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September 15, 2011
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all affected by Hurricane Irene and the recent earthquake (they should name earthquakes). Our own staff fared well, with only minor damages and power outages reported. Following is the thank you I sent to our own team immediately after Irene:
Joey, Will, Leroy,…
September 14, 2011
Just a friendly reminder that we need your help in identifying excellent candidates for the various APhA awards that will be presented at the 2012 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in New Orleans next March. Information on the specific awards and how to submit a nomination is available at www.…
September 14, 2011
Yesterday was a good day for raising America’s consciousness about the value of pharmacists with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and many others in the Obama administration. My blog post yesterday provided some background on the Million Hearts…
September 13, 2011
APhA received the call from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), CMS, and CDC to partner with them on the Million Hearts Initiative, a program launched today to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next 5 years. In turn, I’m calling on pharmacists to support this…
September 9, 2011
This month, an old friend celebrates 25 years as the leader of the Pace Alliance, a corporation owned by 19 state pharmacy organizations, in Lawrence, KS. Curtis J. Woods, who began his career with Pace in 1986, has been instrumental in shaping thousands of pharmacies’ business practices, and along…
September 6, 2011
On September 11, 2001, we witnessed an event of immense tragedy—one that instantly transformed many lives, some through personal loss, and many others through an unfamiliar sense of individual and national vulnerability. I recall being the APhA President on that day and calling John Gans, who was…
September 2, 2011
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal summarizes how Pfizer is targeting use of a new cancer drug to patients with a particular genetic anomaly. Are you listening, pharmacists? This is an opportunity for us! I’ve written about this before, as I believe we’re the ones who can help patients…
August 25, 2011
On October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold a hearing in a case from California that’s about access to care for Medicaid patients. We know many states are under budgetary pressure to cut Medicaid reimbursement to pharmacies and other health care providers. Yet when reimbursement rates are too…
August 23, 2011
Dick Penna, a long-time leader in the profession, former APhA staff member and former Executive Vice President (EVP) of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), passed away on August 17. While we knew it was coming, today there’s a hole that used to be filled by his smile, warmth…
August 15, 2011
On August 1, three new staff started. Joe Janela, APhA’s new Chief Financial Officer, Mindy Smith, the new Executive Director of the APhA Foundation, and Abbie Laugtug, Director, Government Affairs, officially joined the APhA team.
Each of these folks brings unique and important skills and energy…