Compounding Matters Quarterly - Spring 2015

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A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT Compounders on Capitol Hill is just around the corner. If you have not yet made plans to attend, I would like to offer my top ten reasons you should sign up NOW: 10. Discounted Travel – get discounted travel by visiting IACPRx.org/CCH and click on meeting discounts. 9. We’re Back in DC – IACP has moved Compounders on Capitol Hill back to Washington D.C.! 8. Get Away from the store to get re-energized and spend some time in our nation’s Capitol, and possibly consider bringing the family for some sight-seeing. 7. The Rx Mixer – a fun-filled night of casino games, music, dancing and live auctions to raise funds for the IACP Foundation. One highlight each year is the excitement created by Bob Brensel at the craps table. 6. Networking – an opportunity to network with some of the brightest minds in the compounding industry. Don’t forget those business cards! 5. Exhibit Hall – Did you know that IACP as more than 70 Corporate Partners? These are vendors offering every service imaginable for compounding pharmacy. This is your opportunity to stay abreast of the new services and innovations in compounding. 4. Continuing Education Credits – The opportunity to catch up on live C.E. 3. Legislative and Regulatory Updates – Learn the latest in Federal and State proposed and adopted legislation that affects our ability to provide compounding services to our patients. 2. Litigation Updates – No getting around the fact that there is always ongoing or pending litigation in our industry. 1. Visit With Your Elected Officials – This is always the number one reason IACP conducts this annual event. I can’t overestimate the importance of developing relationships with your elected representatives and their staff persons. I have found that developing a relationship with a key staff member is just as important as the relationship with the Representative or Senator. The health policy advisor for one of my Senators was in constant contact with me when legislation was being drafted, and later became the Drug Quality and Security Act. This person was so interested in knowing more about the compounding industry that he scheduled a visit at my pharmacy. Did we eventually get what we wanted? NO. But we were part of the process, and we developed relationships that will help in any future legislation. Please, if you do plan on attending CCH this year, stay for Hill Day on Tuesday, because, in the final analysis, that is THE reason we go to Washington each year. 4 <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2015</strong> | IACPRx.org/Publications
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