February 2012
Will You Be The Next Member of the National
Executive Committee? Deadline Approaching – February 8
The deadline for applications for
any candidate wishing to run for a national office in APhA-ASP is
February 8, 2012. The APhA-ASP National Executive Committee is
comprised of five members: President, President-elect, National
Member-at-large (2), and Speaker of the House. Elections for the
APhA-ASP President-elect, Members-at-large and Speaker of the House take
place each year during the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition.
All APhA-ASP members are eligible to campaign for national office.
Elected officers are to remain in their first professional degree
program during their complete terms of responsibility. Elected officers
occasionally are required to attend meetings and conferences during the
school year.
Serving as an APhA-ASP national officer is rewarding and
satisfying, both professionally and personally. Elected officers who
choose to serve their profession have the personal satisfaction of
knowing that they have been elected by their colleagues to represent
them in their national professional society. At times, serving as an
elected officer may be a very difficult and demanding job, but the
position is meant to complement, not compete with educational
responsibilities. An elected officer's education always takes the higher
priority.
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Upcoming APhA-ASP Webinars to Prepare You For
APhA2012
Make sure to sign up for and participate in
the APhA-ASP
webinar series for preparation on APhA2012 in New Orleans.
These two interactive presentations will help you to navigate the Annual
meeting and the House of Delegates. All chapter delegates to APhA2012
are required to join the APhA-ASP House of Delegate Orientation
webinar.
1. What to Expect at APhA2012: February 8 - 9:00
pm–10:00 pm EST
2. APhA-ASP House of Delegate Orientation: March 1, 9:30
pm–10:30 pm EST (UPDATED DATE AND TIME)
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Register Now for APhA2012 in New Orleans
Registration is open for the APhA Annual Meeting &
Exposition, March 9-12, 2012, in New Orleans. Join us for 4 days of
programming that will help you advance your career and network with
student pharmacists and practitioners from across the nation. Register
by February 9 to take advantage of the early bird registration rate.
By attending APhA2012, you can take part in exciting
leadership roundtables, help to shape the future of your profession
during the APhA-ASP House of Delegates, and attend workshops to learn
How to Get the Job You Never Knew You Wanted or Implementing MTM in Your
Future Practice.
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Petition to Recognize Pharmacists as Health Care
Providers
APhA CEO Tom Menighan recently highlighted a
unique grassroots advocacy effort from an APhA member in his blog on
pharmacist.com. El Rio pharmacist Sandra Leal, an APhA member and newly
recognized APhA Fellow, is circulating a petition through the Change.org
website advocating for recognition of pharmacists as health care
providers. To date, Leal has gathered more than 15,000 signatures
from physicians, patients, pharmacists, student pharmacists, and a
senator from Kentucky. To view or sign the petition, click here.
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APhA Paul Ambrose Scholars Program Accepting
Applications Until February 6
Do you want to learn about
challenges facing health care and public health. The Association for
Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR) is currently accepting
applications for interested health professional students to attend a
Washington, DC leadership symposium from Thursday, June 21 to Sunday,
June 24 and conduct a community-based health education project at their
institution. This exciting program will expose students to health
professionals and prepare them for leadership in addressing public
health concerns.
To learn more about the Paul Ambrose Scholars program,
click here .
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Your APhA-ASP Chapter Can Make a Difference for
the APhA-PAC with Winter is Cold, But Advocacy is Hot!
Over the next several years, pharmacists will face many new
challenges and opportunities with the implementation of health care
reform. Pharmacists will fight to become equal members on
patients’ health care teams and oppose increased regulation and
decreased reimbursement. This winter is your opportunity to be a leader
in APhA’s advocacy efforts and become a change maker for your
profession.
Now is your time to take a stand. APhA-ASP chapters are
encouraged to hold advocacy activities and raise funds for the APhA
Political Action Committee throughout the winter as part of the Winter
is Cold, But Advocacy is Hot campaign. The APhA-PAC supports candidates
for federal office who recognize the value of pharmacists and support
pharmacy legislative issues Visit the APhA-PAC
website to learn how student pharmacists can make a
difference.
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Celebrate American Heart Month with Operation
Heart
February is American Heart Month. Help APhA
celebrate by having your APhA-ASP chapter participate in Operation Heart
activities in your local community and university campus. Student
pharmacists can help raise awareness of heart disease and encourage
lifestyle modifications, monitor associated risk factors, and provide
education about medications for heart disease through many Operation
Heart activities. To learn more about how you and your APhA-ASP chapter
can get involved in Operation Heart, visit the Operation
Heart page. After February, share your chapter stories with the
National Standing Committee on Communications for a chance to be
featured in an upcoming issue of Student Pharmacist Connection. Share
your pictures, stories, and experiences with as by emailing them to aphaasp.commcomm@gmail.com.
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