FIRST SESSION
Sunday, July 24, 2016
1. Speaker of the House of Delegates Evan Robinson called the House to order at 10:00 a.m.
2. Speaker Robinson introduced the head table and announced Lawrence M. Brown would serve as the 2016 Parliamentarian and that the Speaker, Parliamentarian and House Secretary Lucinda L. Maine were available for consultation on matters coming before the House throughout the meeting.
3. Credentials Committee Chair Anandi Law reported the presence of a quorum in the report of the Credentials Committee. Two hundred and thirty four (234) of the 270 authorized delegates were seated.
4. Speaker Robinson noted that sessions would be conducted according to the current House Rules of Procedure and agenda contained in the Rules with the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order. He called for a motion and a second to adopt the agenda for both sessions of the 2016 House of Delegates and the motion was adopted unanimously.
5. Karin Bolte, Health Policy Director at the National Consumers League, announced the winning schools for the 2016 Script Your Future Medication Adherence Challenge were announced as follows:
• National Award Winners to further advance community medication outreach
University of Charleston School of Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• Health Disparities Focused Award to further advance community medication outreach
Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) College of Pharmacy
• Media/Communications Outreach Award to further advance community medication outreach
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy
• Creative Interprofessional Team Event Focused Award to further advance community medication outreach
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
6. Speaker Robinson called upon Jason Ausili, Director, Faculty Scholars and Academic Outreach from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation, to make announcements related to several programs of the Foundation.
7. Diana Courtney, Director Student and Professional Affairs and Committees for the National Community Pharmacists Association, announced the finalists for the NCPA Business Plan Competition. The 2016 finalists were the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy; the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy; and the University of Texas - Austin College of Pharmacy.
8. On behalf of the leaders of the Association of Faculty of Pharmacy of Canada Speaker Robinson shared a brief update on the Association as Harold Lopatka, EVP, and AFPC President Ann Thompson were traveling to the meeting. He then introduced AACP President-elect Joseph T. DiPiro to provide his address. His remarks framed the proposed 2016-19 AACP strategic plan and announced the chairs and charges for the standing and special committees that will advance AACP member priorities in the year ahead.
9. Speaker Robinson announced the passing of the following pharmacy educators and then called for a moment of silence in their memory:
View this table:10. Speaker Robinson recognized the following new deans of member institutions appointed since the last annual meeting:
View this table:11. Raylene Rospond, Chair of the Bylaws and Policy Development Committee (BPDC), came forward to describe the responsibilities of the BPDC and to present three membership resolutions.
Resolution #1 – High Point University School of Pharmacy
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Inc. provide for various levels of institutional membership for colleges and schools of pharmacy;
WHEREAS, the High Point University School of Pharmacy has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; and
WHEREAS, the High Point University School of Pharmacy has requested institutional membership in AACP;
RESOLVED that the High Point University School of Pharmacy be received into the appropriate level of institutional membership in AACP.
Resolution #2 – Larkin Health Sciences Institute College of Pharmacy
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Inc. provide for various levels of institutional membership for colleges and schools of pharmacy;
WHEREAS, the Larkin Health Sciences Institute College of Pharmacy has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; and
WHEREAS, the Larkin Health Sciences Institute College of Pharmacy has requested institutional membership in AACP;
RESOLVED that the Larkin Health Sciences Institute College of Pharmacy be received into the appropriate level of institutional membership in AACP.
Resolution #3 – Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Inc. provide for various levels of institutional membership for colleges and schools of pharmacy;
WHEREAS, the Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy has been recognized by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education; and
WHEREAS, the Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy has requested institutional membership in AACP;
RESOLVED that the Marshall B. Ketchum University College of Pharmacy be received into the appropriate level of institutional membership in AACP.
The membership resolutions were adopted unanimously in a single voice vote.
12. Speaker Robinson congratulated the new institutional members and then called for J. Chris Bradberry, AACP Treasurer, to give his report on the financial status of AACP. Following his presentation Secretary of the House of Delegates Maine presented an inscribed abacus to Dean Bradberry in recognition of his leadership and service during the three years he served as Treasurer.
13. Speaker Robinson called for Gayle Brazeau, the editor of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, to give her report on the Journal.
14. Speaker Robinson introduced Jeffrey Wadelin, Associate Executive Director for the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, who presented the annual report of the Council.
