President's Message

We have been on a wild ride as we have executed the management change this year.  We wanted to take a moment in our Newscapsule and thank everyone in the Pharmacy Community in the State of Utah for their help and support in this transition.  The support of the pharmacists, technicians and industry representatives has been wonderful.  Change is never easy to experience, but we truly believe that it was the right decision, at the right time for our profession.  Great progress has been made in many areas.  We are more financially sound than we have been in years, we have experienced an increase in involvement from members on our teams, and it has been a great learning experience for all of us involved.   If you have a desire to be involved on one of our teams, please contact us and we will make sure to get you involved.  Our teams have been strengthened greatly by an influx of new support this year.  We have also enjoyed a renewed relationship with USHP and look forward to working directly with them in the future.

We would also like to thank the team at Association Solutions for their guidance and leadership and helping the transition to go more smoothly than we could have ever expected.  It is never perfect timing with 3 large events per year.  They were great to step in and with very short notice, pull off a great event in St. George this year.  We really do have a team of support now working towards our common goals.  We encourage you to reach out and get to know them.  They have a wealth of experience in many areas from finance to legislation.  If you have not yet been able to attend any of our events since February, we invite you to come and join us.  We promise that you will notice a difference.  Their professionalism and desire to help us improve as an organization is stellar. 

We invite your feedback.  As the current President, I would invite you to send your feedback directly to me.  I can be reached via email at paigepatterick@icloud.com or through my cell at 801-664-7613.  Please help us really work to bring the profession of pharmacy to a new level. 

Paige Patterick