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Actionable Considerations for the Florida Pharmacy Association to Better Serve Pharmacist Members in the 2020 Florida Legislative Session Legislative Update
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Mission Statements:
FPA Calendar 2020
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Legislative Session Ends
20-23 APhA Annual Meeting National Harbor, Maryland APRIL 10
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16-17 Law Conference Jacksonville
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CE CREDITS (CE cycle) The Florida Board of Pharmacy requires 10 hours’ LIVE continuing education as part of the required 30 hours’ general education needed every license renewal period. There is a 2 hour CE requirement for pharmacists on the dispensing of controlled substances effective this biennial renewal period. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must also complete a 1 hour Florida Board approved continuing education on human trafficking by Jan. 1, 2021. Pharmacists should have satisfied all continuing education requirements for this biennial period by Sept. 30, 2021 or prior to licensure renewal. Consultant pharmacists and technicians will need to renew their licenses and registrations by Dec.31, 2020. For the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board application, exam information and study materials, please contact the FPA office. For more information on CE programs or events, please contact the Florida Pharmacy Association at (850) 222-2400 or visit our website at www.floridapharmacy.org CONTACTS FPA — Michael Jackson (850) 222-2400
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The President’s Viewpoint GUEST COLUMNIST: AYANA BROWN, PHARM.D. CANDIDATE
Why Pharmacists Should Be Allowed to Vaccinate Children
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accination is one of the most important and cost-effective public health interventions to avert diseases, inequity, disability and death. Pharmacists have a pivotal role to play in public health, especially when it comes to disease prevention through administering vaccines to the general public. The space of practice for pharmacists does not usually include vaccine administration for all pharmacists, but a pharmacist has the right to administer vaccines once he or she has acquired pertinent knowledge and skills to do so. Pharmacists are well-positioned to play a crucial role in addressing the public health issue of low pediatric vaccination capacity and rates. However, they need to overcome attitudinal, regulatory and logistical barriers to facilitate pediatric vaccination. Even though the decision to get vaccinated is a patient’s choice, pharmacists can be instrumental in giving patients information to make well-versed decisions when it comes to immunization. Pharmacists are one of the most reachable health care experts and are in a better position to identify the patients who are in the individual groups for specific vaccinations (Poudel et al., 2019). They are also in a unique position to enhance pediatric vaccination rates by administering and educating patients and families about vaccines. Pharmacists can help ease the fears of most patients by giving them facts and the substantial risks associated with not being vaccinated. In the same context, pharmacists should be allowed to give vaccines to children. Pharmacists are well-trained health care professionals who understand how to administer
vaccines, and they should not be barred from administering vaccinations to children. Consequently, pharmacists offer an accessible and convenient option to enhance pediatric vaccination rates, given that about 90 percent of the American population resides within two miles of a community pharmacy (Omecene et al., 2019). Pharmacies offer various convenience-related benefits such as settings outsides of health care facilities, no need for appointments and extended hours of service delivery. These conveniences can be particularly helpful for routine childhood vaccinations that necessitate several dosages at different intervals. For instance, pharmacists administer non-routine vaccinations such as pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccines that are not usually provided in physician offices. Due to their accessibility, pharmacists are also in a better position to administer vaccines to children in case of flu outbreaks. This will help in reducing the number of flu outbreaks and other vaccine-preventable diseases. Even pharmacists who are not certified to administer vaccines play a crucial role in endorsing the significance of immunization in various ways. For example, they can be involved in patient counseling, assessing patients, administrative measures, formulary management and documentation (Poudel et al., 2019). It is worth noting that the pharmacist’s authority to give vaccines is influenced by the laws and regulations that govern pharmacy practice in each state. Some states limit the age of patients and the types of vaccinations that pharmacists can vaccinate. There are seven states that do not allow , the
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vaccination of any person under the age of 18. They are Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and West Virginia. The remaining states either had minimum age limits ranging from 3 to 14 years, or had no explicit minimum-age restriction (Mitchell, 2017). Sometimes, community pharmacists are the only health care professionals at a given location. This limits the availability of competent personnel to help with safely positioning children during vaccinations. Nonetheless, pharmacists are well-trained on the proper anchoring method for administering vaccines to children, particularly those under the age of 2. As pharmacists’ roles continue to expand and become more patient-centered, multiple challenges have become evident, such as the time a pharmacist is able to spend with a patient and the physical layout of a pharmacy. The workflow of a community pharmacy requires the pharmacist to be the only individual reJANUARY 2020
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2018-19 FPA Board of Directors The Florida Pharmacy Association gratefully acknowledges the hard work and dedication of the following members of the FPA leadership who work diligently all year long on behalf of our members.
