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March 2013VOLUME 35, Issue 3

Senator Charles Bethel (center) was named GPhA Legislator of the Year at Voice In Pharmacy Day. Senator Bethel is joined by Chair of GPhA Government Affairs Eddie Madden, (left) and GPhA President Robert Hatton (right) .

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March 2013

The Georgia Pharmacy Journal

CONTENTS

Message From Jim Bracewell.................................................4.................................................4.................................................

Welcome New GPhA Members..............................................5Legislative Update.....................................................................6.....................................................................6.....................................................................

PharmPAC Supporters................................20-21

Continuing Education for Pharmacists is online only this month due to our expanded coverage of VIP Day. Visit gpha.org to download a PDF of the continuing education for March.

VIP Day Coverage>>>>>>>>..................12-1212-18>>>>>>>>..................12-1212-18>>>>>>>>..................12-12

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Election Schedule......................................................................3......................................................................3......................................................................

Golf Tournament Information..........................................27Pharmacy Day Proclamation.........................................26

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MESSAGEfrom Robert Hatton

Greetings from the President!!

I apologize for being so exuberant, but it’s hard not to be when you have witnessed the largest state pharmacy legislative day in our history. And I’m not just talking about Georgia history here. Over 550 people came together on VIP day at the capitol to make their pharmacy voices heard. This is almost twice as large as last year and much larger than we expected. Those of you who know our EVP Jim Bracewell know that his usual response is the more the merrier. This year, however, a few days prior to this event, he said, “Don’t invite any more people.” This was a joke, of course, as we were happy to take all comers.

We started with a full breakfast for everyone involved. I was pleasantly surprised to see how well the staff at the train depot handled this as most everyone was seated and fed in 20 minutes. Quite a feat in itself.

Our program included Jim Bracewell and me, the Insurance Commissioner, Ralph Hudgens, Dep-uty Commissioner of the Department of Community Heath, Blake Fulenwider and our own lobbyist Andy Freeman. We also gave the GPhA Legislator of the Year to Senator Charles Bethel as a token of our appreciation for being supportive of several pieces of legislation important to pharmacy.

Our special guest was RADM Scott Giberson from the Office of Public Health. Scott has been our guest before at the conven-tion in Hilton Head, so we knew to expect a great message about future roles for the pharmacist in the changing healthcare arena. He did not disappoint.The message was simple and clear. We have to become more intricately involved in the manage-ment of the patient once a diagnosis is made. We need to be part of the team that manages the overall health of the patient in collaboration with other members such as nurses, doctors and dietitians. How important it was that Scott’s message was heard by pharmacy students just beginning their careers and will see many of these changes occur.

After closing out the morning at the train depot, we moved over to the Capitol building where we were able to meet with our individual legislators who were unable to attend the breakfast. Then it was on to the capitol steps where we posed with Gov. Nathan Deal. WOW....What a crowd! If that didn’t leave an impression, I don’t know what can. Gov. Deal remarked to me “I hope no one gets sick in Georgia today.” It was a great day for Pharmacy in the State of Georgia and has set the bar high for future legislative events!

The final chapter of the day was a meeting in a hearing room of the Coverdale Legislative Office building. The meeting, chaired by Rep. Butch Parrish from Swainsboro, gave RADM Giberson the chance to present his message on the future role of pharmacy. This was an unusual opportunity to get our message directly on the record and Scott did a masterful job at ac-complishing this and his message was well received by those in attendance including the Commissioner of Public Health Dr. Fitzgerald and Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Community Health Blake Fulenwider.

I have always been proud of my state and my profession. I think this was a prime example of what we can do when we get outside the box and fight for what we believe in. The legislative process is tricky, convoluted and exhausting with most legislators are required to deal with many, many issues that are not pharmacy related. We have to remember that when we are asking them to support our issues. We have to learn that there is strength in numbers, and our message has to be clear. As the old saying goes. “You’re either at the table our on the menu.” This year, we are at the table.

As I write this, the session is still ongoing, so please make those calls to your legislators regarding our issues. Thanks for all you do as Georgia pharmacists and keep up the good work!

Sincerely,

Robert Hatton, President, GPhA

from Jim Bracewell

Robert HattonGPhA President

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Region ElectionsOdd numbered region elections will take place at the 2013 Spring Region meetings. GPhA Bylaws state that Region Presidents must select a nominating committee by March 1st for the purpose of selecting candidates for 2013-14 Region Officers for 2013-15 membership years.

