ACCP’s Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, will offer the usual excellent breadth and depth of programming. To enhance attendees’ professional development opportunities, the Annual Meeting’s On-site Bookstore will be open Saturday through Wednesday, October 16–20, offering meeting-only discounts on ACCP publications.

Special Discounts

All meeting registrants will receive On-site Bookstore products—including the latest releases—at the lower member price. In addition, all shipping and handling charges will be waived for addresses in the continental United States and discounted up to 75% on orders shipped to Alaska/Hawaii, Canada, or other international addresses (shipping discounts will not apply to full-series print PSAP-VII orders).

New Releases

New releases to be available in Austin include the following.

PSAP-VII Book 4, Pediatrics. The latest release in ACCP’s popular home study series returns the focus to pediatric pharmacotherapy. Chapters range from practical issues such as pharmacogenomics, extemporaneous formulations, and drug regulations and guidelines to specific disease conditions such as sickle cell disease, GERD, and acute and chronic kidney disease. Additional chapters discuss the latest updates in the treatment of hypoglycemia of critical illness, parenteral nutrition in the neonate, and medical management of the pediatric patient with congenital heart disease.

Clinical Faculty Survival Guide. ACCP’s Clinical Faculty Survival Guide provides valuable tips, insights, and suggestions for beginning and seasoned clinical faculty as they develop their careers. This new book is designed to be integrated with the ACCP Academy programs on Leadership and Management, Research and Scholarship, Clinical Practice Advancement, and Teaching and Learning. Here’s a look at what’s inside.

Clinical Practice

• Achieving success and avoiding common pitfalls: Step-by-step suggestions for all clinical practitioners
• Acquiring information on the knowledge and skill needed for successful practices in inpatient/acute care, clinic/office-based, and community pharmacy settings
• Obtaining professional insight on collaborative practice and credentialing

Leadership

• Developing the characteristics of a leader: Personal, organizational, and project
• Taking on leadership roles within your organization, profession, and community

Teaching, Precepting, and Mentoring

• Understanding the roles, differences, and characteristics of teachers, preceptors, and mentors
• Using technology in academia
• Gaining effective teaching and learning strategies
• Gleaning tips on how to survive and even thrive in the academic setting

Research and Scholarship

• Understanding why research and scholarship are important to your professional development as practitioner-educator and research-educator faculty
• Learning how to identify research questions and the resources needed, as well as common barriers to successful research.

Lifelong Learning

• Learning the models of professional development: Continuing professional development, continuing pharmacy education, lifelong learning, and personal development

Order in Advance from Your Home or Office

With advance bookstore ordering, you can shop the On-site Bookstore before leaving home. Starting October 4, meeting registrants can order ACCP publications online and receive all the benefits to be available in Austin. Advance orders will be processed and shipped within 7–10 days. Check out the full range of available products in the ACCP Online Bookstore. For a complete schedule of Annual Meeting events and registration information, visit the ACCP Web site.

Take advantage of this opportunity to get the most affordable prices of the year on ACCP publications. See you in Austin – at the Bookstore!