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How the APA Can Benefit You
You
Can Take Ownership in APA's Purpose
Since 1881, the Alabama Pharmacy Association (APA) has sought to unite all
persons interested in the profession of pharmacy in the State. The purpose of
the APA is, in part, to encourage and support better standards of pharmacy
practice and to ensure the safe and effective delivery of pharmaceutical care
and related services to the public, from all professional areas of interest
within pharmacy today.
Registered pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians in the State are already making a difference by being
active members of the APA. It's a prestigious group, comprised of pharmacists, technicians and student pharmacists
from all aspects of pharmacy practice, who share a common goal of improving the
profession and the economic environment in which they practice. The APA offers
them the opportunity to share information with their peers and colleagues, and
to pursue agendas that will help them become better practitioners, and
strengthen pharmacy's future. Your membership and support of APA is what has
made the difference over the years...Your membership and voice matters!
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APA provides representation at both the State and national levels. APA's
Director of Government Affairs and Lobbyist, with over 25 years of experience,
is one of the most successful on the Alabama political scene! APA arranges for
special Legislative Days every year enabling you to interact on a personal level
with key political decision-makers in Alabama and in Washington, DC. APA
maintains an active PAC (Political Action Committee), a legislative contact
system, and much more, all of which combine to give APA a highly visible posture
in the Alabama legislature, and a history of activity laced with numerous
successes for the profession!
Your voice and support, joining that of
countless colleagues, through APA's lobbying efforts, has been able to:
- Increase your profit margin. Because of
efforts by the APA, programs for pharmacy emanating from the Alabama Medicaid
Agency have avoided cutbacks and remained open and strong over the years.
- Modernize the practice act. Without our
efforts, facsimile transmissions would not be allowed and emergency
prescription refills would be prohibited. Drug compounding would be under
serious attack as it is in other states, but there is much on the horizon that
is being considered that will truly bring the state pharmacy practice act into
this century and keep it proactive and sound for many years to
come.
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Alabama Pharmacy - Receive the finest pharmacy journal from any
organized pharmacy organization in the nation! Here is a quarterly periodical that
offers you insights as to the latest technical information, sources for emerging
opportunities in pharmacy and health care, and provides you with insight as to
important happenings throughout Alabama and around the nation. Members also have
an opportunity to become a contributing writer to the journal.
APA Pharmacy Newsletter - This electronic newsletter provides you with a
window on the latest news breaking events in pharmacy both at the state and
national level. This straightforward, easy to read newsletter is one of the
finest tip sheets you'll see come across your desk.
APA Home Page - Will give you instant access to the widest possible
happenings in pharmacy throughout Alabama and the nation. With the touch of a
button, you will have access to every APA publication, information on all
membership benefit services, as well as news covering Medicaid, the Alabama
legislature and the Washington political scenes, and much more!
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APA offers over 70 hours of live and correspondence continuing education
programs for both initial and consultant recertification, as well as general
continuing education credits. APA's journal Alabama Pharmacy offers twelve home
study correspondence courses and APA's Home Page on the Internet will be another
source for additional continuing education programs. Course content is designed
to bring to you the latest information to meet your educational and professional
needs.
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APA's Academy of Pharmacy Practice offers pharmacists, from any practice
area, a forum for uniting and establishing their own agendas and goals under the
auspices of a formal interest section, while utilizing the vast resources of the
APA. Through the APA you can learn what leaders in the profession are doing and
hear firsthand about opportunities for career advancement. Participating in APA
major events, such as the Annual APA Convention & Trade Show and Annual APA
Mid-Winter Conference, you can obtain information about the latest
products, equipment, and services from a wide range of companies in the health
care industry and from other business areas alike.
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The APA Research & Education Foundation serves as a means for not only
supporting pharmacy's future through its ongoing educational events, but also programs aimed at supporting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who
desire to push the boundaries of the profession, and meeting the goal of developing new areas of
professional interest and skills intended to enhance the delivery of
pharmaceutical care to the public. Your tax deductible contribution can
make the difference in the professional and personal lives of you and your
colleagues.
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APA Academy of Pharmacy Practice - Whether your interests are in
independent community, community chain, long term care, hospital, technician, compounding, nuclear or clinical/teaching to name but a few, APA's
Academy provides a level-playing field so that any special interest group can
network with its peers, and pursue its own agendas utilizing the resources of
the APA.