Board of Pharmacy Nominations come from Region 4.

Nominating Committee for 1st and 2nd VPs

Monday, March 24, 2013 (90 days prior to Convention) *Please note that the 90th day falls on Sunday the 23rd so date was moved to next business day.1st & 2nd VP nominees must be submitted to membership.

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 (60 days before Convention)Petitions for additional nominees must be submitted to EVP by 12NOON.

Ballots

Monday, May 13, 2013 (45 days prior to the commencement of Convention)*Please note that the 45th day falls on Sunday the 12th, so date was moved to the next business day.Electronic Ballots must be sent to membership – Election

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Monday, June 17, 2013 (10 days prior to the commencement of Convention)*Please note that the 10th day falls on Sunday the 16th*Please note that the 10th day falls on Sunday the 16th*Please note that the 10th day falls on Sunday the 16 so moved date to the next business day.Paper ballots must be returned by this date.

Saturday, June 22, 2013Election closes at 2 p.m.

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Goldfish and PharmacistsAre goldfish aware of the water they swim in?

Do goldfish know if the water they swim in could be better or cleaner? Could the temperature of the water be more suitable? Or do they just swim in the water and accept that the water they are in is the best it can ever be?

Are Georgia pharmacists aware of their scope of practice? Do they think it could improve? Do they have any idea how their scope of practice is determined? Or are they like goldfish and just willing to swim in the water they find themselves?

If you are a member of the Georgia Pharmacy Association, I hope you

have learned that the scope of practice for a Georgia pharmacist is not determined by your degree, BS or Pharm D etc. You know the scope of the pharmacy practice is a function of the legislative process of our state government.

How did Georgia pharmacists obtain the right to administer flu immunizations under a physician’s protocol?

How did pharmacy technicians become registered by the Board of Pharmacy?

How will pharmacists obtain the expanded scope of practices to deliver many more immunizations under a physician’s protocol?

Your professional association is the key to the continued expansion and updating of the “legal” practice of the profession of pharmacy in our state. At GPhA, we invest every day in the advocacy for pharmacy. Our door is open to pharmacists who identify issues that need to be addressed to improve the value of your license and your career. Our pharmacy educators regularly communicate the expanded education of our graduates and how they can provide new services in today’s healthcare delivery.

Isn’t it time that all the pharmacists became aware of their responsibility to change the water their profession swims in? Pharmacists need to accept their collective responsibility to improve the practice of pharmacy for their future and the future of the profession. Abdicating your professional responsibility by not being an active member of your professional association only muddies the water for the profession’s future.

Who cleaned the water for pharmacy before you? Or who did not? That may well be the reason for much of muddy water we are attempting to clean up today. How about becoming aware of the profession’s water and encourage your others to also take responsibility for the great opportunity you have to practice as a trusted healthcare professional in our state.

By the way, why don’t you go change the water for that goldfish? Do you know that the goldfish will grow larger if you put in a larger tank and refresh the water?

GPhA is all about giving pharmacists a larger scope of practice and an even more rewarding career.Join us today.


from Jim Bracewell

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WELCOMENew GPhA Members

About GPhA The Georgia Pharmacy Association is the collective voice of the pharmacy profession, aggressively advocating for the profession in the shaping of public policy, encouraging ethical health care practices, advancing educational leadership while ensuring the profession’s future is economically prosperous.

The members of GPhA would like to welcome all our new members and encourage them to take advantage of all the benefits membership offers.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR MEMBERSHIP!

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Amanda Teel Moon- Savannah, GAActive Pharmacist

Greg Primuth, Acworth, GAActive Pharmacist

Marcia Rodgers -Dearing, GAActive Pharmacist

Mary Wulf - Newnan, GAActive Pharmacist

Tabitha Brown - Atlanta, GAAssociate

Bonny Portwood- Marietta, GAAssociate

Dorian Johnson - Fairburn, GANew Graduate (1st year)

Nicole Busbin - Griffin, GANew Graduate (2nd year)

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Andy FreemanDirector

of Government Affairs

LEGISLATIVE UPDATEfrom Andy Freeman

Making VIP Day LastJust a few weeks ago we had the largest Pharmacy Day at the State Capitol. Hundreds and hundreds of pharmacists and pharmacy students gathered to talk about legislation that affects them and their profession. They ate with their legislators and listened to government officials.

