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VOL. 84 | NO. 5 MAY 2021 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION

Features

Session Ends with Florida's first $100 Billion Budget How did Pharmacy Fare on its Priorities?

5 Executive Insight 6 Call for Resolutions

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University of Florida College of Pharmacy Florida Pharmacy Association 131st Annual Meeting and Convention Schedule

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Mission Statements: Florida Pharmacy Today Journal

JUNE

AUGUST

Last day to submit items of new business to the House of Delegates

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38th Annual SE Gatherin, Henderson Beach Spa and Resort Destin

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FPA Board of Directors Meeting

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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 two-hour CE requirement for pharmacists on the dispensing of controlled substances effective this biennial renewal period. 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, 2022. 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

FSHP — Tamekia Bennett (850) 906-9333 UF — Emely McKitrick (352) 273-5169

Note: The views of the authors do not necessarily represent the views or NSU — Carsten Evans (954) 262-1300 opinions of the Florida Pharmacy Association, Florida Pharmacy Today or any related entities. DISCLAIMER Articles in this publication are designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with respect to the subject matter covered. This information is provided with the understanding that neither Florida Pharmacy Today nor the Florida Pharmacy Association is engaged in rendering legal or other professional services through this publication. If expert assistance or legal advice is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. The use of all medications or other pharmaceutical products should be used according to the recommendations of the manufacturers. Information provided by the maker of the product should always be consulted before use. FAMU — Dr. Selika Sampson (850) 599-3301

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Executive Insight BY MICHAEL JACKSON, RPH MICHAEL JACKSON, BPHARM, EVP & CEO, FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION

2022 Legislative Campaign Planning

e have just completed the 2021 leg islat ive session which means that preparation will begin for our advocacy campaign for next year. This summer, the 2021-2022 FPA Board of Directors and Governmental Affairs Committee will be meeting to build on the advocacy plan for 2022. We don’t have a lot of time, as the opening gavel is scheduled for January 11, 2022, with the end of the session on the calendar for March 11, 2022. This gives us a little over seven months to plan and strategize for what needs to be done next year. We have made great strides over the years with significant changes to the Florida pharmacy practice. Pharmacists can now initiate, modify and discontinue prescription drug therapy under a collaborative practice for patients with certain chronic diseases. Pharmacists can also manage patients with nonchronic conditions under a protocol arrangement with a physician. We have also inserted fair PBM auditing standards in Florida law as well as expanded vaccine administration authority for pharmacists and pharmacy interns. What needs to be addressed is the current pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) marketplace. The pharmacy services payment model is broken beyond belief. For the past two years, the FPA has been an active participant in a massive public relations campaign designed to bring attention to how pharmacies are being reimbursed and how unfair the current system is. Last year, we commissioned a comprehensive study of the Medicaid managed care program involving 350 million claims. Reports revealed that PBM-owned pharmacies were generally reimbursed better than competitor pharmacies. There was also less compli-

ance with the Medicaid preferred drug list within the managed care model than with the state’s fee-for-service program. The 203-page analysis performed by 3Axis Advisors of Ohio brought to light a number of issues concerning how state tax dollars are being spent. The Agency for Health Care Admin-

It is clear to us that the current way prescription drugs are being priced and how the pharmacy competitive market is being managed are in need of serious reform. istration ordered its own analysis of the pricing practices in the statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program and, interestingly enough, revealed similar conclusions. There was even a recommendation by the study authors that Florida should consider a single PBM for prescription drug claims processing. This is something other states are also considering. It is clear to us that the current way prescription drugs are being priced and how the pharmacy competitive market is being managed are in need of serious reform. This year, the Florida legislature approved a record $100 billion budget. This is significantly higher than the $40 billion budget adopted during the late 1990s. According to a budget summary report found on the state’s legislative

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web page, the 2021-2022 budget includes a spending plan for health services and support in general that will exceed $44 billion. Hidden somewhere in that huge number is the cost of prescription drugs which, under the current model, is not well known. It is time for transparency to be a priority of the prescription drug marketplace. There is a lot of work that needs to be done. Taxpayers should know where their dollars are going. We call on the House and Senate to consider bold steps to unlock the mystery of PBMs. It is the only way to be sure that tax dollars appropriated are being spent on the delivery of care and not used for other purposes. n

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CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS TO THE 2021 HOUSE OF DELEGATES The House of Delegates deadline for submission of resolutions has passed however we are still receiving items of new business.

