Medicare Drug Law Is Focus of Symposium

Pharmacists will have an opportunityto better grasp the Medicare PrescriptionDrug, Improvement, andModernization Act of 2003 during the25th Annual Arnold Schwartz MemorialSymposium. Sponsored by theArnold & Marie Schwartz College ofPharmacy and Health Sciences of LongIsland University, the conference willbe held November 21, 2004, at theLaGuardia Marriott Hotel in EastElmhurst, NY.

The conference will provide pharmacistswith a conceptual understandingof the legislation, together withpractical considerations for implementingthe provisions of the Medicareprescription drug program. Conferenceattendees will receive 6 hoursof continuing education credit. Theregistration fee for the program is$100, which includes breakfast, lunch,and course materials. For more information,call the Department of ContinuingProfessional Education at 718-488-1065.