Consultant
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Atoka, Tennessee, United States
STEPHAN L. FOSTER, Pharm.D. FAPhA, NAP
CAPT (Ret.), U.S.P.H.S.
Professor (Ret) University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Pharmacy
659 Bethel Road
Atoka, Tennessee 38004
Phone: (901) 490-8870
slfoster1952@outlook.com
Dr. Stephan L. Foster, retired as a Captain from the US Public Health Service in 1998, serving his time in the Indian Health Service. His next career was as a Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. Dr. Foster, a strong advocate for the pharmacist's role in public health, has served as the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) liaison representative on the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) from 2001 through 2021. He wass a national faculty and writer with APhA's Pharmacy-based Immunization Certificate Training Program and has been a featured speaker and author in many immunization education programs. Dr. Foster has personally trained thousands of pharmacists as immunizers and through his work with student pharmacists has facilitated the vaccination of more than 10,000 Tennesseans. His collaboration within and outside of pharmacy has led to his 2006 appointment by the governor of Tennessee to chair a committee on cervical cancer prevention. The state also has used his knowledge and skills in the development and implementation of its pandemic preparedness plan. He also served on the Tennessee state COVID-19 Vaccination Stakeholders Committee. Dr. Foster retired as a professor from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in 2016, however continues his consulting work in the area of vaccines.
Disclosure(s): Pfizer Inc: Advisory Committee/Board Member (Ongoing), Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing); Valneva: Consultant (Ongoing)
OSHA Training: Guardians Against the Galaxy of Bloodborne Pathogens
Friday, March 22, 2024
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM East Coast USA Time