FLORIDA PHARMACY TODAY BOARD Chair............................... Carol Motycka, St. Augustine Vice Chair.........................Cristina Medina, Hollywood Treasurer.................................... Eric Jakab, Gainesville Secretary............................. Julie Burger, Pensacola Member.........................Michael Finnick, Jacksonville Member.............David Mackarey, Boynton Beach Member....................................... Matt Schneller, Tampa Member............................Teresa Tomerlin, Rockledge Member...................................... Greta Pelegrin, Hialeah Technician Member..........Julie Burger, Pensacola Executive Editor.......Michael Jackson, Tallahassee Managing Editor...................Dave Fiore, Tallahassee Journal Reviewer........................... Dr. Melissa Ruble Journal Reviewer....................................Dr. Angela Hill This is a peer-reviewed publication. . ©2021 FLORIDA PHARMACY JOURNAL, INC. ARTICLE ACCEPTANCE: The Florida Pharmacy Today is a publication that welcomes articles that have a direct pertinence to the current practice of pharmacy. All articles are subject to review by the Publication Review Committee, editors and other outside referees. Submitted articles are received with the understanding that they are not being considered by another publication. All articles become the property of the Florida Pharmacy Today and may not be published without written permission from both the author and the Florida Pharmacy Today. The Florida Pharmacy Association assumes no responsibility for the statements and opinions made by the authors to the Florida Pharmacy Today. The Journal of the Florida Pharmacy Association does not accept for publication articles or letters concerning religion, politics or any other subject the editors/publishers deem unsuitable for the readership of this journal. In addition, The Journal does not accept advertising material from persons who are running for office in the association. The editors reserve the right to edit all materials submitted for publication. Letters and materials submitted for consideration for publication may be subject to review by the Editorial Review Board.

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Session Ends with Florida's First $100 Billion Budget How did Pharmacy Fare on its Priorities? By Adams St. Advocates The 2021 Florida Legislative Session was quite a whirlwind, but the countdown has already begun for the early start in 2022. Below is an overview of the 2021 Session and then highlights of what happened to FPA priorities. One person who’s going to be busy for the foreseeable future is Gov. Ron DeSantis. While lawmakers may have introduced 12 percent fewer bills and PCBs this year, they got 31 percent more across the finish line. Here’s the story in numbers... 2021: ■ 3,140: Bills and PCBs filed. ■ 2,632: Amendments filed. ■ 3,788: Votes taken. ■ 39: Floor sessions. ■ 275: Bills passed in both chambers. Compared to 2020: ■ 3,578: Bills and PCBs filed. ■ 2,596: Amendments filed. ■ 4,223: Votes taken. ■ 40: Floor sessions. ■ 210: Bills passed in both chambers. Lawmakers finalize budget at $101.5 billion For the first time in state history, the Florida budget will top $100 billion. That’s $9.3 billion more than the current year’s $92.2 billion budget, an increase Florida can attribute almost entirely to the state’s pandemic response. Among the gains is a $4.3 billion boost to account for an additional 1 million Medicaid enrollees and $2.8 billion in federal stimulus for child care. “It’s a lot,” House budget Chief Jay Trumbull told members. The budget outlines $6.7 billion in American Rescue Plan spending too, adding to the state’s tab. Funding includes bonus checks to the state’s first responders. Transgender athletes, seaports bills revived Republicans brought legislation to ban transgender women from playing in women’s sports back from the dead Wednesday and passed it through the House and Senate. Simultaneously, Republicans revived preemption legislation to undercut a local referendum in Key West regarding cruise lines, complicating the final week of the Session. The “Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,” tacked on a school choice bill, drew impassioned and emotional debate from both sides of the aisle. The seaport preemption was added at the last minute to a transportation package after it had apparently stalled in the House. 8 |

