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COVER STORY: THE FUN WE HAD What can we say? The 2017 Georgia Pharmacy Convention was a blast — a perfect balance of fun, friends, and education. We’ve got the photos to prove it.
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You had to be there! Our new CEO offers his view of the Georgia Pharmacy Convention ... but leaves a crucial question unanswered.
Upcoming events and classes
4 news What’s happening in the Georgia pharmacy world Naloxone sans prescription, plus ticks, bees, wasps, flu, and more — it’s all in the latest news
21 PharmPAC Investors in the future of pharmacy in Georgia
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Dawsonville’s Liza Chapman brings a wealth of experience and know-how to the GPhA presidency.
Everything you need to know about those physician protocol agreements
23 contact us Who does what at GPhA — 4 and how to reach us
24 postscript Storytelling Why you need to tell yours
19 2017 awards These six men and women set the bar for Georgia pharmacy
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You had to be there! Was it intentional or was it an accident? That was the question I was asked most on Saturday afternoon at the convention —between the general membership meeting and the last general session. If you don’t know why they were asking, BOB COLEMAN you obviously weren’t there! If you were there, chances are you thought the convention was a big success — at least, that’s what the results from the post-convention survey tell us. As the newcomer to the group, I couldn’t agree more. Terry Watson set the tone and energized conventioneers as keynoter at the first general session. We had the pleasure of hosting and recognizing Senator Jeff Mullis, and representatives Bruce Broadrick, David Knight, and Butch Parrish, as well as hearing from members of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy. We thanked outgoing president Lance Boles, welcomed incoming president Liza Chapman, and swore in the new board of directors. It’s clear the GPhA membership is extremely well represented, and I’m looking forward to working with the board. Those were just a handful of the highlights. Attendees had three general sessions, dozens of CPE presentations, receptions for major PharmPAC donors, and the President’s Bash to enjoy. Not to mention the Expo Hall to explore, luncheons to attend, and plenty of opportunities to network with current colleagues and make new friends as well. Did I mention there was a beach and ocean too? As many of you know, I’m new not only to the Georgia Pharmacy Association, but to the world of pharmacy. I know some will think that’s a disadvantage for a CEO, but to be honest with you, I see it as an advantage. I come into the CEO’s position — and the industry — with no preconceived notions of what can and can’t be accomplished. As I see it, there is nothing but opportunity ahead for pharmacy and the GPhA membership. August/September 2017
“I COME INTO THE CEO’S POSITION WITH NO PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF WHAT CAN AND CAN’T BE ACCOMPLISHED.” Sure, I’m still learning what all the abbreviations stand for, but I’ll get those down. My plan is to focus on growing our membership, continuing our great advocacy programs, and providing great value to our existing members. As I said at the convention, I don’t understand why every Georgia pharmacist isn’t a member. My plan is to change that, and I’m going to be enlisting your help to do that. I hope I can count on you! By the time you read this, you should have received at least one request to renew your membership. I’m looking forward to having you back. In fact, this year we’re offering a new benefit: annual auto-renewal. It will save you the hassle of renewing every summer, and it will save the association time and money as well. The 2017 convention only strengthened my belief in the opportunities ahead for GPhA. To everyone who took the time to talk with me, wish me well, and offer their support: Thank you. Your kindness was and is greatly appreciated. If I didn’t meet you on Amelia Island, I look forward to learning about your businesses and concerns back here on the mainland. Please feel free to drop me an e-mail (bcoleman@gpha.org) or give me a call (404-419-8121) anytime. I’d love to hear from you. So, was it intentional or an accident? I’m not telling. You’ll just have to wait and see what happens next year! Georgia Pharmacy A S S O C I AT I O N
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SPEAKING OF DEADLY STREET DRUGS… The Georgia Board of Pharmacy has passed an emergency rule regulating a new kind of synthetic opioid — tetrahydrofuran fentanyl — as a Schedule 1 substance. This is the drug that was being sold on the street as counterfeit Percoset, and that caused a wave of overdoses across central Georgia — Albany, Centerville, Macon, Perry, and Warner Robins. It’s killed at least two people and hospitalized dozens in the state. Just handling the pills can cause an overdose as the drug can be absorbed through the skin. Even worse, it can be resistant to naloxone, putting both unsuspecting users and first responders at risk.
HERE COMES IMMUNIZE GEORGIA The one-day, 2017 Immunize Georgia Conference is being held in Columbus on Friday, September 15, and is offering 6.25 pharmacy credit hours. You’ll find plenty more info at immunizegeorgia.com, but take note: They aren’t accepting on-site registrations this year. You’ve got to register in advance. 4
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Yes, you can dispense naloxone without a prescription GEORGIA PHARMACISTS! Remember: You can dispense naloxone without a prescription. For some reason — despite our e-mails, blog posts, news digests, smoke signals, and whatnot — there are pharmacists and technicians who don’t realize this. So, once again: You can dispense naloxone without a prescription. There are rules and caveats, of course, including: • You must keep a copy of the June 26, 2017 standing order of Dr. Fitzgerald, authorizing the dispensing of naloxone. • You must keep a record of each prescription of naloxone you issue through that standing order, including the name of each purchaser, his or her date of birth, address, city, state, and ZIP Code. (Electronically is fine.)
