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FPa calendar JANuAry

29-30 FPA Consultant ConferenceSandestin, FL

31 Election Ballots Due

FEBruAry

8-9 Board of Pharmacy MeetingTampa

23 Florida Pharmacy Council Conference Call

28 Awards Nomination Due

mArCH

8 Legislative Session Begins

9-10 NACDS RxIMPACTWashington, DC

15 Last day to submit resolutions

15-16 Pharmacist Days at the Legislature

16 Pharmacists Health Fair at Florida's Capitol

19-20 FPA Council and Committee Meetings

25-28 APhA Annual MeetingSeattle, Washington

April

9-10 FPA Law ConferenceTampa, Florida

12-13 Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Jacksonville, Florida

22 Good Friday, FPA Office Closed

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1-3 Pharmacist Mutual Leadership Conference

6 Legislative Session Ends

23-25 NCPA Legislative ConferenceWashington, DC

30 Memorial Day, FPA Office Closed

CE CrEdits (CE.cycle)The.florida.Board.of.Pharmacy.requires.10.hours.lIVE.Continuing.Education.as.part.of.the.

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We recently completed a pro-cess that is as American as mom and apple pie – our po-

litical elections. Your PACCE was able to contribute over $15,000 to candidate “friends” of pharmacy. It was a critical election cycle, as the governor and cab-inet along with the full House and half of the Senate were up for election. Un-der the guidance of our political coun-sel, Lori Weems, we were able to watch as the vast majority of candidates we supported were elected to office.

What exactly is the PACCE? Flori-da Pharmacy Political Action Commit-tee of Continuing Existence (PACCE) is an advocacy group for the profession of pharmacy in Florida that has no po-litical party affiliation. Its purposes are (1)To promote and strive for the im-provement of government by encour-aging and stimulating the profession and business of pharmacy and others to take a more active and effective part in governmental affairs (2) To encour-age pharmacists and others to under-stand the nature and actions of their government, as to important political issues, and as to the records of office-holders and candidates for elective of-fice (3)To assist pharmacists and others in organizing themselves for more ef-fective political action and in carrying out their civic responsibilities and (4)To do any and all things necessary or desirable for the attainment of the pur-poses stated above.

At the 120th Annual Meeting of the Florida Pharmacy Association in Mar-co, the PACCE held one of the most successful conventions in our history. The annual PACCE Golf Tournament drew over 40 golfers to the Rookery course for a beautiful day of golf. Un-der the leadership of Ken Wisniewski, the event raised over $2500. Later in the evening, over 100 pharmacists and

guests joined a full house of political candidates for an evening of fine wine and cheese. We had the opportunity to hear from each of the candidates about their vision for our state and for our profession. The same two events are scheduled for this year’s convention at the beautiful Fairmont Turnberry Re-sort in Aventura. Please plan to attend

and support your PACCE! Florida Pharmacy Association has

as one of its primary goals to be the most effective, proactive, and power-ful pharmacy advocacy group in the state. How can you help? If you’re in-terested in the PACCE, you can e-mail me at hobbsxr@msn.com. More im-portantly, make a contribution today to support your profession! Check the

box on your membership application or you can send a check to the PACCE at the FPA office. You could also set up a monthly contribution on your VISA or Master Card at www.pharmview.com. Thanks for your support! n

“Your Political PACCEmaker!”

What exactly is the PACCE? Florida

Pharmacy Political Action Committee of Continuing Existence

(PACCE) is an advocacy group for the profession of pharmacy

in Florida that has no political party

affiliation.

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This all comes in a two-year cycle in which the Florida Legislature

is undergoing the political once-every-10-year reapportionment

process.

The 2010 fall election was nothing short of historic, both at the federal lev-el and here within the state of Florida. In this month’s, message we will pro-vide an analysis and debriefing of the November 2010 legislative election cy-cle and examine the potential impact and challenges presented for pharmacy issues in Florida.

general political Climate & Analysis

n Obviously, the Republican Party was overwhelming in its defeat of the Democratic candidates – taking back every single Cabinet position in Florida and building veto-proof majorities in the Florida House and the Florida Senate. Florida’s incom-ing Cabinet positions have been tak-en over by the following individuals:

n Office of Florida Governor: Rick Scott (former CEO of Columbia-HCA with vast knowledge of health care financial and regulatory issues; became political power player for the first in time in leading and fi-nancing national opposition cam-paign against the Obama Health Care Reform Act)

n Florida Attorney General: Pam Bon-di (former state prosecutor who ran on extremely strong anti-Obama health care agenda)

n Chief Financial Officer: Jeff Atwater (traditional friend of pharmacy who has been especially helpful on scope of practice and access issues.

n Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Secretary: Adam Putnam, a former member of Congress (very conservative but

also very pro-small business in gen-eral and small pharmacy in partic-ular)

n The Florida Legislature – largely due to the pick-up of two Republican seats in the Senate and six Republi-can seats in the House – is expect-ed to take an even harder turn to the right. At the same time, House and Senate leadership have each ex-

pressed vocal and committed de-sires to advance a Medicaid Man-aged care agenda with an interest to send all of Medicaid into Medic-aid Managed Care in the upcoming 2011-12 fiscal year. The goal would be to diligently work to restructure

– if not avoid completely – the im-pacts on Floridians from the Federal Health Care Reform Act passed by Congress last year.

This all comes in a two-year cycle in which the Florida Legislature is under-going the political once-every-10-year reapportionment process. Reapportion-ment is when a study and review of population trends determine the need to revise the legislative geographic dis-tricts. In some measures, this has been a politically motivated process in which all legislative and congressional dis-tricts will be redrawn with incumbent legislators posturing to hold onto their numeric advantages.

An otherwise tumultuous process is rendered only more so in light of the passage of Amendments 5 and 6 which will, for the first time in Florida histo-ry, limit the power of the Legislature in the redistricting process by establish-ing standards on how the districts are drawn. These standards require dis-tricts to be compact, observe geographic boundaries, and not be drawn so as to favor or disfavor particular incumbent legislators or political parties.

From the 2010 Election Comes 2011 Health Policy – Prepare Yourself

Executive InsightBy miCHAEl JACksoN, rpHBy guEst ColumNist lori WEEms

lori Weems

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Executive Vice President/CEOMichael Jackson

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Tian Merren-Owens, ext. 120Controller

Wanda Hall , ext. 211Membership CoordinatorRanada Simmons , ext. 110

Educational Services Office AssistantStacey Brooks , ext. 210

FloridA pHArmACy todAy BoArdChair..................................Betty Harris, Lighthouse Point Vice Chair ................................. Jennifer Pytlarz, BrandonTreasurer ..............................Stephen Grabowski, TampaSecretary ........................Stuart Ulrich, Boynton BeachMember ................Don Bergemann, don@bceinfo.comMember .................................... Joseph Koptowsky, MiamiExecutive Editor ........Michael Jackson, TallahasseeManaging Editor ........................Dave Fiore, Tallahassee

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The Journal of the Florida Pharmacy Association does not accept for publication articles or letters concerning religion, politics or any other subject the editors/publishers deem unsuitable for the readership of this journal. In addition, The Journal does not accept advertising material from persons who are running for office in the association. The editors reserve the right to edit all materials submitted for publication. Letters and materials submitted for consideration for publication may be subject to review by the Editorial Review Board.

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An otherwise tumultuous process is rendered only more so in light of the passage of Amendments 5 and 6 which will, for the first time in Florida history, limit the power of the Legislature in the

redistricting process by establishing standards on how the districts are drawn.

It is highly likely that much of the re-apportionment decision-making will, therefore, end up in the hands of the federal court system. Reapportionment

“turf wars” will dominate every other agenda item before the Legislature with most legislators primarily concerned with how any particular policy decision

could impact the particular legislator in the grand reapportionment debate.

This represents the overall, general political climate in which we find our-selves a Legislature that is itself veto-proof and a Republican Governor who is committed to acting even more con-servatively than that Legislature.

likely practical implications & results of such political Climate

It is possible that the following are likely practical implications of the over-all political climate in which we will find ourselves:

n Medicaid Managed Care Reform will move through the Florida Leg-

islature in the upcoming 2011 legis-lative session in a form that is large-ly advocated for by managed care organizations and designed to es-tablish capitated risk to the State of Florida. The genesis of this comes from the potential Medicaid enroll-ment increases anticipated from the implementation of the Feder-

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al Health Care Reform Act. Such a managed care plan will require a federal government waiver that could prove harder to achieve.