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Legislature passes DeSantis’ priorities, including elections bill The Legislature passed the GOP’s bill to increase election fraud prevention measures over complaints from Democrats and Republican Sen. Jeff Brandes. Thursday evening, the House agreed to the Senate’s language along party lines after holding out against most of those provisions for days. Democrats in the House had less than three hours to review what Republicans had agreed to. Lawmakers also passed a bill to crack down on “censorship” by social media platforms. A late addition to that bill included a carve-out for theme parks meant to free Disney Plus from the regulation. Lawmakers also approved a ban on vaccine passports. All three measures were priorities of DeSantis. DeSantis extends COVID-19 state of emergency With hours remaining in the state of emergency, DeSantis issued another 60-day extension on Tuesday. However, he warned the state to prepare to resume non-emergency operations. The extension also included new language addressing vaccine passports and schools. Two days later, Surgeon General Scott Rivkees quietly pulled back most of the public health advisories and recommended that government services should be in-person going forward. We understand the June Board of Pharmacy meeting will be in-person, scheduled for Orlando, Florida. Both moves hinged on the growing share of vaccinated Floridians. Data released Friday shows that 8.8 million Floridians have received at least one shot. DeSantis signs Right to Farm Act update In a ceremony with farming and legislative leaders Thursday, DeSantis signed an update to Florida’s Right to Farm Act, a priority of Senate President Wilton Simpson. Several members changed their votes on the bill from no to yes after farmers from the Everglades explained why they needed the measure. Ultimately, the bill passed over opposition from seven representatives and one senator, all Democrats. Several of the Governor’s priorities went unheard during long pauses in the Senate on Wednesday, leading to some questions of whether the Senate President intentionally held up those bills as leverage to get DeSantis to sign the farming proposal. Simpson denied intentionally holding them up when asked by reporters.

MAJOR FPA LEGISLATION PBM Reform ■ SB 1306 by Ana Maria Rodriguez ■ HB 1043 by Randy Fine These bills would have carved pharmacy benefits out of Florida’s Medicaid Managed Care program and required AHCA to contract with a single PBM for all Medicaid patients. According to the Millimen report, this approach could have cost the state almost $100 million. Despite FPA, Empower Patients and SPAR advocacy to the contrary, neither of these bills were heard in any committee and thus both bills died. PBM Regulation ■ SB 390 by Sen. Wright ■ HB 1155 by Rep. Toledo These bills would have given the division of the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) authority over PBMs, including their auditing and MAC pricing practices and included fines for violations. HB 1155 passed all three of its committees of references with no objection and passed the full House 1140. SB 390 passed all of its committees of references with no objection and was placed on the Senate second reading calendar. In a last-minute block by the Senate Rules Chair Passidomo, the bill was not heard on the Senate floor and died. There was a last-minute advocacy effort to amend HB 1155 onto SB 1568, the Department of Health agency bill, but that effort failed. Telehealth ■ SB 700 by Sen. A. Rodrigues ■ HB 1477 by Rep. Melo These bills would initially have allowed Pharmacy Techs to dispense drugs at a remote facility. SB 700 was amended to 1) prevent any remote dispensing except for in a mental healthcare facility and 2) require pharmacists to be recognized as telehealth providers for reimbursement purposes. While these amendments were positive for FPA, the GAC preferred these bills not pass. Ultimately, both of these died. Vaccination Expansion ■ SB 768 by Sen. Baxley ■ HB 1063 by Rep. Fernandez Barquin These bills would have initially expanded the authorization for pharmacists to provide any and all immunizations recommended by the CDC to adults and children. The bills were later amended to restrict immunizations for children to only the flu vaccine and only children 7 and older. Both bills passed.

AHCA Agency Bill ■ HB 1057 by Rep. Garrison ■ SB 1292 by Sen. Bean This bill contained a few rather dated Medicaid pharmacy issues such as removal of the variable dispensing fee, changes in the way that pharmacy reimbursement is calculated and removal of statutory language that requires AHCA to implement a home delivery of pharmacy products. It passed both chambers! Various other bills were monitored by ASA. Notably, Step Therapy bills failed to pass. Bills to cap the out-of-pocket expenses for insulin to $100 were never heard. As noted above few, bills actually passed this session. It was a difficult session post-pandemic and an unstable budget. The Legislature has already announced a special session to address the Seminole Gaming Compact and session starts early next year in January of 2022.

