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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">PittPharmacy PharmD Students,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">I shared my commentary with faculty and staff last week and am sharing it now with you. I also submitted and op-ed to the NYTimes about the root cause
and actions. I am happy to discuss the topic with you. If you are interested, please go through your class presidents to arrange.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">You will do great because you are working on being exceptional—every day. And we are preparing you in an exceptional way. READ ON! The pdf is the same
content that appears below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">PDK
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">New & Noteworthy February 4, 2020</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">This email is prompted by Friday’s
<b>New York Times (NYT) article about community chain pharmacy </b></span><a href="https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2020%2F01%2F31%2Fhealth%2Fpharmacists-medication-mistakes.html&data=02%7C01%7Cpkroboth%40pitt.edu%7Cd96f8a3141474ad2dad708d7a644e2aa%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637160687097845856&sdata=SFlhRKFDOBEDSmo0mPLDy2LuJLmtMgEdLF9ATh1KhJs%3D&reserved=0"><span style="color:black">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/health/pharmacists-medication-mistakes.html</span></a><span style="color:black">.</span><span style="color:black">
</span><b><span style="color:black">The NYT article</span></b><span style="color:black"> is factual. It does not provide new information.
<b>It makes what we at PittPharmacy are doing more critical.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="color:black">For some time, we have been aware that the future of pharmacy and how pharmacists will spend their time must change for the health of our patients and the public. And thanks to our
work and key other leaders, pharmacy is changing in some community environments. This email is to remind you what we have been and are doing so that you know and so that you can respond to questions from students and others.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In terms of education, PittPharmacy has firmly established a culture of
<b>“personalizing education”</b> for student pharmacists, an approach that was initially based on
<b>knowing that pharmacy must change</b> and that the <b>opportunities for individuals with a PharmD degree are vast.</b> What more are we doing?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">In practice and research</span></b><span style="color:black">, PittPharmacy has been an innovator and leader through the PittPharmacy CLIP# (Community Leadership and Innovation in Practice) Center (Melissa McGivney,
Director).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">We can all take pride in the truly extensive list of firsts and extent of impact by the faculty, staff, fellows, residents, and students of the PittPharmacy. This list only relates to community pharmacy, as that
is the focus of the NYT article. That includes, though is not limited to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Spreading direct patient care and reimbursement for care throughout pharmacies in Pennsylvania</span></b><span style="color:black"> through the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network (PPCN), with Stephanie
McGrath as the lead faciliator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Nationally leading ACT (Academia-CPESN Transformation) Pharmacy Collaborative</span></b><span style="color:black">, which creates partnerships between individual states Community Pharmacy State Enhanced
Networks and 82 schools of pharmacy to assure that nationally, our academic colleagues are working with local pharmacies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black">Leading Pennsylvania’s efforts to
<b>Flip the Pharmacy</b>, which changes the work flow within the pharmacy to allow for patient care.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Students at Legislative Day:
</span></b><span style="color:black">annually<b> advocating</b> for changes to the Pharmacy Practice Act and provider status every year since 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Teaching —and hopefully living—the Pharmacist Patient Care Process</span></b><span style="color:black"> to pharmacists state-wide and to PittPharmacy students.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><b><span style="color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="color:black">Ongoing discussions with leaders of community pharmacy chains and with independent pharmacy owners.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"># </span><span style="color:black">The CLIP Center, led by Melissa McGivney, encompasses the Grace Lamsam Pharmacy Program for Underserved (Sharon Connor, Lauren Jonkman, Karen Pater, Catherine Rebitch), the Community
Engagement Centers (Catherine Rebitch), the Pitt Employee Pharmacy Benefit Program (Luke Berenbrok and Natalie Capozollo), the Allegheny County Health Department (Joni Carroll), Flip the Pharmacy work in chain and independent pharmacies (Brandon Antinopoulous
and Stephanie McGrath). It also includes the Pharmacy Innovation Network for advancing patient care in communities (Kim Coley, Joni Carroll and Sophia Cothrel). CLIP continues to grow in order to spreading innovation and leadership in practice.
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