Get more from your meeting experience by attending a premeeting symposium on Saturday, October 16, 2010. Separate registration is required and seating is limited. Reserve your spot today!

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Clinical Practice Primer

Part of the ACCP Academy Clinical Practice Advancement Certificate Program. For more information, visit the Web site at http://academy.accp.com. Note: you do not have to be enrolled in the Certificate Program to attend this symposium and receive CE credit, but you must be enrolled to receive credit towards the CPA certificate.

This full day program is the required, prerequisite course for participants in the ACCP Academy Clinical Practice Advancement Certificate Program. The development of a personal strategic plan for your advancement as a clinician will lay the framework for this core program. Faculty will examine how to justify the value of your clinical activities, how to facilitate your own professional development, and more. Participants will engage in discussions on how roles can be established in team and collaborative patient care environments. Components of a successful clinical practice will be reviewed.

8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Basic Training for New Clinical Faculty and Preceptors

Part of the ACCP Academy Teaching and Learning Certificate Program. For more information, visit the Web site at http://academy.accp.com. Note: you do not have to be enrolled in the Certificate Program to attend this symposium and receive CE credit, but you must be enrolled to receive credit towards the Teaching and Learning certificate.

Highly interactive, this full-day workshop will address the needs of new clinical faculty and preceptors to help them thrive in the academic community. Participants will review the basic concepts related to current pedagogical theory and practice as they pertain to pharmacy education and practice. The program is designed to help faculty and preceptors develop basic strategies for planning, implementing, and assessing educational experiences structured to achieve clearly defined student outcomes within didactic and clinical settings. Discussions will include clarifying one’s own purposes, goals, and philosophy for teaching, and identify strategies for continued self-learning.

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Regulatory/Ethical Issues in Clinical Research

Part of the ACCP Academy Research and Scholarship Certificate Program. For more information, visit the Web site at http://academy.accp.com. Note: you do not have to be enrolled in the Certificate Program to attend this symposium and receive CE credit, but you must be enrolled to receive credit towards the Research and Scholarship certificate.

This course addresses operational and ethical issues associated with developing and directing clinical research. Perspectives on human subject protection as well as current concepts/perspectives related to informed consent, HIPAA, IRBs, and cultural competency will be provided. The session will integrate case studies focusing on ethical, legal, and social issues. Budget management, quality control processes, and appropriate data management to ensure data integrity will be discussed. Author responsibilities, managing misconduct allegations, and navigating the IRB will also be addressed.

11:00 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Semi-finals

There’s a New Game in Town! Join us at the inaugural ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge as 3-member student teams compete in semi-final round competition. Teams will face-off in a quiz bowl type format, answering questions in three distinct categories- Trivia/Lightning, Clinical Case and Jeopardy-style. Item content used in each segment has been developed and reviewed by an expert panel of clinical pharmacy practitioners and educators.

Preliminary competition rounds will be conducted online in September. For more information about the Clinical Pharmacy Challenge or to register a team, please visit http://www.accp.com/stunet/compete/overview.aspx

2:00 p.m. -4:30 p.m. Career Paths 101: Deciding, Obtaining and Succeeding

Students and Post-graduate trainees, join us for this afternoon career development session designed to help you reach your professional goals. This dynamic session will offer you the opportunity to gain perspectives from our panel of professionals, representing academia, administration, clinical specialty and pharmaceutical industry. Ask questions and get the answers you need before choosing your initial career path. Gain insights from both the interviewer and interviewee regarding the best approach to negotiate and secure the job offer you are seeking. Secure your financial future with tips and tools to employ early in your career. Get expert advice on budgeting, credit decisions, insurance needs, saving strategies, retirement planning and securing sound financial advice.

• 2:00 – 3:00 Beyond the Job Description: Ask the Experts Panel Discussion
• 3:00 – 3:45 Negotiating and Securing Job Offers
• 3:45 – 4:30 Financial Planning: The First Five Years

4:45 p.m.-5:45 Newcomers Orientation

New members and first-time meeting attendees are invited to attend the Newcomers Orientation to the Annual Meeting. This informal session provides participants with an overview of meeting activities, how to take advantage of the full meeting schedule, and how your participation in the meeting and in ACCP can work to advance your career. The Orientation will be followed by the Newcomers Reception, allowing participants the opportunity to network with other first-time attendees and new members, as well as officers and leaders of the ACCP organization.