Greenbrier Medical Arts Pharmacy recently teamed up with the Shepherd’s Center of the Greenbrier Valley and participated in the Center’s Adventures in Learning Fall Class Series. A six-week program titled “Aging Gracefully: The Impact of Pharmacy on the Aging Process” included presentations on nutrition, healthy living, osteoporosis, hormone replacement, the myths and facts on herbals, the artificial sweetener dilemma and more. The series concluded with a brown bag medication review and free cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure checks.
Participating in the Adventures in Learning program were (L to R), Jill Modlin, Joan Kesler, Wanda Dolan, Kita Schmidt, Judy Long, health ministry director for the Shepherd’s Center; Amy Jasperse, R.Ph. and Certified Diabetes Educator for Greenbrier Medical Arts Pharmacy, and Lindsay Shay, graduate intern for Greenbrier Medical Arts Pharmacy.