PharmWell
A professional health & wellness program of the Georgia Pharmacy Foundation
One of the Georgia Pharmacy Foundation’s key missions is helping combat pharmacist burnout, including depression, drug abuse, and a high suicide rate.
APhA’s Well-Being Index
Find out how you’re really doing in terms of burnout and your mental well-being with APhA’s tool for self-assessment.
GA Board of Pharmacy Approved Treatment Facilities
If you or someone you know is looking for treatment for mental health or substance abuse issues, click here for a list of treatment facilities approved by the Board.
Free Continuing Ed: Pharmacy Well Being – Strategies to Mitigate Burnout
Speaker: Alex C. Varkey, PharmD, MS, FAPhA
The well-being of pharmacists and pharmacy personnel is continually challenged by increasing priorities related to patient care among a variety of other reasons. The current chair of APhA’s Well Being Steering Committee will discuss the impact of burnout on pharmacy personnel and potential strategies for mitigation for individuals and organizations to consider.
Free Continuing Ed: Well-being for Pharmacy Staff
Poor mental health and well-being in pharmacy practice can lead to job burnout, risk of suicide, and potentially negative patient outcomes. This session will focus on the importance of maintaining well-being as well as provide techniques and resources participants can use to enhance well-being in their life and the lives of others.
Free Continuing Ed: Giving It Your Best Shot: COVID 19 and Mental Health Issues in Pharmacy Practice
Keeping yourself, your staff, and your patients mentally healthy during a national health crisis has its own unique set of stress points. Join Dr. Merrill Norton for this Georgia Pharmacy Foundation webinar and learn to recognize the warning signs of mental health problems, and steps you can take to care for patients, staff, and yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Free Continuing Ed: Pharmacy Work-Life Balance
Presented by Greg Alston, PharmD
This free continuing education program discusses the question, “Work life balance, is it even possible in the 21st century?” Given the ubiquitous nature of smartphones and the internet can you really ever be away from work? If these lines seem to be sometimes blurred, then this is the CE for you!
Michael’s Story
Read how PharmAssist helped a Georgia pharmacist get his life back after he lost his license.
In his personal life, Michael was dealing with an unhealthy relationship and the death of a close relative. On top of pre-existing struggles with depression and occasional thoughts about harming himself, his anxiety was high. He did things to self-soothe, like overeating and spending too much money. To deal with the anxiety and extra weight he was putting on, he began to forge prescriptions under a physician’s name for controlled substances.
