ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Community Pharmacists Association has appointed Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, as executive vice president and CEO following the resignation of Kathleen Jaeger.
A registered pharmacist, Hoey is the son of an independent pharmacist in Bartlesville, Okla., and previously was the association's senior vice president and COO, a position he assumed in 2005. Prior to joining NCPA's staff, Hoey spent 14 years working in community pharmacies that provided home infusion, long-term care consulting, compounding and full-line DME.
"Local pharmacists still face many pressing challenges in both the government and business sectors. These issues wait for no one — not any of us. So I look forward to getting started right away," Hoey said in a release. "My litmus test for NCPA's initiatives and programs will be simple: How do they advance the ability of community pharmacists to care for their patients?"