About Me
I am a Registered Pharmacist and Certified Diabetes Educator. I firmly believe that patients can control their diabetes so that diabetes doesn't control them. Learning all that you can about diabetes is one of the best tools in controlling this disease.

Registered Pharmacist - 1982
Certified Diabetes Educator - 1995
Affliliations:

American Pharmaceutical Association - Member
American Association of Diabetes Educators - Member
American Diabetes Association - Member
West Virginia Pharmacists Association - Continuing Education Committee Member
West Virginia Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists - Member
West Virginia State Board of Pharmacy Continuing Education Committee
West Virginia Association of Diabetes Educators (President 99-00)-Member
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy - Adjunct Assistant Professor
West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Alumni Association
West Virginia University Alumni Association
West Virginia Rural Health Education Partnerships - Pharmacy Field Faculty (1992-Present)

Awards:

West Virginia University Women in Pharmacy Recognition -November 2006:

This honor was presented for Barbara's outstanding accomplishments in the Pharmacy Profession since her graduation from West Virginia University's School of Pharmacy.

West Virginia University School of Pharmacy -- Preceptor of the Year 2002

West Virginia Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists "Roche Education Award" April 2001

This award is sponsored annually by Roche Pharmaceuticals and presented to a West Virginia pharmacist for their commitment to health care education and excellence in teaching. This was the first time that a community pharmacist was presented this award by the West Virginia Society of Health-Systems Pharmacist.

West Virginia Pharmacists Association "Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award" June 2000

This award, which is sponsored each year by Dupont Pharma, is presented to a West Virginia pharmacist "for demonstrating innovative pharmacy practice by utilizing their therapeutic knowledge and professional skills to promote and assure the health and wellness of the public."