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September 12, 2010
The APhA staff stands in front of our headquarters at 2215 Constitution Avenue.
We're in the middle of a Board of Trustees meeting, so I've been in the APhA building about 12 hours a day from Friday to today. And I'm not alone. With me are an incredible group of volunteers whom our membership…
September 9, 2010
The evidence is clear! Pharmacists as patient coaches improve outcomes of care.
In 2007, an article was published in Current Diabetes Reviews that provided a meta-analysis of data regarding the impact and effectiveness on care outcomes for patients with diabetes when pharmacists and other…
September 3, 2010
In the final exercise of the two days of learning, APhA staff constructed bicycles.
Like many of you, we’ve had to become very prudent in our spending to be sure we’re growing, living within our means, and continuing to provide member value every day. As a result, we’ve asked staff to do more while…
August 28, 2010
Recently, I received an e-mail from a new practitioner whose family I’ve known a long time. This young pharmacist was frank enough to share the following observation with me:
About ways to improve my chain pharmacy, I think one of the main components that is missing is professional connection. I…
August 26, 2010
Last week, I received an e-mail message from Bill Ellis, the head of the APhA Foundation. He pointed out the opportunity to participate in honoring Women in Pharmacy. Many of you may have received the same message. I’ll quote a bit of it below, along with the links that help you connect if you’re…
August 19, 2010
Several of my recent blogs have shown how consumers and the marketplace are warming to medication therapy management (MTM). If you're ready to make the connection with real patients, then we have a website you need to see.
APhA and the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacists have teamed up to create a…
August 16, 2010
If the two New York Times articles I blogged about recently were not enough, now comes another very positive mention of pharmacy in the media. This third article in our trifecta is not from the consumer media—it's directly from the American Medical Association (AMA).
In a posting today on the…
August 16, 2010
For any pharmacist in America who is not convinced that APhA and our profession are on to something by training thousands of pharmacists in medication therapy management (MTM), take a look at this New York Times article published this weekend.
"Pharmacists Take Larger Role on Health Team" describes…
August 12, 2010
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
You gotta have somethin'
If you wanna be with me
Nothin' from nothin' leaves nothin'
You gotta have somethin'
If you wanna be with me
A few (well, maybe more than a few) years ago, Billy Preston sang the above song. The lyrics came to mind during a staff…
August 9, 2010
If you are wondering what your next strategic move should be in your community pharmacy practice, and if you are not currently providing medication therapy management (MTM) privately to patients, I have a testimonial to share with you from one of our members. This information is applicable whether…