Compounders on Capitol Hill News!
May 21,2018
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The following states will be represented at this year's 24th Annual
Compounders on Capitol Hill
by your fellow IACP Members.
MAKE SURE YOUR HOME TURF IS ON THE LIST!!!
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We need 300+ pharmacists at #CCH2018.
H.R. 2871 is gaining momentum and support, but we need more Representatives to back the bill and Senators to sponsor a companion bill. It will take all of us to make this happen. Our POWER comes from our face-to-face visits - where members of Congress see and hear directly from constituents in their own districts about how
H.R. 2871 will impact their communities.
No one can tell a pharmacy's story - and patients' stories - like YOU. So, the more CCH attendees we have, the more districts we represent and the more legislators we can reach.
Simply put:
WE NEED PHARMACISTS ON THE HILL!
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The Advanced Hotel Discount ends TONIGHT!
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Make Your Hotel Reservation by May 21, 2018 to get the IACP Group Rate!
ACT NOW!
Reserve your hotel room on or before Monday, May 21, 2018 to receive the
IACP group rate.
Rooms are selling fast!
If you are unable to secure a room under IACP's block at the Renaissance, please visit one of the surrounding properties listed below.
Marriott Marquise Washington D.C.- 0.2 miles from the meeting hotel
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Congressman Morgan Griffith
, a longstanding champion for patient access to vital compounded medications
needs YOU at #CCH2018
! You don't want to miss the Congressman's presentation, Monday, June 25, 2018 from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Don't miss this session and the opportunity to share your stories and thank Congressman Morgan Griffith for his true leadership in preserving patient access to compounded medications! Don't miss CCH 2018!
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Ashley Berthelot
CAO, Sales, Marketing Director Professional Arts Pharmacy |
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fter attending CCH in the past and PCCA's ACT event for the past 6 years, this is the FIRST year that 4 out of the 5 offices we visited already knew about our bill and were in support of it.
This is our year to fix DQSA,
and we need to strike while the iron is hot. Please consider taking action and explain to your Congressmen why this is important to you, your physicians, your patients, and healthcare in general.
A CCH attendee doesn't have to be a pharmacist or the owner!
It can be any staff person that communicates well and can tell your story.
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Would you spend one day on the Hill with us if we told you your voice makes a huge difference?
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We understand it is hard to be out of the pharmacy, but would you be willing to spend one day with us on Capitol Hill sharing your personal stories and your patients' stories?
Face-to-face visits are so powerful and no one can tell your story like YOU.
You are far more influential than you realize.
Your visits to Congress are invaluable and we can't do it without you.
Compounders on Capitol Hill
(CCH) brings together the top-level compounding pharmacists and technicians from across the country with the same goal - to preserve patient access to vital compounded medications. Network and Reconnect with old friends and meet new colleagues who share your passion and interest in preserving patient access to compounded medications.
The 24th Annual Compounders on Capitol Hill will be held June 23-26, 2018 at the Renaissance Washington DC Downtown Hotel. With more than 300 expected attendees in 2018.
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Keynote Presentation- Congressman Morgan Griffith:
Your Role in the Effort to Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Medications
Your Patients' Voices Matter - How to Engage Patients in Preserving their Access to Compounded Medications and the Resources to Help!
Kimberly Hansen, RPh, Town & Country Compounding and Consultations
Patricia Storey, RPh, President, Storey Marketing
Compounding Compliance: SOPs and Staff Training
Brenda Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA, Compounding Consultants, LLC
What's Happening in the States? State Legislative and Regulatory Update
David Kosar, BSJ, MAJ, Consultant, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA)
FDA PCAC- Why Is It So Important, How Does It Function, and What is IACP Doing?
A.J. Day, PharmD, Director of Clinical Services, PCCA
Click here to view the #CCH2018 Schedule at a Glance.
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Welcome Reception
Sponsored By: Letco Medical
Welcome Reception with Exhibitors Saturday, June 23, 2018 6:00-8:00 p.m. Start your Compounders on Capitol Hill experience off right! Jump off the plane, put your bags in your room, and come celebrate the kickoff of #CCH2018! Join us for cocktails and nibbles, mingle with old friends and meet new colleagues.
