UT-APhA-ASP
3rd General Meeting
October 19, 2006

• Meeting called to order at 12:35 p.m.
• Welcome and Administration - John Blanchett
• Membership Information - See Frank Le or John Blanchett
• Currently have 334 members
• Still accepting memberships - dues are $55
• APhA National Headquarters Fundraiser - See Mario Varela or Laura McHenry
• Goal is to raise $1,000 to purchase brick for newly renovated APhA building
• Deadline is tentatively set for March 2007 (if not, then by end of academic year)
• Committee Reports - Kunal Patel
• Operation Diabetes - Jamie Ecklund and Cindy Luu
• 103 people screened at Costco Screening, had 26 helpers
• Power to the Cross Festival/Health Fair Screening
• Saturday, Oct. 21 - Screenings from 10am - 1pm
• Texas gas Service Health Fair Screening
• Friday, Nov. 3 - 7:30-11am
• Located on Avenue F
• Diabetes Walk on Nov. 18
• Booth for Pharmacy Week
• Sign up sheets were passed around at meeting for various events
• Look for emails with updates, details on events, and available shifts
• Operation Immunization - Sapana Desai and Irvin Nguyen
• Flu Shots available via UHS starting Oct. 24
• Cost is $5.00 cash/check
• Shifts available for Pharmacy Week Booth on Oct. 26 (10am - 2pm)
• Check email for details on shifts
• Race for the Cure - Nov.5
• IPSF- Committee meeting Oct. 30, 12-1pm, Rm TBA
• Vial of Life - Committee meeting Oct 30, 12-1pm, Rm 3.110
• Midyear Regional Meeting Information - John Blanchett
• October 27 - 29
• Designed for student pharmacists
• Activities include:
• Career opportunity showcase
• Building media relations workshop
• Residency Breakfast
• Regional Officer elections
• APhA-ASP policy process
• Open Policy Forum - SPIN - Chris Nguyen
• What SPIN does:
• Educate members on current legislative affairs and increase member involvement in legislative activities
• lobby at Texas Capitol in February
• Represent chapter at various APhA conferences
• Resolutions voted on and passes:
• #1 - Subject: Mandatory mail-order medications as ordered from Prescription Benefit Plans
• Motion: APhA-ASP encourages prescription benefit plans with mail-order options to purchase medications from any pharmacy that is contracted with the plan
• Current Resolution: APhA-ASP opposes any actions that compromise a patient's choice of where to receive pharmacy services with equal benefits, co-pays, and access to patient care
• #2 - Subject: Pharmacist role in Public Health Advocacy
• Motion: APhA -ASP encourages community pharmacies to serve as patient education centeres through the distribution of patient education information in the form of pamphlets, videotapes, online information, etc....at a level appropriate for patient comprehension
• Current Resolutions:
1. APhA-ASP encourages the active participation of pharmacists in health awareness programs for the purpose of educating the public
2. APhA-ASP encourages all pharmacy practice sites to provide immediate access to the internet, Web-based applications, and other forms of information technology that enhance patient care
• #3 - Subject: Drug Importation
• Motion: APhA-ASP encourages patients who purchase medications through internet pharmacies to use only VIPPS® (Verified Internet Pharmacy Pracitice Sites) accreditied pharmacies
• #4 - Subject: Pseudoephedrive Policy concerning Pharmacists
• Motion: APhA-ASP encourages state boards of pharmacy to create centralized databases to help pharmacy personnel adhere to pseudoephedrine regulations
• Current Resolutions:
1. APhA-ASP supports uniform legislation that monitors and regulates the sale of non-prescription drug products used in teh production of illegal substances with the potential for abuse such as pseudoephedrine-containing products used for making methamphetamine
2. AphA-ASP supports legislative, regulatory, and private sector efforts that balance the need for patient/consumer access to medications for legitimate medical purposes with the need to prevent diversion and abuse