Media Invitation/Photo Opportunity – Touchpoint Pharmacy to Open at Curve Lake First Nation Health Centre
Oakville, ON, Sept. 20, 2011 – Members of the media are invited to attend the opening of Touchpoint Pharmacy, a new pharmacist-led, remote dispensing pharmacy, at the Curve Lake First Nation Health Centre on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Following the opening ceremony for Touchpoint Pharmacy, media are invited to tour the Curve Lake Health Fair immediately following the festivities.WHAT:
Opening ceremony for Curve Lake First Nation Touchpoint Pharmacy.
WHEN:
Wednesday, September 21, 2011, 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Media & guest arrival at 11:30 a.m.
Ceremony begins at 12:00 p.m.
Health Fair to follow ceremony from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
WHO:
Available for media interviews:
• Peter Saunders, President of Touchpoint Pharmacy
• David Gibbins, Executive Chairman of PCAS Patient Care Automation Services Inc.
• Phyllis Williams, Manager of Health and Family Services, Curve Lake First Nation
• Chief Keith Knott, Curve Lake First Nation
• Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee
• Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse
• Amanda Marshall RN(EC), NP-PHC
• Inez Knott, Curve Lake Elder
WHERE:
Curve Lake First Nation Health Centre
WshkiiGomaang MnoBmaadziwin Gamig
30 Whetung Street East
Curve Lake First Nation, Ontario
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(please park at the Community Centre – 20 Whetung Street East)
About Touchpoint PharmacyTM
Touchpoint Pharmacy is a pharmacist-led, technology-driven reinvention of pharmacy and healthcare services for the 21st century. Touchpoint Pharmacy connects patients with pharmacy and healthcare services where they have never existed before; empowers patients to experience focused, personalized and uninterrupted time with a pharmacist; and enhances quality in the pharmacy experience to improve medication adherence and patient outcomes. The company is based in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.
For further information:
and to RSVP:
Meaghan Gibbins
PCAS Patient Care Automation Services Inc.
T: 905.829.4343
C: 905.599.6410
Meaghan.gibbins@PCASinc.com
Kerry Collings
Argyle Communications
T: 416-968-7311, ext. 227
C: 416-707-6443
kcollings@argylecommunications.com
Phyllis Williams, Manager
Curve Lake First Nation Health & Family Services
705-657-2557
