The Adult Medicine PRN has more than 850 members and represents a diverse group of clinical pharmacists dedicated to advancing clinical practice, teaching, and research. During the past year, the student and resident membership has grown in the Adult Medicine PRN, and presently, we have 52 student members and 35 residents. This past year, the PRN’s Nominations Committee developed PRN Service Awards to recognize the outstanding work of our members. At the ACCP Spring Meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, we presented Krystal Haase, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, Texas Tech University HSC School of Pharmacy, with the Adult Medicine PRN 2010 Mentoring Award, and Grant Sklar, Pharm.D., BCPS, National University of Singapore, with the Adult Medicine PRN 2010 Clinical Practice Award. The Nominations Committee will solicit nominations for additional PRN awards in early 2011, with the expectation of awarding several other individuals in 2011.

The Adult Medicine PRN has developed a focus session titled “Application of Science and Statistics in COPD Management” to occur on October 18, 2010, at the Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.

The Awards Committee is presently soliciting applicants for the New Investigator Development Award and the Resident/Fellow Award. These $1,000 awards will provide an opportunity for a new investigator and a resident or fellow to present and promote their research to the ACCP Adult Medicine PRN business meeting at the Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.

Some notable member accomplishments:

Presentations

• Mary Elizabeth Briand, Pharm.D., presented “Pharmacist-Directed Interventions to Improve HCAHPS Pain Scores” to the Florida Society of Health-System Pharmacists 44th Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on July 31, 2010.
• Beth H. Resman-Targoff, Pharm.D., FCCP, presented “Pharmacologic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Disease-Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs” to the 31st Annual Madison Clinical Conference in Middleton, Wisconsin, in March 2010.

Publications

• Lourwood DL, Wigle PR. Epilepsy in pregnancy and breastfeeding. In: Briggs GG, Nageotte M, eds. Diseases, Complications, and Drug Therapy in Obstetrics: A Guide for Clinicians. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2009:347–66.
• Ramin KD, Tracy TS. High-risk pregnancies. In: Borgelt LM, O’Coneel MB, Smith JA, Calis KA, eds. Women’s Health Across the Lifespan: A Pharmacotherapeutic Approach. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:403–14. (Reviewer: Lourwood DL)
• Lourwood DL. Antimicrobial drug interactions. In: Zucchero FJ, Hogan MJ, Sommer CD, eds. Evaluations of Drug Interactions. St. Louis, MO: First DataBank, 2001.
• Guirguis AB. Preconception care. In: Richardson MM, Chessman KH, Chant C, et al, eds. Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program, 7th ed. Women’s and Men’s Health. Lenexa, KS: American College of Clinical Pharmacy, 2010:111–28. (Reviewer: Lourwood DL)

Other Notable Accomplishments

• Nancy Toedter Williams, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCNSP, was promoted to tenured professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
• Zachary A. Stacy, Pharm.D., BCPS, was named the 2010 Missouri Pharmacist Faculty Member of the Year.
• Beth H. Resman-Targoff, Pharm.D., FCCP, was reelected Region VI Councilor for the Rho Chi Honor Society.

The Adult Medicine PRN would also like to acknowledge Susan M. Miller, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, and Sharon See, Pharm.D., BCPS, for being named ACCP fellows this year. They will be recognized at the Annual Meeting on October 17, 2010.

Ambulatory Care PRN Awards

• Sandra Harley Counts was awarded the SC AHEC (Area Health Education Coalition) Excellence in Family Medicine Education Award and an award for one of the best presentations at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine meeting for a presentation titled “Cool Websites for Family Physicians.”
• Huzefa Master was awarded the Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists (ICHP) Best Practice Award for 2010.
• Edith Nutescu was selected as the recipient of the 2010 American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Section of Home, Ambulatory and Chronic Care Practitioners Distinguished Service Award.
• Marissa E. Quinones was awarded the Texas Tech HSC School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Award, Excellence in Leadership for 2010.
• Dan Rehrauer was awarded the Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year, Minnesota Pharmacists Association.
• Andrew J. Smith was awarded the Missouri Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation’s 2010 Best Practice Award for a project titled “Truman Medical Center Heart Failure Enhanced Education Pilot Program.”
• Dorothy L. Smith received the 2010 Pinnacle Award from the APhA Foundation for Individual Award for Career Achievement for her work in patient adherence and development of patient education programs.
• Robert Talbert was named as member, Expert Panel, Medicare Model Medication Initiative, USP.
• CoraLynn B. Trewet was honored with the distinction of fellow for the National Lipid Association.

Promotions

• Christa M. George was promoted to associate professor of clinical pharmacy (nontenure track) at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.
• Daniel S. Longyhore was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor at Wilkes University.
• M. Shawn McFarland was promoted to associate professor within the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy.

Ambulatory Care PRN Members Elected ACCP Fellows

• Jill S. Burkiewicz
• Jennifer D. Goldman-Levine
• James D. Hoehns
• Julia M. Koehler
• Sharon See
• Nancy L. Shapiro

Review of Focused Investigator Training Program

Dear Colleagues and PRN Members:

We recently had the opportunity to attend the annual Focused Investigator Training (FIT) Program sponsored by ACCP. The 2010 program was held in Tucson at the University of Arizona; it included 13 pharmacy investigators (mentees) and 12 highly experienced and successfully funded faculty serving as mentors. During the intensive 1-week training program, our individual research proposals were dissected and retooled in hopes of guiding us to ultimately secure major extramural funding.

The knowledge and understanding gained from the FIT Program was simply invaluable and has positively affected our research careers and overall professional outlook. Numerous factors contribute to the success of FIT; however, the key component is the dedication and expertise provided by the mentors. The practical insights shared by the mentors and small group discussions allowed a unique learning environment unlikely to be found elsewhere.

We highly encourage our fellow PRN members with a career focused on research to participate in this annual program. In addition, we would like to express our gratitude for the support provided to us by the Ambulatory Care PRN in attending the FIT Program.

Respectfully submitted,

Edith A. Nutescu, Pharm.D., FCCP,
University of Illinois at Chicago

James M. Backes, Pharm.D.,
University of Kansas

Ambulatory Care Seed Grant Reports

Each year, the Ambulatory Care PRN awards seed grants to provide funding for a research project that will contribute to the development of the principal investigator’s research career. This award is support for a project but is not intended to supplement an existing, funded, research effort. It is anticipated that funded proposals will demonstrate potential for future extramural funding. Below is a summary of the two projects funded by this program in 2009–2010.

As of 2008, almost 74 million Americans had received a diagnosis of hypertension, and another 94 million have prehypertension. Implementing lifestyle modifications such as a healthy diet, exercise, alcohol reduction, and smoking cessation is a critical component of the treatment and prevention of high blood pressure. Vulnerable populations, such as those experiencing homelessness, may encounter unique challenges to incorporating lifestyle changes because of environmental stressors, access issues, and gaps in knowledge. The Theory of Planned Behavior was used in this study to assess homeless patients’ perceptions and barriers and intent to implement therapeutic lifestyle modifications to treat hypertension. The study was conducted at a Health Care for the Homeless Center in Virginia and consisted of a focus group and survey phase. Preliminary data from three focus groups (n=14) have indicated that patients often have difficulty implementing lifestyle changes for several reasons, including limited meal choices, unsafe exercise environments, and lack of information about recommendations. Of interest, family and friends were viewed as helpful in encouraging some lifestyle modifications, such as healthy eating, but less helpful in having a positive influence on quitting smoking, especially if the family member or friend smoked. The focus groups’ findings were used to inform the survey, which is in progress. Final study results will be available in spring 2011. It is anticipated that the study findings will be used to create a toolkit for health care providers to follow when discussing lifestyle modifications with homeless patients.