n Pharmacy has already been so im-pacted by Medicaid Managed Care that the primary fight our indus-try will face is finding a way to keep the pharmacy networks open to all eligible providers and to ensure that policy is not written that favors one provider type such as manda-tory mail order in a larger Managed Care scheme over other provid-ers. Our primary challenge is keep-ing an open-provider-network part and parcel of any Medicaid Man-aged Care reform plan and prevent-ing the federal government from approving any federal plan waiver that does not incorporate free access to any willing Medicaid pharma-cy provider. While the federal and state governments fund the Medic-aid program and should have a say in how it is managed, we are not convinced that limiting provider ac-cess by policy will generate the sav-ings that are alleged.

specific likely leaders on Health Care issues

SEnAtEAlready the Senate has selected its

full leadership team in the upcoming legislative session: Senate President Mike Haridopolos, Senate Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, Senate Budget Chairman J.D. Alexander, Senate Pres-ident Pro-Tem Mike Bennett, Senate Rules Chairman John Thrasher and Senate Reapportionment Chairman Don Gaetz (who is the likely successor to Senator Haridopolos as the Senate’s 2012-14 Senate President).

The likely leaders in the Health Care debate, in particular, will be Sen-ator Hariopolos himself, Senator Alex-ander (Lake Wales), Senator Thrasher (Jacksonville) and Senator Joe Negron of Palm City (who will have a key role to play in Florida’s Health and Hu-man Services Appropriations). We be-lieve that of these individuals, Sena-tor Negron will be critically important to working with pharmacy issues. We

also believe that newly elected Sena-tor Rene Garcia from Miami will also be very important. We also have very good dialog on behalf of any willing provider in the following senators: Sen-ators Bennett, Dockery, Storms, Dean, Evers, Latvala, Garcia, Flores and Diaz de la Portilla. The key is going to stay out of the center of the managed care debate and make this a separate issue.

HOuSEIn the House, Speaker Dean Can-

non (Winter Park) is himself the point person on Medicaid Managed Care re-form assisted closely by Appropria-tions Chair Denise Grimsley (Sebring), Health Appropriations Subcommit-tee Chair Matt Hudson (Naples) and Speaker Designate Will Weatherford (Wesley Chapel).

The House is much more controlled from a managed agenda from the top than is the Senate. It will be very im-portant, therefore, that we work close-ly with other medical providers to posi-tion ourselves as well as possible under the circumstances. The House has tra-ditionally been much more hesitant to close pharmacy networks than has the Senate - where the Senate staff itself ideologically favors network closure. This all could change with debate on both sides.

Key allies in the House fight for pharmacy access and free participa-tion will be found, not surprisingly, in the areas of the state where there are more independent pharmacies thriv-ing. We will need, in particular, to fo-cus our energies on continuing the sup-port and help of Rep. Esteban Bovo (Hialeah), Rep. Carlos Lopez-Cantera (Miami), Rep. Jimmy Patronis (Pan-ama City), Rep. Mike Weinstein (Or-ange Park), Rep. Grimsley, Rep. Hud-son, newly elected Rep. Gayle Harrell (Stuart), Rep. Jim Frishe (St. Petersburg), Rep. Eddie Gonzales (Hileah), Rep. Jea-nette Nunez (Miami) and, in particular, Rep. Brad Drake (Defuniak Srings) and all the other Florida panhandle repre-sentatives whose districts include many rural independent pharmacies. If your legislator has been mentioned above, now is the time to make an appoint-ment to discuss with them the issues

facing pharmacy. Watch Stat News or the FPA website for updates on policy development.

summaryIt is going to be a very strong chal-

lenge on the Medicaid reform front giv-en the results of a veto-proof legislative election cycle. The empowerment of House and Senate leadership is unprec-edented. We need to focus carefully on working within that framework to push leadership toward an understanding of the importance of the open network and access issues for a meaningful and effective Medicaid system designed to promote quality of care.

EDiTOR’S NOTE: Members please work into your calendars a plan to be here in Tallahassee on March 15 – 16, 2011, for Florida Pharmacist Legislative Days. it would be great if the Florida Capitol could be swarming with pharmacists, pharmacy students and technicians.

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New reports show more efforts are needed to reduce smok-ing and secondhand smoke exposure in the United States, es-pecially with people who smoke more and are exposed to sec-ondhand smoke.

n The burden of cigarette smoking continues to be high, particularly in certain groups in the U.S.

n Although U.S. smoking rates have dropped in the past 30 years, very little has changed in the past 5 years.

