John Parisi, R.Ph., C.D.E.
Director of Experiential Education
Saint Joseph College School of Pharmacy
John
Parisi, R.Ph., C.D.E. has been involved in Pharmacy and Pharmacy Education for
over 30 years. He holds a bachelor of science degree in Pharmacy from the
University of Connecticut and is a registered pharmacist in Connecticut.
He owned and operated the Ivery and Dudley Pharmacy and Health Education Center in Winsted, CT for over 30 years. During this time he received multiple awards and national recognition for his innovative programs, leadership positions, and for expanding the role of the pharmacist in the health care field.
John Parisi is a Certified Diabetes Educator whose program received Recognition Status by the American Diabetes Association as the first of its kind on site in an independent pharmacy. His successful smoking cessation program and asthma education program received publication recognition by Pharmacy Today and The Journal of American Pharmaceutical Association. Additionally, he helped to develop the Foothills VNA Hospice Program and served as the pharmaceutical consultant specializing in pain management. His successful and forward-thinking programs and his commitment to pharmacy have earned him numerous awards, including the University of Connecticut Distinguished Alumni Award, the Connecticut Pharmacists Association Pharmacist of the Year Award, the Drug Topics Pharmacist of the Year Award, the American Pharmacy Association One to One National Award, and the NCPA Pharmacy Leadership Award.
John Parisi has contributed to the education and advancement of Connecticut pharmacists as a past president of the Connecticut Pharmacy Association, a thirty-year preceptor of pharmacy students for the University of Connecticut, and as a sponsor and manager of the Community Pharmacy Residency Program for the University of Connecticut. He continues to provide state and national continuing education programs in the areas of community pharmacy; pharmacy law; pain, diabetes, and asthma management; and pharmacy technician training.
John Parisi’s achievements have been featured in numerous publications, on national public radio, and on statewide television. Parisi philosophy of professional practice is based equally on the viewpoint of the prescriber, the pharmacist, and the patient. He asserts that “no matter what type of pharmacy a student chooses to practice, that communication with the patient and involvement in patient medication management is vital.” He also insists that “it should not be an option but a burning desire of the pharmacist to meet these professional requirements” and that “interpersonal skills and effective team participation with prescribers and patients is as important as the extensive knowledge and commitment to academia necessary for ‘good’ practice.”
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