August, 2013

What a tremendous amount of progress we have made this year.  We can celebrate many Wins and of course the "Veto” that stopped doctors from filling and keep pharmacists directly involved in patient care. There was a huge amount of work done by many people to achieve these results. Thank you to every member, every leader, every family member who called, wrote, visited and communicated. Thank you to every one who wrote checks and became members and attended fundraisers! Together we achieved a strength and delivered a message that protected and advanced  profession.

So….where are we and where do we go from here?

It is Fair to ask the question – Where do we start?  Where do we begin?

We have seen and shown the power of our Unified strength. While the bi-annual state legislative session has come to a close,  we only have 12 months to prepare. Even starting now we have a lot of work to do!

• We will be strengthening relationships with legislators, continuing the education and communication of healthcare priorities.
• There will be new relationships to build as elections progress through the year.
• Many candidates for office now see the strength and power of Pharmacy and are contacting us for meetings and potential support.
• We have a tremendous collaboration with the Colleges of Pharmacy both the Leadership and the Students. We will develop that collaboration further throughout the year.
• We have established professional forums for the leadership of all Pharmacy Organizations to discuss and promote the unified advancement of our issues.
• We will continue the role of advisor and support to the Governmental agencies that have impact on our profession.
• We will carry the message and momentum of this year to the Pharmacists and Technicians we represent.
• We will communicate both the urgency of the tasks and the actions we all must work on together to move our profession into the full utilization of the skills, talents and abilities we have.
• We will continue to listen to YOU, what challenges are you dealing with? What professional issues must be protected? We need to move our practices forward - What is the direction?

 We MUST go forward through this Interim year  - working together -  focused TOGETHER on the profession of Pharmacy.  Casting off all perceived differences and past troubles to determine what our actions will be to drive the recognition and empowerment of Pharmacists in Healthcare.

And we WILL achieve our goals. We WILL move the profession forward. We WILL TOGETHER, legislatively, in regulatory and in active practice fulfill the Mission and Vision of the Texas Pharmacy Association

Our Mission To advance, protect and unify the profession of pharmacy and assist patients in living healthy lives.

Our Vision Texas Pharmacists – Recognized, engaged and compensated as health-care providers.

Texas Pharmacy Association - We’ve Got Your Back!