2019 has been an exciting year for ACCP’s Washington office. The office has added staff and continued to expand its legislative and regulatory efforts to advance the integration of comprehensive medication management (CMM) as part of the transition toward alternative payment models and the shift toward care delivery structures that measure and pay for quality and outcomes.

ACCP’s Washington, D.C.–based Government and Professional Affairs team will be on hand throughout the upcoming 2019 Annual Meeting in New York City; meeting attendees are encouraged to find them at ACCP Central!

• Marcia Buck, Pharm.D., FCCP, FPPAG, BCPPS, Director, Clinical Practice Advancement ([email protected]).
• John K. McGlew, Director, Government Affairs ([email protected]).
• Katherine Pham, Pharm.D., BCPPS, Director, Policy and Professional Affairs ([email protected]).

In addition, the Government and Professional Affairs team will be joined by the 2019–2020 ACCP-ASHP-VCU Congressional Healthcare Policy Fellow, Kyle G. Robb, Pharm.D. Robb is currently serving the minority staff on the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) but has agreed to take a few days’ leave to attend the meeting in New York City.

As always, ACCP’s Government and Professional Affairs team has been involved in planning many exciting programs at the Annual Meeting. This year, in New York City, the following programs will be highlighted:

Saturday, October 26

• 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.: ACCP Welcome and Keynote Address: We Are the Answer to Ending America’s Opioid Crisis. (3rd Floor: Grand Ballroom)
9:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.: Navigating Regulatory and Payment Barriers to Medication Optimization: Advocating Business Models That Sustain Clinical Practice. (2nd Floor: Nassau)
• 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.: ACCP Annual Business Meeting. (2nd Floor: Gramercy East)

Sunday, October 27

• 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Author Book Signing: Clinical Pharmacy in the United States: Transformation of a Profession. (2nd Floor: Promenade)
• 2:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.: Special ACCP 40th Anniversary Session: “ACCP’s First 40 Years: Aspirations Realized?” and “ACCP’s Next 40 Years: What Lies Ahead?” (3rd Floor: Trianon Ballroom)