As pharmacists, we are acutely aware of the challenges that medication discrepancies pose as we try to facilitate safe transitions of care for our patients and their medications. These discrepancies often lead to unnecessary rehospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits. The 2009–2010 ACCP Ambulatory Research Grant funded a pilot study designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a medication reconciliation–focused pharmacotherapy clinic visit within a few days after hospital discharge. The outcomes evaluated in the study included 30-day rehospitalization and ED visits, postdischarge medication discrepancies, and discharge-related patient satisfaction. The study was prospective, randomized, and unblinded and was designed to compare the pharmacotherapy clinic intervention with usual care at the time of hospital discharge.

A total of 724 patients were screened for study eligibility. Of the 107 patients who met inclusion criteria and were approached for enrollment, 30 agreed to provide informed consent and were enrolled in the study. Patients were eligible for inclusion if their reason for hospitalization was heart failure, COPD, hyperglycemic crisis, stroke, or NSTEMI/UA; if they had been hospitalized more than three times in the past 5 years; or if they were to be discharged on at least eight medications. Medication discrepancies were identified on the basis of a comparison between the discharge summary, the electronic medical record medication list, and the BPMDL (best possible medication discharge list), which was created by a clinical pharmacist and the family medicine inpatient service physicians before discharge.

Thirty-day rehospitalization and ED visit rates were higher in the usual care study arm (28.6%) than in the intervention arm of the pharmacotherapy clinic (0). There were also higher mean patient satisfaction scores in the intervention arm than in usual care. In this study population, the presence of a medication discrepancy was identified as a possible predictor of health care resource use because 42.9% of patients having a medication discrepancy required rehospitalization or ED visits within 30 days of discharge, whereas none of the patients lacking medication discrepancies at discharge required these resources. Unfortunately, none of the previously mentioned differences was statistically significant in this small pilot study population. There was, however, a statistically significantly higher rate of medication discrepancy resolution before the first postdischarge PCP (primary care provider) visit in the intervention arm (40%) than in the usual care arm (5.9%) (p=0.05 for the intention-to-treat population and p=0.002 by per-protocol analysis). This finding provides validation of the efficacy of the pharmacotherapy clinic intervention with respect to medication discrepancy resolution.

Although many of this pilot study’s findings did not achieve statistical significance, numerically, the data are encouraging. Patient enrollment and data collection are ongoing to provide a more robust data set for future analysis. Even though this study indicates that pharmacist intervention in the ambulatory care setting improves medication discrepancy resolution after hospital discharge, further efforts are needed to determine the optimal role of pharmacists in transitions of care.

Update on Board Certification in Ambulatory Care

Have you been curious about the progress of the board certification examination in ambulatory care? The first-ever Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) examination to become a Board Certified Ambulatory Care Pharmacist remains on track to be given in the fall of 2011.

The examination will contain 200 questions covering five domains (with percentage of questions): direct patient care (50%); practice management (20%); public health (5%); retrieval, generation, interpretation, and dissemination of knowledge (15%); and patient advocacy (5%).

The proposed eligibility criteria for taking the examination will be reviewed and, it is hoped, approved at the late October meeting of the BPS and posted on the BPS Web site shortly thereafter.

The BPS Specialty Council on Ambulatory Care is seeking input to the item development process from pharmacists with expertise in practice management, public health, and patient advocacy. If you have expertise in these areas, are planning to attend the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting, and would be interested in writing items for the examination, please consider becoming an item writer. Please contact Jacquelyn Kelly Marshall by e-mail at [email protected].

For more information, please visit http://www.bpsweb.org/.

Pete Koval, Pharm.D., BCPS
Chair, Ambulatory Care Specialty Council
Board of Pharmacy Specialties

The Awards and Recognition Committee will recognize the following members of the Cardiology PRN (Tien Ng, chair) at the October business meeting:

• Julie Johnson, Pharm.D., University of Florida, will receive the Distinguished Investigator Award for sustained excellence in scholarship and teaching.
• Robert Page II, Pharm.D., University of Colorado, will receive the Service Award for his long-standing contributions to the PRN, ACCP, and the profession.
• Karen McConnell, Pharm.D.; Kari L. Olson, Pharm.D.; Thomas Delate, Ph.D.; and John A. Merenich, M.D., from Kaiser Permanente Colorado and University of Colorado, will receive the Paper of the Year Award for the publication in Pharmacotherapy titled “Factors Associated with Recurrent Coronary Events Among Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.”

Individual Member Accomplishments

Kate Phillips Cabral

• Rolfe S, Papadopoulos S, Cabral KP. Controversies of anticoagulation reversal in life-threatening bleeds. J Pharm Pract 2010;23:217–25.
• Phillips KW, Ansell JA. The clinical implications of new oral anticoagulants: will the potential advantages be achieved? Thromb Haemost 2010;103:34–9.

Rhonda Cooper-DeHoff

• Cooper-DeHoff RM, Gong Y, Handberg EM, Bavry AA, Denardo SJ, Bakris GL, Pepine CJ. Tight blood pressure control and cardiovascular outcomes among hypertensive patients with diabetes and coronary artery disease. JAMA 2010;304:61–8.

Paul Dobesh

• Dobesh PP, Trujillo T. Anticoagulation in the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Pharm Pract 2010;23:335–43.
• Dobesh PP, Trujillo T. Anticoagulation in the management of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. J Pharm Pract 2010;23:324–34.
• Amin A, Spyropoulos AC, Dobesh P, Shorr A, Hussein M, Mozaffari E, Benner JS. Are hospitals delivering appropriate VTE prevention? The venous thromboembolism study to assess the rate of thromboprophylaxis (VTE START). J Thromb Thrombolysis 2010;29:326–39.

Amy Kauffman

• Kauffman AB, Olson KL, Youngblood M, Zadvorny EB, Delate T, Merenich J. Attainment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in coronary artery disease. J Clin Lipidol 2010;4:173–80.

Kari Olson

• Kauffman AB, Olson KL, Youngblood M, Zadvorny EB, Delate T, Merenich J. Attainment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in coronary artery disease. J Clin Lipidol 2010;4:173–80.

Paul Shaw

• Shaw PB, Donovan JL, Tran MT, et al. Accuracy assessment of pharmacogenetically predictive warfarin dosing algorithms in patients of an academic medical center anticoagulation clinic. J Thromb Thrombolysis 2010;30:220–5.

Zach Stacy

• Recipient of the 2010 Missouri Pharmacist Association Faculty Member of the Year

James Tisdale

• Tisdale JE, Wroblewski HA, Wall DS, Rieger KM, Hammoud ZT, Young JV, Kesler KA. A randomized, controlled study of amiodarone for prevention of atrial fibrillation after transthoracic esophagectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010;140:45–51.
• Tisdale JE, Overholser BR, Wroblewski HA, Sowinski KM. The influence of progesterone alone and in combination with estradiol on ventricular action potential duration and triangulation in response to potassium channel inhibition. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2010 Aug 19 [Epub ahead of print].
• Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, 2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010.
• Miller DA, Tisdale JE. Evaluating patients for drug-induced diseases. In: Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, 2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:40–7.
• Tisdale JE. Supraventricular arrhythmias. In: Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, 2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:445–84.
• Tisdale JE. Ventricular arrhythmias. In: Tisdale JE, Miller DA, eds. Drug-Induced Diseases: Prevention, Detection and Management, 2nd ed. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:485–515.
• Cook K, Tisdale JE. Cardiovascular. In: Hutchison LC, Sleeper-Irons RB, eds. Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: An Evidence-Based Approach. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010:121–61.
• Tisdale JE. Arrhythmias. In: Chisholm MA, Schwinghammer TL, Wells BG, Malone PM, Kolesar JM, DiPiro JT, eds. Pharmacotherapy. Principles & Practice, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2010:157–83.

Toby Trujillo

• Dobesh PP, Trujillo T. Anticoagulation in the management of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. J Pharm Pract 2010;23:335–43.
• Dobesh PP, Trujillo T. Anticoagulation in the management of non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. J Pharm Pract 2010;23:324–34.