• You must keep that record for at least two years. • You are not required to submit information regarding each naloxone prescription dispensed to Georgia’s PDMP. • You are not required to maintain naloxone in your biennial inventories. • Hospital pharmacies are not required to treat naloxone as a controlled substance for purposes of recordkeeping and distribution. • Yes, interns and externs under pharmacist supervision are also authorized to dispense naloxone. All this information, including a link to that standing order, is available at GPhA.org/naloxone. Ask your friends and co-workers to be sure they got the message, too. If not … let them know! August/September 2017
2016 FLU VACCINE: FAIR TO MIDDLING Last year’s flu vaccine was less effective than usual, according to the CDC.
TICK SEASON, 2017 Back in 2014, trees decided to produce more acorns and other seeds the next year. (It’s something trees do called “masting,” and scientists aren’t sure what makes the trees choose one year over another*.) In 2015 they did, leading to a booming rodent population in 2016. Those rodents had babies, which were ripe for spreading all sorts of wonderful tick-borne illnesses — in 2017. So 2017 is going to be one of the worst years for ticks in recent memory, according to immunologists. That means you and your patients need to be on the lookout for tick bites and signs of Lyme disease and West Nile Virus. You know the drill: DEET is the best repellent you can get, and treating clothes with permethrin is even better. Tell your patients
and customers not to mess with natural remedies, random essential oils, or Aunt Martha’s proven repellent. This isn’t the year to take chances.
A tick bite could make you allergic to … meat? Yep. Watch out for the Lone Star tick, notable for the spot on its back. Its bite can contain a molecule called galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose — aka “Alpha-Gal.” If the body’s immune system reacts to and rejects the substance, it can also begin to reject meat in general. It’s called “alpha-gal syndrome” and could really put a damper on your lifestyle. *This is what you learn reading the awesome The Hidden Life of Trees.
There’s a national shortage of bee and wasp venom That’s bad news because the venom is used for venom immunotherapy by people allergic to stings. The two U.S.based manufacturers both had August/September 2017
contamination problems, so physicians have to ration their remaining supplies. Bonus water-cooler fact: The venom is gathered by hand.
OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS 2014-15
23 % 2015-16
47 % 2016-17
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BROKEN DOWN For kids: (up to eight years old) 61 % effective For adults 18 to 49: 19 % effective For people over 65: 25 % effective
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GOVERNOR NAMES BOARD OF PHARMACY APPOINTEES Congratulations to Mike Faulk and Bill Prather, both of whom were reappointed today to the Board of Pharmacy by Governor Deal. Faulk has owned Shoppers Pharmacy in Eatonton. Prather is a retired pharmacist and former owner of Blue Ridge Pharmacy in Blue Ridge. GPhA members voted unanimously at our annual membership meeting to support their reappointment to the board.
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Flu vaccine in a patch, Georgia style A team from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University have developed a microneedle patch for delivering the flu vaccine. The size of a band-aid, it’s applied to the skin painlessly, and the tiny needles dissolve when they’re done — just a few minutes. And it can be selfapplied (assuming at least a moderate level of intelligence, of course). If developed, the patch could allow vaccines to be distributed and administered more easily. August/September 2017
GPhA Leadership Changes
Outgoing president Lance Boles administers the oath of office to Liza Chapman.
Five new region presidents are sworn in.
NEW LEADERSHIP INSTALLED Liza Chapman of Dawsonville was installed as GPhA’s 2017-18 president during the 2017 Georgia Pharmacy Convention on Amelia Island, Fla. Chapman is a 16-year veteran of Kroger, where she’s currently the pharmacy clinical sales manager of the company’s Atlanta division. (See page 12 for more about our new president.) Independent pharmacist Tim Short of Cumming assumes the role of president-elect, while Lance Boles of Hartwell becomes our immediate past president or “IPP.” In addition, Ashish Advani of Atlanta, Wes Chapman of Vidalia, and Kevin Florence of Athens were elected to serve on the board of directors.
