PharmPAC Meeting

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PharmPACMeeting

• John A. Gans, PharmD
• Executive Vice President

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Agenda

• Federal Pharmacy and APhA
• About APhA

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APhA Federal Pharmacy Initiative

• Background
• APhA contacted in 1997 for assistance
• Board of Trustees formed Federal Pharmacist
  Advisory Committee in 1999
• New working relationship between APhA and federal
  community announced in 2000

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APhA Federal Pharmacy Initiative

• Goals
• Increase support for Federal pharmacists
• Support networking between Federal and private
  sector pharmacists
• Increase participation of Federal pharmacists in
  APhA programs
• Increase the number of Federal
• pharmacist members

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Accomplishments

• Reduced dues (105/yr) includes Active Duty,
  Reserve, and Retired
• Established Federal Pharmacist Advisory Committee
• Created Annual Federal Pharmacy Forum
• Increased House of Delegates representation
• Established the APhA Distinguished Federal
  Pharmacist Award
• Monthly e-Newsletter

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APhA - Federal Partnership

• Federal Pharmacists elected to leadership
  positions
• Government affairs staff lobbied for special pay
  increase and loan repayment
• Access to policy and professional influencers
• Increased visibility in APhA publications
• APhA presence at CFPS and AMSUS
• Delivery of APhA Education Training
• Programs
• Annual Veterans Day Recognition
• Incentive Awards Grant Program

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About APhA Access to Pharmacy in America

• Focuses on information, education and advocacy
• Improving medication use. Advancing patient
  care.
• Represents pharmacists in all practice settings
• Provides access to pharmacists via targeted
  programs