One of the speakers was Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgins. Commissioner Hudgins said many things but one thing that I hope stuck with you is that we don’t need to reach out to our elected officials just one day a year at VIP Day but instead we need to stay in contact with them year round. If we take his advice, we can build a more successful operation at GPhA.

The first step is to know who your legislators are. I know it sounds simple but there are a lot of people who don’t know who their elected officials are. There is a link on GPhA’s website where you can look up who your elected official is and once you find out who your legislators are, you should…

Get to know your elected officials. Legislators are like the rest of us, they don’t want to only hear from you when you have something you want. Get to know your elected officials. Invite them to your region meetings. If you are a pharmacy student, invite them to your school to a presentation that is happening or some other event.

Don’t be afraid to contact your legislators. Usually every year right before the legislative session begins, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution will write an article about the legislative process and in the article they will quote a legislator that says if he hears from three or more people at home on a particular issue, he is more likely to vote for that issue. The truth is that legislators don’t hear from their constituents too frequently. If they hear from someone at home, particularly someone that they have gotten to know, they are much more likely to vote for or against particular legislation.

Lastly, Give to PharmPAC. We need money to move our agenda politically. Campaigns are getting more and more expensive and the PBMs and health insurance companies are glad to fund candidates that aren’t going to vote for our agenda. Last year we raised almost $120,000 for PharmPAC and gave contributions of $84,000. There are legislators that will tell you that they wouldn’t have been elected if it wasn’t without our help and there are candidates that will tell you they didn’t get elected because of us.

I hope that as the legislative session comes to a close that you will take what we experienced at VIP Day this year and keep moving it forward. I know that as successful as this year has been for our legislative agenda that we still have areas that we can get better and become a political powerhouse to be reckoned with.

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ANNIVERSARY

GPhA Board Member Tracie and husband Scott Lunde

On February 14th, Scott and Tracie Lunde (PharmD ‘08) celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary by spending it in Las Vegas and attending the Tim McGraw / Faith Hill Soul 2 Soul con-cert at The Venetian. Congratulations Scott and Tracie!

Membership Milestones

Georgia’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program is in its beginnings, taking baby steps towards implementation. Heath Information Designs (HID) is the company providing our software and support.

The name of their program is RxSentry, and they currently operate PDMPs in 21 other states. Besides PDMPs, they also operate other programs such as Prior Authorizations and Preferred Drug Lists, Drug Utilization Review Solutions, eClinical Solutions, and Healthcare Analytics. Their website is http://www.hidinc.com/

Hopefully by March 8th, HID will begin mailing out notifications to pharmacies that the Dispenser registration process will begin on May 8th, giving pharmacies the abilities to submit test files and shortly thereafter actual prescription data. Mandatory reporting of Dispenser data will begin on May 15th.

All of this registration and reporting will be conducted on-line via an internet link to be provided to Dispensers.

Dispensers will be required to report prescription data dating back to September 1st, 2012.

All support and help, either on-line or by phone, will be provided 24/7 by HID.

The tentative date for the Georgia PDMP startup is mid-June.

Georgia Board of PharmacyMonitoring Program To Be Implemented This Summer


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Read about civilian practice activities, such as the quinine collection and the drives to reclaim tin tubes when supplies of both were controlled by the enemy. Discover how practitioners coped with the shortage of some materials and what ingenuous methods and expanded roles that they put into place to meet the needs of patients and customers.

Through accounts stored in archives and told first-hand, you’ll learn about the work of the Selective Service committees to preserve an adequate pool of pharmacists for civilian practice, the bond drives that would buy hospital airplanes and trains, and a great deal more. Pharmacy education was in a state of flux with accelerated classes, an increase in women, and the disappearance of young men into the military. Research in the pharmaceutical industry developed new products, such as the morphine Syrette, plasma and sulfa packages to meet battlefield conditions. Whole new classes of therapeutic agents, ranging from penicillin to Atabrine to blood products, emerged from industry. Among the experiences are those of the Japanese American pharmacists and almost 120,000 others unjustly imprisoned in the most desolate spots of America.

The 70 year struggle to establish an Army Pharmacy Corps was finally successful in 1943. Pharmacists could be commissioned as officers and practice pharmacy. More important, the distribution system for men and women in the military was given the same safety oversight enjoyed by civilians. Over 12,000 pharmacists and pharmacy students served in military assignments, some as pharmacists or in the medical field. Many served in combat roles as pilots, combat soldiers, and sailors, others as medics or corpsmen. A number did not come home.

