APRIL 2021

When It’s No Longer the Exception, but the Rule! One of the most rewarding aspects of my career was proving that clinical services can be provided in the community pharmacy setting. Leaving my academic position, in 2006, from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and becoming co-owner of a community pharmacy practice was my way of demonstrating my deep belief that this could be accomplished. What I encountered when I made this decision caught me by surprise though.  Click here for the rest of the article.

Randy McDonough, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, FAPhA Director of Practice Transformation, Flip the Pharmacy

Flip the Pharmacy Award Winners Congratulations to our inaugural Flip the Pharmacy Award Winners!

Cohort 1 Flip the Pharmacy Team of the Year Team Pennsylvania "This is truly an honor, and a testament to the commitment of numerous partners who came together to support community pharmacy practice transformation in Pennsylvania," Stephanie McGrath, PharmD Executive Director of Network Operations Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network

Cohort 1 Flip the Pharmacy Pharmacy of the Year Norland Avenue Pharmacy Chambersburg, Pennsylvania "We are so excited to win the first-ever Flip the Pharmacy Pharmacy Award! Our pharmacy staff has been working extremely hard to transform to a pharmacy that is truly focused on our patients and their health. This award recognizes that effort. Deb Page was instrumental in getting our program started even as she started her plans for retirement and did an excellent job in transitioning the lead role to Ashli Yoder. Ashli has taken the reigns and run with them. We are extremely blessed by God to be honored with this award," Dr. Wayne Myers Owner Norland Avenue Pharmacy

Cohort 1 Flip the Pharmacy Technology Solutions Provider of the Year PioneerRx

COVID-19 Best Practices Website Resources to Administer COVID Vaccine

Be sure to visit COVIDBestPractices.com/vaccines for COVID-19 vaccine preparation information and pharmacy best practices.

Flip the Pharmacy Change Packages & Best Practices The Flip the Pharmacy Coordinating Center has created multiple, monthly change packages.

If you are participating in Flip the Pharmacy Cohort 1 or Cohort 2, then this is your Month 1 Change Package on Diabetes and Social Determinants of Health. The first few months, the focus will be on diabetes. There will be references to social determinants of health (such as the “Comprehensive Medical Evaluation and Assessment of Comorbidities" Table on the last page of the change package), but it will not be the main focus until later in the progression.

Flip the Pharmacy Best Practices Webinar Tuesday, April 13, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. EDT Guest Speakers: Sirena Maxwell - Duvall Family Drugs Natalie Valadez - Desert Hospital Outpatient Pharmacy Click here to register Click here to listen to the recording of the March webinar. Does your pharmacy or Flip the Pharmacy team have a best practice regarding diabetes care? Please email your ideas to: [email protected].

Best of Flip the Pharmacy Social Media

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Best of the Flip the Pharmacy Blog

Click here to enjoy a blog post entitled, "Student Pharmacist Experience Through the Pandemic" from Abbie Barnett, PharmD Candidate, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy on behalf of Team West Virginia

Join the Flip the Pharmacy Movement If you want to support us and join the Flip the Pharmacy effort, just email us at [email protected]. For more information on global sponsorship funding or partnership contributions, visit www.flipthepharmacy.com.