NCPA Annual Convention - National Community Pharmacists Association Annual Convention

Trent Thiede, PharmD, president of Pharmacy Audit Assistance Service (PAAS) International, discussed how pharmacy teams can remain prepared for audits from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

Erin Rexroth, associate director of marketing for NCPA, discussed how pharmacies can utilize marketing strategies to drive awareness and patient engagement.

Nearly 19,000 independent pharmacies continue to work across the country, with more than 200,000 employees and millions of patients.

Nationally, 7 million women live in maternal health deserts, defined as counties with limited or no available obstetric care.

Changing the way pharmacists and pharmacy staff think about themselves is key, although providers, payers, and patients must also change how they view the value of pharmacy services.

With COVID-19, influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and other viruses now circulating, the time for pharmacists to get up to date on the latest vaccine recommendations is now.

In this episode, John Beckner, RPh, of the National Community Pharmacists Association, speaks with Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, about seasonal immunizations, specifically the new COVID-19 formulations.

Jeanine Singer, senior vice president of Field Sales and Operations at McKesson, discusses being appointed to the NCPA Innovation Center Board of Directors.

Lisa Schwartz, PharmD, RPh, senior director of Professional Affairs at NCPA, discusses the Drug Supply Chain Security Act and why it was updated for the distribution of naloxone.

As pharmacy moves in the direction of patient-centered care, immunization plays a key role in this shift.

Kurt Proctor, PhD, RPh, senior vice president of strategic initiatives at NCPA, discussed the importance of continue education for pharmacists.

With a trained representative focused on building relationships with prescribers in the community, pharmacies have the opportunity to significantly expand how they do business.

Through gamification and food-focused activities, pharmacists can incentivize patient engagement in these services, even if offered outside the pharmacy.

Carlie Traylor, PharmD, director of Strategic Initiatives and Student Affairs at NCPA discussed the growing roles of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians and how COVID-19 has changed the landscape of services offered in community pharmacies.

Kyle McCormick, PharmD, owner of Blueberry Pharmacy, discusses the differences between a traditional pharmacy model and a cost-plus pharmacy model.

Tripp Logan, PharmD, vice president at SEMO Rx Pharmacies and Logan & Seiler Inc discusses how pharmacy staff and community health care workers can work together to address social determinants of health.

Bri Morris, PharmD, senior director of Education and the Long-Term Care Division at the National Community Pharmacists Association, discusses the importance of teamwork in the pharmacy.

Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based method of communicating with patients who are ambivalent or resistant to change for the sake of their health.

The value proposition for point-of-care testing in the pharmacy is extensive, as pharmacies can provide a convenient, accessible, and cost-saving alternative for patients.

Ronna Hauser, PharmD, and Bri Morris, PharmD, both from the National Community Pharmacists Association, discuss long-term care facilities and how they can make an impact on that patient population.

As individuals in a society, all people have implicit, or unconscious, beliefs that they have been socialized to hold; however, health care professionals’ implicit biases can impact patients’ lives.

Douglas Hoey, CEO of NCPA, discusses NCPA's Annual Convention 2022, which will be held in Kansas City, Missouri from October 1 to October 4.

This year's theme "Team Up!" encourages pharmacists and their teams to meet in-person at the NCPA Annual Convention.

In addition to her own work as a pharmacist, Michele Belcher, RPh said she learned about the value of pharmacy from her father, who was also a pharmacist involved with NCPA.

Meredith Ayers, CPhT, pharmacy technician at Bremo Pharmacy and presenter at the annual NCPA Convention 2021, discusses the expanding role of pharmacy technicians.

Pezzino discussed new specific prescriptions and treatments compared to current treatment modalities, indications and routes of administration of new drugs in the community setting, and important pharmacokinetic properties of these new drugs.

Ching discussed topics such as additional testing services, recommendations for point-of-care services, and strategies to help increase point-of-care testing services.

Anjanette Wyatt, PharmD, said pharmacists can play a major role in helping patients distinguish trustworthy facts from misinformation.

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) President Brian Caswell, RPh, said he is incredibly proud of the work community pharmacists have done over the past year.