Executive Officer Elections!!

Tuesday, March 19th from 12-1pm in Room 130

Are YOU ready to become an integral part of the nation’s largest and most influential pharmacy organization?

The journey begins here….by signing up to be an officer for the UHCOP chapter of APhA-ASP!

All applicants running for an executive position should prepare a short speech (up to 3 minutes for President-Elect, 2 minutes for other positions) to be given in front of the chapter at our meeting, March 19th, 2013.

Candidates for Patient Care Initiative Officers, IPSF, SPAN, etc. will be interviewed and selected by the President, Thuy Vo, the newly elected President-Elect, and the respective Chair. Patient Initiative/Committee Chairs MUST fill out an application AND sign up for an interview slot on March 20th-21st on the google doc below. Interviews will last approximately 15 minutes, please come prepared to discuss your ideas for the year! If applying for an Executive Officer position as well as a Committee Chair position, one application will suffice but must be turned in by the Executive Officer application deadline below.

Sign up here for Committee Chairs/Patient Initiative interviews

Applications for Executive Officer positions will be due by 5pm on Friday, March 15th 2013.   Applications for Committee Chair positions will be due by 5pm on Tuesday, March 19th 2013.   If applying for multiple positions, one application will suffice.

ASP Officer Application

ASP Officer Descriptions

Please submit applications electronically to: christina.nt.vo@gmail.com.

Please review the officer descriptions for more information. Feel free to chat with current officers about their positions by coming to the Pre-Election Workshop in the LRC at 5pm on March 7th.

We hope to see lots of innovation, so if you have a great idea for a service event, a patient education project, or an influential speaker, tell us!

The newsletter is available here!

• 11/1: 4 US Presidents have lost the popular vote and still been elected: George W. Bush, Rutherford B. Hayes, Benjamin Harrison, & John Q. Adams
• 11/2: Ages you can run for office: US House of Representatives-25, US Senate-30, US President-35
• 11/3: Jefferson was elected 3rd US President by 1 electoral vote; JFK was elected by carrying 1 state by less than 1 vote/precinct
• 11/4: FDR was the only US President to serve more than 2 terms: 3 full terms and part of a fourth; for a total of 12 years and 1 month
• 11/5: A mere 537 votes gave George W. Bush the number of electoral votes to be named the 43^rd President of the US
• 11/6: Click here to find your state’s polling hours: http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/State_Poll_Opening_and_Closing_Times_(2012)

Also, you can use the following picture as your Facebook profile picture to help promote the election:

Be sure to vote this Tuesday!

The event takes place in the open, grassy area in front of MD Anderson Library from 12-4 pm.

There are still opportunities to take part for both pharmacy and pre-pharmacy students!

Sign up here!

Date: Friday, October 26, 2012
Time: 12:00-2:00p.

Please sign up of you are interested in helping out! Thanks!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?fromEmail=true&formkey=dFdkblh2UFhPMWFrbFg3QTZGTVRaQUE6MQ

Pre-MRM Newsletter

This newsletter contains information related to MRM in regards to the schedule, preparations, and a word from the MRM Coordinator, Wesley Kosko. Also, chapter updates can be seen from numerous schools about the many wonderful things that have already been done and much more to come.

Stay tuned for more MRM updates as it gets closer to Nov 9th!

Option 1: APhA-ASP supports a reimbursement rate proportional to the percentage of Medicare Part D patients served by the pharmacy.

·        Background statement: With the fiscal budget being cut every year, due to the decline in the economy and possible shifts in health care, we may see a decrease in already low reimbursement rates. As we are trying to get more reimbursement for our clinical practices and as we reach out to more patients, we want to make sure that there is a minimal amount of money is allocated for pharmacy practices to ensure that it is viable for us to give the best patient care possible.

Option 2: APhA-ASP encourages pharmacist involvement in physician dispensing of dangerous drugs. APhA-ASP supports the necessity of the pharmacist to be the sole dispenser of Schedule II-V medications in order to ensure patient safety.

