1. Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology
Section Involvement Overview

2. SOPIT Chair Sylvia Belford, Pharm.D., M.S., CPHIMS
Director, Continuum of Care
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

4. Getting Involved Opportunities to be more engaged member
Section Advisory Groups
Local and State Chapters
Leadership Roles
Volunteerism
Educational Steering Committee
State Delegation
SOPIT Executive Committee
Pharmacy HIT Collaborative
ASHP Board of Directors
ASHP Councils
Specific Initiatives
Women in Leadership
Practice Advancement Initiative

5. Sections and Forums Sections Forums
Pharmacy Informatics and Technology
Ambulatory Care Practitioners
Clinical Specialists and Scientists
Pharmacy Practice Managers
Inpatient Care Practitioners
Forums
New Practitioners
Students

6. Mission & Vision
Mission: The Section is dedicated to improving health and ensuring value of medication use processes through health information technology by the use and integration of data, information, knowledge, and automation
Vision: The Section is dedicated to utilizing health information technology to ensure that medication use is optimal, safe, and effective for all people all the time

7. Member Involvement Section Advisory Groups
Clinical Information Systems
Pharmacy Operations and Automation
Ambulatory Care Informatics
Professional Development
Educational Steering Committee
PHIT Collaborative
Claims and Codes
Documentation and Coding
Communication Standards
Pharmacist EHR

8. Organizational Structure
ASHP
Councils
PAI Coordination
Executive Committee
Educational Steering Committee
Section Advisory Groups
Work Groups
Nominations
Committee
PHIT
Collaborative

9. Executive Committee Chair, Director-At-Large, Sylvia Belford
Beth Prier
Board of Directors Liaison,
Lea Eiland
Two more positions, Chair Elect and Director-At-Large Elect TBD
Immediate Past Chair,
Brandon Ordway
Director-At-Large,
Maritza Lew

10. Executive Committee, New Elects
Two more positions, Chair Elect and Director-At-Large Elect TBD
Chair Elect, Joe Lassiter
Director-At-Large Elect, Seth Hartman

11. Resources members provide…
Webinar
Manuscript
Toolkit
Programs
Resources members receive…
Networking
News
Advocacy
Resources

12. Clinical Information Systems
Meeting Time:
Second Wednesday, 2-3 p.m. EST
Leadership:
Chair: Jeff Chalmers
Vice Chair: Kerry Goldrosen
Executive Committee Liaison: Beth Prier

13. Pharmacy Operations Automation
Meeting Time:
Second Thursday, 2-3 p.m. EST
Leadership:
Chair: Jonna L Fink
Vice Chair: Nancy Nickman
Executive Committee Liaison: Sylvia Belford

14. Ambulatory Care Informatics
Meeting Time:
First Thursday, 1 p.m. EST
Leadership:
Chair: Carol White
Vice Chair: Adam Wolfe
Executive Committee Liaison: TBD

15. Professional Development
Meeting Time:
Second Tuesday, 1 p.m. EST
Leadership:
Chair: Julie A. Pawola
Vice Chair: Anna Dreger
Executive Committee Liaison: Maritza Lew

16. Educational Steering Committee
Meeting Time:
First and Third Thursday, 12-1:00 p.m. EST
Leadership:
Chair: Nancy Smestad
Vice Chair: Phillip Achsah
Executive Committee Liaison: TBD

17. Resources ASHP Connect Informatics Corner
Discuss informatics topics and issues with other members
SAG members have special communities where they find additional resources like call minutes and workgroup’s project resources
Informatics Corner
Monthly opinion blog from selected members on important informatics topics
AJHP and Informatics Interchange
Informatics topics in ASHP’s monthly journal
Intersections
Pharmacy specific articles and highlights from innovative practice sites or professional trends
Social Media
ASHP has Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn pages
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18. Resources Webinars Section Website SOPIT Resource Center
Live and recorded webinars available for CE for all members on various topics, including informatics
Section Website
Member spotlights to get to know your colleague’s background
Chair’s Message to highlight activities within the Section
SOPIT Resource Center
Midyear Clinical Meeting and Informatics Institute
Annual conferences with networking and CE opportunities, including informatics sessions
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19. ASHP’s Grassroots Network!
Talk to Congress
Offer “real world” perspectives
Participate in local & national elections
Give to ASHP-PAC
Involvement in the political process is an important vehicle to improve patient care…it’s part of our oath as pharmacists.
As a member of a SAG, you’re a part of the team that helps to advance ASHP’s public policy agenda via grassroots advocacy.
You’ll be among the first people to learn about our advocacy initiatives and ASHP will look to you to take an active part in efforts like outreach to members of Congress, offering expertise to state and federal regulatory agencies, and giving to ASHP-PAC.

