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NSU Gives FDA National Patient Safety Award
FT. LAUDERDALE-DAVIE Fla. —- Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy recently awarded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with a national patient safety award.
The College of Pharmacy presented the FDA with the Stephanie F. Aleong, J.D., National Patient Safety Award during its annual NSU Fall Classic continuing education conference on Nov. 6 and 7. The event, which was held at NSU’s Health Professions Division, attracted more than 500 pharmacists.
The award recognizes individuals or organizations whose efforts have helped advance patient safety. It was presented to Capt. Denise Toyer of the FDA’s Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology (OSE), who accepted it on behalf of the agency. The FDA was recognized for its efforts to reduce medical errors. Toyer made a presentation titled, The FDA Initiative in Patient Safety: A National Organization’s Experience and Impact on Human Safety, prior to accepting the award.
Aleong, the award’s namesake, was an assistant law professor at NSU’s Shepard Broad Law Center. She died in October 2008. Since her death, author Katherine Eban has written a book called Dangerous Doses, which chronicles Aleong’s crusade to reduce drug counterfeiters in America. The Aleong award is presented annually and housed in the College of Pharmacy.
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