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PHARMACY TODAY
                           VOL. 82 | NO. 11
                           NOVEMBER 2019
                           THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
                           FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION

 Departments               Features
 4 Calendar
 4 Advertisers
 5 President’s Viewpoint
                           10    Nova Southeastern University College of
                                 Pharmacy Legislative Task Force

 7 Executive Insight

                           12    12 Ways to Have a Healthy Holiday Season

                           14    A Spark of Advocacy

                           17    FPA Regional Directors

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Mission
                               FPA Calendar       2019
                                                                                                         Statements:
                                                                                                         Florida Pharmacy Today Journal
                     DECEMBER                            21-22   Pharmacy Days at the Capitol            The Florida Pharmacy Today Journal is a
                                                                                                         peer-reviewed journal which serves as a me-
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                                                                                                         dium through which the Florida Pharmacy
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  7-8       FPA Law & Regulatory Conference -            31      Last Day for Election Ballots
                                                                                                         sion on advances in the sciences of pharmacy,
            Sarasota
                                                                          FEBRUARY                       socio-economic issues bearing on pharmacy
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  25-26      Christmas Holiday -                                            MARCH                        and accepts advertising congruent with its
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                                                         13      Legislative Session Ends
                      JANUARY                            20-23   APhA Annual Meeting
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HOLIDAYS HAP P Y - The Official Publication Of The Florida Pharmacy Association
The President’s Viewpoint
                                                 DAVID "CHACHI" MACKERAY, RPH

                             What I'm Thankful For
I
     t’s that time of the year when we are     I most certainly am thankful for my
     reminded of how truly blessed we          fellow FPA Board of Directors, com-
     are and what really matters most          mittee/council chairs and members
to each of us. It’s something that we          who volunteer so many hours for the
all need to be reminded of every now           advancement of the pharmacy profes-
and then, as it’s so easy to get lost in the   sion. Of course, I’m saving the best for
day-to-day activities, that we should          last, that of which I’m so thankful for…
stop for a moment and tell ourselves           YOU, our members, without whom we
that we’re so fortunate to have what we        wouldn’t exist. You are the reason we
have, appreciate the joys that we’ve ex-       do what we do.
perienced and beautiful memories that
were created.
    There is an old saying that “one
doesn’t truly realize what they had un-
til it no longer exists.” That saying can
mean many different things to so many               I personally
people, but one common feeling for ev-
eryone is that of thankfulness. Such a           thank you all for                                     David Mackeray, RPh

simple and easy act to show gratitude
toward one another, learned at a very              electing me as
young age, but unfortunately the most
forgotten and underutilized action by             your president,                         many doors of opportunity for me both
                                                                                          personally and professionally, and I’m
most humans.
    So, as I begin this article, I have            showing your                           so thankful to have worked with or
                                                                                          for them, being able to gain so much
many thoughts of what I’m so very
thankful for… specifically toward the            trust, confidence                        knowledge from all my experiences
                                                                                          with them.
Florida Pharmacy Association, the
pharmacy profession and most impor-             and support in me                            One such connection eventually
                                                                                          led me to opening my own pharma-
tantly you, the members of the FPA.
    I personally thank you all for elect-        to lead this great                       cy management business. I’m current-
                                                                                          ly discussing a business opportunity
ing me as your president, showing your
trust, confidence and support in me to              association.                          with someone a mutual friend intro-
                                                                                          duced me to, believing that a collabo-
lead this great association. I’m also                                                     ration between us could possibly lead
very thankful for my predecessors who                                                     to something worthwhile. Even at a
paved the way, created and built such                                                     national level, I’ve been very fortu-
a wonderful foundation for this orga-                                                     nate to have met some fantastic indi-
nization. In addition to being includ-            Another part of FPA that I’m thank-     viduals who have been very influen-
ed into that special group of individu-        ful for is the countless opportuni-        tial and powerful in the advancement
als, I’m most thankful to call them my         ties that being a member and lead-         of the pharmacy profession. I’m so
good friends, who I know I can count           er has created for me personally and       thankful for the opportunity to have
on any time for anything and they are          professionally. I couldn’t even begin      met them, as well as for them inspir-
more than willing to help me.                  to count the number of people I have       ing me to get involved, become active
    I’m very thankful for the FPA staff        met through the FPA and have become        and assume leadership positions with
and executive VP, who go above and             good friends with, many becoming my        pride at local, state and national levels
beyond the normal call of duty, work-          very close friends for whom I’m ex-        for the improvement and advancement
ing crazy hours behind the scenes that         tremely thankful.                          of the pharmacy profession. And I can
most members don’t even know about.               These special people have opened so       See President’s Viewpoint, continued on page 6