Angela Garcia.....................................................................................................Board Chair David Mackarey..........................................................................................FPA President Kimberly Jones.......................................................................................... FPA Treasurer Joseph Scuro............................................................................................ President Elect Gary Koesten..............................................................................Speaker of the House Eric Larson.......................................................................Vice Speaker of the House Bill Kernan................................................................................................... FSHP President Preston McDonald............................................................................. Region 1 Director Neil Barnett............................................................................................Region 2 Director Larry Alaimo..........................................................................................Region 3 Director Cheryl Rouse.........................................................................................Region 4 Director James Alcorn.......................................................................................Region 5 Director Barbara Beadle...................................................................................Region 6 Director Paul Delisser.......................................................................................... Region 7 Director Ramy Gabriel.........................................................................................Region 8 Director Mitchell Levinson...............................................................................Region 9 Director Julie Burger.......................................................................................Technician Director
Florida Pharmacy Today Journal Board Chair.............................................................. Carol Motycka, motycka@cop.ufl.edu Vice Chair....................................................Cristina Medina, cmmedina@cvs.com Treasurer.........................................................Eric Jakab, ericjakab@hotmail.com Secretary............................................. Julie Burger, julieburger133@gmail.com Member.................................................. Michael Finnick, michaelfinnick@ufl.edu Member.....................................................David Mackarey, dmackarey@aol.com Member.......................................................Matt Schneller, schnem18@gmail.com Member..........................................Teresa Tomerlin, teresapharmd@cfl.rr.com Member............................................Greta Pelegrin, gretapelegrin@yahoo.com Technician Member........................Julie Burger, julieburger133@gmail.com Executive Editor................Michael Jackson, mjackson@pharmview.com Managing Editor...................Dave Fiore, dave@fiorecommunications.com Journal Reviewer....................... Dr. Melissa Ruble, mruble@health.usf.edu Journal Reviewer....................................Dr. Angela Hill, ahill2@health.usf.edu
sponsible for drug utilization review and drug verification (Goode, Owen, Page, & Gatewood, 2019). Therefore, the concept of patient-centered care is not the main priority simply because there is not enough time. In order to overcome these barriers, a number of methods should be implemented such as more than one pharmacist working at a time (i.e. overlapping shifts) and adding more support staff. The issue of privacy should also be addressed by adding private counseling rooms in order to facilitate patient care services. Even though not all pharmacists may desire to be vaccinators, their role in immunization is much more comprehensive. Pharmacists can collect and document sufficient vaccination histories to help parents and health care personnel who are uncertain of a child’s immunization status. They may also wish to set up immunization clinics in their drugstores as a way of increasing access to vaccines. The opportunity to vaccinate children should never be missed. Pharmacists should be actively involved in screening for routine immunization as part of administering pharmaceutical care (Omecene et al., 2019). Over the years, pharmacists have been recognized as promoters of immunization and preventive health, with substantial surges in immunization rates when pharmacists conduct interventions. Higher rates of vaccination and lower vaccination-related costs have been seen in states where pharmacists are permitted to vaccinate compared to areas where pharmacists are not permitted to administer vaccinations (Omecene et al., 2019). Pharmacists are spread throughout the health care system across different practice settings and mostly accessible via community pharmacies. Besides, they offer the most available choice for people who would benefit from vaccination. The decentralization of vaccine administration could lower quality, and people may disregard other health care needs by going to a pharmacist. However, studies have established that pharmacists improve vaccine delivery (Omecene et al., 2019). Furthermore, visiting pharmacists is less costly comSee President's Viewpoint, continued on page 8
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Executive Insight BY MICHAEL JACKSON, RPH MICHAEL JACKSON, BPHARM, EVP & CEO, FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION
A New Decade and a New Beginning
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ith this issue of Florida Pharmacy Today, we begin a new era of member engagement, advocacy and opportunity. We saw a lot of change in this profession over the past 10 years, and your association was on the front lines of a number of issues. In our November issue of Florida Pharmacy Today, we shared with you a rather long list of accomplishments under the FPA flag. There are new opportunities and challenges before us and with your involvement and support, your association can make a significant difference in the lives of our members. There are two critical issues that the FPA has included as top priorities: correcting the abuse of pharmacy benefit managers on the marketplace and addressing the ever-growing pressures on pharmacists to increase productivity while working with fewer support staff. PBM Abuse For a number of years, pharmacy benefit managers have found their way into the day-to-day practices of pharmacy providers. Small business owners are being suffocated under PBM policies that seem to be designed to put their competition out of business rather than focus on quality patient care. We have pounded the halls of Florida’s Capitol and also in Washington, D.C., to bring attention to these abuses. Our members have provided overwhelming evidence of onerous tactics that seem to disadvantage a small pharmacy owner by steering their patients to a pharmacy that is either owned or affiliated by the PBM. To us, this is not a true free market system. PBMs say it is necessary to do this to control prescription drug prices. I’m not so sure that they have been successful. Prescription drug prices seem to be rising at rates significantly
higher than inflation. The good news is that members of the Florida House and Senate are now beginning to pay attention to our complaints. A comprehensive bill has been
Small business owners are being suffocated under PBM policies... Michael Jackson, B.Pharm
filed designed to peel back the secretive business dealings of PBMs and bring into the light how they work and their impact on patient access. House Bill 961 includes a comprehensive list of things that is needed to correct the PBMs’ grip on pharmacy. A small sample of the FPA-supported issues in the bill as filed include the following: ■ Impose a fiduciary duty on PBMs to the covered individuals and the payors and prohibits a contract between a PBM and payor from limiting the fiduciary duty. ■ Authorize a licensed pharmacy or pharmacist to contract with a PBM without a probation period, exclusion period or minimum inventory requirements. ■ Requires a PBM to respond to a MAC appeal with seven days or the appeal is deemed approved. ■ Establishes a list of prohibited practices including spread pricing, charging fees for adjudicating claims, paying a pharmacy less than the actual cost incurred by the phar-
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macy for providing the drug, retroactively denying a claim, and referring covered individuals to an affiliate. Requires a PBM to disclose to the payor any practice that presents a conflict of interest with covered individuals or the payor and to report to the payor any income resulting from pricing discounts, rebates, clawbacks, etc. A PBM that violates any provision of the section is subject to a $10,000 fine and revocation of its registration. A pattern of violations subjects a PBM to Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act violation.
The above list is but a small sample of the many things found in HB961. Ideally, we would prefer that the bill make it through the House and the Senate and get to the governor’s desk and be signed as is. If that were to happen, it will be because you, the member of the Florida Pharmacy Association, said JANUARY 2020 |
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FPA STAFF Executive Vice President/CEO Michael Jackson (850) 222-2400, ext. 200
Director of Continuing Education Tian Merren-Owens, ext. 120
