As CSHP President-Elect, KGI’s Dr. Daniel Kudo Highlights the Value of Service Within the Pharmacy Profession
Dr. Daniel Kudo, Professor of Practice for Keck Graduate Institute (KGI)’s School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, was recently named President-Elect of the California Society of Health-System Pharmacists (CSHP). His primary responsibilities include helping to ensure that the CSHP continues to build and maintain its membership, increase its effectiveness in the legislative arena, and promote public awareness of the many ways in which pharmacists benefit society.
Kudo’s new role for the CSHP spans three years. In the first year, he will serve as President-Elect, the second as President, and the third as Chairperson of the Board of Directors, where he will coordinate the board’s activities.
“To build the CSHP’s membership, I will help answer the question that most practicing pharmacists and student pharmacists have: ‘Why should I be active in a pharmaceutical organization?'” Kudo said. “We must demonstrate that by influencing legislation, you can play a role in the types and number of jobs available to you as a pharmacist over time.”
This leads to Kudo’s second primary responsibility to help the CSHP strengthen relationships with stakeholders in the legislative arena to help pass bills that they support as an organization. Such stakeholders include the California Medical Association, California Nursing Association, and patient advocacy organizations.
“We want to develop and build relationships with these organizations so that we can find the right common ground and areas where we can be mutually supportive of each other,” Kudo said. “My ultimate goal is to create legislation that permits pharmacists to practice at the top or the upper limit of their license.”
Finally, Kudo plans to help shed light on the value pharmacists deliver to local communities and society. Many people traditionally associate pharmacists with dispensing medication in a community pharmacy. They would be surprised to learn how many activities pharmacists participate in regarding their medical care.
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