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New Pharmacist Awards website makes nominating our favourite pharmacist even easier Systems Solutions launches Pharmacist Awards website 09 May 2006 – Dublin, Ireland – Systems Solutions, the title sponsor of the 2006 Pharmacist Awards, has today launched a website making online nominations for the Pharmacist Awards a reality. The Pharmacist Awards aims to highlight excellence across the pharmacy profession and is open to all pharmacists working across community, hospital, industrial and academic pharmacy settings. David Raethorne, founding technical director of Systems Solutions, explains the reasons for commissioning the website, “The Pharmacist Awards is such an important event, which recognises the vital role that pharmacy plays within our overall healthcare system. Being the title sponsor of these prestigious awards for the second year in a row, as well as being the leading pharmacy software provider in Ireland, it seemed only logical to create an online presence for the Pharmacist Awards. We wanted to create a nomination process that made it even easier and faster for pharmacists to nominate the people they think are most deserving of the awards. The Pharmacist Awards website enables us to achieve this. Pharmacists can simply log onto the website at www.pharmacistawards.com and vote for the colleagues and peers that they most respect and admire”. In addition to the online nomination feature, the website also contains all the information pharmacists and the public need to know about the Pharmacist Awards, including a definition of each award category. Visitors to the site can read all about last year’s event and browse through the photo gallery featuring all the attendees and winners of last year’s Pharmacist Awards. Fintan Moore, Chairman of the Pharmacist Awards organising committee said “The Pharmacist Awards not only honours the profession of pharmacy but, more importantly, it contributes much needed funding to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland’s Benevolent Trust Fund, which has proved to be a vital support to many pharmacists and their families in the past. Last year’s event, which was attended by over 400 representatives from the pharmacy and healthcare professions, managed to raise €23, 630 for the Benevolent Fund. We are hoping that this year’s event will raise even more much needed funds.” The deadline for nominating your pharmacist of choice is 30th June 2006. This year’s awards will be adjudicated by 12 pharmacists, who will shortlist a total of 20 pharmacists from the range of entries submitted. Award finalists and winners will be announced at the gala black-tie event will be held this year at the elegant surroundings of the Four Season’s Hotel, Dublin, on Saturday, 25th November 2006. To make an online nomination for a pharmacist of your choice, simply log onto www.pharmacistawards.com. About Systems Solutions:
Systems Solutions has been developing and marketing software products and services for pharmacy since 1987, and is the largest provider of retail and hospital pharmacy solutions in the Republic of Ireland. Independently owned, Systems Solutions has built a solid reputation for its thought leadership and ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions for pharmacy which solve complex business issues. The organisation pioneered the first Electronic Claims Transmission software in Europe, integrated medicines management support and real-time centralised (shared) Patient Medication Records. The company is renowned for its software development expertise, matched with its constant focus on quality and innovation. About the Pharmacist Awards:
The Pharmacist Awards was established in 2005 to provide an occasion that recognises the contribution of the pharmacy profession to healthcare in general, as well as to celebrate and reward pharmacists and their teams. The Pharmacist Awards website was designed by Fluent Design. Awards will be made to pharmacists who have displayed an exceptional and constructive interest in pharmacy and have, thereby, contributed significantly to the standing of the profession. Candidates may have distinguished themselves in the practice, science, research or profession of pharmacy. Entries are particularly sought in the following nine categories:
• Excellence in Community Practice Award • Retail Pharmacist Contribution to the Community Award • Patient Nominated Award • Public / Patient Education Award • Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Award • Pharmacist in Industry Award • Young Pharmacist of the Year Award (entrants under 30 years old.) • Lifetime Achievement Award (for pharmacists who have made a significant contribution to pharmacy in Ireland over the past 20 years) • Overall Pharmacist of the Year (to be selected from one of the above winners).
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