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University of Florida College of Pharmacy The COVID-19 pandemic has presented many challenges, but it also shone a spotlight on the pharmacy profession and its vital services provided in supporting the nation’s health care system. Pharmacists have elevated their role as frontline health care workers and earned the trust of society and other health care professionals, who see pharmacists as problem solvers. Many states have expanded the role of community and clinical pharmacists and cleared a path for more involvement in patient care. When the nation needed to aggressively vaccinate millions of Americans, government leaders turned to pharmacists and pharmacies to help our country overcome the pandemic. The progress made by pharmacists the past 15 months must carry forward the next 15 years. As one of the nation’s Top 5 ranked pharmacy colleges, the University of Florida College of Pharmacy is well positioned to lead the effort through our education, research and patient care programs. Go Greater! Julie Johnson, Pharm.D. Dean and Distinguished Professor UF College of Pharmacy

IN GAINESVILLE, IT HAS TAKEN AN ARMY OF VOLUNTEERS TO VACCINATE OUR COMMUNITY, AND AT NEARLY EVERY STAGE OF THE PROCESS, THERE HAS BEEN SOMEONE FROM THE UF COLLEGE OF PHARMACY SUPPORTING THE EFFORT. 10

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UF College of Pharmacy faculty and students prepared syringes during a mass vaccination event at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville.

COVID-19 Response The UF College of Pharmacy rallied together to accomplish amazing things over the past year. From our Office of Continuing Pharmacy Education’s rapid response to be a resource for information when people needed it most, to serving friends, neighbors and colleagues when times were tough, the college community stepped forward to prioritize the health and safety of others as true health professionals would. This was especially evident this spring, as faculty, staff and Pharm.D. students supported the nationwide effort to provide COVID-19 vaccines by volunteering at hospitals, community pharmacies and mass vaccination events. In Gainesville, it has taken an army of volunteers to vaccinate our community, and at nearly every stage of the process, there has been someone from the UF College of Pharmacy supporting the effort.

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The next generation of pharmacy leaders used the pandemic to enrich their education and gain valuable experience serving their communities. Through their academic achievements, service in student organizations and research discoveries, they have represented the college exceptionally well on the national stage. Meanwhile, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education affirmed that the UF College of Pharmacy is providing Pharm.D. students with an exceptional level of training when it awarded the college full accreditation through 2029.

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UF College of Pharmacy Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best in Pharmacy Residency Matches The UF College of Pharmacy matched 149 students and graduates into pharmacy residency programs in 2021. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists match program pairs thousands of student pharmacists across the country with hospitals and community pharmacies. More than 5,500 postgraduate year one, or PGY1, and postgraduate year two, or PGY2, residency positions were available this year. UF’s residency matches included 101 PGY1 and 48 PGY2 placements in 22 states across the nation. The majority will continue their training in the state of Florida, with 103 matching in the Sunshine State.

UF College of Pharmacy Students Win Multiple Awards at APhA Annual Meeting Members of UF’s American Pharmacist Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists, or APhA-ASP, chapter won several awards at the organization’s Annual Meeting & Exposition, March 12-15. The accolades included a Chapter Achievement Award, Student Leadership Award and appointment to a National Standing Committee. The 2019-20 UF APhA-ASP chapter won the first runner-up Chapter Achievement Award for Division A. Mean-

while, Joanna Ma, president of the UF APhA-ASP chapter and a third-year Pharm.D. student at the Gainesville campus, was one of four national recipients of the Student Leadership Award, and Shirly Ly, president-elect of the UF APhA-ASP chapter and a second-year Pharm.D. student at the Gainesville campus, was appointed to the organization’s National Standing Committee of Communications.

Three UF College of Pharmacy Trainees Presented ASCPT Presidential Trainee Awards The American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, or ASCPT, presented three UF College of Pharmacy trainees with 2021 Presidential Trainee Awards. Mai Mehanna, M.S., Cameron Thomas, Pharm.D., and Guang Yang, Ph.D. were recognized at a virtual ceremony on March 10. Presidential Trainee Awards are given annually to the topscoring abstracts submitted by clinical pharmacologists and translational scientists in training. Only 16 young scientists received the honors this year, and UF’s three awardees were the second most won by a pharmacy college.

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FACULTY LEADING THE WAY

In multiple ways, faculty in the UF College of Pharmacy continued moving the profession forward through service in statewide and national organizations. Carol Motycka, Pharm.D., a clinical associate professor in the UF College of Pharmacy, was named president-elect of the Florida Pharmacy Association, or FPA. She won election by vote among FPA’s membership and will be installed as president-elect at FPA’s 131st Annual Meeting and Convention in July. Three faculty in the college have held leadership roles in national pharmacy organizations during the past year. David DeRemer, Pharm.D., served as president of the Hematology/ Oncology Pharmacy Association; Michelle Farland, Pharm.D., led the Team-Based Learning Collaborative; and Almut Winterstein, Ph.D., served as president of the International Society of Pharmacoepidemiology.

