for their practice so that they can better serve their community. His primary practice is with Michael J. Hennessy and Associates, a Healthcare Communications Company.
Cohen’s state pharmacy association activities with the Illinois Pharmacists Association include serving as District One Regional Director, Foundation Board Member, and Chair, Conference and Education Committee. He also served on the Professional Affairs Committee, Editorial Advisory Board, and Clinical Advisory Committee.
Cohen’s industry affiliations include the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), APhA–AMCP Immunization Stakeholders Meeting Participant, CDC–APhA Immunization Advisory Counsel, Pharmacy Today Advisory Board, One to One Patient Counseling Recognition Program Judge, reviewer for the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Taskforce Immunization and Medication Administration, Chair - Immunization Expansion Group, American Pharmacists Association Foundation, Site Coordinator - Walgreens/Walgreens Health Services, Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management, APhA-APPM Education Standing Committee, Chair Elect / Chair-Administration Section, Shared Faculty Discussion Panel, Annual Meeting Poster Judge, Stepping Stone Summit, Core Committee Member, Annual Meeting Moderator, Contributing Papers Abstract Review.
Established in 1958, the Bowl of Hygeia Award recognizes pharmacists who possess outstanding records of civic leadership in their communities and encourages pharmacists to take an active role in the affairs of their respective communities. The award is presented annually by participating state pharmacist associations, including those in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. In addition to service through their local, state and national pharmacy associations, award recipients have devoted their time, talent, and resources to a wide variety of causes and community service.
The Bowl of Hygeia is the most widely recognized international symbol for the pharmacy profession and is considered one of the profession’s most prestigious awards. The Bowl of Hygeia has been associated with the pharmacy profession since as early as 1796 when the symbol was used on a coin minted for the Parisian Society of Pharmacy. The bowl represents a medicinal potion and the snake represents healing. Healing through medicine is precisely why the pharmacy profession has adopted the Bowl of Hygeia symbol.
About the American Pharmacists Association Foundation The APhA Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., is a trusted source of research demonstrating how pharmacists can improve health care. The APhA Foundation’s mission is to improve people’s health through pharmacists’ patient care services. The APhA Foundation is affiliated with the American Pharmacists Association, the national professional society of pharmacists in the U.S. For more information, please visit the APhA Foundation website www.aphafoundation.org. Follow the APhA Foundation on Twitter and Facebook for the latest updates.
About the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) promotes leadership, sharing, learning, and policy exchange among pharmacy leaders in all 50 states and Washington, DC, and provides education and advocacy to support pharmacists, patients, and communities working together to improve public health. NASPA was founded in 1927 as the National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives (NCSPAE). For more information, please visit the NASPA website www.naspa.us.