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2024 Fall Seminar Presentation Proposals
Call for Presentation Proposals for the Fall Seminar, October 17-19, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA
VSHP is accepting speaker proposals that will provide quality continuing education to our members. Please submit your completed proposal by Friday, July 12, 2024.
Thank you for supporting the educational mission of VSHP!
The 2024 Fall Hot Topics list is located below. The VSHP Education Committee will consider all topics for presentation, with additional consideration for all presentations related to subjects on the Hot Topics list. Presentations with interactive activities are encouraged. Pharmacists, residents and technicians are encouraged to submit.
Submission form
2024 VSHP Fall Seminar Hot Topics
Anticoagulation (Inpatient Use/Reversal) Artificial Intelligence Uses in Health Systems Behavioral Health Cardiology Clinical Guideline Updates Critical Care (Sepsis/ARDS) Diabetes Employee Retention (Remote Work Benefits/Engaging Employees/Burnout Prevention) Infectious Diseases (Stewardship/HIV/New Antimicrobials) Medication Access (Patient Assistance and Copay Funding/340B) Nutrition (Bariatric Surgery/TPN) Optimizing Pharmacy Workflows Pain Control (Opioid Use/Palliative vs Hospice Care) Pharmacoeconomics Pharmacy Technician Training/Advancement Regulatory Compliance (Medication Diversion/Medication Safety/USP 797 and 800/DSCSA) Special Populations (Obesity/Women's Health/Geriatrics/Pediatrics) Specialty Pharmacy
2024 Fall Seminar Abstract and Poster Submission
VSHP is hosting a Poster Competition at VSHP Fall Seminar 2024!
Accepted posters will be displayed at the VSHP 2024 Fall Seminar on October 17-19, 2024 at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, VA.
General Information:
Award Information:
Key Dates:
Poster submission link
Please see attached a joint communication that is being issued by Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) and Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (VSHP). The joint communication informs our public and private partners that due to pending DEA and FDA regulations, hospitals and health systems will discontinue the current model of hospital and health system provided pre-filled drug kit exchanges as of November 27, 2024. Further, after that date, single drug replenishment may be possible only in limited avenues that are able to support the resource heavy and complex infrastructure under the FDA and DEA regulations.
We remain committed as your community partners to provide assistance at a local or regional level that may be available to ease the transition to a compliant model for all EMS agencies across the state. This joint communication is part of our efforts to assist in the transition.
Thanks,
Brent
R. Brent Rawlings
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association
Congratulations to Nicholas DiStefano - Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy and Anna Dlott - Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy who are recipients of ASHP 2023-2024 Student Leadership Awards. The ASHP Student Leadership Award Program recognizes and celebrates the outstanding leadership contributions of student pharmacists who represent the very best attributes and accomplishments of ASHP student members.
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ASHP announced 28 members (including our own Craig Kirkwood) have been named “Fellows of ASHP” (FASHP) in recognition of their professional accomplishments and practice leadership. Learn about the Fellows’ achievements and the FASHP program here: https://hubs.ly/Q02qjbzP0
March 28, 2024 Board of Pharmacy Meeting Update
***Breaking News: USP Standards Delay***
Enforcement of USP standards have been delayed to October 31, 2024 due to concerns shared with the Board with uncontrollable factors (such as supply shortages with test agents and delay in acquiring needed equipment). Keep in mind that at this time all pharmacies should be continuing to work towards compliance and be able to provide documentation of such efforts. Lack of documentation of compliance efforts can lead to disciplinary actions during inspections. Check with your hospital accreditation body with regards to this delay of enforcement and interpretation to your accountability expectations.
EMS Kits Updates
Several public and written comments were submitted by EMS agencies and pharmacy stakeholders to the Board with regards to upcoming FDA and DEA regulations. The Board voted to convert the May 2nd Regulatory meeting to a Full Board meeting in order to begin the process for enacting emergency regulations to support the adoption of CSRs by EMS agencies and the resulting changes to the EMS replenishment process. VSHP will continue to engage with EMS stakeholders to work through the transitioning period.
Board of Pharmacy Positions – Open Position
As reviewed from the VSHP Spring Seminar, members appointed through the 2024 term will end on June 30th, opening up the process for new Board member appointment. If you are interested and plan to apply, please reach out to VSHP (contact@vshp.org) to inform us if your intent so that we can support your nomination.
Sincerely,
The VSHP Legislative/Regulatory Committee
Thank you to everyone who participated in the VSHP/VPhA Legislative Day 2024.
Application for Fellow of VSHP
The application for recognition as a Fellow of VSHP, to honor sustained contribution to VSHP and health-system practice in Virginia, is now available on the VSHP web site.
The Fellow of VSHP award was created to recognize VSHP-member pharmacists with continual, but perhaps less apparent, contribution to the VSHP mission. The criteria were developed with consideration of other state societies’ and ASHP’s criteria. After approval by the Executive Committee and the Board, a group of FASHP-awarded VSHP members reviewed the proposed criteria, processes, and application.
Applications received prior to January 31, 2024, will be considered in the first round of the Fellow of VSHP candidates. Inaugural Fellows of VSHP will be recognized at the 2024 VSHP Spring Seminar.
FVSHP Application Form
Guidance Document
2024 Spring Seminar Abstract and Poster Submission
VSHP is hosting a Poster Competition at VSHP Spring Seminar 2024!
Accepted posters will be displayed at the VSHP 2024 Spring Seminar on March 7-9, 2024 at Virginia Crossings Hotel in Glen Allen, VA.
Poster submission link: https://forms.gle/YtofH6xnG8QYJcTL9
2024 Spring Seminar Presentation Proposals
Call for Presentation Proposals for the Spring Seminar, March 7-9, Virginia Crossings Hotel, Glen Allen, VA
VSHP is accepting speaker proposals that will provide quality continuing education to our members. Please submit your completed proposal by Friday, January 5, 2024.
The 2024 Spring Hot Topics list is located below. The VSHP Education Committee will consider all topics for presentation, with additional consideration for all presentations related to subjects on the Hot Topics list. Presentations with interactive activities are encouraged. Pharmacists, residents and technicians are encouraged to submit.
Hot Topics - Clinical:
Ambulatory Care (weight management, chronic disease state management, osteoporosis, etc) Behavioral Health (antipsychotic use, substance misuse) Critical Care/Emergency Medicine Diabetes Guideline Updates Geriatrics Heart Failures Infectious Diseases Medication Safety (chronic medication pump management, clinical metrics) Oncology Patient Care Pain Management/Opioid Use Hot Topics - Operational/Leadership
340B Board of Pharmacy/Regulatory Updates Controlled Substance Monitoring Drug Shortages Employee Engagement/Retention Informatics - AI Innovation/Automation Operational Pearls Specialty Pharmacy USP 797, 795, and 800
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