Emily Zadvorny

• Kauffman AB, Olson KL, Youngblood M, Zadvorny EB, Delate T, Merenich J. Attainment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goals in coronary artery disease. J Clin Lipidol 2010;4:173–80.

The Clinical Administration PRN consists of members in formal or informal leadership roles with medication management in health systems across the country. As politics and health care intermingle more often, the need for leadership becomes even greater. The PRN’s focuses for the upcoming year include medication safety (justifying clinical pharmacy services) and clinical affairs (metrics), as well as contributions to the expansion of residencies and assistance with programming related to the above.

The PRN focus session titled “Hospital Pharmacy Practice: What Every Patient Deserves and How Hospitals Provide It” will be held on October 19, 2010, at 3:30 p.m. at the Annual Meeting in Austin. It will focus on ACCP’s 2015 goals most closely associated with clinical pharmacy. In particular, plans to implement the goals, as well as barriers and potential solutions from the viewpoint of both larger and smaller institutions, will be presented.

A survey to characterize membership was conducted this past summer. Results will be shared with membership at the PRN business meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, October 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Individual Member Accomplishments

Some notable member accomplishments include the following:

• John Noviasky, Pharm.D., BCPS, is instructor for the Anticoagulation Certificate Program sponsored by the New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists. This program, which has certified 100 pharmacists so far, will be offered at the NYSCHP Annual Meeting in the spring of 2011.
• James Hoffman, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, has had two recent publications: (1) Projecting future drug expenditures – 2010. Hoffman JM, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2010;67:919–28; and (2) Efficacy and safety of cefepime in pediatric patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Pediatr 2010. In press.

Newly Certified PRN Members

The following are current Clinical Administration PRN members who received Board Certification in Pharmacotherapy in 2009:

• Gina Bazemore, Marianne Billeter, Mikel Bofenkamp, Rodney Brumbelow, Gina Caliendo, Joel Hennenfent, Katherine Hufft, James Kalus, Lela King, Tyrone Lin, John Noviasky, Fern Paul-Aviles, Andrea Quinn, Thomas Thompson, and Gary Wu
• Sarah Jane Faro received Board Certification in Oncology in 2009.

Member Highlights

We are proud to announce that several Central Nervous System PRN members will serve in leadership positions within ACCP in the upcoming years. Dr. Bill Kehoe will be sworn in as president of ACCP at the upcoming Annual Meeting. Dr. Larry Cohen will begin his term as president-elect, and Dr. Vicki Ellingrod has been elected a Research Institute Trustee for ACCP. Please join us in congratulating our colleagues.

• Dr. Barbara Wells was the recipient of the Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award. The award was presented at the American Pharmacists Association meeting in Washington, DC, March 12–15, 2010.
• Drs. Jeff Bishop and Vicki Ellingrod are serving as authors/speakers for the Pharmacogenomics Education Program (PharmGenEd™): Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice. Dr. Bishop recently hosted a webinar on “Psychiatry II: Antipsychotics,” which is available for viewing at http://pharmacogenomics.ucsd.edu/shared-curriculum/psychiatry-ii-antipsychotics.aspx.
• Dr. Ellingrod will host a webinar on October 21 on “Psychiatry I: Depression.” If you are interested in the PharmGenEd™ program or in serving as a faculty trainer to teach pharmacogenomics to your pharmacy students, please contact Dr. Kelly Lee at [email protected], or [email protected].

Publications

• Hutchison LC, Sleeper-Irons RB, eds. Fundamentals of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy: An Evidence-Based Approach. Bethesda, MD: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, 2010.

Grants

• Lee KC, Tallian K, Chan P, Hirsch JD. Medication Therapy Management Services to Ensure Safe and Appropriate Use of Medications for Mental Health Patients in San Diego County: A Pilot. Award: $52,487. Department of Health Care Services

Congratulations to the newest officers of the Critical Care PRN

Chair-Elect: Jeremy Flynn
Secretary/Treasurer: Stacy Voils

Critical Care activities at the 2010 Annual Meeting

Critical Care PRN Business Meeting and Networking Forum

Join the Critical Care PRN networking forum and interact with colleagues while enjoying hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Presentations will include a summary of PRN activities, reports from PRN officers, and presentation of the Resident/Fellow Research Travel Award.

Critical Care PRN Focus Session – Critical Care Challenges: External Validity and Extrapolation of Clinical Trial Data to the Bedside

Therapeutic Hypothermia: Examining Potential Patient Populations and Pharmacotherapy Implications?

Speaker: Erik E. Abel, Pharm.D., BCPS; cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery specialty pharmacist, clinical assistant professor, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Nitric Oxide and Inhaled Prostaglandins for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): Beneficial Enough for Use in Our Patients?

Speaker: Amy L. Dzierba, Pharm.D., BCPS; clinical specialist, critical care program director, critical care residency, Department of Pharmacy, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

Pro/Con Debate. Pro – Dexmedetomidine Should be the Sedative of Choice for the Majority of ICU Patients Speaker: Joseph F. Dasta, M.S., FCCP; professor emeritus, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy; adjunct professor, The University of Texas College of Pharmacy, Austin, Texas

Pro/Con Debate: Con – Dexmedetomidine Is Not the Sedative of Choice for the Majority and Should Be Reserved for Select ICU Patients Speaker: Tony Gerlach, Pharm.D., BCPS; specialty practice pharmacist and clinical assistant professor, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

2010 Critical Care PRN Resident Travel Awards

This year, the PRN had two recipients of the award. Each will receive $750 and will present an overview of her respective project during the PRN business meeting and networking forum at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas:

• Erin Frazee, Pharm.D. (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) for “Evaluation of Octreotide Prescribing Patterns at a Tertiary Care Center”
• Heather Personett, Pharm.D. (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN) for “Evaluation of Prescribing Patterns of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors, Argatroban and Lepirudin”

Congratulations to 3 PRN members who received board certification or recertification in Nutrition Support and 103 PRN members who received board certification or recertification in Pharmacotherapy.

Congratulations to the following PRN members who were elected ACCP fellows and who will be inducted at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas: Sara Bouse, David Foster, Mary Hess, Elizabeth Michalets, Lance Oyen, and Steven Pass.

Current Education and Training PRN Chair, Tina Denetclaw, will step into the immediate past chair position at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin, as Sandra Benavides becomes PRN chair and newly elected Maria Pruchnicki assumes the role of chair-elect. Tyan Frazier will complete her 2-year tenure as PRN secretary/treasurer and pass on that torch to newly elected Brenda Gleason.

The past year’s PRN theme has been research and scholarly activity in educational settings.

We conducted our 3rd Annual Interview Skills Workshop for Students and Residents at the 2009 Annual Meeting and surveyed the student and resident participants to identify both strengths and opportunities for improving the program and to assess whether the participants found that experience helpful as they proceeded to real-world interviews for residencies, fellowships, and employment.

Our 2010 Spring Networking Forum addressed conducting research in clinical practice with the assistance of students. Under the leadership of Haley Phillippe, the EDTR PRN Networking Forum Committee presented a small group, interactive, hands-on workshop titled “Best of Both Worlds: Incorporating Research into Your Clinical Practice.”

Under the leadership of Chair-Elect Sandra Benavides, the EDTR PRN’s Programming Committee will present the PRN Focus Session titled “Incorporating Educational Research into Your Teaching and Clinical Practice” at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Convention Center: Ballroom G. This session has been approved as part of the ACCP Teaching and Learning Academy Certificate Program as well as the ACCP Research and Scholarship Academy Certificate Program.

Also at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin, Committee Chair Haley Phillippe and the EDTR PRN Networking Forum Committee will present our 4th Annual Interview Skills Workshop for Students and Residents. This program is currently being organized. ACCP members from all PRNs are welcome to help provide mock interviews and to encourage their students’ and residents’ attendance. The Interview Skills Workshop will be held on Monday, October 18, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. If interested, please contact Haley (see ACCP Directory for Haley’s contact information).

