We want to share a quick update on select programs, activities, and successes of the Research Institute. We also invite you to visit our website (www.accpri.org) for updates and program announcements from the Institute. Thank you for supporting the ACCP Research Institute.

Who Joins the ACCP PBRN?

Do you routinely provide direct patient care? Are you often pondering an “I wonder” clinical question? Would you like to participate in collaborative clinical research? The ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) may be the perfect solution. The PBRN is an ever-growing group of clinical pharmacists who practice in a variety of settings from all 50 states. The PBRN affords clinicians the ability to conveniently and expeditiously pool patient care experiences into large-enough sample sizes to answer important clinical questions.

The ACCP PBRN continues to grow since its launch in February 2009. We have more than 1000 members to date, including members who belong to existing PRNs and whose data are shown below. We encourage each of you to join!

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How Do I Join the ACCP PBRN?
Joining the ACCP PBRN is free to all ACCP members. You can join the PBRN as an individual or as part of an existing network by completing our online registry at www.accpri.org/pbrn/registration.aspx. We invite you to browse our “Now Recruiting” and “Ongoing” studies by visiting our website (www.accpri.org/pbrn/researchProjects.aspx) or share your idea for a potential PBRN study at any time (www.accpri.org/pbrn/StudySuggest.aspx). You can also sign up to receive e-mail notifications about future studies.

Calling All Researchers!
The ACCP PBRN is interested in establishing collaborative research efforts with both the ACCP PBRN and other external investigators. If you have a funded project or are applying for funding and are interested in collaborating with the ACCP PBRN, we invite you to complete our Project Concept Description Template at www.accpri.org/pbrn/partner.aspx. Please contact PBRN staff with any questions, or for assistance with developing a clinical question into a PBRN study, at (913) 492-3311 or [email protected].

ACCP RI Announces 2015 Futures Grants Program Awardees
The ACCP RI Frontiers Fund supports clinical pharmacy researcher development and clinical pharmacy research advancement. Through its Futures Grants Program, the RI Board of Trustees is especially interested in supporting the development of research skills among student, trainee, and early-career ACCP members with a goal of establishing sustained interest and careers in clinical pharmacy research.

This year, the ACCP RI received 40 applications for its new mentored research funding program. Each application was reviewed by an expert panel of reviewers according to the program’s core review criteria. The ACCP RI is pleased to announce the 2015 Futures Grants Program awardees.

Junior Investigator Awards:

• Kyle Burghardt, Pharm.D., Wayne State (mentor: Vicki Ellingrod, Pharm.D., FCCP) – “Insulin Resistance Induced by Antipsychotic Medication in the Absence of Obesity: Impact of DNA Methylation and Lipids in the Skeletal Muscle”
• Jason Karnes, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS, University of Arizona (mentors: Dan Roden, M.D., Kenneth Ramos, M.D., Ph.D., PharmB) – “Pharmacogenomics of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia”
• Kelly Reveles, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin (mentor: Christopher Frei, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS) – “Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection Epidemiology and Clinical Risk Prediction in the United States Veterans Health Administration”

Student/Resident Awards:

• Dina Ali, University of Tennessee (mentor: Robert Parker, Pharm.D., FCCP) – “Mechanism of Altered Clopidogrel Metabolism in Diabetes”
• Elizabeth Wood, Auburn University (mentor: Allison Chung, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS) – “Vitamin D Supplementation in Critically Ill Children: A Prospective Trial and Dose Evaluation”

The ACCP RI Board of Trustees and staff would also like to express their sincere gratitude to the expert reviewers who served on the Junior Investigator and Student/Resident award review committees. Members of the Junior Investigator award review committee were Michael Reed, Pharm.D., FCCP (Chair); Christina Aquilante, Pharm.D.; William Baker, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS; Edward Bednarczyk, Pharm.D., FCCP; Douglas Boggs, Pharm.D.; Karen Farris, Ph.D.; Judith Smith, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCOP; and Meghana Trivedi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCOP. Members of the Student/Resident award review committee were Jeffrey Fong, Pharm.D., BCPS (Chair); Varsha Bhatt-Mehta, Pharm.D., FCCP; Ninh (Irene) La-Beck, Pharm.D.; and David Martin, Pharm.D. For more information about the ACCP RI Futures Grants Program, please visit www.accpri.org/futures/.