In 1965, more than 40% of adults in the United States smoked cigarettes. Although that number dropped dramat-ically to 20.9% by 2005, in 2009, about 20.6% of U.S. adults (46.6 million people) still smoked cigarettes, and some groups smoke more. For example, more men (nearly 24%) than wom-en (about 18%) smoke. Nearly 30% of adults of mixed races and 23% of American Indian/Alaska Native adults smoke cig-arettes. About 31% of people living below the poverty level smoke cigarettes.

secondhand smokeCDC Vital Signs reports that—

n Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke can be harm-ful to health.

n 88 million nonsmokers—and an especially high percent-age of children—continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke, despite the dangers.

n While secondhand smoke exposure in the U.S. has fallen substantially over the last 20 years, more needs to be done to continue this decline.

Secondhand smoke is a mixture of gases and fine parti-cles that includes smoke from a burning cigarette, cigar, or pipe and smoke that has been exhaled by the person smok-ing. When a nonsmoker breathes secondhand smoke, the body begins to break down (i.e., metabolize) the nicotine in the smoke. During this process, a nicotine byproduct called cotinine is produced. Secondhand smoke exposure can be measured by testing saliva, urine, or blood for cotinine.

From 1988–1991, around 88% of nonsmokers in the United

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States were exposed to secondhand smoke. However, after a growing number of smoking bans in work and public plac-es and public health efforts to reduce smoking in homes, that number dropped to about 53% by 1999–2000. During 2007–2008, about 4 out of 10 people, or 40% nonsmokers were ex-posed to secondhand smoke.

Secondhand smoke causes heart disease and lung can-cer in adults who do not smoke, and it causes a number of health conditions in children, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), middle ear problems, more severe asthma, and respiratory infections. About 54% of children (aged 3-11 years) are exposed to secondhand smoke.

Both reports show that more efforts are needed to reduce smoking and secondhand smoke exposure in the United States, particularly in groups who smoke more and/or those with more exposure to secondhand smoke.

Call to ActionThe tobacco-related issue of CDC Vital Signs includes di-

rect calls to action for— n tobacco users to quit and to never smoke in the home,

vehicles, or around nonsmokers (especially children and persons with heart disease or respiratory conditions).

n Parents and nonsmokers to never allow others to smoke in their homes or vehicles and to teach children about the harmful health effects of smoking and exposure to sec-ondhand smoke.

n Employers to establish smoke-free policies and to pro-vide employees with health insurance coverage that cov-ers help in quitting.

n Healthcare providers to advise and help patients—and parents of pediatric patients—quit tobacco use, to tell all patients and parents to make their homes and vehicles 100% smoke-free, and to advise nonsmokers to avoid be-ing exposed to secondhand smoke, especially if they have heart disease or respiratory conditions.

n State and community leaders to use the World Health Organization’s MPOWER strategies to prevent and con-trol tobacco use; to reduce tobacco use by making tobacco products less accessible, affordable, desirable, and accept-ed; and to ensure that nonsmokers are protected from ex-posure to secondhand smoke in workplaces and public places.

support in QuittingFor support in quitting, including free quit coaching, free

educational materials, and referrals to local resources, call 1-800-QuIt-nOW (1-800-784-8669; TTY 1-800-332-8615).

Also, www.smokefree.gov provides an online step-by-step guide to quitting; quitline information; an instant mes-saging service; and resources that can be downloaded, print-ed, or ordered.

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The Board of Trustees, at a recent meet-ing, voted to honor Foundation Board member Al Tower with an award in his name -- the Florida Pharmacy Foundation Alton Tower Philanthropy Award. A cash award of $500 will be presented to the winner’s choice of charity/organization and a plaque will be presented to the win-ner annually at the Florida Pharmacy As-sociation’s awards night, during conven-tion.

The word “philanthropy” means to give of oneself, which describes the life of Al Tower. Al has given so much to the profession of pharmacy and has received the R.Q. Richards Award, James H. Beal

Pharmacist of the Year Award, Sidney Simkowitz Pharmacist Involve-ment Award, Jean Lamberti Mentor Award, IPA Corrons Inspiration & Motivation Award, U.B. Willis Gregory Award, Abilities Guild in Com-munity Serving Award and the Bowl of Hygeia Award.

He has held leadership roles in many organizations including the Pinellas County Pharmacy Association, Florida Pharmacy Association, Christian Pharmacists Fellowship International and the American Phar-macists Association.

Al is very active in his community, serving on the boards of many healthcare organizations such as the American Cancer Society, Future Scientists of America, and Florida Tobacco-Free Coalition. He also has been a career speaker in public schools.

