APhA-ASP General Meeting

August 27, 2008

 What is APhA?
American Pharmacists Association
Largest professional pharmacy organization

Through information, education, and advocacy

APhA empowers its members to improve
medication use and advance patient care

Only non-govt building on the national mall

 3 Academies
APhA-APPM
~APhA Academy of Pharmacy Practice and
Management

APhA- APRS
~APhA Academy of Pharmaceutical
Research and
Science

APhA-ASP
~APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists
APhA Official Website

www.pharmacist.com

APhA promotional video

 What does ASP do?
Community service/pharmaceutical care

Advocating for the advancement of the

profession

Promoting professionalism

Networking with students and practitioners

Having Fun!
 Creighton ASP Chapter
6 elected officers:
 President - Denise Emmert P3
 Vice-President – Paul Morales P3
 Secretary – Julie Haase P2
 Treasurer – Chi Nguyen P2
 Public Relations – Jennifer
Reynolds P3
 President Elect - Scott Kershaw P2

Elections on November 19th!

Our Trusty Advisors….
Dr. Bill Hamilton

Dr. Sam
Augustine
Want to get involved?
Join one of our
committees….
Website Katy’s Kids
Community service IPSF
Social Legislative
Membership Fundraising
Pharm Care
Operation Immunization
Heartburn Awareness
Operation Diabetes
Hypertension Prevention
 Pharmaceutical Care
 What is it?
 Focusing on the patient
 What does it involve?
 Pharmaceutical Care
 Operation Diabetes
 Heartburn Awareness
 Operation Immunization
 Operation Hypertension
 What do we do?
 Health fairs, training, and education
 How do you get involved?

 TOMORROW IN THE ATRIUM FROM 2-2:30 ASP MINI HEALTH FAIR

Contact Vince Murphy, Erin MacDonald, Katie

Deraedt, Alex Serocca, Kathryn Schmid, Natalie Van
Heek, or Emily Cantrell
 Natalie Van Heek – P2
Kathyrn Schmid – P2

~To increase community awareness of the importance of

obtaining appropriate immunizations

~To provide the community with information about vaccines and

vaccine preventable diseases

*Youth Health
Extravaganza ~
Saturday September
6th

*Hindu Temple Health

 Erin MacDonald
Kate
Deraedt

Hypertension Alex Serocca

Emily Cantrell
Katy’s Kids
 Katy's Kids exposes
kindergarten through
second grade children to
the benefits of medications
safety
 Medication is not candy
 This interactive program
uses a student pharmacist
dressed as a kangaroo kids
named Katy to teach
students the role of doctors
and pharmacists in safe
medication usage and to
drive home the message
that not all drugs are bad.
 Katy visits several local
Potential jobs for committee
members…..
1.        Scheduler (2 people)—contacting schools and setting up
presentation dates

2.       Photographer—attends the presentations and take pictures

3.       Supplies—make sure there are enough supplies to hand out to kids
after the presentation

4.       Fundraising—come up with fundraising ideas for new drug-ed

posters and distance student costume

5.       Trainers (2 people)—in charge of training people before their

presentations (people who have done a presentation before)
 
IPSF – International
Pharmacy Student
Federation

Chair – Adam Schulte

IPSF focuses on international health issues

Your photo here

Legislative/Advocacy
Committee
SPAN Coordinator and NPA rep: Guy Perkins
Have an idea for a
APhA policy
proposal?
Post it on our policy
board on the
website!

Students can get involved and

make a difference at the local,
state, or national level

Witness the voice that APhA gives

to their student pharmacists
 Community Service
Committee
Chair: Jenna Kawamoto

Family Safety Day

Oct 5th

Habitat for
Humanity
coming
soon!
Social Committee
Chair: Jacob
Crimmins

Fall Social

Spring BBQ at Dr
Hamilton’s
Check out our sweet new
Website!
http://pharmacy.creighton.edu/asp/

www.creightonasp.org

Interested in helping out????

 Contact Van Do (our super-cool webmaster)
 Membership VP ~ Alyssa
Gonitzke

Fundraising Chairs~ Phyllis Arakaki and Kristin

Wolter
Drug Card Binder Sale for P1’s $30

Distance Liaison ~ Shane Hillman

we are looking to add more positions for distance students….
contact any of the officers if interested..
 Like to Travel????
Midyear Regional Meeting (MRM) every fall
 Meeting just for Students
 Beginning of policy process

 Region 5 MRM in South Dakota – November 7-9

 $150 stipend courtesy of Dean Bradberry

APhA Annual Meeting and
Expo

APhA 2009 San Antonio, TX April 3-6th

Creighton ASP Delegate
The delegate speaks and votes on behalf of
the chapter at MRM and the National Meeting

The delegate also will help draft and organize

the proposals for MRM

Elections coming soon! Nominate yourself, or

someone else…send to
paulmorales@creighton.edu
October is…..
American Pharmacists
Month!
Want to help plan
events?

Contact Jen Reynolds

or Scott Kershaw
 MCCP Second Annual
Sand Volleyball
Tournament
 Food and Snacks will be
served throughout the
Date: Sept 7th, 2008 day
 Checks payable to MCCP
Time: Registration begins at  
 Sponsored by:
12pm Midwest College of
1st game begins at 12:30 pm Clinical Pharmacy

Location: O’Leaver’s  Contact Person:

Katie Gregory
(1322 Saddle Creek Road, Katiegreogry@creighton.edu

Omaha, NE 556-1238)
• $125 per Team MCCP
•Maximum 8 team members
•Minimum 4 team members
• Teams who register before August 29th will
get a T-Shirt
• From August 30th to Day of Tournament
(Sept. 7th)
•$150 per team
One Student
One Project
One Voice
One Vision
One