IPA in Action

2020-2021 IPA MEMBER FORUMS

New this year, IPA Member Forums are an added membership benefit for ENGAGED Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, and Student Pharmacist members to come together to learn, network and engage with the profession. To date, IPA has hosted two Member Forums: the Health-System Leadership Forum on October 21, 2020 and the Long Term Care Pharmacy Forum on January 20, 2021.

During the Health-System Forum, 38 pharmacists, technicians and students registered to take part in this event highlighting topics pertaining to individuals in health-system management and leadership roles. Panelists John Hamiel, PharmD, Brian Benson, PharmD, and Mike Brownlee, PharmD, MS, FASHP, kicked-off the first session discussing development of a contingency plan, including considerations for staffing, PPE, supply chain and more. Attendees then selected a breakout session under the topics of drug shortages, staying engaged in a virtual world, or an update on ASHP priorities. Lastly, attendees came back together for a session on ensuring APPE students have meaningful experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.

24 IPA members registered to take part in the Long-Term Care Pharmacy Forum last month. Lindsey Ludwig, BS, Executive Director of CPESN-IA, and Chad Worz, PharmD, BCGP, CEO of ASCP, led the first session on Operation Warp Speed and COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution. Kim Bergen Jackson, PhD, RN-BC, LNHA, then gave her experiences on the impact of COVID-19 on residents at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City. Mark Branum, PharmD, BCGP, Mark McMullen, BS Pharm, BCGP, and Kristin Meyer, PharmD, CGP, CACP, FASCP, led the last session on the future of long-term care. Make sure to save the date for our upcoming Member Forums! Register and learn more at www.iarx.org/forums.