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Show 4 '" X - rsr i Trip cost cor? a of "' , f m; i 4 - , - ....SPRING iuu LTERNATtVE A - - - riaich BREAK. TELEPHARMACY I . 0-- 1 continued from page n Mot ion! 1 (W. ond lodging, there THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE FEBRUARY 28, 2001 WEDNESDAY, v, s&' - : - VC'. ' .S v - health sciences. There was no way the state could establish the sys- Mifch 2nd is final deadline) tem." r n a roniana, U's I -- 7 Or" Navajo Mtn, out more about Alternative Spring Break at the Bennion Center, Student Health Service , or Alcohol & Drug Education Center 6) oar people, symbolizes part of a whole. These parts are most cfptcuye when working together. We hope to p'wtde you with the opportunity to participate in a community of volunteers that sets good works into motion. ALTERNATIVE SPUING network tele-heal- th Find (581-777- telehealth The medical U allows Hospital via communicate providers to with direct video feed people in will allow bill rural areas. The new with U pharmacists to work pharmacy technicians in more remote areas as well. The original bill would have provided the Department of Health with $100,000 to construct the network, but it was amended to direct the funding for the U. Rural remote areas, those places with fewer than 20 people per square mile, are difficult to staff with qualified, licensed medical personnel, according to Represenwho tative Loraine Pace, bill. the sponsored The low salaries and sparse populations in rural areas aren't attractive to pharmacists, said Deb LaMarsch, associate director for $250 r ixanau, w i Alamosa, CO t inn (f ASB has chosen to use gears as logo because each gear, like 1 rhe U's Telemedicine Outreach Program. "Rural residents just can't afford additional pharmacists," Pace said, "but they still need one." Rural residents typically rely on a handful of pharmacy technicians, who have less than six months of training instead of the six years of college education pharmacists have. Utah law allows a licensed pharmacist to supervise the work of three pharmacy technicians. With the teiepharrnacy approach, the authority cf one supervising pharmacist will extend to distant areas, no matter how remote. Through a direct video hook-ulicensed pharmacists will observe as technicians stock prescriptions disinto special patient-specifpensary units. When patients come to collect their prescriptions, the technicians simply dial the appropriate ID number into the unit and withdraw the prescription, Pace said. This saves patients the extra cost of a pharmacist, but still gives them the drugs they need, she continued. p, ic continued from page Muslim Student Association 3 ISLAM, MUSLIMS, AND THE MEDIA in the United States and the West President of the Islamic Soac-l- cf North America (iSNA) Director of Islamic Society of Orange County, California y by the University of Utah Middle East Center and Department of Politics! Science . , 1 gone. Lyon expects to saunter around the Guest Speaker Dr. Muzzmmil H. Siddlqui Wednesday; February 2$l From to 4.00 p.m. NVB right up until the constitutional deadline. If the budget situation does not drastically change, University of Utah lobbyist Nancy Lyon will be long seminar . Capitol, while her fellow lobbyists are scrambling. "I don't think we will be getting any more money," Lyon said. Still, she will hang around the halls "to touch base," just in case the Republican leadership, which controls the Legislature, "finds" some more money. ' - ..,- They found an additic&a($7 million of it went to higher education. "You never know how much, but they always save a little for the end," said Cecelia Foxley, commissioner for higher education. Tuesday, but none , , " " Tnis itcfure is open so the public After the lecture there wilt be a forum for questions and discussion. Refreshments will be provided for mce information contact: msouuhotniaiS,corn ley. Pace first wanted two units for Monument Valley, but funding cuts prevented that If the program gets federal funding in addition to the state money, a clinic in Grand County will receive a dispensary unit as well, LaMarsch said. The remaining $40,000 will cover costs at the U's College of Pharmacy, which will contribute to developing protocols for the program, LaMarsch said. The U will also provide "a little bit of oversight and...back-u- p personnel" for Hanks, who will act as the primary supervising pharmacist for the program in its initial phases. "In a way, telepharmacy will be a pilot for the state of Utah, and I think there'll be other states looking at it to see how it works," LaMarsch said. "We're really excited that we're going to be able to move in this new direction." BREAK 1 presents With the appropriated funds, the state will purchase a $45,00 dispensary unit and a $15,000 line hock-u- p for the San Juan County Health Services clinic in Monument Val- - Last year, the Legislature approved an additional $1.5 million in the last hour for selective, faculty pay raises. This session, lawmakers took care of the issue well before the deadline. Utah's nine public colleges and institutions received $4.7 million to use. on pay raises for the most underpaid educators. The state Board of Regents, which governs higher education, requested $3.5 million. That is not to say lawmakers fulfilled every Regents request. The state subsidizes the education of Utah residents, but the Legislature only provided enough funding to cover 80 percent of the enrollment growth recorded over the previous year. "We have made it clear that if any additional money is found we would like to see enrollment growth addressed, but we have not gotten any encouragement for that," Regents lobbyist David Buhler said. "I don't see it happening. The Legislature has done what it will for higher education." continued from page Would you like to be in charge of the Chrony? (next year) Applications are now available for Editor in Chief of The Daily Utah Chronicle for the academic year 2001-200Pick up applications from Union 255. 2. Deadline for applications is March 19 at 5:00 p.m 1 the school," said Ben Lowe, No Bull presidential candidate Welker felt the last two debates had a more relaxed atmosphere because the candidates have gotten to know each other. "We are all friends now. We all like each other," she said. Steve Nelson agreed. "The feeling between the candidates is very friendly and cordial," he said. All of the candidates plan to hit the U's sidewalks and open areas to encourage students to vote. vehicle U Force has a military-styl- e between Orson Spencer Hall and the David Eccles School of Business. Welker will pass out handbills, and food as she tell students to "vote for a party that isn't like the ones we have had in the past few years. Vote U Force." Publications Council is making funding available for student publications. Applications are available at the Chronicle office, union 240. Deadline is March 23. Adam Blundell and the Unity party will be back at the Heritage Center where they have planned a karaoke party tonight. He will also hand out free bagels and fortune cookies. "We represent you; we bring together everyone," Blundell said. Innovation said it would use every method possible to encourage students to vote. "We will use every avenue we can. We have to prove to the campus that we will serve them in office by serving them in the campaign," Steve Nelson said. No Bull said their "get out the vote" efforts are a secret. "Wc will take ASUU to the Students" Lowe said. Matt Canham also contributed to this . story. I! H 11 24 |
