<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1WYL6R_1H1fCcnE00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1WYL6R_1H1fCcnE00" width="2116" height="848" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=268WjM_1H1fCcnE00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=268WjM_1H1fCcnE00" width="960" height="1440" ><figcaption>David Boyer</figcaption></figure>David Boyer was born and raised in Toledo. He attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington his freshman year in high school but transferred to Toledo St Francis de Sales when he decided becoming a priest was not what he wanted.St. Francis was an all-male college preparatory school that required sport coat and ties be worn, which Boyer said was good training and discipline as preparation for real life.While at St. Francis, Boyer developed an interest in a career in healthcare, subsequently touring the College of Pharmacy at the University of Toledo. He ultimately enrolled in the program and graduated in 1973.Following graduation, Boyer accepted a position as a staff pharmacist at Akron City Hospital, moving to Akron with his wife and two boys. After working as a staff pharmacist at Akron City Hospital for six years, he accepted a position as director of pharmacy at Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital, where he remained for 1 1/2 years.In fall 1981 Boyer accepted a position as director of pharmacy at Edwin Shaw Hospital, a specialty hospital offering physical rehabilitation, skilled nursing and chemical dependency services. In this new position, he developed an interest in chemical dependency, working with the medical staff to provide detox regimens for many different chemical dependencies.Boyer developed a presentation regarding the effects of the drugs of abuse and presented monthly presentations to both the adult and adolescent chemical dependency patients. His expertise in the field led to being involved in PRO Inc, a peer-assistance organization that helped pharmacists who had become chemically dependent.Wanting to return to work in an acute care hospital, Boyer returned to Akron City Hospital as a staff pharmacist, working there for 20 years. For 15 of those years, he worked in the critical care satellite pharmacy, helping to care for the patients in intensive care, coronary care, surgery and recovery. Due to his knowledge and previous experiences, he was often recognized as a problem-solver and was the pharmacy representative to a multidisciplinary team tasked with reviewing and redesigning the work flow in the critical care area.In 2008 a group of orthopedic practitioners wanted to establish their own specialty hospital, and Boyer was offered the position of director of pharmacy at Crystal Clinic Orthopedic Center, a joint venture of the orthopedic surgeons and Summa Health System. Under his leadership the pharmacy became an integral part in the care of the patients, both in the hospital and in the outlying clinics.In 2014 Boyer retired from pharmacy, and he and his wife built a house near Newcomerstown. Boyer said having always lived in larger cities, he and his wife Bobbie wanted something close to population but still somewhat isolated with some wooded and open spaces and having some sort of water. They ultimately built a modified A-frame on their land between Newcomerstown and West Lafayette.In 2018, after having been retired for 3 1/2 years, Boyer decided on re-entering the workforce as a part-time pharmacist at Coshocton Regional Medical Center, and then he took a position at Trinity Hospital Twin Cities in Dennison in 2023. His duties include working with the pharmacy and nursing and medical staff, processing medication orders, verifying the correctness of the medications being dispensed, and optimizing the drug therapy of the patients. He is often consulted by the other professionals about the dose, effects and adverse effects of the medications being used.“Pharmacists are a bigger part of the healthcare team than merely providing product,” he said. “We work with the staff to adjust the patient’s drug therapy based on things going on within the patient, making sure that the appropriate dose and route is being used for the patient’s condition.”Studies have shown pharmacists are under-utilized for their skills, although the scope of practice has broadened drastically over the years. Boyer urges people to talk to their pharmacist and ask questions regarding medications and how to use them.Boyer is involved in the Coshocton-Newcomerstown area, having recently been a cast member of the Coshocton Footlight Players' production of “Young Frankenstein, the Musical.” He has been a member of the Coshocton Community Choir since 2023 and has performed as both a member of the chorus and as a soloist in the Warsaw Lions Club Music and Comedy Show since 2019.Boyer has been a member of the Cy Young Festival Committee for many years, in addition to helping out at the Little Foundation Golf Outing and performing in numerous shows with the Newcomerstown Historical Society. Professionally, he is a member and past president of both the Ohio Pharmacists Association and the Ohio Society of Health System Pharmacy.Boyer was encouraged to apply for the LCC Class of 2027 by Audrey Phillips, LCC Class of 2026. He said he likes to look at the big picture."This gives me the opportunity to get a broad view of Coshocton County and to gather information and to provide input to others regarding potential improvements for the area,” he said.He said it also gives him an opportunity to make a positive impact on his classmates through sharing his life experiences.Boyer sees the community as having a diversity of opinions and thought processes as well as a population with a widely divergent socio-economic status."Much of this is due to limited economic opportunities, but this can be improved with a focused community effort. The will of the people is going to be an important factor in this growth,” he said.Boyer believes the people will make Coshocton County stronger.“When you give people the appropriate information and resources to make informed decisions, they are more likely to formulate a plan that will succeed. The more information you have, the product of that process is going to be that much better. There needs to be input from all levels/facets of the community,” he said.Boyer’s interest in chemical dependency has shown him there is an issue in the county that needs to be addressed with a greater emphasis on prevention.“It’s cheaper to prevent an illness than to treat it,” he said.Boyer said he would recommend LCC to others.“If you’re a part of the community, why wouldn’t you want to better the community? Why would you want to live somewhere you don’t want to improve? If you’re not making changes, you’re just clinging to the status quo. So far I’m really enjoying this. I’m going to get a kick out of it — the opportunity to interact with community leaders, learn their thoughts, and possibly even impacting their ideas on what needs to be done and how to accomplish it,” he said.</div></body>

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David Boyer was born and raised in Toledo. He attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington his freshman year in high school but transferred to Toledo St Francis de Sales when he decided becoming a priest was not what he wanted. St. Francis was an all-male college preparatory school that...

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David Boyer was born and raised in Toledo. He attended the Pontifical College Josephinum in Worthington his freshman year in high school but transferred to

David Boyer joins Leadership Coshocton County

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