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Hello Nutrishare friends and family,

A lot has happened so far in 2006 including; Nutrishare's Louisville Consumer Conference, Nutrishare creating the platinum level of Oley Foundation support, Reid's 'Pharmacist of the Year' award A.S.P.E.N. and our announcement of the 15-year anniversary Disney Cruise Conference in May of 2007.

Thank you all for the very nice reviews of Nutrishare Publishing's first literary endeavor, 'The Kingdom of NU'. (we would ignore any bad reviews anyway)

Behind the scenes, we have strengthened the electronic charting system and are in the process of implementing a new phone system designed to improve customer service (more on this later) --- many of you have also been introduced to our national nurse specialist, MarianneOpilla, RN, NBNSC who's main goal is to help our family of TPN consumers reduce catheter related problems.

The Disney Cruise Conference is almost completely filled and the interest has been overwhelming! We are confident that it will be a fantastic adventure for everyone who attends!

Rod Okamoto and Tom Diamantidis

Nutrishare's 15th Anniversary

Reid Nishikawa, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FCSHP
named ASPEN Distinguished Nutrition Support Pharmacist of the Year.

Reid Nishikawa, Pharm.D., BCNSP, FCSHP was named ASPEN Distinguished Nutrition Support Pharmacist of the Year at Clinical Nutrition Week held in Dallas in February , 2006. This award is given annually to the pharmacist who most exemplifies the principles of Nutrition Support.

Dr. Nishikawa received a doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 1976, after which he completed a residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Following that, he joined the faculty of the University of Illinois School of Pharmacy, specializing in transplantation. In 1982, Dr. Nishikawa joined the staff of the University of California Davis Medical Center (UCDMC) as a nutrition support pharmacist. While there, he developed one of the more innovative nutrition support programs in the USA. Ten years ago, Dr. Nishikawa left UCDMC to become the coordinator of clinical services, and director of research at Nutrishare, Inc, a company that manages home parenteral nutrition (HPN) patients. Dr. Nishikawa has participated in many nutrition support committees including chairing the ASPEN pharmacist’s committee, and chairing the Nutrition support specialty council of the Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties. In addition, Dr. Nishikawa has continued to pursue research designed to help chronic HPN patients. This research includes research into the association of catheter infections with biofilm, prevention of catheter related bloodstream infections, and management of osteoporosis in HPN patients.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Nishikawa on this significant award.

Welcome to Nutrishare:
Ian Robertson

Welcome Ian Robertson, M.S., Pharm. D. Nutrisharre Clinical Specialist, to the Nutrishare team. Ian completed his B.S. and M.S. in the ian robertsonDepartment of Food Science and Technology at U.C. Davis. After working in the brewing industry for 4 years, he enrolled in the School of Pharmacy at U.C. San Francisco. During his final year there, he developed his interest in home care and completed clinical clerkships at Nutrishare and Optioncare. Upon earning his Pharm.D. in 1996, he accepted a clinical position at Optioncare where he specialized in TPN and pain management. Ian returned to Nutrishare in February 2006 as a Clinical Specialist.

Marianne Opilla

Welcome Marianne Opilla,RN,NBNSC, to the Nutrishare team. Marianne is a certified nutrition support nurse who spent the past 17 years as a member of the nutrition support team at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond, Virginia.

Marianne will be working on educational programs and clinical research designed ro improve the quality of life for Nutrishare's consumers.



Meet The Staff
SANDY GRAHAM
Sandy is a pharmacy technician in the Elk Grove office. She has been with Nutrishare for 5 Years and is a nationally certified pharmacy technician (CPhT).


Besides compounding your TPN and other IV medications, she also works as a customer service representative in coordinating your TPN and supply needs for shipping.
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Jody's Notes
Insurance Reminder:
Please keep Nutrishare informed of any changes that might take place with your insurance coverage. Many employers will begin their open-enrollment period over the next few months. This is your opportunity to review your benefits for any changes that might take place in 2007. We can help you review your benefit package before you make any changes. Call us anytime with questions or changes that you have regarding your insurance.
 
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