This year, the EDTR PRN convened a new committee to support scholarly activity. This committee is currently in the latter stages of writing an opinion paper on interactive teaching and learning, and it is in the nascent stages of creating a book on teaching tips. We also created a new committee to encourage EDTR PRN member support for StuNet activities.

In addition, we resurrected our Membership Committee. Under the leadership of Nancy Shapiro, this committee conducted a survey of the membership to describe the current demographics of our members and assess the activities and program topics that our current membership would like to see offered. The results of this survey will be presented in a poster at the 2010 Annual Meeting in Austin.

The following paragraphs describe publications, honors, and awards reported by our PRN members and identify our members’ self-reported support of student research and ACCP-related student activities (such as StuNet):

• Beth Resman-Targoff was a coauthor of the Adult Medicine PRN history poster presented at the 2009 ACCP Annual Meeting: History of the Adult Medicine Practice and Research Network. Keller DL, Marrs JC, Resman-Targoff BH, Wortman SB. 2009 ACCP Annual Meeting; Anaheim, CA. She also was mentor to an AACP Walmart Scholar and gave a CE talk: “Pharmacologic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs” at the 31st Annual Madison Clinical Conference in Middleton, Wisconsin, March 2010. She was reelected Region VI Councilor for Rho Chi Honor Society. Beth is also ACCP COP Faculty Liaison for the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy and has a student team intending to compete in the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge. Beth perennially supports ACCP StuNet as a CV reviewer.
• Tracy M. Hagemann will become an ACCP Fellow at the 2010 Annual Meeting, and she is an item writer for the new ACCP Pharmacy Challenge.
• Jim Scott has been promoted to associate dean for Experiential and Professional Affairs at Western University of Health Sciences and has been selected as a new ACCP Fellow in 2010.
• Upon completing a 2-year academic and research fellowship at Duquesne University, Suzanne Higginbotham was appointed director of the Academic Research Center for Pharmacy Care at the same university.
• Heather Whitley has the following peer-reviewed papers published or in press:
  • Lorenz R, Whitley HP, McCoy E, Wiggins C. Safety of varenicline in patients with mental illness. Primary Psychiatry. In press.
  • Whitley HP. Monetary value of a prescription assistance program service in a rural family medicine clinic. J Rural Health. In press.
  • Whitley HP. A public health discussion series in an advanced pharmacy practice experience. Am J Pharm Educ 2010;74:Article 101.
  • Hornsby L, Whitley HP, Hester K, Thompson M, Donaldson A. Survey of patient knowledge related to acetaminophen recognition, dosing, and toxicity. J Am Pharm Assoc 2010;50:485–9.
  • Whitley HP, Starr J. Academic dishonesty among pharmacy students: does portable technology play a role? Curr Pharm Teach Learn 2010;2:94–9.
  • O’Bryant SL, Whitley HP. PhRMA guiding principle amendments effects on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Pharmacotherapy. In press.
  • In addition, Heather has presented or will present the following regional abstracts and posters:
    • Whitley HP. Active-learning diabetes experience for doctor of pharmacy students. Proceedings from the Rural Health Conference. The University of Alabama; September 2010; Tuscaloosa, AL. Proceedings from the 2nd Annual CCHS Research Day. The University of Alabama; September 2010; Tuscaloosa, AL.
    • Gist N, O’Bryant SL, Whitley HP. PhRMA guiding principle amendments effects on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Proceedings from the Third Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference. The University of Alabama; April 2010; Tuscaloosa, AL.
  • And Heather has been awarded the following extramural funding:
    • Whitley HP. Walking in diabetic shoes. Principal investigator; 2010–2013: Medical Scholars Week. William R. Willard Family Practice and Medical Student Endowed Support Fund; The University of Alabama School of Medicine. $2,500 on May 24, 2010.
    • In addition, Heather has presented or will present the following national and regional invited presentations:
    • Whitley HP. Utilizing the incretin system for diabetes mellitus. Alabama Association of Diabetes Educators, St Vincent’s Hospital: September 2010; Birmingham, AL.
    • Whitley HP. Teaming for care in rural communities: a novel interdisciplinary rural medical home in Parrish, Alabama: Capstone Rural Health Center. Rural Health Conference, The University of Alabama; September 2010; Tuscaloosa, AL.
    • Gist N, O’Bryant SL, Whitley HP. PhRMA guiding principle amendments effects on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals. Proceedings from the Third Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Conference, The University of Alabama; April 2010; Tuscaloosa, AL.
    • Whitley HP. How to Use the Medicare Part D finder tool. Spring CE Program, Auburn University; March 2010; Auburn, AL.
  • Last, but not least, Heather received the Preceptor of Excellence Award, Auburn University, HSOP in 2010.
• In January 2010, Christine O’Leary was appointed director, Clinical Services of the Institute for Continuing Healthcare Education. In addition, Christine has the following papers accepted for publication:
  • Steady-state pharmacokinetics of an extended-regimen oral contraceptive with continuous estrogen. Contraception. In press.
  • Pharmacokinetics of a modified-release synthetic conjugated estrogens tablet. J Reprod Med. In press.
• Tina Denetclaw mentored the following work presented as student posters during the 2009 ACCP Annual Meeting and 2010 ACCP Spring Meeting:
  • Value of first-year pharmacy students exploring clinical pharmacists’ roles by attending ACCP-related regional, national, and international conferences. Guirgius C, Shelley M (both students at California Northstate College of Pharmacy), Yep K, Denetclaw TH. 2009 ACCP Annual Meeting.
  • Comparing on-campus recognition, support, and challenges for ACCP Regional Chapter student membership at the University of California, San Francisco and University of Pacific. Atallah S, Tam J, Cheng G (UCSF students), Thai T, Desai J, Ahn K, Kim J (UOP students), Yep K, Denetclaw T. 2009 ACCP Annual Meeting.
  • Workflow factors impacting the timeliness of first-dose antibiotic administration in a community hospital. Chan M (UCSF student), Chiok J, Mirzazadeh H (students at Touro University COP-California), Denetclaw T. 2009 ACCP Annual Meeting.
  • Assessing the effectiveness of roundtable discussions to engender an atmosphere of inclusiveness among student members of the Northern California College of Clinical Pharmacy. Shelley M, Guirgius C, Chang B, Nguyen N, Pham C, Quach J (all students at California Northstate College of Pharmacy), Denetclaw TH. 2010 ACCP Spring Meeting.
  • Improving timeliness of first dose intravenous antibiotic administration through targeted staff education. Phuong L, Chan M (UCSF students), Mirzazadeh H (Touro University COP-California student), Denetclaw TH. 2010 ACCP Spring Meeting.
  • Tina also presented, or will present, the following posters at 2010 ACCP meetings:
    • A revised vancomycin dosing protocol to meet new IDSA guidelines. Denetclaw TH, Chan M (UCSF student), Phuong L (UCSF student), Le B (UOP student), Mirzazadeh H (Touro University COP-California student). 2010 ACCP Spring Meeting.
    • Evaluation of a revised vancomycin dosing strategy to meet new guideline recommendations. Denetclaw TH, Wapniarski B, Steinke D. To be presented at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting.
  • Tina will give the invited presentation, Updates to the ACPE Accreditation Standards: What Do They Mean for Introductory and Advanced Clerkship Experiences?, at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin.
  • Students graduating in 2010 from the UCSF North Bay Region Program selected Tina for the School of Pharmacy–sponsored Apples for Teachers and Preceptors Award for Excellence in Teaching and Precepting during APPEs.
  • And as an ACCP Liaison for the UCSF School of Pharmacy, Tina is pleased to report that UCSF will have two teams participating in the new ACCP Pharmacy Challenge, starting with the initial online round(s) this September.
• Nancy Shapiro was selected a Fellow of ACCP in 2010. She is the ACCP COP Liaison at University of Illinois at Chicago, and she is helping that university’s student team in the Pharmacy Challenge. She also was selected to participate in the ACCP CV review service for students this year and will be judging for the Student Travel Awards.
• Samantha Karr has been selected to support StuNet by providing online CV review and assessing applications for the Student Travel Awards.
• Miriam Mobley Smith was appointed interim dean at the Chicago State University College of Pharmacy and as a member of the Illinois State Board of Pharmacy (4-year term) by Governor Pat Quinn.
• Christina Madison is a coauthor of the student poster to be presented at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, titled “Evaluating the Impact of Implementing a Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Program into Pharmacy Curriculum on Student Pharmacist Involvement in Immunization Clinics.” Christina is also ACCP Student Travel Award reviewer, CV reviewer for 2010–2011, student mentor for ACCP StuNet National Advisory Committee (member-at-large), and ACCP-StuNet faculty adviser. And Christina is faculty adviser for the ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge team representing the University of Southern Nevada College of Pharmacy.
• Laura Susan Cain has been selected as a CV reviewer for 2010–2011. She also helped develop questions to prepare Auburn’s students as they participate in the ACCP Clinical Challenge.
• Immediate past chair of the EDTR PRN, Anna Wodlinger Jackson has relocated to Virginia with her family, is now an internal medicine clinical specialist at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Church Falls, and will be taking over as residency director for next year’s class.
• Miranda Andrus attained FCCP status last fall (2009). She currently serves as an ACCP reviewer of Travel Awards and as a CV reviewer. Miranda serves as COP Faculty Liaison at Auburn and has teams registered for the Pharmacy Challenge from both Auburn campuses.
• Kristi Kelley is participating as a CV reviewer yet again for 2010–2011. She also helped with Auburn’s internal Pharmacy Challenge in preparation for the ACCP event.
• Lori Hornsby had the following publications involving students:
  • Hornsby L, Przybylowicz J, Andrus M, Starr J. Survey of physician knowledge and counseling practices regarding acetaminophen. J Patient Saf. Accepted for publication.
  • Hollingsworth A, Long M, Hornsby, L. Factor V Leiden and/or prothrombin G20210A mutation: impact on initial & recurrence of VTE in family members. ClotCare Anticoagulation Forum, July 2010. Available at www.clotcare.org/clotcare/fvl_g2021a_recurrent_vte.aspx.
  • Lori also serves as ACCP Faculty Liaison, has a team competing in the ACCP Pharmacy Challenge, and serves as both Travel Award reviewer and CV reviewer for ACCP StuNet this year.
• Sarah McBane was a coauthor on three posters this year:
  • Hoffman J, Hess K, Bandy V, Belsey M, Bio C, Brazill B, Colbert J, Durham M, Floriddia D, Goad J, Gupta E, Kawahara N, Louie M, Mack E, McBane S, Meerdink D, Panos A, Porter C. California pharmacy student leadership program: influence on student leadership, teamwork, research skills, and professional involvement. American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Annual Meeting; July 2010; Seattle, WA.
  • Warburton S, Van Horn C, Sease L, McBane S. Use of opioids in chronic pain management. Poster. Duke Medical Center Patient Safety Conference; January 2010; Durham, NC.
  • Warburton S, McBane S, Van Horn C. Avoidance of antibiotic treatment in adults with acute bronchitis. Poster. Duke Medical Center Patient Safety Conference; January 2010; Durham, NC.
  • Sarah also wrote the following publication:
    • McBane S, Mesaros J. Teaching pharmacology in a physician assistant program. J Physician Assist Educ 2010;21:18–22.
  • And Sarah serves as one of UCSD’s COP Liaisons.
• Christy Weiland is Faculty Liaison at the University of Wyoming and has a team participating in the ACCP Pharmacy Challenge.
• Kamila Dell is serving as Resident/Fellow Travel Award reviewer for 2010–2011.
• Shaunta’ Ray is serving StuNet as a student CV reviewer and Student Travel Award reviewer. Shaunta’ also won the Teacher of the Year Award from the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy for 2009–2010.
• Incoming EDTR PRN Chair, Sandra Benavides, serves as ACCP Faculty Liaison for Nova Southeastern University (with a team competing in the ACCP Pharmacy Challenge) and as CV reviewer and Travel Award reviewer for StuNet during 2010–2011.
• Katie McClendon is a CV reviewer and Travel Award reviewer for StuNet this year.
• Tali Johnson and Rebecca Sleeper also were appointed CV reviewers for StuNet in 2010–2011.
• Hanna Phan serves as ACCP Faculty Liaison for the University of Arizona, together with Asad Patanwala. These faculty liaisons held a preliminary screening of students and an internal, live, student competition in preparation for the ACCP Pharmacy Challenge.
• Nancy Shapiro, Heather Whitley, Michael Peeters, Sekhar Mamidi, Samantha Karr, and Tina Denetclaw will present the poster, Characterizing the ACCP Education and Training PRN membership in 2010, for the ACCP EDTR PRN at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin.