15. Speaker Robinson introduced American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education President Ellen Woods to present the annual report of the Foundation. President Woods introduced the 2016 AFPE Mentor of the Year, Professor Frank Szoka, and presented him a plaque.
16. Speaker Robinson called upon Patricia A. Chase, Chair of the AACP Nominations Committee, to present the candidates for the offices of President-elect and Speaker-elect. Chair Chase announced that the committee had slated the following candidates for President-elect:
• David D. Allen, University of Mississippi
• M. Lynn Crismon, University of Texas - Austin
No nominations were presented from the floor and delegates voted to close nominations for this office.
For the office of Speaker-elect Chair Chase announced that the committee had slated the following candidates:
• Craig D. Cox, Texas Tech University School of Pharmacy
• Michael M. Manolakis, Wingate University School of Pharmacy
Speaker Robinson then called each candidate for the office of Speaker-elect to the podium for short remarks of introduction.
17. Speaker Robinson offered for receipt by the House the final reports of the following committees of the Association. A motion to receive the reports passed unanimously.
• The Finance Committee Report chaired by Chris Bradberry
• The report of the Academic Affairs Committee chaired by Stuart Haines
• The report of the Advocacy Committee chaired by Daniel Robinson
• The Professional Affairs Committee chaired by Cathy Worrell
• The Research and Graduate Affairs Committee chaired by Natalie Eddington
• The Argus Commission chaired by Rod Carter
• The Special Committee on Diversifying our Human Capital chaired by Carla White
18. There was no other business before the House of Delegates. Speaker Robinson adjourned the first session of the House of Delegates at 11:30 a.m.
SECOND SESSION
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
1. Speaker of the House of Delegates, Evan Robinson called the House to order at 10:00 a.m. and introduced Parliamentarian Lawrence M. Brown and Secretary Lucinda L. Maine.
12. Credentials Committee Chair Anandi Law reported the presence of a quorum in the report of the Committee. Two hundred and eighteen (218) of the 270 authorized delegates were seated.
3. David Allen, Chair of the Council of Deans, came forward to present the report of the Council.
4. Todd Sorensen, Chair of the Council of Faculties, came forward to present the report of the Council.
5. Ed DeSimone, Chair of the Council of Sections, came forward to present the report of the Council and moved approval of all three Council reports. The delegates unanimously approved the motion.
6. Lucinda L. Maine, Executive Vice President of AACP, came forward to present the report titled, “Spread, Scale and Sustain” to the House of Delegates.
7. Bylaws and Policy Development Committee (BPDC) Chair Raylene Rospond came forward to present the final report of the committee. The House took the following actions on the resolutions and recommendations of the Bylaws and Policy Development Committee:
B. PROPOSED POLICY STATEMENTS
All policy statements were approved as presented below:
Policy Statement 1:
AACP encourages pharmacists in all practice settings to be a preceptor to contribute to the future of the profession and the evolving health care system. (Source: 2015-16 Professional Affairs Committee)
Policy Statement 2:
AACP encourages members of the academy that use the traditional transactional model of experiential education (i.e., payment to an experiential preceptor/site per student per rotation) to transition to a model that reinvests experiential education resources to support the professional development/advancement of preceptors. (Source: 2015-16 Professional Affairs Committee)
Policy Statement 3:
AACP will work with the colleges and schools of pharmacy to promote innovation and excellence in graduate education programs, including new and established programs, to provide graduate students and postdoctoral trainees with professional development skills and career guidance that best prepares them for success in a wide array of opportunities in the workforce. (Source: 2014-16 Research and Graduate Affairs Committee)
Policy Statement 4:
AACP encourages member institutions to conduct regular external peer reviews and assessments of their graduate education programs, including masters, doctoral, and postdoctoral programs, in order to achieve and sustain excellence in research training. (Source: 2014-16 Research and Graduate Affairs Committee)
Policy Statement 5:
AACP will work to foster training to prepare graduate students, postdoctoral trainees and new faculty for successful careers in academic pharmacy so they can contribute to both the education and research missions of the colleges and schools of pharmacy. (Source: 2014-16 Research and Graduate Affairs Committee)
Policy Statement 6:
AACP urges colleges and schools of pharmacy to commit to actions aimed at reducing the public health threat from opioid abuse and heroin use by utilizing teaching, research and patient-centered, team-based care that includes, but is not limited to:
1. preparing every student to provide, administer, and educate on appropriate use of life-saving interventions to patients, as well as to individuals who may encounter those at risk of opioid overdose;
2. engaging in education outreach with other healthcare providers; and
3. providing continuing professional development to prepare practicing pharmacists to respond to requests for interventions that can reverse opioid overdose.