APA House of Delegates - Establishes policy, goals, and objectives for
the Association and the practice of pharmacy in Alabama. Change begins with the
grassroots, and this is your opportunity to take an active role in changing the
direction and pace of change that the APA and pharmacy in Alabama takes year
after year.
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APA Councils and Committees - APA offers numerous opportunities for
you to share your insights and expertise on a wide range of issues and special
projects by serving on any of APA's many standing committees, such as Public
Affairs, Professional Affairs, Educational Affairs, Legislative Affairs, Insurance/Member Benefits, Organizational Affairs, Nominations, Awards and Scholarships, Budget and Finance and Membership. Special Task Force groups can be formed to
address specific initiatives.
APA House of Delegates - As a voting member, you can serve as a delegate representing a
specific region of Alabama, or serve as Speaker or Speaker-Elect of the APA House
of Delegates. When it comes to setting a course for policy-making, this is where
the action is!
APA Academy of Pharmacy Practice - Established Sections with
officer positions as Academy Chair, plus Section Chair,
Chair-Elect and Member-at-Large. Each Section has the option to establish
committees in the areas of education, regulatory affairs and communications,
offering ample opportunity for member input.
APA Officers - The principle officer positions in the APA are the
President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Past-President and Treasurer.
APA Board of Trustees - Along with the principle officers of the APA,
there are twelve District Trustees, two Member-at-Large positions, two pharmacy
student representatives (one each from Samford and Auburn pharmacy schools), the
Deans from Alabama's two pharmacy schools, and the Chair of the APA Academy of
Pharmacy Practice.
APA Research & Education Foundation - Has its own Board of Directors
with opportunity for leaders both in pharmacy and the business world to help
guide its many activities in ways that accentuate its mission and purpose.
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Active Member - Those persons who are licensed pharmacists, entitled
to practice pharmacy in the State of Alabama.
Associate Member - Those persons who are not licensed pharmacists who
are interested in pharmacy or are associated with the business or professions
related to the pharmaceutical profession. Especially for Associate Members,
there are opportunities for exhibiting and/or supporting speakers at any APA
program event, market your companies products, equipment and/or services to APA members
through journal advertising, advertising on the APA Home Page, and much more.
1st Year Pharmacist - Those persons who are within one year of having
matriculated from a pharmacy school program.
Retired Pharmacist - Those persons who otherwise qualify as an Active
member but have decided to "enjoy the good life".
Spouse Member Non-Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technician - Those persons who are licensed pharmacy technicians
Student Member - Those students currently enrolled in a pharmacy program or with plans to enroll in a pharmacy program
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The Alabama Pharmacy Association (APA) established the Academy of Pharmacy
Practice (APP) in order to allow pharmacists, pharmacy technicians (and friends of pharmacy), who
share common practice settings and/or professional interests, the opportunity to
influence the scope and direction of their professional careers. The APP serves
as a forum which, in part, enables these individuals to exchange ideas, identify
and seek resolution to issues of concern, and serve as a source of expert
opinion to help guide the APA, and its various Committees, on any pharmacy
related issue!
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- Unite pharmacists and pharmacy technicians (and friends of pharmacy) who share mutual professional
interests and desires within the State of Alabama;
- Establish a forum which permits identification of issues of professional
concern by Section members; a forum which empowers them to seek resolution of
these issues utilizing the resources available to them within (or outside) of
the APA;
- Offer Section members the means for networking among themselves in order
to improve existing and/or develop new avenues of professional service to the
many publics served.
- Serve as a source of expert opinion on professional/practice matters of
interest to Section members for any entity, in or outside of pharmacy, at the
state and/or national level.
- Provide a voice for designing and implementing educational programs and
new academic initiatives; fostering policy development within the APA (or
other pharmacy organizations); and developing new regulatory language with the
Alabama legislature, Alabama State Board of Pharmacy, or other Alabama
governmental agency that can impact on the practice of pharmacy.
- Support and encourage the highest standards of individual professional
practice among Section members, members of the APA, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians within the
State of Alabama.
