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PILLS 6 th General Meeting

PILLS 6 th General Meeting. Trends in Pharmacy Thursday, February 7 th 2013 7:00-8:30pm 20 Barrows. Welcome (back)!. Guest speakers 7 th Annual NCPPS Application workshops Pharmacy hot topics. Who are we?. President: Leanne Thai Vice President: Trung Ky

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PILLS 6 th General Meeting

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  1. PILLS 6th General Meeting Trends in Pharmacy Thursday, February 7th 2013 7:00-8:30pm 20 Barrows

  2. Welcome (back)! • Guest speakers • 7th Annual NCPPS • Application workshops • Pharmacy hot topics

  3. Who are we? • President: Leanne Thai • Vice President: TrungKy • Secretary: Rachelle Roxas • Treasurer: Laney Luong • Internal Affairs: Devin Erbay • External Affairs: Louis Owen • Public Relations Chair: DeepikaLoomba • NCPPS Chair: Judy Ma • Webmaster: Yu Jin

  4. Who are we? • Clifton Ng Irene Chang Grace Go Irene Dang Rachael Park Our Public Relations Committee: Vincent Man Thao Nguyen PriyaVallabh Yuen Ng

  5. Ice Breaker!

  6. Membership Updates • Fall membership has been updated, see website for complete list • Email devinerbay@gmail.com for questions/concerns • T Shirt Prize! • Requirements for this semester • 2 meetings, 1 social, 4 hours volunteering • Membership form & fees • 8th Gen Raffle!

  7. Upcoming Volunteer Event • Red Cross Blood Drive • 2/8, 2/11, 2/12 • Hot meals for Hunger, Saturday 2/16 • St. Marks Church • 15 people • Look out for email

  8. Spring Socials!

  9. Thank you!

  10. Socials • Come out to meet fellow members and the PILLS board and have a good time! • Meet members from other health clubs • 1 social required for active membership • only 4 socials this semester

  11. First Spring Social • Fashion Show! • we'll be creating outfits out of outrageous materials, which will be provided • Feel free to contribute your own too! • Ex: garbage bags, construction paper, make-up, markers, etc. • Tuesday, 2/12 @ 7-8:30pm

  12. PhRENDs • Meet with your PhRENDs Family for February! • PhRENDs of PhRENDs Joint Social around March. • Point System still ON! Prize will be given at the end of semester. • New to PhRENDs? Ask for a PhRENDs questionnaire form.

  13. SIBLING Update • Paired up based on interests • All about bonding/making a personal connection, SO DON’T BE SHY  • Come talk to us if: • You’re interested in joining! • Having difficulty reaching your mentor/mentee.

  14. NCPPS April 6th, 2013 8:45AM – 4:30PM $16 General Admission $13 Active PILLS Members Registration Opens April 9th, 2013

  15. NCPPS • Workshops • Pediatrics, Interview, Geriatrics & Health Policy, Psychiatric, Ambulatory Care, Clinical, Panels and More! • Info Sessions • UOP, UCSF, UoMinn, Michigan, Touro, and Others • Publicity

  16. T-Shirt Updates

  17. Upcoming Opportunity: Pharmacy Clerk • Applications for Abbotts Compounding Pharmacy are opening in the next few weeks • 1-2 shifts per week, M-F,1-5:30pm • Cover letter, resume • Two rounds of interviews • More Details to follow • Questions? Email rachelleroxas@berkeley.edu

  18. Current Trends in Pharmacy

  19. Pharmacist Statistics • #3 Best Healthcare Job according to US News • National median salary: $113,390 • California has the highest average salary: $122,800 • 272,320 employed nationally (2011 Bureau of Labor) • California also has the highest number employed: 22,960 • Projected 25.4% growth by 2020, 69,700 new jobs

  20. More statistics (Information from Bureau of Labor and AACP)

  21. Job Outlook • demand for trained pharmacy professionals has increased in past years • number of pharmacists in healthcare services is also growing • pharmacists who pursue additional graduate study and/or residency experience have greater mobility within the profession

  22. Healthcare What does it is means for the future of pharmacy?

  23. Healthcare • Ability to access services to maintain physical and mental health. • Government programs: • Medicare • Age 65 and older and disabled. • Medicare Part D covers prescription drugs. • Medicaid • Families with low incomes. Programs varies by state.