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President’s Viewpoint, from Page 5
                           2018-19 FPA Board of Directors
                                                                                                                                      honestly say how thankful I am for my
      The Florida Pharmacy Association gratefully acknowledges the hard work                                                          participation at all levels at multiple po-
      and dedication of the following members of the FPA leadership who work                                                          sitions.
      diligently all year long on behalf of our members.                                                                                  It would be remiss of me not to per-
                                                                                                                                      sonally express my sincere appreciation
      Angela Garcia.....................................................................................................Board Chair   and thankfulness to those whose help,
      David Mackarey..........................................................................................FPA President           support and guidance have allowed me
      Kimberly Jones.......................................................................................... FPA Treasurer          to achieve and become what I am today.
      Joseph Scuro............................................................................................ President Elect            First, thanks to my wonderful parents
      Gary Koesten..............................................................................Speaker of the House                  who sacrificed so much and worked so
      Eric Larson.......................................................................Vice Speaker of the House                     hard to give me the opportunity to at-
      Bill Kernan................................................................................................... FSHP President   tend a private pharmacy school and
      Preston McDonald............................................................................. Region 1 Director                 support my financial obligations and
      Neil Barnett............................................................................................Region 2 Director       needs so I could enjoy the nicer comforts
      Larry Alaimo..........................................................................................Region 3 Director         of living. I couldn’t have survived with-
      Cheryl Rouse.........................................................................................Region 4 Director          out their help, support and love. Even
      James Alcorn.......................................................................................Region 5 Director            to this day, when I feel a little down and
      Barbara Beadle...................................................................................Region 6 Director              out, my Italian mother still reminds me
      Paul Delisser.......................................................................................... Region 7 Director       how lucky and fortunate I am to have
      Ramy Gabriel.........................................................................................Region 8 Director          such giving parents and that I have so
      Mitchell Levinson...............................................................................Region 9 Director               much to be thankful for and stop feeling
      Julie Burger.......................................................................................Technician Director          sorry for myself. She’s so right!!! (Aren’t
                                                                                                                                      all moms?)
                                                                                                                                          I’m also so very thankful to my wife
                  Florida Pharmacy Today Journal Board                                                                                and daughter who have been so sup-
                                                                                                                                      portive and understanding of all the
      Chair.............................................................. Carol Motycka, motycka@cop.ufl.edu                          meetings, conference calls and time
      Vice Chair....................................................Cristina Medina, cmmedina@cvs.com                                 away from them while attending to the
      Treasurer.........................................................Eric Jakab, ericjakab@hotmail.com                             needs of the FPA. They know and re-
      Secretary............................................. Julie Burger, julieburger133@gmail.com                                   spect my dedication and passion to the
                                                                                                                                      association and the pharmacy profes-
      Member.................................................. Michael Finnick, michaelfinnick@ufl.edu
                                                                                                                                      sion, and for that, I’m extremely and sin-
      Member.....................................................David Mackarey, dmackarey@aol.com
                                                                                                                                      cerely thankful.
      Member.......................................................Matt Schneller, schnem18@gmail.com
                                                                                                                                          So, as you can see, I have so much to
      Member..........................................Teresa Tomerlin, teresapharmd@cfl.rr.com
                                                                                                                                      be thankful for, as God has truly blessed
      Member............................................Greta Pelegrin, gretapelegrin@yahoo.com
                                                                                                                                      me in so many different ways, and I al-
      Technician Member........................Julie Burger, julieburger133@gmail.com                                                 ways make sure to thank him daily!!! n
      Executive Editor................Michael Jackson, mjackson@pharmview.com
      Managing Editor...................Dave Fiore, dave@fiorecommunications.com
      Journal Reviewer....................... Dr. Melissa Ruble, mruble@health.usf.edu
      Journal Reviewer....................................Dr. Angela Hill, ahill2@health.usf.edu

