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Rochester, NY (PRWEB) May 26, 2010 <\/p>\n
PharmaSmart International, Inc., an award winning Inc. 5000 company and “Top 100” Rochester, NY growth company, has announced that their Senior Vice President\/GM, Ashton S. Maaraba, and President Fred W. Sarkis II have joined the Wegmans School of Pharmacy Advisory Council, a committee aimed at identifying and initiating new academic and extracurricular opportunities. The PharmaSmart leaders began their first term by providing an educational grant in the form of donated technology \u2014 innovative blood pressure screening equipment and web services for students and faculty to utilize as part of their training in chronic disease management and advanced patient education.<\/p>\n
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PharmaSmart, headquartered in Rochester, NY, USA, is a world leader in blood pressure screening technology, providing innovative solutions to meet the needs of pharmacists, medical providers, employers, and patients to test, track, and manage blood pressure. PharmaSmart Blood Pressure equipment currently performs over 65 million blood pressure tests per year. PharmaSmart\u2019s unique Pharmacy Services driven program, technology, and confidential blood pressure data integration capabilities are utilized by chain pharmacies, corporate worksites, fitness facilities, and medical clinics as a core disease state management solution. The latest program has been proven to improve patient behavior and health outcomes.<\/p>\n
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Fred Sarkis and Ashton Maaraba have extensive experience in the retail and clinical pharmacy industry. Entrepreneur and business owner Sarkis has provided advanced hypertension management solutions to retail pharmacy for over 20 years. Maaraba, the company\u2019s General Manager and Senior Vice President, is a proven leader in innovative pharmacy service solutions, and has had long-term involvement with numerous university pharmacy programs in a guest educator\u2019s capacity. He has worked with students at the University of Maryland, Michigan, Georgia, Texas Tech, University of Montreal and other leading Schools of Pharmacy. Maaraba\u2019s business experience helps him engage students in \u201creal world\u201d pharmacy services issues, including the challenges and opportunities presented by the rapidly changing role of the modern pharmacist.<\/p>\n
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Maaraba states, \u201cWe are humbled to join a committee whose #1 interest is their Pharmacy student\u2019s engagement and advancement.\u201d Maaraba adds, \u201cPharmacy students are entering a retail pharmacy environment that is transforming itself daily into primary care giving. Today\u2019s pharmacy graduates now inherit the role of therapeutic counselor, not \u2018pill counter\u2019 or \u2018insurance lobbyist.\u2019 It is important for pharmacy students to be prepared for this enhanced healthcare role.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cMany of our graduates will practice in a retail setting as community pharmacists, who are the most accessible health professionals to patients. It is vital that they assist and counsel patients in managing their medications and chronic conditions,\u201d said Dr. Michael DeBisschop, Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Wegmans School of Pharmacy. \u201cPharmaSmart\u2019s generous donation of blood pressure screening equipment and web-based management tools will help to ensure that our graduates are educated to help patients in the most effective way possible.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Fred Sarkis, the company\u2019s President and CEO states, \u201cAshton and I are very excited to become part of this prestigious committee, and we hope that our grant and continuing support make a difference for the students, faculty, and the School of Pharmacy.\u201d <\/p>\n
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For more information, visit the company’s website at www.pharma-smart.com or contact Corporate Communications Mary Ann Rutkowski at (800) 781-0323.<\/p>\n
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