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56F August 2015 N E XT- G E N E R AT ION P H A R M A C I S T ® T hrough her experience and expertise, Verender Gail Brown, BS, RPhT, CPhT, has demonstrated the value that pharmacy technicians bring to both patients and pharmacists. Firmly believing that pharmacy technicians play an integral role as members of the health care team, Brown helped to develop and implement a program that enabled technicians to assist pharmacists in providing medication therapy management services to patients. As a pharmacy educator, she is equally passionate about passing her knowledge on to future pharmacy technicians in high school and college settings, with a number of her students later going on to become pharmacists. In honor of her efforts to elevate the technician profes- sion, Brown was chosen as the inaugural recipient of the Florida Pharmacy Association's Technician of the Year Award in 2008. She was also recognized as the 2011 Technician of the Year by the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists. "Gail's commitment and vision to the role of pharmacy techni- cian brings a renewed sense of professionalism to technicians of all capabilities," her nominator wrote. "She has worked diligently in all of her pharmacy roles to support ongoing development for technician roles." n D avid Medvedeff, PharmD, MBA, believes pharmacy practice will inevitably include accessing and managing large volumes of data—both about the patient and the medication regimen. Dr. Medvedeff has dedicated his career to enhancing the patient experience. In his current capac- ity, he conceptualized an entirely new way for patients and families to access information about their medications: he developed and has maintained a video library of more than 2500 medication-specific scripted videos that, via a QR code, relay the most important informa- tion directly from a prescription label and can be accessed by any- one at any time. The solution developed by Dr. Medvedeff and his team not only focuses on patients from a lan- guage and literacy perspective, but also supports pharmacy practice by minimizing the time and expense committed to "dispensing paper." His vision is changing the medica- tion information access paradigm by creating a digital experience to support patients. "Never before has there been a more thoughtful approach…with David's skillful execution, pharma- cies will save thousands of dollars per year while patients and families receive a more engaging form of patient information," his nomina- tor wrote. n #NextGenPharm Technician of the Year Verender Gail Brown, BS, RPhT, CPhT School District of Osceola County Orlando, FL David Medvedeff, PharmD, MBA CEO, VUCA Health Lake Mary, FL Technology Innovator of the Year Thank You to Our 2015 Sponsors FUTURE PHARMACIST CATEGORY SPONSOR ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR SPONSOR TOTE BAG SPONSOR PL ATINUM SPONSOR SILVER SPONSOR BRONZE SPONSORS DIAMOND SPONSOR T h a n k Y o u t o O u r 2 0 1 5 S p o n s o r s F U T U R E P H A R M A C I S T C A T E G O R Y S P O N S O R E N T R E P R E N E U R O F T H E Y E A R S P O N S O R T O T E B A G S P O N S O R P L A T I N U M S P O N S O R S I L V E R S P O N S O R B R O N Z E S P O N S O R S D I A M O N D S P O N S O R