IPA ACTION ASCP Annual Meeting: IPA Members Shine!
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) held their Annual Meeting on November 3-6 in Dallas, Texas with five IPA members in attendance. With the high quality education and networking opportunities, attendees learned about opportunities in LTC medication management, pain management, osteoarthritis, and falls prevention as well as better understanding PBMs and implications of the national election.
Pharmacists Highlighted During November SIM Learning Community Meeting At the November 9, State Innovation Model (SIM) Learning Community meeting, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences professor Tim Welty and IPA’s executive fellow Sarah Derr presented on the importance of medication management in the community setting. The audience had the opportunity to discuss examples of medication management in their community and ask questions about how pharmacy can play an essential role in healthcare for Iowans. Other topics discussed at this meeting included social determinant of health, care coordination in the rural environment and in managed care.
Iowa Pharmacy Celebrates Award Recipients at NCPA Annual Convention
The 2017 Annual Meeting was a special event for Iowa as IPA member Kristin Meyer, PharmD, CGP, CACP, FASCP of Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences & the Iowa Veterans Home was honored with the Armon Neel Senior Care Pharmacist Award. This award honors individuals who apply their knowledge of geriatric pharmacotherapy on a daily basis through their practice setting.
Iowa Hospital Association Annual Meeting This year the Iowa Hospital Association (IHA) held its largest Annual meeting from October 18-20 with over 1,700 attendees. IPA member Michele Birdsell from Mount Pleasant, Iowa was awarded one of the Iowa Hospital Association Hero Award for her positive impact on patient lives and her continued work with students over the last 20 years. Her colleagues shared that Michele is “a shining example of selflessness, caring and compassion.” Meeting highlights included keynote speakers including award winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin, boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard, and surgeon Marty Makary. Programming was extensive and included topics such as ACO models, MACRA/QPP, Medicaid and MCO programs, orphan drugs, and pharmacists in the community hospital setting. IPA is working to partner with IHA to provide webinars and speakers at future meetings to discuss the role of the pharmacist in hospital healthcare.
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IPA hosted a reception at the NCPA Annual Convention celebrating Randy McDonough, BS, PharmD, MS, CGP, BCPS, FAPhA, who received the 2016 Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year, and The University of Iowa College of Pharmacy’s NCPA Student chapter, the 2016 NCPA Student Chapter of the Year. The NCPA Annual Convention took place October 15-19, 2016, in New Orleans and was attended by over 3,000 pharmacists.