Proceedings of the 60th annual session of the ASHP House of Delegates - June 8 and 10, 2008

Sep 17, 2026

Proceedings document the first meeting of the 60th annual session of the ASHP House of Delegates, held in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Meeting. It records introductions, delegation roll call, quorum details, and actions taken on reports, including acceptance of the prior session’s proceedings. The document covers nominations to leadership roles, announcements for candidate sessions and executive committees, and deliberations leading to adoption of ASHP policy statements. It also notes required bylaw reconsideration procedures and council policy recommendations.

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Proceedings of the 60th annual session of the ASHP House of Delegates

First meeting

Nominations and leadership updates

Reports and policy actions

ASHP statements and recommendations

House of DelegatesSession—2008 Proceedings of the 60th annual sessionof the ASHP House of DelegatesJune 8 and 10,2008 # Proceedings of the 60th annual sessionof the ASHP House of Delegates,June 8and 10,2008 HENRI R.MANASSE,JR.,SECRETARY The 60th annual session of the ASHP House of Delegates washeld at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center,inSettle,WA,in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Meeting. ## First meeting The first meeting was convened at 2:00 p.m.Sunday,June 8,by Chair of the House of Delegates Teresa J.Hudson.Kevin J.Colgan,Vice Chair of the Board of Directors,gave theinvocation. Chair Hudson introduced the persons seated at the head table:Cynthia Brennan,Immediate Past President of ASHP and ViceChair of the House of Delegates;Janet A.Silvester,President ofASHP and Chair of the Board of Directors;Henri R.Manasse,Jr.,Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer ofASHPand Secretary of the House of Delegates;and Joy Myers,Parliamentarian. Chair Hudson welcomed the delegates and described the pur-poses and functions of the House.She emphasized that theHouse has considerable responsibility for establishing policyrelated to ASHP professional pursuits and pharmacy practicein hospitals and health systems.She reviewed the general pro-cedures and processes of the House of Delegates. The roll of official delegates was called.Aquorum was present,including 195 delegates representing 49 states,the District ofColumbia and Puerto Rico,delegates from the federal services,chairs of the sections and forums,ASHP officers,members ofthe Board of Directors,and ASHP past presidents. Chair Hudson reminded delegates that the report of the 59thannual session of the ASHP House of Delegates had beenpublished on the ASHP Web site and had been distributed toalldelegates.Delegates had been advised earlier to review thisreport.The proceedings of the 59th House of Delegates sessionwere received without objection. Chair Hudson called on Dan D.Degnan for the report of theCommittee on Nominations.Nominees were presented asfollows: President-elect Diane B.Ginsburg,M.S.,FASHP,Clinical Professor,Divisionof Pharmacy Practice,Assistant Dean for Student Affairs,Uni-versity of Texas at Austin,College of Pharmacy Lynnae M.Mahaney,M.B.A.,FASHP,Chief,Pharmacy Service,Wm.S.Middleton Memorial VA Hospital,Madison,WI Board of Directors(2009-2012) David D.Allen,Ph.D.,FASHP,Dean of Pharmacy and Professorof Pharmaceutical Sciences,Northeastern Ohio UniversitiesCollege of Pharmacy,Rootstown,OH Wayne S.Bohenek,Pharm.D.,M.S.,FASHP,Vice President,Patient Safety and Clinical Transformation,Catholic Healthcare Partners,Cincinnati,OH Lisa M.Gersema,Pharm.D.,BCPS,Director of Pharmacy,United Hospital,St.Paul,MN Rita K.Jew,Pharm.D.,FASHP,Executive Director,Departmentof Pharmacy Services,Children's Hospital of Orange County,Orange,CA Chair,House of Delegates Teresa J.Hudson,Pharm.D.,BCPP,FASHP,Center Co-PrincipalInvestigator and Research Health Scientist,VA Center for Men-tal Healthcare &Outcomes Research,North Little Rock,ARGerald E.Meyer,B.S.,M.B.A.,Pharm.D.,FASHP,Director ofExperiential Education,Thomas Jefferson University,JeffersonSchool of Pharmacy,Philadelphia,PA A"Meet the Candidates"session to be held on Monday,June 9,was announced. Chair Hudson announced the candidates for the executivecommittees of the five sections of ASHP. Report of President and Chair of the Board.President Silvesterreferred to the 2007 ASHPAnnual Report,“Full Steam Ahead,”which had been distributed to delegates along with summariesof actions taken by the Board of Directors over the past year.She updated and elaborated upon various ASHP initiatives.There was no discussion,and the delegates voted to accept thereport of the Chair of the Board. The ASHPBylaws [Section 7.3.1.1]require the Board of Direc-tors to reconsider an amended policy before it becomes final.The Board reported the results of its "due consideration"ofamended policie

FAQs

Where and when was the 60th annual session held?

It was held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, WA, on June 8 and 10, 2008, in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Meeting.

What was included in the first meeting’s opening and procedural items?

The first meeting recorded the convening time, invocation, introductions at the head table, description of the House’s purposes and functions, and the roll call of official delegates and quorum.

Which policy statement was adopted, and what terminology change occurred?

Delegates moved adoption of an ASHP statement on Bar-Code-Enabled Point-of-Care Technology and changed the term “Bar-Code-Enabled Point-of-Care (BPOC)” to “Bar-Code-Enabled Medication Administration (BCMA)” throughout the document before adopting the amended statement.

Sep 17, 2026

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