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Tisew Candie champion, Friday, Match 2, 2001 Waxing Price List: Eyebrow, Lip, Chin ....... $5 Upper lip .............. $5 Chin ................a $10 Bikini ............... $10 Lower Leg ............ $20 FulLeg .............. $40 Full Leg + Bikini .......$45 Underarm ............. $7 Back or Chest ........ $25. Gift Certificates Available 23 Commroiai8 8troc, !mton 876m2842 we get Dateline item info at least a week betore the event staits. Dateline Hornby Co-operative Nursery School bosts a 25t1s anniversary open bouse from 9:3010 il1 p.m. Tise scisool takes fali regis- tration tisroughout tise week-long celebra- tion. Ttsesday Mar. 6 Learn how to write a resume, eover letter or contact eard at the Milton Human Resource Centre. 3 10 Main St. For Tise Help for Parents support gmoup meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ai Pinelands Presisyterian Chuxtit, 5270 New St., in Burlington. Tihis non-denomination- ai self-support group with trained leaders help parents of children wiso are in trouble at home, at school or with the law, abusive or taking drugs. Cali 1-800-488-5666 for more information. St. PauI's United Churcit, 123 Main St. E., hosts a meeting to discuss rte issue of affordable housing in Milton. Tise meet- ing begins ait 7:30 p.m. Ali are welcome to attend. Caîl Wendy Schau at 878-3216 for furtiser details. Thse Peel/Haiton Vaginal Birth After Cesarean-Cesarean Awareness Group (VBAC-CA) provides information, support and topicai discussions at its monthly meet- ing. For location and more information, caul Penny at (905) 873-2779 or Wendy at (905) 891-0793. A WelI Water Quality Information Session, hosted by the Halton Region Heaith Depairment, runs from 1 to 9 p.m. at tise Nassagaweya Community Centre. Cai 825-6060 for more information. ise Milton Fibromyalgia Support Gmoup meets at St. PauI's United Churcit, 123 Main St., at 2 p.m. For furtiser details, cail Joanne at 878-437 1. Pesticide Alternatives for Milton (PAM) meets at 95 Main St. E. at 7:30 p.m. New members are welcome. For further information, cail 693-9837. vMON Pharmacists:. Working bard behind the scenes Halton Healthcare Mrch Sîh to Ith is Pharmacy Awareness Week. This year's theme is ",Pharmacists ca.re; No inatter where" Did you know that the înpatient pharma- cists are playing an important role in the care of every patient at Milton District Hospital (MDH)? "People in the community often don't real- ize if, but the bottom line is, we are a mem- ber of every patienf's care team," says Wayne Stephen, Pharmnacy Manager at MDH. Also working in the inpatîent pharmacy at MDH are Pharmacist Pauline Christiani,' and Pharmnacy Technicians Caria Biasutti, Karen Burton and Sheila Bartolac. Some of the work, done by the pharmnacy technicians involves the distributing and monitoring of medications throughout the various areas of the hospital including Emergency, the Operafing Room, the Medical/Surgical unit, Obstetrics, the ICU and Complex Continuing Care unit. The pharmacists' job is more supervisory and clinical in nature." Our work involves the assessment of patients' drug fherapy, attend- ing patient care rounds and provîding drug information resources to nurses and physi- cians," explaîns Stephen. Usuaiiy when a doctor visits a patient in the hospital, the physician writes a iist of orders having to do with the entire care process inciuding among others, topics such as diet, medications, lab orders and rehab therapy. -Carbon copies of these orders are sent f0 the Pharmacy so that the Pharmnacist has a com- prehensive overview of each patient's care plan. Ail patient drug orders are then reviewed for "clinical appropriateness," examining things like dosage, incompatibili- ties with other drugs, patient allergies and medication overlapping. "On the Complex Continuing Care unit, the patients are with us for months and some- times years. We keep a patient drug profile on the computer for each of them," says Christiani. "When these patients are admit- ted, we review their medication profile and make suggestions for optimal drug therapy. We continue to review these profiles on a regular basis." The pharmacists also play an increasingly important educational role at the hospital. In outpatient programs like the Halton Diabetes Program and the Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, they are taking on a teaching role. With inpatients, some of their educational efforts are focused on preventing re-admis- sions. "This occurs sometimes if a patient does flot take their medication properly at home or if they do flot understand what the medications are for," says Stephen. 'Often times, with the anxiety of being in the doctor's office or in hospital, people do not hear or do not fully understand and don't feel comfortable asking questions," says Stephen. By sitting down one-on-one with a patient, the pharmacist can help clear up any concernis and offer some suggestions. "Sometimes, when a patient is having diffi- culties remembering when to take their med- ication," says Christiani, -it's as simple as letting them know that it's okay to take the drugs with their breakfast rather than at some other time later in the day." Whether they are working quietiy behind the scenes or dîrectly with patients, pharma- cists play an integral role in patient care. 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