Advancing Pharmacy Practice in Kentucky
A coalition charged with creating an action plan to advance the practice of pharmacy in Kentucky
The coalition consists of practitioners and students across diverse practice settings, who are committed to creating an action plan to advance the practice of pharmacy in Kentucky. The Coalition is comprised of four workgroups, with specific goals:
1. Provider Status Workgroup
Goal: Obtain non-physician provider status to allow pharmacists to be reimbursed directly from Medicare Part B for provid
13/07/2020
Congress is currently crafting new emergency legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact your federal legislators immediately and ask them to allow pharmacists to test Medicare patients for COVID-19 and influenza.!
Tell Congress Pharmacists Can Help Fight COVID-19 & Influenza Congress is currently crafting new emergency legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact your federal legislators immediately and ask them to allow pharmacists to test Medicare pat...
06/12/2019
We are very proud of local pharmacists who are advancing access to care in the Bluegrass! Are you a Kentucky Pharmacist interested in protocol training for strep and flu point-of-care? Keep an eye out for future Facebook posts for training sessions in 2020, or check out UKCOP CAPP website: http://pharmacy.uky.edu/protocols
Lexington pharmacies offering flu and strep test on site Pharmacies across Kentucky will help you try to prevent the flu, but some of them can also help you diagnose it.
10/10/2019
Results from a large randomized controlled trial show that pharmacist-led interventions have the potential to reduce prescriptions for inappropriate medication in older adults. New York Times article here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/upshot/pharmacists-drugs-health-unsung-role.html
From our neighbors to the north,.. "Researchers from the University of Waterloo found that almost one-third of non-urgent ED visits in Ontario were for conditions that could potentially be managed by pharmacists with an expanded scope of practice – available in other jurisdictions in Canada." https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/news/pharmacists-could-dramatically-reduce-er-visits
16/01/2019
According to a recent AMA article ... the article also includes a link to a free AMA STEPSForward Module on "Embedding Pharmacists into the Practice"
Add a pharmacist to the team to see better outcomes The addition of a pharmacist into a team-based care practice model can improve patient outcomes. As key partners in patient care, pharmacists take on a variety of roles, such as helping get a patient’s diabetes or hypertension under control. At Providence Medical Group in Oregon, pharmacists have ...
15/01/2019
KSHP Survey on Ky BoP USP Recommendations The Kentucky Board of Pharmacy is reviewing the proprosal from the Hazardous Drug Compounding Committee regarding the implementation and enforcement of USP Chapter . KSHP is soliciting feedback from our members to determine how to respond. The recommendations can be found on the following link:
15/01/2019
KPhA Board of Directors Nominations are open - deadline 2/14!
https://kpha.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mcform&view=ngforms&id=2009967 #/
07/11/2018
We are pleased to share that our first CE training program for “Protocol Driven-Care in Community Pharmacies – Acute Influenza Treatment” is now live on CE Central. The training consists of on-line modules that must be completed prior to registering for a live training session. The next live training session will be held on Sunday, December 9 from 1 pm – 5 pm at APSC, 102 Enterprise Drive, Frankfort, KY.
Look for more protocol-driven care training programs to be developed in the future for the additional conditions authorized by the Board of Pharmacy.
https://www.cecentral.com/node/1504
UK HealthCare CECentral Live and Online CME/CE/CEUs for Healthcare Professionals seeking certified professional development.
06/03/2018
A wonderful opportunity to reach out to Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Students and make a difference in your area of the Commonwealth!
KPhA is excited to announce the launch of our Ambassador Program!
Learn more here: http://www.kphanet.org/ambassador-program
If you're interested in joining the inaugural class of ambassadors contact us by March 16!
06/03/2018
If you're planning on attending the upcoming APhA meeting in Nashville, be sure to stop by "A Commonwealth Evening: Kentucky at APhA!"
Are you attending the APhA meeting?
Join us for A Commonwealth Evening: Kentucky at APhA. We hope to see you there!
Comment below if you're attending...
15/12/2017
November/December 2017 Issue of The Kentucky Pharmacist is available on-line now! https://issuu.com/kentuckypharmacist/docs/thekentuckypharmacist_november_dece
The Kentucky Pharmacist - November/December 2017 Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of Issuu’s millions of monthly readers. Title: The Kentucky Pharmacist - November/December 2017, Author: Kentucky Pha...
15/12/2017
Thanks to the many people who worked tirelessly to make this happen!
04/10/2017
25/09/2017
Be prepared and volunteer for the Emergency Preparedness Program!
September is National Preparedness Month!
Spend some time this week making a plan or revisiting your current emergency plan.
https://www.ready.gov/september
30/08/2017
Are you a Kentucky pharmacist assisting with hurricane Harvey?
Texas Governor Abbott has requested that the Texas Board of Pharmacy work with pharmacists to expedite the issuance of temporary licenses for out-of-state licensed pharmacists who are needed by Texas pharmacies to aid in the Texas Disaster Recovery effort.
If you are a pharmacist with an active license, you may apply for a temporary pharmacist license. The temporary license will allow you to work for a period up to 6 months.
http://www.pharmacy.texas.gov/temp_pharmacist.asp
17/08/2017
Recorded amount of Narcan dispensed ASHLAND The Kentucky Pharmacists Association dispensed a record-breaking 110 doses of the overdose-reversing drug Narcan Friday at The Neighborhood in downtown Ashland. The association started traveling to communities across the
15/08/2017
Congratulations to our Tennessee colleagues!
New Tennessee law formally recognizes pharmacists as providers Tennessee saw major provider status legislation take effect on July 1.
"Increasingly, pharmacists are being recognized as a resource to enhance access to public health services. In an informational bulletin that was issued in January of this year, CMS’s Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services encouraged states to expand the scope of pharmacy practice to foster immediate access to certain drugs, like hormonal contraceptives." Read the entire story here: http://pharmacytoday.org/article/S1042-0991(17)30959-3/fulltext
States at work on building pharmacists’ authority to prescribe hormonal contraceptives When a patient approaches the pharmacy counter to inquire about receiving a prescription for a hormonal contraceptive written by a pharmacist, Lincoln Alexander, PharmD, provides a general overview of the process as well as a copy of the Hormonal Contraceptive Self-Screening Questionnaire to fill ou...
Coalition colleagues - reminder!
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