Eden Males, director of TPA’s Professional Recovery Network (PRN), spoke to students at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy on February 8. Males discussed the signs and symptoms of addiction and mental health issues, the accountability and support PRN offers to those struggling, and the advocacy PRN can provide to their licensing board and other regulatory agencies. She also discussed healthy self-care strategies to ensure pharmacy students have the appropriate tools in place to navigate stressors they may experience professionally and personally.
“Pharmacists are at an increased risk for mental health and substance use issues given the stressful nature of being a health care professional,” Males said. “It is very important that we work to educate future pharmacists about how to navigate these stressors appropriately to better reduce their chances of substance use, mental health issues, and professional burnout.”
PRN is a nationally recognized peer assistance program dedicated to helping health care professionals enter a safe, healthy recovery from substance use or mental illness. If you or a colleague are in need of PRN’s services, you may make a referral by calling its confidential hotline at (800) 727-5152.
Eden Males speaks to University of Houston pharmacy students about the PRN program.
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