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Pharmacy Legislative Day
Pharmacy Legislative Day
October 10, 2007
Riffe Center, 77 South High Street, Columbus
Presented by: the Ohio Pharmacists Association and
the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists
The Ohio Pharmacists Association and the Ohio Society of Health-System Pharmacists have joined together to sponsor this event to inform you of crucial legislation involving pharmacy. You will learn how to make your voice heard in Ohio's political arena, and find out how important it is to keep your legislators informed about pharmacy issues before them.
At the conclusion of this program, participants should be able to:
- describe how to build positive relationships with and educate your legislators;
- explain the importance of getting acquainted with legislative staff;
- describe the effect of state and federal legislative and regulatory issues on the practice of pharmacy;
- summarize recent changes in Ohio State Board of Pharmacy rules; and
- apply the new rules to the practice of pharmacy.
Registration Fee:
OPA or OSHP Member $69
Non-member $89
Invited Speakers
Governor Ted Strickland
Representative Jon Husted (R-Kettering), Speaker of the House
Senator Bill Harris (R-Ashland), Senate President
Senator Kevin Coughlin (R-Cuyahoga Falls), Chairman, Senate Health, Human Services and Aging Committee
Representative John White (R-Kettering), Chair, House Health Committee
Mark Keeley, R.Ph., Legislative Affairs Administrator, Ohio State Board of Pharmacy
Pharmacy Continuing Education
Pharmacists can earn 4.5 hours (0.45 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit at the 2007 Pharmacy Legislative Day.
129-999-07-052-L04 0.35 CEU
129-999-07-053-L03* 0.1 CEU
*approved for one hour of Ohio jurisprudence continuing education credit.
This seminar is targeted to all Ohio pharmacists. To receive CE credit, pharmacists must complete and return the signed CE form distributed at the program. Statements of CE credit will be distributed at the conclusion of the meeting to pharmacists who attend the entire meeting and submit the completed CE form. All other statements of credit will be mailed.
The Ohio Pharmacists Foundation Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
