2024 -- S 3074 | |
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LC006114 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
PROCLAIMING MAY OF 2024, TO BE "RHODE ISLAND PHARMACY ADVOCACY | |
MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Kallman, Ujifusa, Raptakis, Gu, Valverde, Mack, Felag, | |
Date Introduced: May 14, 2024 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, The health and well-being of Rhode Island residents are of paramount |
2 | importance to all individuals; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Pharmacists are the most accessible health care providers delivering critical |
4 | services to patients; and |
5 | WHEREAS, Pharmacists are well-positioned to ensure optimal medication therapy |
6 | outcomes, expand public health efforts, provide accessible and quality patient-centered care, |
7 | education, and advocacy to individuals across the State; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Pharmacists, technicians and student pharmacists, serve as integral members |
9 | of the healthcare team, working collaboratively with patients, caregivers, physicians, advanced |
10 | practitioners, nurses, and other healthcare providers to optimize medication therapy and improve |
11 | health outcomes; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Today, there are over 6,000 licensed pharmacy professionals providing care, |
13 | and serving as patient advocates for expanding access to safe and effective therapy to the patients |
14 | they serve; and |
15 | WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Pharmacists Association have declared May as Rhode |
16 | Island Pharmacy Advocacy Month; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Pharmacy Advocacy Month provides an opportunity to recognize and |
18 | celebrate the contributions that pharmacy professionals make to the health and well-being of our |
19 | communities, while also raising awareness of the importance of pharmacy advocacy efforts in |
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1 | shaping healthcare policy and advancing the pharmacy profession; and |
2 | WHEREAS, It is essential that Rhode Island supports and promotes the vital role of |
3 | pharmacy professionals in public health and healthcare delivery, and encourages greater |
4 | collaboration between pharmacists, policymakers, other healthcare providers, and stakeholders to |
5 | address healthcare challenges and improve patient care; now, therefore be it |
6 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims May of |
7 | 2024, to be "Pharmacy Advocacy Month" in the State of Rhode Island; and be it further |
8 | RESOLVED, That this Senate hereby encourages all citizens, healthcare professionals, |
9 | organizations, and institutions to recognize and participate in activities and events that promote |
10 | pharmacy advocacy, raise awareness of the importance of pharmacists in healthcare, and support |
11 | the goals and objectives of Pharmacy Advocacy Month; and be it further |
12 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
13 | transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Rhode Island Pharmacists Association and |
14 | the Rhode Island Board of Pharmacy. |
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