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Katherine Keough Named Massachusetts Pharmacist of the Year

Katherine Keough, Executive Director of Government Affairs and Continuing Education, received the 2007 MPhA President's Award at the 3nd Annual New England Pharmacists Convention at Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino on October 3. The award is given out annually by the Massachusetts Pharmacists Association (MPhA), and was presented by President Joanne Doyle Petrongolo.

Keough has nearly 25 years of experience in the health care industry, specifically in the areas of health care policy and related regulatory issues. This includes: program development; state and federal regulatory requirements with respect to controlled substances; drafting and promulgating regulations and statutes; legislative and regulatory compliance; development of written policies and procedures; coalition building; and strategic planning. She has also presented numerous educational programs for health care professionals as well as policy makers.

She previously worked at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health as Assistant Director of Drug Control, where she was responsible for various policy initiatives within the Department and also worked as a consultant in a private practice in the area of health policy. She is a graduate of Suffolk University holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Massachusetts.

(Photo courtesy of Roger Cardinal/McCardinal Photo)

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