Be prepared to answer questions or provide additional information, in the event the Member expresses interest or asks questions. Follow up the meeting with a thank you letter that outlines the different points covered during the meeting, and send along any additional information and material requested. You can call ASHP s Government Affairs Division for this information or gather information from your work. Show Your Representatives What You Do. Maybe your meeting will follow a brief tour of your practice facility.
Legislators are interested in seeing what their constituents do for the community.
You and your colleagues should show them around your patient care areas and demonstrate to them the expanded role of pharmacists. Invite the health system s public relations staff to join you and take pictures. After the tour, sit down with them in your office and briefly discuss one or two health policy issues that affect your practice. Be sure to follow up with them by sending any photographs, news releases, or stories that may have come out of the visit. And send a copy to ASHP s Government Affairs Division.