Defining Sports Pharmacy - USSPG Define Sports Pharmacy Taskforce
Given the continuously growing field of sports pharmacy, a core pillar of the USSPG’s 2024-2025 strategic plan was to create a unifying definition of Sports Pharmacy to advance the field of sports pharmacy and solidify its role in the global healthcare landscape.
Leadership Legacy - A Look into Claire May’s Leadership within the USSPG
Claire May is a sports pharmacist, academician, avid volunteer, and advocate for all areas of pharmacy practice in the UK. She has been a member of the USSPG since 2021 and during her time has contributed to numerous global initiatives including helping define Sports Pharmacy through the Define Sports Pharmacy Taskforce and leading international engagement and initiatives by serving as the International Affairs committee chair from 2023-2025.
Member Spotlight - Catherine Cara, PharmD Candidate and Co-Founder of Athlete Rx
Catherine Cara is a USSPG student member and student pharmacist at Washington State University, MS Candidate at Concordia University Chicago, President and Co-founder of AthleteRx at WSU. Peyton Anderson, Board Student Member at Large reached out to Catherine to learn more about her personal journey in sports pharmacy.
Member Spotlight - Alesia Yanowich, Pre-PharmD Student and Boulder Student Assistant to ATCs
Alesia Yanowich is a USSPG pre-pharmacy student member, pre-pharmacy student at University of Colorado, Boulder, and Student Assistance to Athletic Trainers. Peyton Anderson, Board Student Member at Large reached out to Alesia to learn more about her personal journey working in sport and desire to pursue sports pharmacy.
The Walk On - USSPG Chair, Athena Cannon and Toby Brooks PhD, LAT, ATC Talk Sports Pharmacy and Athlete Health
USSPG Chair Athena Cannon and Athletic Trainer Toby Brooks (both Texas Tech Alumni) chat with Alessandra Singh with The Pulse to shed light on the comprehensive care required to optimize athlete health, the individuals within the interprofessional sports medicine team, and the need to lean into innovative strategies to move forward in sports medicine.
A Wide-Open Field - USSPG Members Provide Sports Pharmacy Perspective in AACP’s Academic Pharmacy Now
USSPG Chair, Athena Cannon, PharmD, Vice Chair, Mitchell Howard, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, Member at Large, Hoai-An Truong, and USSPG Member, Michael Kessler, MS, PharmD with Kari Franson were interviewed by Jane Rooney in the second 2024 issue of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)'s Academic Pharmacy Now magazine to shine light on the growth and need for sports pharmacy education in the U.S.
Member Spotlight - Clement Lachat, PharmD Candidate, Swim Coach, and USSPG Taskforce Member
Clement Lachat is a PharmD Candidate at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, Swim Coach, and USSPG Define Sports Pharmacy Taskforce member. Clement talks with Peyton Anderson, Board Student Member at Large and shares his favorite experience in sports pharmacy, one way he hopes to impact sports medicine and why he joined the USSPG.
USSPG Leaders in Sports Pharmacy at the 2024 Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy
Board Member at Large, Hoai-An Truong, presented at the Asian Conference of Clinical Pharmacy with colleague Sandy Rhie from South Korea. Drs. Truong and Rhie spoke on the Global Movement of Sports Pharmacist’s Roles and Opportunities and highlighted the USSPG’s national and international initiatives
U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group Leads New Policy Efforts
U.S. Sports Pharmacy Group Leads New Policy Efforts at the APhA Annual Meeting
USSPG Chair, Athena Cannon, PharmD and Member at Large, Jessica Beal-Stahl, PharmD, Speak on Panel at Sports Pharmacy Summit
USSPG Chair, Athena Cannon, PharmD and Member at Large, Jessica Beal-Stahl, PharmD, Speak on Panel at Sports Pharmacy Summit