e-Scripts Fall 2024

Fall 2024 Newsletter

We are pleased to present the Fall 2024 issue of e-Scripts, the email newsletter of the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. This issue of e-Scripts reports on Institute news and developments over the past few months. Please email us at aihp@aihp.org with your questions, feedback, and suggestions.

AIHP Awards the Kremers Award

AIHP awards the Edward Kremers Award biennially to recognize the author(s) of a book, or a series of related articles, published within the past five years, in the field of the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals, that exhibits high standards of scholarship, superior quality, and distinguished merit. The Edward Kremers Award honors Professor Edward Kremers (1865-1941), a pioneer of pharmacy education in the United States, distinguished historian of pharmacy, and one of AIHP’s founders.

AIHP is pleased to announce that the 2022 Edward Kremers Award has been awarded to Zachary Dorner, Ph.D. for his book, Merchants of Medicines The Commerce and Coercion of Health in Britain’s Long Eighteenth Century (University of Chicago Press, 2020).

To read more about Dr Dorner and his book, visit the article on the AIHP website.

Thank you to AIHP Member John Fisher

AIHP would like to thank member John Fisher for a very generous donation of time and treasure that has enabled the Institute to share his book with members in the U.S.! Kudos to John!

We are pleased to share Medicines of the Fur Trade and Lewis & Clark Era: “Bleed, Blister, Purge, and Clyster” with our U.S.-based members. U.S. members, be on the lookout for the book in the mail soon.

For our international members, please accept our apologies for not being able to send the physical book to you all.

Board of Directors Nominations

AIHP’s Nominations Committee has announced the nominees for positions on the Institute’s Board of Directors. AIHP’s Board of Directors includes five officers (three of whom are elected), three elected directors, two ex officio directors, and up to three Board-appointed directors.

This year, four candidates are running for four open positions. The Committee has nominated Dr. Cynthia Boyle, PharmD, FAPhA, to stand for election as President, a position currently held by Dr. John Grabenstein, RPh, PhD, ScD (Hon), whose term runs 2022-2024. Dr. Boyle presently holds the position of Vice President, and her term runs 2023-2025. The Committee has nominated Dr. John Grabenstein, Susan Cantrell, RPh, MHL, CAE, and Dr. Ben Urick, PharmD, PhD, to run for election for the remaining open positions.

Dr. Cynthia J. Boyle, PharmD, FAPhA, is Professor Emeritus of Practice, Sciences, and Health Outcomes Research at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She earned pharmacy degrees from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, and she has practiced pharmacy in the community, health system, and consulting settings. Dr. Boyle has been an AIHP member since 2003. She first joined AIHP’s Board of Directors in 2020.

Dr. Boyle is past president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and chaired the 2020-2021 Argus Commission comprised of the five most recent AACP presidents. She is a former president of national Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS) and is co-advisor for the Beta Lambda PLS chapter. She is also a former president of her state pharmacy association and its foundation.

Dr. Boyle has received the APhA Good Government Pharmacist-of-the-Year and Francke Leadership Mentor Awards as well the Bowl of Hygeia and Maryland’s Top 100 Women. She has taught “Effective Leadership and Advocacy” since 2002 and supports student pharmacists in her roles as faculty member, mentor, preceptor, advisor, and philanthropist.

Dr. John D. Grabenstein, RPh, PhD, ScD (Hon), is a globally recognized vaccinologist, pharmacist, and epidemiologist. He has written more than 300 articles and 11 books, primarily on topics of immunization, public health, and leadership. Dr. Grabenstein is president of Vaccine Dynamics, a consultancy providing services related to human vaccines, antibody products, and other immunologic drugs. He also serves as the Managing Editor of IZ Express, the newsletter of Immune.org.

Dr. Grabenstein received his pharmacy degree from Duquesne University, a master’s degree in education from Boston University, and a doctorate in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2021 and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health. Dr. Grabenstein is the 2020 recipient of APhA’s Remington Honor Medal, American pharmacy’s highest honor for distinguished service. An AIHP member since 1994, Dr. Grabenstein joined the Institute’s Board of Directors in 2018, served as Vice President from 2020-21, and became the organization’s President in November 2021.

Dr. Grabenstein’s prior positions include Global Director of Medical Affairs for Merck Vaccines (where he led medical-affairs and scientific-policy activities for a global enterprise that provided 180 million doses annually for 13 vaccines) and Director of the U.S. Department of Defense’s Military Vaccine Agency (where he oversaw the Defense Department immunization programs for 9 million troops, retirees, and family members spread across four continents and dozens of ships at sea).

Susan Cantrell, RPh, MHL, CAE, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), the national professional society whose members manage medication therapy benefits for over 300 million Americans covered by public and private health plans. Since joining AMCP in 2016, Susan has led the organization in fulfilling its mission of increasing patient access to affordable medicines, improving health outcomes, and ensuring the wise use of healthcare dollars. Under her leadership, AMCP has made significant strides in advancing policies to address rising healthcare costs, health disparities, and the shift toward paying for value in healthcare.

Before joining AMCP, she was Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Americas for the Drug Information Association (DIA), a global society of professionals involved in the development and life-cycle management of pharmaceuticals and other medical products. She previously was Vice President of Resources Development at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP).

She received her pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and completed a post-graduate residency in hospital pharmacy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She received her master’s degree in healthcare leadership at Western Governors University and completed a Certificate in Public Health from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Public Health. A registered pharmacist and former practicing pharmacist in hospital, home care, and specialty pharmacy settings, she is certified by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) as a Certified Association Executive (CAE). She is co-author of three books providing career advice for pharmacists: Letters to A Young Pharmacist: Sage Advice on Life and Career from Extraordinary Pharmacists (2014), Letters from Rising Pharmacy Stars: Advice on Creating and Advancing Your Career in a Changing Profession (2017), and Letters to a Young Pharmacist: Even More Sage Advice on Life & Career, 2nd Ed. (2022).

