The California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) was founded in 1869 and is the largest state association representing pharmacists. CPhA represents pharmacy professionals from all practice settings. Our mission is to advance the practice of pharmacy for the promotion of health. Our vision statement is a unified pharmacy profession, recognized as preeminent in patient care.

Board of Trustees

according to the CPhA bylaws, adopted in 1970 and amended periodically, the Association is governed by two separate and distinct bodies – a Board of Trustees and a House of Delegates. The bylaws divide authority between these two bodies, assigning responsibility for establishing association policy to the House of Delegates and giving the Board of Trustees responsibility for implementing policy and governing CPhA’s operations.

Members of the Board of Trustees are elected to leadership positions by the membership. It is the job of the Board of Trustees to strategically and fiscally guide CPhA in its pursuit of fulfilling the vision for California pharmacy. The Board of Trustees, along with our committees and academies, builds leadership skills in our members.

CPhA Member Benefits: Membership in CPhA gives you the resources and support you need to succeed in the evolving health care marketplace.

Your Membership Dollars at Work:

• Advocacy Efforts at the Capitol Every Day - advancing your ability to practice pharmacy
• Pharmacy License Protection – watching out for your interests with the California State Board of Pharmacy
• Pharmacist’s Jobs Saved! - countless independents & chain stores protected from closing due to illegal State budget cuts
• Career-Advancing Networking Opportunities - dynamic annual events designed to enhance your professional skills and your resume through: leadership, legislative and policy-making experiences, continuing education courses, social interactions with pharmacy leaders and a wealth of volunteer opportunities.

Valuable and Money Saving Benefits of Your Membership:

• CEO Message - weekly email newsletter keeping you up-to-date on the latest pharmacy news
• Marsh Insurance Programs - personal insurance coverage to fit your individual needs
• Professional Liability Insurance - the best and broadest in the state
• Worker’s Compensation Insurance Program - millions paid back in dividends to members
• CPhA Career Center - your best online source for new jobs
• California Pharmacist Journal - peer-reviewed clinical articles and member news delivered quarterly
• California CE Options Newsletter - monthly listing of FREE and discounted CE programs
• CPhA Meeting Registrations - Outlook Annual Meeting and Legislative Day events discounted for members only
• Staples Office Supplies - on line discounts on the top 100 used items
• Emergency Preparedness Supply Kits - 20% discount on personal and business kits
• FREE Legal Advice - hundreds of CPhA members helped.

Career Opportunities!

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RXinsider currently offers Virtual Job EXPOS for the following healthcare disciplines:

- Pharmacy

- Nursing

- HIT/HIM/Informatics

- Therapy/Allied

- Healthcare

Advertising Opportunities:
Attracting more than one million visitors annually, RXinsider’s Virtual Job EXPOs are an excellent venue for employers to post career opportunities, brand their organizations, and connect with healthcare professionals throughout multiple disciplines.

Our unique Job EXPO format allows employers to not only address acute needs, but develop a proactive strategy for future needs. Please contact an RXinsider Sales Representative for advertising information: http://rxinsider.com/advertise.htm

IACP Protects, Promotes and Advances Pharmacy Compounding.

Patients Deserve Customized Care -- One Size Doesn’t Fit All!

The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) is an association representing more than 2,700 pharmacists, technicians, students, and members of the compounding community who focus upon the specialty practice of pharmacy compounding. Compounding pharmacists work directly with prescribers including physicians, nurse practitioners and veterinarians to create customized medication solutions for patients and animals whose healthcare needs cannot be met by manufactured medications. More than 163,000 patients and prescribers who rely on compounded medicines also belong to our organization via the grassroots advocacy group, P2C2 (Patients and Professionals for Customized Care).

Millions of patients have unique healthcare needs that manufactured (or off-the-shelf) prescription medications cannot always meet for a number of different reasons. The role of a compounding pharmacist is to work directly with physicians, nurse practitioners and veterinarians to create customized medication solutions for patients and animals whose healthcare needs are not being met by manufactured medications.