Happy Hour
Sponsored By: FlackTek SpeedMixer
After a long day of CE sessions, come unwind with your colleagues at a fun-filled Happy Hour
Sunday, June 24, 2018, 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Drink tickets will be provided by the sponsoring company, so be sure to stop by FlackTek SpeedMixer's exhibit booth!
14th Annual Rx Mixer: Aloha State of Mind
The ONLY IACP Foundation fundraiser of the year and helps support the Foundation's invaluable mission! This fun Party with a Purpose is being held Sunday, June 24, 2018 from 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Early Bird Price is $150 per person until March 31, 2018 (one event ticket and three drink tickets).
The Regular Price is $175 and Late Registration is $200 after June 10, 2018. This is a separate ticketed event.
This event ensures a night to remember and an awesome opportunity to relax and party all night with your colleagues. Join us in paradise and come relax with your colleagues and friends. Guests will be treated to a fun evening of classic food, cold drinks, fellowship, and Dueling Pianos to lead us in song and cheer! Try your hand at the Live Auction, Silent Auction by the IACP Foundation, Memorabilia Silent Auction by GrandStand Sports and the Reverse Card Draw!
Join us in Paradise and Party with a Purpose by registering here.
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IACP COMP PAC Lunch Fundraiser
Congressman Griffith
is a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and was instrumental in leading the Congressional DQSA hearing held by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Congressman Griffith also introduced bipartisan legislation that seeks to address concerns with FDA's implementation of the DQSA that are negatively impacting patient access to compounded medications. The NEW IACP COMP PAC Lunch Fundraiser will be held Monday, June 25th in the Penn Quarter at the Renaissance Washington D.C. Downtown Hotel from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM. This will be a great opportunity to meet a true pharmacy champion and share you and your patients' stories, you don't want to miss this!
Click here to learn more about
Congressman Griffith and to attend the COMP PAC Lunch Fundraiser.
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COMP PAC Dinner and Fundraiser
Congressman Buddy Carter will be this year's PAC Dinner guest! This event also serves as the SOLE IACP PAC Fundraiser of the YEAR! The event will be held at Ruth's Chris Steak House, Monday, June 25, 2018, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. You will be provided an exquisite four course meal, starting with plated Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail and Crab Cakes served family style, the choice of a Caesar or Ruth's Chris Steak Salad, followed by one of the entrée options of Petite Filet, Petite Ribeye, Fresh Fish Selection, Stuffed Chicken Breast, or the Vegetarian selection of Roasted Vegetable Napoleon or Market Vegetable Linguine. Entrée's will be accompanied with family style Creamed Spinach and Mashed Potatoes. This phenomenal meal will conclude with Cheesecake and Fresh Berries
Click here to learn more about Congressman Carter
and to find the official flyer for this COMP PAC dinner!
Click here
to secure your COMP PAC Dinner and Fundraiser seat!
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Storm the Hill with Your Colleagues in Washington, DC and Share Your Patients' Voices with Capitol Hill to Preserve Patient Access to Compounded Medications!
IACP's Governmental Affairs
team, working closely with 30+ organizations comprising the DQSA Coalition, has made tremendous progress in the past year towards policy changes at the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) in order to preserve patient access to compounded medications.
Changes include:
- The introduction of bipartisan legislation
- Testifying at a Congressional hearing on patient access concerns resulting from FDA's implementation of the DQSA
- Obtaining Congressional letters instructing FDA on how the Agency continues to prohibit patient access to vital compounded medications by not implementing the DQSA as Congress intended
- Obtaining language within Congressional funding legislation
- Hosting a Congressional staff briefing with physicians and pharmacists that shared their patient stories and access concerns
We need hundreds of compounding pharmacists on
Capitol Hill, June 25, 2018
to educate Members of Congress about FDA's overreach and to rally our congressional champions to protect patient access to compounded medications and your ability to practice pharmacy.