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The APP is headed by a Chair determined by ballot from
among the APP members. The APP Chair serves for one year, is seated on the APA
Board of Trustees, and can serve on other committees as appointed by the APA
President. The Section Chair, Chair-elect, and Member-at-Large are determined by ballot
from among the Section members. Each serves for one year with the Chair-elect
automatically ascending to the office of Chair at the end of one year.
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Both the APP and Section officers are installed during ceremonies held each
year at the APA Mid-Winter Conference. The APP and each APP Section
exist by virtue of their respective Bylaws, which are established (and amended)
by either APP and/or section members. Section members can serve on any APA
standing committee (or special task forces) and are expected to support their
Section's goals and objectives.
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- COMPOUNDING PHARMACY SECTION exists for the purpose of uniting all Alabama
Pharmacists who compound medication for use in patients and animals, and want
to assure that this basic tenet of pharmacy is performed at the highest
possible standards, free of regulatory intrusion by any state/national agency.
- LONG TERM CARE PHARMACY SECTION focuses its attention on areas such as
pharmacist prescribing, patient self testing, hospice centers, adult assisted
living facilities, as well as long term care and other types of institutional
pharmacy practice settings.
- NUCLEAR/RADIOLOGIC PHARMACY SECTION serves as a bridge for elements of
traditional pharmacy which desires to learn about the role that diagnostic
imaging drugs and pharmacists can play in assuring optimal patient care
outcomes; offering its members the opportunity to assure their professional
viability by pursuing initiatives relative to academic/ education program
development, regulatory/ legislative initiatives with agencies both in/outside
of Alabama.
- INDEPENDENT ACADEMY SECTION
- PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ACADEMY SECTION
- PHARMACY STUDENT ACADEMY SECTION
- HEALTH SYSTEM ACADEMY SECTION
- CHAIN ACADEMY SECTION
Any practice interest group in pharmacy, not mentioned here, can seek to
establish themselves as a formal Section in the APP, via petition to the APP
Executive Committee by the individuals who would constitute the members of that
Section. For specific information on how to create a new APA APP Section,
contact the APA office.
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Any APP member can call or write the officers of the APP, or any of its
Sections, and present his/her need or concern for action, as well as suggestion
for legislative and/or other pharmacy policy-making initiative.
Each Section offers members the
opportunity to provide their time/expertise in terms of effecting
positive outcomes on any identified APP/Section goal and objective. From their
involvement at the APP Section level, APP members may go on to become
Section or APP officers, and members of any APA committee or become an APA
officer.
The overall effectiveness of any Section, or the APP as a whole, depends on
having input from its members! APP and Section goals and objectives can only be
met through the diligence and support of you...our valued APP and APA member!
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The APP conducts a Mid-Winter Conference each year which
serves as an intensive educational forum for the Alabama pharmacy community.
Additional APP programming is made available at the APA Annual Convention &
Trade Show. APP Sections are encouraged to develop their own educational
programs at any time of year, programs that could be cross-marketed to other
health care provider groups who might benefit as well.
The APP and Section officers may conduct business meetings, which are open to any
APP member at selected times throughout the year. APP and Section business
meetings can be conducted via any communication means available (i.e., live
meetings, communiqué mailings, teleconferencing, electronic mail). All
recognized Sections of the APP are permitted to submit resolutions to be
considered by, and send two representatives as delegates to the APA House of
Delegates when it meets each year at the APA Annual Convention & Trade Show.
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The APP can nominate its members for any number of prestigious awards offered
each year by the APA (i.e., Bowl of Hygeia, Young Pharmacist Award, Innovative
Pharmacy Practice Award, etc.) at its Annual Convention & Trade Show.
