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There were more than 160 delegates in attendance at the Town Hall meeting, where the consultation process for the Blueprint for Pharmacy was officially launched. Delegates heard from 11 speakers and had the opportunity to respond to speakers in the second hour of the meeting.
CPhA president, Brian Stowe, welcomed delegates and introduced the chair of the Task Force on a Blueprint for Pharmacy and the facilitator of the Town Hall, Dr. David Hill. Dr. Jeff Poston, CPhA's executive director, provided an overview of the changing health care landscape and the evolving pharmacy practice models - in essence, building the case for the Blueprint for Pharmacy. Janet Cooper, CPhA's senior director of professional affairs, led delegates through the history of the Blueprint, emphasizing that it is aimed at all pharmacists. The draft document presented for consultation was created primarily through 2...