September 2016
Sign-Up We are having our first Operation Heart health fair of the school year! We are looking for volunteers from each class to fill the entire two hour shift. PD1s can help with patient intake and bone density screening, PD2s can do blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol testing, and PD3s can provide medication counseling. There will be a training session (date TBD) to prepare students for the event.
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$40
Register The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Student Chapter at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy invites you to the first annual AMCP Midwest Regional Conference. This two day event features programming for students and professionals designed to improve attendees knowledge on managed care pharmacy and patient care. We invite you to explore the website and encourage anyone interested in managed care pharmacy to attend. Contact Peter ([email protected]) with any questions or additional questions regarding the event can…
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Sign-Up for MPSA’s Volunteer List Fill Out This Form for Stroke Camp Operation Heart is looking for volunteers to help at events tailored towards stroke patients such as games, sports, hiking, group discussions, crafts, education sessions, registration, snack preparation, and assisting survivors. All expenses and room will be covered. This would be a unique experience to learn more about strokes and how to provide care to survivors in addition to enjoying a great weekend in the outdoors along other caregivers.…
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Sign-Up This is a meeting for any pharmacy students that are interested in working with Generation Rx and/or OTC Medicine Safety and learning more about both patient care projects. Tiffany Thurmes ([email protected]) will talk about OTC Medicine Safety and Joan Madison ([email protected]) will talk about Generation Rx. Meagan Gartner will also be there to talk about her experiences with Generation Rx from being at the APhA conference as well.
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$75
Register The theme for this conference is “ Navigating Success in Work and Life” and will cover topics in leadership, pharmacy practice, and advocacy through workshops, clinical pearls, residency showcases, and various presentations by local and national pharmacists. Some interesting topics that will be covered include: trends in medication costs, pain management, updates in eligibility of medications, antimicrobial stewardship, and more. Cost: Early bird price before September 16th: $75
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Sign-Up Join us for the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) yearly walk to help support mental health awareness in the community. NAMI Walks raises money to support the various activities and groups offered by NAMI Minnesota, and raises awareness about mental health. We encourage personal donations, but they are not required! Contact Teagen Warrick ([email protected]) with questions
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$150
Register The conference will be focused around presentations by managed care pharmacy professionals with profound insight and will provide tools for future health care spending and outcomes. Some of the topics that will be covered include: basics of managed care, drugs, diseases, and the impacts of managed care, specialty pharmacy management, putting managed care research to work, and more. Cost: Early bird price before September 2nd: $150
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$295
Register The annual meeting will include more than 25 educational programs, showcases of the latest products, services, and technology, and networking opportunities with companies, vendors, and pharmacists. Cost: Early bird price before October 7th: $295
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$190
Register The annual meeting will include 23 specialized practice and research network focus sessions, scientific platform presentations, the Business and Town Hall meeting, the final rounds of the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge, Residency forum, the ACCP Academy core programming, and much more. Cost: Early bird price before September 16th: $190
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This annual meeting includes opportunities to network, enhance leadership skills, and establish new ideas to advance the profession of pharmacy. This meeting also involves a policy and advocacy session. More details will be updated when available. Cost: Last year’s cost was $125 so expect it to be similar this year.
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