In this podcast, Glen Gard and Daniel Cobaugh will discuss Glen’s journey as a pharmacy technician and leader who also happens to be a gay man. They will hit upon Glen’s career experiences, his leadership role in the ASHP Pharmacy Technician Forum, and his guidance for other LGBTQ pharmacy technicians, student pharmacists, residents, and pharmacists.
SPEAKERS
Glen Gard is the national manager of pharmacy compliance for Option Care Health and has diverse professional experience working in hospitals, home health, retail, purchasing and clinical pharmacy. He is nationally certified as a CPhT and CSPT with over fourteen years of experience, and has worked in various leadership positions. He is well versed in state pharmacy laws, various accreditation bodies, the FDA, and USP standards. Mr. Gard was a 2017 finalist for PTCB CPhT of the year and current member of the PTCB CSPT sterile compounding exam developments committee. He is the current Chair of the ASHP Pharmacy Technician Forum Executive Committee. He has also previously served as a member of the NHIA sterile compounding education committee.
Daniel J. Cobaugh, Pharm.D. FAACT, DABAT is the vice president of publishing at ASHP and the editor-in-chief of AJHP. His responsibilities include executive leadership for the AHFS Drug Information product suite, the ASHP Special Publishing program, and AJHP. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1987 and his Doctor of Pharmacy degree, magna cum laude, from Duquesne University in 1989. He completed an ASHP-accredited residency in hospital pharmacy at Mercy Hospital of Pittsburgh and a clinical toxicology fellowship at the Pittsburgh Poison Center/Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He practiced as pharmacist-clinical toxicologist and held faculty appointments at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center. He was recognized in June 2012 by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy as a distinguished alumnus and was a 2013 recipient of the University of Pittsburgh 225th Anniversary Medallion.
