College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists

CPNP is one of many national associations to sign on in support of ENHANCED Act S. 1857 seeking to establish a network of centers of excellence for depression. This bill would establish a national network of centers of excellence for the treatment of depressive disorders. The goal of the bill is to increase the number of people with depressive disorders who receive appropriate and evidence-based treatment, and to establish a national resource to develop and disseminate evidence-based interventions, provide public and professional education, and eradicate the stigma associated with depressive disorders.

The pharmacy profession, as represented by the organizations listed below, welcomes the inclusion of medication therapy management (MTM) services in The Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962), sponsored by Congressman John Dingell (D-MI), that would enhance medication use in our health care system.

Specifically, the bill would establish a program to provide grants to eligible entities to implement MTM services provided by licensed pharmacists, as a part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary, interprofessional approach to the treatment of chronic diseases – such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes – for targeted individuals.

During the 2009 Member get a Member Campaign, 135 members joined CPNP.  Of that 135, 85 were a direct result of referrals by 41 CPNP members. A list of these recruiters is available online.

For the fifth consecutive year, CPNP has participated extensively in the 2009 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Annual Convention held in San Francisco, California, July 6-9, 2009. The 2009 NAMI Annual Convention hosted 2200 consumers, caregivers and healthcare professionals.