Karen Bastianelli, associate professor, gave two invited podium presentations at INspire 2018, the AACP INterim Meeting in Long Beach, California, February 24–27, 2018: "Using a Dual Level Study Abroad Course to Introduce Pharmacy to Undergraduate Health Science Students" and "NMA/NASPA Self-Care Challenge Update."
Laura Palombi, assistant professor, in collaboration with the Bois Forte Band of Ojibwe and St. Louis County Public Health, planned and implemented the Bois Forte Community Forum on Heroin and Opiates held January 30, 2018, at Fortune Bay Resort and Casino. The event included naloxone training for community members, which was led by the Rural AIDS Action Network, and Native speakers including James Cross with Natives Against Heroin. The event attracted over 200 community members from the Bois Forte Band. It was supported by Palombi's subcontract with the Statewide Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grant.
Palombi was one of three guest speakers that focused on the different dimensions of the opioid crisis as part of the University of Minnesota Mini Bioethics Academy. She presented on "Opioid Addiction in America: Leveraging Community Expertise" on February 6, 2018, in Minneapolis.
A video featuring Paul Ranelli, professor, et al., "To Really See" exhibit is highlighted in the February 2018 Engagement Spotlight by the University of Minnesota Office for Public Engagement. The video features Hennepin County Library and Spectrum ArtWorks staff speaking about the exhibition and its community-focused and stigma-busting intentions. It also includes short interviews with exhibiting artists.
March 2018 news from faculty and staff of the College of Pharmacy Duluth.