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IPA Professional Awards
CONGRATULATIONS 2021 IPA AWARD RECIPIENTS
Bowl of Hygeia Steven Sayler, RPh Indianola
One of the most prestigious awards in pharmacy, the Bowl of Hygeia recognizes a pharmacist who has demonstrated a sustained commitment to community service.
Robert G. Gibbs Distinguished Pharmacist
Steve Firman, BS Pharm, MBA, FAPhA Cedar Falls
This award recognizes an Iowa pharmacist for outstanding contributions to the pharmacy profession and IPA.
Honorary President Dan Murphy, RPh Davenport
The Honorary President is selected each year to recognize a pharmacist’s sustained commitment to IPA and the pharmacy profession in Iowa.
Excellence in Innovation Casey Villhauer, PharmD, BCGP Ankeny
This award recognizes a pharmacist who has demonstrated significant innovation in their respective practice.
Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Rachel Otting, PharmD Dubuque
This award recognizes a pharmacist within their first 10 years of practice for their involvement and dedication to the profession.
Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Jen Morris, PharmD Manning
This award recognizes a health-system pharmacist who demonstrates service to the pharmacy profession, specifically hospital pharmacy. Patient Care Partner Genesis Health Group 3rd St. Clinic Davenport
This award is presented to a clinic or healthcare provider who has developed a patient care program that works cooperatively with patients and pharmacists to optimize care.
IPA Appreciation Award Lindsey Ludwig, RPh Des Moines
This award recognizes individuals and corporations for their support of organized pharmacy in the state of Iowa.
Pharmacy Technician of the Year Connie Siepker, CPhT Manning
This award recognizes a pharmacy technician in Iowa who has demonstrated outstanding involvement in IPA.
This award reflects Jerry Karbeling’s passion for professional organizations and the political process by recognizing one outstanding student pharmacist at Drake University each year.
Karbeling Leadership Award Alexis Clouse, Student Pharmacist The University of Iowa
This award reflects Jerry Karbeling’s passion for professional organizations and the political process by recognizing one outstanding student pharmacist at the University of Iowa each year.
Poster Presentation Award "antibiogramDSM: A Community Antibiogram and Educational Initiative" Andrew Meisner, PharmD, BCPS, et al.
IPA HOUSE OF DELEGATES: Final Policy Statements
The following policy was adopted by the 2021 House of Delegates during IPA’s 2021 Annual Meeting.
21-U1: BROWN AND WHITE BAGGING
1. IPA recognizes that brown and white bagging policies present challenges and risks for patients, providers, and pharmacies. 2. IPA supports regulations that prohibit third-party mandated brown bagging, which interrupts safe chain of custody of medications and could lead to patient harm. 3. IPA supports prohibiting third-party mandated white bagging when it presents negative implications for safe patient care or restricted access to medications.
4. IPA recognizes there may be limited instances when the use of white bagging is decided upon by the healthcare team to be in the best interest of the patient.
21-U2: HEALTH EQUITY
1. IPA supports the continuous evaluation of health disparities to guide the ongoing development of policies and interventions to approach health equity. 2. IPA supports the identification and accessibility of resources to combat health disparities to improve health equity.
21-U3: RURAL HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
1. IPA acknowledges the effect limited rural healthcare workforce has on access to patient care and supports the development of programs and infrastructure to expand access to healthcare in rural communities.
2. IPA supports the availability and financial viability of rural healthcare facilities, such as pharmacies, critical access hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and rural health clinics. 3. IPA supports continued expansion of the role of pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians to address shortages of rural healthcare workforce.
21-R1: MEDICAL BILLING
1. IPA supports the development of a standardized process for billing and equitable reimbursement of pharmacist-provided services under the medical benefit of government and private third-party payers. 2. IPA supports a medical billing workflow design that enhances the ability for pharmacists to provide care, while leveraging the expertise of the pharmacy informatics team to maximize revenue cycle compliance. 3. IPA supports information technology (IT) vendors and software support to enhance capacity and capability of IT systems to facilitate billing of pharmacy services. 4. IPA supports the development of education regarding the process and ability to bill for pharmacist services. 5. IPA opposes pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) restrictive involvement in the billing and compensation for pharmacist-provided services.
21-R2: PHARMACIST CREDENTIALING
1. IPA supports a fair and equitable, guideline-driven credentialing process as a mechanism to receive payment for pharmacist-delivered services.
2. IPA supports nationally-recognized vendors that can be utilized by pharmacists to facilitate credentialing with all government and private third-party payers.
21-R3: VACCINE CONFIDENCE
1. IPA recognizes pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists as leaders in vaccination efforts. 2. IPA encourages all workplace and community leaders to serve as champions for vaccinations to build vaccine confidence. 3. IPA supports evidence-based education on the importance of vaccinations for public health. 4. IPA supports pharmacy practice settings which require employee’s proof of vaccination for vaccines recommended by the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for healthcare workers unless there is a medical or religious exemption.