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enough is enough and you reached out to your state legislator and convinced them of the importance of this kind of legislation. Pharmacy Metrics Over the past 12 months I have written no fewer than three articles on this issue in Florida Pharmacy Today. Everywhere I go, whether it be in Florida or across the U.S., I hear the same thing. The pressures on pharmacist providers is enormous and, in many cases, we are reaching the threshold of disaster. It is truly amazing that pharmacists find ways to avoid adverse events in pharmacies, however it is just a matter of time that a bad outcome will happen. We presented numerous programs on medication safety and the things that pharmacies and pharmacists can do to help with patient safety and error prevention. With the growing emphasis on the use of metrics to measure productivity, a measure of doubt is now a part of the equation as to whether a pharmacy can fulfill its safety obligation to patients. Another issue to keep in mind here is that the profession is overdue for policy changes to allow pharmacists to work at the top of their training and skills. It is challenging to expand the practice if the application of metrics is applied without adequate resources to fulfill patient care specialty services. The Florida Pharmacy Association shared these concerns with the Board of Pharmacy and shared ideas the Department of Health could consider as a disciplinary tool. We all know that when something goes wrong, it is the pharmacist that is ultimately responsible for the outcome. Perhaps if essential resources were withheld and could be related to a negative quality-related event, then should not discipline extend beyond just the pharmacist? This solution is worth exploring. You have the opportunity to meet the father of a child who died from a pharmacy error. This summer, our keynote address will be Mr. Chris Jerry, who will share his experience over the loss of his daughter. It is a message that we all can benefit from. Mark your calendar for July 9-12 and meet with me in Marco Island. Let the new decade begin with you networking with your colleagues at the 130th annual FPA convention. n President's Veiwpoint, from Page 6
pared to going to the doctor, and people trust pharmacists as health care providers. Subsequently, pharmacists can also be in a better position to administer vaccines to children since they are more accessible (Poudel et al., 2019). In conclusion, pharmacists can play a valuable role as pediatric vaccinators to expand the rates of vaccination acceptance amongst communities through accessibility and convenience. The capability of pharmacists to effectively and safely manage injectable medicines and control adverse medication reactions shows the prospects for a pharmacist to deliver public health services above the selected vaccinations. Essentially, pharmacists have fundamental training to facilitate vaccine recommendations and are well-positioned to dissolve misconceptions and myths about vaccination. Ayana Brown is a doctor of pharmacy candidate at Florida A&M University. At the time of submission, she was an advanced pharmacy practice intern at the Florida Pharmacy Association. n
Actionable Considerations for the Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) to Better Serve Pharmacist Members in the 2020 Florida Introduction I am a licensed and board-certified Florida pharmacist who graduated from the University of Florida St. Petersburg campus and completed a PGY-1 residency at the Memphis Department of Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center. I am a PGY-2 resident in ambulatory care at the North Chicago VA (Capt. James A. Jessica Boh Lovell Federal Health Care Center), a candidate for master’s of public health at Florida International University, and a FPA member since 2015. While I pursued residency in other states, I maintained my Florida pharmacist license as my sole license while being employed at federal facilities. Florida continues to be my home, and Tampa/St. Petersburg where my family resides. Therefore, I continue to have a vested interest in policy changes affecting Florida pharmacists and patients, as well as a concern for the success of the FPA. I have remotely attended some public board of director meetings. During one such meeting last academic year, I was allowed the opportunity to make a statement to the board regarding my perspective on continuing to engage active student members after graduation; an issue that persists, to my knowledge. I have also discussed with my colleagues in Florida some of their concerns in recent years about whether they feel the FPA is addressing their most urgent professional and political challenges. In the following analysis, I outline issues pertinent to FPA membership and provide solutions that I hope will be useful as the FPA as it continues to serve its membership in alignment with the priorities and goals of the Strategic Plan 20182023 (Figure 3) and core values (Figure 4). Problem statement How should the FPA focus member resources on legislation consistent with its strategic plan and core values in the 2020 state congressional session? Background The FPA represents under 4,000 pharmacist members of the 20,790 pharmacists working in the state of Florida, although the number of licensed Florida pharmacists is higher.1 Approximately 58 percent of U.S. pharmacists work in the retail setting as of July 2019, per the United States Department of Labor statistics.2 While there has been increased de10
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mand for pharmacist jobs in the hospital setting with a predicted growth of up to 10 percent over the next decade, retail pharmacy jobs are expected to decline.3 Despite this expected decline, seven colleges of pharmacy in Florida will graduate roughly 1,250 pharmacists each coming year, with about 50 percent seeking employment in the retail setting.4,5 The role of the pharmacist has changed drastically over the past 20 years with progressive integration into the health care team, and will continue to change over the next decade due to advances in technology and innovations in the model of health care.6,7 Dispensing of medications is becoming faster and safer through automation.8 Pharmacists continue to diverge the profession from association with product dispensing to providing clinical services.9 National and state recognition of the pharmacist as a health care provider with billable services continues to be a legislative priority,10 listed as an intermediate priority of the FPA.11 High priority legislative topics according to the FPA include transparency of pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs), telehealth/ telepharmacy, remote dispensing and collaborative practice agreements. Landscape Increased overall membership leads to increased economic growth of the organization, allowing for increased money to invest in political lobbying.12 In particular, new graduates are vital to FPA membership growth and advancement of the profession. Recent graduates are often more exposed to nondispensing roles of pharmacists and most invested in legislative changes that affect the profession long-term. In fact, the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists so values the retention of new practitioners to the extent that it holds a separate forum for new practitioners on its website and offers several hours of continuing education specifically for new practitioners at each summer and midyear clinical meetings.13 Increasing new graduate membership is an FPA priority to increase legislative visibility (priority three, goal two) and sustainability of the organization (priority four). However, membership retention rates within five years are anecdotally low, even among previously active student members. Barriers to renewal after graduation include financial challenges and perceived low benefits of membership. New practitioners face daunting student loan debt; the national pharmacy graduating class of 2018 owes an average of $166,528.14 Other fees after graduation include NAPLEX ($575) and MPJE ($250) for licensing and liability insurance.15 The average pharmacy res-
ident salary is less than 50 percent of the median pharmacist salary,16 and often has its own set of additional expenses including moving costs, background check/ drug screen fees, board certification fees, and conference registration/ hotel and other fees throughout the year as resident program funding varies. Pharmacists face many challenges that threaten the quality and security of jobs. Political reach of PBMs negatively affect community and independent pharmacists by decreasing reimbursement rates.17 Many independent community pharmacies have lost business to large chain pharmacies which have extensive lobbying power.18 Retail chains have incentive to increase company profit and little incentive to provide necessary support and reimbursement for the non-unionized workforce. Community pharmacists often work long hours without breaks, unless break times are mandated by the state.19 In addition to job security, pharmacists at retail chains note a lack of physical security as the risk of armed robbery adds to the dangers of the job.20 Although pharmacists continue to be one of the most trusted health care professionals, some pharmacists feel they are pressured to provide customer service (i.e. “the customer is always right”) at the expense of the patient’s health and their professional judgment.21 Finally, many pharmacists fear that the long hours, high volume of work and frequent workplace interruptions increases the risk of making a potentially life-threatening medication error.22 Of all the challenges pharmacy faces today, community pharmacists — the majority of FPA members and in the state of Florida — are the most affected. Options Below are some ideas on how the FPA could focus member resources to meet objectives of the priorities in the Strategic Plan 2018-2023: 1) Increase membership of recent graduates and engage membership involvement in the legislative process Priority 2, Goal 1 of the Strategic Plan 2018-2023 is to improve value and perception of value of FPA membership. The FPA’s reduced new graduate annual membership rate is $97.50 and is limited to those who have graduated within the last calendar year or are enrolled in residency/ fellowship. The FPA could improve perceived value of membership by making membership more affordable for new graduates. However, the FPA has attempted several payment structures in the past to encourage new graduate membership and reports only moderate success in increasing retention. The perceived benefits associated with FPA membership are not widely known among recent graduates, despite the FPA’s efforts to speak to P3 and P4 year students. Members are not frequently engaged in the legislative process. One idea to accomplish Objectives 3.3 and 3.4, Priority 1 of the strategic plan is to create an online forum to allow members to connect with potential mentors in their field, ask questions regarding licensing, and discuss legislation on their own time. Using the website as a platform to communicate with new graduates will also foster leadership as outlined in the objectives of Priority 4.
