BAPA - Bangladeshi-American Pharmacists' Association

09/18/2020

Dear BAPA members and family,

We hope everyone is enjoying the last of their summer.
We wanted to remind everyone that the second portion of our virtual convention is approaching quickly! We would like to request everyone to register at http://bapainfo.org/ before the day arrives for Part B (September 20th). We hope you enjoy part B as much as you enjoyed Part A! Please encourage your spouses to join at least for the adda and cultural show segment.

We are providing a total of 4.5 continuing education hours, below is a schedule of the events:

10AM to 1PM
Title: Safety Strategies to Mitigate Medication Errors (3 contact hours)
Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Watson & Dr. Maria Claudio, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Department of Pharmacy Services

1PM to 1:15PM Micro Merchant Systems

1:15 to 2:30 Lunch break

2:30PM to 4PM
Title: EPA Pharmaceutical Waste Rules (1.5 contact hours)
Speaker: Helen Revelas, MBA, Director, Environmental Health and Safety, Cardinal Health

4PM to 9PM
Virtual adda, maghrib break and cultural show

If there are any questions please do not hesitate to reach out.

Best Regards,
The BAPA Executive Committee

--
Parvin Rahman, RPh, PhD
President, Bangladeshi American Pharmacists Association

We strive to organize Bangladeshi-American Pharmacists in a strong and professional platform so they can be more successful in their career and have a fulfilling experience in this country. We work to get the members involved in the socio-political process that determines their future. We hope to mo...

08/14/2020

Dear BAPA members,

We hope you are all enjoying your summer and staying cool during these hot times. We want to inform you that we have finalized our virtual convention for Sunday August 23rd, 2020. The registration process is very simple and free for active BAPA members!

Please visit our website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bapa-virtual-convention-part-a-2020-tickets-112675722118

to complete your registration for part 1 of the virtual convention which will include 5 CE credits. For those who are not currently active members, the convention will cost $100, but we are promoting a special deal for those who would like to become a life member for $250, or anyone who would like to renew their membership for the year at $50, the convention will be free!

Topics for the convention will include "Out-patient pharmacist role in monitoring and follow-up of COVID19" and "COVID-19: Back to Future? A Challenge in the 21st Century" followed by a virtual "adda" and cultural program.

If you have any questions or need help to register please contact us. As the date is quickly approaching we encourage everyone to register as quickly as possible.

--
Executive Board of Bangladeshi American Pharmacists Association

BAPA Annual(Virtual) Convention 2020. Part A: August 23, 2020.

07/02/2020

Good Afternoon, BAPA members.

We were just recently sent this very nice letter from Nowshin Ali, the co-founder of People In Need and we wanted to share with the whole BAPA community:

"Dear Ms Parvin Rahman and all the members of BAPA

Thank you so much for your donation of $3,000 for supporting our cause to feed hundreds of families every week.
Since the last 3 and half months, our volunteers have been working hard, purchasing, packing and delivering food boxes to the families in need all over Brooklyn. In the process, we prioritize old people, COVID19 positive families, disabled/special needs, single moms, undocumented and/or low income families.

We all worry about the possible exposure to the COVID19 and take all precautions to keep us safe and going.
In an average, we distribute 300 food boxes each week.
Each of our food boxes weighs around 50-60 pounds and have 2 weeks essential grocery items for a family size of 5 people. So, our grocery food boxes serve around 15,000 people each week.

From this month, we have also started pickups by appointment.

Thanks to your donation, we have been able to keep our work going.

A short video on what is in our food box.

https://youtu.be/GmNZjOs9gpU

How our food distribution takes place - in action

https://youtu.be/YrvAlK1tmvU

Thanks to our incredible donor and volunteer support, we have been able to pull this together and keep it going till now.
We were also featured in Brooklyner and Brooklyn paper for our work.

https://bklyner.com/people-in-need-coronavirus/

https://www.brooklynpaper.com/ditmas-park-do-gooders-seek-donations-to-feed-those-in-need/?fbclid=IwAR1A8dKsNET4zRvrf85f9SrptufyHwyYPhWNPCuLxB0Tz5mDfH9V8tqaBfY

Many of our activities can also been seen on our page

Thanks again for your immense support

Warm regards & prayers for everyone’s health and safety.

Nowshin Ali
Co-founder
People In Need - PIN"

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