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10 ENHANCING THE WORK FORCE team members and modifies practice standards as a result of the experience. Chris Dailey Thompsons current director of Pharmacy recently utilized the Education Fund to attend a conference on infectious disease pharmacotherapy learning new ways to monitor antibiotic usage and maximize safety. Its important that associates have access to advanced training and by providing education funding the Guild helps keep Thompsons workforce among the best and the brightest Without the Guilds support I wouldnt have been able to attend this great educational conference with experts from all over the world Chris said. Thanks to the Guilds generosity I was able to bring back up-to-the-minute strategies and share them with the entire pharmacy team. Said Guild President Taryn Windheim Its important that associates have access to advanced training and by providing education funding the Guild helps keep Thompsons workforce among the best and the brightest Bob Locke far left and Taryn Windheim far right of the Thompson Health Guild are confident the Nurse Education Fund benefits associates like pharmacists Alexandra Fuller and Chris Dailey. The Thompson Health Guilds nearly 200 members dedicate countless hours of their time and talents to raise funds and provide support for Thompson Health. Over the last 25 years the Guild has donated more than 2.5 million through its various fundraisers. The Guild helps fund the purchase of new equipment throughout the health system supports expansion and renovation projects and sponsors programs benefitting patients and residents. In 1999 members established a Nurse Education Fund which has grown into a general education fund to benefit both clinical and non-clinical associates. While Thompson offers a generous tuition reimbursement benefit for associates enrolled in degree programs departments have a limited budget for conferences certificate programs and topic-specific training. We rely heavily on the Guilds funding to help when staff is pursuing that level of education said Jennifer DeVault vice president of Associate Services. Bob Locke Thompsons former director of Pharmacy and now a member of the Guilds Board of Directors took advantage of the Education Fund several times and says it paid huge dividends for his department when he shared his new-found knowledge with his co-workers and implemented new policies. The Guild Education Fund was a valuable resource for many years Bob said. I actually benefitted from it on a number occasions and in my opinion the benefit is maximized if the person receiving the education is required to share it with