[Rx2021] Student Advocacy Campaign - APhA

Thu Aug 6 13:49:05 EDT 2020

The following email is being sent on behalf of Brook Kulusich.

Thank you.

Suzanne Mannino
University of Pittsburgh
School of Pharmacy
Student Program Administrator
3501 Terrace Street
229 Salk Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412.648.1039
smm198 at pitt.edu<mailto:smm198 at pitt.edu>
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Attention student pharmacists! Action needed! Two opportunities to win a $50 cash prize!

ADVOCATE FOR PROVIDER STATUS

Congress is currently crafting new emergency legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic. Please contact your federal legislators immediately and urge them to include language to authorize pharmacists to provide COVID-19 testing and related services under Medicare part B on an emergency basis during the pandemic in the COVID-response bill.

  1.  Copy & paste the following templates into the APhA Action Center<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Factioncenter.pharmacist.com%2Fcampaign%2Fcoronavirus%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csmm198%40pitt.edu%7C4f193bc59ab34ada757608d83a2e35d6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323317429850670&sdata=NKovUMc4DeVeKqiNtpgZ7%2FWEO0pROwB1jzO6JngtrDM%3D&reserved=0>. Encourage your friends and family to do the same!

Student Email Template<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F74e222af-c1f4-4cfa-a2d4-9bad63df6c67.filesusr.com%2Fugd%2Fde0833_34285fe66ba04fdeb9590464a4606ee4.docx%3Fdn%3DStudent%2520email%2520template.docx&data=02%7C01%7Csmm198%40pitt.edu%7C4f193bc59ab34ada757608d83a2e35d6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323317429850670&sdata=dE0hoi28%2ByFrd2IHch%2BaXX7KvTYs9ya9CAAVuWHnYfQ%3D&reserved=0>

Friends/Family Email Template<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2F74e222af-c1f4-4cfa-a2d4-9bad63df6c67.filesusr.com%2Fugd%2Fde0833_193abb8db6424ec58b7c16f44dc750d7.docx%3Fdn%3DFamily-friends%2520email%2520template.docx&data=02%7C01%7Csmm198%40pitt.edu%7C4f193bc59ab34ada757608d83a2e35d6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323317429860663&sdata=iVnCElzXGuc1JdaqLUOaQB4patj9zM9Ni7eN8%2B2YCOc%3D&reserved=0>

  1.  Share the APhA Action Center<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Factioncenter.pharmacist.com%2Fcampaign%2Fcoronavirus%2F&data=02%7C01%7Csmm198%40pitt.edu%7C4f193bc59ab34ada757608d83a2e35d6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323317429860663&sdata=%2F80acvgkxJBtZdJHx2guWKf9zuR6uCC5VqL83FOGaT0%3D&reserved=0> on Facebook or Instagram and tag @pittaphaasp. One post will be randomly selected to win a $50 cash prize!

 Deadline: August 14th, 2020 at 11:59 PM

OPERATION WARP SPEED

Student pharmacists are being called to accelerate Operation Warp Speed, which aims to deliver 300 million doses of a safe, effective vaccine for COVID-19 by January 2021!

  1.  Check out Operation Warp Speed<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.covidbestpractices.com%2Fregistering-volunteers-for-trials&data=02%7C01%7Csmm198%40pitt.edu%7C4f193bc59ab34ada757608d83a2e35d6%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323317429870663&sdata=CrETN55ENt7%2FrE%2FKccLD3HAumVvRLGRZGnMxLihBuSo%3D&reserved=0> and consider signing up to volunteer for vaccine trials.
  2.  Hang/distribute the attached flyer at your community pharmacy intern site (with your supervisor’s permission).
  3.  Send a picture of the flyer at your pharmacy to pitt.aphaasp.eboard at gmail.com<mailto:pitt.aphaasp.eboard at gmail.com>. One picture will be randomly selected to win a $50 cash prize!

Deadline: August 31st, 2020 at 11:59 PM

Contact pitt.aphaasp.eboard at gmail.com<mailto:pitt.aphaasp.eboard at gmail.com> with any questions!
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