Heading into 2022, Achor Family Pharmacy plans to revitalize our community health education program called "Teach Me Tuesday." It was a weekly tidbit of health-related info, often connected to the season or theme of the month (i.e. heart health in February, influenza in the fall, etc.), pushed out on our social media platforms every Tuesday. It was a great way to connect with our community, especially as a new pharmacy when we first opened in September 2019. A few months l

We are preparing processes and procedures. We are answering patient questions. We are checking our systems. We are coordinating with other community health care workers. We are taking continuing education courses. We are updating Standard Operation Procedures. We are submitting eCare plans. We will be ready. #FlipThePharmacy #COVID19 #CPESNKansas

Katie Hettinger, PharmD Resident Pharmacist, Topeka Pharmacy As states are starting to receive more COVID-19 vaccines, pharmacists across Indiana are stepping up to help our communities get vaccinated. In Indiana, patients 70+ are now eligible for the vaccine, alongside healthcare workers and law enforcement officers. However, in some more rural areas of the state, vaccinations may only be available at county health departments or select hospitals. Pharmacists at Phillips Dru

Today Means Lauf Drug in Brookville, PA hit a huge milestone: this week alone their pharmacy team administered 1,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine in LTC facilities and to health care workers! Flip the Pharmacy site champion Erika Nicholson, PharmD has been putting in long hours this week to meet this public health need. Joined by her husband, Terrance Nicholson, PharmD and their staff pharmacist Dustin Price, PharmD, and with the help today of student pharmacist volunteers Kri

In an unprecedent year, I became a resident in a nontraditional residency; Chapman University School of Pharmacy’s (CUSP) CPESN Executive Residency. CUSP plays the role as the coordination center of CPESN California. As part of my residency, I quickly became acquainted with the clinically integrated network; the benefits of providing patient centered care at community pharmacies and the vision to produce clinical outcomes and to be rewarded by payers for performance. My resid

Katie Hettinger, PharmD Resident Pharmacist, Topeka Pharmacy Team Indiana consists of 19 pharmacies across the state that already administer vaccines per the state protocol. Due to COVID-19 concerns, experts are expecting more Americans to get their flu shot this year. According to the CDC, the 2019-2020 flu season led to the highest overall vaccination rate with 52% of Americans receiving their flu shot. Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to make at least 20 million more vacci

Sometimes you receive a message that is so powerful and encouraging that you have no choice but find a way to share that message. This happened with me last night when Cody Clifton sent me a comment from a #flipthepharmacy coach. I could wax poetic for 300 more words about this time of burnout and professional dis-satisfaction in community pharmacy, but these comments from one of our coaches speak that message more powerfully than I ever could: "JC is a pharmacist with a grea

Kourtney Chichilitti, PharmD, PPCN pharmacist at Professional Pharmacy in Pennsburg, PA plays Santa every day of the year. She gives out the greatest gift to her patients- the Gift of Health. Kourtney was gracious enough to share this example of her gift giving with our Flip the Pharmacy team: A patient came into the pharmacy to get set up with adherence packaging. Kourtney took her blood pressure, which was 194/84 mmHg. The patient claims she takes her medications as pre

We all have so much to be grateful for. Wonderful patients, #flipthepharmacy access, family, and friends. Let's take this time to reflect on what good health means to us and how we can help our patients maintain it. Our efforts this month have been not only to identify appropriate hypertensive patients but to also integrate interns in the #ftp process. They are a great asset to us and they long to make a difference in the lives of patients. Make it a November to remember!

Today is Thursday, September 30th, 2021. We have just completed the final day of #flipthepharmacy, and what a transformative journey it has been. Pharmacies now operate more like healthcare hubs. Counseling rooms are in full use and point of care testing is commonplace. Physicians are referring patients to us for services. Appointments are booked, medications are synchronized, and the phrase “the pharmacist will see you now” is commonly heard. Inventory needs are more predict

I was sitting on the plane, 5 minutes from the plane departing from San Diego International Airport after attending the NCPA | CPESN Annual Meeting, and this lady, one row up sitting on the opposite side of me, was talking on the phone before the flight attendant announced everyone to put their phones in airplane mode. I didn’t intend to eaves drop but then I heard the words “eCare plan.” Then of course my ears perked up knowing the individual had to be either a technology so

When launching a rocket to Mars – do not aim at where Mars is located. Aim for where it will be by the time the rocket gets there. Mars is a moving target…..and so is the world of healthcare. From a public health standpoint, the chronic diseases that have taken grip of our population have required us all to become behaviorists, in addition to being pharmacists, physicians, nurses, dietitians and the like. Even the seemingly simple instruction of “take as directed” is an ongoi

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Ghandi 40 innovative pharmacies. 24 talented coaches. 1 eager Practice Transformation team. All more than ready for change. With hours left in the final countdown to the launch of #FlipthePharmacy on October 1, the Pennsylvania Practice Transformation Team is busy strategizing for successful program implementation. We are working to engage our participating pharmacies and coaches, studying the Change Package, and

When I was thinking about the content for my first blog as the Communications Coordinator for Flip the Pharmacy, I wanted to write something inspirational. Then I spent Monday afternoon shaving Troy’s head on Facebook Live. On my drive home I thought to myself “wow, we’re lucky to have a leader like Troy who is so committed to this cause.” Then I thought more about it. I thought about all of the other ways that we’re lucky. We’re lucky to have the Community Pharmacy Foundatio