Investigator Development Programs

Are you ready to accelerate your growth as a clinical pharmacy researcher—the Research Institute can meet your needs! Plan now to attend our next Mentored Research Investigator Training (MeRIT) or Focused Investigator Training (FIT) program, June 27, 2016 – July 1, 2016, on the campus of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy.

MeRIT is an individualized, 2-year longitudinal program designed to mentor pharmacist-investigators from research idea through study design, IRB and funding application, data collection, results presentation, and manuscript submission.

FIT is an intensive 5-day grant enhancement and refinement program for experienced pharmacist-investigators pursuing NIH (National Institutes of Health) research funding. This proven combination of critical grant review, revision, and mentoring by experienced and funded faculty will maximize your submission’s (or resubmission’s) competitiveness.

MeRIT participants will present posters of their proposed research projects on Tuesday morning, October 20, during the ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in San Francisco, California, October 17–21, 2015. Please stop by to learn about their projects and their experiences in the program. You may also learn more about both programs during the Global Conference at the RI’s Open House on the morning of Tuesday, October 20, or at any time on the RI website (www.accpri.org).

Research Institute & Pharmacotherapy Open House

Tuesday, October 20, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

Learn how to get more involved with the ACCP Research Institute (RI) or Pharmacotherapy, the official journal of ACCP. This open house event will provide you the opportunity to speak directly with board members from both the RI and Pharmacotherapy, specifically about:

1. Special Issues and Manuscripts of Interest – Lindsay DeVane and Vicki Ellingrod
2. Serving as a Pharmacotherapy Reviewer – James Tisdale
3. Information for International Authors and Reviewers – Bill Miller and Terry Schwinghammer
4. Becoming a Pharmacotherapy Editorial Board Member – Edith Nutescu and Stuart Haines
5. Researcher Development: Focused Investigator Training (FIT), Mentored Research Investigator Training (MeRIT), & ACCP Academy Research and Scholarship Certificate – Program Faculty/Mentors and Mentees
6. Research funding available through the RI Student/Resident and Junior Investigator Futures Grants – RI Trustees
7. Engaging in the ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) as a clinician or researcher – PBRN Community Advisory Panel (CAP)
8. PRN/PBRN/RI collaborations and research development experiences and discussion of future opportunities – CAP, PRN/PBRN collaborators, and PBRN interim director

Handouts/Information Available for Pickup:

Guidelines for Pharmacotherapy special issues
Editorial Board member description
International Editorial Board member description
Scientific Editor description
Call for papers
Pharmacotherapy issues
Investigator training brochures
Futures Grants information
PBRN brochures and registration information

Coming Soon: Plan Your “Walk-Rounds” Through the Scientific Poster Presentations

Don’t make early dinner plans for Sunday night!

Instead, take advantage of complimentary hors d’oeuvres at the Research Institute’s Friend and FUNd Raiser during the Global Conference’s Opening Reception!

Many PRNs conduct “walk-rounds” during the Scientific Poster Presentations at ACCP’s Annual Meeting each year. In these “walk-rounds,” small groups of PRN members move through preselected posters and discuss the presentations’ findings and implications with the authors. The Research Institute is expanding the numbers and types of resources that it can offer to help PRNs plan their “walk-rounds” at this year’s ACCP Global Conference in San Francisco, California. In addition to poster hall maps and poster session schedules, the RI will provide each PRN with a list of posters for which members of their respective PRNs are named as presenting or coauthors. For more information on how PRNs can obtain their list of their members’ posters, please contact Carla Scarborough ([email protected]).