August SPARCStudent Political Advocacy Resources

and Communications

• Goals of the Policy Standing Committee (PSC):– Enhance communication with Chapter Policy Vice Presidents– Increase student pharmacists’ involvement in and

understanding of the policy process– Encourage student pharmacists to advocate for provider status

• What is the SPARC?– Monthly communication from the PSC– PDF newsletter emailed to Chapter Presidents and Policy Vices

Presidents– PowerPoint presentation on pharmacist.com to present

information to chapter

Greetings from the Policy Standing Committee

• What’s in a SPARC?– Provider Status Spotlight– Chapter Spotlight– Policy Vice Presidents Toolkit Information– Resolution Update– Monthly Topics

The SPAN SPARC

• The updated Policy Vice President (PVP) Toolkit contains all the resources, ideas, and information you need to lead successful policy and advocacy initiatives for your chapter.

• Section of the PVP Toolkit Include:– Section I: Introduction to SPAN Activities– Section II: How Your Chapter Can Make a Difference– Section III: Advocating For Your Profession– Section IV: American Pharmacists Month (APhM)– Section V: APhA Political Action Committee (PAC)– Section VI: Awards and Recognition

Access the PVP Toolkit Online: http://www.pharmacist.com/apha-asp-policy-vice-president-toolkit

Planning: Policy Vice President Toolkit

• Main role of the PSC is to implement passed resolutions

• Each SPARC will highlight the Committee’s progress

• August SPARC provides an overview of the actions of the 2013 APhA-ASP House of Delegates (HoD)

Resolution Update

2013.1 – Expanding Immunization Privileges for Pharmacists and Student Pharmacists1. APhA ASP encourages all health care professionals who administer immunizations, to have ‐

real time and bidirectional access to the Immunization Information System (IIS) (formerly the ‐vaccine/immunization registry) and patient electronic health records (EHRs). Furthermore, immunization providers should regularly and routinely update the IIS and EHRs to meet both community public health and patient specific needs.‐

2. APhA ASP encourages pharmacy stakeholders to promote legislative efforts that would enable ‐pharmacists and student pharmacists to administer all CDC recommended immunizations per ‐protocol and address community specific needs regarding patient age restrictions.

2013.2 – Development of an Effective and Financially Viable Care Transitions Model3. APhA ASP encourages pharmacists, student pharmacists, and other health care professionals ‐

to improve patient outcomes through the development of a team based care transitions ‐model that enhances the coordination of care, strengthens the relationship among all health care professionals and reduces hospital readmission rates.

4. APhA ASP encourages pharmacists, student pharmacists, and care transitions stakeholders to ‐work with health systems, employers, and third party payors to develop and implement a sustainable and financially viable payment model for all members of the care transitions team.

2013 HoD: Passed Resolutions

2013.3 – Compounding• The issue of “Compounding” has been referred to the APhA ASP Policy ‐

Standing Committee to address as part of their charge for 2013 2014.‐ 2013.4 – Pharmacists as Providers: Prescriptive Authority, Compensation, and

Behind the Counter Class‐ ‐• The issue of “Pharmacists as Providers” has been referred to the APhA ASP ‐

Policy Standing Committee to address as part of the Committee’s charge for 2013 2014. ‐

2013.5 – Post Graduate Training Opportunities• The issue of “Post Graduate Training Opportunities” has been referred to the

APhA ASP Policy Standing Committee to address as part of the Committee’s ‐charge for 2013 2014.‐

2013 HoD: Items Referred to the PSC

• The following New Business Item was referred to the APhA ASP Policy Standing Committee to address as part ‐of the Committee’s charge for 2013 2014.‐

Counseling Guidelines on the Proper Disposal of Medications• APhA ASP recommends updating counseling guidelines to include ‐

proper disposal techniques for medications including, but not limited to, controlled substances, as needed medications, dose adjustments and therapy changes.

2013 HoD: New Business Item

APhA-ASP Policy Process

You and Your chapter

•I. Individual develops idea•II. Chapter submits one resolution

Midyear Regional Meetings

•III. Policy Proposal Forum•IV. Closing Business Session

Resolution Development

•V. APhA-ASP Resolutions Committee•VI. Proposed resolutions sent to chapters

APhA Annual Meeting

•VII. Open Hearing on Resolutions•VIII. APhA-ASP Reference Committee•IX. Reference Committee recommendation to HOD•X. APhA-ASP House of Delegates

Resolution Implementation

•XI. APhA-ASP Policy Standing Committee•XII. Approval by APhA Board of Trustees•XIII. Action on resolutions implemented

• $1.5 million to the provider status intiative to ensure patient access to pharmacists’ clinical services.

• Optimize the medication experience and wellness of all patients.

• “The Smart Spend That Pays.”

Provider Status Spotlight

• Visit http://www.pharmacist.com/providerstatusrecognition to keep up with the latest on provider status!

• At the APhA Summer Leadership Institute in July, a record 86 student leaders met with 135 legislators’ offices from across the country!

• You can participate in Hill Visits too! See the PVP Toolkit on pharmacist.com or contact your PSC for assistance!

Chapter Spotlight: SLI Attendees

Meet the PSC!

JT Fannin, Chair and APhA-ASP Speaker of the House• University of Florida; St Petersburg, Florida• jt.fannin78@gmail.com

Susan Dickey, Vice-Chair• The University of Tennessee; Memphis, TN• sdickey5@uthsc.edu

Jerod Braschler• University of Houston; Houston, TX• jbraschler1@gmail.com

Brian Primeaux• The University of Louisiana at Monroe; Monroe, LA• primeaux.brian@gmail.com

Eliza Daubert• Wilkes University; Wilkes-Barre, PA• eliza.daubert@wilkes.edu

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