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2010 APhA-ASP Region 3 Proposed Resolutions
Policy 1: Interdisciplinary Patient Care Projects APhA-ASP encourages its chapters to collaborate with other student health care professionals to develop and deliver interdisciplinary patient care projects. Policy 2: Primary Care Pharmacy Practice PhA-ASP supports the integration of pharmacists into the primary care setting for the monitoring & adjustment of chronic conditions requiring medications, as well as for patient education. Policy 3: Requirement of Tamper Resistant Prescription Blanks for Controlled...
read morePresident to Sign Drug Disposal Bill
Bill # S.3397 – Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 At the end of September, both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010 (S. 3397). This bill would amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of controlled substances in certain instances. Specifically, the bill would allow the ultimate user (the patient) of a controlled substance to deliver that substance to a non-DEA registered person for disposal if the person is: 1) authorized to...
read morePresident to Sign Combat Methamphetamine Bill
Bill # H.R.2923 Original Sponsor: Bart Gordon (D-TN 6th) Cosponsor Total: 17 (last sponsor added 01/19/2010) At the end of September, both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the Combat Methamphetamine Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2923), which would: Amend the Controlled Substances Act to require all regulated retail sellers, including pharmacies, of certain listed chemical products used to make methamphetamine to self-certify that they are compliant with certain requirements; Prohibit distributors of listed chemical...
read moreNational All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010
Bill # H.R.5710 Original Sponsor: Ed Whitfield (R-KY 1st) Cosponsor Total: 19 (last sponsor added 09/22/2010) On September 23, the House of Representatives passed the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5710), which would reauthorize the National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act of 2005 that established state-administered controlled substance monitoring systems. These systems ensure that appropriate law enforcement, regulatory, and state professional licensing...
read more2010 APhA-ASP Region 3 MRM details schedule of events
Friday Dinner On Your Own 5:30 – 7:00pm Registration Opens 6:30pm Opening Business Session/Regional Roundtable 7:30 – 9:00pm Regional Officer/Standing Committee Interest Meeting 9:00 – 9:30pm Casino Night Social 9:00 – 12:00am Saturday Breakfast Served 7:45am Political Advocacy and You! 8:00 – 9:15am Preparing for Your Future in the Profession 8:00 – 9:15am Break 9:15 – 9:30am Generation Rx 9:30 – 10:30am Policy Proposal Forum 10:30 – 12:00pm Lunch Served 12:00pm MRM Expo & Meet the Candidates...
read moreAmerican Pharmacist Month 2010
American Pharmacists Month (APhM) is here!. This month-long observance is a time to recognize the significant contributions to health care and the commitment to patient care by pharmacists in ALL practice settings from around the country. “Know Your MEDICINE, Know Your PHARMACIST” will serve as the theme and core message of the month. APhA continues to promote your role on the health care team during a time when health care reform is in the national spotlight. YOU provide solutions that the system and our patients are...
read moreAmy Richardson runs for MAL at MRM 2010
Amy Richardson is a second year pharmacy student at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy. She is from Seymour, TN. She received a Bachelor degree from Maryville College in east Tennessee. She is currently served as a Vice President of Operations for the University of Tennessee APhA-ASP Chapter in Knoxville. She is a member of Kappa Psi and works as an IPPE Liaison for the Knoxville P-2 class. Amy attended her first APhA conference last year during the annual meeting in Washington, D.C. She participated in two...
read more2010 APhA-ASP Region 3 Midyear Regional Meeting in Memphis
The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy is proud to welcome student pharmacists from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico to the great city of Memphis for the 2010 APhA-ASP Region 3 Midyear Regional Meeting. This years MRM will be held October 15th-17th at the Marriott Memphis Downtown and the Cook Convention Center. MRM offers professional education on contemporary issues, career information, leadership development, and networking opportunities for all student pharmacists....
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