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Member News
LADC Grant Awarded |

The Local Association Development Committee (LADC) recently awarded a grant to the Jackson Area Pharmacists Association to support its event scheduled...  more

MPF Holds Annual Golf Classic |

Last week, Michigan Pharmacy Foundation held its annual Golf Classic at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Mich. Participants played in four-person scramble...  more

Watch for E-prescribing Survey Next Week |

Next week, MPA will be conducting a survey on e-prescribing. Electronic prescribing is being promoted to reduce medication errors and increase efficiencies...  more

MPA Accepting Applications for GLYPLC |

MPA is accepting applications for the Great Lakes Young Pharmacists Leadership Conference to be held Oct. 2-4, 2009, at the Maumee Bay Resort & Conference...  more

View the June MSHP Monitor Online |

The June edition of the MSHP Monitor is now available online. Featured are articles on the use of beta blockers in treating systolic heart failure, improving...  more

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Legislative Notes
NACDS Holds First RxImpact Day on Capitol Hill |

More than 100 pharmacy advocates, including MPA Director of Professional Practice Karen A. Jonas, met with legislators in Washington, D.C., for the National...  more

Contact Your Legislators During Fourth of July Recess |

As President Obama’s health reform plan begins to take shape, those who represent us in Congress will have an opportunity to advance pharmacy issues....  more

Pharmacists Hold Health Care Reform Meeting |

Last Wednesday, pharmacists Effie Steele, Paul Schiavi and Wayne State University student pharmacist Claire Lee organized a meeting with Sen. Debbie Stabenow’s...  more

Obama Sets Up White House Office of Health Reform |

Last week President Obama set up a formal executive office for health care reform, a task he deemed one of his foremost priorities of his first year in...  more

MDCH Releases Number of Medical Marijuana Applications Received |

The Michigan Department of Community Health received 85 applications for the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program on April 6, the day they began accepting...  more

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Professional Practice
CDC Declares End to Hib Vaccine Shortage |

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) declared an end to the shortage of a child vaccine that provides a defense to pneumonia, meningitis...  more

Great Lakes Clean Water Organization Expands Medication Disposal Program |

The Great Lakes Clean Water (GLCW) Organization has expanded its Yellow Jug Old Drugs program to several more pharmacies in northeast Michigan. The program...  more

CDC Officials Say Swine Flu Campaign Could Require 600 Million Doses |

CDC officials said a potential swine flu immunization campaign to be launched in the next few months could involve 600 million doses of the vaccine. Be...  more

CMS Releases Fact Sheet on ARRA and Electronic Health Records |

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a fact sheet and frequently asked questions on the electronic health record (EHR) initiative,...  more

Health Information Technology and Recovery Act Resources Available Online |

A new website is now available from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) concerning health information technology and the American Recovery...  more

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Continuing Education
Registration Deadline Extended for Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Program |

MPA is hosting an immunization program July 15 at the Lexington Lansing Hotel. Participants will be taught the skills necessary to become a primary source...  more

Fraud, Waste and Abuse Training Now Available |

MPA has just released a Medicare fraud, waste and abuse training DVD, featuring a provider update from MPA Director of Professional Practice Karen A. Jonas...  more

Pain Continuing Education Requirements |

Questions have been raised from local associations regarding pain CE requirements. Pharmacists are required to have one contact hour of pain CE. This can...  more

Register for Asthma and MTM Services Webinar |

MPA is holding a webinar entitled "Asthma and the Role of MTM Services" on July 22 for 1.5 hours of live CE. Click on the above link to register online...  more

Utilize MPA's Speakers Bureau for Your Upcoming Events |

MPA has a compiled list of knowledgeable pharmacy professionals available to speak to your group or organization. Visit the Speakers Bureau on MPA's website...  more

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