Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

The results are in!  The following individuals will assume their roles beginning with the VSHP Board Retreat in June.  They will be formally installed before the membership at the Fall Seminar in October.

VSHP President-elect: Jerry Martin - Richmond
VSHP Secretary: Sarah Colgan - Roanoke
VSHP Board Member-at-Large: Bob Stoneburner - Virginia Beach
VSHP Board Member-at-Large: Lisa Lowery Deal - Smith Mountain Lake

Regional President-elect: the following individuals will serve as President-elect for their individual regions for 2012-2013 and assume the role of Region President the following year:
Region I (Charlottesville):  Raphael Saenz
Region II (Northern VA):    Mahro Ershadi
Region IV (Richmond):      Robin Sayles
Region V (Tidewater):       Syed Asbar
Region VII (Winchester):   Linda Fang

Congratulations to all!

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Research and Education Foundation has  awarded $640,000 in grants to 16 institutions for use in establishing additional  pharmacy residency positions.  These grants were made possible by the Pharmacy Residency Expansion Grant (PEG) Program, which is supported by Amgen, Inc. 

VSHP Congratulates the Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program in Mechanicsville, Va. (Residency Program Director: Rebecca J. Collins, Pharm.D. and Director of Pharmacy: John M. Coggins, R.Ph., M.B.A) for receiving one of these grants

The ASHP House of Delegates will be meeting this June to discuss several proposed additions and changes to ASHP policies.  Please take a moment to review these proposed changes and let your Virginia Delegates know your position on these proposed changes.  Your Virginia Delegates are:
Lisa Deal (Roanoke) , Lisa Hammond (Winchester), Stephen LaHaye (Richmond) and Bob Stoneburner (Virginia Beach)

CPE Monitor is a national, collaborative effort by NABP and the Accreditation  Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) to provide an electronic system for  pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to track their completed continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credits.  It will also offer state boards of pharmacy  the opportunity to electronically authenticate the CPE units completed by their licensees, rather than requiring pharmacists and technicians to submit their  proof of completion statements upon request or for random audits.

Click here for more info.

The Pharmacy Technician's Letter has a nice summary of the changes to pharmacy technician CE.  The summary can be found here.