Addition of a website forum and creation of a survey would require increased workload up front. There is also a possibility of low response on the platform or to the survey. However, the above ideas are overall low cost, may increase perceived value of membership, fund availability for lobbying, increase unity for pharmacist advocacy across the state, elucidate the most pressing issues to FPA members, and foster future leaders in the profession. 2) Focus on policy affecting the advancement of pharmacy practice Legislation that narrows the scope of pharmacists should be actively opposed by the FPA. Recently, the FPA created and supported controversial legislation that, in the opinion of some practicing pharmacists, could affect pharmacy practice in the opposite way it was intended. House Bill 369 Test and Treat attempts to provide pharmacists with the ability to perform point-of-care testing for illnesses such as influenza and prescribe appropriate therapy. However, per Drug Therapy Management of the Florida Pharmacy Practice act and through collaborative practice agreements, the legal language already exists to support this practice.23 This bill, in fact, would further limit pharmacists’ scope by imposing further restrictions and regulations to an already over-regulated profession. However, when Publix pharmacies began to offer this pharmacist-led service in 2016, resistance quickly emerged and Publix voluntarily withdrew the service. Powerful groups such as the Florida Medical Association have historically resisted expansion of duties for pharmacists and other mid-level practitioners to protect the scope of physicians. Given the growing shortage of primary care providers, it is imperative that we continue to partner with the FMA to educate physicians about the benefits to physician workflow and patient safety that pharmacists can provide. Other critiques of HB 369 include a perceived lack of opportunity for FPA membership ability to contribute ideas to the creation of legislation. Again, creation of an online forum and utilization of online surveys could increase access to and engagement in the policy process through the FPA. Another way to focus on advancement of the pharmacy profession is to spotlight pharmacists with non-dispensing roles on the website. Pharmacists with non-traditional jobs should be given a platform to discuss their career trajectory, which can inspire other pharmacists to create similar positions. A focus on legislation that advances the pharmacy practice may engage and attract membership for new graduates with progressive ideas for pharmacy, and website spotlight may connect new practitioners with non-traditional mentors. However, a forward focus may fail to capture the interest of current community pharmacist non-members who may resist imposition of new tasks on top of their daily workload. 3) Focus on improvement of community pharmacist working conditions Another potential area of focus in the legislation for FPA member resources is to improve the working conditions of JANUARY 2020 |
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community pharmacists. Large retail chains continue to lobby for increased utilization of technicians and decreased utilization of pharmacists, a practice model that saves money but compromises safety. The FPA should continue to oppose legislation that attempts to increase technician to pharmacist supervision ratios in any setting. In addition, the FPA should continue to oppose legislation that would allow retail pharmacy operation without the physical presence of a pharmacist. While the pharmacy profession must continue to evolve, utilizing telehealth and other technological advances, we must also protect the foundation of our profession with the pharmacist and patient (not profit) at the center of pharmacy care. Finally, the FPA should create and support legislation that promotes other safe working conditions including mandated breaks, secure premises, and harsher penalties for armed robbery of a pharmacy. The topic of community pharmacy safety and workload is important to the FPA’s largest membership base, has the highest possibility for impacting pharmacy practice, has a high probability of gaining support or membership through outreach to non-member community pharmacists, and would have ripple effects to improve patient safety and sustainability of the pharmacy profession. Challenges with this focus include increased time and money required for lobbying effort against large retail chains, and increased legislation which
may also further limit pharmacists’ ability to self-regulate the profession. Recommendation: While all of the above options may be accomplished simultaneously, the most urgent topic on which to focus FPA member resources is the improvement of community pharmacist working conditions. Although some may argue that increased legislation is a step backward and contributes to the over-regulation of the profession, it is important to note that retail giants can and will continue to subject pharmacists to substandard working conditions due to extensive lobbying power and longstanding relationships with legislators. Legislator relationships take time to build, and while we continue to build influence with a unified voice, it is imperative that change is implemented sooner rather than later to alleviate the suffering and burnout that community pharmacists are facing, as well as to reduce the risk of negative effects on public safety. Community pharmacists are vital to the advancement of the pharmacy profession, however, it is difficult to maintain their support in this endeavor when more urgent issues persist. Concerns for safe working conditions outweigh the benefits of seeking out or accepting additional duties (such as point-of-care testing/prescribing), thereby increasing the discord within our profession and decreasing
Figure 1: Outline of Options to Focus FPA Membership Resources 2020
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Figure 2: Mapping of Options to FPA Strategic Plan (Figure 3)
A D V O C A T E S
Increase Membership Engagement
•Priority 1, Goals 1,2,3 •Priority 2, Goals 1,3,5 •Priority 4, Goals 1,2,3,4
Advancement of Pharmacy Practice
•Priority 2, Goals 3 •Priority 3, Goals 1,2,3
Improve Pharmacist Working Conditions
•Priority 2, Goals 1,4 •Priority 3, Goals 1,2,3 •Priority 4, Goals 1,3
Recommendation: While all of the above options may be accomplished simultaneously, the most urgent topic on Figure 3 which to focus FPA member resources is the improvement of community pharmacist working conditions. Although some may argue that increased legislation is a step backward and contributes to the overregulation of the profession, it is important to note that retail giants can and will continue to subject pharmacists to substandard working conditions due to extensive lobbying power and longstanding relationships with legislators. Legislator relationships take time to build, and while we continue to build influence with a unified voice, it is imperative that change is implemented sooner rather than later to alleviate the suffering and burnout that community pharmacists are facing, as well as to reduce the risk of negative effects on public safety. Community pharmacists are vital to the advancement of the pharmacy profession, however, it is difficult to maintain their support in this endeavor when more urgent issues persist. Concerns for safe working conditions outweigh the benefits of seeking out or accepting additional duties (such as point-of-care testing/prescribing), thereby increasing the discord within our profession and decreasing our ability to effect change. Creation of legislation supporting mandatory breaks, limits on imposition of metrics that measure prosperity and customer service rather than safety and positive health outcomes, and continued opposition to expansion of technician to pharmacist ratios would be the most efficient way to achieve increased membership engagement and allow for advancement of the pharmacy practice. This approach is in alignment with the FPA priorities and goals listed in the Strategic Plan 20182023, and the organization’s core values.
