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WSPA Pharmacy Podcast
by WA State Pharmacy Assoc
This podcast is to inform pharmacy professionals on topics applicable to their practices. The Washington State Pharmacy Association is a member organization, please be a WSPA member or a member of your state pharmacy association.
Episodes
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October 7, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: WSPA Advocating for you! WSPA Comments on the Upper Payment Limit Proposed Rule The state's Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) has issued proposed rules for an Upper Payment Limit. WSPA voiced significant concerns for the impact these rules will have on pharmacy practice and...
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September 23, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: PQAC Business Meeting Updates - WSPA staff will recap the last PQAC Business Meeting key points. Members have reported licensing delays in individuals with incomplete applications. If one of your staff is experiencing a license delay call 360-236-4986 and ask about specific issues with…
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September 9, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Respiratory Vaccine Update - We will present the recommendations recently released, and the data that supports them. The Washington State COVID-19 standing order is still in effect to ensure vaccine access in pharmacies and other sites. Poster Presentation: We are now accepting poster...
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August 26, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Within Reach - This long time WSPA partner provides access to social services for families, and is an essential provider of Immunization information, advocacy and resources for providers in Washington. They will present their projects and resources. Measles Outbreak and Resources -...
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August 12, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: WA Wildfire Update and News WSPA Website Update Meeting with OIC on PBM Discussion 8.18.26 Hear from your Board of Director Candidates (Voters Pamphlet) Upcoming Events: The next Town Hall will be August 26th. You can also add future dates to your calendar via our event calendar. OIC and...
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July 29, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Pharmacy Technician Schooling Program Update - We will be having Stephanie O'Brine from Yakima Valley Community College to provide some updates on the Yakima and Wenatchee programs. GLP-1 Updated Tools - Now that we are a few weeks into the GLP-1 Bridge Program, we've seen some confusion...
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July 15, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Pharmacy Schools Update Dean Julie Akers from Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Dr. Ryan Hanson, Chair of the Pharmacy Department at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy will provide program updates and priorities. Invasive HIB...
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July 1, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: CPESN Washington Highlight Washington's Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network (CPESNWA) is a partner of WSPA. On today's call the Managing Network facilitator, and WSPA staff member Sirena Kalinski will discuss the Network. Annual Awards of Distinction Nominations Now Open (Due…
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June 17, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: CMS GLP-1 Bridge Program WSPA staff will highlight nuances to this important program. Pharmacy professionals in the community and ambulatory space should take time to understand the program and it's intricacies (of which there are quite a few!) Seeking Student and Resident Representatives...
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June 3, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: PQAC Meeting Recap The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission had a busy meeting with extensive rulemaking. Washington State Community Information Exchange (WA CIE) Comagine Health presents on this vital data connection and resource CMS Informational Pharmacy Webinar on the Medicare GLP-1...
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May 20, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: ECAPS Bill Scheduled for Markup tomorrow! HR 3164 - Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act would permit pharmacists to bill Medicare as Qualified Health Providers for flu, COVID and Strep Testing. Having a markup is a necessary step to final bill passage. Congresswoman…
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May 6, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Drug Take-Back Program Sunset Review The Drug Take-Back Program was created in the legislature to go through January 1st, 2029, and is undergoing a review. This review will make a recommendation to change, continue or terminate the program. We intend for the pharmacy community to be...
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April 22, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Rural Health Transformation Project WSPA's project and Workgroup Mobile Health Outreach Grant Many pharmacies have been providing care and outreach to communities across Washington this year. Project description and Event Map. DOH Equitable Licensing Fees Sessions WSPA will attend these...
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April 8, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: PQAC Business Meeting Recap APhA Annual Meeting Highlights NCPA Fly In: WSPA members prepare to speak to our legislators in DC. Rural Health Transformation RFP Call Washington's Prescription Monitoring Program A reminder that three distinct dates must be reported to the PMP. Also note…
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March 25, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: 2026 WSPA Salary Survey Your help is needed! Please respond, and share with your peers! The more participation, the better the results! Also, respondents have a chance to win a $100 Amazon card. You do not have to be a member to participate. WSPA Special Interest Groups (SIGs) We host…
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March 11, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Update - Last week of 2026 Session Pharmacist vaccinators and prescribers must enroll in ProviderOne for the Managed Medicaid plans to pay for vaccines and medications starting April 2026. WRAPP Advisory Board Seeking New Members The Washington Recovery Assistance Program for...
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February 25, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Update Thank you to everyone's efforts, but SSB 5924 to allow independent prescribing by pharmacists is not advancing this session. On the call today we will discuss next steps for a bill next year, provide other bill updates, and recap the second Legislative Day. 2026...
