Pharmacy Quality Alliance

On November 7, PQA will host PQA Convenes: Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease in Arlington, Va. Chris Kotschevar will host a panel on the perspectives of specialty pharmacy and provider with Chris Antypas, Dustin Donald, PharmD, CSP, Mike Duteau and William Trombatt. They will identify and address access barriers, discuss education and support for adherence and persistence, and address patient engagement, monitoring and care coordination. Learn more and make your plans to join us! https://lnkd.in/e5gsJVJU

New in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association: PQA's paper on the "Impact of health literacy-conscious medication educational videos on primary medication nonadherence rates." This project was supported by Lumistry, which provided intervention contributions, Liberty Software for data provision, and an unrestricted educational grant by Merck. https://lnkd.in/eQMYjHhy

PQA had three students participate in an Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiential (APPE) Rotation. Learn more about Lauren Moy, Tariq Pulskamp, Sophie Nguyen and PQA's APPE rotation. PQA is accepting applications for APPE rotations for the 2025-26 program year. https://lnkd.in/eNpjcttQ

Every patient deserves access to medications that are safe, effective and can help them achieve the best outcomes possible. As our understanding and ability to treat rare disease improves, the Pharmacy Quality Alliance is eager to shine a light on the aspects of quality medication use that benefit patients and those who care for them. Join us for PQA Convenes: Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease, a forum to explore quality medication use in rare disease and strategies to improve it, on November 7 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

PQA will host PQA Convenes: Quality Medication Use in Rare Disease on November 7 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Va. The event will open with Ami Gopalan PharmD, MBA, FAMCP, Ingrid He, Amy M. Miller, Carl Schmid and Emily Eastman as they speak about the patient, caregiver and advocate perspective on rare disease. The panel will discuss medication access and affordability, medical and social support and care satisfaction, and health-related quality of life and outcomes important to patients. Learn more and register to join us! https://lnkd.in/e5gsJVJU

Join our team! PQA is hiring a meetings and events manager to support the delivery of PQA's convening and education activities, such as the annual meeting, leadership summit, webinars, and other online events, as well as board and staff meetings. Interested applicants should  submit a letter of interest accompanied by a resume or curriculum vitae to careers@PQAalliance.org https://lnkd.in/eUPBneSR

PQA is committed to producing the next generation of leaders in health care quality. #Students interested in learning more about medication use quality are invited to apply to PQA's 2025-26 student and professional programs, including the summer executive internship, #APPE rotation, #MPH practicum and PQA executive #fellowship. Learn more about these opportunities. https://lnkd.in/dAZBrr2

Join us tomorrow, Thursday, October 10, from 1-2 p.m. ET for a PQA Quality Forum Webinar, sponsored by PerformRx. Zachary Crane, PharmD, from HopeHealth, Klodiana Myftari Pharm.D., BCACP, with American Medical Association and Emily Reidenbach from Grace Health, will discuss pharmacists’ work through an AMA program to improve blood pressure (BP) control. https://lnkd.in/eA9VWi39

PQA invites breakout session proposals for the 2025 PQA Annual Meeting. We encourage submissions that include case studies, innovative practices and emerging trends that support PQA’s strategic goals. The deadline to submit is November 12, 2024. Learn more about the meeting and the topics. https://lnkd.in/eHXGhcm9

Connect with PQA at the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. Visit Booth 229 to meet with our team. And attend our October 8 4:30 p.m. breakout on "Piloting a Specialty Pharmacy Turnaround Time Quality Measure: Findings and Lessons Learned." Micah Cost, Lynn Pezzullo, RPh, CPEHR, CPHQ, Loren Kirk, PharmD, CAE, IOM, Chris Kotschevar and Razanne Oueini will be there. #NASPannual2024