the art counseling of patient - American Pharmacists Association

AcknowledgmentsThe Art of Patient Counseling 2013The patient counseling competition discussed in thishandbook is the product of many dedicated and caringindividuals who envisioned its value to the students whowould participate, the profession at large, and the patientswho would benefit.We wish to express our appreciation to the faculty andstudents at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphiawho developed and participated in the original competitionsheld in 1983 and 1984. Without their interest andinvolvement there would be no National PatientCounseling Competition today.Our special thanks goes to the United StatesPublic Health Service for its past commitment andsupport. Last and most notably, we want to recognizeDavid B. Brushwood, Kenneth Leibowitz, William M. Heller,Alice E. Kimball, and Stacey A. Ferguson for their foresight,inno vation, and commitment to bringing the NationalPatient Counseling Competition to student pharmaciststhroughout the United States.© 2013The American Pharmacists Association2215 Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20037-2985All rights reserved.