The Endocrine and Metabolism PRN has grown to almost 200 members who work in a variety of practice settings, including fellow, resident, and student members.

Weekly Online Journal Club

The Communication Committee continues to lead the PRN in the weekly online journal club on our PRN e-mail list. The online journal club was implemented in February, and so far, the committee has reviewed 60 articles in the past 7 months. The purpose of the online journal club is to provide an awareness of key articles that add new information to the fields of endocrine and metabolism. Members of the PRN are asked to contribute articles and comments periodically. Active members from the Communication Committee have been soliciting journal club articles from the PRN e-mail list and have been posting two articles each week. The following members have been involved in implementing the weekly online journal club: Marissa Quinones (Communication Committee chair), Kim Kelly (project lead), Danny Riche (member), Jeremy Thomas (member), Kavita Dalal (member), and Jennifer D’Souza (member). Please contact Marissa Quinones, [email protected], for more information about the online journal club.

PRN Elections

We would like to congratulate our new officers for 2010–2011. Daniel Riche was elected to serve as chair-elect, and Jennifer Clements was elected to serve as secretary/treasurer. Both will start to work with our current chair-elect, Dawn Havrda, who will take over as chair in Austin in October.

We would also like to thank the other candidates who ran for office this year: Marissa Quinones, Jonathan Ference, and Jeremy Thomas. All candidates have demonstrated true leadership qualities and have helped make the PRN strong.

Member Accomplishments

The officers of the PRN would like to highlight the achievements of our PRN members, of whom we are extremely proud.

Certifications and Awards

• Jennifer N. Clements, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, recently passed her CDE examination in May and received Preceptor of the Year (2010) from Shenandoah University.
• Marissa Quinones, Pharm.D., was recently awarded the Texas Tech HSC School of Pharmacy Distinguished Alumni Leadership Award for 2010.
• Jennifer Goldman-Levine was elected ACCP fellow this year.
• Mike Kane will receive the 2010 Clinical Practice Award from ACCP in October at the Annual Meeting.
• Rohit Moghe finished his master’s of science in public health with a thesis titled, “Barriers to Medication Adherence in Males Undergoing Recovery Living in Transitional Housing Program.”

Grants

• Jeremy Thomas, Pharm.D., CDE: The clinic he works for recently applied for and received a $10,000 grant from the Arkansas Chronic Illness Collaborative. The clinic received funds and training in the Plan-Do-Study-Act method of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to improve our care of patients with diabetes.

Leadership

• Jonathan D. Ference, Pharm.D., BCPS, was elected to the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Board of Directors.
• Nathan A. Painter, Pharm.D., CDE, is president of the Southern California College of Clinical Pharmacy (SCCCP) and member of the inaugural Community Advisory Panel (CAP) of the ACCP PBRN.
• Dawn Havrda, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, completed the AACP Academic Leadership Fellows Program.