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February 11, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Session Update - Bill Tracker PQAC Business Meeting Recap - Feb 5th Seeking WA State Pharmacy Technician Association incoming chair, application at bottom of WSPTA page and reach out to Sirena ([email protected]) for more information. Seeking new chair for Community Practice...
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January 28, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Scope Bill Hearing: SB 5924 has a hearing scheduled for Friday at 8 am! Please register your support for the bill! We want over 200 registered in support before the hearing! Legislative Session: Bills on compounding, BCPP Psych pharmacists, and Compounding are also top priorities. Measles...
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January 14, 2026 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Our Scope Expansion Bill needs your support! Please contact the Senate Health and LTC Committee to ask for a hearing. We have created resources to help with outreach on the Scope Bill Page. Legislative Session is underway We will summarize our session priorities, and share the bill…
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December 17, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Flood Response: WSPA Board and Staff members share our heartfelt concern for the pharmacies, communities and members impacted by the storms. State law permits pharmacists can provide emergency refills during the emergency, and help is available to impacted pharmacies. News Item.…
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December 3, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Part 1: Legislative Session Preview Discuss legislator work this week, our coalitions and partners and 340B and concerning Psych Pharmacists bills we are supporting next session. Join us for Part 2 on December 17th for a discussion of our scope expansion bill efforts. We are eagerly...
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November 19, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Array RX Discount Card - This is a State supported discount that is available to all residents, and does not charge the pharmacy fees. It extends the state employee benefits price to uninsured patients. This is a discount card designed to be fair to pharmacies and support un and under...
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November 5, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Seeking New Academy Leaders applications are open until November 15th. Alliance for Medication Safety Tara Modisett will share their solution for tracking errors in pharmacy. This non-profit has been developing and evolving PQC+ as an affordable tool for improving practice safety and...
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October 22, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: PQAC Recap the last business meeting NCPA Highlights from the NCPA Annual Meeting WSPA Academy Leaders Seeking leaders for our WSPA Academies - Deadline Oct 31st Upcoming Events The next Town Hall will be November 5th. You can also add future dates to your calendar via our event calendar....
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October 8, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: WSPA Moves Town Hall start time to 11:05 AM WSPA Annual Meeting Reserve your discounted room today! Seeking dessert donation for PAC Dessert Dash at Awards Soiree. PQAC seeking questions for Annual Meeting CE. Rural Health Transformation Project WSPA Submits a comment letter WSPA…
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September 24, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: By popular demand... the Town Hall Call will start at 11:05 am! Questions for PQAC The PQAC staff want to know what questions you have for them. They will include these questions in their upcoming presentation at Annual Meeting. Submit your questions! Seeking Leaders for WSPA Academies…
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September 10, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: COVID-19 Vaccine WA DOH Standing Order COVID-19 Vaccine Standing Order FAQ for Health Care Providers (PDF) COVID-19 Vaccine Standing Order FAQ for the Public (PDF) COVID- 19 Vaccine Schedule for Health Care Providers (PDF) COVID-19 Coverage Update Keynote Presentation at WSPA Annual…
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August 27, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: WSPA Board of Directors Election Results PQAC Business Meeting Recap Review key takeaways of the August 14th Business Meeting PQAC Licensing Delays PQAC was forced to layoff licensing staff, and we are hearing of delays in licensing. WSPA will advocate for these positions to be…
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August 13, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Meet the WSPA Board of Directors Candidates - Then vote! Each candidate will have a chance on this call to speak to the members. Interested in contributing more to WSPA? Engage with the academies. Leadership elections will be this fall. PQAC Business Meeting - Upcoming on August 14th....
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July 30, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: PBM Rule MakingThe Office of the Insurance Commissioner has been updating rules for PBM enforcement. Next week WSPA will release a summary of PBM laws and rules for members. We encourage members to be engaged in the upcoming rule making. lace Holder place holder WSPA Elections WSPA will...
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July 16, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Committee Meeting July 17th at WSPA Office to prepare for upcoming session in 2026. All WSPA members are invited to join the Legislative Committee. Profile Update Please login to your WSPA Account and check your personal and contact information. We have lots of old emails and...
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June 18, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: ACIP and DOH Immunization Update The Washington DOH Vaccine Advisory Committee met and voted to recommend the COVID Vaccine for pregnant women and all patients 6 months and older on Friday June 13th. Pharmacists may need to update their CDTAs to allow for more shared decision making and...
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June 4, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: WSPA Award Nominations Open Now! Nominate a pharmacy professional today! Nominations close July 9th. Seeking Members for WSPA Board of Directors We are seeking candidates for pharmacist and technician members at large, and an Incoming President. Apply by July 10th. The applications,...