Also recognized at the convention were 2017-18 region presidents: Region 1: Region 2: Region 3: Region 4: Region 5: Region 6: Region 7: Region 8: Region 9: Region 10: Region 11: Region 12:
Angela Wampler, Midway* Joe Holt, Valdosta Renee Smith, Waverly Hall* Blake Daniel, McDonough Josh Kinsey, Atlanta* Matt Crist, Macon William Huang, Smyrna* Chad McDonald, Waycross Justin Hildreth, Cumming* Kevin Florence, Athens David H. Jones, Evans* Stephanie Kirkland, Rhine
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Board of Directors Ashish Advani* Michael Azzolin Wes Chapman* Sharon Deason Kevin Florence* Amy Miller Fred Sharpe Jonathan Sinyard Chris Thurmond * Elected in 2017
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Nine members of the 2017–18 board of directors are installed.
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news Putting that old argument to the test Pharma companies charge more for their drugs in the U.S. than anywhere else — we pay an average of 240 percent more than other developed countries. They’ve always argued that they have to, because other countries cap their prices and they need the money to pay for research and development.
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That turns out not to be the case. Researchers looked at the prices of drugs, the companies’ spending on R&D, and the excess cost in the U.S. The conclusion they published in Health Affairs: The higher prices we pay compared to the rest of the world “generates substantially more than the companies spend globally on their research and development.” “This finding counters the claim that the higher prices paid by U.S. patients and taxpayers are necessary to fund research and development,” they wrote. “Rather, there are billions of dollars left over even after worldwide research budgets are covered.” 8
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New GPhA Members GPhA welcomes our newest members (as of May 15, 2017). Pharmacists Bernard Britton; Nashville, Tenn. Ahmed Ali; Fairfield, Calif. Leah Andress; Florence, Ala. Pana Ninan; Johns Creek Jayce Ninan; Johns Creek Warren Koehler; Evans Sarah Beth Mace; Decatur Wendy Davis; Louisville Gregory Seagraves; Athens Amy Tillman; Savannah Breelyn Harmon; Leesville, S.C. Melissa Berman; Cocoa Beach, Fla. Dawanna Cuyler; Louisville Andrew Stivers; Carrboro, N.C. Meryl Lanning; Kansas City, Mo. Alishah Rahemtulla; Burlington, Iowa Amanda Gethmann; Bayside, N.Y. Rachel Cox; Aiken, S.C.
Lisa Simmons; Clayton Joe DiNinno; Apollo, Pa. Heather DeBellis; Savannah Rebecca Bailey; Chickamauga Chris McGourk; Decatur Tri Phan; Poway, Calif. Kati Turner; Columbus Daniel Boalch; Bremen Georgia Pharmacy Silky Beaty; Tucker Alyssa Martin; Cumming A S S O C I AT I O N Sandi Harris; Woodstock Alana Thompson; Birmingham, Ala. John Griffin; Washington, Ga. Patrick Kelly; Chester Pharmacy Technicians Marlee Grounds; Rocklin, Calif. Karen Curry; Tennille Amy Reaves; Cusseta, Ala. Yesha Patel; Valdosta Sheena Bethea; Alpharetta Taylor Thompson; Quitman Carly Weisser; Cooper City, Fla. Rosaura Delgado; Valdosta Andrew Parrish; Northport, Ala. Carla Ricks; Valdosta Mardhia Dayisi; Dunlap, Ill. Hatel Patel;OPENValdosta BLACK & WHITE Jon Child; Carmichael, Calif. James Lech; Hilton Head, S.C Daniel Garrett; Cookeville, Tenn. Ehiaghe Adodo; Forest Park Elise Kang; Pittsburgh, Pa.
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calendar For details, registration, and more info visit GPhA.org/calendar. August 13 APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery: A Certificate Program for Pharmacists
October 12 Laws and Regulations in Georgia: What Pharmacy Technicians Must Know (CPEasy)
August 15, September 7 The Dreaded OSHA Update (CPEasy)
October 19 Basic Training: 30 Medications and Classifications Pharmacy Technicians Need to Know (CPEasy)
September 14 2017 New Law Update (CPEasy) September 21 2017 New Drug Update: A Formulary Approach (CPEasy) October 5 Pharmacy Abbreviations and Calculations for Technicians (CPEasy) August/September 2017
October 21 APhA’s The Pharmacist & Patient-Centered Diabetes Care October 22 APhA’s Delivering Medication Therapy Management Services
October 22 2017 AIP Fall Meeting November 2 Value-Based Payment Models: Fee for Quality in Outpatient Community Settings (CPEasy) November 9 Lean In: Quality Improvement in the Highly Efficient Pharmacy (CPEasy) November 16 The Pharmacist’s Role in Improving Quality Measures & Coordination of Care (CPEasy)
December 3 APhA’s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program December 7 Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Event Prevention (CPEasy) December 9 Quality Prescribing National Action Plan for ADE Prevention (CPEasy) December 12 Pharmacogenomics of Drug Metabolism: A New Opportunity for Pharmacists (CPEasy)
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Following the protocol Greg Reybold, GPhA‘s vice president of public policy and association counsel, offers his perspective on issues specific to pharmacy. As a reminder, nothing in this column constitutes legal advice. If you have a legal issue or question, consult your own attorney.
