American Pharmacists Association Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis: An Open Forum Webinar Series for Pharmacists April 9, 2020
American Pharmacists Association Michael D. Hogue, PharmD, FAPHA, FNAP Dean and Professor Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy President, APhA Host and Moderator
American Pharmacists Association Today’s Focus: Board of Pharmacy changes impacting pharmacists and pharmacy practices during the pandemic
American Pharmacists Association Carmen Catizone, RPh, MS, DPh Executive Director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) Guest speaker
American Pharmacists Association Ilisa BG Bernstein, PharmD, JD, FAPhA Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Practice and Government Affairs American Pharmacists Association Su Subject Matter Expert: : Q&A
American Pharmacists Association Daniel Zlott, PharmD, BCOP Vice President, Professional Education Resources American Pharmacists Association Subject Matter Expert: Q&A
American Pharmacists Association Format for Today’s Webinar 20 minutes: Introduction and discussion with Carmen Catizone Executive Director of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) – Michael Hogue 10 minutes: Q&A focused on NABP and State Boards of Pharmacy – Michael Hogue, Carmen Catizone 20 minutes: Open Forum: A Minute for Your Thoughts – Michael Hogue 10-minute: Wrap Up: Review of APhA’s Ongoing Activities and What’s Coming
American Pharmacists Association Discussion with Carmen Catizone Board of Pharmacy changes impacting pharmacists and pharmacy practices during the pandemic
American Pharmacists Association Polling Question I feel my State Board of Pharmacy is doing everything possible to optimize my ability to take care of patients during this pandemic. A. Yes B. No C. Not Applicable
American Pharmacists Association Polling Question The level of communication from my Board of Pharmacy during this pandemic is: A. Too much B. Just right C. Too little
American Pharmacists Association Open Forum Ground Rules • Use the Questions field on the GoToWebinar toolbar to submit comments and questions related to the topic discussion • Individuals whose submissions are selected will be asked by the moderator to state the comment or question for the audience. The line for the individual will be unmuted to read their comment or question. • To maximize the number of questions/comments addressed, a 60-second time limit will be in effect for each individual to state their question or comment. • We will try to get to as many comments and questions as possible. We have created a new forum for COVID-19 discussions where further discussion post-webinar. Information on participating in this forum will be provided at the end of the open forum.
American Pharmacists Association Open Forum Dis iscussion Part 1: Comments, , Questions , Feedback on Boards of Pharmacy Actions During the Pandemic
American Pharmacists Association NEW: Pharmacist authority to order and administer COVID-19 tests
American Pharmacists Association Open Forum Discussion: Part 2: A Minute for Your Thoughts
American Pharmacists Association Review of APhA’s Ongoing Activities and What’s Coming
American Pharmacists Association NEW NEW Episodes – APhA’s 15 on COVID -19 19 An education series designed to help you sort COVID-19 fact from fiction. Each episode is 15-20 minutes and provides CPE. • Episode 5: Remdesivir in COVID-19 (4/3) http://elearning.pharmacist.com/produc ts/6043/15-on-covid-19-04-03-2020- remdesivir • Episode 6: IL-6 Antagonists in COVID-19 (4/6) http://elearning.pharmacist.com/produc ts/6054/15-on-covid-19-for-4-6-2020-il- 6-antagonists
American Pharmacists Association G In the past week…. • COVID-19 Testing: HHS issued guidance authorizing licensed pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests, including serology tests, that FDA has authorized under an EUA. This follows numerous outreach efforts by APhA advocating for this authority. • Tax Holiday for : After APhA reached out to Rep. Huizenga (MI) asking to add pharmacists, he added us to the HEROS Act of 2020, giving first responders a 4-month tax holiday. • Compounding : FDA issued compounding policy clarifications, aligning with questions posed by APhA jointly with other pharmacy organizations. Clarified: ❑ Hospital/health system “one mile radius” provision ❑ Do not intend to enforce 5% limit on interstate distribution until MOU finalized ❑ Drug on shortage list or not marketed or d/ c’d as commercially available under “essentially a copy” provision ❑ Drug on shortage list produced by an outsourcing facility is not considered “essentially a copy” and will not take action for compounded drugs that are essentially a copy of an approved drug that is not marketed or d/ c’d
American Pharmacists Association NEW NEW UPDATES COVID-19 Practice Resources Check out the practice resources here • Lessons From the front lines – advice from members by members • How to practice across state lines through the NABP Passport • What you need to know about Personal Protective Equipment • COVID-19 Fraudulent Medical Products and Scams • Demystifying Testing for SARS-CoV02 Virus: Frequently Asked Questions (in revision – available soon!) pharmacist.com/coronavirus/practice-resources
American Pharmacists Association APhA – Call to Action The Challenge – Volunteer Now - You can make a difference meeting our Training and testing sites need individuals trained to: nation’s need for • Evaluate the technique for nasopharyngeal testing expanded testing. • Evaluate the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) If you are skilled and willing to volunteer, please visit the Pharmacists’ Guide to Coronavirus page on pharmacist.com and select the following link: • Volunteer for the Call to Action: COVID-19 Training Evaluators Please note, as testing protocols change the skills requested from volunteers may be revised.
American Pharmacists Association Post on ENGAGE Pharmacy’s Response to COVID -19 19 Share your photos – What does social POST your distancing look like in r questio ions your pharmacy practice? SHARE your r les lessons lea learned What is the next resource SUPPORT your you would like r coll lleagues APhA to work on? ACCESS th the la latest in informatio ion
American Pharmacists Association Join Us Same day, Same time, Same Place • Weekly webinar #4 will be on Thursday, April 16, from 1-2 pm ET • The webinar recording and slides will be available within 24 hours https://www.pharmacist.com/coronavirus/resources-training
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