As the Chair of the Florida Pharmacy Foundation Fundraising Com-mittee, Al set a goal for the Trustees to raise $300,000 for scholarships. The plan was that the interest earned on the endowment would fund new scholarships for pharmacy students. Thanks to Al, and all of you who have participated in the Foundation’s fundraising activities, the Foundation has reached half of its goal.

The Trustees: Ken Norfleet, president; Todd Schmidt, vice president; Cyndi Mincy, treasurer; and members R. Weyman Ethridge, Gary Koes-ten, Bill Mincy, Rod Presnell, Paul Ackerman, N. Lois Adams, Terry Gub-bins, Donna Wartski, Bob Miller and Honorary Member Michael Jack-son, congratulate Al for giving of himself in making a difference for others.

if you wish to make contribution to the Award in honor of Al, please make your check payable to the Florida Pharmacy Foundation Alton Tower Philanthro-py Award, 610 N Adams St. Tallahassee, FL 32302.

Florida Pharmacy FoundationAnnounces the

Alton Tower Philanthropy Award

Al toWEr

Criteria forFloridA pHArmACy FouNdAtioN

AltoN toWEr pHilANtHropy AWArd

The Florida Pharmacy Foundation is pleased to present this award in honor of Al Tower. Please follow all of the required cri-teria. The Selection Committee will review all applicants and make the final decision. Only the winner will be notified. There is a cash award of $500 presented to the winner’s choice of charity/ organization and a plaque presented to the winner at the Annual Meet-ing of the Florida Pharmacy Association Awards Night at The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club, Aventura, FL, June 25, 2011.

I nominate___________________________Philanthropist of the Year for his/her involvement in a

n charitable organization/s that meets the criteria below:

n Elaborate reason for nomination: motiva-tion, enthusiasm

n Membership/ serving as an officer, com-mittee chair

n Effort to inform community about organi-zation

n Community service project/s participation n Contributing factors of success with

project/s n Speaking engagements

Please limit your typed submission to 3 pages.Send 4 copies to: Patsey J. Powers, Executive Vice PresidentFlorida Pharmacy Foundation610 N. Adams StreetTallahassee, FL 32302

Deadline for submission is April 15, 2011

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caLL FOr rESOLUTIOnS TO THE 2011 HOUSE OF dELEGaTES

The House of Delegates Board of Directors will meet in March 2011 to review and approve resolu-tions for the Annual Meeting. The deadline for submitting resolutions is March 15, 2011! PLEASE NOTE THIS DEADLINE.

The following information will be needed when submitting resolutions:

1. Name of organization: The name of the organization submitting the resolutions(s);2. Name and telephone number of individuals: A contact in the event clarification Or further in-

formation is needed; 3. Problem: A statement of the problem addressed by the resolution;4. Intent: A statement of what passage of the resolution will accomplish;5. Resolution Format: (please type and use double spacing)

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Florida medicaid dmE policy training scheduledDurable Medical Equipment (DME) policy training

for Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton coun-ty providers only will be held on February 3, 2011 at the Medicaid Area Office 1, 160 W. Government St, Room 504, Pensacola from 9 AM – 12 PM. Registration is re-quired. Go to http://apps.ahca.myflorida.com/medres/index.aspx to register.

dmE Accreditation Exemption: don’t Forget to Apply if you Qualify (From NCpA)

Starting January 1, 2011, all community pharma-cies must either be accredited to provide Medicare Du-rable Medical Equipment or be exempted from accred-itation. To qualify for the exemption, the pharmacy must have been enrolled in Medicare as a DME suppli-er for at least 5 years; the pharmacy may not have had an unrescinded final adverse action during the past five years; and the pharmacy’s Medicare billings for DME, other than drugs and pharmaceuticals which are not subject to accreditation, are less than 5 percent of phar-macy sales for the previous 3 calendar or fiscal years. Pharmacies meeting these criteria for exemption can complete an attestation form and should return it to the National Supplier Clearinghouse as soon as possible. Pharmacies that are not accredited or exempted stand to lose their DME billing privileges.

medicare part d donut Hole program starts (From NCpA)

Starting January 1, Medicare beneficiaries that fall into the Part D “donut hole” will receive about a 50% dis-count on brand name drugs and a 7% discount on gener-ic drugs. For brands, pharmacies collect about half the negotiated prescription price from the beneficiary and will receive the balance of the prescription price from the Part D plan within 14 days. For generics, pharmacies collect 93 percent of the price from the beneficiary and will receive the remaining 7 percent from the plan.