Record-setting Year for Research The UF College of Pharmacy received a record $28.3 million in research awards during the last reporting year, which moved the college higher in the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, or AACP, research rankings. AACP’s annual research report compiles research data from more than 140 colleges of pharmacy around the country. UF placed No. 3 nationally in NIH funding ($23.1 million) and total federal funding ($24.3 million), and No. 4 in total funding ($28.3 million). In all three areas, the college saw substantial funding increases over the previous year. The shoebox-sized experiment was powered for 10 days on board the International Space Station.

UF Researcher Sends Cells to Space to Understand Muscle Loss

John Allen, Pharm.D., a clinical assistant professor of pharmacotherapy and translational research, was appointed the UF College of Pharmacy’s first associate dean for diversity, inclusion and health equity in January. He is working to create and sustain a vibrant learning and working environment that is welcoming and supportive of all and strives to eradicate equity gaps in student participation and achievement. He will also serve as the inaugural chair of a new Health Equity Practice and Research Network in the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 12

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UF researchers are turning toward space to understand why adults lose muscle strength as they age. Tiny muscle cells contained on tissue chips were part of an innovative experiment sent to the International Space Station earlier this year. Siobhan Malany, Ph.D., an associate professor of pharmacodynamics in the UF College of Pharmacy, led the study that will help scientists understand microgravity effects on human muscle cells and could aid the development of new therapies for age-related muscle loss on Earth. In the experiment, skeletal muscle cells contained on tissue chips were enclosed in a shoebox-sized lab, which runs itself while aboard the space station. Half the cells came from people under 40, while the other half were collected from adults over 60. Half the cells in each group received electronic stimulation prompting muscle contractions while in space.

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Guangrong Zheng, Ph.D., left, an associate professor of medicinal chemistry, and Daohong Zhou, M.D., right, a professor of pharmacodynamics and the Henry E. Innes Professor of Cancer Research at the UF Health Cancer Center, developed an anticancer drug that has become the first drug of its kind allowed to proceed to clinical trial by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

UF Cancer Drug Receives FDA Clearance for Clinical Trials An anticancer drug developed by UF College of Pharmacy researchers Daohong Zhou, M.D., and Guangrong Zheng, Ph.D., has become the first drug of its kind allowed to proceed to clinical trial by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug, DT2216, targets leukemia, lymphoma, and breast and lung cancers. The drug acts on a protein called B-cell lymphoma-extra large, or BCL-XL, which fuels the growth of malignant cells and strengthens their resistance to therapy. UF researchers developed the new drug using a technology that relies on PROTACs, small molecules that, instead of just suppressing cancer-promoting proteins, help cells break them down. The FDA’s clearance makes this the first PROTAC drug generated by an academic lab, as well as the first BCL-XL-targeted PROTAC, to go to clinical trial.

THE FDA’S CLEARANCE MAKES THIS THE FIRST PROTAC DRUG GENERATED BY AN ACADEMIC LAB, AS WELL AS THE FIRST BCL-XL-TARGETED PROTAC, TO GO TO CLINICAL TRIAL.

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COVID 19 Waiver It is our desire to bring to you an outstanding convention and educational experience while helping everyone to stay safe during this current pandemic. If you, or a member of your party, have traveled to areas where COVID-19 is spreading, or you have been in contact with individuals who have COVID 14 days prior to the convention, we ask that you not participate in this event. By registering for and attending the FPA’s Annual Meeting and Convention, you are acknowledging that an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. By attending the Annual Meeting and Convention, you and any guests voluntarily assume all risks related to exposure to COVID-19 and agree not to hold the Florida Pharmacy Association and its related event organizers liable for any illness or injury. Participants must agree to the above disclaimer along with wearing masks, exercising social distance, following local health guidelines, and having temperature taken in order to participate at the FPA Annual Meeting and Convention. If you are showing symptoms of possible COVID-19, we will be unable to admit you to the meeting. 16