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For how long is my vaccine protocol agreement good? Two years. Georgia law requires that protocol agreements be renewed, revised, or updated biennially by the physician and the pharmacist, and it specifies that agreements that are not
renewed expire. My understanding is that the Composite Medical Board is expecting these “renewed, revised, or updated” agreements to be re-executed and re-filed, so in a way they’re being treated as new agreements. Many pharmacists entered into these agreements in the summer of 2015 and so it may be time to look at re-executing or renewing and re-filing. Is there anything additional I need to do? Yes. One of the requirements in each protocol agreement is an affidavit signed by the pharmacist making certain attestations — including that you agree to comply with the requirements of the protocol. When a new agreement is entered, a new affidavit should be executed and provided to the physician as well as kept on site for GDNA inspection. Because renewals are being treated the same as new agreements, it would be advisable to execute new affidavits as well. Do I need to have an alternative physician identified in my protocol agreement? No. Neither the law nor Composite Medical Board
rules require a protocol agreement to have an alternative physician identified. Have there been any changes to the law since its inception in 2015? Yes. In 2016 the Georgia legislature exempted hospital and health-system pharmacists from certain protocol requirements when administering the flu vaccine to existing patients (subject to certain conditions). While the law originally carves out hospitals and others from the protocol requirements for activities within the building, the 2016 update appears to target activities of hospitals and health systems that are not conducted within their walls. Additionally, in 2016 the Georgia legislature revised the requirement from mandating that pharmacists take a “complete case history” to requiring that they take an “appropriate case history.” But wait: While the law changed, the Composite Medical Board Rules still require a complete case history. So until the Composite Medical Board rules are changed, the conservative approach is to include “complete case history” language in the protocol agreement, and to conduct a complete case history prior to administering an immunization.
Of note, “complete case history” isn’t defined in the Georgia code nor the Composite Medical Board rules, so a pharmacist’s professional judgment is required in determining what constitutes a complete or appropriate case history.
DO YOU HAVE AN ISSUE YOU’D LIKE TO SEE ADDRESSED IN THIS COLUMN? LET US KNOW — SUBMIT IT TO GREG AT GREYBOLD@GPHA.ORG.
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PLEASE HELP GET THE WORD OUT THAT PHARMACISTS CAN DISPENSE NALOXONE WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION. NALOXONE
who are in a position to provide assistance to a person experiencing an opioid related overdose. It’s important to note that the goal of the law — and the standing order — is to facilitate the widest possible availability of naloxone in the state. Giving pharmacists the ability to dispense via the standing order was widely recognized as the best way of increasing that availability. Please help in getting the word out to nonGPhA pharmacists that they can in fact dispense naloxone without a prescription, pursuant to the standing order. Just remember that every pharmacy doing that must keep a copy of the standing order on file.
Do I need a protocol agreement to dispense Naloxone? No. Pharmacists can dispense naloxone in approved forms to eligible people either through a prescription or through a standing order from the state health officer. Who are eligible people? The standing order executed by Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald identifies eligible people broadly to include family members, friends, coworkers, first responders, schools, pain management clinics, harm reduction organizations, and other people or entities
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Use of this article, or the information it contains, does not constitute any legal advice, does NOT establish any attorney-client relationship, and does NOT create any legal duty on the part of the author or the Georgia Pharmacy Association. When making a decision that may have legal consequences, readers should consult with qualified legal counsel.