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May 21, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Rite Aid Bankruptcy WSPA seeks regulatory flexibility from the Governor's office to support pharmacy professionals as they support patients. Seeking Student and Resident Leaders for WSPA Academies Please share this opportunity with students and incoming residents. Expansion of Pharmacy...
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May 7, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Comagine Health Presentation, Compass Student and Resident Positions for Academies and SIGs open - Contact Boris Zhang for more info ([email protected]) Surveys (please see below) Technician Career Improvement Project, Spots Still Open - Contact Boris ([email protected]) or Sirena Kalinski...
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April 23, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Update: Wins! HB 1009 adds a 2nd tech member to PQAC, and HB 1186 which allows EDs and HCE to dispensed inhalers and other multi day meds are heading to the Governor's Desk! Also, SB 5794 was amended to uphold the wholesaler's preferential rate. HB 2081 and SB 5815 B&O…
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April 9, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Update Bill Tracker, WSPA's work to oppose taxes that will increase the price of medications. Measles Clinical Update, Resources and State Response Kim Carlson, Amanda Dodd and Cheryl Ann Barnes from DOH will review surveillance, clinical descriptions and resources for…
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March 26, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Session and Budget Update WSPA Win! The Managed Medicaid Carveout was not included in either draft budget. We continue to advocate over B&O tax changes and pharmacy impact. Our bills continue to advance in the legislature, while we play defense against bills with unintended...
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March 12, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: WSPA Voices Concern Over Potential Pharmacy Carve Out from Managed Medicaid A letter of concern with solutions was sent to legislators. WSPA's ASHP Delegates propose a resolution The resolution asks the ASHP Board of Directors to reconsider their policy for affiliating with unified or...
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February 26, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Update Bill Tracker Pharmacist Expanded Scope Sunrise Review Submit Comments by April 1st. Catch up with your academies through their podcasts! If you see anything missing, reach out to your academy leaders on their web pages! Health System Academy Podcasts Ambulatory Care...
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February 12, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Join WSPA Staff for our every other week WSPA Town Hall Wednesday at 11 am. Afterwards, each session is posted as a podcast for later listening. If you have questions or an idea for the agenda, please contact WSPA staff to discuss.Agenda: Influenza rates are very high in Washington and across the...
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January 29, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Happy Lunar New Year! Welcome the year of the snake! Legislative Updates Our priority bills include: Expansion of Pharmacy Practice (HB 1520, SB 5513) and ED Prepack & HCE dispensing (SB 5019, HB 1186). The WSPA Bill Tracker contains the bills we are following. Health System Antidote…
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January 15, 2025 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Legislative Session Kick-Off Information WSPA Prescriptive Authority Bill Update/Review WA Poison Control Center Emergency and Biologics and Antidote Survey (Due February 5, 2025) Upcoming Events The next Town Hall will be Wednesday January 29, 205. You can also add future dates to your...
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December 18, 2024 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Happy Holidays from the WSPA Board of Directors and Staff! Contact your US Representative to encourage them to vote yes on the continuing resolution! The Continuing resolution that should be voted on today in the house has some important provisions regarding PBMs. We will discuss the...
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December 4, 2024 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Pharmacy Toolkit The Community Pharmacy Foundation has published the results of the WSPA-UW Grant work. Two independent pharmacies were burglarized in Pierce County overnight This time of year there can be increases in break-ins and robberies. Now is…
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November 20, 2024 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Emergency Preparedness (Toolkit for Pharmacies) UW Northwest Center for Public Health Practice - Emergency Distribution of Pharmaceuticals · WAC 246-945-332 allows emergency refills when the governor declares an emergency which he has not done as of now· WAC 246-945-330 allows a…
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November 6, 2024 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Washington State Election Results Preliminary look at Washington State's elections and impacts on pharmacy Alternative Distribution Subcommittee PQAC subcommittee reviewed draft language to limit "white bagging" and "brown bagging" Seeking nominations to the Washington State Practitioner...
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October 23, 2024 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: COVID Vaccine Update for the 2024-2025 Season Beth Arnold will present the COVID Update. Slides PQAC Business Meeting Recap Discuss the October 10-11th business meeting Washington Residency Showcase Preview Please share the flyer with students and interested pharmacists Upcoming Events…
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October 9, 2024 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Agenda: Register today for WSPA Annual Meeting! Early bird prices end today. Come join us on November 8th and 9th at Suncadia Lodge in Cle Elum, WA. RSV Immunization Update: Mylinh will provide important a RSV Vaccines update IV Fluid Shortage: With 2 Baxter plants impacted by the hurricanes, our...
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This podcast is to inform pharmacy professionals on topics applicable to their practices. The Washington State Pharmacy Association is a member organization, please be a WSPA member or a member of your state pharmacy association.
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