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• Updated IPA Strategic Plan for 2024-2027

  IPA has unveiled a new three-year strategic plan (2024-2027), including IPA's 3 Uniques and core values.

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• IPA CEO Announcement

  The IPA Board of Trustees has received notice from Kate Gainer that she intends to step down as CEO, effective June 2025. The board will work in partnership with Kate to ensure a smooth leadership transition for the organization. Plans have been approved to hire a search firm and appoint a search committee in the upcoming weeks. IPA will share the position posting and timeline once available.

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• 22 Iowa Pharmacies Have Closed in 2024 – Access to Pharmacy Care in Danger

  In 2024, 22 Iowa pharmacies have closed in both rural and urban communities. In the last ten years, 147 Iowa pharmacies have closed, creating pharmacy deserts and forcing patients to travel farther for care. This leads to missed patient touchpoints and routine healthcare services, which can lead to worsened patient health.

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• Congratulations 2024 Bill Burke Student Pharmacist Leadership Class

  IPA congratulates the selected participants of the 2024 Bill Burke Student Pharmacist Leadership Conference. The following student pharmacists from Drake University and the University of Iowa attended a two-day leadership retreat on October 19-20, 2024 at Wildwood Hills Ranch in St. Charles, Iowa.

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• 18 Iowa Pharmacies Have Closed in 2024 – PBM Reform is Needed NOW

  PBMs are forcing pharmacies in Iowa and across the country to close. In 2024, 18 Iowa pharmacies have closed in both rural and urban communities, and 2,275 pharmacies have closed across the US.

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