FsA Changes; otCs no longer Covered without a rx (From NCpA)

Starting January 1, 2011, OTC medications are no lon-ger eligible for reimbursement from FSA/HRA accounts unless the patient has a prescription for the OTC item. This also applies all purchases made after January, even if the patient has 2010 eligible dollars remaining in their accounts. Moreover, the IRS issued new guidance on De-cember 23, 2010, that will allow for the use of FSA/HRA cards to purchase these OTC items with a prescription as long as the purchase meets certain conditions. The IRS had previously ruled that such purchases could not be made with these cards at the point of service even if the purchaser had a prescription because the online substan-tiation system could not determine whether the purchas-er actually had a prescription for the OTC item. A copy of the December 23 IRS release can be found at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=233483,00.html

Bill Filed to Combine massive Florida Health Agencies

The Florida Pharmacy Association has learned that House bill 115 is being filed that seeks to combine the Department of Health (DOH), Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) and the Department of Chil-dren and Families (DCFS) along with their trust funds into one entity entitled the Florida Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). A description of the bill provides guidelines for procurement of health services, establishes the Central Office of Investigative Services and Office of Inspector General. The bill also directs the Board of Governors to establish regional policy devel-opment and research exchange centers at specified state universities for certain purposes. This bill, if found fa-

FPa news

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vorable by the Florida House and Senate and signed by Governor Scott, will be effective July 1, 2011.

usp proposes medication labeling standards (From us pharmacopeia)

Universal standards to guide the content, lan-guage, format and ap-pearance of prescription medication labels to re-flect how patients read and understand medica-tion instructions are be-ing proposed on a na-

tional level. These labels can vary significantly from pharmacy to pharmacy, even though they are intended to convey critical information for the safe use of medica-tions. The new standards, developed by the U.S. Phar-macopeial Convention (USP)—the nonprofit scientif-ic organization that sets FDA-enforceable standards for the quality, purity and strength of medicines in the

United States—are the result of a broad effort led by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to improve health liter-acy in the United States by bringing together govern-ment, industry, associations and other groups to ad-vance practical strategies that can be implemented to maximize patient comprehension of health informa-tion. The new USP standards are being proposed for a 90-day public comment period, during which the or-ganization will accept feedback from healthcare pro-fessionals, consumers and all other interested parties. For more information on the USP proposal, go to http://www.usp.org/USPNF/notices/generalChapter17.html

To FPA Members: Much of the information in this section was provided through our Stat News messages that are sent to you by e-mail. if you are not receiving these messages we ei-ther have an incorrect e-mail address for you or your SPAM filter is blocking messages from fpa@pharmview.com. Contact us at the FPA office and we will try to help you.

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The FPA Poster Presentations are open to PHARMACY STUDENTS ONLY. Complete and submit this COVERSHEET for each abstract submission. Submissions must be received no later than Monday, May 2, 2011. Abstracts will NOT be accepted after this date. Mail or E-mail this application along with the abstract submission to:

Tian Merren Owens, MS, PharmD, Director of Continuing Education Florida Pharmacy Association

610 N. Adams Street Tallahassee, FL 32301

tmerren@pharmview.com PLEASE TYPE Contact Information: Presenter's Name (MUST BE A STUDENT):________________________________________________________________

□ Entry Level Pharm.D. □ Post B.S. Pharm.D. Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________ City, State, Zip: ___________________________________________________________________________________ Telephone No: _____________________E-Mail Address: _________________________________________________ Abstract Title: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Poster Type: □Clinical Research

□Basic Science Research

□Translational Research (Basic Science and Clinical Research) Primary Author: __________________________________________________________________________________

(Students must be listed first to be considered for the Award. Presenter will be notified by mail of acceptance). Co-Author(s): _________________________________________________________ Student □YES □NO

Awards: Posters will be eligible for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes to be presented at Convention. (Only one prize is given for each winning poster)

Free Registration: Three entry level students from each Florida College of Pharmacy will be eligible for a complimentary Florida Pharmacy Association Convention Student registration.

(Student Registration does not include CE or hotel accommodations) I am interested in being considered for this registration: □YES □NO

College: _____________________________________________________________________________

The abstract form submitted should be the equivalent of one page. The abstract should include: Title (Include authors’ names and name of College of Pharmacy), Purpose, Methods, Results, and Conclusions.

Abstracts will not be accepted if it is not in this format. Do not include figures or graphs.

