The Richard A. Helms Award of Excellence in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice was establised in 2006 by the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group Board of Directors.
The Helms Award recognizes (1) sustained and meritorious contributions to PPAG and to pediatric pharmacy practice, and (2) contributions of importance to education, new knowledge, and outreach. The Richard A. Helms award is made possible by the generous donations of colleagues, friends, and past postdoctoral trainees of Dr. Helms.
To be eligible for the award, nominees should be a practitioner who has made a lasting contribution to pediatric pharmacy practice. Nominees must be in pediatric pharmacy practice for a minimum of fifteen (15) years and an active member of PPAG for a minimum of five (5) continuous years.
About Dr. Richard A. Helms
For over 30 years, Dr. Helms has been instrumental in defining the standard of practice in pediatric parenteral nutrition. His commitment to the care of children is exemplified by his involvement in training over 100 pharmacy residents in pediatric pharmacotherapy.
He is a leader in the profession and has served on the boards of both PPAG and the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN). He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. Dr. Helms has received the Pharmacist of the Year Award from the Tennessee Society of Health-System Pharmacists and has been recognized for research excellence by ASPEN and TSHP.
Dr. Helms is a professor of pharmacy and pediatrics and serves as the chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the UT Health Science Center. He is director of clinical pharmacy at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, where he practices in the area of pediatric nutritional/metabolic support. Dr. Helms’ major research interests include amino acid and fatty acid metabolism in the neonate and infant.
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2006
Richard A. Helms, PharmD
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2007
Robert Poole, PharmD
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2008
Peter Gal, PharmD
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2009
Milap Nahata, MS, PharmD
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2010
Robert Kuhn, PharmD
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2011
Stephanie Phelps, PharmD
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2012
James Dice, PharmD
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