Lesshafft Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory Dedication
April 20, 2001

  
          Dean Kenneth B. Roberts, left,
and Dr. Charles Lesshafft Jr. in front
of the donor plaque. The laboratory
was named in honor of 
Dr. Lesshafft's 36 years of dedicated
service to the college.
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   In the mid-1990s the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy implemented a new curriculum to reflect the rapid changes taking place in health care. The curriculum is based upon practical experience and problem solving, rather than strict memorization, and provides students with the skills necessary to adapt to the changing needs of pharmacy practice.
     At the core of the curriculum lies the learning environment itself. The Lesshafft Pharmaceutical Care Laboratory has been designed to reflect the flexible nature of the curriculum and to take full advantage of state-of-the-art technology. The lab enables the College of Pharmacy to provide realistic training in patient care while remaining adaptable to changing practice trends.
     The pharmaceutical care laboratory and teaching demonstration area, which occupies nearly 6,000 square feet on the third floor of the College of Pharmacy, has six basic areas of instruction:

A central Decision Support Center for computer database searches, teleconferencing and continuing education programs.

A Nonsterile Area for compounding of the more traditional products such as suspensions, topical preparations and specialized dosage formations.

A Sterile Area for the preparation of intravenous (IV) medications, chemotherapy regimens and new biotechnology agents.

Two areas known as Practice Sets #1 and #2 to simulate training in patient management clinics, for use as a counseling and treatment room, a patient bedside, a clinical lab or many other practice experiences that reflect present and future opportunities.

A Distribution Systems Area to expose students to automated dispensing systems, specialized drug delivery systems and sophisticated counseling procedures. An important component of this area is the model pharmacy.

Two Small-Group Teaching Rooms equipped with computers for students to work individually or in groups in areas of home health, managed care, outcome measurements and fiscal management.

Our sincere gratitude to the more than 1,100 donors
who helped make the lab possible.

 
A press conference with Dean Kenneth B. Roberts 
kicks off the dedication.

  


Mr. Joseph Schutte (right) and his son John pose beside a plaque noting Mr. Schutte and his wife's $100,000 donation to the pharmaceutical care laboratory.

Andrew Palmer and Kevin Lamping of Rite Aid Corporation in front of the Rite Aid plaque. The corporation donated a model pharmacy estimated in excess of $50,000 for the lab, used for teaching purposes.

John Fuller beside the Kroger Co. plaque. Donations from Kroger went toward the construction of a nonsterile compounding area in the lab.

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