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Executive Insight
                                          BY MICHAEL
                       MICHAEL JACKSON, BPHARM,       JACKSON,
                                                EVP & CEO,       RPH
                                                           FLORIDA PHARMACY ASSOCIATION

 Political Giving Can Be Effective, But…
Y
        ou can’t pick up a newspaper,             to register with the Office of Insur-
        visit a social media site or watch        ance Regulation
        the evening news without hear-       ■■   Added a requirement for MAC pric-
ing about the political maneuvering on            ing lists to be updated regularly
various issues. In Washington, D.C., it      ■■   Engaged heavily to fight against ef-
appears that Congress is in total grid-           forts to facilitate importation of pre-
lock on things that have little to do with        scription medications bypassing the
pharmacy or health care. Well, here in            pharmacist
Florida, we cannot wait for Congress
to address the many issues that we
are grappling with today. What we do

                                              What we do know
know is that the practice of pharmacy is
regulated within the states. This means

                                              is that the practice
that the primary efforts of the Florida
Pharmacy Association are to get our
message before the Florida House, Sen-
ate and the Governor’s office.                  of pharmacy is
   We have been successful over the
years with our advocacy campaigns in-        regulated within the                                     Michael Jackson, B.Pharm

cluding but not limited to the following:
■■ Advanced legislation allowing for
                                              states. This means                                to laws to allow for payment of med-
   collaborative practice through all
   House committees and passed the
                                               that the primary                                 ication reconciliation
                                                                                            ■■ Fought for changes to the Pharmacy
   House floor
■■ Advanced House legislation allow-
                                                  efforts of the                                Practice Act that allows pharmacists
                                                                                                to administer all vaccines recom-
   ing pharmacists to test and treat for
   influenza and strep as well as allow-
                                              Florida Pharmacy                                  mended by the Centers for Disease
                                                                                                Control and Prevention to adults as
   ing all pharmacists to collaborate
   with Florida physicians on the care
                                              Association are to                                well as to administer long acting an-
                                                                                                tipsychotic medications and much
   of the chronically ill
■■ Successfully fought back efforts to
                                                get our message                                 more
                                                                                                We are able to accomplish this be-
   allow for automated pharmacy sys-           before the Florida                           cause we have worked to build lasting

                                              House, Senate and
   tems in Florida                                                                          relationships with key members of the
■■ Included an exemption for phar-                                                          House and Senate and also supported

                                                the Governor’s
   macists from having to query the                                                         strategically special election commit-
   PDMP database for patients in a li-                                                      tees. These relationships come from

                                                      office.
   censed hospice                                                                           the review and distribution of funds
■■ Worked with House and Senate                                                             from our political campaign accounts
   sponsors to limit the fiscal impact of                                                   that many of you have supported over
   mandatory electronic prescribing                                                         the years. We make it easy for you to
■■ Added standards to the Pharmacy           ■■   Stopped efforts to require mandato-       donate to the Florida Pharmacist Po-
   Practice Act to address aggressive             ry mail order for Medicaid patients       litical Committee and you can do that
   auditing tactics by Medicaid and          ■■   Successfully defended against ef-         through your smart phone. Just go to
   non-Medicaid plans                             forts to restrict pharmacist dispens-     the FPA website, and under the menu
■■ Created the definition of pharmacy             ing                                       item “Advocacy & Legislation,” select
   benefit manager and required them         ■■   Advocated for support of revisions        the option “Political Donation.”

