IPA Policy Statements

FINAL POLICY STATEMENTS

The following policy was adopted by the House of Delegates during IPA’s 2022 Annual Meeting.

22-U1: PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRODUCT REIMBURSEMENT

1. IPA recognizes that inadequate reimbursement for dispensing prescription drug products compromises sustainability of pharmacies which jeopardizes patient care, public safety, and access to pharmacy-related services. 2. IPA supports collaboration with payers and policymakers to implement equitable and consistent methods of reimbursing pharmacies for prescription drug products. 3. IPA supports a transparent, predictable, and sustainable payment model for reimbursing pharmacies for the cost of prescription drug products procured and dispensed. 4. IPA advocates for the payment of a dispensing fee that is commensurate with the full cost of dispensing, including clinical review, patient counseling, and associated overhead costs. 5. IPA opposes the reduction of reimbursements for clean claims including any aggregate adjustments or recoupments.

22-U2: STANDARD OF CARE MODEL FOR PHARMACIST PRACTICE

1. IPA supports an Iowa Pharmacist Practice Act based on standard of care. 2. IPA supports a standard of care regulatory framework, consistent with other healthcare providers, to allow flexibility based on the individual circumstances that present in professional practice. 3. IPA supports educating and empowering pharmacy professionals to practice using a standard of care model.

22-U3: PRACTICE MOBILITY

1. IPA supports practice mobility through efficient portability of licenses and state credentials for individual pharmacy professionals in good standing. 2. IPA encourages the Iowa Board of Pharmacy in collaboration with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to make license and state credential portability for pharmacy professionals a priority. 3. IPA supports the Iowa Board of Pharmacy retaining jurisdiction over pharmacy professionals providing care to patients in Iowa.

22-R1: PHARMACIST ROLE IN INCREASING ACCESS TO HIV PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS AND POST EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS

1. IPA supports pharmacist collaboration with a broad array of health care professionals to increase access to HIV Pre-Exposure

Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) as part of public health initiatives. 2. IPA supports training, continuing education, and prescribing privileges for pharmacists participating in providing HIV PrEP and PEP services. 3. IPA supports the education of healthcare professionals and the public regarding the role of PrEP and PEP in HIV prevention and awareness. 4. IPA supports pharmacists’ role in PrEP and PEP for HIV prevention, including, but not limited to, assessment and screening, monitoring, laboratory ordering, and prescribing PrEP and PEP. 5. IPA supports payment for pharmacist services related to HIV

PrEP and PEP.

22-R2: JUST CULTURE

1. IPA endorses the concept of Just Culture as a systems-oriented process that focuses on optimizing systems rather than assigning blame or punishing individuals. 2. IPA advocates for the integration of Just Culture into practice settings to support professional wellbeing and improve patient safety. 3. IPA encourages reporting of patient safety events, including near misses, as part of continuous quality improvement. 4. IPA opposes criminal prosecution of healthcare professionals involved in inadvertent patient safety events. 5. IPA advocates for the provision of support and resources to healthcare professionals impacted by inadvertent patient safety events. 6. IPA encourages education on Just Culture to student pharmacists and pharmacy professionals.

22-R3: PHARMACIST FORCED DISPENSING AND PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT

1. IPA recognizes the professional autonomy of pharmacists and affirms pharmacists have the authority and obligation to use their training, education, and experience to make clinical decisions for safe and effective patient care. 2. IPA supports public awareness of a pharmacist’s right to refuse to dispense a medication or provide a service based on professional judgement.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Ninety-one Doctor of Pharmacy students recited the Oath of the Pharmacist and were officially welcomed into the profession and College during the annual White Coat Ceremony on August 20, 2022 at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City.

During the ceremony, students were coated by Associate Professor and Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Erika Ernst, Clinical Associate Professor Shellie Fravel, and Professor and Executive Associate Dean Gary Milavetz. Diane Reist, chairman of the Iowa Pharmacy Association Board of Trustees, provided ‘Welcome to Iowa Pharmacy’ remarks. Jose Rodriguez, past president of the Student Leadership Council and a fourth-year student pharmacist, presided over reciting the Oath of the Pharmacist.