Promotions/New Jobs

• Rosalyn S. Padiyara, Pharm.D., CDE, was promoted to associate professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Midwestern University Chicago College of Pharmacy.
• Becky Armor, Pharm.D., CDE, was promoted from clinical assistant to clinical associate professor in June 2010 at University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy.
• Cori M. Brock, Pharm.D., CDE, recently accepted a new position as the medical science liaison in cardiometabolic diseases field-based medicine with Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Publications

• Chad Gentry, Pharm.D., recently published the following article: McFarland S, Cross LB, Gross B, Gentry C, Tunney J, Patel UP. Drug use evaluation of sitagliptin dosing by pharmacist versus non-pharmacist clinicians in an internal medicine department of a private physician-owned multispecialty clinic. J Manag Care Pharm 2009;15:563–7.
• Chad Gentry, Pharm.D., recently had an article accepted to the Southern Medical Journal: Gentry CK, Cross LB, Gross BN, McFarland S, Bestermann WM. Retrospective analysis and patient satisfaction assessment of insulin pump therapy in persons with type 2 diabetes.
• Cori M. Brock, Pharm.D., CDE, recently published an article: Brock CM. DPP-4 inhibitors: what is their place in therapy? US Pharm 2010;35(Diabetes suppl):8–13.
• Edwards KL, Riche DM, Stroup JS, Goldman-Levine JD, Padiyara RS, Cross LB, Kane MP. Insulin glargine and cancer risk: an opinion statement of the endocrine and metabolism practice and research network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Pharmacotherapy 2010;30:955–65.
• Riche DM, Travis King S. Bone loss and fracture risk associated with thiazolidinedione therapy. Pharmacotherapy 2010;30:716–27.

Announcements

Networking Committee

An Endocrine and Metabolism PRN networking meeting will take place at the ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, on Monday, October 18, 2010.

Education Committee

Join the Endocrine and Metabolism PRN on Monday, October 18, from 3:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. for our focus session titled “Clinical Debates in Endocrinology and Metabolism.” The first controversial topic is “Early Insulin Therapy: Give the Injection or the Pill?” by Drs. Brian Irons and Katherine Werner. The second topic will debate “Teriparatide versus Bisphosphonates in Severe Osteoporosis” by Drs. Andrea Traina and Ann Philbrick. The last debate will be “Raise HDL or Lower LDL: What Is the Goal After Maximum Statin Therapy?” by Drs. Tyan Frazier and Alissa Segal.

Hope to see you in Austin!

The GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN would like to congratulate its newly elected PRN officers: Joseph V. Ybarra (chair-elect) and Sheila Wilhelm (secretary/treasurer). Brian Hemstreet will now be the chair.

Members of the GI/Liver/Nutrition PRN would like to invite ACCP members to its PRN business meeting and networking forum at the upcoming 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, scheduled for Monday evening from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This will be an excellent opportunity to network with other ACCP members interested in gastroenterology and nutrition.

Members of the PRN are also excited to offer the GI/Liver/Nutrition focus session titled “Review and Update on the Management of Gastroenterological Diseases.” This session is scheduled for Monday, October 18, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Convention Center Room 16. This focus session will review the management of ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, and hepatic encephalopathy as well as discuss the prevention and treatment of ileus.

The membership this year was sustained at more than 500 members. About 100 members are students, residents, and fellows. We ask that residency and fellowship directors continue to support the involvement of their trainees in the PRN.

The membership voted to continue to support the Frontiers Fund and the Student Travel Awards. We also plan to provide a Resident or Fellow Travel Award. If a trainee would like to apply for this award, please e-mail the officers of the Hematology/Oncology PRN.

The Hematology/Ontology PRN is writing and publishing two papers. The first paper will focus on the management of chemotherapy-induced anemia. Several authors have volunteered their time to draft the outlined sections of the paper that will discuss the national coverage determination, erythropoietin-stimulating agents, transfusions, iron replacement, and the risk evaluation and mitigation strategy program. The estimated completion date is the first quarter of 2011.

The second paper will focus on pharmacogenomics. The lead author has been selected, but other authors are needed. The paper will likely include a discussion on approved labeling of anticancer drugs that contain pharmacogenomic information, testing availability, reimbursement, clinical outcomes, and community pharmacy practices. If you would like to cowrite this paper, please e-mail the officers of the Hematology/Oncology PRN.

Many members continue to serve the College in various capacities and the profession by conducting practice-changing research, presenting at national meetings, volunteering in other professional organizations, and publishing in peer-reviewed journals! Thanks for all of their hard work this year.

We would like to welcome the following students, residents, and members to the PRN. We encourage them, as always, to get involved and to be sure to provide us with suggestions and comments to improve our PRN.

• Ian Doyle, Member
• Spencer Martin, Member
• Elisa Morgan, Student
• Antineen O’Boyle, Member
• Kristen Shimko, Associate member
• Barrett Crowther, Resident
• Keith Fester, Resident
• Krisha Le, Resident
• Jaclyn Strutt, Associate member
• Ok Cho, Student
• Lynley Heinrich, Resident

Announcements

Congratulations to the incoming PRN officers:

• Kimi Ueda, Pharm.D., BCPS (chair), California Pacific Medical Center
• Steve Gabardi, Pharm.D., BCPS (chair-elect), Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Tim Clifford, Pharm.D., BCPS (secretary/treasurer), University of Kentucky HealthCare

Congratulations to Dr. Barrett Crowther for winning the ACCP Immunology/Transplantation PRN Resident/Fellow Travel Award. Dr. Crowther is completing his residency at University Health System in San Antonio, Texas, and he will present his project titled “Conversion of Prograf® to Generic Tacrolimus (Sandoz) in Stable Renal Transplant Recipients” at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting on October 19, 2010, at the Immunology/Transplantation PRN business meeting. We look forward to learning about his exciting research.

Congratulations to the following PRN members whose abstracts have been accepted to the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas:

• Barrett Crowther
• Eglis Tellez-Corales
• David Min
• Charles T. Makowski
• Iman Bajjoka
• Nicole Weimert
• Gregory Smallwood
• Nilufar Partovi
• Reed C. Hall
• Pamela R. Maxwell
• Anne Wiland
• Demetra Tsapepas
• Kimi Ueda Stevenson
• Shirley M. Tsunoda
• Steven Gabardi
• Michelle Campolieto
• Teresa Cavanaugh
• Adele Rike Shields

The following immunology/transplantation-related abstracts to be presented at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting may be of interest to PRN members:

Monday, October 18, 2010

• Thymoglobulin increases risk of bleeding by increasing prothrombin time. Kim MH, Tellez-Corales E, Shah T, et al.
• The tolerability of interferon/ribavirin antiviral combination therapy in post-liver transplant recipients with hepatitis C. Churchill CL, Makowski CT, Bajjoka I.
• Optimal antiviral prophylaxis duration for kidney transplant recipients at high risk for CMV infection remains elusive. Sieg AC, Taber DJ, Weimert N, et al.
• The impact of valganciclovir regimens in high-risk kidney transplant recipients: is dosing based on estimated CrCl insufficient to prevent CMV in patients with marginal renal function? Curler KM, Weimert N, Sieg AC, et al.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

• Rapid phenotyping of two novel ganciclovir resistance mutations from human cytomegalovirus infections in liver transplant recipients. Smallwood G, Barnett T, Casper K, et al.
• A comparison of tacrolimus pharmacokinetics in Hispanic vs. non-Hispanic pediatric renal transplant patients. Munar MY, Cherala G, Al-Uzri A.
• Pharmacokinetics of mycophenolate and its glucuronidated metabolites in stable renal transplant recipients on a steroid-free regimen. Poulin E, Greanya ED, Partovi N, et al.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