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FPA STAFF                                                              Executive Insight, from Page 7

     Executive Vice President/CEO
             Michael Jackson                                               The Florida Pharmacist Political Committee (FPPC) is a means for us all to pool
         (850) 222-2400, ext. 200                                       our resources and have a greater reach to candidates who have or will have an un-
     Director of Continuing Education                                   derstanding of what’s best for the practice of pharmacy and each aspect of patient
        Tian Merren-Owens, ext. 120                                     care. The vast majority of your contributions go directly to political candidates to
    Continuing Education Coordinator                                    support their campaigns. Your support of the Florida Pharmacist Political Commit-
          Stacey Brooks, ext. 210                                       tee can make a difference. So far this year we have reported $29,571 in donations
         Coordinator of Membership                                      to the FPPC from 107 contributors. We had one large contribution from American
           Christopher Heil, ext. 110                                   Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc., to which we are very thankful.
             Accounting Coordinator                                        Just imagine if all of our members donated $50 to the Florida Pharmacist Politi-
              Ashley Gandy ext. 211                                     cal Committee. We would have $161,200 in our war chest and could change a lot of
                                                                        minds at the Florida Capitol on issues such as how metrics are being used and ad-
 FLORIDA PHARMACY TODAY BOARD
Chair............................... Carol Motycka, St. Augustine       dress the continuing abuses of PBMs on our industry. We need your help as mem-
Vice Chair.........................Cristina Medina, Hollywood           bers to support the FPPC. I personally gave $250 this year and have done so for the
Treasurer.................................... Eric Jakab, Gainesville   past several years. I even gave directly to legislators that are supportive of phar-
Secretary............................. Julie Burger, Pensacola
Member.........................Michael Finnick, Jacksonville            macy issues. It really feels good to see them reach out to us when pharmacy relat-
Member.............David Mackarey, Boynton Beach                        ed questions come up that they may be confused about. Make your contribution
Member....................................... Matt Schneller, Tampa     today and be an FPPC supporter. I’ll have a special FPPC ribbon for you at next
Member............................Teresa Tomerlin, Rockledge
Member...................................... Greta Pelegrin, Hialeah
                                                                        year’s convention recognizing you as an advocate partner. n
Technician Member..........Julie Burger, Pensacola
Executive Editor.......Michael Jackson, Tallahassee
Managing Editor...................Dave Fiore, Tallahassee
Journal Reviewer........................... Dr. Melissa Ruble
Journal Reviewer....................................Dr. Angela Hill

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Nova Southeastern University College of
Pharmacy Legislative Task Force
By: Isabel Jacobs, NSU Legislative Task Force Chair, SNPhA President and
Emmanuel Escobar, NSU Legislative Task Force Board Member

                         The Legislative Task Force (LTF) at
                      Nova Southeastern University Col-
                      lege of Pharmacy is a group of highly
                      dedicated students that serve as policy
                      leaders in other organizations or have
                      demonstrated extensive advocacy and
                      legislation efforts as professional ac-
                      complishments.
   LTF is comprised of a task force chair, Isabel Jacobs, and
eight executive board members— Emmanuel Escobar, Breana
Caturano Meagan Finucan, Balsam Elajouz, Benjamin Lowry,
Jacob Johnson, Jessie Phipps and Darren Logozzo. Members
of the task force have diverse professional backgrounds and
goals, and they serve as leaders in various organizations in-
cluding the Student Society for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP),
APhA-ASP, Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists
(SSHP) and Phi Lambda Sigma (PLS).
   Though our interests are diverse, one goal among mem-
bers remains the same: to advance the future of healthcare
and the profession of pharmacy to better serve our patients
and the healthcare team. This principle unites us as a unit to
promote the importance of advocacy to evoke change in the
future of our profession and create opportunities for the stu-
dent body to be engaged in aspects of legislation.                                 Faculty and students from
   This year, we’ve accomplished bringing opportunities re-                        NSU College of Pharmacy
garding the investment in the future of our profession to                          at 2019 Legislative Days
                                                                                   in March

