Accessible Pharmacy Services ™

Join us for the first annual Blindness and Mental Health Summit on Friday, June 14! Registration is free. Click this link to register: https://lnkd.in/gFfRdTdh

Join us for the 3rd annual Blind Health Expo on Friday, December 6! The Blind Health Expo is the world’s largest virtual expo of healthcare information, products, and services for individuals, organizations, and companies in the health, blindness, and disability communities. Registration is FREE and the Blind Health Expo is 100% virtual! If you are interested in exhibiting, please visit our website to register now! Exhibitors can spend the day interacting with thousands of attendees, showcasing their resources, answering questions, and networking with hundreds of organizations in the blindness and disability communities. For more information and information on how to register, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eDZnGgsn #BlindHealthExpo

Thank you for joining us on Friday at the Blindness and Mental Health Summit! It was a day filled with wonderful conversations and resource sharing. We were blown away by the response and cannot thank everyone enough for the support. To learn more, please visit: https://lnkd.in/e8qs5ap7 We would like to give a huge shout out to our ASL interpreters from Virtual VRI, and all of our amazing speakers and exhibitors: - 988 Crisis Prevention Hotline with JEME Agency - Accessible Pharmacy Services Diabetes Prevention Program - American Association on Health & Disability - American Council of the Blind Mental Health and Wellness Committee - ASSOCIATION FOR EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION OF THE BLIND AND VISUALLY Impaired (AERBVI) - Be My Eyes - BlindShell - Described and Captioned Media Program - Eye2Eye Peer Support Program for Vision Loss - Guide Dogs for the Blind - Helen Keller Services - Intuitive Counseling and Wellness - Leader Dogs for the Blind - Lighthouse Guild - Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired - National Federation of the Blind Human Services Division - National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania - OrCam - Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (PA BBVS) - Pennsylvania Council of the Blind - Prevent Blindness - Thriving Blind Academy - USAging - Eldercare Locator - Disability Information Access Line - VisionLink - World Blind Union

A topic and goal that we should all be discussing and striving for! Thank you to our wonderful day 1 closing panel for the essential dialogue about the value of harnessing digitally accessible channels to unlock equitable patient access. We appreciate your insights Stephen Framil, Shireen Saxena, Sylvia Park-Ekecs, & Andy Burstein! #REpharmaUSA

Our Chief Executive Officer, Andy Burstein, will be speaking on a panel tomorrow evening at Pharma USA 2024! Joined by Stephen Framil with Merck, Sylvia Park-Ekecs with Sanofi, and Shireen Saxena with Ada Health, he will be discussing accessible solutions and overcoming barriers to equitable patient care. We’re excited for the conversation and hope to see some of you there! #PharmaUSA2024 #accessiblesolutions #healthcare https://lnkd.in/dPcyvjbT

Our Chief Executive Officer, Andy Burstein, will be speaking on a panel tomorrow evening at Pharma USA 2024! Joined by Stephen Framil with Merck, Sylvia Park-Ekecs with Sanofi, and Shireen Saxena with Ada Health, he will be discussing accessible solutions and overcoming barriers to equitable patient care. We’re excited for the conversation and hope to see some of you there! #PharmaUSA2024 #accessiblesolutions #healthcare https://lnkd.in/dPcyvjbT

Save the date for Accessible Pharmacy Services first annual Blindness and Mental Health Summit on Friday, June 14, 2024! The Summit is the largest online gathering of organizations and consumers sharing information, resources, and services focusing on mental health in the blindness, low vision, and disability communities. Registration is free! Speakers and exhibitors will be announced soon. To register and for more information, please click this link: https://lnkd.in/gFfRdTdh 

Meet our intern, Erin Williams! We met Erin through Helen Keller Services (HKS) and will be working on digital media projects with her this winter. She is a recent graduate of Bridgewater State University in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. She majored in Graphic Design and minored in Art History and Digital Media. We are so excited to work with her! While not working on graphic design and media projects, Erin loves to watch her favorite tv shows and sports, hang out with her family, and travel with her parents! More to come from Erin! #graphicdesign #blindness #intern #helenkellerservices

We are happy to share Dr. Kelly Wilson, DVM, with Leader Dogs for the Blind, is an Accessible Pharmacy 2023 Vision Healthcare Winner for Veterinarian Specializing in Service and Guide Dogs! Dr. Wilson joined Leader Dogs for the Blind in 2007 as the Assistant Director of Canine Health. During her time with LDB, she has guest lectured at Macomb Community College about careers in veterinary medicine and about Leader Dogs for the Blind. She has also achieve Academy Status in the Southeastern Michigan Veterinary Medical Association and has received over 50 hours of continuing education every year since 2005. She has mentored over 170 students while working with Leader Dogs for the Blind. She is incredibly passionate about what her team does at Leader Dog, and she truly loves her job. She says, “Being a veterinarian is a wonderful job, but being able to help dogs as well as people in my role brings the job satisfaction to a whole new level!” She says the people and dogs she is privileged to work with every day are truly an inspiration to her and she is forever thankful for the opportunity to work with such an amazing organization. We are so thankful for everything you do, Dr. Wilson!! To learn more about Dr. Wilson and Leader Dogs for the Blind, join us THIS Friday, at the Blind Health Expo! https://lnkd.in/eNWx6x6W

We are so excited to share Dr. Aakriti Garg Shukla with Columbia University Irving Medical Center is an Accessible Pharmacy 2023 Vision Healthcare Award winner for Ophthalmologist! Dr. Shukla is a Board-Certified Ophthalmologist and Fellowship-Trained Glaucoma and Cataract Specialist. She received her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons where she completed her residency and served as Chief Resident. She also has experience and training at Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins, was an Assistant Professor at Wills Eye Hospital, and is currently the Leonard A. Lauder Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Columbia University. Dr. Shukla has received the American Glaucoma Society Mentoring for Advancement of Physician Scientists Grant and the American Acadamy of Ophthalmology Best Paper Award and Secretariat Award. She was also award the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery International Service Grant for her amazing and innovative work in global health initiatives. She serves on several boards, including the World Glaucoma Association Associate Advisory Board and the American Glaucoma Society Glaucoma Screening Task Force, and she is constantly pursuing groundbreaking research in areas of glaucoma, surgical outcomes, and sustainability. We are so thankful for your persistent dedication, your incredible mind, and your passion for ophthalmology and equitable clinical care, Dr. Shukla! To learn more about Dr. Shukla and the amazing work she does, please join us this Friday, December 1 at the Blind Health Expo 2023: https://lnkd.in/eNWx6x6W