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APA Pharmacists Serving on Alabama Task Forces/Boards/Coalitions
Alabama Adult Immunization Coalition
Michael Hogue, Pharm.D., Birmingham
Charles Thomas, R.Ph., Montgomery
Alabama Asthma Coalition
Brad Nall, Pharm.D., Birmingham
Alabama Council on Health Costs, Administration and Organization
Dan McConaghy, R.Ph., Creola
Alabama Diabetes Advisory Council
Condit Steil, Pharm.D., Birmingham
Donnie Calhoun, Pharm.D., Anniston
Philip Knight, R.Ph., Pike Road
Stan Reeves, R.Ph., Demopolis
Charles Sands, Pharm.D., Birmingham
Alabama Medicaid Agency Medical Care Advisory Board
Pattisue Carranza, R.Ph.; Orange Beach
Alabama Medicaid Agency DUR Board
Paula Thompson, Pharm.D.; Birmingham
Rhonda Harden, Pharm.D.; Tuskegee
Jimmy Jackson, R.Ph.; Alexander City
Rob Colburn, R.Ph.; Tuscaloosa
Bernie Olin, Pharm.D.; Auburn
Daniel Mims, R.Ph.; Montgomery
Alabama Medicaid Agency Pharmacy Advisory Committee
Dan McConaghy, R.Ph.; Creola
John Carpenter, R.Ph.; Hayneville
Danny Cottrell, R.Ph., Brewton
Alabama Medicaid Agency P&T Committee
Vacant
Vickie Little, R.Ph.; Wetumpka
Ben Main, R.Ph.; Union Springs
Alabama Medicaid Agency Transformation Grant Stakeholder Task Force
Dan McConaghy, R.Ph.; Creola
Butch Mullins, R.Ph.; Birmingham
David Darby, R.Ph.; Andalusia
Danny Cottrell, R.Ph.; Brewton
Alabama Obesity Task Force
Donnie Calhoun, R.Ph., Anniston
Alabama State Board of Pharmacy
Roland Nelson, R.Ph.; Birmingham
Mike Mikell, R.Ph.; Prattville
Donnie Calhoun, R.Ph., Anniston
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama Pharmacy Liaison Committee
Tim Bishop, R.Ph., Albertville
Boyd Ennis, R.Ph., Birmingham
Bob Hager, R.Ph., Eva
Steve Mullenix, R.Ph., Mt. Olive
Tommy Spears, R.Ph., Talladega
Cardiovascular Health Advisory Council
Charlie Sands, Pharm.D., Birmingham
Kelli Littlejohn, Pharm.D., Montgomery
Henry Frazer, Pharm.D., Montgomery
Cara Leos, Pharm.D., Auburn
Coalition of Alabama Pharmacy Practitioners
Dan McConaghy, R.Ph., Creola
Steve Snyder, R.Ph., Montgomery
Clay Wilson, R.Ph., Birmingham
Governor’s Rural Action Commission
Sam Costello, R.Ph., Decatur
Office of Women’s Health Steering Committee
Kimberly Braxton Lloyd, Pharm.D.; Auburn
Mandi Howell, Pharm.D.; Montgomery
Nancy Bishop, R.Ph., Prattville
State Licensure Advisory Board
Sara May, R.Ph., Montgomery
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ALABAMA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION - PAST PRESIDENTS
1881-1884 Philip Charles Candidus, Mobile
1885-1887 A. L. Stollenwerck, Birmingham
1887-1889 J.B. Collier, Opelika
1889-1890 G.W. Bains, Birmingham
1890-1891 W.F. Punch, Mobile
1891-1892 J.D. Humphrey, Huntsville
1892-1893 Mosley F. Tucker, Mobile
1893-1895 E.P. Galt, Selma
1895-1897 W.F. Dent, Montgomery
1897-1899 W.E. Bingham, Tuscaloosa
1900-1901 G.B. McVey, Birmingham
1901-1902 T.W. Peagler, Greenville
1902-1903 L.S. Brigham, Montgomery
1903-1904 J.L. Parker, Birmingham
1904-1905 J.D. Sutton, Mobile
1905-1906 E.H. Cross, Gadsden
1906-1907 C.C. Stewart, Greenville
1907-1908 E.W. Averyt, Ensley
1908-1909 Sam A. Williams, Troy
1909-1910 Lee Whorton, Gadsden
1910-1911 J.T. Roe, St. Louis, MO