Please direct all questions and concerns to: Tian Merren Owens ♦ (850) 222-2400 ext. 120 ♦ tmerren@pharmview.com

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR POSTER PRESENTATIONS For Florida Pharmacy Students

FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION 121st ANNUAL MEETING AND CONVENTION

June 22 - 26, 2011 The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club ♦ Aventura, Florida

Poster Session: Friday, June 24, 2011, 11:00AM-1:00PM

ABSTRACT FORMAT

DEADLINE DATE: MONDAY, MAY 2, 2011

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Bowl of Hygeia

Awarded to a pharmacist for out-standing community service above and beyond professional duties. The use of the following selection criteria is re-quired:

n The recipient must be a Florida li-censed pharmacist and a member of FPA.

n The recipient must be living. Awards are not presented posthumously.

n The recipient has not previously re-ceived the award.

n The recipient is not currently serving nor has he/she served within the immediate past 2 years on its award committee or an officer of the asso-ciation in other than an ex officio ca-pacity.

n The recipient has compiled an out-standing record of community ser-vice, which, apart from his/her spe-cific identification as a pharmacist, reflects well on the profession.

James H. Beal Award

Awarded to the "Pharmacist of the Year." The criteria established for this award is that the recipient be a Flori-da registered pharmacist and a mem-ber of FPA, who has rendered outstand-ing service to pharmacy within the past five years.Criteria:

n The recipient must be a Florida reg-istered pharmacist and a member of the FPA.

n The recipient has rendered outstand-ing service to pharmacy within the past five years.

technician of the year AwardAwarded annually to a Florida

pharmacy technician who is recog-nized for his/her outstanding perfor-mance and achievement during his/her career.

Criteria:

n Candidate must be a member of the Florida Pharmacy Association for at least 2 years.

n Candidate must have demonstrat-ed contributions and dedication to the advancement of pharmacy technician practice.

n Candidate must have demonstrat-ed contributions to the Florida Pharmacy Association and/or oth-er pharmacy organizations.

n Candidate must have demonstrat-ed commitment to community ser-vice.

n Candidate is not a past recipient of this award.

r.Q. richards Award

This award is based on outstanding achievement in the field of pharmaceu-tical public relations in Florida.Criteria:

n The recipient must be a Florida reg-istered pharmacist and a member of the FPA.

n The recipient has displayed out-standing achievement in the field of pharmaceutical public relations in Florida.

Frank toback/AZo Consultant

pharmacist Award

Criteria: n Candidate must be an FPA member,

registered with the Florida Board of Pharmacy as a consultant pharma-cist in good standing.

n Candidate should be selected based on their outstanding achievements in the field of consultant pharmacy.

dCpA sidney simkowitz

pharmacy involvement Award

Presented annually to a Florida pharmacist who has been active at the local and state pharmacy associa-tion level in advancement of the pro-fession of pharmacy in Florida.

Criteria: n A minimum of five years of active

involvement in and contributions to the local association and FPA.

n Candidate must have held office at local level pharmacy association.

n Member in good standing for a pe-riod of at least five years in the FPA and must have served as a member or chairman of a committee of the association.

n Candidate must have been active-ly involved in a project that has or could potentially be of benefit to members of the profession.

pharmacists mutual Companies

distinguished young pharmacist

Award

Awarded to a young pharmacist for their involvement and dedication to the practice of pharmacy.Criteria:

n Licensed to practice for nine (9) years or less.

n Licensed to practice in the state in which selected.

n Participation in national pharmacy association, professional programs, and/or community service.

ipA roman maximo Corrons

inspiration & motivation Award

Interamerican Pharmacists Associa-tion created this award to honor the memory of Roman M. Corrons who in-spired and motivated countless phar-macists to participate actively and as-pire to take on leadership roles in their profession. Roman was always there with guidance and support that moti-vated pharmacists and encouraged vi-sionary leadership, approachable active membership and succession planning. This award recognizes the motivators among us who inspire others to contin-ue to advance the profession.Criteria:

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n The recipient must be a Florida Li-censed Pharmacist and a member of the FPA.

n Candidate should motivate others to excel within the profession by encouraging them to be leaders.

n Candidate is not necessarily an as-sociation officer, but guides, sup-ports and/or inspires others.

