CRN Foundation offers grant for healthcare professionals education.

In keeping with its mission to provide healthcare professionals with information and education on dietary supplements, the CRN Foundation, Washington, D.C., has provided a grant to Drug Store News in support of continuing education (CE) programs on dietary supplements for retail pharmacists and nurse practitioners. "Nearly 40% of consumers from the CRN Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements cite pharmacists as a reliable source of information about supplements--second only to doctors," said Judy Blatman, senior vice president, communications, CRN. "And since nurse practitioners are often on the front lines of communication with patients and they focus on providing comprehensive, personalized health education, both nurse practitioners and pharmacists are excellent audiences to educate about the role that dietary supplements play in maintaining overall health and wellness." This is the second consecutive year that CRN has provided an educational grant to the Drug Store News Continuing Education (CE) program. The grant will allow retail pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to receive CE credits from two different courses via online webinars.