ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge: The Pursuit of Excellence Continues

Now in its 10th year, ACCP’s national team competition for pharmacy students returns to the 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting in New York City. This year, from an initial field of 120 teams, eight have advanced through four online rounds of competition to reach the quarterfinals. The following are the 2019 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge quarterfinal teams and their schedule.

2019 ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge Schedule

Saturday, October 26

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 almost $90,000 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
• Gulf College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Health Outcomes
• Hematology/Oncology
• HIV
• Immunology/Transplantation
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Pain and Palliative Care
• Pediatrics
• Perioperative Care
• Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics/Pharmacogenomics
• Women’s Health

2019–2020 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 Brian Erstad selected student members for appointment. The committee will convene at the upcoming 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting in New York City.

ACCP is pleased to announce the appointment of the following student members to the 2019–2020 SNAC.

Chair: Victoria Miller, University of Mississippi, School of Pharmacy

Vice Chair: Nicole Hum, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy

Secretary: Kristine Yee, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Members-at-Large:

• Sushma Dey, University of South Florida College of Pharmacy
• Goran Flajc, University of Houston College of Pharmacy
• Adam Hussain, Howard University College of Pharmacy
• Alex McCormick, Drake University College of Pharmacy
• Martha Morton, Cedarville University School of Pharmacy
• Ashley Weaver, Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Ali Wiegand, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy

ACCP Student Chapter Award 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, the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. Houston also received the 2018 Outstanding Chapter Award. ACCP will present the officers representing the University of Houston College of Pharmacy with their Outstanding Chapter plaque and $1000 award during the Student Chapter Forum session on Saturday, October 26, during the 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting in New York City.

ACCP Clinical Research Challenge – Winning Teams to Present Posters at ACCP Annual Meeting

Competition in the 2019 ACCP Clinical Research Challenge (CRC) began February 3 with 82 teams vying for a spot in round 2: Letter of Intent (LOI) submission. Teams achieving the top 40 scores after the initial online Journal Club Round submitted an LOI. Teams achieving the top 20 scores after round 2 were invited to compete in round 3: Research Protocol Development. Round 3 teams were then 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 for evaluation and selection of awards by the CRC Oversight Panel. Please join ACCP in congratulating the award winners.

ACCP Clinical Research Challenge Awards

Championship Team: Oregon State University College of Pharmacy

Proposal Title: HEDIS Measures and Osteoporosis: A Clinical Pharmacy Approach to Optimize Fracture Care in Postmenopausal Females

Student Team Members: Neda Kazerouni, Kaitlyn Wells, Dale Wilkerson

Faculty Liaison: Adriane Irwin, Pharm.D.

Second-Place Team: University of Michigan College of Pharmacy

Proposal Title: The Effects of the Pharmacy-Run Intensive Education in Diabetes (PhRIEND) Initiative on Hypoglycemia

Student Team Members: Joseph English, Joseph Haroney, David Schapiro

Faculty Liaison: Michael Dorsch, Pharm.D., M.S., FCCP, BCCP

Third-Place Team: Cedarville University School of Pharmacy

Proposal Title: Pharmacist-Led Thyroid Point-of-Care Testing and Management in Type 2 Diabetics

Student Team Members: Brianne Potter, Nicole Stute, Rachael Tollerton

Faculty Liaison: Zachary Jenkins, Pharm.D.

These three teams have been invited to present their research design during the Scientific Poster Sessions at the 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting in New York City. Please stop by to meet the winning teams and view their proposal designs.