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June 12, 2014
I commend to your reading a piece in Drug Topics by APhA member Michael J. Schuh, PharmD, MBA—a clinical MTM pharmacist and assistant professor of pharmacy at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Dr. Schuh’s June 10 editorial, “APhA: The view from 35,000 feet,” captured the excitement of our Annual…
June 10, 2014
Recently, two great stories about how underserved patients and the health care system can benefit from pharmacists’ expanding roles ran in the Los Angeles Register. One story, "USC tries novel approach to care," showed how “pharmacists in California may be on a path to a much larger role in patient…
June 9, 2014
Congratulations are in order for former APhA staffer Marcie Bough, PharmD, who recently received the FDA Commissioner’s Special Citation Award for her work in helping the agency implement its Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS).
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, MD, wrote: “In your…
June 6, 2014
I am excited to report that the issue of provider status is receiving increased attention in both the mainstream media and with policy makers. We’re seeing a groundswell of support to afford beneficiaries access to pharmacists’ services and to recognize pharmacists as valued members of the health…
May 21, 2014
Note to readers from APhA Executive Vice President and CEO Tom Menighan: I’m on vacation this week, but that doesn’t mean big things aren’t happening in pharmacy. This week, CMS released the Medicare Part D final rule with its decision on the proposed Part D MTM expansion. I’ve invited Jillanne…
May 21, 2014
I know. You're tired, you're distracted, and you're burnt out.
How many hours did you spend learning the ins and outs of various clinical practice guidelines just to have them change?
How many months of your life did you spend learning motivational interviewing and disease state management, just to…
May 12, 2014
We owe a debt of gratitude to Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) for his introduction of H.R. 4190. I commend to your reading an interview with him in Pharmacy Today’s May issue, which has been posted to pharmacist.com. This month’s Q&A is part of an occasional series on Members of Congress who are…
May 9, 2014
A treasured member of APhA’s maintenance company staff—who have kept our headquarters building in great shape since we moved in 5 years ago—recently fell from an 8-foot ladder and landed the wrong way. The accident tragically left him paralyzed from the waist down. The accident has affected our…
May 4, 2014
Five years ago today, APhA staff and operations relocated back into our beautiful new headquarters in Washington, DC. As my predecessor John Gans noted in an e-mail on our official move-in date—May 4, 2009—that day was a “glorious experience” as we saw the bright future that we have here.
“In our…
May 1, 2014
Recently, at our annual APhA Academies Leadership Meeting (ALM), a noteworthy toast was given by this year’s President of the APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists, Nicholas Capote of the University of Tennessee. I wasn’t the only one who was impressed. Pharmacy Today Editor L. Michael Posey used his…