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Changing the Model Liza Chapman takes the reins as GPhA’s 2017–18 president, bringing a potent combination of intelligence, charm, vision, and experience. By Phillip Ratliff
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Pharmacy school graduates of the early more cost effective for Kroger, Chapman con2000s may fondly recall the era’s exuberant vinced Kroger to make the APhA certificate trainjob market, where retail chains were droping program a requirement for pharmacists in her ping offers and attractive signing bonuses division. Kroger management agreed: The idea left and right. It was not uncomwas a winner. Looking back, Chapman mon to receive several job offers, nor said that she and her team were “on to leave the signing table with the the cusp of a wave.” keys to a new car. Working with the Kroger corporate More significant were differences office and APhA faculty, she secured in the practice of pharmacy itself. It licensing for their program, went was the period that pharmacists first through APhA’s train the trainer probegan to flex their provider muscles gram, and began offering the immunisimply by offering immunizations. zation certificate program in house. The profession was on the cusp of a At first, participation was encourpharmacist-as-provider revolution. aged but not a job a requirement. As It was a revolution that incoming the program gained traction, however, LIZA CHAPMAN GPhA president Liza Chapman arguKroger made immunization certificaably helped engineer. In her 16 years tion training mandatory. Anxiety set From: Manchester, with the Kroger Company, Chapman in. Some pharmacists got into pharmaGeorgia has carved out new markets for cy in part because they didn’t want to Graduated from: pharmacist-delivered services, even have to stick needles in patients, ChapMercer University College inventing new ways to integrate Kroman said. They needed convincing. of Pharmacy ger’s grocery side. She implemented True to form, Chapman adminisemployee wellness programs that are tered the new immunization program Lives in: Dawsonville poised to become a model for public with something of a soft touch. “I did facing services (once billing practices a lot of hand holding,” she said. “And Lives with: her husband catch on and catch up). And she’s done of 18 years, Ronny; her dog, eventually, pharmacists said, ‘This is a all this while being, GPhA members great service. You helped subside my Lamar; and her cat, Kat. will tell you, one of the nicest people fears.’” you’ll ever meet. In just two years, Chapman had When Kroger tapped Chapman transformed the immunization proto advance its new immunization program in gram at Kroger. Georgia pharmacy schools soon 2004, pharmacist-delivered immunizations were began requiring immunization certification trainabout a year old in Georgia. Kroger pharmacies, ing as part of the curriculum, but it was Chapman like most every pharmacy in Georgia, had yet to who took the lead. discover their potential. She’d also anticipated the model for how Kroger Arguing that pharmacist-delivered immunizapharmacists would function — as both dispenstions would be more accessible to patients and ers and, increasingly, as providers of healthcare
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CHAPMAN’S VISION FOR THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY CONTINUES TO EXPAND: MTM AND DIABETES EDUCATION, SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAMS, AND FITNESS AND NUTRITION COACHING services (services that were reaching new patients and tapping new revenue streams). The change of mindset as well as the practical experience of building infrastructure would serve Chapman well in her next venture for Kroger: implementing its diabetes counseling services program. “This time, pharmacists met the program with excitement,” she said. “Having gone through immunization certification training really helped with their confidence.” Chapman’s vision for the practice of pharmacy continues to expand. Working for a company famous for its grocery side has suggested opportunities to bring nutrition counseling to patient “touches,” along with MTM, diabetes education, smoking cessation programs, and fitness and nutrition coaching. Chapman’s GPhA career has been equally impressive.
Her involvement in GPhA began right after college, and she quickly impressed the people she worked with. She rose through the ranks: chair of the Academy of Employee Pharmacists, region 10 president, board member, and finally the path to president. She was inaugurated on June 17. As GPhA’s 2017–18 president, Chapman promises to continue to unite pharmacists from all practice settings in the push for provider status. Her experiences at Kroger convinced her that pharmacists must make the case that they need to be paid for enhanced services. Her experience at GPhA convinced her that the way to do this was together. “What we all have in common is the expansion of our scope of practice,” Chapman said. “Working together to achieve it affects us all, benefits us all. It also benefits our patients when we have the authority and autonomy to provide greater care than we currently are.” Georgia Pharmacy A S S O C I AT I O N
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CONVENTION 2017:
The fun we had
AWESOME DOESN’T BEGIN TO DESCRIBE the 2017 Georgia Pharmacy Convention. Think life-changing and staggeringly incredible. Operas will be written about those three days on Amelia Island, and there’s talk of a movie deal. Perhaps a bit of exaggeration — but it was an amazing convention. Almost 300 pharmacists, technicians, student pharmacists, academics, and their families from
across Georgia descended on the Omni Amelia Island Plantation for three and a half days of — to crib from our slogan — growing, playing, and connecting. We had more attendees, more families, more exhibitors, and more CPE than ever, and the joint was… if not jumping, certainly bouncing enthusiastically. Turn the page to check out some of what you saw (or what you missed)….
CONVENTION 2017: BY THE NUMBERS Total attendees:
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THE EXPO HALL With more than 70 vendors offering products, services, and ideas, the Expo Hall was busy whenever it was open. Plenty of exhibitors brought products to demonstrate and share. And the kids appreciated all the fun giveaways, of course. (Oh, and congratulations to all the various prize winners — from Yeti coolers to gift certificates to gift baskets.)
LEARNING Of course the official purpose of the cvonvention is education and networking, and there was plenty of that, with three major keynotes and 29 other CPE courses on topics from pharmacy management to cannabinoids to MTM and med sync. The most popular course (aside from the keynotes)? Greg Reybold’s “New Laws Update,” with Mike Crooks’s “Improving Opioid Safety” a close second.
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FAMILIES One of the great things about the Georgia Pharmacy Convention is that we encourage you to bring your families (well, not to the CPE courses). There’s so much to do, it makes a great working vacation. This year was no exception — two of three attendees brought a significant other, and a quarter brought their kid(s). Perfect weather, the beach, the pools, the shopping, the nature center… and that was without leaving the resort!
