March 9, 2009

NEW CPF WEB SITE

The Board of Directors of the Community Pharmacy Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of its entirely new Website as of this date.

“This new site is extremely more robust than our first two sites, a purposefully designed action of the Board to expand its scope of activities beyond Grant-making in order to assist community pharmacists across America,” said CPF President Phil Burgess.

We invite you to browse the new features of the Website, especially –

1. The enhanced Pharmacy Reference Library and related searchability features
2. Login into “My CPF” and begin using the brand new and exciting CPF Discussion Forum
3. Watch for the first “CPF Commentary” scheduled for early April
4. Examine the Grants Process section, written to assist you better understand the CPF grant cycles and the two-step approach
5. Note the Grants Completed section to learn what other pharmacists and persons associated with pharmacy are doing to assist you in your practice to implement innovative concepts and provide useful information
6. College of Pharmacy faculty are invited to examine the “Focus Grants” and the “matching grants” section in the CPF Grants Available section
7. Pharmacy students pursuing a community pharmacy residency program are encouraged to visit the CPF Connections – Main page
8. Peruse the CPF White Paper on “Medication Use and Safety” noted on the Homepage and the related “Use Medicines Safely” icon also thereon

And of course be sure to check out the new picture of the CPF Board of Directors  in the Foundation Overview section.

“All in all we want this to be “your” cyberspace home for advancing your pharmacy practice and the forum whereby you communicate with fellow pharmacists across the country. Your suggestions, comments and input are always welcome using “Contact Us, “ said Work Committee Chairman Brian Jensen. 

 CPF partnered with ISADEX Corporation of Wisconsin in the development of this Website. The Work Committee consisted of Brian Jensen, RPh, Chairman, CPF Board Member; Pharmacist Anne Marie Sesti, PharmD;  Louis M Sesti, CPF Executive Director; and Tim and Lynn Miller of ISADEX Corp.