Ohio Pharmacists Association

OPA'S NPX committee had a productive presentation to P3 students at the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy on Monday, November 18. We would like to thank NPX leadership Jennifer Wick and Jared Malott, in partnership with Professor Michael Doherty and Student Trustee Maddie Sayatovic for making it a successful event.

OPA members, it's time to renew your membership for 2025!? Don't miss out on all of the advocacy, networking, and CE opportunities next year! Visit our website (www.ohiopharmacists.org) to renew. Not a member yet? No problem! Visit our website to join OPA and help us strengthen the pharmacy profession in Ohio!

Nominations for OPA’s Under 40 and Media Awards are open! Visit the OPA website for details and to submit your nominations by February 19.

Don't let your member benefits ??fall?? by the wayside! Visit our website today to renew your membership for 2025, and then invite a colleague to join or renew as well!

Want to make a difference? Consider applying for the State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy positions. Annually, the Governor appoints two pharmacists to serve a four-year term. The Board's primary purpose is to protect the citizens in the State of Ohio by ensuring safe drug distribution. With the practice of pharmacy changing so quickly, your expertise is invaluable to the citizens of Ohio. As a Board Member, you will be involved in licensure, rule making, and disciplinary hearings. You will evaluate new technology, standards of practice, and information distribution systems. For a truly rewarding experience, consider applying today: https://lnkd.in/eUqjht7S (please note the January 3, 2025 deadline)

OPA members - it's time to make your voices heard! Check your inboxes for an important advocacy alert and take action to contact your state legislators. HB 73 prohibits a pharmacist from using their professional judgment and mandates they fill all prescriptions they receive for off-label indications. Please reach out TODAY to let them know how this could negatively impact your practice and your patients. APhA has put together a form that allows you to easily contact your legislators; you can customize the messaging that is provided and it will be emailed to your elected official. Visit the link provided in your email to read more about HB 73 and to complete the form.

We're excited to welcome the following pharmacists AND pharmacy technicians as new OPA members who joined in October! There is strength in membership, and we're so glad they've joined us. Find membership options here: https://lnkd.in/e-fxhmZP

You only have a few weeks left to submit your nominations for this year’s Emerging Pharmacy Leaders Conference! If you know of a pharmacist who received an entry degree in pharmacy less than ten years ago, is licensed in Ohio, is a member of OPA, is exemplifying leadership, excellence, and vision in their early career, nominate them to attend our 2025 Emerging Pharmacy Leaders Conference! Visit https://lnkd.in/gsGKPMEN for details - nominations are due by November 22!

Save the date for the November NPX Lunch + Learn! Join us via Zoom at noon on November 13 for Sydney Robbins’ presentation, “CDC Guidance on Doxy PEP for STI Prevention.” The CDC recently published clinical guidelines on the use of doxycycline as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for prevention of bacterial sexually-transmitted infections (STIs). This presentation will provide information of doxy PEP and when healthcare providers should be recommending its use. Doxy PEP serves as the newest strategy in preventing STIs and should be provided to patients via a comprehensive sexual health approach. Register here: https://lnkd.in/esAmU8Td NOTE: There is no continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit assigned to this event.

Check out this great photo of our 2018 Emerging Pharmacy Leaders! We’re excited to host the next group of leaders on January 11, 2025. The Ohio Pharmacists Association Emerging Pharmacy Leaders Conference provides pharmacists, who have been practicing fewer than 10 years, the opportunity to enhance leadership and organizational skills for personal and professional growth. OPA officers, new practitioners and staff share their insights on the value of actively participating in professional associations. Approximately three contact hours of CPE will be provided. About one-third of the previous attendees have later served leadership positions in OPA, with 10 having served as President! The nomination deadline for this year’s conference is November 22. For details on how you can nominate a candidate to attend, please visit https://lnkd.in/gsGKPMEN. #OhioPharmacists