eNews Update from OUR KPhA
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June 21, 2017 |
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KPhA Welcomes new Executive Director Mark Glasper
Greetings KPhA Members!
I truly appreciate the confidence your Board of Directors has in my abilities as your new Executive Director. I was impressed with the entire search process led by KPhA President and Chair of the Search Committee Trish Freeman. She, members of the Search Committee and your Board of Directors led an effective and efficient executive search which typically demands expertise and expensive support from outside counsel.
As your new Executive Director, I have much that I want to accomplish:
- Growing the Association;
- Improving member satisfaction;
- Raising awareness of the Association and the profession.
My experience in these areas translates into immediate value for KPhA because I've accomplished these goals at other associations. Please know that I will be a respectful steward of your association, thinking strategically, working collaboratively and managing professionally.
I look forward to working with your Board of Directors on behalf of the entire KPhA membership as we implement our Strategic Plan.
Please look for me at the Annual Meeting and Convention and other meetings during the upcoming year. And, you're always welcome to visit KPhA headquarters. My door is always open, so please know that you can contact me anytime with your questions, comments or concerns. I look forward to hearing from you!
Best regards,
Mark Glasper
Executive Director
Mark A. Glasper is an experienced association management executive. He previously served in Executive Director positions with the Opticians Association of Ohio and the Ohio Society of Association Executives. Prior to his executive positions, Glasper also served as Director of Communications with the Ohio Restaurant Association and Director of Marketing Communications at The American Ceramic Society.
He is a graduate of The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a major in Public Relations from the School of Journalism. Glasper has served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Communication at Capital University and as an adjunct instructor at the Columbus State Community College Center for Workforce Development. He is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and a Past President-for-a-Day of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Glasper currently resides in Powell, Ohio, with his wife, Rita, and son, Austin, with plans to relocate to the Frankfort, Ky., area in the near future. |
Come and see the latest and greatest at the KPhA Annual Meeting Exhibit Hall
The following exhibitors will be at the KPhA Annual Meeting and Convention Exhibit Hall:
Adapt Pharmaceuticals
Allergan
Amarin Pharmaceuticals
AmerisourceBergen
APCI
APSC
Anthem
Cardinal Health
Compliant Pharmacy Alliance
Computer-Rx
EPIC Pharmacies, Inc.
Fred's, Inc.
GeriMed
H.D. Smith
Ideal Protein of America
Inventory I.Q.
KASPER
KDPH Immunization
KHIE
KOWA Pharmaceuticals
Ky. Renaissance Pharmacy Museum
McKesson
Merck
Miami-Luken, Inc.
Pfizer
Pharmacists Mutual
Purdue Pharma L.P.
QS-1
Retractable Technologies, Inc.
Samuels Products
Scrub World
Smith Drug Co.
SUCOP Student Organizations
Two Dimensional Instruments LLC
UK CAPP
UKCOP Student Organizations
Union Springs
Walgreens
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UKCOP Students selling bourbon glasses as fundraiser
Come by the UKCOP table in the Exhibit Hall and order your own set of UKCOP bourbon glasses! The glasses will be $15 each and can be pre-ordered on this
website or purchased at the UKCOP table during the Hall of Exhibits with cash, check, or card. All proceeds will benefit the UK APhA-ASP chapter to improve the impact of their patient care projects in the community along with advocacy and legislative efforts committed to advancing the profession.
If anyone has any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail j
aclyn.Ochsner@uky.edu or call at 502-974-4419.
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Learn from National Speakers at the 139th KPhA Annual Meeting and Convention
OUR KPhA has secured two national speakers for this year's Annual Meeting and Convention. Tom Menighan, BSPharm, MBA, (Hon) ScD, Executive
VP and CEO of APhA, will present a CE program on Federal Provider Status on Friday afternoon. Friday morning, Don R. McGuire, Jr., RPh, JD, General Counsel, Sr.VP Risk Management & Compliance, Pharmacists Mutual, will present on A Culture of Patient Safety.
Hotel Reservations for the June 22-25, 2017 event at the Griffin Gate Marriott Resort & Spa in Lexington end today, June 14. Click
here for more information and to register today. The schedule of events has been posted, but is subject to change.
KPhA Headquarters closed during Annual Meeting
The KPhA Headquarters will be closed June 22-25 due to staff traveling to the 139th KPhA Annual Meeting and Convention. Staff will be monitoring email as time allows during this time. The office will reopen Monday, June 26.
