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. Thank you for supporting the ACCP Research Institute.

Who Joins the ACCP PBRN?

Do you routinely provide direct patient care? Do you often ponder 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 samples to answer important clinical questions.

The ACCP PBRN continues to grow since its launch in February 2009. We have over 1000 members to date, including members who belong to existing PRNs and whose data are shown below. Whether you are a clinician who desires to contribute to network research studies, an investigator who wants to lead a collaborative project with the network, or both, we encourage you to join us and get involved in your network!

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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.

What’s Going On in the PBRN?

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 Congratulates 2016 Futures Grants Program Awardees

The ACCP Research Institute (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 58 applications for its mentored research funding program. Each application was reviewed by an expert panel according to the program’s core review criteria. The ACCP RI congratulates the 2016 Futures Grants Program awardees.

Junior Investigator Awards

• Ryan Funk, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Kansas (mentor: Susan Abdel-Rahman, Pharm.D.) – Etanercept Trough Level Monitoring and Therapeutic Response in Juvenile Arthritis
• Laura Hart, Pharm.D., University of Washington (mentor: Zachary Marcum, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCPS) – Evaluating the Association Between Central Nervous System–Active Medications and Falls in Older Adults with Dementia
• Melanie Nicol, Pharm.D., Ph.D., University of Minnesota (mentor: Paul Bohjanen, M.D., Ph.D.) – Role of Exogenous and Endogenous Sex Hormones on Tenofovir and Emtricitabine Disposition in the Female Genital Tract

Student/Resident Awards

• Anne Masich, Pharm.D., University of Maryland (mentor: Jeffrey Gonzales, Pharm.D., FCCM, BCPS, BCCCP) – Vancomycin Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics in Obese Patients with Sepsis
• Kyle Molina, Midwestern University (mentor: Vanthida Huang, Pharm.D., BSPharm, FCCP) – Detection of Heterogeneity in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: Comparing PAP-AUC of Automated vs. Manual Method
• Alexander Prokopienko, Pharm.D., University of Pittsburgh (mentor: Thomas Nolin, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCCP, FCP, FASN) – Targeted Inhibition of FMO Mediated Formation of TMAO in Kidney Disease: A Pilot Study
• Erika Titus-Lay, Pharm.D., Purdue University (mentor: James Tisdale, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAPhA, FAHA, BCPS) – Methadone-Induced QT Interval Prolongation in a Narcotic Treatment Center: Identifying Patients at Risk and Simplifying ECG Monitoring

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 Gary Yee, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCOP (chair); Christina Aquilante, Pharm.D.; William Baker, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS; Mariann Churchwell, Pharm.D., BCPS; Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff, Pharm.D., M.S.; Robert DiDomenico, Pharm.D.; Michael Jann, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPP; Ninh (Irene) La-Beck, Pharm.D.; David Martin, Pharm.D.; Kimberly Scarsi, Pharm.D., M.Sc.; Katie Suda, Pharm.D.; and Meghana Trivedi, Pharm.D., Ph.D., BCOP. Members of the Student/Resident Award Review Committee were Jeffrey Fong, Pharm.D., BCPS (chair); Heather Anderson, Ph.D.; Douglas Boggs, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPP; Paul Gubbins, Pharm.D., FCCP; Judith Smith, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCOP; Sony Tuteja, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS; Daniel Witt, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS; and Barbara Zarowitz, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS. For more information about the ACCP RI Futures Grants Program, please visit www.accpri.org/futures/.

Research Institute & Pharmacotherapy Open House at the 2016 Annual Meeting

Tuesday, October 25, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Please join us for an Open House to learn how to get more involved with the ACCP Research Institute (RI) or Pharmacotherapy, the official journal of ACCP.

