1. Engaging in ongoing Strategic Planning efforts to ensure IACP remains a strong member-driven organization for years to come. If you fail to plan - you plan to fail!

PROGRESS UPDATE!  We have developed and released a  membership survey  to all IACP members that asks for all IACP members' input into the IACP Strategic Plan. This survey is the first step and the first change of many that IACP will be taking to make sure we are providing you with the tools you need! We need your input, your feedback, and to hear from YOU. 

PROGRESS UPDATE! In addition, we have restructured the  IACP Strategic Planning Committee  to include the President-Elect as Chair along with every IACP Chairman so that we can make certain the Strategic Plan reflects YOUR needs! This Committee is eager to review your feedback on the membership survey regarding the Strategic Plan, so please take a moment to fill it out today! This Committee will begin meeting regularly and provide the Board with a draft Strategic Plan after reviewing your input.

MEMBER ACTION ITEM!   Please take a moment to fill out the recent  IACP  membership survey . Your thoughts and feedback matter to us!                                     

2. Redesigning the IACP Public and Members-only Websites to make them more relevant to your practice and much more user-friendly.

PROGRESS UPDATE! We are working to restructure the IACP website to be clear, concise, and provide you with the resources that you need. We need to hear from YOU! We recently sent out a membership survey that asks for feedback on what you want to see on our new website. Please fill out the membership survey to let us know what resources are helpful, what resources you need, and how we can better assist you! 

3. Strengthening our entire IACP Committee structure to involve more members on our committees, and to make sure our committees have the tools to be truly outstanding. We also are working to strengthen our Board Nominations Process.

PROGRESS UPDATE! Check out our New Committee Members , and if you are an IACP member, check out the new Committee descriptions and meeting times on the members-only website  here ! We are working hard to strengthen IACP Committees, implement reoccurring meetings, develop Committee materials, and set up a reporting structure to the Board of Directors for all Committee recommendations. YOU have answered the call to action to join Committees!

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! Join an IACP Committee and help preserve patient access to life-saving medications! Please check out the new Committee membership page, descriptions, mission and vision statements, and the reoccurring meeting dates and times of each IACP Committee, and let us know which Committee(s) you want to join!  We would love to have you on the IACP Committee team! 

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! In addition to joining the IACP Committees, you can join the IACP Board of Directors! IACP's Board of Directors Nominations are OPEN! Please take a moment to determine the future of IACP! Please click here for more information and to access a Nomination Form!

4. Revitalizing our Membership Survey efforts so that we are keeping in touch with you and regularly engaging your opinions. And, most importantly - communicating back to you the changes we're making based on your opinions.

PROGRESS UPDATE! The Membership survey has been sent out to all IACP members! We want your feedback! We have asked questions about resources that you need, the strategic plan, and your demographics in order to best serve you!

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! Be sure to complete IACP's Membership Survey! Your feedback is absolutely vital!

5. Sharing the ongoing efforts of IACP's Government Affairs team in a more timely, clear and concise manner - always with the message - what does this mean for your practice and your patients.

Your IACP Government Affairs (GA) team, along with the DQSA Coalition, is continuing to educate Members of Congress, State Boards, State Pharmacy Associations, and other stakeholders on the vital need to support patient safety and access to life-saving medications! 

PROGRESS UPDATE! Your team recently hosted a  Congressional Briefing  at the Rayburn U.S. House of Representatives Office Building in Washington, D.C., featuring an expert compounding panel which urged Members of Congress to cosponsor
HR 2871The Preserving Patient Access to Compounded Medications Act of 2017 , the bipartisan legislation introduced by  Congressmen Morgan Griffith (VA) and Henry Cuellar (TX) . The panel shared patients' stories, urged Congress to preserve patient access to vital compounded medications, and discussed the importance of implementing the Drug Quality & Security Act as Congress intended.

PROGRESS UPDATE!  Your Government Affairs team just released a  State-by-State Analysis of Office-Use Regulations We researched State regulations, State notices, State activity, and called State Boards of Pharmacy when regulations conflicted with actions to determine each State's office-use actions. In the instance where a State had recently changed its office-use practices, we called to determine why, and the response was noted when FDA had communicated that State law was pre-empted with Federal law. 

You will find two documents - (1) the State-by-State analysis and (2) a complete supplemental document where all State regulations and actions are housed. The State-by-State analysis is a quick reference guide that demonstrates State regulations and current thinking on office-use and all supporting documents to this research can be found in the supplemental document. The DQSA Coalition intends to use this document to see whether model office-use State laws exist, to educate and assist States that are attempting to change office-use practices on the intent of Congress, and to focus on specific states for the State Board of Pharmacy/Board of Medicine Coalition Letter that is coming soon! 

PROGRESS UPDATE! The DQSA Coalition continues to grow! The DQSA Coalition has decided to form a Steering Committee that will provide the overall strategy, organization, and new messaging documents for the DQSA Coalition. After one meeting, the organizations comprising the Steering Committee are hitting the ground running and will have a whole lot to share, shortly!

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! Has Your Congressional Representative Cosponsored HR 2871We now have 33 cosponsors! Sending a  direct communication  to your Representative will only take a few minutes with IACP's easy-to-use Voter Voice action alert platform. HR 2871 will help protect access to compounded medications on which your patients rely. It will help clarify the Drug Quality & Security Act (DQSA) in a way that will better align the statute with congressional intent and most importantly, better balance public safety and patient access. 
Act, Today!

MEMBER ACTION ITEM!  Continue to collect patients' stories and let us know if a patient would like to get involved! We need patient stories for our Congressional documents as well as any potential future hearing. Please let us know if you are willing to be the voice of your patients or whether you know of patients willing to provide quotes or speak on the record! 

