Insights & Connections: Supporting Vaccination, Strengthening Communities

July 14, 2026

As questions about vaccines, evolving recommendations, and public health policy continue to grow, healthcare professionals and patients alike are seeking trusted information and guidance. In this episode, ASHP Executive Vice President and CEO Sam Calabrese is joined by Anna Legreid Dopp and Vicki Basalyga to discuss ASHP's position on vaccines, the advocacy and partnership efforts underway, and the resources available to support pharmacists and patients. Tune in for a conversation about how pharmacy professionals can help advance evidence-based patient care and informed decision-making.

SPEAKERS

Samuel V. Calabrese, MBA, RPh, CPEL, FASHP is the executive vice president and chief executive officer (CEO) of ASHP, leading the nation’s largest membership organization for pharmacy professionals.

Vicki Basalyga, PharmD, MAS, BCPS, BCPPS is the director of member relations for the Clinical Specialists and Scientists at ASHP. In addition to her director role, Vicki assists in clinical policy development as the secretary for the Council on Therapeutics, serves as a representative for ASHP on numerous national clinical initiatives and works with members to create essential tools and resources for leaders, practitioners, and educators.

Anna Legreid Dopp, PharmD, CPHQ  is senior director, government relations at ASHP where she works on state and national policy efforts. Previously, she served as a congressional health care policy fellow, where she worked on health and social policy in the office of Senator Joe Lieberman and in roles at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics as a medication use policy analyst and at the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin as the vice president of public affairs and editor of the Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin.