Submitted by b-brock on Mon, 01/21/2013 - 00:10
National History:
1965
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Medicare legislation -- original Conditions of Participation for Pharmaceutical Services sets the stage for change with first requirement for the consultant pharmacist
1966
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George Archambault, “the father of consultant pharmacy,” delivers “Crisis in Nursing Homes” lecture at Northeastern University
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Richard Berman’s prototype “bingo card” gains public recognition for cost-effectiveness of consultant pharmacist services
1968
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Berman/Casey create first form of modified unit dose/medication cart system reduces nursing time and medication errors
1969
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ASCP was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Massachusetts.
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Cover story in Drug Topics re: above by Berkeley V. Bennett
1969-1973 -- Richard S. Berman, first and only ASCP four-term president
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Noted for “Rap in the Round” sessions
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ASCP opposes kickbacks and substandard consulting fees. Future support is gained from Senator Frank E. “Ted” Moss (D-Utah)
1969
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Richard S. Berman et al.—Incorporate ASCP as nonprofit organization in Massachusetts
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Almost 100 charter members
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Arnold Goldstein -- ASCP’s first legal Counsel and first Vice President
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Berkeley V. Bennett -- Cofounder and first Executive Director & Washington strategist
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First issue of ASCP Update publishes
1970
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Berkeley V. Bennett enrolls Phillips Roxane as first ASCP Allied Member
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Bennett becomes ASCP’s first Executive Vice President
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ASCP moves headquarters from Bennett’s office in Stowe, Vermont, to Washington, DC
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New Executive Director Malcolm Rodman is appointed
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