The GPhA benefits open enrollment period begins on Monday, October 24 — that’s for all members who are currently insured, and those groups or individuals interested in choosing one of the several benefits options we will have available in the plan.

We’ll have a lot of plans and we are crafting some fantastic benefits programs to choose from that are designed to fit almost any coverage situation.

We’re still working out the details of those medical, dental, vision, and life options right now, and we’ll have them more to share for with you by then. In the meantime, watch this space (and your inbox) for more information in the next few days.

GPhA benefits open enrollment begins Monday, October 24 — that’s for all members who are currently insured, and those groups or individuals interested in joining choosing one of the several benefits options we will have available.

We’ll have a lot of plans and we’re crafting some fantastic benefits programs to choose from — designed to fit almost any coverage situation.

We’re still working out the details of those medical, dental, vision, and life options right now, and we’ll haave more to share by then 24th. In the meantime, watch this space (and your inbox) for more information in the next few days.

GPhA past president and NCPA board of directors member Hugh Chancy of Hahira presents at an NCPA general session this morning on techniques for empowering the front-end in your independent pharmacy. “It’s a change from selling to educating your patients,” Chancy told the crowd.

GPhA past president and NCPA board of directors member Hugh Chancy of Hahira presents at an NCPA general session this morning on techniques for empowering the front-end in your independent pharmacy. “It’s a change from selling to educating your patients,” Chancy told the crowd.

In honor of American Pharmacist Month, our member service partner, InfiniTrak, is offering a special rate for GPhA members: $99 per month for a full year subscription to the track and trace compliance service. (Hint: That’s more than half off the regular price.)

Check out the special rate — and what InfiniTrak can do for you –by clicking here.

In honor of American Pharmacist Month, our member service partner, InfiniTrak, is offering a special rate for GPhA members: $99 per month for a full year subscription to the track and trace compliance service. (Hint: That’s more than half off the regular price.)

Check out the special rate — and what InfiniTrak can do for you –by clicking here.

If you own a pharmacy, you should at least check out the new insurance options available through GPhA. There’s a good chance you can save a nice chunk of change and get top-notch coverage.

We’ve put together some webinars in the next few weeks so you can see what we offer (and ask your questions, too).

Check out the list of webinars at GPhA.org/insurance-webinars and sign up for one or more now — so you can start saving money sooner.

Hey, girls — just a reminder that the 2016 Southeastern Girls of Pharmacy Leadership Weekend is coming up. We’ll be telling you more about it, but for now mark your calendars for January 13-15, 2017 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in beautiful Asheville, N.C.

Last year saw more than 240 girls from 10 states join in, and this year promises to be even bigger. Besides the top-notch program with amazing speakers, the organizers promise “plenty of time for spa appointments.”

Watch this space (and your e-mail) for more info!

One classroom certification course (this Sunday!) and four webinars (some of them THIS week).

One classroom certification course (this Sunday!) and four webinars (some of them THIS week).

GPhA’s Legislative Policy Committee meets this week to discuss a range of pharmacy issues and to recommend to the Board of Directors a handful of legislative priorities for the 2017 legislative session.

Once those issues are set – sometime in mid-October – we’ll be sharing talking points with you and asking you to meet in-person with your state senator and state representative and brief them on our legislation BEFORE they head to Atlanta for the session, which begins in early January.

Invite them to your pharmacy or take them for coffee. The important thing is that they hear from you, their constituent, because you’re a much better and more compelling lobbyist for issues that affect your business than GPhA’s lobbying team can be on its own.

To help prepare you for that task, we teamed up last year with the College of Pharmacy at UGA to produce a couple of instructional videos. Those videos are still timely.

One, which you’ll find here, is a reminder about the importance of your grassroots efforts to keep your legislators informed.

The other, linked here, is a role-playing example of how to be effective when you speak with your legislator – what to say and how to use his or her time well.

Take a look…and be ready to make contact with your elected officials when we send you talking points later this fall.

[ DISCLAIMER – The actors in these videos will not be quitting their day jobs and moving to Hollywood anytime soon. ]

GPhA’s Legislative Policy Committee meets this week to discuss a range of pharmacy issues and to recommend to the Board of Directors a handful of legislative priorities for the 2017 legislative session.

Once those issues are set – sometime in mid-October – we’ll be sharing talking points with you and asking you to meet in-person with your state senator and state representative and brief them on our legislation BEFORE they head to Atlanta for the session, which begins in early January.

Invite them to your pharmacy or take them for coffee. The important thing is that they hear from you, their constituent, because you’re a much better and more compelling lobbyist for issues that affect your business than GPhA’s lobbying team can be on its own.

To help prepare you for that task, we teamed up last year with the College of Pharmacy at UGA to produce a couple of instructional videos. Those videos are still timely.

One, which you’ll find here, is a reminder about the importance of your grassroots efforts to keep your legislators informed.

The other, linked here, is a role-playing example of how to be effective when you speak with your legislator – what to say and how to use his or her time well.

Take a look…and be ready to make contact with your elected officials when we send you talking points later this fall.

[ DISCLAIMER – The actors in these videos will not be quitting their day jobs and moving to Hollywood anytime soon. ]

Due to the overwhelming number of participants this past year (more than 400), GPhA is scheduling TWO Pharmacy Days at the Dome for 2017.

The event(s) provide an opportunity for student pharmacists to advocate for pharmacy and for GPhA to flex its political muscle by filling the halls of the State Capitol with white-coated practitioners-to-be.

To accommodate the large number of attendees – and assure better interactions with lawmakers – two schools of pharmacy will participate on each of the two dates, as follows:

• January 31, 2017:  UGA and PCOM

• February 21, 2017:  Mercer and South

In addition, the GPhA Board of Directors will meet on the afternoon of February 21.

Mark your calendars!

Pharmacists Andrew Holt and Brian Rickard joined GPhA Insurance Services Manager Denis Mucha today  at South University’s Pharmacy Career Day. Both Holt and Rickard are South graduates, and they spent the morning telling students about GPhA and the services it provides Georgia pharmacists. Their message? GPhA is the best investment you can make in your pharmacy career!