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Kentucky Pharmacy Political Action Council Meet and Greet
Come and Support the Kentucky Pharmacy Political Action Council
Friday, June 23, 2017
8:00 PM
Spindletop Hall
3414 Iron Works Pike
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
Meet with Legislators, including:
Sen. Ralph Alvarado
Rep Danny Bentley
Rep Jeff Greer
Sen. Morgan McGarvey
Rep. Kim Moser
Rep. Jonathan Shell
Sen. Reggie Thomas
Tickets - $50 ($5 for student pharmacists)
Tickets also will be available at the registration desk at the 139th KPhA Annual Meeting and Convention.
Net Proceeds will benefit the KPPAC
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2017 KPERF Golf Scramble
Who wants to enjoy some Kentucky sunshine and support the Kentucky Pharmacy Education & Research Foundation(KPERF)? Sign up for the 2017 KPERF Golf Scramble today! June 22 with a noon shotgun start!
Click
here to register and to sponsor a hole!
Proceeds benefit KPERF.
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Committee reports to the House of Delegates available at website
Committee reports submitted to the House of Delegates have been loaded to a website available to KPhA Members. To access these reports, click here. LOGIN REQUIRED.
Additional reports will be added once they are available.
If you have any issues logging in, call the KPhA headquarters at 502-227-2303.
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When you #StartWithaSmile, Amazon donates to Kentucky Pharmacy Education and Research Foundation Inc. Shop for great deals and support KPERF by clicking
here.
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Join the state-wide immunization registry today
The Kentucky Department for Public Health is asking pharmacies across the state to join the new statewide immunization registry (KYIR). Access to the web-based application can be used to research patient records, use the recommender and other tools and enter administered vaccine manually. A
pply with the registry by completing the enrollment forms found here. This is a free service to improve the health of Kentuckians.
Interested in electronic administered vaccine submission to KYIR? Contact the Kentucky Health Information Exchange to on-board at
khie.ky.gov.
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Thank you to all Kentucky Congressmen for signing on as cosponsors of HR 592 for pharmacist provider status
The Kentucky Pharmacists Association and its partner in the Patient Access to Pharmacists' Care Coalition (PAPCC) - applauds the introduction of legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to recognize the role that pharmacists can, and do, play in addressing patient access-to-care issues in medically underserved communities throughout the nation.
KPhA commends the leadership of Representatives Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Tom Reed (R-NY), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), and Ron Kind (D-WI) in introducing
H.R. 592, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act. Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Hal Rogers were among the 109 cosponsors on the bill when it was filed on Friday, January 20, and Rep. Andy Barr signed on later that week and Rep. James Comer signed on recently. Currently, there are 188 cosponsors.
Click
here for a template thank you message to send to Reps. Guthrie, Comer, Barr, Massie, Yarmuth and Rogers.
Senate Bill
S 109, the companion bill, filed in the Senate earlier this month, currently has 42 cosponsors, but
Sen. Mitch McConnell and
Sen. Rand Paul, have not signed on as of yet. Contact them to ask for their support as well. Click
here for a template message to the senators.
Let's make 2017 the year for this important legislation to pass!
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Office of Drug Control Policy launches online naloxone registry
The Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy (KY-ODCP), in conjunction with the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, the Kentucky Agency for Substance Abuse Policy (KY-ASAP), and the Advancing Pharmacy Practice in Kentucky Coalition (APPKC) has published an online registry at the website KyStopOverdoses.ky.gov.
The website includes a searchable registry that allows people to locate pharmacies that carry naloxone by city, county or zip code. It also contains information on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose and other valuable resources for the public.
The APPKC has been working to identify pharmacies whose pharmacists have been certified to dispense naloxone, and who have put in place a physician-approved protocol to dispense naloxone, to include in the registry.
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Kentucky Medicaid releases updated Naloxone Coverage information
Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services released an updated chart for Naloxone Coverage for the MCOs and Medicaid Fee For Service. Passport Health Plan updated their coverage. To see the chart, click
here.
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FREE DSCSA Compliance Pocket Guide
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) is a new law that is now being actively enforced by the FDA. It requires the
implementation of specific steps designed to build an electronic, interoperable system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs as they are distributed in the United States. This is a complex law and brings significant change to the way most pharmacies must track and trace their products. As of March 1, 2016, initial traceability requirements are in place and being enforced. By 2026, the system will facilitate the exchange of
information at the individual package level about where a drug has been in the supply chain. This impacts all dispensers of pharmaceutical products.
Want to learn more about DSCSA?