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References: 1. 29-1051 Pharmacists. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291051.htm#st. Published March 29, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. 2. Pharmacists: Occupational Outlook Handbook. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/pharmacists.htm. Published September 4, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. 3. Miller B. Pharmacy Job Statistics Indicate a Shift from Retail to Hospital Jobs. Healthcare Consultants Pharmacy Staffing | Connecting Pharmacies and Pharmacists in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North/South Carolina and Texas. https://pharmacystaffing.com/pharmacist-jobs-statistics/. Published July 31, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019.
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Figure 3: FPA Core Values (https://www.floridapharmacy.org/page/Mis-Vis-Val)
our ability to effect change. Creation of legislation supporting mandatory breaks, limits on imposition of metrics that measure prosperity and customer service rather than safety and positive health outcomes, and continued opposition to expansion of technician to pharmacist ratios would be the most efficient way to achieve increased membership engagement and allow for advancement of the pharmacy practice. This approach is in alignment with the FPA priorities and goals listed in the Strategic Plan 2018-2023, and the organization’s core values. References:
1. 29-1051 Pharmacists. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https:// www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes291051.htm#st. Published oh, December March 2019 29, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. 2. Pharmacists: Occupational Outlook Handbook. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/ pharmacists.htm. Published September 4, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. 3. Miller B. Pharmacy Job Statistics Indicate a Shift from Retail to Hospital Jobs. Healthcare Consultants Pharmacy Staffing | Connecting Pharmacies and Pharmacists in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North/South Carolina and Texas. https://pharmacystaffing.com/pharmacist-jobs-statistics/. Published July 31, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. 4. School Directory – PharmCAS. PharmCAS RSS. http:// www.pharmcas.org/school-directory/#/pharmd/generalinformation. Accessed December 1, 2019. 5. Fein AJ. Pharmacist Job Market: Salaries Keep Growing While Retail Employment Drops. Drug Channels. https://www. drugchannels.net/2019/10/pharmacist-job-market-salarieskeep.html. Published October 15, 2019. Accessed December 1, 2019. 6. Gill TK, Thornton LM, Schroeder TR, et al. Implementation and evaluation of a team-based pharmacy practice model in a community health system. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2019;76(7):470-477. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxy082 7. Hattingh L, Sim TF, Sunderland B, Czarniak P. Successful implementation and provision of enhanced and extended pharmacy services. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2019.06.015 8. Aguero D, Cooley T, Torre CDL, et al. Optimizing automation and technology across a pharmacy enterprise. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2016;73(17):1347-1350. doi:10.2146/ajhp150547 14
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9. Rodis JL, Capesius TR, Rainey JT, Awad MH, Fox CH. Pharmacists in Federally Qualified Health Centers: Models of Care to Improve Chronic Disease. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2019;16. doi:10.5888/pcd16.190163 10. Provider status: What pharmacists need to know now. American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists. https:// www.pharmacist.com/provider-status-what-pharmacistsneed-know-now. Published August 2013. Accessed December 12, 2019. 11. 2019-2020 Florida Legislative Agenda. Florida Pharmacy Association. https://www.floridapharmacy.org/page/20192020Agenda. Accessed December 12, 2019. 12. Russ Alan Prince and Bruce Rogers. How to Dramatically Grow an Association’s Membership and Sponsorships. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/russprince/2012/09/05/ how-to-dramatically-grow-an-associations-membershipand-sponsorships/. Published September 26, 2012. Accessed December 12, 2019. 13. New Practitioner. ASHP. https://www.ashp.org/NewPractitioner. Accessed December 12, 2019. 14. Academic Pharmacy’s Vital Statistics. AACP. https://www. Deleted: ¶ aacp.org/article/academic-pharmacys-vital-statistics. Accessed¶¶ December 12, 2019. ¶ National Association of Boards of Pharmacy: NABP. 15. NAPLEX: National¶¶Association of Boards of Pharmacy. https://nabp. pharmacy/programs/naplex/. Published 2019. Accessed ¶ ¶ 12, 2019. December ¶ 16. Average ¶Pharmacy Resident Salary. PayScale. https://www. payscale.com/research/US/Job=Pharmacy_Resident/Salary. Accessed December 12, 2019. 17. Seeley E, Kesselheim AS. Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Practices, Controversies, and What Lies Ahead. Issue brief (Commonwealth Fund). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ pubmed/30990594. Published March 1, 2019. Accessed December 12, 2019. 7 18. Patel R. Independent pharmacies being driven out of business by ‘predatory middlemen’: Opinion. https:// www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/commentary/fl-op-compatel-independent-pharmacies-business-pbm-20191021rwhhydjgnvehxlvcdy47ncfvge-story.html. Published October 21, 2019. Accessed December 12, 2019. 19. Balick, Rachel. “Illinois Legislature to Consider Mandatory Breaks, Simplified Workload for Pharmacists.” Illinois legislature to consider mandatory breaks, simplified workload for pharmacists. APhA, October 29, 2019. https:// www.pharmacist.com/article/illinois-legislature-considermandatory-breaks-simplified-workload-pharmacists. 20. Fagerman, Ken. “Recent Pharmacy Robbery Statistics.” Pharmacy Times, April 21, 2017. https://www.pharmacytimes. com/news/recent-pharmacy-robbery-statistics. 21. Yao, Mak Wen. “Patients or Customers: Drawing the Line in Pharmacy Service.” MIMS News, November 2, 2017. https:// today.mims.com/patients-or-customers-drawing-the-line-inpharmacy-service. 22. Cheung, K, Bouvy ML, De Smet PAGM. Medication errors: the importance of safe dispensing. Br J Clin Pharmacol.2009 Jun; 67(6):676-680.doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03428.x 23. 64B16-27.830. Standards of Practice – Drug Therapy Management. https://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleNo. asp?id=64B16-27.830
REGIONAL SPOTLIGHT Broward County On Nov. 12, the Broward County Pharmacy Association participated with Nova University as part of the Futures Summit. The Futures Summit was a great opportunity for candidates in pharmacy and other health professions to network for future residencies and internships. In addition, the association worked with APHA to help make the FPA Pharmacy Trivia Night on Nov. 7 a success. As always, the Broward County Pharmacy Association continues to hold its Continuing Education classes on the second Tuesday of the month. The association will continue to present CE events at Nova University from January through May. On April 14, the association will present a CE on medication errors by Olga Wydner, pharm D. Mitchell Levinson Region 9 Director - Broward County
