Committees and Charges
Consumer Relations Committee
The Consumer Relations Committee is charged with identifying, exploring and managing partnerships with key consumer advocacy organizations including the current CPNP relationship with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Consumer Relations provides services and identifies and takes action on issues and activities of common interest. Current ongoing activities include authoring medication fact sheets, Ask the Psychiatric Pharmacist columns and organizing the annual CPNP Walks for NAMI fundraiser.
You can review information on the current Committee Members and their Charges by downloading the PDF version.
Charges to the Consumer Relations Committee
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NAMI medication fact sheets
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Create new medication fact sheets as necessary and as requested by NAMI
Due: 06/01/2012
Metric: Conduct a meeting with Chuck Harman from NAMI at the AM to start discussions regarding new drugs or drug classes to be added in the coming year. Absorb additional requests as made throughout the year.
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Review each existing fact sheet annually.
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Ask the Psychiatric Pharmacist columns on NAMI website
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Author new columns annually
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NAMI annual convention
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Prepare and submit workshop proposals annually
Due: 12/31/2012
Metric: Submission of a minimum of 1 and preferably 2 proposals.
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CPNP members, committee members and students man an information booth in the exhibit hall
Due: 07/30/2012
Metric: Manning of booth for all open exhibit hours.
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CPNP members, committee members and students under direct supervision of a pharmacist, respond to attendee questions at the "Ask the Psychiatric Pharmacist" booth in exhibit hall
Due: 07/30/2012
Metric: Manning of APP booth for all open hours.
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Conduct consumer survey at NAMI annual meeting and present findings to the CPNP membership
Due: 01/01/2013
Metric: Presentation of a poster at the CPNP Annual Meeting and/or communication of results through MHC.
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Evaluate responses received from outreach to various consumer organizations and develop ways that CPNP could provide services to consumer organizations targeted by CPNP
Due: 09/30/2012
Metric: Development of a list for presentation to the Board with consideration of cost and resource ramifications.
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Investigate and develop new services and new ways to deliver existing services to NAMI
Due: 04/30/2013
Metric: identify by October 31, 2012 and implement by April 2013
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Meet with Chuck Harman at NAMI to discuss NAMI needs and possible areas of additional partnership.
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Encourage CPNP members to submit programs to state and local NAMI affiliate meetings
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Committee Reports
You can review the previous year committee report by downloading the PDF version.