Pharmacy in World War II documents the events and people who experienced a turbulent time and changed a profession. Pharmacy in World War II by Dennis B. Worthen has been out of print for several years. It has just been reprinted in soft cover and Kindle versions.

Book Gives Inside Look At Lives of Military and Civilian Pharmacists During Wartime

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Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery is an innovative and interactive practice-based educational program that provides pharmacists with the skills necessary to become primary sources for vaccine ad-vocacy, education, and administration. The program reviews the basics of immunology, identifies legal and regulatory issues pharmacists must consider before starting an immunization program, and focuses on practice implementation.

This program is priced as follows:

GPhA Members: $400

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The purpose of this educational program is to:

• Provide comprehensive immunization education and training.

• Provide pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and resources necessary to establish and promote a successful immunization ser-vice.

• Teach pharmacists to identify at-risk patient populations needing immunizations.

• Teach pharmacists to administer immunizations in compliance with legal and regulatory standards.

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery is conducted in two parts: the self-study and the live training. To earn a Certificate of Achievement, participants must complete all components of the program including the self-study, the self-study assessment, the Pharmacy-Based Immunization

Delivery live training seminar, the final examination, and the injec-tion technique assessment and evaluations.


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After completing the live training seminar, participants will be able to: • Identify opportunities for pharmacists to become involved in immunization delivery. • Describe how vaccines evoke an immune response and provide immunity. • Identify the vaccines available on the U.S. market for each vaccine-preventable disease and classify each vaccine as live atten-uated or inactivated. • Evaluate a patient’s medical and immunization history and determine in the patient falls into the target groups for each vaccine based on the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations. • Review a patient case and determine patient- specific vaccine recommendations based on the appropriate immunization sched-ule. • Discuss the legal, regulatory, and liability issues involved with pharmacy-based immunization programs. • Describe the signs and symptoms of adverse reactions that can occur after vaccination • Describe the emergency procedures for management of patients with adverse reactions to vaccination. • List the steps for appropriate intranasal administration technique for the live attenuated influenza vaccine. • Demonstrate appropriate intramuscular and subcutaneous injection technique for adult Immunization.

For a complete list of learning objectives, please go to APhA’s website, www.pharmacist.com/education.

Activity Requirements: Internet connectivity and Adobe acrobat Reader are required for participation in this activity. Course material will be accessed online. For full technology requirements, please visit www.pharmacist.com/ctp. Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) Credit: Release Date: 5/15/2011

Successful completion of the self study component involves passing the self-study assessment questions with a grade of 70% or higher and will result in 12.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit (1.2 CEUs). ACPE UAN: 202-999-11-136-H01-P

Successful completion of the live seminar component involves passing the final exam with a grade of 70% or higher and demon-strating competency in 2 intramuscular and 1 subcutaneous injection. Successful completion of this component will result in 8.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit (0.80 CEUs). ACPE UAN: 202-999-11-135-L01-P

Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery: A Certificate Program for Pharmacists was developed by the American Pharmacists Association. For all APhA education and accreditation information, please visit www.pharmacist.com/education.

Upon registration and payment, you will be emailed information regarding next steps as well as access to the online self study. No refunds are available for this course. GPhA reserves the right to cancel the seminar should an inadequate number of seats be filled by 10 days prior to the program. If you have questions about this program please contact Sarah Bigorowski at [email protected] or (404) 419-8126.

To register for this event, go to www.gpha.org.


Voice in Pharmacy Day - February 14, 2013

Senator Charlie Bethel of Dalton receives the Legislator of the Year award for his work on pushing legislation to allow pharmacists to be able to administer more vaccines under a physician protocol.

Senator Charles Bethel Named 2013 GPhA Legislator of the Year



Representative Mark Hamilton and AIP board member Tim Short enjoy breakfast at VIP Day.

Blake Fulenwider, Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Health speaks to the attendees at VIP Day.

Representative Butch Parrish, RPh speaks Representative Butch Parrish, RPh speaks with student attendees at VIP Day.


RADM Scott Giberson Met Important And Influential Georgians At VIP Day

RADM Scott Giberson shakes hands with Governor Nathan Deal before the group photo under the dome.

Johnathan Marquess, APCI board member, RADM Scott Giberson and Bill Eley, APCI Director of Government Affairs pose for a picture before walking to the Capitol.