A brief description on the candidate’s motivational/inspirational skills must accompany the nomination.

the Jean lamberti

mentorship Award

The Jean Lamberti Mentorship Award was established in 1998 to hon-or those pharmacists who have taken time to share their knowledge and ex-

perience with pharmacist candidates. The award is named in honor of long time FPA member Jean Lamberti for her effort in working with pharmacy students.Criteria

n The recipient must be an FPA mem-ber.

n The recipient must serve as a role model for the profession of pharmacy.

innovative pharmacy practice

Award

Awarded to honor practicing phar-macists who have demonstrated inno-vation in pharmacy practice that has resulted in improved patient care.Criteria:

n The recipient has demonstrated inno-

vative pharmacy practice resulting in improved patient care.

n The recipient should be a practic-ing pharmacist within the geograph-ic area represented by the presenting Association.

Qualified Nominee: A pharmacist prac-ticing within the geographic area repre-sented by the presenting Association.

I AM PLEASED To SUBMIT THE FoLLoWING NoMINATIoN:

Name:

Address:

FoR THE FoLLoWING AWARD:

(Nomination Deadline February 28, 2011)

Bowl of Hygeia Award

James H. Beal Award

R.Q. Richards Award

Frank Toback/AZo Consultant Pharmacist Award

DCPA Sydney Simkowitz Award

Pharmacists Mutual Co. Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award

Academy of Pharmacy Practice Practitioner Merit Award

The Jean Lamberti Mentorship Award

IPA Roman Maximo Corrons Inspiration & Motivation Award

Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award

Technician of the Year Award

NoMINATED BY:

Name:

Date Submitted:

Signature:

Please describe briefly below the nominee's accomplishments, indicating why you feel he or she should receive this award. (Attach additional sheets if necessary.)

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mail nominatons to: annual awards, Florida Pharmacy association, 610 n. adams st., tallahassee, Fl 32301(850) 222-2400 FaX (850) 561-6758 dEadlinE For nominations is FEBrUary 28, 2011

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HELP SUPPORT THE ADOPT-A-STUDENT PROGRAM Florida Pharmacy Association

121st Annual Meeting & Convention June 22-26, 2011

The Fairmont Turnberry Isle Resort & Club – Miami, Florida

Again this year, students from Florida Colleges of Pharmacy will be “Adopted” for the FPA Annual Meeting and Convention. Pharmacy students will benefit from the interaction with practicing pharmacists, learn first hand how FPA actually operates and how they can become involved in their chosen profession. As you remember, college students are on a tight budget and most of them cannot afford to attend convention. Here is how you can help!

The cost to register/sponsor one student is $110.00. They also have travel, room and food expenses. Adopted students will receive complimentary registration, hotel accommodations and be able to attend special programs designed for them. If enough money is raised, FPA will also be able to include additional support for meals. Make a contribution yourself! Ask your local unit association or get together with friends to Adopt-A-Student. Remember…..these are the future leaders of pharmacy!

Mentor Program. Each of the adopted students will be assigned a pharmacist who will invite them to attend meetings, CE programs, and share their knowledge and pharmacy experience with them. If you plan to attend the convention and would like to be a mentor, please contact the FPA office.

Please fill out the form below and fax or mail with your check to: Florida Pharmacy Association

610 North Adams Street Tallahassee, FL 32301

Fax: (850)561-6758 Please make your check payable to the Florida Pharmacy Foundation

Sponsor Name:_________________________________________________________________________

Address: ______________________________________________________________________________

City: _______________________________________ State: __________ Zip:_______________________

Phone: ________________________________ Amount of Contribution:___________________________

Charge to the following (please circle): VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER AMEX

Account #:_____________________________________Security Code:________ Exp. Date: ____________

Signature:________________________________________________________________________________

Yes, I would like to serve as a Mentor. Contact me with more information on Mentoring.

Contributions to the Florida Pharmacy Association Foundation are tax deductible as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. Consult your CPA for complete details.

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Advertising in Florida pharmacy todaydisplay Advertising: please call (850) 264-5111 for a media kit and rate sheet. Buyers’ guide: A signed insertion of at least 3X per year, 1/3 page or larger display ad, earns a placement in the Buyers’ Guide. A screened ad is furnished at additional cost to the advertiser. professional referral Ads: FPA Members: $50 per 50 words; Non-members: $100 per 50 words; No discounts for advertising agencies. All Professional Referral ads must be paid in advance, at the time of ad receipt.

AHCA MEDICAID PHARMACY SERVICES2727 Mahan DriveTallahassee, FL 32308(850) 487-4441www.fdhc.state.fl.us/medicaid/pharmacy

AMERICAn PHARMACIStSASSOCIAtIOn (APhA)Washington, D.C. (800) 237-2742www.pharmacist.com

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