Where do you turn for help? To a compounding pharmacist who is specially trained to work with your doctor to create the right drug for you. Working with a practitioner’s prescription, a compounding pharmacist can meet individual needs of children, adults and animals. Whether it’s an allergy to a dye or ingredient, a need for a different strength, or a preference for a different dosage form, compounding pharmacists provide patients with solutions to their personal medication needs.

To locate a compounding pharmacist in your area, please visit www.iacprx.org or call toll-free at 800/927-4227. To learn more about the ACA/IACP/ACVP Educational Conference being held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on February 5-8, 2014, please visit educationalconference.org.

No Lines... No Speed Dating...

All Heavy-Hitter C-Level Executives Meeting with You In-Person!

The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) is a broad-based trade association that represents 16 group purchasing organizations, including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, purchasing groups, associations, multi-hospital systems and healthcare provider alliances.

The mission of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association focuses on five key areas:

Advocacy: We work collaboratively with all legislative and regulatory authorities to ensure fair and efficient procurement practices in an open and competitive market within the health industry

Education: We provide educational opportunities designed to improve efficiencies in the purchase, sale and utilization of all goods and services within the health industry.

Ethics: We uphold the ethical conduct of business practices within the industry and the standards adopted by the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative that are intended to strengthen the integrity of the health care supply chain.

Information: We enhance the awareness of our members' efforts to support the delivery of high-quality, cost effective health care.

Liaison: We promote meaningful dialogue between health industry organizations engaged in group purchasing and other industry entities on issues of mutual interest.

Preparing for the Future

As one of the nation's leading health care trade associations, HSCA strives to have a long-term, positive impact. All of our efforts are focused on realizing our vision for tomorrow. We envision a world in which:

• An open forum exists for the exchange and promotion of best practices in the non-labor cost side of health care and for the exploration of complex issues in health care cost control.
• Cost-efficient, high-quality health care is more widely available.
• Innovative approaches flourish, and standards of practice and excellence are maintained, in the health care products market.
• Free market dynamics for health care products are maintained.
• Beneficial and legally allowable cooperation is not disrupted by the proprietary interests of industry competitors.

Click the link below to learn more about Healthcare Supply Chain Association and how they can help you today

The vision of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is optimal medication management and improved health outcomes for all older persons.

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists empowers pharmacists to enhance quality of care for all older persons through the appropriate use of medication and the promotion of healthy aging.

Core Strengths

• Knowledge and skills in geriatric pharmacotherapy and the unique medication-related needs of seniors and long-term care residents
• Expertise in long-term care settings for the frail at-risk elderly
• Patient-centered advocate for seniors at-risk for medication-related problems

In their role as medication therapy experts, consultant and senior care pharmacists:

• Hold their patients' interest above all others
• Take responsibility for their patients’ medication-related needs
• Ensure that their patients’ medications are the most appropriate, the most effective, the safest possible, and are used correctly; and
• Identify, resolve, and prevent medication-related problems that may interfere with the goals of therapy.

ASCP's 7,000+ members manage and improve drug therapy and improve the quality of life of geriatric patients and other individuals residing in a variety of environments, including nursing facilities, subacute care and assisted living facilities, psychiatric hospitals, hospice programs, and home and community-based care. In addition, 4,500+ pharmacy student members of ASCP demonstrate their identification with and support of ASCP's mission and vision to serve seniors wherever they reside.

Connect with One of the Fastest-Growing Health Professions in the U.S.

The American Academy of Physician Assistants, the national professional society for more than 90,000 physician assistants (PAs), offers a variety of products and services for your brand’s exposure. PAs are eager to hear about the latest tools to help them grow professionally and deliver high-quality patient care. They are involved in day-to-day operation as well as decisions on types of products required.

Who are PAs?

• Physician assistants are nationally certified and state licensed to practice medicine with the supervision of a physician.
• They perform physical examinations, diagnose and treat illnesses, order and interpret lab tests, perform procedures, assist in surgery, provide patient education and counseling and make rounds in hospitals and nursing homes.
• All 50 states and the District of Columbia allow PAs to practice and prescribe medications.

