Grand Rapids Area Pharmacists Association (GRAPh)/MPhA Town Hall Event: Learn about USP Chapter <800>

Come join your colleagues in Northern Minnesota for a chance to network, learn and share with one another while having your voices heard! GRAPh’s host and President is MPhA member Heather Bibeau of Big Forks Valley Health System. You’ll have the opportunity to mix and mingle and visit with exhibitors while sharing fellowship before the dinner program. We are pleased to announce that MPhA’s Denise Frank will bring her considerable expertise to share on the current status of USP Chapter <800> and what that means for you and your organizations. Denise will share the history and content of the NIOSH List of Antineoplastic and Other Hazardous Drugs (HDs) in Healthcare Settings, and USP Chapter <800> as it applies to all pharmacies. She will also discuss the requirements and process for a pharmacy to list HDs in stock and for performing a risk assessment. Finally, the physical requirements of the pharmacy, personal protective equipment (PPE), and staff training requirements will be presented. MPhA’s Marsha Millonig, Interim Executive Director, will lead the Town Hall discussion. You’ll hear from Dave Johnson, RPh, the Retail Pharmacy Manager at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital, about efforts to implement the naloxone protocol. You can also share your thoughts and ideas for both future GRAPh and MPhA events. We look forward to seeing you there!

After participating in the program, attendees will be able to:

1. Review the history and content of USP Chapter <800> and the NIOSH List of Antineoplastics and Other Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings.
   
2. Describe the process to construct an HD list and perform HD risk assessments for your pharmacy.
   
3. Define the key engineering controls required for compliance with USP Chapter <800>.
   
4. Review the types and specifications of the personal protective equipment required when handling HDs.
   
5. List the elements required in your hazardous drug staff training program.

Agenda

5:30 p.m. Registration and Social Hour and Exhibits
6:30 p.m. CE Presentation and Meal
7:30 p.m. Town Hall
8:00 p.m. Adjournment

Presenter

Denise Frank, BPharm, RPh, Principal Frank Consulting, LLC

Denise Frank is a pharmacist with 30+ years of experience, and currently an independent consultant in the areas of pharmacy practice, technician training, compounding, pharmacy and wholesaler accreditations, and operational and regulatory compliance. She is also a former member of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy.

Previously serving as a surveyor and then the Accreditation and Inspection Services Manager for NABP, her responsibilities included development and maintenance of accreditation and inspection programs, and supervising NABP inspectors. Prior to this, she was an independent pharmacy owner, worked for a health-system, and was a pharmacy manager and district manager for a pharmacy chain.

Your Host

Heather Bibeau

Dr. Heather Bibeau lives in rural Grand Rapids and is the Director of Outpatient Pharmacy services alongside her twin sister, Dr. Sara Elioff, the Director of Inpatient Pharmacy services at Bigfork Valley Hospital in Bigfork, MN. She has a background in community and long-term care pharmacy practice. Heather received a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Biology from the College of Saint Scholastica and her doctorate from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy in Duluth in 2010. She oversees participation in the 340B program as a contract pharmacy and the operation of three telepharmacies in rural Minnesota as the pharmacist-in-charge. She also serves as a consultant pharmacist for the Minnesota Department of Corrections. She is dedicated to spreading awareness and preventing prescription drug abuse in her community. She began a drug take-back program at Bigfork Valley Hospital and educational discussions with the community and high school students. Most recently, she held an at-large position on the board of the Minnesota Pharmacists’ Association and is an active member. She is also the coordinator of the Grand Rapids Area Pharmacists (GRAPh) group and provides educational opportunities to her peers. She has a passion for mentoring and precepting future pharmacists.

Marsha Millonig, MPhA Interim Executive Director

Marsha Millonig is the President/CEO of Catalyst Enterprises, LLC, a health care consulting firm dedicated to creating change. It specializes in projects that allow pharmacy, distribution and manufacturing clients to be more efficient and value-added providers toward improved health outcomes. Marsha is also serving as the interim executive director of the Minnesota Pharmacists Association.

Prior to forming her company, Marsha was with the Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) and headed the philanthropic HDMA Healthcare Foundation, and also the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS).

Her BS in Pharmacy is from the University of Minnesota and her M.B.A. from the University of Maryland. She completed the American Society of Health System Pharmacy (ASHP) Executive Residency in Association Management as well.

She a practicing pharmacist and pharmacist immunizer, working with both independent and chain pharmacies. Marsha is also an associate fellow of the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy’s Center for Leading Healthcare Change.

She is a published author. Her last work, “100 MTM Tips for Pharmacists” was published by APhA.

Program Costs

Members: Complementary
Non-Members: $15

Where

Timberlake Lodge
144 SE 17th St
Grand Rapids, Minnesota 55744
United States

(218) 326-2600