1911-1912 W.P. Thomason, Guntersville
1912-1913 C.T. Ruff, Montgomery
1913-1914 S.L. Toomer, Auburn
1914-1915 D.P. McDiarmid, Talladega
1915-1916 L. L. Scarborough, Anniston
1916-1917 W.S. Vance, Gadsden
1917-1919 C.R. Walker, Ensley
1919-1920 J.F. Spearman, Anniston
1920-1922 L.C. Lewis, Tuskegee
1922-1923 J.A. Edwards, Anniston
1923-1924 R.F. Lovelady, Birmingham
1924-1925 W.G. Fowler, Montgomery
1925-1928 Hal E. Duncan, Birmingham
1928-1930 J.T. Dumas, Foley
1930-1931 Z.C. Lewis, Montgomery
1931-1932 Paul Lantrip, Jasper
1932-1933 J.K. Haynie, Opelika
1933-1934 Fred Martin, Birmingham
1934-1935 C.C. Thomas, Selma
1935-1936 N.G. Hubbard, Birmingham
1936-1937 J.J. Watkins, Dora
1937-1938 E. M. Megginson, Mobile
1938-1939 E.W. Gibbs, Birmingham
1939-1940 F.V. High, Ft. Payne
1940-1941 W.T. Whitman, Elba
1941-1942 Maury McWilliams, Prattville
1942-1943 Lehman Alley, Birmingham
1943-1944 J.G. Nixon, Mobile
1944-1945 Jamie L. Meigs, Centreville
1945-1946 C.L. Bishop, Cullman
1946-1947 V.L. Smith, Birmingham
1947-1948 E. Roy Albright, Mobile
1948-1949 Phil Hudson, Opelika
1949-1950 Lester Sparks, Huntsville
1950-1951 Monroe Newberry, Andalusia
1951-1952 M.A. Boynton, Birmingham
1952-1953 G.H. Bledsoe, Mobile
1953-1954 George P. Walker, Attalla
1954-1955 Roy Payne, Jasper
1955-1956 Hoyt Carlisle, Alex City
1956-1957 Homer W. Hollifield, Birmingham
1957-1958 Lester Thagard, Jr., Andalusia
1958-1959 E.C. Cross, Gadsden
1959-1960 E.P. Scruggs, Anniston
1960-1961 M.G. Mullendore, Birmingham
1961-1962 Joseph T. Pilcher, Selma
1962-1963 Joe Catrett, Anniston
1963-1964 William F. Davoren, Huntsville
1964-1965 Robert F. Scarborough, Eufaula
1965-1966 Edgar B. Turner, Cullman
1966-1967 Herbert H. Nelson, Jr., Mobile
1967-1968 Betty Walker, Jasper
1968-1969 J. Miles Thomas, Opelika
1969-1970 Mahlon Turner, Huntsville
1970-1971 Charles Loftin, Mobile
1971-1972 James T. Davis, Columbiana
1972-1973 William C. Spires, Dothan
1973-1974 Bobby P. Short, Mobile
1974-1975 John Beasley, Columbia
1975-1976 Larry Richmond, Birmingham
1976-1977 Herb Batt, Huntsville
1977-1978 Jim Main, Anniston
1978-1979 Anthony Brooklere, Birmingham
1979-1980 Robert Eubanks, Birmingham
1980-1981 Fred Rutledge, Demopolis
1981-1982 Charles Prickett, Birmingham
1982-1983 Allen Mattox, Tuscaloosa
1983-1984 Larry Thomasson, Auburn
1984-1986 Jim Scruggs, Marion
1986-1987 Jerry Moore, Carrollton
1987-1988 Martin L. Lambert, Birmingham
1988-1989 William M. Beasley, Louisville
1989-1990 William J. Justice, Atmore
1990-1991 Robert Blakney, Tuscaloosa
1991-1992 Charles Thomas, Huntsville
1992-1993 Tim Bishop, Albertville
1993-1994 Danny Cottrell, Brewton
1994-1995 Jan Allen, Wetumpka
1995-1996 Ralph Sorrell, Pelham
1996-1997 Keith Conner, Birmingham
1997-1998 Roland Nelson, Birmingham
1998-1999 Johnny Brooklere, Birmingham
1999-2000 Rob Colburn, Northport
2000-2001 Rick Stephens, Northport
2001-2002 Ernest A. Holland, Auburn
2002-2003 Page Dunlap, Hartselle
2003-2004 Jim Easter, Mobile
2004-2005 Kerry Prickett, Birmingham
2005-2006 Pattisue Carranza, Orange Beach
2006-2007 Dan McConaghy, Creola
2007-2008 Steve Love, Elberta
2008-2009 David Darby, Andalusia
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