An occupation on the move

• According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of physician assistants is expected to increase 30 percent from 2010 to 2020—must faster than the average for all occupations. As more physicians enter specialty areas of medicine, there will be a greater need for primary healthcare providers, such as PAs.
• Forbes.com ranked physician assistant in its list of best master’s degrees for jobs three years in a row.
• U.S. News and World Report ranked the PA profession as one of the 50 best careers of 2011.
• The median pay of PAs was $86,410 per year in 2010, according to BLS.

Get connected

AAPA’s many digital and print platforms are an easy way to reach PAs—the fourth-fastest-growing segment of the healthcare market.

• Publications-PA Professional magazine and the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
• Websites-AAPA.org and PAsConnect.org
• Special events-Annual Physician Assistant Conference and PA Week
• E-newsletters-Medical Watch
• Print collateral-calendars, brochures, pamphlets, posters, bellybands, blow-ins
• AAPA mailing list

Annual conference

AAPA’s annual conference in May is the only event targeting all PA groups and medical specialties and the premier opportunity to meet face-to-face with the influential leaders of the PA profession—which means high-quality leads for exhibitors.
Corporate Council

AAPA’s Corporate Council program allows all industry sectors an opportunity to develop meaningful, long-term business relationships. The program enables your company to bundle various yearly marketing and promotional opportunities into one custom agreement. This type of long-term buy allows your company to better manage costs and ensures that you will have year-round contact with the membership of AAPA. Discounted pricing is available.

AAPA is conducting two events in October that are of great interest to Physician Assistants.
AAPA Virtual Career Fair will be conducted on October 9, 2013 from Noon to 3:00 pm EST. Please register for this event at aapa.org.

PA Week is being conducted October 6-12, 2013. This is the annual celebration for the Physician Assistants. For more information on this event and how to get involved, please go to aapa.org.

Learn more about AAPA and physician assistants at www.aapa.org.

RXinsider’s Virtual Trade Shows are unique and comprehensive online trade shows enabling healthcare practitioners to research and connect with leading product and service providers throughout multiple healthcare disciplines.

More than ¼ million annual visitors turn to our Virtual Trade Shows to conduct preliminary and advanced research. Currently, RXinsider offers Virtual Trade Shows for the following healthcare disciplines:

Pharmacy

HIT / HIM / Informatics

Continuing Education

Therapy / Allied

Nursing / Healthcare

Advertising Opportunities:

Our unique Virtual Trade Show format allows exhibitors to brand their company and product lines, drive traffic to their website, and generate sales inquiries. Please contact an RXinsider Sales Representative for advertising information: http://rxinsider.com/advertise.htm

Proud of Our Past - Shaping the Future

In May 1879, 18 pharmacists met in the backroom of a Dallas drug store and formed the Texas State Pharmaceutical Association. Their goal was simple: to improve the quality of drugs and pharmaceutical services in Texas. We’ve been the state’s leading advocate for pharmacy ever since.

Today, TPA serves almost 4,000 members practicing in all areas of pharmacy, including community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term care facilities, education, manufacturing and distribution. We are the strongest voice speaking for all Texas pharmacy professionals and national leaders in lobbying, continuing education and practice innovation. As Rxperts, we are transforming the patient-pharmacist relationship and empowering today’s pharmacists to be effective health-care advisors.

Serving and Growing Membership
We will be the preeminent association serving Texas pharmacists, technicians and students:

• Education & Resources
• Member Conections & Social Networks
• Publications, Web site & Member Communications
• Effective Member Recruitment & Retention
• An Entrepreneurial Approach to Providing Products & Services

Influencing Public Policy & Advocacy
We will be the pre-eminent Texas association in protecting the pharmacy profession and benefiting patient outcomes:

• A Strong & Effective Advocacy/Lobbying Team
• A Strong Political Action Committee – PharmPAC – to support the legislative friends of pharmacy
• Uniting the Profession & Building Effective Coalitionsn Leaders
• Professional Staffing & Staff Development

