2019 Minnesota Pharmacy Legislative Day Resources

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Join us for Minnesota Pharmacy Legislative Day 2019 — the One Annual Event that Represents the Voice of Pharmacy in Minnesota for Policy Makers!

Are you ready to make a difference to advocate for your professional interests and for pharmacy’s interests to advance patient care? Come to Minnesota Pharmacy Legislative Day and learn how! Even if you have never talked with, called or written your legislators before, this event will give you the tools you need to do so!

Friend of Pharmacy Rep. Roz Peterson (R-56B) will open the day with insights from her decade serving as a legislator and interacting with colleagues as she moved pharmacy and other issues forward. Roz will provide a view from the inside of the Capitol and share tips for how to engage with your legislator for the maximum impact. We’ll celebrate her achievements as she is bestowed with the Friend of Pharmacy Award from the Minnesota pharmacy and retailer community.

Minnesota Pharmacy Legislative Day is the one annual event that represents the voice of all pharmacy settings in Minnesota for legislators, the governor and other policy makers! It is your opportunity to learn about the issues, gain the tools you need to advocate, and network with colleagues and the policymakers who will be supporting pharmacy’s issues. The day will feature a morning session, afternoon at the Capitol and an evening networking reception and program, complete with meals throughout the day and more than 5 hours of continuing education! This year we are on the Capitol grounds at the Best Western Capitol Ridge with complimentary parking and within an easy walk of all your meetings.

Dress Code

Please wear business attire (including your white coats) for Minnesota Pharmacy Legislative Day.

* If you like to request a meeting with legislators during the afternoon of Minnesota Pharmacy Legislative Day, please signify your request when you complete your registration. You can also accompany a colleague on a visit and/or request a colleague accompany you. Please provide your legislative district based on your home address.

Agenda

Morning Sessions

Evening Sessions

Cost – Early Bird Rates End January 24

Full day (Continental breakfast, lunch & hors d’oeuvres buffet and cash bar)
Pharmacist/Resident — $90 ($100 After January 24)
Student/Technician — $30 ($40 After January 24)

Morning Only (Continental breakfast & lunch)
Pharmacist/Resident — $60 ($70 After January 24)
Student/Technician — $20 ($30 After January 24)

Evening only (Hors d’oeuvres buffet and cash bar)
Pharmacist/Resident — $50 ($60 After January 24)
Student/Technician — $20 ($30 After January 24)

*Note: Full payment must accompany order to reserve your space.
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*Pharmacists are encouraged to invite their legislators to the evening reception. However, under Minnesota Ethics laws, it is illegal for associations to pay for legislators’ meals. Therefore, legislators must pay for their food cost. The cost for the evening reception is $50.

BOP Information

The Minnesota Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Following attendance, completion and submission of evaluation forms, certificates will be available on the MPhA website for members. Certificates will be sent by email to all paid attendees within one week of the event.

Satisfactory Completion for Credits: All attendees must have signed in as required, completed and turned in a course evaluation form prior to leaving the conference. Each session claimed for credit must be attended in its entirety.

This program will provide 5.5 credits.

To receive Board of Pharmacy credits for this program, the following must be completed:

1. Full participation/completion of the live program;
2. Completion of program evaluation acknowledging participation.

Board of Pharmacy credit processing takes place on the 15th of each month.

Questions? Please contact jillt@mpha.org with questions about credits.

Cancellations received prior to January 24, 2019, will be charged a $25 administration fee. No refunds will be given after January 24, 2019. No refunds will be given to those registered who do not attend the meeting. Those registered who have not prepaid will be invoiced for the full registration amount.