On November 22, 2013 the OSU College of Pharmacy in collaboration with the Oregon Health Authority’s Oregon AWARE Coalition sponsored the 4th annual AWARE at the Square outreach event. This event, which occurs on the Friday of national Get Smart about Antibiotics Week, focuses on educating the public about appropriate antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance, and cold and flu prevention. This year, pharmacy students partnered with students from OHSU’s PA and Nursing programs to provide education to over 675 Oregonians and surveyed 277 people about their knowledge surrounding antibiotics and infections. Students also administered influenza vaccinations to 46 uninsured people; the vaccines were donated by Immunize Oregon.
In advance of the event, the Oregonian’s Kay Muldoon published an article that can be seen here.
The Barometer’s Dacotah-Victoria Splichalova visited the event and published an article than can be seen here.