                                                                                  NSU through creating several college-wide events with guest
                                                                                  speakers from various prestigious backgrounds from around
                                                                                  the state. Our first event was an introduction to policy aware-
                                                                                  ness, Advocacy and You with Dr. David “Chachi” Mackarey,
                                                                                  where Dr. Mackarey provided students with an overview of
                                                                                  important bills impacting the future of our profession, con-
                                                                                  veying the need to be involved in state level organizations.
                                                                                     Our next event was with SSDP at the College of Pharma-
                                                                                  cy, created by SSDP President and Board Member Balsam Ela-
                                                                                  jouz, Drug Policy with FL Representative Michael Gottlieb.
                                                                                  Rep. Gottlieb highlighted the important considerations re-
                                                                                  garding illicit and recreational drug use among the patients
                                                                                  we serve. He also addressed the stigmas/fallacies associated
                                                                                  with illicit drug use, showcasing the need for proper educa-
                                                                                  tion from both the healthcare provider and patient’s perspec-
                                                                                  tive, and the impacts lack of education have on patient health.
Board Members Emmanuel Escobar and Isabel Jacobs standing with panelists          This event was one of several interprofessional events with
from “Policy for Patient-Centered Care” (left to right: Dr. Eric Goldsmith, Dr.
Joshua Lenchus, Dr. David Mackarey, and Dr. William Kernan)
                                                                                  the osteopathic medical students at our school aimed at pro-

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moting camaraderie between our pro-
                                             Panelists from
fessions as our evolving roles as health-    “Policy for Patient-
care professionals begin to integrate.       Centered Care”
   Our next event, Policy for Patient-
Centered Care, was an interprofession-
al panel organized by LTF Board Mem-
bers in collaboration with students from
Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
(FOMA), along with College of Pharma-
cy organizations SNPhA, SSHP, SSDP,
PLS, APhA-ASP. This interdisciplinary
culmination of efforts was focused on
uniting both professions to optimize pa-
tient health outcomes. Physicians and
pharmacists were both represented with
our highly esteemed guests Dr. David
Mackerey, Dr. William Kernan, Dr. Josh-
ua Lenchus and Dr. Eric Goldsmith.
   Following this event, LTF Board
Members and APhA-ASP Policy Chairs Meagan Finucan
and Benjamin Lowry, as well as APhA-ASP President Breana
Caturano, presented and co-organized the event, Resolution
Basics with our guest of honor, Dr. Angela Garcia. Presenters
focused on the foundation of resolutions, putting ideas into
legislation, and teaching students how they can write their
own resolutions. Benjamin and Meagan insightfully advised
students based on their work authoring current resolutions
for APhA-ASP during this event.                                       Students listen as
                                                                      guest speaker Dr.
                                                                      David Mackarey
                                                                      presents during
                                                                      “Advocacy and You”

                                                                       Finally, our last event of the semester, SSHP Halloween Ex-
                                                                    travaganza, was a PAC fundraiser promoted among the stu-
                                                                    dent body. Students were encouraged to purchase tickets to
                                                                    a night of fun Halloween and political action spirit including
                                                                    a costume contest, raffles and prizes for attending. The event
 Board Member Meagan                                                was created by the Student Society of Health-System Pharma-
 Finucan presenting at
                                                                    cists (SSHP) Policy Chair Jessie Phipps.
 “Resolution Basics”
                                                                       At NSU, policy is more than just an act, it is part of our
                                                                    culture, and the individuals on our board are highly invest-
                                                                    ed, knowledgeable and passionate leaders who innovate op-
                                                                    portunities in order to educate and prepare our peers to meet
                                                                    with local legislators and attend Legislative Days in January.
                                                                    Our hopes are that this legislative session is the most accom-
                                                                    plished yet for the pharmacy profession. We are willing to
                                                                    make this vision a reality now, as students, but one day in the
                                                                    near future as pharmacists, in a lifelong journey of advocacy
                                                                    for our profession.

                                             Board Member
                                             Benjamin Lowry
                                             Presenting at
                                             “Resolution Basics”

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12 Ways to Have a Healthy Holiday Season
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Brighten the holidays by making your health and safety a priority. Take steps to keep you and your loved

               1.                                2.                                3.
WASH HANDS OFTEN TO HELP           BUNDLE UP TO STAY DRY AND           MANAGE STRESS. Give
PREVENT THE SPREAD OF              WARM. Wear appropriate              yourself a break if you feel
GERMS. It’s flu season. Wash       outdoor clothing: light, warm       stressed out, overwhelmed,
your hands with soap and           layers, gloves, hats, scarves,      and out of control. Some of the
clean running water for at least   and waterproof boots.               best ways to manage stress
20 seconds.                                                            are to find support, connect
                                                                       socially, and get plenty of
                                                                       sleep.