An author and frequent speaker on health care affordability and value topics, Susan is currently the Chair of the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) Board of Directors and a member of the Center for Innovation & Value Research Board of Directors. She serves as Chair of the US Pharmacopeia (USP) Biologics Sector.

Dr. Ben Urick, PharmD, PhD, is a Senior Principal Health Outcomes Researcher at Prime Therapeutics, a pharmacy benefit manager. Previously, he was an assistant professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy from 2016-2021.

A pharmacist and health services researcher, his work has been cited more than 400 times. Dr. Urick’s research at Prime focuses on the use of observational data to measure healthcare value and the impact of managed care pharmacy programs on member outcomes.

Additionally, Dr. Urick regularly lectures on the history of community pharmacy has published one book chapter and two papers on the history of pharmacy and has presented work related to the history of pharmacy at national and international conferences.

Upcoming Important Dates

Member Information and Feedback Session Monday, October 21, 11:00 am Central

Please join AIHP leadership on October 21, 2024, at 11:00 am Central time to learn about what’s going on at the Institute. We’ll share our accomplishments for the past year and what’s to come in the year ahead, and we look forward to hearing feedback from you!Register for the Member Information and Feedback Session here.
Monday, October 21st, 2024
11:00 am Central
Registration is required.

2024 Annual Business Meeting Thursday, November 14th, 2:00 pm Central

The AIHP Annual Business Meeting will be held on Zoom Thursday, November 14th at 2:00 pm Central. This meeting will have formal business for members to vote on. Registration for this meeting is also required.

Register for the AIHP Annual Business Meeting here.
Thursday, November 14th, 2024
2:00 pm Central
Registration is required.

The Annual Business Meeting is designed to allow AIHP’s leaders and staff to report to members and supporters on the Institute’s status and activities, and to allow members to ask questions or offer suggestions.

We hope you will join us for these important meetings. Please email the Institute at aihp@aihp.org if you have questions.

Don’t Forget to Renew!

The American Institute of the History of Pharmacy is proud to support its members and friends, in addition to the next generation of scholars in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical history.

But we need our members to do this! Don’t forget to renew.

If you want to stay a member in 2025 and beyond, be sure to visit the AIHP website to renew!

Be on the Lookout!

The calendars are coming! Start checking your mailboxes in November for the 2025 AIHP Calendar. Enjoy AIHP throughout the year with your exclusive AIHP calendar!

News from HoPP

Additionally, we are thrilled to announce the recent success of HoPP’s Managing Editor, Jamie Banks, who has just begun an exciting new research fellowship at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Jamie has been an invaluable part of the editorial team at HoPP, and whilst we are delighted to congratulate him on this new chapter, we are also pleased that he will continue one at the journal in his present role. Jamie’s dedication to advancing the fields of pharmacy, medical and health history has been a cornerstone of HoPP’s ongoing success, and we are delighted that it will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.

Be on the lookout for future issues of HoPP, arriving soon in your mailbox or through your digital access. In particular, look out for fresh perspectives and cutting-edge scholarship about [ topics ] for all who are passionate about the history of pharmacy and pharmaceuticals. Please also be sure to tell your friends and colleagues about the journal, and let’s get reading!

Interview with Jamie Banks:

How long have you been serving as Managing Editor?

I’ve been in post as the journal’s Managing Editor since January of this year (2024).

What’s the biggest lesson you’ve learnt so far?

How to format a document using a template in Word. In all seriousness, though, it’s the importance of being direct. Sometimes, something just has to be done and whilst it can feel uncomfortable asking a senior colleague or an author to do it (or reminding them that they need to), it’s essential for keeping all the plates spinning.

What are you looking forward to most at the journal in the next few years?

The fantastic special issues we’ve got coming up in the next few issues of HoPP. In addition to an AIHP-led special issue on Community Pharmacy, we’ve also got some excellent ones on medieval pharmaceutical commodities, and the modern intersections of health/beauty in the context of pharmacies, for you to look forward to. On a more selfish note, I am also looking forward to hopefully meeting-up the rest of the editorial team in Madison next year!

End-of-Year Gift-Giving

The AIHP has begun its end-of-year gift-giving campaign to bring an end to 2024! All of the staff and the AIHP Board of Directors wish to heartily thank those members and friends who have supported the campaign with their generosity in the past and are considering the AIHP again.

Last year, as part of the effort to create awareness and support for our end-of-year campaign, the AIHP instituted a prize draw for one lucky contributor to our campaign. The winner received a one-of-a-kind specially framed print from our collections.

The end-of-year gift-giving campaign, which ran from September to December, was dedicated to AIHP Collections. The generous donations enabled the AIHP staff to purchase new scanning and computer equipment to assist in carrying out digitization efforts in 2024 and afterward.

In 2024, AIHP staff have again identified key areas for members and supporters to contribute once. Those areas are meant to help us “kickstart AIHP,” “enhance our collections,” and “connect and share” with our members and the public.

As a gesture of our gratitude, everyone who submits a pledge by email or donates over $83.00 will be entered into a drawing for a select AIHP framed print.

(Why 83? That’s the age of AIHP, of course.)

Supporting Members of the Institute

The AIHP would like to recognize and thank our sustaining members. A very big thank you from us to you!

National Association Sponsors
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists | Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
American Pharmacists Association | American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

Life Members

Individual Sponsors
Dr. Gary Kadlec
Dr. Jeffrey Sturchio

Patrons
Malcolm Broussard | Dale Cooper
Dr. John Grabenstein | William Hait
Dr. Ben Urick | William Zellmer