Advancing Pharmacy Through Public Awareness
We will strengthen public awareness of pharmacy’s value to advance the patient outcomes and the profession:

• Advancing the Rxperts Brand and Designation
• Patient-Focused Consumer Initiatives that Improve Patient Outcomes & Advance Smart, Healthy Living

Maintaining a Model Association
We will be a nationally recognized association respected for its resources, leadership and professional workforce:

• Financial Strength Supported by Revenue Diversification, Dedicated Reserves & Fund-raising campaigns
• A Strong Texas Pharmacy Foundation
• A Governance Structure that is Efficient & Strategically Focused
• Development of Current & Future Association Leaders
• Professional Staffing & Staff Development

What's an Rxpert

Rxperts - TPA’s patient-focused pharmacy professionals - have a vital message that will help patients improve their health and better manage their own care. This message has the power to transform the patient-pharmacist relationship, empower pharmacy professionals to improve adherence and outcomes, and transform the public image of pharmacy.

The Rxperts of Texas Pharmacy Association are redefining the role of pharmacy in Texas.
Our patient-centered Smart, Healthy Living initiatives are changing public perceptions
and attracting a new generation of pharmacists eager to meet the challenges head-on.

An Rxpert is not just a medication expert. An Rxpert is a health-care practitioner who is empowered and committed to improve patient wellness. An Rxpert:

• Is committed to innovative, patient-focused care;
• Values MTM as critical to improving patient outcomes;
• Views focused CE as central to professional expertise and growth; and
• Knows that constant advocacy is critical to the advancement of pharmacy.

We are uniting Texas pharmacy to engage patients and improve outcomes while advancing pharmacists as full partners in health care.

NPTA, the National Pharmacy Technician Association, is the world's largest professional organization established specifically for pharmacy technicians. The association is dedicated to advancing the value of pharmacy technicians and the vital roles they play in pharmaceutical care. In a society of countless associations, we believe it takes much more than a mission statement to meet the professional needs and provide the needed leadership for the pharmacy technician profession - it takes action and results.

The organization is composed of pharmacy technicians practicing in a variety of practice settings, such as: retail, independent, hospital, mail-order, home care, long term care, nuclear, military, correctional facility, formal education, training, management, sales and many more. NPTA is a reflection of this diverse profession and provides unparalleled support and resources to our members.

NPTA is The Foundation of the Pharmacy Technician Profession; we have an unprecedented past, a strong presence and a promising future. We are dedicated to improving our profession, while remaining focused on our members.

"The Leader in Wellness, Patient Safety and the Optimal Use of Medications"

Founded in 1962, CSHP is a professional society representing thousands of pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, student pharmacists and associates to promote wellness, patient safety and the optimal use of medications.

The specific purposes and objectives of this corporation are to promote rational, patient-oriented medication therapy across the continuum of care; to foster the optimal and responsible use of medication-related technologies; to promote pharmacists, and technicians as integral members of the healthcare team in order to allow full utilization of their clinical skills and knowledge of the medication use process in each healthcare setting; to serve as a primary advocate for advancing professional practice, optimizing patient outcomes, and improving the quality of patient care; to promote pharmaceutical services that use sound pharmacoeconomic principles; to advocate the pharmacist's and technician's value to patients by ensuring that appropriate clinical services and the medication use process are applied to their benefit; to promote public health by fostering the optimal and responsible use of medications, including education for proper use and/or controlled use of medications; and to promote competency in the profession by offering state of the art education and training programs.

CSHP members practice in a variety of organized health care settings including, but not limited to hospitals, integrated healthcare systems, and clinics, home health care and ambulatory settings.

Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE)

The mission of California Society of Health-System Pharmacists' Continuing Pharmacy Education program is to provide innovative educational activities that will advance the practice of pharmacy and optimize patient care.

California Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. ACPE standards were designed to facilitate the continuum of learning and emphasize the foundation needed for development of the learner as a lifelong learner.