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Be Prepared to Storm the Hill with IACP
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Now is the time for all Compounders to come together to work for the benefit of our profession to improve patient safety. It is our time to work together to lobby our elected officials with one unified voice.
Can IACP depend on you to Storm the Hill?
To make sure you're prepared bring the following items you to Storm the Hill:
- Bring business cards
- Small bag or backpack to put your belt, keys, phone, coins, etc. in for security lines at the Hill
- Wear comfortable dress shoes
- Lab coat
- Business attire appropriate with white coat (ex. suit and tie, etc.)
- Please note that in order to ensure you are able to attend ALL your scheduled meetings, please do not schedule your flight before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26th!
Join your colleagues in preserving patient access and join us in the Halls of Congress to deliver this messaging like ONLY YOU can!
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Thank You, CCH 2018 Exhibitors and Sponsors!
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We couldn't do it without you!
Thank you for generously supporting IACP and our #CCH2018!
We would like to thank the following exhibitors for their commitment to
Compounders on Capitol Hill:
Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC),
AirClean Systems,
ARL Bio Pharma,
Associates of Cape Cod, Inc.,
AX Pharmaceutical Corp,
B&B Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
Becton Dickinson,
Cardinal Health OptiFreight Logistics,
Charles River,
DoseLogix/Topi-CLICK,
DUTCH test by Precision Analytical,
Encore Scientinfic,
Fagron, Inc.,
FlackTek SpeedMixer,
Hardy Diagnostics,
Health Engineering Systems,
Humco Holding Group (CS), International Journal of Pharmaceuticals Compounding (
IJPC),
Infinity Laboratories,
Lakeland Industries,
Letco Medical,
LP3 Network,
Medi-Dose, Inc/ EPS, Inc.,
MEDISCA, Medizap LLC,
MilliporeSigma,
PCCA,
PersonalMed LLC,
Pestle® Pharmacy Compliance Software,
Prudential Cleanroom Services,
Q.I. Medical,
RxInsider, S
pecialized Rx,
Spectrum Pharmacy Products,
Storey Marketing,
SV Environmental Consulting,
Willow Birch Pharma,
World Wide Medical Distributors, Inc.
We would like to thank the following meeting sponsors for their support of the 2018
Compounders on Capitol Hill:
DoseLogix/Topi-CLICK (Meeting Notepad/Pen Combo);
Flacktek, Inc. (Happy Hour);
Letco Medical (Welcome Reception, President's Reception, Meeting Hotel Key Cards, Congressional Handbooks);
PCCA
(Meeting Syllabus, Name Badge Holder, Travel Mugs, CE Session).
We would like to thank the following individual and pharmacy meeting sponsors for their support of Compounders on Capitol Hill:
Presidential Sponsor: Jeffery Bray, CEO, MedQuest Pharmacy, North Salt Lake, Utah.; Congressional Sponsor: Billy Chatoff, Pharmacist, Colchester, Vermont; Judicial Sponsor: Bradley McCloskey, Owner, University Compounding Pharmacy, Troy, Michigan.; Contributor Sponsor: Amy Blackwell, Chief Marketing Officer, Monument Pharmacy Inc., Monument, Colorado; Kevin Borg, Owner/Pharmacist, Potter's House Apothecary, Peoria, Arizona; Rod Haselhorst, Pharmacist, Letco Medical, Decatur, Alabama; Jim Hrncir, RPh/Owner, Las Colinas Pharmacy Compounding and Wellness, Irving, Texas; Charles Lipeles, VP, Mecart Cleanrooms, Michleton, New Jersey, Phung Matthews, Pharmacy Director, MedQuest Pharmacy, North Salt Lake, Utah; Steve Moore, PharmD, Condo Pharmacy, Plattsburgh, New York; Hali O'Malley, Pharmacy Compliance Director, MedQuest Pharmacy, North Salt Lake, Utah, Gener Tejero, RPh, Solutions Specialty Pharmacy, Las Vegas, Nevada.
How Can You Support this Event?
We would love to have your support as an exhibitor and sponsor! Please consider both, today!
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