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Committee on Communications
This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to communicating the “independent community pharmacy” message and story to: the public, associated healthcare and business organizations, academia, and others. The committee also provides guidance on communications from the association to its members.
- Chair: Mark Riley, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Vice Chair: Diana Courtney, Lake Oswego, Oregon
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NCPA Special Committee on Compounding
This committee addresses issues relating to the practice of pharmacy compounding. Issues include the inherent right of pharmacists to compound drugs, legal and legislative concerns and guidance and education to enhance the practice of furnishing medications to patients with special needs.
- Chair: Tony Welder, Bismarck, North Dakota
- Vice Chair: William Letendre, Houston, Texas
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Committee on Home Health Care Pharmacy Services
This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to the provision of home health care services by independent community pharmacists. Regulation of home health care services and educational issues affecting the market are also addressed. The committee also provides guidance on NCPA’s services to members in the home health care field.
- Chair: DeAnn Mullins, Lynn Haven, Florida
- Vice Chair: Kevin Nestrick, Prescott, Arizona
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Committee on Innovation and Technology
This committee addresses the issues and opportunities faced by independent pharmacists as they assess and implement new technologies in their pharmacy practices. The committee also provides guidance on education and program assistance, and works to circulate technology information among membership.
- Chair: Bill Osborn, Miami, Oklahoma
- Vice Chair: Ken Whittemore, Jr., Alexandria, Virginia
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Committee on Long-Term Care Pharmacy Services
This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to the provision of pharmacy services by independent pharmacists to patients in the long-term care and related settings. It also addresses regulation of long term care services and educational issues affecting the market. The committee also provides guidance on NCPA’s services to members in the long term care field.
- Chair: Dorinda Martin, Dripping Springs, Texas
- Vice Chair: Anthony Budde, Bethalto, Illinois
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Committee on Management
This committee addresses issues and opportunities relating to the management of independent community pharmacies. The committee also provides guidance on NCPA’s services in programs and education created to improve the management of independent community pharmacies.
- Chair: Keith Hodges, Gloucester, Virginia
- Vice Chair: Beverly Schaefer, Seattle, Washington
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Committee on Multiple Locations
This committee addresses issues and opportunities that affect the owners of multi-location independent pharmacies. The committee also provides guidance on the special interests of independent chains and how they can be best served by education and association programs.
- Chair: Sharon Sherrer, Atlanta, Georgia
- Vice Chair: Dick Hartig, Dubuque, Iowa
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Committee on National Legislation and Government Affairs
This committee addresses the issues and opportunities of independent pharmacists as they relate for federal and state legislation and regulation.
- Chair: Bradley Arthur, Buffalo, New York
- Vice Chair: Jerry Shapiro, Los Angeles, California
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Committee on Third-Party Payment Programs
This committee addresses the issues and opportunities of independent community pharmacy as they relate to public and private third-party payers.
- Chair: David M. Smith, Indiana, Pennsylvania
- Vice Chair: Dirk White, Sitka, Alaska
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