ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge: The Pursuit of Excellence Continues

Now in its ninth year, ACCP’s national team competition for pharmacy students returns to the 2018 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington. From an initial field of 117 teams, eight have advanced through four online rounds of competition to reach the quarterfinals. The following are the 2018 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Quarterfinal Teams.

2018 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Schedule

Saturday, October 20

Sunday, October 21

Monday, October 22

Travel Awards Promote Student and Resident/Fellow Meeting Attendance

ACCP initiated its Student Travel Awards and Resident/Fellow Travel Awards programs to support and encourage student, resident, and fellow attendance at ACCP national meetings as well as to expand opportunities for students and postgraduate trainees throughout the organization. To date, ACCP has awarded more than $84,500 in travel stipends and complimentary meeting registrations. In addition, many PRNs now offer their own travel awards for students, residents, and fellows, providing even more opportunities for attendees to apply for funding to defray the costs associated with attending the ACCP Annual Meeting.
     ACCP thanks the following PRNs and chapters for either donating funds to ACCP Travel Awards programs or sponsoring their own travel awards:

• Adult Medicine
• Ambulatory Care
• Cardiology
• Central Nervous System
• Clinical Administration
• Critical Care
• Drug Information
• Education and Training
• Emergency Medicine
• Endocrine and Metabolism
• Geriatrics
• GI/Liver/Nutrition
• Gulff College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Health Outcomes
• Hematology/Oncology
• Immunology/Transplantation
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Pain and Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Perioperative Care
• Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacogenomics
• Women's Health

2018–2019 National Student Network Advisory Committee (SNAC) Appointed

Earlier this year, ACCP issued a call for applications to student members interested in serving on the SNAC. The College received applications from students across the country. After reviewing these applications, ACCP President-Elect Suzanne Nesbitt selected student members for appointment. The committee will convene at the upcoming 2018 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington.
     ACCP is pleased to announce the appointment of the following student members to the 2018–2019 SNAC.

Chair: Peter Atkins, Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
Vice Chair: Victoria Miller, University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy
Secretary: McKenzie Montgomery, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Members-at-Large:

• Nhung Do, University of Wisconsin, Madison School of Pharmacy
• Julie Farrar, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy
• Lindsey Groff, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy
• Barkha Jain, Rutgers University, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
• David Lu, Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences School of Pharmacy
• Van Nguyen, Pacific University School of Pharmacy
• Logan Pirkl, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
• Mikhaila Rice, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
• Autumn Walkerly, Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy

ACCP Student Chapter Awards Announced

This award recognizes the ACCP student chapter that has exemplified strength in leadership, dedication in patient care, and passion for professional development through its activities and membership. The chapter’s activities should address ACCP’s core values of extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy and promoting dedication to excellence in patient care, research, and education. A key component of all the core values is the clinical pharmacist’s ability to work collaboratively within the health care environment. Each chapter must demonstrate its ability to work with other health disciplines. Please join ACCP in congratulating this year’s Outstanding Student Chapter Award–winning institution, University of Houston. ACCP President Jill Kolesar will present the officers representing the University of Texas Houston with their Outstanding Chapter plaque and $1000 award during the Student Chapter Forum session on Saturday, October 20, during the 2018 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington.

ACCP Clinical Research Challenge – Winning Teams to Present Posters at ACCP Global Conference

Competition in the 2018 ACCP Clinical Research Challenge (CRC) began on February 3 with 80 teams participating in Round 1: Online Journal Club Examination. . Teams achieving the top 40 scores after the initial online Journal Club Round advanced to Round 2:Letter of Intent (LOI) Submission. Teams achieving the top 20 scores after round 2 were invited to compete in round 3: Research Protocol Development. Teams were tasked with developing a research proposal designed to demonstrate the clinical pharmacist’s value in providing antimicrobial stewardship services in a small, rural, critical access hospital environment.
     Proposals were reviewed by the CRC Review Panel, and submissions ranking in the top one-third were referred on for evaluation and selection of awards by the CRC Oversight Panel. Please join ACCP in congratulating the finalist teams and the award winners.

ACCP Clinical Research Challenge Finalist Teams

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy
Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
University of Hawaii at Hilo College of Pharmacy
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
University of North Caroline Eshelman School of Pharmacy
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

ACCP Clinical Research Challenge Awards

Championship Team:     University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy

Proposal Title Antibiotic Stewardship in a Small Hospital Overcoming Barriers with Telemedicine
Student Team Members: Karla Marz, Parker Johnson, Victoria Smith
Faculty Liaison: Ann Philbrick, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCACP

Second-Place Team:     Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Pharmacy

Proposal Title: The Value of a Clinical Pharmacist–Led Antimicrobial Stewardship Network: Evaluating Improved Clinical Outcomes and Cost Savings in a Critical Access Hospital
Student Team Members: Brianna Kousin, Emma Wysocki, Shannon Haberman
Faculty Liaison: Randall Heemer, Pharm.D.

Third-Place Team:     Oregon State University College of Pharmacy

Proposal Title: Impact of Clinical Pharmacist–Led Delayed Prescribing of Antibiotics for Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in the Emergency Department
Student Team Members: Chelsea Harmon, Rachel Proteau, Tyler Lantz
Faculty Liaison: Adrian Irwin, Pharm.D.

     These three teams have been invited to present their research design during the Scientific Poster Sessions at the 2018 ACCP Global Conference on Clinical Pharmacy in Seattle, Washington. Please stop by to view their proposal designs and meet the winning teams. The three teams will be present at the following poster session times.

Scientific Poster Presentations, I and Lunch
11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (PDT)

Scientific Poster Presentations, II
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PDT)

Scientific Poster Presentations, IV
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (PDT)