AUGUST 2021

Tides of Change I was speaking with multiple colleagues from different states earlier today via Zoom. Our discussion was about community pharmacy practice transformation, but as we discussed the challenges of practice transformation, we started talking about the payer programs that were popping up in several states due to the “value” that payers were beginning to understand about community pharmacists. Click here for the rest of the article.

Randy McDonough, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, FAPhA Director of Practice Transformation, Flip the Pharmacy

Flip the Pharmacy Year 2 Awards Nominations Now Being Accepted   We are excited to announce that the Flip the Pharmacy Program Year 2 Awards are now open! These awards are intended to recognize exemplary performance during Year 2 of FtP, which includes Cohort 1 and Cohort 2 participants. Award categories include:   1.  Pharmacy of the Year Award is given to a participating pharmacy from each cohort that exhibits an exemplary commitment to transforming their practice model and supporting the overall purpose of Flip the Pharmacy Pharmacy of the Year candidates must be nominated by FtP Coaches and Team Leads 2.  Team of the Year Award is given to a funded team from each cohort that exhibits an exemplary commitment to supporting its participating pharmacies and supporting the overall purpose of Flip the Pharmacy Team of the Year candidates must be nominated by participating FtP pharmacies 3. Technology Solutions Partner of the Year Award is given to a technology provider that exhibits an exemplary commitment to providing necessary technology resources to support pharmacy practice transformation and the overall purpose of Flip the Pharmacy Technology Solutions Partner of the Year must be nominated by participating pharmacies and FtP team members (Coaches and Team Leads)   Flip the Pharmacy participants may nominate participating pharmacies, teams or technology solutions partners through this nomination form.   Deadline is Friday, August 27, 2021

University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy Commits to Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation With the heightened need for medical care and prescription drugs, the demand for immunization services at an all-time-high, and a noticeable scarcity of primary care physicians, the community pharmacists of rural Kentucky have emerged as the most accessible health care providers in a period defined by COVID-19.    While the critical role of the pharmacist might have been spotlighted this year, it didn’t take a global pandemic for University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy leaders to start believing in the future of community pharmacy. Click here for the rest of the article.

Flip the Pharmacy Change Packages & Best Practices The Flip the Pharmacy Coordinating Center has created multiple, monthly change packages.

If you are participating in Flip the Pharmacy Cohort 1 or Cohort 2, then this is your Month 5 Change Package on Diabetes and Social Determinants of Health. With this month's Change Package, we are going to focus on these workflow innovations: Make clinical interventions concerning medication-related problems and communicate your recommendations with prescribers. Make a plan at your pharmacy for addressing and documenting Social Determinants of Health. Build a community resource guide for your team to be able to refer patients to local resources.

Flip the Pharmacy Best Practices Webinar Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 1-2 p.m. EDT Click here to register This month's Best Practices Webinar featured a panel discussion with: Ashli Yoder, PharmD Pharmacist & Clinical Services Lead, Norland Avenue Pharmacy Team Pennsylvania   Deborah Bowers, PharmD Pharmacy Owner, Yorkville Pharmacy Team South Carolina – Lead and Coach   Marla Tonn, RPh, BCACP Pharmacist, Clark’s Pharmacy Team Iowa – Coach   Renee Price, PharmD Pharmacy Owner, Graves Drug Team Kansas – Coach Click here to listen to the recording (available to all). Does your pharmacy or Flip the Pharmacy team have a best practice regarding diabetes care? Please email your ideas to: submit@flipthepharmacy.com.

Flip the Pharmacy in America's Pharmacist The commitment to support the Flip the Pharmacy practice transformation effort by the Purdue University College of Pharmacy was featured in the August edition of America's Pharmacist. Click the image to check it out!

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Best of the Flip the Pharmacy Blog

Click here to enjoy a blog post entitled, "Continuing to Advance Diabetes Care" by Michael Hegener, PharmD, BCACP, Director, Wuest Family Pharmacy Practice Skills Center and Associate Professor of Pharmacy The James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy University of Cincinnati. Jump in and share your thoughts via the Flip the Pharmacy blog.

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