21-NBI-1: RACIAL INJUSTICE AND HEALTH DISPARITIES
1. IPA commits to creating a statewide work group consisting of pharmacy professionals and stakeholders to increase engagement and address the educational and directional needs of the pharmacy profession to improve diversity, equity, inclusion and justice in Iowa.
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DRAKE UNIVERSITY CPHS
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) recently welcomed sixty-six members into the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2025. The college continued its tradition of welcoming the incoming students through a two-day professional orientation program, culminating with the White Coat Ceremony on August 27 in Sheslow Auditorium.
Dean Renae Chesnut provided opening remarks, and Chuck Phillips, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Assessment, announced the students as they walked across the stage one by one and donned their white coats for the first time. The PharmD students heard remarks from Jerime Gendron, Student Governance P3 Class Representative, and Kate Gainer, Executive Vice President and CEO of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Gainer led the PharmD students in reciting the Professional Oath of a Pharmacist.
“The White Coat Ceremony is one of the most significant events that our PharmD... students experience as they begin their journeys in our professional programs,” said Dean Chesnut. The college hosted a physically-distanced event to ensure students could come together and participate.
WELCOME PHARMD CLASS OF 2025
Ruben Abraham Deena Alsabbah Trinity Baccam Kayla Batdorf Claire Behymer Lexie Bennett Devin Blish Michael Bracco Anna Braun Noah Budde Trinity Busch Abigail Crupi Megan Day Zoe DeWitt Jennifer Diaz Megan Earles Luke Ferguson Angelica Fic Sally Fry Eric Gallagher Zakkary Getz Marissa Grothe
Adela Hadziric MacKenzie Hester Megan Hoenig Anna Holden Jillian Hood Stacia Humphrey Alena Jomon Benjamin Jones Megan Kenney Austin Lampman Elma Lidjan Emily Luu Suzanne Mahalick Corinne McCormick Elizabeth Mensing Madeline Mews Jacob Miller Drew Momchilovich Hanna Mullen Carly Mullins McKenna Murcek Sophia Nguyen
Grant Nutter Kayla Nye Jaymie O'Connor Imor Okwaramoi Paula Ornelas Shawn Patel Mung Piang Bethany Reed-Jahncke Kathryn Reiman Alexis Sands Michaela Schick Ashley Sinnorai Karl Stadler Abigail Stumpner Amisha Tayal Eric Thai Hannah Thillman Kaitlyn Thomas Ryanne Trpkosh Rachel Turin Dylan Valley John Ware
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
WELCOME PHARMD CLASS OF 2025
Ruba Alagha Benjamin Allington Noor Alwaan Alicia Baccam Tristan Bautista Shae Becker Mahsa Behnami Jenna Bemiss Samson Bishop Ruth Black Natalie Boyer Arin Chinchilla Ashley Christenson Mitchell Coleman Abigail Crowner Peyton Cuddeback Kylie Duesing Rami El-Khateeb Lauren Finn Abigail Fiorentino Reagan Fritz Christina Gassman Lauren Gravert Isaak Hansen Lauryn Hanson Rayne Hollenback Sarah Hou Courtney Howe Porter Hummel
Elizabeth Hunter Sabah Ibrahim Charles Iles Jonathan Issa Brooke Jasper Kali Jensen Deeya Karkera McKayla Karr Khalid Khalid Sejin Kim Kayla Kinney Ally Kinsey Jacob Kokko-Ludemann Olivia Kulaszewicz Kristi Lee Jason Lin John Loomis Cole Ludolph Eric Macak Rebecca Manternach Steven Mather Taylor McIntosh Anthony Medina Maleena Moretti Ellise Mueller Will O'Brien Doaa Omer Grady Orwig Mushtaha Osman Janki Patel Janvi Patel Stephen Presti Davis Rieckenberg Morgan Ryan Marianne Said Andrew Schemmel Mitchell Schemmel Courtney Schenkelberg Meghan Schick Ethan Schultz Rebecca Scribano John Sheahan Ibrahim Shnati Mohamed Sobi Gavin Soppe Taylor Streck Lucy Sundrup Kisara Thompson Jason Torossian Christ Tran Tammy Tran Dante Vicini Kelly Vu Ryan Weber Emily Weyenberg Kaley Wolff Xiaoxuan Xu
Eighty-eight Doctor of Pharmacy students recited the Oath of the Pharmacist and were officially welcomed into the profession and University of Iowa College of Pharmacy during the annual White Coat Ceremony on August 21 at Hancher Auditorium.
Dean Donald Letendre emphasized the importance of professionalism and encouraged students to know their 'why,’ why they chose the profession of pharmacy. During the ceremony, students were coated by Clinical Professor Jay Currie, Veale Professor William Doucette, Clinical Associate Professor Deanna McDanel, and Clinical Associate Professor Jeffrey Reist. Chris Clayton, '00 PharmD and President of the Iowa Pharmacy Association, gave a warm welcome on behalf of the profession.
The event marked the end of the course, "Engagement: Professional Skills and Values," during which students were introduced to the college community and profession, learned about the curriculum, student resources, service and outreach opportunities, and participated in self-development and awareness activities.
