NCPA develops policy department
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:50 AM CDT, Tue August 10, 2021
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The National Community Pharmacists Association has developed a new Department of Policy and Pharmacy Affairs, distinguishing the role of regulatory and pharmacy affairs within the association. The department will help bolster NCPA’s strategic affairs, advocacy and media relations efforts. It will conduct research, legislative review and drafting; prepare regulatory comments, issues briefs, testimony and correspondence; promote pharmacy health information technology and quality related activities; and advance public policy initiatives promoting the value of pharmacists. Ronna Hauser, PharmD, will head up the new department as senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs, building on her prior role as the association’s vice president of policy and government affairs operations. She joined the NCPA in 2009. The department will also include Lisa Schwartz, PharmD, senior director of professional affairs; Carlie Traylor, PharmD, director of strategic initiatives and student affairs; Shion Chang, associate director of policy and regulatory affairs; Peter Mihalick, associate director of policy and regulatory affairs; and Stephanie Vichness, operations and program coordinator.
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