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Medical Forum / General / Pharmacy / January 2008announcing The Pharmacy Alliance
ANNOUNCING THE PHARMACY ALLIANCE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING APRIL 19 & 20, 2008 SAN LUIS RESORT GALVESTON COMPLEX GALVESTON, TEXAS http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ThePharmacyAlliance/ SIGN UP FOR OUR DISCUSSION LIST! It is long past time for the profession of pharmacy to demand the dignity to match its credentials! January 21, 2008 Pharmacy, as a profession, has long been discriminated against at the healthcare lunch counter. A new organization, The Pharmacy Alliance (TPA), is being formed to end this discrimination and restore dignity to the profession. The members of the profession of pharmacy make up an oppressed group. Despite its extremely high standards for training and licensure, and top standing in respectability polls, pharmacy is probably the only healthcare profession whose members are actively abused. They are locked in a small prison-cell-type room for up to 14 hours a day with no break, no food, no toilet facilities, and with various segments of society (the public, government regulators, and company managers) feeling free to mistreat them. And, it is the only healthcare profession that has given away its professional services for free, or for a minuscule fee. Would any other profession of similar stature tolerate such conditions? Neither shall we! Some people taunt pharmacists by saying, "that's why you make the big bucks." No! Our salaries do not represent hush money! They represent our worth as a group of highly trained, licensed medication experts, pursued for hiring by countless companies and organizations. It is long past time for us to demand the dignity to match our credentials. The Pharmacy Alliance is the first organization that will work for the dignity, integrity, and self-respect of the individual pharmacy practitioner. TPA will hold its organizational meeting at the Holiday Inn On The Beach, San Luis Resort Galveston Complex, Galveston, Texas, US, on April 19-20, 2008. Paul Trusten, R.Ph. Acting Secretary The Pharmacy Alliance Midland TX 79707-2872 USA +1(432)528-7724 mailto:trusten@grandecom.net http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/ThePharmacyAlliance > > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > being formed to end this discrimination and restore dignity to the > profession. I am not "there" now, but I have been and can only say "amen brother" > The members of the profession of pharmacy make up an oppressed group. > Despite its extremely high standards for training and licensure, and top [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > professional services for free, or for a minuscule fee. Would any other > profession of similar stature tolerate such conditions? Neither shall we! I have always wondered why "we" tolerate this. Our so-called professional organizations have refused to even acknowledge the horrid working conditions that still exist. > Some people taunt pharmacists by saying, "that's why you make the big bucks." > No! Our salaries do not represent hush money! They represent our worth as a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > organization that will work for the dignity, integrity, and self-respect of > the individual pharmacy practitioner. Good luck and I hope you are successful. I would hope other pharmacists would also get involved. -Nick |
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