CRNs Educational Grant

WASHINGTONEarlier this year, the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), a leading trade association for the dietary supplement industry, formed a new 501(c)(3) educational foundation, with one of its missions being to, Provide healthcare professionals with information and education to understand the proper uses of dietary supplements in their practices. CRN recently began working toward that objective by providing an unrestricted grant to Drug Store News in support of continuing education (CE) programs on dietary supplements for retail pharmacists and nurse practitioners.

Nearly 40 percent of consumers from the CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements cite pharmacists as a reliable source of information about supplementssecond only to doctors, said Judy Blatman, senior vice president, communications, CRN. And since nurse practitioners are often on the front lines of communication with patients and they focus on providing comprehensive, personalized health education, both nurse practitioners and pharmacists are excellent audiences to educate about the role that dietary supplements play in maintaining overall health and wellness. 

This is the second consecutive year CRN has provided an educational grant to the Drug Store News Continuing Education (CE) program. The grant will allow retail pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to receive CE credits from two different courses via on-line webinars. Drug Store News markets the program to pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy schools through a series of promotional emails, postcards and advertisements placed in the publication.