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NMSHP President Kim Neff called on members to become more involved and reach out to others to continue the vital role that pharmacists play in healthcare in New Mexico during her incoming remarks at the 2013 Balloon Fiesta Symposium. With her incoming presidential address, Kim reminded members how pharmacist change lives improve patient care and urged members to find their own niche in healthcare, their communities and NMSHP.  She set goals for the year to include maintain and enhance relations with student pharmacists, increase NMSHP membership, enhance our policy and advocacy efforts, improve and expand our educational programs and to continue to foster relationships with our colleagues at UNM and in community practice.  See the full text of her remarks.

NMSHP President Gretchen Ray summarized the year and acknowledged those who helped make NMSHP a better organization over the past 12 months during her annual report presentation at the October 6 NMSHP Balloon Fiesta Symposium Awards & Installation lunch. Click here for a copy of her comments.

Pharmacists across our city will use National Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy Week, October 20-26, 2013, to highlight the many new and vital roles they now play in patient care. The evolution has been especially dramatic in recent years as pharmacists have moved beyond compounding and dispensing medications to become vital members of multidisciplinary patient-care teams.

Has your hospital participated in the ASHP PPMI Self-Assessment survey?  Only 8 of New Mexico's hospitals have.  Go to the ASHP website and check out this important practice-based survey - http://www.ashpmedia.org/ppmi/.

 

Results comparing New Mexico's data to the rest of the U.S. is availble on the NMSHP website.  Click here to see how we look against the rest of the nation.