CPF Communications

Date Released: Thursday, May 26, 2016

May 2016

Contents

• Announcements - Get Meds Right | CPF Board
Video
• Board Chatter - RxImpact | Billing Bootcamp
• Grantees in the News - Olufunmilola Abraham |
Nicole Russell
• Social Snippets
• Upcoming Deadlines & Events

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Announcements - what's new & notable to the CPF Community

Get the Medications Right
A nationwide snapshot of pharmacy expert practices implementing comprehensive medication management in the community.

Over the last two decades, comprehensive medication management has emerged as a practice to improve outcomes, control costs and enhance the satisfaction of clinicians and patients alike.

A new report from Health2 Resources and Blue Thorn Inc., Get the medications right: a nationwide snapshot of expert practices--Comprehensive medication management in ambulatory/community pharmacy explores the role of the clinical pharmacist CMM practices in the community setting.

Sponsored by a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation, the report is based on completed responses from 618 practitioners and program directors from 45 states and Puerto Rico as well as interviews with leaders from 15 CMM practices. It offers deep insights into CMM services identifying factors contributing to – and inhibiting – practice success.

New CPF Video - Meet the Board

View our latest organization video featuring each member of the board and the Executive Director for their personal reflections on the purpose, role, and impact the Community Pharmacy Foundation has had on them personally and to the profession of pharmacy.

Board Chatter - a glimpse into what Board Members are FYI'ing and FWD'ing

NACDS RxIMPACT Votes – This program is equipped to help the pharmacy community energize to participate in the election process! It is a three-pronged “Get Out the Vote” (GOTV) campaign that gives you and your pharmacy teams the tools you need to register to vote, volunteer on a campaign to build candidate relationships before and after they are elected, and vote on Election Day. Nonpartisan GOTV efforts like NACDS RxIMPACT Votes shows constituents the powerful role they can play by casting their vote at the ballot box. The more we can encourage fellow advocates to participate in this process, the more the needs of pharmacy and its patients will be heard in the policymaking process!

Billing Bootcamp Session at APhA 2016 – A two-part education series was conducted at the APhA annual meeting that included a basic and advanced session. The educational handouts demonstrate the comprehensiveness of the presentation and are a useful reference.

Billing Boot Camp I: Basic Training
Billing Boot Camp II: Advanced Training

Grantees in the News - recognition and accolades to CPF grantees

Congratulations Grantees!

Olufunmilola Abraham, PhD, BPharm | University of Pittsburgh

Several recent activities associated with Dr. Abraham's grant:

Publication: Counseling of children and adolescents in community pharmacies: Results from a 14-day observational study. Carpenter DM, Abraham O, Alexander DS, et al. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Volume 56, Issue 3, 266 - 269.

Abstract: "Educating Children about Medicines in Community Pharmacies: Perspectives of Parents and Caregivers." Academy Health Annual Research Meeting - June 26-28, 2016, Boston, MA.

Presentation: Invited presentation at 10th Annual Pharmaceutical Science (PharmSci 2016) Conference themed “Addressing Methodological and Ethical Issues in Pediatric Medication Safety Research” conducted by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, UNC Chapel Hill, May 13, 2016.

CPF Project Title:

Engaging pediatric patients in counseling and medication therapy management services in urban and rural community pharmacies
Grant Details Page

Nicole Russell | NCPDP / NCPA Collaboration

From Twitter! NCPDP May Work Group Meeting Tweets - May 2nd (@NCPDP) Welcome community #pharmacists here at #NCPDP16. Read about @CPFgrants in our 2015 Annual Report.

CPF Project Title:

Enhancing Independent Community Pharmacist Involvement in NCPDP.
Grant Details Page

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Social Snippets - top likes, trends & discussions from Social Media

	A new Mississippi law will allow a pharmacy in a network to decline to provide drugs or service if the pharmacy is paid less than the acquisition cost for the product.
	The new model is "disrupt yourself, or run the risk of being disrupted."
	Pharmacists are an important resource in the fight against prescription drug abuse.

Upcoming Deadlines and Events
Grant Applications Deadline – June 7, 2016 at Midnight Pacific CPF Board Meeting – June 21-22, 2016 AACP Annual Meeting – July 23-27, 2016 \| Anaheim, CA -- Register Grant Applications Deadline – August 2, 2016 at Midnight Pacific CPF Board Meeting – August 16-17, 2016

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