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PHARMACY ETHICS EDUCATION & RESOURCES

Owings Mills, MD   |  www.PeerRx.org

Mission

The Purpose of Pharmacy Ethics, Education and Resources is to educate health care professionals, provide resources to improve patient safety, and improve patient safety.

Ruling year info

2016

President & CEO

DeAnna Dixie Leikach

Main address

10821 Red Run Blvd Unit 1795

Owings Mills, MD 21117 USA

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EIN

47-4694869

NTEE code info

Nonmonetary Support N.E.C. (E19)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

With the passing of the Affordable Care Act, there is a shift in the payment model for pharmacies. This is causing a fear of the unknown and added stress on the future of practitioners. The future of pharmacy is unclear due to declining reimbursements, uncertainty due to changes in payment models, and changes in the profession. Uncertainty may increase the chance of a professional making an unethical decision due to financial constraint. There are examples of pharmacists who are making good ethical decisions and these stories need to be told. Pharmacists are expressing a feeling of impotence and an inability to care for their patients to the extent they were educated. No one is speaking to the profession and its stakeholders as a whole concerning these issues. The association is a resource for health care professionals on the topic of ethics to prevent harmful medication errors caused by ethics violations.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Continuing Education Series

This is a self-study, on-line series of modules that provide pharmacists and pharmacy technicians with accredited continuing education on pharmacy ethics.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The mission of Pharmacy Ethics, Education and Resources (PEER) is to educate health care professionals on ethics to improve patient safety.
Articles of Incorporation as a 501©3 public charity with focus on education and decreasing governmental burden are pending approval by the IRS.
PEER will increase awareness of ethical considerations for all aspects of pharmacy. PEER will create:
a series of patient safety focused continuing education programs and a speaker’s bureau to present these programs;
an ethics certificate program;
a retraining program focusing on ethics, law, and customer service
a collection of full length and op-ed articles on the topic of ethics;
a complaint process for consumers;
and a database of incidents, positive and negative, submitted by consumers and health care professionals of examples of ethical decisions;
PEER will be the voice of pharmacy ethics and board members and fellows will be integral in the conversation of the future of the pharmacy profession. Success for the association will be measured by the number of requests for expertise by the association and a decrease in the number of reported incidents as indicated by the collection of the data and researching past data. PEER will be the consumer advocate for quality, affordable patient care and the resource for health care professionals to provide that care. Ultimately, the success of the association will be the absence of a patient death related to a pharmacist based on a bad ethical decision.

PEER will increase awareness of ethical considerations for all aspects of pharmacy. PEER will create:
a series of patient safety focused continuing education programs and a speaker’s bureau to present these programs;
an ethics certificate program;
a retraining program focusing on ethics, law, and customer service
a collection of full length and op-ed articles on the topic of ethics;
a complaint process for consumers;
and a database of incidents, positive and negative, submitted by consumers and health care professionals of examples of ethical decisions;

The PEER Board and the Advisory Board will be used to create content and identify other resources to find qualified authors and presenters to meet the goals of the organization.

There are three continuing education programs available on the PEER website. Several presentations have been given at national, state, and local pharmacy associations. There has been an increase in visibility and awareness in the programs available. Two additional programs will be added to the PEER website shortly.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, evaluations have to be confidential so we are unable to report back to the individual

Financials

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Operations

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PHARMACY ETHICS EDUCATION & RESOURCES

Board of directors
as of 08/11/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

DeAnna Dixie Leikach

Christine Perry

Mary Grear

Emanuel Perlman

Matthew Shimoda

Carrie Molesa

Michael VanLaanen

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/11/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person with a disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/11/2022

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Data
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
Policies and processes
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.