CSHP's responsibilities to learners:

• Advocate for lifelong learning of pharmacists and technicians
• Emphasize systematic, self-directed learning
• Identify and meet the educational needs of pharmacists and technicians
• Assure that faculty take an active role in delivering content so pharmacists and technicians are actively engaged in their learning
• Assess participant learning from a CPE activity
• Evaluate the impact of CPE activities in pharmacy practice

Seminar 2012: October 18 -21, Paris Las Vegas Hotel

Welcome to the 37th annual meeting of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists, “Jackpot, Pharmacy!”. CSHP is proud to offer the largest state-run seminar for health-system pharmacists in the United States! The goal of Seminar is to provide our attendees, ranging from pharmacy students to directors, with a venue for networking with colleagues, updating their knowledge, enhancing their skills and learning about the latest products and technologies offered by industry. The multitudes of continuing pharmacy education courses provided at Seminar are developed to maintain and enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of all attendees. From presentations to receptions, Seminar has found the perfect balance of content and networking for professional growth and inspiration of health-system pharmacists and technicians as well as other pharmaceutical related professionals. Seminar is designed by health-system pharmacy professionals from California for health-system pharmacy professionals. This ensures greater insight into the unique needs of our members and an opportunity for a meaningful, worthwhile experience tailored to your personal and professional requirements. Seminar 2012 is a fantastic opportunity to fulfill your personal commitment to professional experience and life-long learning.

First Association for Pharmacy Buyers is Founded!

In January 2010, the first association specific to Pharmacy Buyers, the National Pharmacy Purchasing Association (NPPA), was founded by Summerdale Enterprises, Inc., the publisher of Pharmacy Purchasing Outlook and conductor of Annual Pharmacy Purchasing Networking Conferences (from hereon to be known as the NPPA Conference).

NPPA was created for Pharmacy Buyers in response to the need of such an organization expressed by the subscribership of Pharmacy Purchasing Outlook, and the attendees at their Annual Conferences.

The mission of NPPA is to:

• Promote the Profession of Pharmacy Purchasing.
• Provide Specific and Enhanced Educational Opportunities for the Pharmacy Buyer.
• Provide a Unified Voice for the Professional Pharmacy Buyer.
• Affirm Pharmacy Purchasing as a unique and important specialty within the Pharmacy Profession
• Affirm that Pharmacy Purchasing is an important aspect of Total Patient Care.

Members of the Association will consist of Institutional Pharmacy Buyers, regardless of their local job title, and those who support the goals of the Association.

NPPA Conference - August 19-22, 2013

Conventional summits deliver a something-for-everyone survey of the landscape with little or no depth on any given topic. This warp-speed flight provides only a 30,000-foot view of the terrain below. Nurses, pharmacists, and IT professionals return to the trenches of their own hospitals no better equipped to dig in and implement change.

The unSUMMIT is different. It delivers a steadfast focus on barcode point-of-care technology. Attendees are outfitted with practical tools, insight, and inspiration for leading their institutions to carefully select, implement, and harness the quality-improvement power of BPOC systems.

Truly an unconventional convention, The unSUMMIT is designed to get you out of the clouds and into the weeds, where the union of technology and practice can be more easily realized through the shared expertise of your experienced colleagues.

About

The unSUMMIT is the premier educational event for hospitals interested in Barcoding at the Point of Care (BPOC). Since 2005, our mission has been to bring together those who shared our passion for patient safety and to provide them with an environment where that passion can develop into the best practice. Industry-wide overviews and process theories are useful starting points, but to affect real change, care providers need the tools and lessons gained from real-world experience.

Barcode point-of-care (BPOC) systems have been in use for 20 years yet fewer than 35% of hospitals are using this critical safety measure for medication administration. Hospitals cite numerous legitimate reasons for the lack of adoption including budget constraints, competing IT priorities, and the lack of unit dose barcoded drug packages. Yet too often hospitals cite unfounded reasons: technology unreadiness, a fear that BPOC will be replaced with RFID soon, nurse resistance, and a belief that the solutions are too costly and labor intensive.