Survey Shines Light on Motives An article in The New York Times published on May 18, 2021, highlights five common reasons why a large segment of the general population has chosen, still, to not receive the COVID-19 vaccination. The article, using a recently conducted survey, categorizes the majority of motives in each of the [...]
April 7, 2021 Both the science and consumer marketplace for CBD and cannabinoids are not just moving rapidly. They are twisting, overlapping and at times taking unexpected detours due to variables like state and federal laws and particularly, the challenge to fully inform the public. The uncertainties have left pharmacists and the medical community [...]
All physicians, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other interested healthcare professionals who care for patients with diabetes are invited to virtually attend the fifth annual Diabetes Conference. Virtual for 2020 Learn more practical tools and strategies to effectively manage patients with diabetes and improve treatment outcomes. Regional and national experts will [...]
Welcome to the new Pharmacists Public Health Initiatives. Where We Came From We started over 50 years ago as the vision of one man, Fred Mayer, to use his education and training as a pharmacist to reshape community around him through advocacy, outreach, and sheer personality. In 2018, Fred, a long-time [...]
PPSI Supports National Pharmacy Organizations in Stand Against Racial Injustice PPSI supports the recent joint statement from the American College of Apothecaries and other national pharmacy organizations to condemn Racial Injustice and Discrimination. As a response to the recent events highlighting the deep-rooted injustices resulting from systematic racism, we join our fellow [...]
It is with a heavy heart that we learn of the recent passing of Fred Mayer. Fred was the Founder of the Pharmacists Planning Services Inc. and had been an ACA Fellow since 1981. Fred was well known to almost everyone in pharmacy as both an advocate for the profession and, for over 50 [...]
Now available On-Demand REGISTER NOW An estimated 1.1 million people in the United States are living with HIV. As more patients require specialty pharmacist care, this places additional pressure on the pharmacist to meet the needs of the growing population, as well as demonstrating to payers, PBMS, manufacturers, and accreditation organizations [...]
Pharmacy Continuing Education Program Presented by Greater Los Angeles Pharmacists Association (GLAPhA) in partnership with Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. (PPSI) and Birth Control Pharmacist Medications for Addiction Treatment: Alcohol, Opioid, and Tobacco Use Disorders presented by Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM Director of Addiction Medicine Los Angeles County Department of [...]
Pharmacists Planning Services, Inc. (PPSI) will present the 2019 Distinguished Person of the Year Award to California State Senator Jeff Stone in recognition of his support for the profession of pharmacy and public health advocacy. Since 1975, the PPSI Distinguished Person of the Year Award has been awarded each year to an individual who has [...]
Public Health Town Hall & Breakfast Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. (PPSI) and ACA Foundation (ACA), in conjunction with California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), Pharmacy Defense Fund (PDF), and Independent Pharmacists Association (IPA) Present the 27th Annual William R. Bacon Memorial Breakfast & Public Health Town Hall Meeting Sunday, April 14, 2019 7:00 AM - [...]
