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The Honorable Paul G. Rogers Presents
Medication Communicator Award to Dr. Dorothy Smith for Contributions
to Health Literacy
Dorothy
L. Smith, Pharm.D., president and founder of Consumer Health Information
Corporation received the 2003 Paul G. Rogers/National Council
on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE) Medication Communicator
Award for her contributions to health literacy. The award was
presented at their 14th National Conference by the Award's
namesake, former Congressman (FL) Paul G. Rogers, on December
9th in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Rogers said, "I am extremely pleased
to present this award to Dr. Smith who truly exemplifies the NCPIE
mission and has continued the great progress through initiatives
in health literacy."
Dr. Smith was nominated for her contributions
to health literacy through the development of programs and consumer
medication information that help patients and consumers learn
how to manage their medications wisely and safely. She is an internationally
recognized author, patient advocate and expert in patient compliance
and behavior modification. Dr. Smith developed one of the first
ambulatory patient counseling programs in which patients received
private counseling from a pharmacist every time they obtain a
prescription.
Dr. Smith said, "It is an honor to
have this award presented to me by Mr. Rogers. It will always
remind me of his vision and leadership to advance patient education
in the United States through NCPIE. It was 20 years ago this week
that I formed Consumer Health Information Corporation,"
she said. "I can't think of anything more special
than to receive this award on the 20th anniversary of my company."
This award is named to honor NCPIE's
founding chairman, the Honorable Paul G. Rogers for his 16 years
of distinguished service. The program recognizes excellence by
individuals, organizations and government agencies that promote
the "medicine education team." This concept, central
to NCPIE's philosophy, emphasizes that consumers, patients, caregivers,
health care professionals, the pharmaceutical industry, and other
stakeholders share a responsibility to improve communication to
help ensure appropriate, safe medicine use.
Consumer Health Information Corporation
is internationally recognized for its innovative patient information
programs. The company develops patient education and consumer
awareness programs on medication use and disease management. They
have produced a broad range of award-winning print and audiovisual
programs that have helped millions of people learn to make wise
decisions about their health and medications. Clients include
pharmaceutical companies, consumer organizations and Fortune 500
companies, national health care and professional associations,
managed care organizations, insurance companies, and pharmacies.
The company is a teaching site for several schools of pharmacy
across the United States and a member of the Board of Directors
of NCPIE. For more information, visit www.consumer-health.com.
The National Council on Patient Information
and Education, formed in 1982, is an international non-profit
coalition of over 130 organizations that share a commitment to
improving communication about the appropriate use of medicines.
NCPIE hosts the annual "Talk About Prescriptions" Month,
and sponsors the "Be MedWise" campaign promoting wise
use of non-prescription medicines. To learn more about the Council,
visit http://www.talkaboutrx.org
or http://www.bemedwise.org.
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