21-Jul-06 8:00 AM CST

Richard A. Helms Award

The Board of Directors of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) is pleased to announce the establishment of a prestigious new award — the Richard A. Helms Excellence in Pharmacy Practice Award.

The Helms Award recognizes (1) sustained and meritorious contributions to PPAG and to pediatric pharmacy practice, and (2) contributions of importance to education, new knowledge, and outreach. The Richard A. Helms award is made possible by the generous donations of colleagues, friends, and past postdoctoral trainees of Dr. Helms.

To be eligible for the award, nominees should be a practitioner who has made a lasting contribution to pediatric pharmacy practice. Nominees must be in pediatric pharmacy practice for fifteen (15) years and an active member of PPAG for five (5) continuous years. Nomination Information.

Award Recipients:

2006: Richard A. Helms, PharmD

2007: Robert Poole, PharmD

2008: Peter Gal, PharmD

2009: Milap Nahata, MS, PharmD

2010: Robert Kuhn, PharmD

Picture of richard a. helms, pharmd About Dr. Richard A. Helms

For over 30 years, Dr. Helms has been instrumental in defining the standard of practice in pediatric parenteral nutrition. His commitment to the care of children is exemplified by his involvement in training nearly 90 pharmacy residents in pediatric pharmacotherapy.

He is a leader in the profession and has served on the boards of both PPAG and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Dr. Helms has received the Pharmacist of the Year Award from the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has been recognized for research excellence by ASPEN and TSHP.

Dr. Helms is a professor of pharmacy and pediatrics and serves as the chair of the Department of Pharmacy at the UT Health Science Center. He is director of clinical pharmacy at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center, where he practices in the area of pediatric nutritional/metabolic support. Dr. Helms’ major research interests include amino acid and fatty acid metabolism in the neonate and infant.

For additional information on this article, please contact:

Matthew Helms

901-380-3617 (EXT. 202)

Source: Board of Directors