AMCP’s 24th Annual Meeting & Expo: Renowned Public Opinion Researcher Frank Luntz to Headline Friday’s General Session
AMCP is pleased to announce that Frank Luntz, the most quoted public opinion pollster in America today, will present the keynote address at the Friday general session of AMCP’s 24th Annual Meeting & Expo, April 18-20, 2012, in San Francisco.

AMCP’s 24th Annual Meeting & Expo: Political Pundits Stephen Hayes and Juan Williams to Headline Thursday General Session
AMCP is pleased to announce that two of America’s most highly respected political journalists, Stephen Hayes and Juan Williams, will headline the Thursday General Session of AMCP’s 24th Annual Meeting & Expo, April 18-20, 2012, in San Francisco.

AMCP Is Holding Elections for 2012 AMCP President-Elect, Board of Directors
The Academy is holding an election for President-elect and three open seats on the Board of Director. To learn about the candidates, visit www.amcp.org/election.

AMCP Releases Model Audit Guidelines for Pharmacy Claims
The Academy has released the Model Audit Guidelines for Pharmacy Claims – a resource that fulfills a significant need for both community and managed care pharmacy. The document is available at www.amcp.org/audit.

AMCP Releases Glossary on CER Terms
AMCP has released a comprehensive glossary of comparative effectiveness research (CER) terms, which can be used as a resource across health care settings. The glossary illustrates the breadth and depth of terminology used in CER studies and discussions.

NEW 2012 AMCP/FMCP/Genentech Managed Care and Customer Operations Summer Internship Program
The Foundation and the Academy, in partnership with Genentech, are pleased to offer two appointments to the Genentech Managed Care and Customer Operations Summer Internship Program for student pharmacists enrolled in a graduate degree program.

AMCP Names Edith A. Rosato, R.Ph., IOM, Chief Executive Officer
The Academy announced the appointment of Edith A. Rosato, R.Ph., IOM, as Chief Executive Officer. Rosato will take over from long-time CEO Judith Cahill, who announced her plans to retire earlier this year.

FMCP Research Symposium Presentations Are Posted Online
The FMCP Research Symposium was held on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, in Atlanta, just prior to AMCP's 2011 Educational Conference. Presentations from the event are now published on the FMCP website at www.fmcpnet.org.

Continuing Pharmacy Education
Click above to submit for your continuing pharmacy education (CPE) for the 2011 Educational Conference, October 19-21, 2011, in Atlanta.

AMCP eDossier System
The AMCP eDossier System is a centralized, secure, web-base platform that provides qualified Health Care Decision Makers (HCDMs) the opportunity to easily access, review, and evaluate research to make informed, evidence-based decisions.

Resource Center Updates Posted for Registered Users!
The AMCP eDossier System recently provided registered users with several additional resources to help support informed, evidence-based decisions.

Interested in Team Training?
The AMCP eDossier System is excited to offer registered users the opportunity to schedule company-wide training to ensure the entire team understands how to most efficiently use the System.

Register Now!
Health care decision makers who are directly involved in formulary and/or benefit design decisions are invited to register at no cost.

JMCP Supplements: AHRQ's Comparative Effectiveness Reviews
6.25 hours of CE/CNE/CME credit for pharmacists, nurses, and physicians are available in 4 JMCP supplements created by the medical education company PRIME under contract with AHRQ…

Analysis of Nonformulary Use of PPIs and Excess Drug Cost in a Veterans Affairs Population
Nonformulary PPI use accounted for 10.5% of the PPI units and 9.7% of the users but 57.3% of total PPI drug cost. Opportunities to reduce nonformulary PPI use in order to reduce overall expenditures on PPIs include…

Implementation of a Peer Review Process to Improve Documentation Consistency of Care Process Indicators in the EMR in a Primary Care Setting
Significant improvements in documentation were demonstrated over the first 12 months and sustained for the next 2.5 years in this peer review intervention. From 2007 Q1 to 2010 Q2, the rate of noncompliant elements decreased…

Cost of Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose in the United States Among Patients on an Insulin Regimen for Diabetes
SMBG-related pharmacy costs accounted for 27% of the insulin- and SMBG-related treatment costs for insulin users with an average $772 per patient in prescription testing strips and supplies versus…

Knowing How to Stop: Ceasing Prescribing When the Medicine Is No Longer Required
Stopping prescriptions for medicines that patients no longer need is an important part of good prescribing practice…

Register Now for FMCP Leadership Meeting
The Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy (FMCP) Leadership meeting will be an opportunity for AMCP members to share ideas and concepts to improve patient care through “Leadership-Research-Practice”.

FMCP Today
The Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, charitable trust, is a research, education and philanthropic organization supporting the Academy. FMCP exists to advance knowledge and insights on the practice of managed care pharmacy.

Executive Director's January Column
The Foundation for Managed Care Pharmacy has identified specialty pharmacy as a priority for ongoing research and understanding.

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