The early registration dealing for the PQA Annual Meeting is April 4, and we are announcing new details on how to connect with innovators and emerging leaders in medication use quality.
This year’s poster session features 24 quality improvement and research projects. Sponsored by Pharmacy Quality Solutions, the session will enhance the meeting’s other educational programming.
We are also offering 10 Diversity in Quality Scholarships for minority healthcare professional students to attend the half-day continuing education workshop: Medication Use Quality: A PQA Live CE Event.
Learn more about these educational offerings below. This week, we are highlighting our members’ insights on health disparities, telepharmacy and chronic disease services. If you have work you’d like for us to spotlight in an upcoming Five For Friday, send us an email
–Alexis Caronis, PharmD, CPHQ, PQA Executive Fellow
Addressing Racial Health Disparities
AMCP‘s Susan Cantrell, a PQA Board member, authored a viewpoint on their strategic priority to address racial inequities in health care. AMCP hosted a partnership forum on racial health disparities in medication use where participants agreed that we must acknowledge that racism impacts health care.
Leveraging Technology-Based Telepharmacy to Improve Medication Adherence
AdhereHealth‘s Jason Rose authored an AJMC article on the need for Medicare Advantage plans to leverage data-driven insights and omnichannel telepharmacy software to guide meaningful interactions with high-risk members and boost Star Ratings performance. High-risk patients will benefit from personalized outreach that addresses their unique barriers to care.
Managing Chronic Disease with Community Pharmacists
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention worked with academic researchers to understand the extent to which pharmacists are and could be used to provide services for chronic disease. Researchers explored opportunities and barriers for community pharmacist provision of chronic disease management service before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Engage with Future Quality Leaders at PQA Annual Meeting
As part of PQA’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, PQA is offering 10 Diversity in Quality Scholarships for minority healthcare professional students to attend the Medication Use Quality: A PQA Live CE Event.
Students from all backgrounds and health care disciplines are invited to learn more, register and apply for the Diversity in Quality Scholarship, if they qualify.
Student projects will also be presented at the PQA Annual Meeting poster session. Awards will be presented for the top posters, including an award for best student poster.
Your Next Engagement Opportunities
- PQA has issued a Request for Interest (RFI) for pharmacy and payer partners for value-based payment arrangement (VBA) pilots. These pilots are funded in part by a grant from the Community Pharmacy Foundation. Interested and qualified organizations should submit their responses by April 8.
- PQA’s next Quality Forum Webinar is Thursday, April 21, 1-2 pm ET. This forum will provide an overview of safe medication disposal. We will be joined by Mitchell Barnett from Iowa Board of Pharmacy, John Edwards from Baptist Health Lexington and Leslie Herron from Sumpter Pharmacy. Register today!
- Early registration for the 2022 PQA Annual Meeting end April 4! Join us May 3-5 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md. We are excited to announce 15 confirmed breakout sessions and speakers and four general sessions. Register now and reserve your hotel!