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Membership and Structure |
| Membership in the National Council on Patient Information and Education is
open to organizations committed to providing patients, consumers and
caregivers with useful and appropriate medicine information. NCPIE is a
non-profit, 501(c)(3) coalition of over 100 organizations. Members include:
consumer and patient advocacy organizations, educational institutions,
health professional societies and trade
associations, voluntary health agencies,government agencies,
pharmaceutical manufacturers, managed care organizations, and
communication and public relations firms.
There are four membership
categories:
Consumer
Business
Healthcare Professional
Government Agencies and
non-Govt. Standard-Setting Organizations
There are three dues tiers,
based on the type of organization.
New members are accepted
year-round.
Click here for a membership application form.
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| Member Benefits |
| Network with U.S. and international medicine communicators and policy-makers.
Cultivate recognition for your compliance-promoting or safe medicine use campaign.
Participate in one of three unique Advisory Councils: Business, Consumer, or Health Care Professional.
Identify cutting-edge public policy trends related to useful patient information.
Enhance your organization's commitment to appropriate medicine use as part of the esteemed NCPIE coalition. |
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- Direct link from www.talkaboutrx.org
- Receive NCPIE members-only bimonthly electronic newsletter - NCPIE E-News.
- Discounts of up to 20% on all NCPIE resources and conference fees
- Discounted exhibit fees at National Conference
- On-line access to the members-only section and bulletin board of the website
- On-line access to the Membership Directory in the members-only section
- Participation in members-only Advisory Councils and select Committees
- Access to a distinguished network of medication communication experts in the U.S. and abroad
- Priority consideration for joint sponsorship opportunities and development of new medicine communication resources
- Advance notification of Call for Nominations for the Paul C. Rogers/NCPIE Medication Communicator Awards program
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| Advisory Councils |
| In the late 1990's, NCPIE's Board of Directors
conducted a strategic planning and organizational assessment. As a result, greater opportunities exist for broader
consumer representation on the Board, and for all members
to participate via Advisory Councils. The Councils permit different
segments within NCPIE's coalition to discuss with similar organizations
medicine communication and patient information public policy issues,
and provide input directly to the Board. The Councils also serve as a
forum for program planning and marketing.
There are three Advisory Councils, each chaired by a Board
member. New chairs were elected at the June 9, 2004 Board of Directors
meeting, where each Council met separately in addition to conducting other
Board business.
Consumer Advisory Council
Chair:
Ellen Lathem
Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
Healthcare Professional Advisory Council
Chair:
Joseph W. Cranston, Ph.D.
American Medical Association
Business Council
Chair:
Dorothy L. Smith, Pharm.D.
Consumer Health Information Corp.
The Councils met in May 1999, May 2001 and December 2003
in conjunction with NCPIE's national conferences.
Teleconferences for each Council occur annually. |
NCPIE's structure is shown in the chart below.
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| Committees |
Members are welcome to
participate on several committees, including:Conference Committee
Membership Committee
Public Relations Committee
Meetings are usually held via
conference call throughout the year.
Three committees are reserved
for NCPIE Board members only: Executive Committee
Finance
Committee
Fund Development Committee |
| NCPIE Members by Membership Category |
As a membership benefit, direct links to members' websites are provided where possible.
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| Consumer Organizations |
AARP*
American Cancer Society*
American Heart Association*
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety*
D.A.R.E. America *
Epilepsy Foundation*
HealthyWomen*
National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators*
National Consumers League (NCL)*
National Foundation for Celiac Awareness*
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.*
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc.*
National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)*
Prevent Blindness America (PBA)*
Rx Council of Western Pennsylvania*
Society for Women's Health Research*
*Represented on NCPIE's Board of Directors
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| Business Organizations |
American Society for Automation of Pharmacy (ASAP)*
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP*
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*
Catalina Health Resource*
Cerner Multum*
Consumer Healthcare Products Association*
ELSEVIER/Gold Standard, Inc.*
First DataBank, Inc.*
Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA)*
GlaxoSmithKline*
McKesson Patient Relationship Solutions*
McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNeil*
Medical Care & Outcomes LLC*
Medilyzer Systems, Inc.*
National Association of Chain Drug Stores *
National Pharmaceutical Council*
Olsson Frank Weeda Terman Bode Matz PC*
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America*
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America *
Prescription Solutions - A UnitedHealth Group Company*
Purdue Pharma L.P.*
RAD-AR Council, Japan*
ScriptChek Visual Verification Systems, Inc.*
Thomson MICROMEDEX*
TimeSince Medication Timer*
Wolters Kluwer/Provation Medical*
Wyeth*
*Represented on NCPIE's Board of Directors
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| Healthcare Professional Organizations |
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
American Academy of Physician Assistants
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
American Geriatrics Society*
American Medical Association (AMA)*
American Pharmacists Association
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)*
Arkansas Medical Society
Auburn University, Harrison School of Pharmacy
Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University
Connecticut Pharmacists Association
Florida A & M University, College of Pharmacy
Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Health Pharmacy Outreach
Mercer University
National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA)
National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women's Health
National Community Pharmacists Association*
National Medical Association
Neumann University
Northeastern University School of Pharmacy
Nova Southeastern University, College of Pharmacy
Ohio Pharmacists Association
Ohio State University, College of Pharmacy
St. Louis College of Pharmacy
University of Connecticut, School of Pharmacy
University of Leeds - School of Health, Baines Wing
University of Michigan, Univ. Health Service Pharmacy
University of Southern California
Univ. of the Sciences in Philadelphia, College of Pharmacy
*Represented on NCPIE's Board of Directors
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| Government Agencies and Non-Government Standard Setting Organizations |
Administration on Aging (AoA)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (Non-Voting Liaison Member)*
California State Board of Pharmacy
Department of Veterans Affairs
Drug Enforcement Administration
Food and Drug Administration (Non-Voting Liaison Member)*
Health Resources and Services Administration
Maryland State Board of Pharmacy
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse
North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy
United States Pharmacopeia (USP)*
*Represented on NCPIE's Board of Directors
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