IPA ANNUAL MEETING 2023

from IPA Journal Apr/May/Jun 2023

by Iowa Pharmacy Association

2023 IPA BOARD ELECTION

June 15-16 Des Moines, IA

Hilton Des Moines Downtown

TUESDAY, JUNE 6

6:00-8:00 PM House of Delegates: Session I (Virtual)

THURSDAY, JUNE 15

8:00-8:50 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast & Exhibit Hall

8:50-9:00 AM Welcome

9:00-10:00 AM

KEYNOTE – Pharmacy of the Future: Future is Now, Deloitte

10:00-12:00 PM House of Delegates: Session II

12:00-12:30 PM Exhibit Hall

12:30-1:45 PM Leadership Luncheon

1:45-2:45 PM CPESN-IA Meeting

1:45-3:00 PM Exhibit Hall

3:00-5:00 PM Resident Research Presentations

6:00-7:00 PM President’s Reception

7:00-9:30 PM IPA Annual Awards Banquet

9:30-10:30 PM IPA Foundation Silent Auction & Dessert Reception

FRIDAY, JUNE 16

6:30 AM 2023 STEP, CYCLE, SWING Kick-off

7:30 AM Registration

8:00-8:45 AM Breakfast, Poster Presentations & Committee Conversations

8:45-9:00 AM Break

9:00-11:00 AM Resident Research Presentations

11:00-11:30 AM Poster Presentations & Committee Conversations

11:30-12:30 PM Lunch & Open Networking

12:30-1:30 PM KEYNOTE – Active Leadership, Liz Nead

1:30-3:30 PM House of Delegates – Session III

3:30 PM Adjourn

1815 Update

To recognize the work of pharmacists in ambulatory clinics, community, and hospital pharmacies, IPA is providing technical assistance and support to twenty-one pharmacies across the state on initiatives surrounding diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. The next fiveyear iteration of this grant program will be focused on heart disease and stroke. Additionally, there will be a focus on the pharmacists’ role on multi-disciplinary teams, development of policies and procedures for health information utilization to support patient care, and training and inclusion of community health workers in all practice settings. FY24 is expected to begin recruiting this fall. If you are interested in this project or wish to be notified of future opportunities to work with IPA and Iowa HHS on these initiatives, please contact IPA’s Director of Professional Affairs, Emmeline Paintsil, at epaintsil@iarx.org.

Vaccine Equity Grant

At the end of last year, IPA was awarded an additional $75,000 in funding and a grant extension through December 31, 2023. IPA continues to work on all four activities under the grant including: Promote Vaccine Confidence; Develop Messaging; Engage Trusted Messengers; and Support Grassroots Style Outreach. While the public health emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, IPA plans to continue sharing resources and educating members on PHE unwind implications for patients and pharmacies. As part of the vaccine equity grant with Iowa HHS, IPA is seeking to develop a Health Coach Certification Program for pharmacy that incorporates cultural humility and motivational interviewing skills.

Health Disparities Grant

IPA staff have been focused on providing tools and resources to support mental health and well-being as a part of the Iowa Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities. In April, Sandy Eimers, RPh, C-IAYT, ERYT500, TIYT™, led April’s 2/2/2 webinar on Trauma Conscious Care in Pharmacy Practice, which provided background on the science of stress and trauma as well as tools to help self-regulate and co-regulate with patients to help move out of fight-or-flight responses.

Additionally, IPA is partnering with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) to bring the NAMI Provider program to eight cities across the state as the main feature of IPA Goes Local 2023. The NAMI Provider seminar training utilizes an evidence-based curriculum and storytelling from a teacher panel consisting of a mental health provider, a family member of someone living with a mental illness, and a person in recovery. With a severe shortage of mental health providers in the state of Iowa, this training is vital in helping educate health care professionals on the lived experiences of individuals living with mental illness navigating care and recovery. This seminar training assists pharmacists, technicians, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals in providing more competent, compassionate, and person-centered care for patients living with mental illness as well as their families. We believe that all health care professionals should be educated, and this is a great opportunity for interdisciplinary learning and engagement. NAMI Provider for IPA Goes Local is ACPE-accredited, providing four hours of live CE for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. To learn more about this project or collaborate with IPA, contact Emmeline Paintsil at epaintsil@iarx.org.

HIV & HCV PHARMACY TESTING PROJECT

The HIV Testing Project, in collaboration with Iowa HHS Bureau of HIV, STI, and Hepatitis, marked its five-year anniversary with a virtual site visit. IPA staff presented highlights of the project’s progress from the past five years to HHS staff. IPA and HHS discussed the challenges and opportunities related to leveraging the expertise of the pharmacy profession to address the HIV and hepatitis epidemics in Iowa. IPA was awarded an additional five years of funding to continue this testing project. This long-standing relationship with public health has opened doors to additional grant funding, such as the HCV surveillance project. Iowa HHS Bureau of HIV, STD, and Hepatitis has been a strong advocate of pharmacy, and IPA looks forward to working with them in years to come!

HCV Surveillance Grant: IPA is analyzing data received from a recent survey of pharmacies inquiring about policies and procedures around syringe sales and naloxone distribution. Based on this data, the goal is to create technical assistance and capacity building programming for pharmacies across the state.

If you are interested in learning more about the partnership with HHS or about the HIV testing and HCV surveillance projects, please contact Kellie Staiert, IPA’s Lead Project Manager, at kstaiert@iarx.org.

Pharmacy professionals across the state and country came together February 3-5, 2023 for a jam-packed PharmaCE Expo weekend in Des Moines. On Friday, attendees took part in skills assessments for point-of-care testing and immunizations, as well as two tracks of clinical programming. Featured topics on Friday included managing opioid use disorder, creating effective SOPs, implementing test-to-treat services, as well as clinical guideline updates for the management of HIV, breast cancer, asthma and chronic disease.

On Saturday, PharmaCE Expo keynote Sarah Noll Wilson, MS, presented on Adaptive Leadership, teaching us how to lead others to not only survive change but thrive. Following the keynote, attendees split into two tracks, featuring sessions on creating a great work culture, meeting the needs of others through servant leadership, understanding research statistics, and much more. The day concluded with an evening networking reception.

On Sunday, PharmaCE Expo attendees gathered in the ballroom once more for annual favorites, including New Drug Update and Gamechangers in Pharmacy. Throughout the weekend, attendees donated over $200 and 100 food items through a Pharm to Tables fundraiser for the Food Bank of Iowa.