The Community Advisory Panel (CAP) is a standing committee to the ACCP PBRN whose mission is to represent the breadth and depth of PBRN members in providing a mechanism for readily available feedback regarding the feasibility and practicality of proposed research projects.

The CAP consists of up to 10 members, including one chair and one chair-elect. The CAP chair will serve as a liaison between the Research Institute Board of Trustees (BOT) and CAP membership. The composition of the CAP will represent PBRN membership as a balance of generalists and specialists at a mixture of practice settings (e.g., outpatient clinics, inpatient services). All CAP members are unpaid volunteers.

The ACCP Research Affairs Committee recommended three applicants for approval by the Research Institute BOT. New members include Kari Olson, Pharm.D., BCPS, of Kaiser Permanente Colorado; Rex Force, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, Idaho State University; and Allen Zillich, Pharm.D., Purdue University. Each will serve a term of 3 years. Returning CAP members for 2011 include Edith Nutescu (Chair-Elect), Chris Frei, Lori Dickerson, David Hoff, Orly Vardeny, and Nathan Painter.