RADM Scott Giberson shakes hands with UGA’s mascot, Hairy Dawg, who was also at the Capitol.

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GPhA EVP Jim Bracewell and RADM Scott Giberson pose with some of the students who attended VIP Day.

Senator Buddy Carter RPh talks with students who attended VIP

GSHP President Megan Free-man, Executive Director Steve Glass, Rear Admiral Giberson, Chair of the Board, Ken Jozefczyk and Rondell Jaggers, Chairman of Government Affair pose for a picture.

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Thanks To All Our Supporters Highlight denotes new and increased contributors. Thanks To All Our Supporters

Willie O. Latch, R.Ph.Kalen Porter Manasco, Pharm.D.Michael L. McGee, R.Ph.William J. McLeer, R.Ph.Sheri D. Mills, C.Ph.T.Albert NicholsRichard Noell, R.Ph.Leslie Ernest Ponder, R.Ph.William Lee Prather, R.Ph.Kristy Lanford Pucylowski, Pharm.D.Ola Reffell, R.Ph.Edward Franklin Reynolds, R.Ph.Sukhmani Kaur Sarao, Pharm.D.David J. Simpson, R.Ph.James N. Thomas, R.Ph.Alex S. Tucker, Pharm.D.William H. Turner, R.Ph.Flynn W. Warren, M.S., R.Ph.Walter Alan White, R.Ph.Charles W. Wilson, Jr., R.Ph.Steve Wilson, Pharm.D.William T. Wolfe, R.Ph.Sharon Zerillo, R.Ph.

Bronze Level$150 minimum pledgeSylvia Ann Davis Adams,R.Ph.Monica M. Ali-Warren, R.Ph.Julie Wickman Bierster, Pharm.D.Nicholas O. Bland, Pharm.D.Lance P. Boles, R.Ph.Michael A. Crooks, Pharm.D.William Crowley, R.Ph.Rabun E. Deckle, Pharm.D.Helen DuBiner, Pharm.D.Charles Alan Earnest, R.Ph.Vaspar Eddings, R.Ph.Randall W. Ellison, R.Ph.Mary Ashley Faulk, Pharm.D.James W. Fetterman, Jr., Pharm.D.

Amanda R. Gaddy, R.Ph.Charles C. Gass, R.Ph.Winton C. Harris, Jr., R.Ph.Lura Elizabeth Jarrett, Pharm.D.Anabelle D. Keohane, Pharm.D.Brenton Lake, R.Ph.Allison L. Layne, C.Ph.T.William E. Lee, R.Ph.Tracie D. Lunde, Pharm.D.Michael Lewis, Pharm.D.Ashley Sherwood LondonMax A. Mason, R.Ph.Amanda McCall, Pharm.D.Susan W. McLeer, R.Ph.Sheila D. Miller, R.Ph.Natalie NielsenAmanda Rose Paisley, Pharm.D.Donald J. Piela, Jr,Rose Pinkstaff, R.Ph.Sara W. Reece Pharm.D., BC-ADM, CDELeonard Franklin Reynolds, R.Ph.Don K. Richie, R.Ph.Laurence Neil Ryan, Pharm.D.Richard Brian Smith, R.Ph.Benjamin Lake Stanley, Pharm.D.Dana E. Strickland, R.Ph.Charles Storey, III, R.Ph.Shad Jason SutherlandArchie Thompson, Jr., R.Ph.William C. Thompson, R.Ph. G.H. Thurmond, R.Ph.Carrie-Anne WilsonMax WilsonChristy Zwygart, Pharm.D.

MembersNo minimum pledgeG.M. Atkinson, R.Ph.Robert C. Ault, R.Ph.Mary S. Bates, R.Ph.

