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American Pharmacists Month (#APhM2020)

October is American Pharmacists Month!  It's a time to recognize pharmacists’ contributions to health care and share the positive impact that happens every day in our communities.  On October 12th, the profession recognized and celebrated Women Pharmacist Day.  You can hear from CPF Board Member Linda Garrelts MacLean, RPh and CPF Grantee Kate Gainer, PharmD, Executive Vice President & CEO in a special Pharmacy Times Webcast, where they discussed the history and significance of women in the field.

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Annual Convention
Virtual Meeting | October 18-19, 2020

Like the majority of the 2020 professional conferences, NCPA will also occur virtually and they will host their 2020 convention from October 18-19th.  We at CPF really miss the in-person networking and educational sessions; however, we are excited that current grantees are able to showcase their collaborative work addressing social determinants of health and financial sustainability (see image to the right and links below for more information).  

CPF Grant Details | NCPA Convention Programming

In addition, CPF is proud to be one of the many conference Sponsors and we will also be listed in the NCPA Meeting Virtual Exhibit showcasing the Flip the Pharmacy Program.

Flip the Pharmacy (FtP)

Flip the Pharmacy is a multi-year community pharmacy practice transformation program where CPF partnered with CPESN® USA to serve as the Coordinating Center for implementation. Round 1 (Cohort 1: October 2019 - September 2021) cohort is comprised of 28 teams across the country with over 200 coaches providing direct guidance to implement Change Packages in over 500 pharmacies. Round 2 Teams were announced on August 28, 2020 and the specific Cohort 2 participating pharmacies will be listed on the Flip the Pharmacy site in the near term.

• FtP Pharmacy Stories
  • Scaling Community Pharmacy Transformation with the ‘Flip the Pharmacy’ Implementation Model: Program Origins (INNOVATIONS in pharmacy - 10/13/2020)
  • Danhauer Drug Store in Owensboro, Kentucky was featured in their local news (Messenger-Inquirer - 10/3/2020)
  • CPF Flip the Pharmacy Initiative Supports the Practice of the Community Pharmacy (Pharmacy Times Video - 8/17/2020)
  • Flip The Pharmacy Program: Caring for Patients in a Pandemic (Pharmacy Times - 6/5/2020)
     
• FtP Newsletters -- October 2020 | All Newsletters
  • In his ‘With Numbers and Quality Comes Power’ October 2020 newsletter remarks, Randy McDonough reflects on the past year with Cohort 1 in the inaugural year of Flip the Pharmacy. He states that for the first time in his career, he is seeing a large aggregate of community-based pharmacies providing patient care services that are having an impact on patient outcomes and total cost of care. Payers are engaging with networks across the country—really for two main reasons—we positively impact patient care/outcomes and we have the numbers of pharmacies that provide coverage for a payer’s beneficiaries—thus the value of a clinically integrated network. Community pharmacists are the solution and now we have the adequacy (coverage) needed for plans and the quality interventions needed desperately by our health care system. The power is shifting to our favor!

ACT Pharmacy Collaborative

The Academia-CPESN Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative is an operational learning and ACTing collaborative between colleges/schools of pharmacy and clinically integrated networks of community-based pharmacies. The program is supported by a CPF grant and launched at the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting in July 2019. The collaborative is entering the second year of Uniting, Mobilizing, and Amplifying colleges/schools of pharmacy and clinically integrated networks of community-based pharmacies. There are currently 89 colleges/schools involved and over 250 faculty nationwide. 

Remote AACP/Academia-CPESN Transformation (ACT) Workshop
Join your colleagues virtually to network and develop new ways to support community pharmacy practice transformation at the Remote AACP/ACT Workshop, Nov. 12–13.  Watch this energetic video to learn more!

This first-of-its-kind workshop will use a highly-interactive online format, assigning participants to networking groups to ensure attendees forge nationwide connections. Attendees will experience two keynote presentations, fireside chats with experts, a series of brief panel talks and continual small group discussions throughout each day. Faculty, staff, residents and fellows are invited to discuss topics ranging from scaling innovation through partnerships, student engagement and workforce transformation to pharmacist eCare plan documentation and expert-led pharmacy redesign efforts.

Members of the ACT Teams through the ACT Pharmacy Collaborative are especially encouraged to attend. 
Register here

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Upcoming Deadlines and Events
       NCPA Annual Convention – October 18-19, 2020 (Virtual) – Information
       CPF Grant Applications Deadline – November 4, 2020 at Midnight Pacific – Submission
       PQA Leadership Summit – November 5, 2020 (Virtual) – Information     
       Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Workshop – November 11-13, 2020 (Virtual) – Information
       CPF Board Meeting – November 18-19, 2020