New Mexico Pharmacists Association

03/11/2024

The New Mexico Pharmacist Association (NMPhA) seeks a full-time candidate for the position of Executive Vice President for immediate hire. NMPhA is the collective voice of the profession of pharmacy in New Mexico and stands for the goals and values of our members. Currently, NMPhA represents more than (3000) licensed pharmacists and (150) pharmacy technicians. The mission of the NMPhA is to support community pharmacy and pharmacists in New Mexico.

The Executive Director position is responsible for managing the Association and for the leadership, strategic planning, fundraising, public relations, social media communication, website updates, fiscal oversight, fiscal compliance, program development, evaluation of pharmacy, networking, and membership development, member newsletter, and other related communications. Apply now, send your resume to dancross99@gmail.com

08/19/2023

This year’s recipient of the Legacy Award at the Association Excellence Awards is Dale Tinker, Executive Director of the New Mexico Pharmacists Association.

Following college Dale went to work for the Albuquerque Home Builders Association as their Apprenticeship Program Director. As fate would have it, the association executive soon retired, and Dale became Executive Director in 1977.

Dale then became Executive Director of the Associated Builders and Contractors New Mexico for six years. He was even an early pioneer for association management companies in New Mexico—managing both ABC of NM and the New Mexico Pharmacists Association until the two associations became financially able to operate as independent organizations. That is when Dale began managing the New Mexico Pharmacists Association exclusively.

In 1993 Dale passed the first law in the United States which allowed pharmacists to be mid-level providers with prescribing authority. This has become a standard for other states.

Because of the clear shortage of providers around NM, Dale worked to pass legislation in 2001 to allow pharmacist prescribing protocols for individual practices.

Dale is proud of the NM Pharmacists Association for providing leadership at the national level for pharmacists providing patient care activities.

Dale believes the most important aspect of association management is to have good relationships with industry groups. He has worked to have excellent relationships with the NM Board of Pharmacy and the UNM College of Pharmacy.

Dale and the NM Pharmacists Association provided “association management” education opportunities for pharmacy students for more than 20 years and during that time the rotations saw approximately 20 students a year, sometimes 3 to 4 students on the four-week rotation at a time.

Many of the students Dale had as externs on rotation are now leaders in pharmacy in New Mexico, and even in leadership of some National Pharmacy Associations. Many have been national leaders through their student pharmacists’ associations.

Dale encourages member participation in associations and demonstrates this by his proud membership and involvement in the New Mexico Society of Association Executives, which he joined in 1976 and became Board President in 1995.

Dale is very proud of the leadership role New Mexico has taken for pharmacy nationwide.

07/25/2023

Go to the video regarding the post on counterfeit HIV medications: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=992981158398841&ref=sharing

07/25/2023

For nearly a decade, one criminal mastermind victimized pharmacists and patients by selling them unsafe medication, sometimes random pills in bottles that should have been things like HIV medicine.

Now, this criminal who defrauded pharmacies for hundreds of millions of dollars is going to jail for fifteen years. And he is one of more than 150 defendants in an HIV medication trademark lawsuit that alleges black market versions of the drug made their way to patients.

Please share our social posts for our video about how counterfeit HIV medication made it into the hands of patients. You can share it with your followers on Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok while logged into your organization's account. Please follow us on Youtube as well, where you can find this and other stories about counterfeit medicines in the United States.

06/06/2023

OneLab TEST Kickoff Event
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET

Join us as we kick off OneLab TEST – a new, collaborative network for personnel who perform or coordinate testing outside of the laboratory. Connect with CDC and peer experts and learn how to access free resources to support your day-to-day work and help you prepare for public health emergencies!
This one-hour virtual session is designed for professionals and volunteers who work in non-laboratory settings, such as:
• Drive-through testing sites
• Workplace testing sites
• Schools
• Health departments
• Long-term care and assisted living facilities
• Pharmacies
• Clinics, physician offices

Click here to register – don’t miss this event!
Questions or feedback? Email OneLabTEST@cdc.gov.

Thank you,

CDC OneLab TEST Team

OneLab TEST
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
OneLabTEST@cdc.gov

OneLab TEST aims to connect, train, and empower a community of practice among professionals and volunteers who perform or coordinate testing at non-laboratory sites. Ultimately, OneLab TEST will strengthen connections between the testing community and CDC to support the ever-increasing need to expan...

06/06/2023

Ozempic, a new treatment for diabetes has proved extremely popular with people trying to lose weight. Its popularity means a black market for the drug has popped up. It has been turning up counterfeit online. U.K. reporters found Ozempic for sale on Facebook, and Nigerian authorities are reporting that fake Ozempic pens containing insulin have turned up in nine countries.

Please share our social posts for "Did You Buy Fake Ozempic?" with your followers on TikTok, Linkedin, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter while logged into your organization's account. Please follow us on Youtube as well, where you can find this story.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDIfRyo7jSQ

-Shabbir

Demand for Ozempic and diabetes and weight loss drugs in its class has created a black market, and it's not safe. Learn more in this video.

04/28/2023

2023 Legends of Pharmacy
Invitational Golf Tournament
Friday, June 23, 2023
UNM Championship South Golf Course

3601 University Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106

Sign-up for COMPETITIVE 2-PERSON TEAMS OR

https://www.nmpharmacy.org/event-5127692

NON-COMPETITIVE 4-PERSON TEAMS!

Benefiting the New Mexico Pharmaceutical Care Foundation & UNM College of Pharmacy student pharmacists.

REGISTRATION BEGINS AT NOON | TEE OFF AT 1PM | Box lunches provided for all players. Range balls provided for all players. Golf course officials will notify golfers of rules and tee assignments. Deadline to register is 6/5/23 & Sponsorship deadline is 5/23/23!

