Next CAPA Meeting Thursday March 4th
Our first meeting for 2010 has taken a while to finally appear, but it is here. We will be having a talk on buprenorphine given by William Nemeth, MD. Fore more details, visit our Facebook Fan Page or our Website. If you are not receiving e-vites, please reach out to our secretary Tara Penny. Remember if your membership is not current with TPA or CAPA, you will not be receiving the e-vites. You can always join now by visiting the TPA website, which is just about to get revamped. Many of the CAPA members and other local pharmacists have been helping TPA get ready for their annual meeting, which will be held in Austin, TX, this year. CAPA is the local chapter of the Texas Pharmacy Association that will be co-hosting the event. If you are interested in contributing to the event, make sure to reach out to Mark Zamutt, one of our local members. We are also looking for more sponsors for our meetings. Please contact our program director to sponsor any future events. You can see the current schedule of our meetings page of the CAPA website. If you are interested in sponsoring one of our meetings, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at D&B on Thursday evening.

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Pharmacists and health care reform
A member of CAPA passed along this quick read from Kaiser Health which describes the LA Times article on pharmacists in the health care reform movement. Take the time to read the article and see for yourself why we need to stand up as a profession and show why we can be the experts in managing patient’s medication therapy and medical conditions. See how pharmacists can achieve those positive patient outcomes by filling in the gaps that current health care solutions do not fill. Pharmacists Could Play Important Role In Reform Thank you to Scott Griggs for sharing the article to the rest of us. If you have something you would like to share with the rest of your fellow CAPA members do not hesitate to send us an e-mail with a link and any description you would like to include in the discussion.

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Next CAPA meeting this Thursday (12/3)
We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the next CAPA meeting this Thursday at Cannoli Joe’s in South Austin. We will be listening to an update to Texas Law from our very own CAPA member Gay Dodson, the Executive Director of the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. This educational session will have CE available and keep in mind that the session will be recorded for future use as a webinar CE. This is our joint meeting with AASHP, so please welcome all the new faces, and some regular ones, when you see them in the meeting room. As a reminder, e-mails and letters have been mailed out to renew your TPA memberships. There have been some changes to the renewal process including how you make a contribution to the local association. Please remember to add $30.00 in the appropriate section of the renewal, online or in print, in order for your local CAPA association to receive the dues to keep having these functions. More importantly the money is also used to provide scholarships to the University of Texas College of Pharmacy and for active CAPA members interested in promoting pharmacy advocacy. One of the added benefits to joining TPA this year will be a subscription to the Pharmacist Letter, which many pharmacist consider the best 20 minute read in order to keep up to date in our practice. This is a nice value for the renewal or beginning to your TPA membership. Also, use this opportunity to recruit other pharmacy personnel to the organization and to CAPA. The more members we have the more opportunities we can create for meetings like this one and for other great events in the future. Technicians, Students, Pharmacists and anyone else is welcome to join the association, just send them over to the TPA website for more information. We are looking forward to seeing everyone this week. And for those of you unable to make the event, have a healthy and happy holiday. Marcus — CAPA President

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Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery
There is an opportunity for immunization training if you are interested, see below for more details. December 5, 2009 – Fort Worth, Texas Hosted by Texas Pharmacy Association

• Provides comprehensive immunization education
• Provides pharmacists with the skills, resources, and materials necessary to establish and promote a successful immunization service
• Trains pharmacists to identify at-risk patient populations needing immunizations and to maintain necessary immunization records
• Reviews basic immunology

Program Components:

• 12 hour (1.2 CEU) self-study modules with case studies and assessment exam
• 8.0 hour (0.80 CEU) live seminar with final exam
• Hands-on assessment of intramuscular and subcutaneous injection technique

More information or to register, CLICK HERE. This course must have 25 registrants by November 20 or will be cancelled.

