Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

2021 Spring Seminar Call for Presentation Proposals

01/01/2021 2:34 PM | Steve Glass (Administrator)

2021 Spring Seminar Call for Presentation Proposals

2021 Virtual Spring Seminar

VSHP is accepting speaker proposals that will provide quality continuing education to our members. Please submit your completed proposal form to contact@vshp.org by Friday, January 15.

Presenters will need to schedule a time to record their session as well as be available during their session time for live Q&A. Also presenters will need to be flexible as we work through a fully virtual meeting.

Additionally, the Education Committee is interested in specific request for proposals that are focused on pharmacy technicians.

Proposal form

Mentorship Committee Book Club: Black Man in a White Coat -1/13/2021 @ 7pm

12/01/2020 2:18 PM | Steve Glass (Administrator)

Mentorship Committee Book Club: Black Man in a White Coat

Thanks to all those who participated in the 1st quarterly VSHP book club! We apologize for the late start, as there were some “technical difficulties” getting the Zoom session started. Nevertheless, we had a great discussion and got to connect with members all over the state of Virginia!

The next book club will be January 13, 2021 at 19:00. We will be discussing Black Man in a White Coat: A Doctor’s Reflection on Race and Medicine by Damon Tweedy. This was the book with the 2nd most interest based on the initial member survey (missing first place by only one vote)!

The book club entails a 1-hour online call, where members will be able to get to know each other and discuss the selected book. All members (students, technicians, etc.) welcome! VSHP Book Club will be held at 19:00 on the 2nd Wednesday of every 3rd month (January, April, July, October)

RSVP:

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwof-yvqDIsGNQ4ZjZ7d5NxNN4e3sAKyrsN

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF VIRGINIA DELEGATES TO THE ASHP HOUSE OF DELEGATES

12/01/2020 1:59 PM | Steve Glass (Administrator)

NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF VIRGINIA DELEGATES TO THE ASHP HOUSE OF DELEGATES

All pharmacist ASHP members in Virginia are eligible to nominate, be nominated, and vote for delegates and alternates to represent Virginia at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 2021 House of Delegates.

Individuals wishing to nominate themselves or another ASHP member for the slate of candidates are invited to submit names by email, by 5pm, December 18, 2020, to: Steve Glass (contact@vshp.org) Executive Director. Nominations must be accompanied with a bio not to exceed 300 words.

Two (2) delegates and up to two (2) alternate delegates will be elected.

The House of Delegates will meet in person on two separate occasions at the 2021 ASHP Summer Meetings in Long Beach, CA from June 6-8, 2021.

Additionally, there may be virtual House meetings in 2021 as needed

The candidate receiving the most votes will become delegate, with the next highest vote receivers elected as alternates. A simple majority is required for election.

For further information, please contact the VSHP office at (850) 906-0779 or email contact@vshp.org .

Call for Comments-ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

11/12/2020 3:19 PM | Steve Glass (Administrator)

The ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion invite ASHP members to participate in an important member survey. The purpose of the survey is to collect feedback on the preliminary recommendations from the ASHP Task Force on Racial Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Please review the following information and then use the link below to access the survey which should take 15-20 minutes of your time to complete.

Follow this link to the Survey: Recommendations Feedback

Or copy and paste the URL into your internet browser: http://ashp.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cVlZG58aKizkpbn?Q_DL=N3VcqY8mZkgoXsl_cVlZG58aKizkpbn_MLRP_cNLs8KJjPiZECfH&Q_CHL=email

ASHP and its members have long been committed to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare and recognize the need to further strengthen that commitment following the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans. ASHP further seeks to help eliminate racism, discrimination, and inequities that impact other minority and underrepresented populations and to help improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in healthcare and society more broadly.

While the Task Force developed the preliminary recommendations with a specific focus on Black Americans, the Task Force members believe that many of the recommendations should also support other communities of color. In order to reflect more inclusive language within its recommendations, the Task Force decided to use the term “Black, Indigenous, and People of Color,” also referred to as BIPOC throughout the recommendations. Mental Health America (MHA) considers the following communities as BIPOC: Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic American, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native and Indigenous, and Multiracial.

The deadline for this survey is December 10, 2020. Please be assured that your responses will be anonymous. The Task Force plans to review comments and prepare a final report and recommendations to the ASHP Board of Directors in January 2021.

Thank you in advance for your time and support.

Sincerely,

Paul C. Walker, Pharm.D., FASHP
Task Force Chair and ASHP Board Liaison