The event marked the end of the course, "Engagement: Professional Skills and Values," during which students were introduced to the college community and profession, curriculum highlights, student resources, service, and outreach opportunities, and participated in self-development and awareness activities.

Among the Doctor of Pharmacy Class of 2026, seventy percent identify as female, seventeen percent indicate they are First Generation, sixty-six percent are from Iowa, and four percent are international students. Members of the Class of 2026 represent nine different states and countries. Twenty-one percent identify as African American, American Indian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, Asian, Latinx/a/o, or two or more ethnicities. The class ranges in age from 19 to 35, with an average age of 22.

Perkins Aiyegbeni Hannah Barmore Joslin Bawek Spencer Behning Zach Boten Aaron Boyle Kieler Brown Jennah Brygger Sarah Canfield Kailey Casper Erin Caylor Morgan Christ Jared Clement Madelynn Clement Jayden Cooper Emma Creech Jenna Davey Kristina Dibert

Eryka Dickey Sara Dodge Jamie Dugan Stephanie Ekufu Faith Fiedler Julia Fischer Allison Frale Jayna Freeman Hallie Frohn Beca Gengler Brandon Gibson Allison Gieswein Brandon Gillip Noah Graalfs Jenah Greiner Anne Guthrie Claire Horsfield Brock Hunt

Holly Huynh Chris Ingram Isabelle Johnson Seungri Kang Tobey Klungseth Aurora Korfist Leslie Lai Nina Lanciloti Delaney Lantz Eesha Lawande Sophia Lee Kevin Li StanleyLiu Mallory Loussaert Lauren Lowry Neana Malow Madisyn Martin Darlyn Mendoza

Karli Michael Maxwell Monterastelli Phoebe Moore Dawson Mueggenberg Alvin Nguyen Nicholas Nielsen Ochain Okey Lucas Pitzen Kaden Porter Benjamin Ragan Sabrina Renner Conner Riley Anna Roshek Bomi Ryang Sarah Schade Natalie Schemmel Megan Schreur Mason Selk

Madeline Sherwood Mahaa Siddiqi Autumn Smith Alexandria Snell Sydney Soeder Anna Sprenger Andrew Sundberg Dat Tran Hannah Tucker Ellie Twedt Carley Uhl Emily Van Daele Shaochen Wang Tressa Weimerskirch Natalie Wessel Emily Woodhouse Madeleine Wood-Smith Madalynne Yenter Ruoyi Zhang

WELCOME CLASS OF

DRAKE UNIVERSITY CPHS

2026

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Alexander Frank Olivia Franklin Christopher Hallum Elaina Hines Victoria Incandela Calea Jones Samuel Karrick Anastasia Kirillov Ryan Krumholz Olivia Kube Emma Kuss Tom Le Olivia Lenz Emra Oglecevac Yeo Yoon Park Homeen Patel Zeel Patel Laura Peterson Kitri Reimer Ava Ressler Haley Rupert Sydney Sears Megan Seiler Seth Simonson Isabella Smith Alexa Tinder Irma Vlahovljak Kaitlyn Wallace Abbygail Weiler Elise Young

Photo Credit: The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) recently welcomed first-year students into the Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Class of 2026. 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 26, 2022.

The academic performance and demographics of the class reflects the intent of Drake to maintain its high academic standards for admitted students, recruit a diverse cohort of students, and attract students from a wide range of geographic locations. The PharmD Class of 2026 begins their professional journey with a solid academic foundation with a pre-professional average GPA of 3.6 on a range from 3.0 to 4.0. Seventeen percent of the PharmD Class identify as students of color, and eighty percent identify as female. The PharmD class is also geographically diverse. Students come from as far as Arizona, Florida, Oregon, and internationally, joining students from Iowa and surrounding states.

Renae Chesnut, Professor and Dean of the College, provided opening remarks during the White Coat Ceremony. 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 pharmacy students heard remarks and advice from Megan Hartle, the 2022 Lon N. Larson Engaged Practitioner Award recipient, and a professional welcome from Emmeline Paintsil, PH’18, GR’20, Director of Professional Affairs at the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Paintsil led the PharmD students in reciting the Professional Pledge of a Student Pharmacist.