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Next CAPA Meeting, December 3rd
We have our next meeting place and time set and the eVite should be coming out soon. CAPA is proud to announce Continuing Education (CE) to finish out 2009! And an opportunity to welcome AASHP members as we enjoy the evening together. We hope to see you there!  We’ll be meeting at Cannoli Joe’s in South Austin. The address shows East 290 but for those of you Austinites, it is known as “west 290″ located between MoPac and S. Lamar on 290/71 south of downtown. A Texas Pharmacy Law Update Presented by: Gay Dodson, Executive Director/Secretary, Texas State Board of Pharmacy Learning Objectives: At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to: 1) Discuss the recent changes to pharmacy laws and rules, and 2) Discuss the current issues faced by the State Board of Pharmacy Agenda: 6:30 PM, Networking and Registration 7:00 PM, Dinner Buffet 7:30 PM, Program: A Texas Pharmacy Law Update 8:30 PM, Question and Answer 9:00 PM, Adjourn Up to 50 participants may register for this event.  Cash Bar Self funded by the Capital Area Pharmacy Association. Texas Pharmacy Association (154) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This program has been assigned ACPE number #TBD P/T and is accredited for 1.0 Contact Hours (0.10 CEUs). See our website for more information.

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CAPA Board Meeting Minutes 10/8
Present: Alexis Balko, Mark Zamutt, Kris Klein-Bradham, Marcus Stavchansky, Paige Vincent, Tara Penny, Nathan Pope, Jose Cervantes, Kim Stengal, Ed Haywood Announcements Next meeting December 3^rd: Law Update Reports Secretary Report submitted by Tara, minutes approved Treasurer Report submitted by Paige, report approved TPA reimbursement Discussion on Quick Books Discussion of dues collected:  Need better definition of membership from TPAVice President/Program Director Discussion on CAPA providing CE at meetings: defining appropriate charge (if any) President Continue to blog and generate content at website Agenda and minutes are being published on website Discussion on Advertisement Tab on website; Sponsor tab will have 38^th St. Pharmacy Discussion on job listings to provide revenue: $100/month VHC Sign-up sheets provided to members at sign-in table Voted: okay for Marcie to mail-out donation letters for VHC Certified Technician Director Nothing to report UT College of Pharmacy Representative Absent; per Nathan nothing to report Old Business Nothing discussed New Business Next TPA conference July 14^th thru 18th: Mark Zamutt Discussed tentative schedule of events In November: Meeting at Hilton Hotel: Needs Chairs on local hosting committee In January: committee meeting Desires big presence of local chapter Discussion on different color T-shirts to identify local chapter Action: All Board Members: Generate content of local and TPA news for website/Twitter/Facebook Consider joining TPA local hosting committee Action: Specific Board Members: Need membership and dues clearly defined by TPA: Tara Penny and Nathan Pope

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CAPA September October Meeting
We had a great turnout for our last meeting which was held at the University of Texas Club on The University of Texas Campus. The event was sponsored by Abbot and we had a guest speaker that presented two very relevant topics to our pharmacy practice. We want to thank Dr. Scumpia for shedding light on the thyroid controversy especially when it comes to substitution and for introducing us to some new therapies in the management of triglycerides. Look for our next meeting in early December where we will move to a larger venue and host our colleagues from the AASHP organization. Stay tuned to the blog and twitter feed for an update on teh meeting details. We hope everyone had fun last event, we are definitely looking forward to December.

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CAPA Monthly Agenda October 2009