• Development and validation of limited sampling strategies for tacrolimus and mycophenolate in steroid-free renal transplant regimens. Poulin E, Greanya ED, Partovi N, et al.
• Pharmacokinetics of tacrolimus in stable renal transplant recipients on steroid-free regimen. Poulin E, Greanya ED, Partovi N, et al.
• Immunosuppressant adherence rates in the Mycophenolic acid Observational Renal transplant (MORE) registry. Chisholm-Burns M, Wiland A, Tsapepas D.
• Early outcome analysis of the Mycophenolic acid Observational Renal transplant (MORE) registry: initial comparisons of enteric-coated mycophenolate sodium and mycophenolate mofetil. Olyaei A, Wiland A, Ueda Stevenson K.
• Predictors of recurrent hepatitis C treatment success in liver transplantation. Tsunoda SM, Cui M, Hsia J, et al.
• Mycophenolate sodium vs. mycophenolate mofetil in kidney transplant recipients withdrawn from corticosteroids: an analysis of the Mycophenolic acid Observational Renal transplant registry (MORE). Ueda Stevenson K, Wiland A, Olyaei A, et al.
• Patient self-efficacy and satisfaction after medication education following solid-organ transplantation. Heldenbrand SD, Turnbow LE, Payakachat N.
• Impact of post-operative hyperglycemia on clinical outcomes in non-diabetic renal transplant recipients. Gabardi S, Campolieto M.
• Evaluation of atovaquone versus sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim as Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxis following renal transplantation. Gabardi S.
• Evaluation of early corticosteroid cessation therapy in standard criteria donor versus expanded criteria donor renal transplant recipients. Gabardi S.
• Retrospective analysis of the efficacy of erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) in the treatment of anemia following renal transplantation. Schmidt NM, Cavanaugh T, Govil A, et al.
• The effects of fluconazole gargle on the interactions of CNI and hepatotoxicity in kidney transplant recipients. Ham H, Lee S, La H.
• Compliance to immunosuppressives in renal transplantation – case of tacrolimus and sirolimus. Sequeira CM, Ribeiro Rama AC, Feio JA, et al.
• Tolerability of de novo maintenance immunosuppressive therapy with sirolimus versus mycophenolic acid in combination with tacrolimus and prednisone in renal transplant recipients – 12-month results. Marfo K, Chen J, Lu A, et al.
• To load or not to load: comparison of a mycophenolic acid oral load vs. standard dosing. Joseph J, Thielke J, West-Thielke P.
• Conversion of Prograf® to generic tacrolimus (Sandoz) in stable renal transplant recipients. Crowther BR, Dobie H, Brady R, et al.

Member Achievements

Nephrology PRN member and Past Chair Amy Barton Pai, Pharm.D., FCCP, associate professor at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, recently served as a guest editor of the September issue of Advances in Chronic Kidney Diseases, titled ”Optimizing Pharmacotherapy in Chronic Kidney Disease.” The issue, which addresses present-day challenges and new knowledge relevant to pharmacotherapy in patients with CKD, includes contributions by several current Nephrology PRN members, as follows:

• Moore CL, Pai AB. CKD: pharmacotherapy in a house of mirrors. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:381–3.
• Momper JD, Venkataramanan R, Nolin TD. Nonrenal drug clearance in CKD: searching for the path less traveled. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:384–91.
• Eyler RF, Mueller BA. Antibiotic pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic considerations in patients with kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:392–403.
• Cardone KE, Bacchus S, Assimon MM, Pai AB, Manley HJ. Medication-related problems in CKD. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:404–12.
• St. Peter WL. Improving medication safety in chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis through medication reconciliation. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:413–9.
• Dager WE, Kiser TH. Systemic anticoagulation considerations in chronic kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:420–7.
• Mason D, Best SD. Calcific uremic arteriolopathy: contemporary pharmacotherapy. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:428–38.
• Pinelli NR, Moore CL, Tomasello S. Incretin-based therapy in chronic kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2010;17:439–49.

Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes

Several members of the Nephrology PRN (Darren Grabe, Gary Matzke, Bruce Mueller, Thomas Nolin, Deborah Pasko, and Wendy St. Peter) were invited to participate in the international Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) Controversies Conference titled “Drug Prescribing in Kidney Disease: Initiative for Improved Dosing,” held May 14–15, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland. The objective of the conference was to explore key aspects of drug use in kidney disease, including the present-day understanding of drug disposition in patients with acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, and to develop rational approaches to pharmacotherapy with practical recommendations for individualized drug dosing. The proceedings of the conference are to be published as a KDIGO position statement.

Albert Barber, Pharm.D., FASCP, CGP, serves as a preceptor for the ASCP Foundation Pain Management Traineeship, which is held twice a year in Cleveland, Ohio. This is an intensive 5-day program for pharmacists focusing on end-of-life pain and palliative care (Hospice of Western Reserve) and chronic and postacute pain (Heartland of Mentor). Dr. Barber is also the president-elect of ASCP.

Ewan McNicol, Pharm.D., Tufts Medical Center, is a coeditor with Daniel Carr, M.D., and Carol Curtiss, RN, MSN, on a soon-to-be-published book by IASP, The Busy Clinician’s Guide to Pain. The book is designed for the interdisciplinary team members who wish to learn more about the essential components of pain assessment and management.

The Pain and Palliative Care PRN has been extensively involved in developing a curricular track on pain management at the 2010 ACCP Annual Meeting. Session 1 covers acetaminophen dosing recommendations, pain management in older adults, and the use of topical pain treatments. Session 2 examines challenging scenarios in pain management with a focus on substance misuse and the patient/practitioner relationship. Session 3 focuses on issues of fibromyalgia and depression.

Our PRN focus session on Tuesday, October 19, will address the challenges of new acute pain in the opioid-tolerant hospital patient, together with analgesia in the ED and PACU settings, and the challenges of managing pain in critically ill opioid-tolerant patients. This should be a great meeting, with something for everyone.

Our annual PRN business meeting (Monday evening, October 18) will include a lively discussion on the merits and drawbacks of BPS certification in pain and palliative care.

Those on our active e-mail list continue to assist colleagues with issues of equal analgesia of high doses of opioids, tapering of opioids, and difficult (or should we say “painful”) cases of opioid dosing.

The PRN members continue in active collaboration and service to pharmacy practice.

Newly Inducted ACCP Fellows 2010

These individuals have demonstrated excellence in patient care, education, research, presentations, and publications and made a substantial contribution to ACCP.

• Sandra Smith Garner, Pharm.D., Medical University of South Carolina
• Tracy M. Hagemann, Pharm.D., University of Oklahoma
• David S. Hoff, Pharm.D., Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Member Achievements

Dr. Robert Kuhn has been selected as the 2010 recipient of the Helms Award for Excellence in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice. The award recognizes sustained and meritorious contributions to the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group and pediatric pharmacy practice and contributions of importance to education, new knowledge, and outreach. The award will be presented in October 2010 at the 19th Annual Pediatric Pharmacy Conference.

The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and University Medical Center is presently training its inaugural PGY2 pediatric resident, Nicole Even, Pharm.D. This program is the only PGY2 pediatrics specialty residency in Arizona and is an accreditation candidate under the direction of Hanna Phan, Pharm.D., BCPS.

PRN Member Contributors to PSAP-VII: Pediatrics*

PSAP Editorial Board, Vice Chair: Katherine Hammond Chessman, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCNSP

Authors:

• Mary Jayne Kennedy, Pharm.D.: Pharmacogenomics and Pediatric Pharmacotherapy
• Tracy Hagemann, Pharm.D., FCCP: Sickle Cell Disease
• Mark R. Haase, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS: Poisoning and Envenomation
• Kalen B. Porter, Pharm.D., BCPS, AE-C: Gastroesophageal Reflex Disease
• Claudia Kamper, Pharm.D., BCNSP: Parenteral Nutrition in the Neonate
• David S. Hoff, Pharm.D., FCCP: Hypoglycemia of Critical Illness and Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Elizabeth Anne Farrington, Pharm.D., FCCP, FCCM, BCPS: Management of the Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease Patient
• Christopher L. Shaffer, Pharm.D., BCPS: Acute and Chronic Kidney Disease

Reviewers:

Lea S. Eiland, Pharm.D., BCPS; Robert J. Kuhn, Pharm.D.; Jennifer L. Morris, Pharm.D., BCPS; Agnes Chou, Pharm.D., BCPS, CACP; Donna M. Kraus, Pharm.D.; Kelley R. Lee, Pharm.D., BCPS; Jim Thigpen, Pharm.D., BCPS; Tracy Sandritter, Pharm.D.; Kim W. Benner, Pharm.D., FASHP, BCPS; Winnie Seto, MSc, Pharm.D.; Chad A. Knoderer, Pharm.D.

