2007 Legislative Conference

The following presentations were shown at the NABP 2007 Fall Legislative Conference:

Examination Security

An overview of best practices that NABP employs to protect the security of its examinations.

• Moira Gibbons, PharmD, JD, Legal Affairs Senior Manager, NABP
  NABP Examination Security

Legislative and Regulatory Update

This session provided an update on state and federal legislative and regulatory actions and initiatives relevant to pharmacy regulation.

• Eileen Lewalski, PharmD, JD, Professional Affairs Manager, NABP
  Legal Update
• Joshua M. Bolin, Board Liaison, NABP
  State Legislative Update

The Federal Legislative Process: Understanding the Beltway

During this session, meeting participants reviewed the intricacies of the federal legislative process, including the sources of legislation, types of congressional actions, the functions of congressional committees, and the congressional budget process.

• Catherine M. Polley, RPh, Vice President of Pharmacy Services, Food Marketing Institute
  The Federal Legislative Process: Understanding the Beltway

Meeting Your Congressional Leadership: Tools for a Successful Encounter

This session provided board members with the guidance, tools, and confidence for successful meetings with their congressional leadership at Capitol Hill.

• John M. Coster, PhD, RPh, Vice President, Federal Affairs and Public Policy, Rite Aid Corp
  Meeting Your Congressional Leadership: Tools for a Successful Encounter

Moving Forward with Emergency Preparedness

A representative from the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws explained the recently released Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act, a uniform law that the organization drafted to establish a system that quickly facilitates the deployment and use of licensed practitioners to provide health care services in response to declared disasters or emergencies.

• Raymond P. Pepe, JD, Partner, K&L Gates
  Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act

Building the Infrastructure for Health Information Exchange

This session addressed efforts at the federal level to create a national health information network.

• Brent I. Fox, PharmD, PhD, Assistant to the Dean for Educational Technology, Auburn University – Harrison School of Pharmacy
  Building the Infrastructure for Health Information Exchange

111th Congress and the New Administration: What to Expect

Based upon the predicted outcomes of the fall 2008 election, attendees will hear from the experts what may be health care issues of interest and concern for the new administration.

• Dan L. Crippen, PhD, Economist, Health Policy Expert, and Former Director, Congressional Budget Office
  111th Congress and the New Administration: What to Expect