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FPA LEGISLATIVE UPDATE The Florida Legislature is reviewing a number of health bills that are of interest to pharmacy. These bills include: SB 1338 by Sen. Tom A. Wright, FPA supports Authorizing the Office of Insurance Regulation to examine pharmacy benefit managers and requiring annual reports. HB 961 by Rep. Jackie Toledo, FPA supports Includes comprehensive public policy regulating pharmacy benefit managers, such as requirements for services, contracts and maximum allowable costs lists. PCB HMR 20-02, Health Market Reform Subcommittee, FPA says it does not resolve issues with PBMs Providing for licensure of recovery care centers by the Agency for Health Care Administration; adding recovery care centers to the entities licensed, registered, or certified by the agency; providing a contingent effective date. HB 599 by Health Quality Subcommittee and Rep. Anthony Rodriguez/SB 1094 by Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., FPA supports Requires pharmacists to complete additional training for consultant pharmacist licensure; requires maintenance of collaborative practice agreements. HB 389 by Tyler Sirois/SB 714 by Sen. Travis Hutson, FPA supports Authorizes pharmacists to test for & treat influenza & streptococcus; provides requirements for written protocol between pharmacist & supervising physician. HB 743 by Rep. Scott Plakon/SB 1080 by Sen. Keith Perry, FPA monitoring Revising exceptions to certain controlled substance prescribing requirements; clarifying that a certain patient or patient representative must be informed of nonopiod alternatives. HB 1147 by Bobby Payne/SB 1882 by Sen. Tom Lee, FPA supports Requiring a service provider to furnish and provide access to records; revising the timeframe within which a nursing home facility must provide access to and copies of resident records after receiving a request for such records, etc. SB 1020 by Sen. Aaron Bean/HB 559 by Rep. Cord Byrd, FPA supports Authorizing a nursing home facility to establish and implement an institutional formulary. 16
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SB 120 by Sen. Jason W.B. Pizzo/HB 3331 by Joe Geller, FPA monitoring Authorizing a public school to purchase a supply or enter into an arrangement to receive a supply of the opioid antagonist naloxone. CS/SB 356 by Innovation, Industry and Technology and Sen. Travis Hutson/CS/CS/CS/HB 115 by the Commerce Committee, Health Quality Subcommittee, Business and Professions Subcommittee and Rep. Nick Duran, FPA supports Creating the “Keep Our Graduates Working Act of 2020”; prohibiting a state authority from suspending or revoking a person’s professional license, certificate, registration, or permit solely on the basis of a delinquency or default in the payment of his or her student loan, etc. CS/HB 59 by Health Quality Subcommittee and Rep. Matt Willhite/CS/SB 708 by Health Policy Sen. Travis Hutson, FPA opposes Authorizing a community pharmacy to use an automated pharmacy system. CS/SB 58 by Health Policy and Sen. Lauren Book/CS/HB 177 by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, Rep. Clay Yarborough and Rep. Nick Duran, FPA monitoring Creates Prescription Drug Donation Repository Program within DOH; provides criteria & conditions for donation of prescription drugs & for dispensing to eligible patients. CS/SB 116 by Banking and Insurance and Sen. Janet Cruz/HB 109 by Rep. Nick Duran and Rep. Joseph Casello, FPA monitoring Requiring individual and group health insurance policies, respectively, to cap an insured’s monthly cost-sharing obligation for covered prescription insulin drugs at a specified amount. CS/HB 1103 by Health Quality Subcommittee and Rep. Amber Mariano/SB 1830 by Sen. Dennis Baxley, FPA opposes Requiring all prescriptions for medicinal drugs to be electronically generated and transmitted to the pharmacist filling the prescription and regulation of the systems thereof.
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CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS TO THE 2020 HOUSE OF DELEGATES The House of Delegates Board of Directors will meet in May 2020 to review and approve resolutions for the Annual Meeting. The deadline for submitting resolutions is May 8, 2020! PLEASE NOTE THIS DEADLINE. The last day to submit items of new business is June 5, 2020. The following information will be needed when submitting resolutions: 1. Name of organization: The name of the organization submitting the resolutions(s); 2. Name and telephone number of individuals: A contact in the event clarification or further information is needed; 3. Problem: A statement of the problem addressed by the resolution; 4. Intent: A statement of what passage of the resolution will accomplish; 5. Resolution Format: Please type and use double spacing. TITLE OF RESOLUTION NAME OF ORGANIZATION WHEREAS , AND
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Return this form to: Membership Coordinator, Florida Pharmacy Association, 610 North Adams Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32301 or fax (850) 561-6758
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION 130th ANNUAL MEETING AND CONVENTION
July 8-12, 2020 JW Marriott Beach Resort ♦ Marco Island, Florida Poster Session: Friday, July 10, 2020 ♦ 11:00AM-1:00PM COST $ONE DAY REGISTRATION The FPA Poster Presentations are open to PHARMACISTS, RESIDENTS, STUDENTS, AND TECHNICIANS. Complete and submit this COVERSHEET for each abstract submission. Submissions must be received no later than Friday, May 1, 2020. Abstracts will NOT be accepted after this date. Mail or E-mail this application along with the abstract submission to:
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Primary Author: __________________________________________________________________________________ (Presenter will be notified by mail of acceptance). Co-Author(s): ____________________________________________________________________________________ Awards:
Posters will be eligible for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes to be presented at Convention. (Only one prize is given for each winning poster)
ABSTRACT FORMAT The abstract form submitted should be the equivalent of one page. The abstract should include: Title (Include authors’ names and name of College of Pharmacy), Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions. Abstracts will not be accepted if it is not in this format. Do not include figures or graphs.
Please direct all questions and concerns to: Tian Merren Owens ♦ (850) 222-2400 ext. 120 ♦ tmerren@pharmview.com DEADLINE DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2020 JANUARY 2020
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Florida Pharmacy Association Offers Online Correspondence Courses Too busy with life’s hectic schedule to fit in one of Florida Pharmacy Association’s (FPA) live continuing education conferences? We have a solution for you! FPA offers online correspondence continuing education courses. You can learn from wherever you are. Earn your pharmacy continuing education hours at your convenience. Online education just got a whole lot better with the FPA. The courses below are being offered for general and consultant recertification continuing education credits. Management of Asthma Management of Diabetes Management of Geriatric Disorders Management of Hepatitis Management of Hyperlipidemia Management of Hypertension Management of IBS and IBD Management of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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In addition, we offer the following Florida Board approved courses: 2 hour Medication Errors, 2 hour Validation of Controlled Substances, 1 hour HIV/AIDS, 1 hour Human Trafficking for Pharmacy, 8 hour Pharmacy Errors, and 12 hour Pharmacy Laws and Rules. Please contact the FPA office (850) 222-2400 or visit our website www.floridapharmacy.org for details and pricing. The Florida Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing education.
