ASP Executive Meeting

09 February 2009

        I.            Convention updates: event and hotel registration forms are in the MERC, Greenspan moved the 1^st year anatomy final to Wed. April 8^th for those choosing to go, 3^rd year therapy test will not be moved (3^rd  years would have to come back early to take the test)

      II.            Pharmfest updates: had excellent participation at meeting, already assigned captains, currently still looking for sponsors, can hopefully hold pharmfest under one of the pavilions in bishop park

    III.            Fundraising: currently selling hoodies, will not do a t-shirt for VIP day

    IV.            Committee budgets: each committee has been allotted $50 each,

      V.            Gala: will cost approximately $11,200 –deposit due for GA Center next week.  First meeting will be soon where committees will be established. Start planning schedule and deadlines

    VI.            VIP day: February 18^th, plan to carpool. Breakfast will be 7:30-8, some will meet at spaghetti factory for lunch. Prepare ahead of time: know your representatives and house bills up for debate. A reminder will be sent out for Wednesday

  VII.            Spring Membership drive:  around spring break will have a raffle for free membership into APhA for outgoing 3^rd years

VIII.            Website:  Still need info. From Immunizations committee and Health and Wellness  committee

    IX.            Patient Counseling Competition: will change this year- will start early. Have begun plans for a tentative schedule of events for the fall. This year we will have a committee to help plan and more professors will be involved.  Competition will include a second round competition as well (preliminary and final rounds).  May be able to use a webcam for Augusta.

      X.            Heartburn committee: plans to set up at Tate Center on Friday February 13 to hand out free samples

    XI.            Diabetes Committee: March 21^st is the Diabetes Expo – it may count for IPPE credit. We will be taking BMI, talking about alternative health and OTC weight loss products

  XII.            Immunizations:  no report

XIII.            Community Service: expect another email rxpost email. There were enough interested in habitat build day, but need more involvement in teaching at the school. Walter has 5^th grade lesson plans to help

XIV.            Women’s Health: Radio show will be Wednesday the 11^th at 4:30pm

  XV.            Health and Wellness: assisting with the community service project for schools

XVI.            Smoking Cessation: will have information packets to give to employees a Snelling Dining Hall about how to quit smoking

XVII.            AIDS committee: currently raising money through competition between the classes for the AIDS walk/run. Friday morning will be selling hot chocolate.

XVIII.            ISPF will be planning a benefit concert for malaria nets to send to Africa. Watch for email to set up committee for this event

XIX.            Be thinking for designs for t-shirts to sell at the beginning of the next school year.

  XX.            The event form will soon be posted on the website so that committees can access it from there, fill it out and send to Khalil

XXI.            Also, medical consent forms for Pharmfest screenings will be needed.

 

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