*For release in October 2010

This past year, the Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics PRN presented a focus session, “Train the Trainer to Implement a National Pharmacogenomics Education Program to Bridge the Gap Between Science and Practice,” at the ACCP Spring Practice and Research Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina. This session successfully provided a basic understanding and application of pharmacogenomics in clinical practice to attendees.

The Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics PRN will host a networking session at the ACCP Annual Meeting in Austin on Tuesday, October 19, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Please join us to catch up with old friends and meet new colleagues. We will be awarding the M. Kelli Jordan Travel Award to this year’s recipient and will have a short presentation given on his/her research. New officers will be installed at this meeting as well.

New Officers

Congratulations to our incoming officers for the 2010–2011 year.

• Incoming Chair: Julie Oestreich, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Incoming Chair-Elect: Chee M. Ng, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCP, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
• Incoming Secretary/Treasurer: Kuo-Hsiung Yang, Pharm.D., M.S., Rutgers Pharmaceutical Industry Fellowship, Hoffmann-La Roche/Rutgers, State University of New Jersey

Thanks to our outgoing chair, Daniel Lewis, and outgoing secretary/treasurer, Michael Pacanowski, for their service this past year.

The Pharmaceutical Industry PRN has more than 240 members and continues to grow. The Pharmaceutical Industry PRN supports members working in the pharmaceutical industry and provides awareness and education to members outside the pharmaceutical industry. This year, the PRN is focused on highlighting the accomplishments of its members and networking with other PRNs to foster collaboration on a variety of projects.

Programming Committee

The Programming Committee, chaired by Jill Chappell, developed an educational symposia for the 2010 Annual Meeting titled, “Sharing the Science of the Drug Product Label – Bridging Drug Development and Patient Care.” The focus of the symposia is the sharing of knowledge between pharmacists working in industry, regulatory bodies, and clinical practice to make information readily available in product labels for patient care. Please join us on Tuesday, October 19, from 1:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m., for the program.

Nominations Committee

This year, the Nominations Committee, chaird by Andrea Anderson, successfully gathered a full slate of nominees for the 2010–2011 PRN elections as well as recommended PRN members for FCCP. Congratulations to Liza Takiya (chair), Alicia Reese (chair-elect), and Ruth Ann Subach (treasurer) as 2010–2011 PRN officers.

PRN Opinion Paper Task Force

This task force, co-chaired by Welton O’Neal and Tom Peddicord, was formed after long discussions of our PRN members regarding the challenges and value of pharmacists who work in the pharmaceutical industry interacting with health care professionals who work in academic institutions. The task force is in the early phases of drafting the opinion paper.

StuNet Liaison

Led by chair Carlos Da Camara, this new committee is tasked with developing a relationship with the StuNet Advisory Committee (SNAC) that represents the student members of ACCP. The PRN’s slide presentation, titled “Drug Development Overview and Opportunities for Pharmacists in the Pharmaceutical Industry,” is complete. Feedback from the SNAC will be incorporated in an upcoming version, with Jim Lyons contributing. The slide deck is posted on the PRN Web site for members to use. In addition, the PRN supported the attendance of one student/resident to the ACCP Annual Meeting for $300.00.

Achievements

We are honored to announce the following achievements of our fellow members:

• Mary Hendrickson, Pharm.D., MBA, RAC, director, Quality and Regulatory Affairs at GENCO Pharmaceutical Services, was called to testify at a congressional hearing (Senate Aging Committee) on the need for changes in the Controlled Substances Act. The focus was to allow a mechanism for consumers (non-DEA registrants) to dispose of their unused medications (including controlled substances) in an environmentally friendly method (i.e., turn them over to DEA registrants).
• Dorothy L. Smith, Pharm.D., president and CEO of Consumer Health Information Corporation, received the 2010 Pinnacle Award from the APhA Foundation for her work in patient adherence and development of patient education programs. The Pinnacle Award, established in 1998, celebrates significant contributions to the medication use process through increasing patient adherence, reducing drug misadventures, promoting the use of national treatment guidelines, improving patient outcomes, or enhancing communication among members of the health care team.
• Liza Takiya, Pharm.D., BCPS, CDE, has been elected an ACCP fellow and will be inducted on October 17 at the 2010 Annual Meeting.

Become More Involved

If you are interested in getting more involved in the Pharmaceutical Industry PRN activities, please contact Liza Takiya at [email protected].

Oral Contraceptive Position Statement

Ten members of the Women’s Health PRN collaborated on a PRN position statement regarding the over-the-counter status of oral contraceptives. Pharmacists are expected to be key stakeholders if access to oral contraceptives is expanded. PRN members voted electronically to support the statement. Work on this statement began in 2009 and has been peer reviewed by Pharmacotherapy. A revised version of the paper is under preparation after reviewers’ comments.

Member Highlights

• Gerald (Jerry) Briggs, although semiretired, is precepting pharmacy students and conducting clinical research at the obstetrics/gynecology service, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. The obstetrics/gynecology rotation takes students from UCSF, USC, University of Washington, and University of California–San Diego. Jerry has also been invited by the Japanese government to give two presentations on drugs in pregnancy at their national meeting in Tokyo, November 2010. Jerry was selected Medical Expert of the Month by OTIS (Organization of Teratology Information Specialists). His biography and photograph can be viewed at the OTIS Web site (www.otispregnancy.org).
• Rosalie Sagraves works with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) as their interim chief science officer (consultant basis) and as consultant on global pharmacy education.
• Kim Thrasher has been promoted from associate director to director of the Department of Pharmacotherapy with South East Area Health Education Center. She is also clinical associate professor with UNC School of Medicine. In addition, Kim has been appointed to the BPS Specialty Council on Ambulatory Care Pharmacy.
• Karen Gunning has been elected to another term on the BPS Pharmacotherapy Specialty Council. She has also been elected cochair of the Pharmacotherapy Group for the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.
• C. Brock Woodis is the obstetrics/gynecology section editor/case writer for the upcoming edition of ASHP’s PharmPrep.
• Martha Stassinos was an expert reviewer for the PSAP Women’s and Men’s Health module section on Controversies in Reproductive Medicine.
• Sallie Raffie is now the performance improvement and medication safety pharmacist at the University of California–San Diego Health System. She will present a poster abstract at Reproductive Health 2010 on “Provider Opinions About Expanding Access to Hormonal Contraception,” Atlanta, Georgia, September 2010.
• “Annie” Kai Cheang is an invited speaker at the Androgen Excess and PCOS Society Annual Meeting. She will speak on “Metabolic Syndrome and PCOS” on September 12, 2010, in Munich, Germany. In addition, she will present her research findings on “Predictors of Weight Loss in Obese Women with and without PCOS” during an oral session at American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Denver, Colorado, October 27, 2010.

Publications

• Briggs G. Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation, 9th ed. Scheduled release date is March 2011.
• Kelsey J cowrote an article for Critical Connections (SCCM journal) on “Pregnancy in the ICU: Drug Implications.”
• Woodis CB. Hormone therapy for the management of menopausal symptoms: pharmacotherapy update. J Pharm Pract. Published online April 10, 2010. DOI:10.1177/0897190009360061.
• Sehovic N, Smith KP. Risk of venous thromboembolism with drospirenone in combined oral contraceptive products. Ann Pharmacother 2010;44:898–903.
• Wickham EP III, Cheang KI, Clore JN, Billargeon JP, Nestler JE. Total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome. Metabolism 2010 Mar 30 [Epub ahead of print].

Many members of the PRN were authors, reviewers, and editors for Women’s Health Across the Lifespan: A Pharmacotherapeutic Approach. Congratulations on this excellent women’s health textbook and resource!