  24. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) 2010 • Mandatory to have healthcare by 2014 or will be fined. • Restricts insurance companies to make healthcare more accessible. • Don’t allow companies to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions or gender. (Women cost more) • 2014 able to stay on parent’s health plan until age 26.

  25. The role of the Pharmacist • Pharmacists are not considered as healthcare providers. • Cannot be reimbursement by Medicare for MTM or consultation services. • Role of pharmacist is turning more to consulting.

  26. Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) • Major component of the healthcare system and medications • 3rd party middlemen between the drug companies and you • Responsible for: • Calculating cost for consumer • Developing formularies • Electronic prescriptions • Mail-order services

  27. Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM)

  28. Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) • Express Scripts – MedCo Merger • $29 billion merger • Finalized April 2012 • Resulted in the nations #1 PBM • Handles ~ 1 in 3 Rx written in the U.S. • Pros & Cons • Pros: Cheaper prices, decrease waste, improve healthcare • Cons: Antitrust laws – unhealthy competition and the creation of a monopoly

  29. Medicaid in the News • Medical provider billing for services that were never gave • Double billing • Falsifying symptoms • Unnecessary tests/Rx • $155M black market prescription HIV drugs from a Long Island-based pharmacy

  30. Pharmacy in Obamacare • Do not change status of pharmacist. • Predictions are that the number of prescriptions will increase. • Potential increase in number of jobs. • Will change regulations on reimbursements and pricing.

  31. How to get Involved • Join Pharmacy associations such as APhA– Academy of Student Pharmacists. • Pay attention to politics and be active. • Petitions, letters, etc. • Stay Informed.

  32. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) • Service that optimizes drug therapy to improve outcome for patients • Includes comprehensive medication review, monitoring safety of therapy, and communicating MTM results to prescribers

  33. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) • MTM targets patients with multiple chronic conditions: • diabetes, asthma, hypertension • Unique niche for pharmacy profession allowing application of extensive medication knowledge

  34. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) • Reflects expanding role of nation’s pharmacists and represent a new source of revenue for profession • Health plans view pharmacists as having the education, expertise, and time to talk to patients and monitoring cholesterol or blood glucose levels more closely than physicians

  35. Medicaid Expansion • Medi-Cal, paid by federal AND state • Health program for people with low income and resources • New changes: • Newly Eligible Individuals age 19 up to 65 • Many previously uninsured people will be covered • Simplified application and renewal process through Health Benefit Exchange (automated data-match process)

  36. How it Impacts Pharmacy • Anticipated new insured people in the first year around 500,000 • More pharmacists needed for consultation, drug management, preventative services (screening) and chronic disease management • Community pharmacy is still the main job market for new pharmacy students

  37. Medication Safety

  38. Medication Safety: Meningitis Outbreak

  39. Medication Safety: Meningitis Outbreak • Compounding pharmacy & sterility • Specialized medications

  40. Medication Safety: Meningitis Outbreak • New England Compounding Center (MA) • Mold & Bacteria • Improper temperature regulation & Dust • Killed 39 people • 100s inflicted with meningitis

  41. Qualities of a Good Pharmacist How to make yourself competitive in the field

  42. Universal Characteristics • Being a good team player • Greater integration into a team of healthcare workers like physicians and nurses. • A “cure for errors”, accountability • Critical and innovative thinking • Thinking from patients’ perspective by understanding background • Can help formulate a plan to help adherence • i.e. elderly people

  43. Universal Characteristic • Being willing to learn and adapt to changes • Processes - i.e. drug distribution • Technological – i.e. ROBOT-Rx, electronic health records • Policies – Healthcare Reform, drug regulation • Demographics – depending on environment

  44. The Toppings • Picking up a language • Top 4 in California: Spanish > Vietnamese > Cantonese > Tagalog • Good memory • Not only pills and policies, but also patients • Cultural competency • Medication may not be the preferred choice of treatment • Calm and Patient

  45. For more information • Languages - http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sd/cb/cefelfacts.asp • “Megatrends in Pharmacy” - http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2011/December2011/Megatrends-in-Pharmacy-What-the-Future-Holds • “The Next Generation Pharmacist” - http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2010/September2010/NGP_Future_of_Pharmacy-0910 • “Cure for errors” - http://www.acpinternist.org/archives/2000/03/collab.htm

  46. Game

  47. Game • Get in groups of 5

  48. Question 1 • What is the estimated growth for the pharmacist job market by 2020?

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