FUN Stay at the convention, head to the beach, rent a boat and fish, go to town ... any way you want it, there was plenty of fun to be had at the convention and on the island. There’s a reason so many folks brought their families — Amelia Island is a great place to play (in between those CPE sessions, of course).
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FOOD Sure, the restaurants were great (did you try the plantains at the Oceanside?), but there was also great food right in the Expo Hall — cooked while you watched, made to order, and a great mix of local flavor and Southern traditional.
20 YEARS A special shout-out goes to our own Jeff Lurey — director of the Academy of Independent Pharmacy and vice president of independent pharmacy — who celebrated 20 years of helping Georgia’s independent pharmacy owners.
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The best of us In every profession, there are those who go beyond the ordinary — the trendsetters and leaders who serve as the examples we point to, and whose careers we all hope to emulate. Each year GPhA honors those pharmacists with awards that acknowledge the qualities
they have exhibited, from a passion for the profession and patients to the dedication of time and energy in the service of others. This year we recognized six honorees who best demonstrate those qualities. Congratulations to the following men and women — our 2017 honorees. .
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Distinguished Young Pharmacist
The award: recognizes a pharmacist who has demonstrated excellence in community-based prescription drug abuse prevention to raise awareness of this serious public health problem. Presented by Cardinal Health. Winner: Laird Miller of Gainesville, for his work with pharmacists and with the Medical Association of Georgia on the “Think About It” anti-abuse campaign, and his spearheading of an effort to have independent pharmacies stock naloxone.
The award: Recognizes emerging leaders in Georgia — men and women who have demonstrated energy and commitment to improving themselves, the association, and the profession. Presented by Pharmacists Mutual. Winner: Ashley London of Evans, for bringing new life and energy to GPhA’s Academy of Employee Pharmacists, and helping create a new track of continuing education programs at the Georgia Pharmacy Convention.
The Bowl of Hygeia:
Dr. Hewitt “Ted” Matthews One of the highest recognitions one can earn in the pharmacy profession, the Bowl of Hygeia recipient is selected each year by GPhA’s Council of Presidents as a person who meets the highest standard of community service — someone who represents our profession in a manner that exemplifies pharmacists as good citizens. This year’s honoree is a Fayetteville pharmacist and dean of the pharmacy school at Mercer University: Dr. Hewitt “Ted” Matthews — a man with more than three decades of service to the profession. It’s fitting that he receive the Bowl of Hygeia as the capstone of his illustrious career in Georgia. A 1968 graduate of Mercer’s Southern School of Pharmacy, he returned to Mercer in 1973 — after completing his postgrad work at the University of Wisconsin and with the CDC — as a faculty member. He was named dean of the School of Pharmacy in 1990, and under his watch, the School of Pharmacy expanded and
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improved, soon reaching a position of national prominence. Over the years he has received the Dean’s Award from the American College of Apothecaries, the V. Carlton Henderson Award from Mercer’s Pharmacy Alumni Association, Wendell T. Hill Award from the Association of Black Health-Systems Pharmacists, and the Chauncey I. Cooper Award from the National Pharmaceutical Association. When Matthews retired earlier this year, Governor Nathan Deal proclaimed May 17, 2017, as “Hewitt W. ‘Ted’ Matthews Day” in Georgia in recognition of Matthews’s outstanding contributions to pharmacy and health education. He has also been an extraordinary mentor to countless Mercer pharmacy students, many of whom, thanks to his example, have gone on to leadership positions in the pharmacy profession. Simply put, Dean Matthews epitomizes the principles of community service for which this award was developed.
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Mal T. Anderson Outstanding Region President The award: presented to the person among GPhA’s 12 region presidents whom the GPhA Council of Presidents has determined to have done the most to advance his or her region, the pharmacy profession and the Georgia Pharmacy Association. Winner: Johnathan Hamrick of Atlanta (Region 5), for demonstrating a strong commitment to the association and working hard to promote GPhA to current and prospective members.
Excellence in Innovation Pharmacy Practice The award: presented to a Georgia pharmacist who has demonstrated outstanding innovation in advancing the practice of pharmacy — someone whose ideas and actions are improving the profession in ways that help us all serve our patients better. Sponsored by NASPA and Upsher-Smith Laboratories. Winner: Jennifer Shannon of Alpharetta, for the innovative transition-of-care plan she developed and implements at Lily’s Pharmacy in John’s Creek.