20. The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H. R
The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H.R. 592 / S. 314)
Allows pharmacists to be paid for services to Medicare patients in medically underserved communities
Pharmacists can be paid for services authorized by their states.
Bipartisan support
291 cosponsor in the House of Representatives
49 cosponsors in the Senate
Provider status legislation, the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act, focuses on meeting an unmet need in medically underserved areas, and helping to address the shortage of primary care physicians
The bills would amend the Part B section of Medicare and add pharmacists to the list of recognized healthcare providers
We’ve had a lot of success in building support for the bills through the work of ASHP members and the members of the Patient Access to Pharmacists’ Care Coalition. We are currently working with the Sponsors offices to get a CBO score and a hearing.
We need every ASHP member, especially those in our Section, to help make this happen.

21. What Can I Do? Congress at home August 3- September 5
Prime time for outreach to elected officials
Suggested activities:
In-district meetings at legislator’s office
Practice site tour—”Take Your Legislator to Work”
Town hall or open forum
Online toolkit: “Political Activity for Pharmacists”
Members of Congress are at home on break in August. During their break, they meet with constituents to get a sense of the issues that concern the people that they represent. This is a prime time to reach out to your members of Congress: your two Senators and your representative.
Your first step should be to go to ASHP’s Grassroots Advocacy Center, where you can send a pre-written asking your member of Congress to support the bill. If your legislator is already a cosponsor, the system will send him or her a thank you . In both versions, you should personalize the to include examples from your practice that show the value that you bring to the healthcare team.
The ask is very simple: Support the bill. If the member of Congress is a co-sponsor, ask him or her to push for a hearing on the bill so that the case can be made publicly for provider status.
You can also ask to meet with your member of Congress in his or her local office, invite them to visit your practice site, or you could attend a town hall or open forum to make your ask in person.
ASHP has an online Political Activity Toolkit that will guide you through all of these activities.

22. ASHP-PAC is Your Voice
Educates members of Congress about pharmacists’ patient care roles
Supports “pharmacy-friendly” candidates
Builds support for legislation that advances ASHP’s public policy goals
Another important advocacy tool is ASHP-PAC.
A PAC, or political action committee, raises money to help identify and support political candidates. ASHP staff work closely with government officials, but federal law prohibits organizations from using member dues to donate to candidates for office.
ASHP-PAC focuses attention on issues facing pharmacists in hospitals & clinics. It also allows ASHP members to support “pharmacy friendly candidates” at a level that would be difficult for us to do as individuals. That’s why even small contributions of $50 or $100 are important. If every ASHP member gave $100; ASHP-PAC would have more than 4 million dollars…
We contribute to the campaigns of members of health-related committees and champions of our issues, like provider status, drug shortages, drug pricing, 340B, and compounding.

23. Get Out the Vote! November 8
Register to vote
Check your polling location and hours
Know what’s on the ballot
Encourage your neighbors
The first step toward achieving goals like provider recognition and expanded patient care roles is to elect members of Congress who will support your role in patient care and champion the issues that affect your practice
Choose a candidate that supports your views on a variety of issues
Check with your Board of Elections that you are registered to vote with your current address
Each state is a little different, check with your Board of Elections to verify where you should go and when you can vote
Take a look at the ballot to know if your state is electing a Senator this election year or if there is an issue that will impact your community

24. Thank You
Questions directed to…
Sylvia Belford