              7.                                 8.                               9.
GET EXAMS AND                      GET YOUR                            MONITOR CHILDREN. Keep
SCREENINGS. Ask your health        VACCINATIONS. Vaccinations          potentially dangerous toys,
care provider what exams you       help prevent diseases and save      food, drinks, household
need and when to get them.         lives. Everyone 6 months and        items, and other objects out of
Update your personal and           older should get a flu vaccine      children’s reach. Protect them
family history.                    each year.                          from drowning, burns, falls,
                                                                       and other potential accidents.

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ones safe and healthy—and ready to enjoy the holidays.

             4.                                 5.                               6.
  DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE              BE SMOKE-FREE. Avoid            FASTEN SEAT BELTS WHILE
  OR LET OTHERS DRINK AND            smoking and secondhand          DRIVING OR RIDING IN A
  DRIVE. Whenever anyone             smoke. Smokers have greater     MOTOR VEHICLE. Always
  drives drunk, they put             health risks because of their   buckle your children in the
  everyone on the road in            tobacco use, but nonsmokers     car using a child safety seat,
  danger. Choose not to drink        also are at risk when exposed   booster seat, or seat belt
  and drive and help others do       to tobacco smoke.               according to their height,
  the same.                                                          weight, and age. Buckle up
                                                                     every time, no matter how
                                                                     short the trip and encourage
                                                                     passengers to do the same.

           10.                                 11.                             12.
  PRACTICE FIRE SAFETY. Most         PREPARE FOOD                    EAT HEALTHY, STAY
  residential fires occur during     SAFELY. Remember these          ACTIVE. Eat fruits and
  the winter months, so don’t        simple steps: Wash hands and    vegetables which pack
  leave fireplaces, space heaters,   surfaces often, avoid cross-    nutrients and help lower the
  food cooking on stoves, or         contamination, cook foods       risk for certain diseases. Limit
  candles unattended. Have an        to proper temperatures and      your portion sizes and foods
  emergency plan and practice it     refrigerate foods promptly.     high in fat, salt, and sugar.
  regularly.                                                         Also, be active for at least 2½
                                                                     hours a week and help kids
                                                                     and teens be active for at least
                                                                     1 hour a day.

                        Be inspired to stay in the spirit of good health! Listen to
                        The 12 Ways to Health Holiday Song or a holiday health podcast.

                                                                                NOVEMBER 2019     |   13
A Spark of Advocacy
By Taylor Harris, P2 Larkin University College of Pharmacy

                            When I began pharmacy school at          speak about lunch breaks for community pharmacists. This
                        Larkin University College of Pharmacy        piqued the interests of my classmates, which led to my nom-
                        in August 2018, I thought that all I would   ination and election to Larkin University’s APhA-ASP Policy
                        have time to do is to study and prepare      Chair. After securing this position, I immediately got to work
                        for endless exams. When I joined Lar-        on how I could help other pharmacists, my classmates and
                        kin University’s student chapter of the      my patients through advocacy.
                        American Pharmacists Association,                While planning for Legislative Days, I began to work with
                        APhA-ASP, at the beginning of my phar-       the Student Advocacy Outreach Team, which was an ad-
                        macy school journey to meet extracur-        hoc committee under the Governmental Affairs Committee
                        ricular requirements, I never realized       (GAC) of the Florida Pharmacy Association (FPA) last legisla-
Taylor Harris,          that joining APhA would ignite a spark       tive session. This outreach team kept me informed on where
APhA-ASP Policy         in me to continuously use my                        legislation was moving and the actions that needed to
Vice President, SSHP    voice to advocate for our                                be taken. During the last legislation session, we
Advocacy Chair
                        profession.                                                 focused on tracking bills regarding pharmacy
                            I have been work-                                         benefit managers (HB271/SB906 for 2019), test
ing in the community pharmacy setting                                                  and treat (HB389 for 2020), and collaborative
since I first graduated high school in                                                  practice (HB833/SB1050 for 2019). I forward-
2015. Since then, I have seen issues that                                                ed this information to the rest of Larkin
affect pharmacist and patient wellbeing                                                  University so I could keep them updated
firsthand, and know that there needs to                                                  with practice-changing bills that would
be change. During my Ethics and Law                                                     impact their future. In July 2019, the Stu-
class last fall, I seized the opportunity to                                           dent Advocacy Outreach Team became an
                                                                                      official committee under the GAC. I remain
                                                                                    part of this new, yet vital, outreach committee
     Larkin students and faculty                                                 because it is imperative that everyone is educated
     (Dr. Jordan Sedlacek) with House                                        on what legislation is introduced, so we can help push
     Representative Shevrin Jones                                    it forward or advocate against it.
                                                                         Legislative Days in March 2019 was my first exposure to
                                                                     actively advocating for our profession. I never believed that
                                                                     my own voice mattered or could make a difference, but while
                                                                     meeting with state Rep. Shevrin Jones, I felt that as long as
                                                                     I put my mind to what I wanted to accomplish, it is possi-
                                                                     ble to make change! Shortly after Legislative Days, Dr. Angela
                                                                     Garcia, invited me to the Dade County Pharmacy Association
                                                                     (DCPA) Resolution Writing Workshop to help create ideas for
                                                                     the next legislative session. While speaking about my ideas