Fred W. Barber, R.Ph.Lucinda F. Burroughs, R.Ph.Henry Cobb, III, R.Ph., CDMJean N. Courson, R.Ph.Guy Anderson Cox, R.Ph.Carleton C. Crabill, R.Ph.Wendy A. Dorminey, Pharm.D., CDMJames Fetterman, Jr., Pharm.D.Charles A. Fulmer, R.Ph.Thomas Bagby Garner Jr., R.Ph. Kimberly Dawn Grubbs, R.Ph.Christopher Gurley, Pharm.D.Fred C. Gurley, R.Ph.Keith Herist, Pharm.D., AAHIVE, CPAWilliam “Woody” Hunt, Jr., RPhCarey B. Jones, R.Ph.Susan M Kane, R.Ph.William Lee Randall T. Maret, R.Ph.Ralph K. Marett, R.Ph.,M.S.Roy McClendon R.Ph.Darby R. Norman, R.Ph.Christopher Brown Painter, R.Ph.Whitney B. Pickett, R.Ph.Lewis Powell R.Ph.Robert J. Probst, Jr. Pharm.D.Hugh RogersTerry Donald Shaw, Pharm.D.Negin Sovaidi - MoonCharles Iverson Storey III, R.Ph. James E. Stowe, Jr., R.Ph.James R. Strickland, R.Ph.Carey Austin Vaughan, Pharm.D.Erica Lynn Veasley, R.Ph.Allen M. Wallace William D. Whitaker, R.Ph.Jonathon Williams, Pharm.D.



Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens addressed the attendees at VIP Day and spoke about the importance of keeping in touch with your legislators.

Dale Coker and Representative Michael Caldwell listen to speakers at VIP Day.

Representative Dale Rutledge poses with pharmacists who attended VIP Day.



From left, GPhA Chairman Jack Dunn, President-Elect Pamala Marquess, President Robert Hatton, GPhA EVP Jim Bracewell, RADM Scott Giberson, First Vice President Bobby Moody and Second Vice President Tommy Whitworth.

RADM Scott Giberson met with many of the students from Georgia’s four pharmacy schools.



Student Voices Heard Student Voices Heard Student Voices Heard at VIP Day!at VIP Day!at VIP Day!at VIP Day!at VIP Day!at VIP Day!

The Mercer University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

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Georgia Campus - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of Georgia College of Pharmacy


12th Annual Carlton Henderson Golf Tournament

Amelia Island Plantation Ocean Links Course

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Name PositionL. Jack Dunn Chairman of the BoardRobert M. Hatton PresidentPamala S. Marquess President-ElectRobert B. Moody First Vice PresidentThomas H. Whitworth Second Vice PresidentHugh M. Chancy State At LargeLiza G. Chapman State At LargeKeith N. Herist State At LargeJoshua D. Kinsey State At LargeTracie D. Lunde State At LargeEddie M. Madden State At LargeJonathan G. Marquess State At LargeChristine Somers 1st Region PresidentEd S. Dozier 2nd Region PresidentRenee D. Adamson 3rd Region PresidentNicholas O. Bland 4th Region PresidentJulie W. Bierster 5th Region PresidentSherri S. Moody 6th Region PresidentAmanda McCall 7th Region PresidentMichael Lewis 8th Region PresidentKristy L. Pucylowski 9th Region President Lance P. Boles 10th Region PresidentAshley London 11th Region President Ken Von Eiland 12th Region PresidentThomas R. Jeter ACP ChairmanSharon B. Zerillo AEP ChairmanArchie R. Thompson AHP ChairmanDrew Miller AIP ChairmanLinda Gail Lowney APT ChairmanRobert Bentley ASA ChairmanJohn T. Sherrer Foundation ChairmanMichael E. Farmer Insurance Trust ChairmanAl McConnell Georgia Board of Pharmacy ChairmanKenneth G Jozefcyk Georgia Society of Health Systems PharmacistsAmy C. Grimsley Mercer Faculty RepresentativeRusty Fetterman South Faculty RepresentativeSukhmani K. Sarao UGA Faculty RepresentativeNegin Sovaidi Moon ASP, Mercer University Amanda Brown ASP, South University James William Spence ASP President, UGA Jim Bracewell Executive Vice President

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Is it time to sell your pharmacy? Do you want to own your own pharmacy or buy another pharmacy?

Call Jeff Lurey, R.Ph. AIP Director

404-419-8103 [email protected]

Dear Jeff,

Jennie and I want to thank you for your

recent intervention to help us retire and to

keep our pharmacy independent. When

we made our decision to sell Warwick

Drugs, you were our first contact. You

acted quickly and professionally to find a

buyer in 5 days!

We joined AIP at its inception. We

have participated in its programs,

utilized the extensive information network

and treasured our relationships with

exceptional people, like you. We wish

the best for all of you and the role you all

play in our healthcare future. If we can

ever be of assistance, please call on us.

Thanks again; our best regards to all.

Sincerely yours,

Cliff Hilliard, RPH, PHD

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