American College of
Clinical
Pharmacy(ACCP)
No Report
Academy of
Managed Care Pharmacy
(AMCP)
AMCP 21st Annual Meeting & Showcase, April 15-18, 2009 in Orlando, Fla.
Get Involved!
Submissions are now being accepted for Board of Director nominations and
AMCP committee service. Distinguished Service Award and Fellow of the
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy nominations are also being accepted.
Click here for more information
or to submit a committee application or board/award
nomination.
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP)
Call for nominations for the ASCP Senior Care Pharmacist Award. Deadline: December 31, 2008.
Call for Nominations for the 2009-2010 Board of Directors. Deadline: December 31, 2008
American Society of Health System-Pharmacists (ASHP)
ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting is December 7-11, 2008 in Orlando,
FL
News Capsules
11/24/2008
Pharmacists Provide Academic Detailing to South
Carolina Health Care Providers
Programs
Calendar by Category
Awards
• 1/7/2009 – Applications
available for the 2009 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use
Safety
• 1/30/2009 – Deadline for ASHP Student Leadership
Awards
• 4/29/2009 – Deadline for 2009 Award for Excellence in Medication-Use
Safety applications
Leadership
Programs
• 1/21/2009 – Deadline for Pharmacy Leadership Institute
applications
Research Grants
• 1/9/2009
– Deadline for Federal Services Junior Investigator Research
Grant applications
• 2/13/2009 – Deadline for Junior Investigator Research Grant
applications
• 4/1/2009 – Deadline for Medication Safety Team Grant
applications
ASHP
Foundation
ASHP Foundation Offers
Flu Vaccinations at Midyear
The ASHP Foundation and
ASHP have joined forces to offer free flu shots to attendees at the 2008 ASHP
Midyear Clinical Meeting. Visit the
ASHP Foundation Donor
Matching Program Now Through December 31st!
The ASHP Foundation’s
Annual Donor Matching Program began November 1st and will continue through
December 31st. Thanks to the generosity of the ASHP Foundation Board of
Directors, this year’s donor matching sponsor, all gifts made to the Foundation
by individual donors now through the end of the calendar year will be matched
dollar for dollar. This is a wonderful way to maximize your donor dollars and
support your profession.
There are three ways to
give:
1. Attend the ASHP
Foundation’s Donor Matching Reception during the 2008 Midyear Clinical Meeting
in
2. Visit the ASHP
Foundation’s exhibit booth #1273 any time during the ASHP Midyear Clinical
Meeting to make a donation.
3. If you are not
attending the Midyear Clinical Meeting, complete a donation form and send it to
the ASHP Foundation!
Foundation-funded
researchers will also be on hand to share the results of the work that you have
helped to support! Please stop by, join us for a drink, visit with the
researchers and renew your commitment to the Foundation. All donations are tax
deductible and assist the ASHP Foundation in achieving its
mission.
ASHP Foundation Events
at 2008 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting
In addition to the
Annual Donor Matching Reception, the ASHP Foundation will be hosting many
activities during the 2008 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in
Register Now for the PPRA Consensus
Development Conference-Enhancing the Rigor and Utility of Medication Use
Research AACP Web site
Registration is now open for the PPRA Conference, which will critically examine methodological issues associated with the
conduct of practice relevant medication use research and the translation of such
work into more effective and safer patient care. There is no registration fee
for attending the meeting. It is recommended that any medication use
researchers from pharmacy, medicine, public health, and other disciplines;
association and foundation staff members interested in medication use research;
corporate research and policy staff; or graduate students and fellows should
consider attending this meeting to strengthen this important body of research on
practice. Click http://ems.intellor.com/index.cgi?p=202184&t=12&do=register&s=&rID=310&edID= to register for this event.
New AACP Award for
Excellence in Assessment [11/18/08]
AACP invites applications for the
2009 Award for Excellence in Pharm.D.
Program-Level Assessment. This award
recognizes outstanding Doctor of Pharmacy assessment programs for their progress
in developing and applying evidence of outcomes as part of the ongoing
evaluation and improvement of pharmacy professional education. Application
priority areas will be established each year, however, submissions in other
areas of programmatic assessment are welcome. For the 2009 Award, priority will
be given to submissions in milestone/progress exams, faculty development and
admission plans. in milestone/progress exams, faculty development and admission
plans. Winners of this competition will present at the 2009 AACP Meeting and
Conference in Boston, Mass. For Award eligibility and criteria visit the
AACP Web site.
2009 Innovations in Teaching Competition
AACP invites
applications from active and affiliate individual AACP members in the form of
course portfolios describing innovative approaches to the teaching/learning or
assessment processes in a course, a component of a course, or continuing
professional education. The program description and criteria for the Competition
is now posted on the AACP Web site.
Collaborating Across Borders II–Call for Abstracts
AACP Web site
Collaborating Across Borders II (CAB II) is the second Canada-United
States joint conference focusing on an exploration of common issues around
interprofessional education and practice. CAB II will facilitate a discussion of
interprofessional education, practice and policy in an international context. It
will feature best practices, provide evidence that supports efforts, showcase
outcomes, describe lessons learned, and provide a venue for scholarly dialogue
and productive networking. The meeting will be held in Halifax, Canada, May
20-22, 2009 and will involve numerous concurrent sessions and poster
presentations over the three days. Click http://www.cabhalifax2009.dal.ca/Conference_Abstracts/Online_Abstract_Subm.php to view the Call for Abstracts; the deadline for submission
is Dec. 8,
2008.
American Public Health Association (APHA) :
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Association of Military Surgeons of the
The
next AMSUS 115th Annual Meeting will be held in
Officers who attended the AMSUS 114th Annual Meeting in
To
obtain a receipt of attendance at the AMSUS 114th Annual Meeting,
call
Customer Service at 1-866-229-3691 and request for a confirmation.
Questions
in obtaining the Pharmacy CEUs offered at the AMSUS conference, please contact
LCDR Diem-Kieu Ngo at diem.ngo@fda.hhs.gov.
To become a member go to www.amsus.org/membership starting rate is from $55/year to a full time life membership of $1000.
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