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23 September – Virtual Skeptics in the Pub
08 October – SkepTalk
13 October – Global Skeptics in the Pub
13 October – Skeptics in a Real Pub

Virtual Skeptics in the Pub

WHAT: Virtual Skeptics in the Pub

This is a casual evening of socializing with fellow science-forward skeptics and with others inhabiting our oblate spheroidal planet via Zoom.

Please join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.

WHEN: Wednesday 23 September 7-9pm Pacific, GMT-7 (4th Wednesday)

HOW: Online HERE. Passcode: 1023

SkepTalk

Peter Koshland, PharmD

The Truth about Peptides

It’s hard to open a social media site these days without hearing about “peptides.” Although many known drugs are peptides (like insulin or thyroid), this term typically refers to a set of experimental compounds purporting to do everything from healing injuries to increasing longevity. Recent actions by the FDA’s Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) put these drugs in an even greater spotlight as the committee recommended that 7 peptides be recategorized to allow them to be compounded and made available to patients. We will discuss what these compounds are, their current legal status, and whether the literature supports the PCAC’s recommendation.

WHO: Peter Koshland, PharmD, is a graduate of Georgetown University (Chemistry BS) and the University of California at San Francisco School of Pharmacy (PharmD). He has served as an Adjunct Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at UCSF since 2010. He is the CEO and Founder of Koshland Pharm, which is a custom compounding pharmacy in the San Francisco Bay region. It is the only compounding pharmacy accredited by the Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board.

In addition to leading Koshland Pharm, Dr. Koshland trains and consults with doctors across the state of California in the areas of hormone replacement, thyroid disorders, and compounding applications for dermatology, urology, pain management, and psychiatry. He was invited to speak at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine in 2019. He is a current Board Member and Chair-Elect of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding, a national organization representing pharmacists in both 503A and 503B pharmacies.

WHEN: Thursday October 8 @ 7:30 PM Pacific (GMT-7)

HOW: Online HERE.

Join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.

Global Skeptics in the Pub

WHAT: International Zoom gathering
WHEN: Midnight to Midnight Tuesday October 13
HOW: Join in as many times as you wish
DETAILS: Click HERE

Skeptics in a Real Pub

WHAT: Skeptics in a REAL Pub

Enjoy an evening of socializing and feasting with fellow Bay Area science-forward folk in an Irish Pub on the Peninsula with great food. < Menu >

Also: This is International Skeptics Day! We will join others via the Zoom “Global Skeptics in the Pub” event. See above.

Join us! This is a free event brought to you by Bay Area Skeptics. All are welcome.

WHEN: Tuesday 13 October 7 to 9:30 PM

WHERE: Backroom, Fiddlers Green, 333 El Camino Real, Millbrae. Accessible by Caltrain, BART, Bus, & Bicycle

HOW: Just walk on through to the back of the pub. Click HERE if you can offer a ride or if you would like a ride to & from Fiddlers Green.

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