InfiniTrak, a cost-effective software solution
providing full DSCSA compliance, is offering a FREE quick and easy pocket guide
-from the basic requirements to the specifics of compliance. They've boiled it down to the essentials you really need to know now
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Download the Pocket Guide HERE
What is your DSCSA Compliance plan? OUR KPhA has partnered with InfiniTrak, the premiere cloud-based software-as-a-service DSCSA compliance solution, to ensure you have the latest information regarding the law and the opportunity to have access to their affordable DSCSA Compliance solution at an additional discount.
CLICK HERE to register today or use Affiliation Code
e3d8c when subscribing.
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Parata Max for sale
Contact Larry Hadley at 502-330-4398
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Southern Kentucky Pharmacy For Sale
PRS, NCPA's exclusive Pharmacy Seller/Buyer consultant, has an Independent Pharmacy owner located in Southern Kentucky who is interested in selling the business. The pharmacy fills at least 1,000 scripts per week, the owner is looking to keep the business intact and hopes it remains independent.
PRS emphasizes that ALL INQUIRIES WILL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL. A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) will be signed prior to discussing any specifics of the pharmacy for sale.
In summary:
* Southern Kentucky pharmacy location
* Wants to keep the pharmacy intact and independent
* NDA paperwork completed
This is your opportunity to become a pharmacy owner or grow your existing business. You can contact John Watkins at PRS for more information on this exciting opportunity.
800-338-3688 x134 or
John.Watkins@prsrx.com
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Looking for relief? Try KPhA Website
KPhA is bringing back a member benefit for pharmacists looking for relief work and looking to hire relief work.
Pharmacists interested in having their information listed should contact Scott Sisco at
ssisco@kphanet.org or 502-227-2303.
Click
here to see who is available!
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 Display available for Companion Care Program
Rx Therapy Management and KPhA formed a Partnership Program with Union Springs Healthcare in 2015. Union Springs offers a unique business proposition based on a line of all-natural yet clinically validated dietary supplements exclusive to independent pharmacies.
This USH independent pharmacy program is designed to improve patient care through proactive counseling. USH provides you the marketing materials and in-services necessary to adequately train your pharmacists and staff. Many patients can benefit from the regular use of non-prescription companion products to alleviate side effects of certain prescription pharmaceuticals or as possible alternatives to strong Rx medications. Many participating pharmacies
already
have implemented the program and experienced significant patient benefits while enhancing their front end cash based business. We hope you will take a few minutes to review and consider this program. It is available exclusively to independent pharmacies with owners who are KPhA Members.
For more, click
here.
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Do you think you are uninsurable or too hard to insure? Think again.
The Pharmacists Life Insurance Company
has a $10,000 - $25,000 Guaranteed Issue whole life insurance policy for you. Proceeds can be used for:
- Final death expenses
- Endowing a college of pharmacy scholarship fund in your name
- Paying off a mortgage balance
No medical exam!
Ages 18 - 70.
Cash values accumulate.
You do not have to be a pharmacist to apply. Share this information with relatives, friends and co-workers.
The Pharmacists Life Insurance Company also has other life insurance products at competitive rates.
Issuance of these products is subject to underwriting.
For more information or for a no obligation proposal, please contact one of our Coverage Advisors:
Call 800.247.5930 Option 5
The Guaranteed Issue product is not available to current Pharmacists Life insureds nor those that have been declined by The Pharmacists Life Insurance Company.
Not licensed to sell all products in all states.
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 SoFi Student Loan Refinancing for KPhA Members SoFi - Refinancing Student Debt We understand that for many of our members and your family members, going to college or graduate school will require you to pay off student loans for many years to come, including parent loans you may have for your children. SoFi, the largest provider of student loan refinancing, may be able to reduce the cost of that debt. SoFi refinances student loan debt at lower rates than federal and/or private options, saving their borrowers $15,600K 1 on average. The main benefits include:
- Rates: Variable rates as low as 1.90% APR and fixed rates as low as 3.50% APR (with Autopay).
- Simplicity: Consolidate all existing student loans (federal and private) into a single loan with one monthly payment.
- No Fees: No origination fees and no prepayment penalties.
- Rate Discount for Kentucky Pharmacists Association Members Members: KPhA members receive an additional 0.125% rate discount when you refinance through sofi.com/KPhA
How To Get Started To apply for a free, no-commitment rate quote, just complete the online application at sofi.com/KPhA. The application will take approximately 10 minutes to complete. If you qualify for a loan with SoFi and choose to refinance, you will receive an additional 0.125% rate discount as a member of Kentucky Pharmacists Association. Contact If you have any questions about SoFi's refinancing loans, please visit sofi.com/KPhA or call KPhA's contact at SoFi, Madeline Oliver, directly at 1-844-576-2368 or via email at ask@sofi.com. |
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