(Source: AACP Board of Directors)
Policy Statement 7:
AACP recognizes that a diverse student body, faculty, administration, and staff contribute to improvements in health equity and therefore encourages member institutions to develop faculty, staff, pharmacists and scientists whose background, perspectives, and experiences reflect the diverse communities they serve. (Source: 2015-17 Taskforce on Diversifying our Investment in Human Capital)
C. PROPOSED BYLAWS AMENDMENTS
Resolved, amendments to the AACP Bylaws are approved as set forth in Attachment A of this report. (Source: 2015-16 Argus Commission)
D. PROPOSED APPROVAL OF 2016-2019 STRATEGIC PLAN
Delegates adopted the 2016-2019 AACP Strategic Plan.
E. PROPOSED RESOLUTIONS
Resolution #1 – Institutional Dues
RESOLVED, the institutional member dues for Associate and Regular Institutional Members be increased by $2,000 from $24,000 to $26,000 in FY 2017 and by $3,000 to a total of $29,000 beginning in FY 2018;
Be it further RESOLVED that the FY17 and 18 dues increases shall be Board-designated specifically for implementation of the Association’s strategic plan adopted by the 2016 House of Delegates. (Source: AACP Board of Directors)
An initial voice vote on the resolution was too close for Speaker Robinson to call and a standing vote count was conducted. The staff tallied the votes with a result of 126 affirmative and 97 negative votes (223 total). The Speaker ruled the motion carried despite the total being 5 votes higher than the number of delegates that had been certified by the Credentials Committee as the delegate discrepancy was not significant enough to materially change the outcome of the vote. A subsequent motion to reconsider was introduced by a delegate who indicated her initial vote was on the prevailing side. The motion to reconsider was seconded and affirmed by voice vote. A written ballot was used for the final vote on the original resolution which passed with 93 affirmative votes, 90 negative votes and 2 abstentions.
F. EMERGING BUSINESS
Resolution #1 – Global Collaborations
Resolution #1 was adopted:
AACP supports and encourages collaborative scholarship in the area of global health and international pharmacy education and practice. (Source: Global Pharmacy Education SIG)
8. Speaker Robinson thanked Raylene for her leadership as the chair and acknowledged that the 2015-16 BPDC had helped the Association complete a substantive amount of work in the past year.
9. Speaker Robinson called Craig Cox and Michael Manolakis forward to provide remarks to the delegates. AACP staff members distributed ballots for the election of Speaker-elect. The Credentials Committee reported that Michael Manolakis had been elected Speaker-elect for 2016-17. House Secretary Maine administered the oath of office to Speaker-elect Manolakis and congratulated him on his election.
10. Speaker Robinson noted that there was neither unfinished business nor items of emerging business to be addressed by the House.
11. Past President Patricia A. Chase installed the officers and members of the 2016-17 Board of Directors:
• President Joseph T. DiPiro
• Immediate Past President Cynthia Boyle
• President-elect Steven A. Scott
• Evan T. Robinson, Speaker of the House
• Natalie D. Eddington, Chair, Council of Deans
• Robert A. Blouin, Immediate Past Chair, Council of Deans
• Anne A. Lin, Chair-elect, Council of Deans
• Anandi V. Law, Chair, Council of Faculties
• Todd Sorenson, Immediate Past Chair, Council of Faculties
• Stuart Haines, Chair-elect, Council of Faculties
• Schwanda K. Flowers, Chair, Council of Sections
• Ed DeSimone, Immediate Past Chair, Council of Sections
• Steven Stoner, Chair-elect, Council of Sections
• Lucinda L. Maine, Executive Vice President
12. Newly installed President DiPiro was congratulated and presented a gavel by Past President Boyle.
13. Speaker Robinson then thanked the delegates for the excellent manner in which the business of the House was managed and adjourned the House of Delegates at 11:30 a.m.
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