ACCP’s practice and research networks (PRNs) provide a focal point for clinical pharmacists with common interests and needs in practice, research, and education. PRN members help ACCP develop educational programs and promote the activities of the PRNs. All meeting attendees are encouraged to attend a PRN meeting.

Monday, October 19, 2009
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Hilton Anaheim Hotel

Ambulatory Care – Laguna
This PRN will disseminate information about past and future activities of each PRN committee, current activities of ACCP related specifically to the PRN, and future PRN activities. The business component will have a presentation highlighting innovative practice in ambulatory care; the networking component will encourage interaction among members through entertainment.

Central Nervous System – Capistrano
Please join the CNS PRN for a business meeting and networking session with your colleagues. Light snacks and drinks will be served.

Critical Care – San Simeon
Join the PRN networking forum and liaise with colleagues while you enjoy hors d’oeuvres. Presentations will include a summary of PRN activities, reports from PRN officers, and the Resident/Fellow Research Travel Award.

Education and Training – El Capitan
After the business meeting, a brief discussion on interviewing skills will take place. Clinical faculty and practitioners from around the nation will then conduct practice interviews for students preparing to apply for jobs or residencies and for residents and fellows preparing to apply for their first career positions. All educators, students, and postgraduate trainees are invited to attend.

Health Outcomes – San Clemente
Please join the Health Outcomes PRN as they prepare for the ACCP Spring Meeting and as they discuss further participation and cooperation with the Scholarship and Research Academy. Food and beverages will be provided.

Hematology/Oncology – Avila
The Hematology/Oncology PRN will conduct a business meeting, followed by a presentation by Jill Kolesar, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, recipient of the 2009 Hematology/Oncology Mini-Sabbatical Grant. Dr. Kolesar will speak on population-based pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic modeling.

Immunology/Transplantation – Palos Verdes
Current and prospective members are welcome to join the networking and business meeting. The business meeting will consist of installing new officers, discussing present and future PRN initiatives, and honoring the recipient of the PRN’s Resident/Fellow Travel Award. The meeting will conclude with a debate by transplant specialty residents/fellows on a current issue in transplantation.

Infectious Diseases – Huntington
The Infectious Diseases PRN business meeting and networking forum will consist of brief presentations of PRN initiatives including support of research projects, student travel awards, and the PRN history project. After the business meeting, there will be a brief panel discussion of updates on treating gram-positive infections and the impact of resistance. There will also be an opportunity for networking and socializing.

Nephrology – Carmel
Please join the Nephrology PRN in celebrating its past, present, and future! The meeting will primarily be a social networking event, focused on acknowledging the contributions of Nephrology PRN members through the years. Members who wish to speak about the role the PRN has played in their professional careers will be encouraged to do so. Time will be set aside for a short, perfunctory business session. Hot and cold appetizers, wine, beer, and soft drinks will be served.

Pharmaceutical Industry – Palisades
Members and interested meeting attendees are welcome to attend the business meeting and networking forum. Past and future PRN activities will be discussed, including 2009–2010 strategic planning, working group updates, and focus session highlights. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics – Oceanside
Join the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics PRN to discuss current issues in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics. The recipient of the M. Kelli Jordan Travel Award will provide a presentation on his/her research. This meeting will include presentations by pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics residents and fellows as well as a discussion of research posters presented at the meeting. There will also be a discussion of potential topics for PRN symposia at upcoming ACCP meetings.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009
6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.
Hilton Anaheim Hotel

Adult Medicine – El Capitan
During this networking and business meeting, current and prospective members will meet and discuss their practice interests. There will be socialization (with a networking activity), followed by the PRN business meeting.

Cardiology – Huntington
Join the Cardiology PRN business meeting, which will be followed by presentations by Drs. David Harper and James Tisdale. Dr. Harper will discuss the "Management of Atrial Fibrillation," and Dr. Tisdale will discuss "Drug-Induced Arrhythmias." An informal reception will follow, allowing networking among new and old members, members collaborating on PRN-related projects, and trainees seeking job opportunities.

Clinical Administration – Capistrano
Anyone interested in issues related to clinical leadership and practice management is cordially invited to join this PRN’s business meeting and networking forum. There will be ample time to network and discuss issues related to practice and clinical administration. Refreshments will be provided.

Drug Information – Palos Verdes
The business meeting of the Drug Information PRN will be an opportunity to meet with officers and other members to discuss present and future activities of the PRN. A resident presentation will also be given.

Endocrine and Metabolism – Palisades
The Endocrine and Metabolism PRN will be holding a networking forum to elicit both membership and scholarship. A presentation and discussion of PRN business will occur at this networking forum.

Emergency Medicine – San Simeon
The business and networking forum will include welcoming statements from the outgoing chair, introductions of the new PRN officers, discussion of the status of the PRN, a status report from the committees, a discussion regarding future directions for the PRN, and a time for networking. Hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be provided.

Geriatrics – Avila
Please join the Geriatrics PRN for the business meeting, followed by a networking session and a discussion with PRN members and their ongoing research projects.

GI/Liver/Nutrition – San Clemente
Interested attendees are invited to attend the PRN business meeting and networking forum. Highlights will include an open networking forum and an invited presentation from a PRN member. Non-PRN members are welcome. Food and beverages will be provided.

Pain and Palliative Care – Oceanside
Food, friends, and furthering our missions. The Pain and Palliative Care PRN is pleased to invite presentations by Dr. Julie Waldfogel on “Ketamine as an Adjuvant Analgesic,” including a protocol being developed at Johns Hopkins, and Dr. Tanya Tellagadis on a topic to be announced. The PRN welcomes these two young practitioners to share their projects and talents. In addition to the officers’ reports, the group intends to review the PRN’s activities of the past year, discuss funding of the ACCP PBRN, highlight clinical topics the PRN should address, and plan the PRN’s goals for 2009–2010.

Pediatrics – Carmel
Come join the Pediatrics PRN for networking, a brief business meeting, and “Pediatric Jeopardy.” The Pediatrics PRN members look forward to seeing you.

Women’s Health – Laguna
The Women’s Health PRN will hold a networking forum for current and prospective members. The business meeting will include an update of PRN activities and initiatives, as well as an opportunity to become involved in the PRN and meet others with interests and practices in Women’s Health. In addition, there will be a special presentation, “New and Emerging Opportunities for Pharmacists in Women’s Health,” facilitated by Sharon Landau, Director of Pharmacy Access Partnership, a center of the nonprofit Pacific Institute for Women’s Health. The program will feature new and emerging programs, policy and training opportunities for pharmacists to increase access to women’s health, and reproductive health clinical services. Efforts and strategies to expand the educational opportunities and curriculum at schools of pharmacy nationally, to cultivate pharmacy leaders around reproductive health, and to increase low-income women’s access to family planning services will be discussed.