6. Redesigning our August Congressional District Recess packet and other materials to provide clear instructions on how to meet with Members of Congress.

PROGRESS UPDATE!  We Launched a new Recess Packet and it can be  found here . We've heard that you wanted a recess packet that was drafted in the perspective of a Hill staffer! As a former Congressional staffer, the new recess packet is drafted with every step in mind and all the information you need. Thank you to those who have provided feedback such as  IACP Member Jason Jerusik, PharmD  about the recess packet and how you found it helpful! We will continue to incorporate feedback and make sure that the recess packet we develop provides you the tools you need!

7. Increasing state legislative and regulatory tracking updates through IACP's Compounders Stateside, posting weekly on our website, and direct emailing to IACP member states where breaking news is occurring.

PROGRESS UPDATE! More  State Tracking and More  State Member Alerts such as the recent information on  IACP's comments submitted to the Florida State Board of Pharmacy! IACP is drastically increasing our State presence and engagement. We also have drastically ramped up our State efforts by commenting on all State regulations and legislation impacting compounding. We have gotten this information out to you in the form of IACP member alerts and in our new weekly  IACP News Roundup to make sure you are aware on which state efforts we are weighing in! 

8. Launching and recruiting more pharmacy compounding advocates through our Partnership for Personalized Prescriptions (P3) effort - raising awareness, understanding and appreciation for compounded medications, and providing the tools for our advocates to quickly mobilize and take action on behalf of our patients.

PROGRESS UPDATE! The  P3 Patient Advocacy Website has launched! With more than 150,000 patients, providers, and pharmacists  signing up for P3 updates and communications and hundreds sending letters to the Hill through the P3 grassroots effortYOU have gotten the word out about P3 and made it a success.

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! Let's continue to share the P3 advocacy resource with patients and providers on where they can go to learn about compounding, who needs compounding medications, share their stories, and help with grassroots efforts! Join P3, Today!

9. Strengthening our Corporate Member relationships and programs - more effectively connecting their expertise to your pharmacies. Providing more webinars, more speaking opportunities, and more resources.

PROGRESS UPDATE! We appreciate our  Corporate Members and all the resources and tools they provide IACP members as well as all the programs they support at IACP! We want to continue to ensure our Corporate Members have the resources they want from IACP. We are launching an entire Corporate Member initiative that will keep IACP more in tune to your needs. IACP has formed a  Corporate Member Committee  and you have answered the call to join! Led by the President-Elect, the Corporate Member Committee is currently setting up re-occurring meetings and drafting the first agenda! Stay tuned for details soon about how your feedback from the IACP Membership Survey is being addressed as well as future methods of letting us know what you need from IACP.

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! Please take a moment to fill out the recent IACP Membership Survey to begin providing us an idea of what you want to see changed at IACP! We want your feedback! 

10. Working more closely with State Pharmacists Associations and State Boards of Pharmacy, supporting and assisting them as they work tirelessly to help compounding pharmacists.

PROGRESS UPDATE! In addition to more  State Tracking and More  State Member Alerts, IACP is drastically increasing our State presence and engagement. We are now opening up our support letters to State Pharmacists Associations, working to meet with as many State Pharmacists Associations and State Boards of Pharmacy as possible, and serving as a resource. We have implemented a  Track Your EVP program to allow local State Pharmacists Associations and members to meet and express what you need from IACP. We also have drastically ramped up our State efforts by commenting on all State regulations and legislation impacting compounding. We have gotten this information out to you in the form of IACP member alerts and in our new weekly  IACP News Roundup to make sure you are aware on which state efforts we are weighing in! 

11. Restructuring our Membership Resources and Expanding our IACP membership base - offering incentives like our current membership drive's 25% off new memberships - to ensure IACP remains a thriving association, and to recruit and engage more of your colleagues.

PROGRESS UPDATE!  Many New Membership Features Coming Soon!   We've heard your feedback and are developing ways to provide you with better membership services to our new members, for renewal processes, for collecting your demographics in order to make sure we are representing YOU, and much, much more! Stay tuned for our exciting new membership programs! We are making certain we utilize  your membership dues more effectively! 

In addition, due to the incredible number of members joining IACP during the membership drive and the interest expressed, IACP has extended our membership drive! Thank you to all the new IACP members and to the current IACP members who have shared their testimonials about what value they receive from IACP. YOU have made these efforts a success! Thank you for your membership! 

MEMBER ACTION ITEM! Sign Up your Staff for 25% off NEW IACP Memberships. Share this with Your Colleagues! Use code CCH25, and click here to save!

12. Pumping UP our Fundraising efforts so that we can be a powerful and effective association for you! We have a lot more work ahead of us. With your help, we can keep the momentum going, and continue to accomplish some big goals!

PROGRESS UPDATE! IACP has established a Fundraising Committee and is hosting the 
FIRST-EVER IACP FUNDRAISER! IACP will be hosting the inaugural IACP Fundraiser at the  2018 Educational Conference. All proceeds from the President's Gala will go to the IACP One Fund. The President's Gala will be the ONLY IACP Fundraiser all year, so please join us! Find more information about the President's Gala, including how to attend, sponsor, meal choices, and entertainment details  here.

MEMBER ACTION ITEM!  Please Join us at the ONLY IACP Fundraiser this year - the President's Gala being held at the 2018 Educational Conference!  We need your help, Today! 

In addition, you may always  Contribute to IACP's One Fund !!

Thank You For Your Support!

We want to ensure we're completely in tune with our membership, providing you with what you need! IACP is here to add value to your IACP Membership, and to help you protect your patients' access to pharmacy compounding!

Let us know how we're doing!! Please email any questions or suggestions to IACP at iacpinfo@iacprx.org

Thank you for supporting your patients and IACP!

Cynthia Blankenship, ESQ.
IACP Executive Vice President

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