The Larry L. Braden Meritorious Service Award
Robert Bowles: A Purpose Driven Career Ask those who know Robert Bowles to describe the 69-year old retired pharmacist from Thomaston, and you’ll likely detect a pattern: driven, intellectually curious, a problem-solver, a man with purpose and passion. So, in 2012, when Bowles was diagnosed with Lewy Body dementia, Bowles realized he faced a choice — to continue to live his life with the same sort of drive and passion that defined his legendary pharmacy career (more on that in a moment), or to withdraw from service and succumb to the disease. Bowles faced his choice with at least a couple of strikes against him. The first 18 months of symptoms were horrible, he recalls. “I had no purpose. I was sleeping 16 to 20 hours a day. My body was telling me something wasn’t right but doctors couldn’t find the cause.” It took doctors 18 months to figure out Bowles was suffering from Lewy Body Dementia. After the diagnosis, Bowles resolved to tenaciously confront the disease, both for his own sake and to help other patients and their families. Bowles started a website in 2015: lbdlivingbeyonddiagnosis.com. Today, it reaches families in 39 countries. He brought renowned dementia expert Teepa Snow to Thomaston in 2016, where 800 healthcare professionals attended. Bowles also serves on the advisory council and board of directors for the Dementia Action Alliance, and is Dementia Spotlight’s executive program advisor. It’s all in line with Bowles’ longstanding commitment to expanding the frontiers of healthcare. Bowles began his career in 1972, as a partner in an
independent pharmacy operation in Thomaston. In 1983, he bought out his partner and began remaking his practice — he earned certifications in immunization, diabetes education, compounding, and therapeutic stockings and shoes. As a fellow in the American Society of Consulting Pharmacy, he reviewed medication issues for six long-term care facilities, reviewing medication charts and looking for ways to ensure safety and cut medications when there was no diagnosis to justify them. Along the way, Bowles amassed an impressive list of honors and awards. He served as president of the GPhA Board of Directors in 2008 to 2009. He won the Innovative Pharmacist of the Year Award and the AIP Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award in 2003, the NCPA Prescription Drug Safety award in 2010, and the Bowl of Hygeia in 2014. Adding to the list is his win of this year’s Larry T. Braden Meritorious Service Award. Although his years as a practicing pharmacist are behind him — Bowles retired in 2010 — his personal experience with Lewy Body Dementia has provided a new avenue for continuing his health care service. “Families affected by dementia are rarely given a path forward,” Bowles said. “At the time of diagnosis, they are often told to get their affairs in order and to return in six months for another visit. That’s not a good game plan. I try to help people understand that there are ways to live with dementia. “Just because the diagnosis concurs, there are things we can do to still have hope and purpose.” —Phil Ratliff Georgia Pharmacy A S S O C I AT I O N
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INVESTING IN PHARMPAC IS INVESTING IN YOUR PRACTICE. 2017 PHARMPAC INVESTORS The following pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, students, and others have joined GPhA’s PharmPAC for the 2017 calendar year. The contribution levels are based on investment through June 30, 2017.
Diamond Investors ($4,800 or $400/month)
RALPH BALCHIN Fayetteville
CHARLES BARNES Valdosta
MAC McCORD Atlanta
SCOTT MEEKS Douglas
FRED SHARPE Albany
Titanium Investors ($2,400 or $200/month)
DAVID GRAVES Macon
LON LEWIS St. Simons Island
TOMMY LINDSEY Omega
BRANDALL LOVVORN Bremen
DEAN STONE Metter
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Platinum Investors ($1,200 or $100/month)
Gold Investors ($600 or $50/month)
BRUCE BROADRICK THOMAS BRYAN, JR. WILLIAM CAGLE HUGH CHANCY KEITH CHAPMAN WES CHAPMAN DALE COKER BILLY CONLEY BLAKE DANIEL AL DIXON JACK DUNN ROBERT HATTON CASSIE HAYES MARSHA KAPILOFF IRA KATZ JEFF LUREY DREW MILLER LAIRD MILLER
JAMES BARTLING NICHOLAS BLAND LANCE BOLES WILLIAM BREWSTER LIZA CHAPMAN BARON CURTIS MARSHALL CURTIS MAHLON DAVIDSON SHARON DEASON ED DOZIER KEVIN FLORENCE KERRY GRIFFIN JONATHAN HAMRICK MICHAEL ITEOGU STEPHANIE KIRKLAND GEORGE LAUNIUS MACK LOWREY EUGENE MCDONALD
HOUSTON ROGERS DANIEL ROYAL JOHN SANDLIN TIM SHORT TERESA SMITH CARL STANLEY DENNIS STRICKLAND CHRIS THURMOND DANNY TOTH ALEX TUCKER TOMMY WHITWORTH
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Michael Adeleye Nelson Anglin Michael Azzolin Larry Braden James Carpenter David Carr Chandler Conner Ben Cravey Michael Crooks Gregory Drake James Elrod Marshall Frost Amy Galloway Becky Hamilton Joe Holt Susan Kane Willie Latch Tracie Lunde
Lynn Marshall Hillary Jack Mbadugha Bill McLeer Wallace Partridge Donald Piela, Jr Jonathan Sinyard Renee Smith Austin Tull
Jason Jones Josh Kinsey Brenton Lake Micheal Lewis Jonathan Marquess Max Mason Terry Shaw Amanda Stankiewicz Randall Thorton Marie Tomblin
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Fred Barber
Phil Barfield Claude Bates Bryce Carter Jean Cox Mathew Crist Larry Harkleroad Phillip James
Member Investors (up to $150)
Marla Banks Joe Brogdon Tricia Francetich Josh Greeson Lori Harvey Hannah Head
BOBBY MOODY SUJAL PATEL WILLIAM PRATHER GREG REYBOLD DARYL REYNOLDS ANDY ROGERS BEN ROSS JOHN SHERRER SHARON SHERRER JEFF SIKES JAMES THOMAS WILLIAM TURNER CHUCK WILSON H.D. WILSON, III INTEGRATGED FINANCIAL GROUP MERCER UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
John Herndon Iris Ivey Jennifer Leavy Charles Lott Mike Martin Kathy McLeod Darby Norman Mi-Deok Park Donnie Payne William Perry Alex Pinkston Thomas Rawls Jennifer Richardson Brian Rickard Stacey Schuessler Amanda Smith Sara Traylor John Whitehead Kelestan Packaging, Inc Prescription Packaging Investment, LLC
HELP US REACH OUR GOAL FOR 2017! PharmPAC funds help elect legislators who are friendly to pharmacy. As of June 30, 2017, we still had a long way to $130,000, our goal for the year.