Capitol Area Pharmacy Association

Board Meeting Agenda

University of Texas Club

10/8/2009

5:30 – 6:30: Board Meeting

Meeting Facilitator: Marcus Stavchansky, President

Invitees: CAPA Board and Officers

I.            Announcements: President, Marcus Stavchansky (3-5 minutes) A.    Volunteers for helping at the Volunteer Health Clinic i.      Volunteerspot.org B.     Next meeting? II.            Reports A.    Secretary: Tara Penny (3-5 minutes) i.      Action item: Vote on officer and board meeting minuets from last meeting. B.     Treasurer: Paige Vincent (3-5 minutes) i.      Quickbooks on-line software and training. C.     Vice-President: Nathan Pope (5-10 minutes) i.      Program Director: Nathan Pope D.    Certified Technician: Kim Stengel (3-5 minutes) E.     UT College of Pharmacy Representative: Julie Scalo (3-5 minutes) F.      Volunteer Clinic: Nathan Pope (3-5 minutes) i.      Last minute replacement G.    Website Update: Marcus Stavchansky (5 minutes) i.      http://capa-austin.org ii.      Facebook (facebook@capa-austin.org) and Twitter (CAPA_Austin) iii.      Board e-mail (board@capa-austin.org) iv.      Blog contributions v.      Advertising pages III.            Open Issues A.    CAPA using funds to pay for member Continuing education. (N. Pope) —10-15 minutes i.      Member paying a fee to receive CE ii.      Costs and comparisons iii.      Interest of paying for CE from members iv.      If no one is interested in paying, what will the cost to CAPA be? B.     TPA Annual Meeting in Austin (Mark Zamutt) – 5 minutes i.      Volunteers from CAPA ii.      Next steps iii.      November update coming soon IV.            New Business V.            Adjournment (By 6:30 PM) 6:30-7:00 PM:             Registration and Networking for guests of the CAPA meeting 7:00 PM:                     Announcements from President Marcus Stavchansky 7:15 PM:                     Dinner and Program Presentation A.    Sponsor and Speaker Introduction a.       Abbot Laboratories i.      James Harkrider b.      Dr. Simone Scumpia i.      Endocrinology and Thyroid discussion 9:00 PM:                     Adjourn September/October Meeting

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CAPA Officer Meeting 9/20/2009

CAPA Officer Meeting 9/20/2009

Present: Mark Zamutt, , Marcus Stavchansky, Julie Nelson, Tara Penny, Julietta Scalo, Joe Joseph, Royd Malstrom, Jose Cervantes, Nathan Pope, Kim Stengal Announcements

1. Next meeting October 8^th at UT Club

New Business Defined role of officers and Board members

1. i.      President
   1. Manage meetings
   2. Recruit new members
   3. ii.      Vice President
      1. Political liaison
      2. Shadow current President
      3. iii.      Secretary
         1. Provide minutes
         2. Review membership/add members to Evite address book
         3. Assist Nathan to allow him to host meeting sponsor
      4. iv.      Treasurer
         1. Provide current financial report
         2. Discuss broadening role to include Quick Books for tax purposes
      5. v.      UT College of Pharmacy Student Representative
         1. Student Liaison to provide interface with pharmacy students
      6. vi.      Board Members
         1. Has ability to vote on issues
         2. Brings opinions to discussion
      7. vii.      Pharmacy Technician Director
         1. Not discussed

Action: All Board Members: Generate content of local and TPA news for website/twitter/facebook Consider joining TPA local hosting committee Specific Board Member: Treasury: to broaden role to include Quicken Secretary: define membership in CAPA/TPA

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September/October Meeting, October 8 @ 6:30PM
We will not be having individual September and October meetings.  We will have this one meeting representing both months.  We hope to see you there! When: Thursday, October 8, 6:30PM Location: The University of Texas Club 2108 Robert Dedman Drive Austin, TX 78712 US Speaker: Dr. Simone Scumpia, Austin Thyroid & Endocrinology Dr. Scumpia will discuss a variety of topics including the medications Synthroid and Trilipix, hypercholesterolemia, and thyroid issues. Agenda: 6:30 PM, Networking and Registration 7:00 PM, Dinner & Presentation 8:30 PM, Question and Answer 9:00 PM, Adjourn Up to 60 participants may register for this event.  There will be a cash bar and each attendee is responsible for any parking garage fee. Meeting Sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, Inc., James T Harkrider Senior Sales Representative Pharmaceutical Products Division

This event is not approved for continuing pharmacy education. Due to PhRMA Guidelines, persons who are not a healthcare provider are not eligible to attend this event. Persons not a member of the Capital Area Association must pay a $30 Registration fee for the event. Please remember to visit the eVite to formally RSVP for the event.

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