·        Background statement: For the safety of the patient it is essential that there is an intermediary step between diagnosis and dispensation. If there is not a pharmacist accessible, APhA-ASP supports the utilization of a physician check system. Five states have already starting allowing physician dispensing to occur, and many states may soon follow this practice. We want to have a resolution that enlists pharmacists as the sole dispensers of controlled substances in states, regardless of whether physicians are allowed to dispense medications are not, so that there is an increased assurance of patient safety and a decreased potential for drug diversion.

Option 3: APhA-ASP supports a regulated pharmacy body that incorporates lab values “markers” be included on all newly prescribed medications, a diagnosis and indication should also be included to ensure valid physician and patient relationship.

·        Background statement: In rural areas, we see that the practice of E-pharmacy is picking up. A lot of these areas may not have a well-equipped hospital staff, let alone in a pharmacy. In this scenario, the pharmacist is not on site and is contacted via web by the provider or whichever clinician would be dispensing to verify the medication order. To ensure that the pharmacist has adequate information about the patient’s disease state and to make sure that the physician is making the proper recommendation for the diagnosis, we recommend this resolution.

Option 4: : APhA-ASP  encourages the development of a national database to which pharmacies can share the necessary patient information for the purpose of a unified patient profile, thus preventing medication errors and abuse.

Background statement: There is currently a resolution that passed in 2007 that states: “APhA-ASP encourages collaboration between public and private healthcare organizations in the development and use of a standardized, secure, electronic, personal health record system to facilitate continuity of care across all practice settings. This record should include, but not be limited to, current diagnoses, allergies, medication history, laboratory data and immunization history.”

We have added this additional sub point to give a means of which to achieve the goal of the 2007 resolution in “the development and use of a standardized, secure, electronic, personal health record system to facilitate continuity of care across all practice settings.”

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After tallying all of the votes, we are proud to declare that the resolution to be presented at MRM will be:

APhA-ASP encourages the development of a national database to which pharmacies can share necessary patient information for the purpose of a unified patient profile, thus preventing medication errors and abuse.

We would like to thank all of the students who voted and remind you to stayed tuned for further updates on the APhA MRM!

***October is American Pharmacist Month
& this week is PROFESSIONALISM WEEK***

Our Vision
Recognize pharmacists in all practice settings for their commitment to
patient care and contributions to healthcare through improved medication use

Monday, October 8^th: Professionalism Day
Picture with Dean Lamar Pritchard at 12:00pm in white coats

Tuesday, October 9th: Call To Action!
APhA Key Contact Network
Perform “Call to Action”

Wednesday, October 10^th: Pharmacist Appreciation Day
Pharmacist Faculty and Preceptors Appreciation Certificate

Thursday, October 11th: APhA Political Action Committee (APhA-PAC) Fundraising
Who they are: Support candidates for federal office who support pharmacy issues/recognize value of pharmacists
$1/month to the PAC and invite faculty and staff or other practicing pharmacists to match those donations

Friday, October 12th: Through the Eyes of the Student
P4 – Blog about experience on rotation
P3 – Blog about APPE/IPPE
P2 – Blog about experience as intern
P1 – Blog about experience as new pharmacy student

Friday, Oct. 12th from 1:30PM-3:30PM
Bayou Manor Blood Pressure Screening & Meet and Greet
Operation Heart Event & Social Event
Bayou Manor Retirement Home: 4141 South Braeswood Blvd
(Located about 10 min. from TMC)
We will be entertaining the residents from Bayou Manor while
we take their blood pressure and educate them about Heart Health!
Dress: Business casual with white coat and name tag for blood pressure screening,
singers/entertainers shall wear business casual red top & black bottoms with name tag.
**Come to meet & greet, even if you are not interested in providing entertainment!!**

You WILL get IPPE credit for this event if you assist with the blood pressure screening!!
>>SIGN UP HERE<<

Saturday, Oct. 13th from 8AM-12PM
Feria de Salud Health Fair
541 S 75^th @ Tipps Street,  Houston, TX 77023
(Located about 10 min. from UH)
Dress: jeans & white coat. Volunteers will get a free T-shirt to wear/keep upon arrival to event
Help counsel patients on diabetes, kidney disease, and immunizations
You WILL get IPPE credit for this event
Joint event with MAPSA
>>SIGN UP HERE<<