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GPhA LEADERSHIP President & Chair of the Board LIZA CHAPMAN, Dawsonville liza.chapman@kroger.com President-Elect TIM SHORT, Cumming garph9@aol.com Immediate Past President LANCE BOLES, Hartwell lanceboles@hotmail.com Directors ASHISH ADVANI, Atlanta aaadvani@gmail.com WES CHAPMAN, Bishop weschapmanpc@gmail.com SHARON DEASON, Newnan sdeason99@hotmail.com AMY MILLER, Gainesville amylulapharmacy@gmail.com FRED SHARPE, Albany fsharpe@u-save-it.com JONATHAN SINYARD, Cordele sinyardj@gmail.com KEVIN FLORENCE, Athens add.drug@gmail.com CHRIS THURMOND, Athens vildrug@bellsouth.net Chief Executive Officer BOB COLEMAN bcoleman@gpha.org
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Putting our ideas into the world At the recent Georgia Pharmacy Convention, I was able to share my vision for the upcoming 2017-18 association year. My efforts serving as president will take direction from the LIZA CHAPMAN GPhA mission statement: the association shall work to heighten the public’s perception of the profession of pharmacy and pharmacists and to promote the value of pharmacy services to the health and welfare of the general public. The focus is specifically on the public’s perception and value because the public isn’t aware of the services that are offered and provided by pharmacists. GPhA is the premier professional organization of the state that can lead the charge and is in the perfect position do so. How will the mission be achieved and awareness heightened? Both will occur by simply telling our stories to the public which is made up our patients and the healthcare providers. Over the past 20 years, distribution and dispensing have become intermingled with the services offered by pharmacists, such as immunizations, health screenings, disease-state education and management, medication synchronization, and MTM. Consultation services, daily rounds, kinetic dosing adjustments and medication reconciliation are being provided by consultant and health-system pharmacists. Do patients know that these services are available? The majority does not, and it is because pharmacists haven’t done a good job in telling our stories. If patients knew that their personal pharmacists provided these services and if the services were covered by their insurance, patients would be demanding and requesting the offerings. This is why it is so important that we begin the process of obtaining provider status on both the state and national levels, so that patients can receive these invaluable services as covered benefits. We must tell patients the specifics of the services that are available so that 24 Georgia Pharmacy
they too will assist with our advocacy efforts of achieving provider status. Begin writing your own story on how you have impacted care so you can share with your patients and help make the case of the importance of the services you provide. Let them know you are a valued member of the healthcare team and you deserve to have such designation and should be reimbursed accordingly. Once we are able to show our importance to patients, then let us spread the good word of our value to other healthcare professionals that we work with on a daily basis. We must communicate our stories in order for physi-
BEGIN WRITING YOUR OWN STORY ON HOW YOU HAVE IMPACTED CARE. cians and mid-level providers to assist in the defense of the importance of the pharmacy profession to build the case to broaden the scope of practice. Pharmacists are already having great success in other states, so why can’t we contribute more to the healthcare process in Georgia? Through the advocacy efforts of GPhA, we can achieve legislative results to expand the services provided and secure our seat at the table of healthcare providers by finally achieving provider status. This day will come, and I am optimistic it will be in the very near future. The mission of GPhA to increase the awareness and value of the pharmacist is realistic and achievable through our efforts across all practice settings. “Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world,” wrote Robert McKee. I dare you to share your story and the impact you make each day to improve the care of the patients living within our great state. We each have a story to tell. Georgia Pharmacy A S S O C I AT I O N
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