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HELP SUPPORT THE ADOPT-A-STUDENT PROGRAM Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) 130th Annual Meeting & Convention July 8-12, 2020 JW Marriott Resort – Marco Island, Florida
Again this year, students from Florida Colleges of Pharmacy will be “Adopted” for the FPA Annual Meeting and Convention. Pharmacy students will benefit from the interaction with practicing pharmacists, learn first hand how FPA actually operates and how they can become involved in their chosen profession. As you remember, college students are on a tight budget and most of them cannot afford to attend convention. Here is how you can help! Be a Bronze, Silver or Gold Sponsor! The donation amounts are Bronze ($150), Silver ($250), and Gold ($500) Level Mentor Sponsors and will help offset the costs of the AAS program. You also have the option to give any amount you prefer. The FPA offer Adopted students complimentary registration, which includes admission to the AAS Mentor Social, Exhibit Hall and Student Awards Event. FPA’s programs and services are keys to our success in advocating for our profession, supporting our pharmacy students and promoting quality patient care services. Thank you for giving back to your profession. Make a contribution yourself, ask your local unit association or get together with friends to Adopt-A-Student. Remember…..these are the future leaders of pharmacy! Mentor Program. Each of the adopted students will be assigned a pharmacist who may invite them to attend meetings, CE programs, and share their knowledge and pharmacy experience with them. If you plan to attend the convention and would like to be a mentor, please contact the FPA office. Please donate online at the Foundation’s website, www.flpharmfound.org, or complete the form below and fax or mail with your check to: Florida Pharmacy Foundation PO BOX 266977 Weston, FL 33326 Please make your check payable to the Florida Pharmacy Foundation Sponsor Name: _________________________________________________________________________ Address: ______________________________________________________________________________ City: _______________________________________ State: __________ Zip: _______________________ Phone: ____________________________________ Amount of Contribution: _______________________ Charge to the following:
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Keynote Speaker Christopher Jerry lost his beautiful two-year-old daughter, Emily, after a fatal medication error in March of 2006. After the tragic loss, he created the Emily Jerry Foundation to increase awareness of key patient safety related issues associated with preventable medical error, which by recent estimates, have been identified as being the third leading cause of death in the United States. Over the past decade, Mr. Jerry has had the privilege of collaborating with many of the experts in the various modalities in medicine, to focus on the modification of underlying core systems, processes, and protocols, to help keep patients safe and assure the best possible outcome for each and every patient. In doing so, he has worked tirelessly with some of the brightest minds in healthcare, to identify technology and best practices, that are proven to minimize the inherent “human error component” associated with patient care in the clinical setting. Through what Mr. Jerry considers his life’s work, his primary objective going forward, will always be to help stop tragedies BEFORE they happen…ultimately saving as many lives as possible from preventable medical error. He is a relentless patient safety and clinician advocate who spreads a message of hope, forgiveness, compassion, and collaboration, by turning an unimaginable tragedy, into inspiring positive change, globally in healthcare, in honor of his daughter Emily.
Accommodations
ROOM RATES: $229 plus tax based on single/double occupancy. The room reservation deadline is Friday, June 19, 2020 or when room block is full. Thereafter, reservations may be taken on a space available or rate available basis. There is an optional resort fee. Self-parking is discounted $10 per day. Please be sure to ask for the Florida Pharmacy Association group rate. All reservations must be accompanied by a first night room deposit or guaranteed with a major credit card. The check-in time is 4:00pm and the checkout time is 11:00 am. Room reservations can be made by calling (800) 438-4373 or (239) 394-2511.
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The general education track will offer courses designed to educate pharmacists on a wide variety of important topics pertaining to the profession of pharmacy practice. Specific required Florida Board Approved courses being offered are Reducing Medication Errors, HIV/AIDS, Human Trafficking, Validation of Controlled Substances and the Ordering and Evaluating Laboratory Tests. There will also be courses on Pharmacy Burnout and Resiliency, Vaccines & Myth Busters, and Legislative Update!
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Consultant Education Track FRIDAY - SATURDAY
The consultant education track will provide pharmacists with the most current information available on various topics that pharmacists encounter in the profession of pharmacy. The consultant track will focus on Nutrition, Autoimmune Disorders and and Specialty Pharmacy. The specific topics being offered include Vitamins and Herbals, Arthritis, Multiple Sclerosis, Pain Management, Marijuana and Hemp, Oncology and Pharmacogenomics. There are 12 hours available for consultant pharmacists.
Student and Technician Track THURSDAY - SUNDAY
Students and Technicians will benefit from interacting with practicing pharmacists and attending student and technician focused continuing education programs. The technician track offers several hours of continuing education on Medication Safety, Roles for Technicians, and the required courses for Florida registration and PTCB renewal: Medication Errors, HIV/AIDS, and Law. The student track consists of several hours of fun and exciting continuing education, such as The Career Forum, the NASPA/NMA Game Show and a Leadership Course. Students will also have an opportunity to participate in the Patient Counseling Competition and showcase their Poster Presentations.
Special Events FPPC RECEPTION: Attend this reception to support your Political Action Committee. HOUSE OF DELEGATES: Be a delegate or observer and see how important member participation is to the direction of the Association. PRESIDENT’S 250 CLUB: Contribute to the president’s club and be invited to a private reception. EXHIBITS: Participate in the grand opening reception in the exhibit hall! Visit with exhibitors, introduce yourself, shake their hands, tell them you appreciate them and invite them back next year! The exhibitors are a very important part of FPA’s convention. Companies send their representatives to educate you about their products and services at great expense. Please show them your appreciation! POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Browse submissions from all pharmacy professionals. Contact the FPA office for more information if you would like to submit a poster presentation. RECEPTIONS: Enjoy catching up with your colleagues as the Universities entertain their alumni and friends followed by a night of Karaoke Fun! STUDENT EVENTS: Participate in the Adopt-A-Student Mentor Social. Students will benefit from interacting with practicing pharmacists, attending student focused continuing education programs and learning firsthand about the FPA and how involvement can improve their chosen profession. Call the FPA office and offer to mentor or sponsor a student. FUN RUN WALK: Exercise is good for the soul. Incorporate health and fitness while at the FPA convention. Please register early to reserve your space. AWARDS EVENT: Honor outstanding practitioners during the awards presentation. INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS: Attend the installation of NEW officers on Sunday morning!
