[Rx2021] Student Advocacy Campaign- Update

[Mannino, Suzanne M]

The following  UPDATED email is being sent on behalf of Brooke Kulusich.

Thank you.

Suzanne Mannino
University of Pittsburgh
School of Pharmacy
Student Program Administrator



Attention student pharmacists! Action needed! Two opportunities to win Pitt gear!



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%7C72bedd1d9f7a480eff1308d83a3f9772%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323392077242212&sdata=bLSKtkGeGrpvr%2B9r1s0e4iG767vU1k%2FUf4ivNSnzPO0%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%7C72bedd1d9f7a480eff1308d83a3f9772%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323392077242212&sdata=zt4rdvctgO09%2FkjJhQAnNNr3mE30qWCcVMt5KEiLi70%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%7C72bedd1d9f7a480eff1308d83a3f9772%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323392077252202&sdata=rvA69oTII25t9ioP8PbSM1rS8WhbUzXTZyOMx6EHgak%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%7C72bedd1d9f7a480eff1308d83a3f9772%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323392077252202&sdata=k09Nv%2BeQuCtYesBnH53PkU2AI4QSFzJtf21vLakeAZ4%3D&reserved=0> on Facebook or Instagram and tag @pittaphaasp. One post will be randomly selected to win Pitt gear!

 Deadline: August 14th, 2020 at 11:59 PM<outlook-data-detector://3>



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%7C72bedd1d9f7a480eff1308d83a3f9772%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637323392077262198&sdata=y9RBI%2BZqCq1VBtWGJ4s4er%2BfGLiRMIfZ1kUA9aPKnwc%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 Pitt gear!

Deadline: August 31st, 2020 at 11:59 PM<outlook-data-detector://6>


Brooke E. Kulusich
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy '22
(330) 716- 3906
BEK69 at pitt.edu<mailto:BEK69 at pitt.edu>
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