                                                                     I NEVER BELIEVED THAT MY OWN VOICE
                                                                     MATTERED OR COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE,
                                                                     BUT WHILE MEETING WITH STATE REP.
                                                                     SHEVRIN JONES, I FELT THAT AS LONG AS
                                                                     I PUT MY MIND TO WHAT I WANTED TO
                                                                     ACCOMPLISH, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE
                                                                     CHANGE!
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Taylor Harris presenting
                                                                                                                                  Resolution 2019-9 No
                                                                                                                                  Pharmacist Left Alone at
                                                                                                                                  the FPA 129th Annual
                                                                                                                                  Convention, July 10-14,
                                                                                                                                  2019

on the issues that need to be addressed, I found myself sur-
rounded by local pharmacy leaders in the Miami-Dade com-
munity including Drs. Carla Luque, Humberto Martinez and
Carmen Aceves to help fuel my spark of advocacy into a fire.
   In April 2019, I was elected to be Larkin University’s APhA-
ASP Policy Vice President, and SSHP Advocacy Chair. During
the FPA’s 129th Annual Convention in July 2019, as APhA Pol-
icy Vice President, I served as the Larkin University APhA-
ASP Delegate in the FPA House of Delegates. I presented one
resolution in collaboration with Brevard County Pharmacy
Association, and one on behalf of Dade County Pharmacy
Association:                                                                    House Representative Shevrin Jones at Larkin University College of Pharmacy,
                                                                                Oct. 2, 2019
         2019-9: No Pharmacist Left Alone
    2019-22: Metrics Used in Pharmacy Practice
                                                                                sity’s Student Society of Health System Pharmacy (SSHP) vice
   Both resolutions passed through the House of Delegates.                      president and current APhA policy chair, and I were joined
This accomplishment kept the fire within me alive, and I am                     by 25 Larkin University students to attend this workshop. We
continuously working to make sure legislation is drafted to                     discussed patient safety with Representative Jones, and he of-
address these issues.                                                           fered to come speak to Larkin University students and faculty
    In August 2019, Rep. Jones (District 101) hosted a bill writ-               about how to effectively advocate for our profession. With the
ing workshop in South Florida. Jessica Bruno, Larkin Univer-                    tremendous help and support from my APhA Advisors, Dr.
                                                                                Christiane Chbib and Dr. Paul Boylan, and my SSHP Advisor,
                                                                                Dr. Jordan Sedlacek, we hosted Representative Jones at Larkin
                                                                                University. Students and faculty were educated on grassroots
                                                                                efforts in advocacy during the event, and continue to contact
                                                                                me on how they can help.
                                                                                    As a profession, we need to embrace our voices. We need
                                                                                to continue to stand up and fight for what we want to change
                                                                                because the changes will happen regardless, but we must
                                                                                have a say in them. If we continue to stay silent on issues that
                                                                                impact our profession and careers, our profession will be at
                                                                                a standstill. We have to continue to turn sparks of advocacy
                                                                                into a fire to move our profession forward.

Larkin students at House Representative Shevrin Jones’ Bill Writing Workshop,
Aug. 22, 2019

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