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Participant Information Participant Information
Daily registration does not include admittance to functions or handbooks. Handouts will be posted on our website July 6.
Name: _____________________________________________________ Name _______________________________________________ Address______________________________________________ Badge Name: _______________________________________________ City, State, Zip_________________________________________ Mailing Address: ____________________________________________ Phone___ ________________________ City, State, Zip: _____________________________________________ Email________________________________________________ Phone: (W) (H)_______________________ Practice Setting________________________________________ License: PS______________ PU _____________RPT_________ Fax: ______________________________________________________ NABP Date of Birth___________ License:e-profile#__________________ PS________________ PU_________ Other State________ Emergency Contact Name/Number_________________________
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Handbooks
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Please select the day(s) you will attend: Thursday
Full package registration includes Educational Programs Thursday-Sunday, House of Delegates on Thursday, Exhibit Hall Friday and Saturday, Receptions, and Awards Event on Saturday. Handbooks are not included in full package registration. Handouts will be available the week of the convention on our website, www.floridapharmacy.org.
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Additional Tickets
The following events are included in the Full Registration Package, if requested. However, you must purchase additional tickets for guests who are NOT registered. Quantity
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Special Events Registration
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Four Ways to Register
Mail: FPA, 610 North Adams Street, Tallahassee, FL 32301 Phone: 850-222-2400 Fax: 850-561-6758 Web: www.floridapharmacy.org
Schedule and Fee Subject to Change
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APhA Foundation and NASPA Bowl of Hygeia Awarded to a pharmacist for outstanding community service above and beyond professional duties. The use of the following selection criteria is required: ■ The recipient must be a Florida licensed pharmacist and a member of FPA. ■ ■ T recipient has not previously received the award. ■ two on its award committee or an officer of the association other than in an ex officio capacity. ■ has compiled an outstanding record of community service, which, apart from his/her specific identification as a pharmacist, reflects well on the profession. James H. Beal Award Awarded to the “Pharmacist of the Year.” Criteria: ■ must be a Florida registered pharmacist and a member of the FPA. ■ has rendered outstanding service to pharmacy within the past five years. Technician of the Year Award Awarded annually to a Florida pharmacy technician who is recognized for his/her outstanding performance and achievement during his/her career. Criteria: ■ Candidate must be a member of the Florida Pharmacy Association for at least two years. ■ Candidate must have demonstrated contributions and dedication to the advancement of pharmacy technician practice. ■ Candidate must have demonstrated
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N O M I N A T I O N S contributions to the Florida Pharmacy Association and/or other pharmacy organizations. ■ Candidate must have demonstrated commitment to community service. ■ Candidate is not a past recipient of this award. R.Q. Richards Award This award is based on outstanding achievement in the field of pharmaceutical public relations in Florida. Criteria: ■ recipient must be a Florida registered pharmacist and a member of the FPA. ■ has displayed outstanding achievement in the field of pharmaceutical public relations in Florida. Frank Toback/AZO Consultant Pharmacist Award Criteria: ■ Candidate must be an FPA member, registered with the Florida Board of Pharmacy as a consultant pharmacist in good standing. ■ Candidate should be selected based on their outstanding achievements in the field of consultant pharmacy. DCPA Sidney Simkowitz Pharmacy Involvement Award Presented annually to a Florida pharmacist who has been active at the local and state pharmacy association level in advancement of the profession of pharmacy in Florida. Criteria: ■ A minimum of five years of active involvement in and contributions to the local association and FPA. ■ Candidate must have held office at local level pharmacy association. ■ Member in good standing for a period of at least five years in the FPA and must have served as a member or chairman of a committee of the association.
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ly involved in a project that has or could potentially be of benefit to members of the profession.
Pharmacists Mutual Companies Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award Awarded to a young pharmacist for their involvement and dedication to the practice of pharmacy. Criteria: ■ Licensed to practice for nine years or fewer. ■ Licensed to practice in the state in which selected. ■ Participation in national pharmacy association, professional programs, and/or community service. IPA Roman Maximo Corrons Inspiration & Motivation Award Interamerican Pharmacists Association created this award to honor the memory of Roman M. Corrons who inspired and motivated countless pharmacists to participate actively and aspire to take on leadership roles in their profession. Roman was always there with guidance and support that motivated pharmacists and encouraged visionary leadership, approachable active membership and succession planning. This award recognizes the motivators among us who inspire others to continue to advance the profession. Criteria: ■ The recipient must be a Florida Licensed Pharmacist and a member of the FPA. ■ Candidate should motivate others to excel within the profession by encouraging them to be leaders. ■ Candidate is not necessarily an association officer, but guides, supports and/or inspires others. A brief description on the candidate’s motivational/inspirational skills must accompany the nomination.
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The Jean Lamberti Mentorship Award The Jean Lamberti Mentorship Award was established in 1998 to honor those pharmacists who have taken time to share their knowledge and experience with pharmacist candidates. The award is named in honor of long time FPA member Jean Lamberti for her effort in working with pharmacy students. Criteria: ■ The recipient must be an FPA member. ■ The recipient must serve as a role model for the profession of pharmacy.
Upsher Smith Excellence in Innovation Award Awarded to honor practicing pharmacists who have demonstrated innovation in pharmacy practice that has resulted in improved patient care. Criteria: ■ The recipient has demonstrated innovative pharmacy practice resulting in improved patient care. ■ The recipient should be a practicing pharmacist within the geographic area represented by the presenting Association. Qualified Nominee: A pharmacist practicing within the geographic area represented by the presenting Association.
DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS: FEBRUARY 29, 2020 FPA AWARDS NOMINATION FORM I AM PLEASED TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING NOMINATION:
NOMINATED BY:
Name:
Name:
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Date Submitted: Signature:
FOR THE FOLLOWING AWARD: APhA Foundation and NASPA Bowl of Hygeia James H. Beal Award R.Q. Richards Award
Please describe briefly below the nominee's accomplishments, indicating why you feel he or she should receive this award. (Attach additional sheets if necessary.)
Frank Toback/AZO Consultant Pharmacist Award DCPA Sydney Simkowitz Award Pharmacists Mutual Co. Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award IPA Roman Maximo Corrons Inspiration & Motivation Award The Jean Lamberti Mentorship Award Upsher Smith Excellence in Innovation Award
MAIL NOMINATONS TO: Annual Awards, Florida Pharmacy Association, 610 N. Adams St., Tallahassee, FL 32301 (850) 222-2400 FAX (850) 561-6758 DEADLINE FOR NOMINATIONS IS FEBRUARY 29, 2020
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