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Keynote Speaker Scott Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, is the 13th Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Pharmacists Association. He received his BA in psychology from Creighton University in 1988 and his PharmD from the University of Nebraska in 1996. He completed a 2-year administrative residency with a concurrent MS degree in hospital pharmacy from the University of Kansas in 1998. Before his current leadership role at APhA, Dr. Knoer was the Chief Pharmacy Officer at the Cleveland Clinic from 2011 to 2020, where he led an international pharmacy enterprise with a $1.4 billion dollar drug budget and 1,558 FTEs in 18 hospitals with facilities in Ohio, Florida, and Nevada; Toronto; London; and Abu Dhabi. After graduation from pharmacy school, he was an Operations Manager at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston for 3 years. Moving to Minnesota, he was the Director of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview, for a decade before being recruited to the Cleveland Clinic in 2011. Dr. Knoer has served the profession extensively through involvement in professional organizations at the local, state, and national levels. He is published widely on a variety of pharmacy and leadership topics. He is a frequent invited lecturer to state, national, and international audiences. He is often quoted as a health care expert on a broad array of topics in newspaper, radio, and television outlets. Dr. Knoer is a passionate advocate for patients and the profession of pharmacy. He has successfully lobbied boards of pharmacy in Ohio and Minnesota to allow the advancement of pharmacy practice, and he has led initiatives that changed Ohio and federal law related to the elevation of pharmacy practice and reducing the impact of drug shortages.

General Conference Information Disclosures: Financial support, if provided, for educational activities will be listed in program. Speakers have no relevant financial relationship to the activities. Cancellation Policy: If cancellation is made in writing 30 days prior to the program a refund will be made less a $10 service charge. If cancellation is made 29-10 days prior to the program, a refund will be made, less a $50 service charge. Cancellation requested in writing after that date will result in credit for another FPA CE program valid for one year. Children under the age of 18 are not permitted in the educational programs at anytime due to insurance liability issues. This includes children in strollers and carriers. The FPA complies with ADA requirements. Please contact the office in advance of the meeting for any needed technical assistance.

FPA adheres to the US Food & Drug Administration’s policy on industry supported educational activities. The FDA policy requires, among other things, that we conduct the educational program supported by any corporate educational grants independently and without control by the grantor of the program’s planning, content or execution. Furthermore, the programs must be free of commercial bias for or against any product. Each individual attending FPA’s Annual Meeting assumes all risks associated with his/her attendance and participation in all on-and off-site activities that occur during this time. By registering for this meeting, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless, FPA and its governing bodies, officers and employees from all loss, damage or liability arising out of or related to your attendance and participation at FPA’s Annual Meeting.

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FPA 131st Annual Meeting and Convention July 7-11, 2021 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

55Daily Education Registration

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_________________________

Before

June 18

Onsite

Amount

FPA Member

$165

$185

$_______

Non Member

$215

$235

$_______

Member Technician

$65

$85

$_______

Non Member Technician

$90

$110

$_______

Handbooks

$40

$_______

Please select the day(s) you will attend: Thursday

Full Package Registration

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. Before June 18

Onsite

Amount_

FPA Member

$345

$430

$_______

Non Member

$525

$610

$_______

Pharmacist BEST Value

$540

$625

$_______

Member Technician

$155

$185

$_______

Non Member Technician

$175

$210

$_______

Technician BEST Value

$185

$220

$_______

$150

$170

$_______

$40

$_______

3Student

Handbooks

Friday

Additional Tickets

Price

Amount

Exhibit Hall

$30

$______

Awards Event

$80

$______

Special Events Registration

The Poster Event is available to all pharmacy professionals and included in full and daily registrations. The Student Awards Event is not included in any registration packages. Quantity

Price

Amount

Poster Presenter One Day Registration $______ (Registration fee is based upon membership and professional status for Non-convention registrants.) Student Awards Event

_______

Interested in a Golf Outing?

Please indicate below which functions you will attend. If no boxes are selected, we will assume you will not attend any of the events listed below. Please see box 6 for additional tickets.

Sunday

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

(BEST Value includes Registration & Membership)

Saturday

$50

$______

Yes_____

No_____

FPA Polo Shirt (Deadline is June 4) Quantity Price 

Yes

______

$35

M/F ______

Size ______

Amount $_______



House of Delegates (Thursday)



FPPC Reception (Thursday)



Exhibit Hall (Friday and/or Saturday)



Awards Event (Saturday)



Christian Fellowship (Sunday)

Check (To: FPA) AMEX Discover MasterCard Visa



I will not attend any of these functions.

Account # ____________________________________________

House of Delegates

House of Delegates (Non-convention registrants)

Payment

Total Enclosed: $______

Security Code _________________ Expiration Date __________ Before June 10

Amount

$165

______

Billing Address ________________________________________ Signature ____________________________________________

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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