APhAASP Midyear Regional Meeting

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APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting
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MINNEAPOLIS!!!
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Where?

• Hilton Minneapolis
• 1001 Marquette Ave S.
• 800-445-8667 
• 189 Quad
• By October 5

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What?

• APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting

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When?

• APhA-ASP Midyear Regional Meeting
• - October 26-28, 2007
• Registration Friday Night (Halloween!)
• Wrap-up Sunday Early Afternoon

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Why?

• Professional Development
• Meet Student Pharmacists from other schools
• Get to know your peers!
• To meet our MPSA goal for 2007-2008
• 3rd years it counts as youre a project
• Because the Vikings will be at our hotel on
  Saturday night
• And of course, SWAG

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Why?

• Our opportunity to develop Region 5
• Professional Education
• Networking
• Career Information
• Leadership Development
• And because next year its in South Dakota!

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But Im a first year

• Embracing Health Literacy

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But Im a second year

• Patient Counseling Workshop

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But Im a third year

• Navigating
• Through
• the Pharmacy
• Residency Process

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But Im a fourth year

• Shouldnt you be at rotations right now??
• Making the Transition to New Practitioner

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How?

• Sign up today!!
• http//www.pharmacist.com
• 80 Member Registration Fee
• (120 non-members)

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Current Issues in Pharmacy

• SPIN
• Student Political Information Network

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What current issues are we talking about?

• Tamper-resistant prescription pads
• Conscience Clause
• NAPLEX

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Whats so great about policy?

• Reflects issues that students believe to be
  important to the profession
• Opportunity to voice your ideas
• Influence the goals and objectives of the academy

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So Ive got an idea.now what?

• A member develops an idea
• Take it to your chapter discussion
• Pharmacy Issues Committee
• Idea is formulated into a proposed resolution
• Chapter brings a proposed resolution to MRM
  Policy Proposal Forum

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What is the MRM Policy Proposal Forum?

• Chaired by the regional delegate
• Proposed resolutions are presented
• All members and non-members may comment on the
  proposed resolutions

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What happens next?

• Proposed resolutions from the policy proposal
  forum are voted on by the chapter delegates
• The proposed resolutions that pass are then
  forwarded to the APhA-ASP resolutions committee

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Resolutions from 2007

• 2007.3 Media Training
• APhA-ASP encourages all pharmacists and student
  pharmacists to participate in media training to
  better represent and promote the profession
  through media interactions.

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Environmentally Friendly

• 2007.4 Proper Medication Disposal
• 1. APhA-ASP encourages the profession of
  pharmacy, federal and state regulatory agencies,
  waste management authorities and other
  appropriate entities to develop and implement
  standardized guidelines for the proper disposal
  of unused or expired medications.
• 2. APhA-ASP encourages pharmacists and student
  pharmacists to serve as a source of information
  for the public on the proper disposal of unused
  or expired medications.

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Student Voice

• 2007.6 Student Representation in State Pharmacy
  Associations
• APhA-ASP encourages State Pharmacy Associations
  to establish a permanent student pharmacist
  position(s) on their Board of Directors as a
  voting member(s).

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Saving Lives

• 2007.7 Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs)
  in Pharmacies
• APhA-ASP encourages pharmacies to have an
  Automated External Defibrillator (AED) that is
  readily accessible to the public.

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How do I get involved?

• Pharmacy Issues Committee Meeting
• Monday, September 24
• WDH 5-110E
• 1215 115