During the first hour, we will feature presentations from individuals who share their personal testimonials on collaborating as part of the ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). During the remainder of the Open House, you will have the opportunity to speak directly with board members and advisory panel members from the RI and Pharmacotherapy, specifically about:

1. Developing Manuscripts of Interest – Jerry Bauman and Stuart Haines
2. Serving as a Pharmacotherapy Reviewer – James Tisdale
3. Becoming a Pharmacotherapy Editorial Board Member – Edith Nutescu
4. Bring Your Questions and Ask the Editor – C. Lindsay DeVane
5. Serving as a Reviewer for Contributed Scientific Abstracts – Denise Rhoney and Alan Zillich
6. Researcher Development: Focused Investigator Training (FIT), Mentored Research Investigator Training (MeRIT), and ACCP Academy Research and Scholarship Certificate – Program Faculty/Mentors and Mentees
7. Research funding available through the RI Student/Resident and Junior Investigator Futures Grants – RI Trustees
8. Engaging in the ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN) as a clinician or researcher – PBRN Community Advisory Panel (CAP)
9. PBRN collaborations and research development experiences and discussion of future opportunities – CAP, PBRN collaborators, and PBRN director

Handouts/Information Available for Pickup:

Promotional flyer for Tuesday morning and afternoon sessions: The Fundamentals of Providing Excellent Manuscript Peer Reviews and Reviewing Abstracts with Excellence

Editorial Board member description

Scientific Editor description

Call for papers

Investigator training brochures

Futures Grants information

Abstract Reviewer information

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

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. This year, the Research Institute (RI) is expanding the numbers and types of resources it offers to help PRNs plan their walk-rounds at the 2016 ACCP Annual Meeting in Hollywood, Florida. In addition to poster hall maps and poster session schedules, the RI will provide each PRN with a list of posters for which respective PRN members are named as presenting authors or coauthors. For more information on how PRNs can obtain a list of their members’ posters, please contact Shelly Enders ([email protected]).

Investigator Development

Mentored Research Investigator Training (MeRIT) Program

The Research Institute is pleased to again offer this one-of-a-kind training program designed to assist pharmacists in developing the abilities necessary to conduct investigator-initiated research, either independently as a principal investigator or as an active coinvestigator within a research team. Ideal candidates for the MeRIT Program are pharmacy faculty or practitioners with limited research experience who:

• are committed to incorporating research into their professional careers,
• are interested in generating research themes or obtaining preliminary data for larger funding opportunities, and
• aspire to be active principal investigators or coinvestigators within a research team.

MeRIT is a 2-year longitudinal program that uses a combination of live and virtual teaching and mentoring methods to provide trainees with the support and education they need throughout the research experience (i.e., from idea, proposal development, funding application, and project completion to presentation and publication). Be sure to visit the 2015 MeRIT participants’ completed research posters and the 2016 MeRIT participants’ research design posters during the Annual Meeting on Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., in the Grand Ballroom.

The application period for the 2017 MeRIT Program will open in November 2016, with letters of intent due February 28 and full applications due March 31. The primer program will be held June 26–30, 2017, on the campus of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program

The Research Institute’s (RI’s) annual flagship pharmacist investigator training program continues June 26–30, 2017, at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you are preparing to submit (or resubmit) a research proposal to NIH or other major foundation/organization funding source, FIT should be on your agenda.

This 5-day, intensive, hands-on program has a strong history of participant success, as it pairs experienced and funded faculty mentors with investigator-participants. The program is geared to fine-tune R-type investigator-initiated proposals and K-type career development awards. The ideal applicant is a mid-career, fellowship-trained, tenure-track or research-focused pharmacist. The application period for the 2017 FIT Program will open in November 2016, with letters of intent due February 28 and full applications due March 31.

Feedback from a past FIT participant – “The focused and protected time to work on my proposal and receive expert/critical feedback on my proposal were instrumental to my receiving funding and I’ve not been able to reproduce the same experience outside of the FIT program.”

More information on the MeRIT and FIT programs is available at the RI’s Open House on Tuesday, October 25, 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., in Great Hall 5, or on the RI’s website at www.accpri.org/investigator.