SPA BOARD MINUTES
February 12, 2008

Present:

Brenda Bray, Michelle Sodorff, Marguerite Villars, Michael Brandt, Travis Sonnett, Miriam Wilson, Jason Wicklund, Bill Fassett, Ehren Wainwright, and Laurel Cox.

CE Update:

The calendar for March, April, May, and June is being formatted.  The CE in March is expected to be presesnted by Brian Gates on multiple sclerosis.  An additional CE on DVT prophylaxis may also be given during March.  In April a presentation on dementia is expected.  May will be on osteoporosis and June is anticipated to be on smoking cessation by Terri Levien.  Also a discussion on side effects of behavior modification medications will be presented by Brandy Singer.  Breakfast CEs will be attempted and various venues are being discussed.

Technician Update:

Miriam reported that attendance by technicians would be problematic for a breakfast round table discussion so we will attempt to provide two half hour lunch sessions on topics of interest for technicians at various institutions.  A law update by Bill Fassett and 797 information are potential topics.  Questions from technicians prior to the meeting are requested to provide format for areas of interest and Miriam will be gathering these.

WSPA is interested in avenues to increase technician membership and we will be contacting them to see if they would be interested in additional funding for the technician lunches.

Student Update:

Ehren presented his fundraising letter and will be reformatting it for in person distribution.  The letter will be written by Ehren with support from SPA president, Brenda Bray.  Third year student additionally have been featured in Trash newsletter on their waste management leaflet distribution.  Forty pharmacies have been contacted by the students and leaflets have been distributed.  If there are any interested parties that would like the information please contact Ehren Wainwright.

Fourth year pharmacy students are preparing for graduation and NAPLEX review.  SPA will be funding a lunch ($500.00) for the NAPLEX review session and will attempt to increase awareness of SPA and membership for the future.

New Business/Information:

  • Our SPA website is being constructed on a trial basis by Sharon Fassett.  We will be gathering any other proposals for website construction and maintenance and will decide at the next board meeting.  There may be potential for membership payment via paypal on the website.
  • Advertisement via SPA’s blastfax and other areas of advertisement has been requested by WSU College of Pharmacy.  The board has decided to grant the request with a $75 fee.
  • Jason suggested additional incentives for SPA members via local discounts.  He will gather more information and present at the next board meeting.

Membership Update:

 

SPA has 123 active members and Michelle will be confirming that the list is reconciled with e-mail and member information.