Individual Player @ $100

Competitive Twosome @ $200

Non-Competitive Foursome @ $400

Student Golfer Sponsorship @ $100

Hole Sponsorship @ $100 (includes signage)

Lunch Sponsorship @ $2,500 (includes signage, foursome, Driving range, Intercom shout out, #12 mulligans)

Beverage Cart Sponsorship @ $1500 (includes logo on carts, Intercom shout out)

Awards & Snacks Sponsorship @ $2000 (includes signage, foursome, Putting green, Intercom shout out, #12 mulligans)

REGISTRATION BEGINS AT NOON | TEE OFF AT 1PM | Box lunches provided for all players. Range balls provided for all players. Golf course officials will notify golfers of rules and tee assignments.  Deadline to register is 6/5/23 & Sponsorship deadline is 5/23/23!

04/28/2023

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2023 NMPhA 94th Annual Convention
TOTALLY IN-PERSON!!!
The 94th Annual Convention will provide Continuing Professional Education to Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and other health care professionals. Saturday there will be exhibitors providing information about products and services.
Mark your Calendar!
Saturday, June 24, 2023
and
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Already a NMPhA or NMSHP member? Register at https://www.nmpharmacy.org/event-5197750
Not a current member? Sign up for membership or register as a non-member at www.nmpharmacy.org ;

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2023 Board of Pharmacy Drug Law Update –2.0 Contact hours @ $60 (Saturday only @ 2-4pm)
Patient Safety/Opioid Safety + Immunization + Hormonal Contraception + HIV Prescriptive Authority Follow-up training offered)
Tentative Program Topics
2023 BOP Drug Law Update
Medication Safety
Operation Substance Use Disorder
Long Haul COVID
Anxiety
Imposter Syndrome
HIV Prevention Update
Revolutionizing Primary Care in New Mexico
LGBTQ+ Pharmacy Care
Art of Giving & Receiving Feedback
International APPE w/ a Focus on Rural Healthcare
MTM Interventions
Immunization Follow-up
Hormonal Contraception Follow-up
Book your group room rate for New Mexico Pharmacist Association Annual Convention

BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM! (Group Block available until 6/1/23!
Book now to receive $109 NMPhA Group Rate!
Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel
2910 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 843-7000/(800) 252-7772
You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations.
MEETING REGISTRATION & PAYMENT AVAILABLE https://www.nmpharmacy.org/event-5197750
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Information

The New Mexico Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists and other health professionals may earn up to 12.0 contact hours or 1.2 CEU’s by participating and successfully completing a program evaluation form for each program attended. (There are concurrent programs, an individual can earn at the most 12.0 or 1.2 CEU’s.) NMPhA will submit your completed CPE hours into the CPE Monitor database within 30 days to attendees who have successfully completed a Program Evaluation Form.

REGISTER HERE
https://www.nmpharmacy.org/sys/website/system-pages/?pageId=1734783

èPatient Safety/Opioid Safety + Immunization + Hormonal Contraception + HIV Prescriptive Authority Follow-up training offered)

04/28/2023

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2023 NMPhA 94th Annual Convention
TOTALLY IN-PERSON!!!
The 94th Annual Convention will provide Continuing Professional Education to Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians and other health care professionals. Saturday there will be exhibitors providing information about products and services.
Mark your Calendar!
Saturday, June 24, 2023
and
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Already a NMPhA or NMSHP member? Register at https://www.nmpharmacy.org/event-5197750
Not a current member? Sign up for membership or register as a non-member at www.nmpharmacy.org ;

•

2023 Board of Pharmacy Drug Law Update –2.0 Contact hours @ $60 (Saturday only @ 2-4pm)
Patient Safety/Opioid Safety + Immunization + Hormonal Contraception + HIV Prescriptive Authority Follow-up training offered)
Tentative Program Topics
2023 BOP Drug Law Update
Medication Safety
Operation Substance Use Disorder
Long Haul COVID
Anxiety
Imposter Syndrome
HIV Prevention Update
Revolutionizing Primary Care in New Mexico
LGBTQ+ Pharmacy Care
Art of Giving & Receiving Feedback
International APPE w/ a Focus on Rural Healthcare
MTM Interventions
Immunization Follow-up
Hormonal Contraception Follow-up
Book your group room rate for New Mexico Pharmacist Association Annual Convention

BOOK YOUR HOTEL ROOM! (Group Block available until 6/1/23!
Book now to receive $109 NMPhA Group Rate!
Sheraton Albuquerque Airport Hotel
2910 Yale Blvd SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 843-7000/(800) 252-7772
You are responsible for making your own hotel reservations.
MEETING REGISTRATION & PAYMENT AVAILABLE https://www.nmpharmacy.org/event-5197750
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Information

The New Mexico Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Pharmacists and other health professionals may earn up to 12.0 contact hours or 1.2 CEU’s by participating and successfully completing a program evaluation form for each program attended. (There are concurrent programs, an individual can earn at the most 12.0 or 1.2 CEU’s.) NMPhA will submit your completed CPE hours into the CPE Monitor database within 30 days to attendees who have successfully completed a Program Evaluation Form.

REGISTER HERE

https://www.nmpharmacy.org/sys/website/system-pages/?pageId=1734783

10/18/2022

I must admit that we are truly impressed by these families that have put aside their grief at losing a child to a fake pill and are campaigning to kick drug dealers off of social media. Stop The VOID has released a report called Best Practices To Rid Social Media Of Drug Trafficking That offers solutions for protecting children from drug dealer who operate online.

I ask that you share our social media posts about this vital new report with your followers on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn while logged in as your organization. The sooner the report's conclusions are enacted, the more children's lives will be saved.

-Shabbir

09/20/2022