At the 2018 American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting, faculty and students from the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy led more than a dozen symposia and workshops and collected a number of significant awards. The meeting took place in Nashville, Tennessee, March 16 – 19.
Faculty Awards
Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., was the recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award in Pharmacy Practice and Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., received the American Pharmacists Association Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science 2018 Research Achievement Award. Finally, David Steeb, Pharm.D., M.P.H., was the recipient of the 2018 Distinguished New Practitioner Award from the American Pharmacists Association.
Student Award
The APhA-ASP chapter at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy received the APhA Chapter Patient Care Award, which is given to those who demonstrated the most outstanding commitment to patient care through community outreach events in the 2016-2017 year.
Speakers
Friday, March 16
- Amina Abubakar, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “The Logistical Steps for a Pharmacist Implementing Pharmacogenetics in Health Systems or Physician Groups”
- Jessica Sinclair spoke at the session titled, “Integrating Care Plans Into the Workflow of Community Pharmacies to Provide Effective Chronic Care Management (CCM) and Improve Patient Outcomes”
- Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., spoke at the Surviving a PhD Program–a “how-to” discussion
- Mandy Irvin spoke at the session titled, “Impact of Pharmacist-Led Care Through Acute Care Visits”
- Scott Brewster moderated, “Naloxone: Understanding Its Role and Expanding Its Access in Community Pharmacies”
- Macary Marciniak, Ph.D., Scott Brewster, and Evan Colmenares spoke at the APhA House of Delegates First Session
- Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., spoke at the APhA-APRS ESAS Contributed Papers Podium Session section titled, “A Review of Online Naloxone Continuing Education Courses”
Saturday, March 17
- Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., spoke at the APhA-APRS ESAS Research Roundtable Breakfast
- Amina Abubakar, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “Electronic Record Exchange: The New Normal”
- David Steeb, Pharm.D., M.P.H., spoke at the APhA-ASP Chapter Officer Leadership Skills Session
- Scott Brewster and Kelsea Gallegos spoke at the APhA-ASP Career Options for You session titled, “Community-based Pharmacy Residency Opportunities”
- Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., spoke at the APhA-APRS Postgraduate Forum titled, “How to Write a Stellar Biosketch for a Grant Proposal”
Sunday, March 18
- Edana Holliday spoke at the PharmTalk: Innovative Opportunities for Pharmacy Technicians section titled, “Streamlining Community Clinical Services Through Clinical Technician Integration”
- Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., provided the “Annual OTC Update”
- Scott Brewster and Kelsea Gallegos spoke at the APhA-ASP Career Options for You session titled, “Community-based Pharmacy Residency Opportunities”
- David Steeb, Pharm.D., M.P.H., spoke at the session titled, “From New Practitioner to Engaged Practitioner”
- Joseph Moose, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “The New Frontier: Value-Based Payment Models”
- Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. and Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “PGY1 Community-based Residency Education and Training Pearls”
- Dennis Williams, Pharm.D., spoke at the Board Recertification Intensive Studies session titled, “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: New Approaches to an Old Problem”
Monday, March 19
- Dennis Williams, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “Breathe Easy: Ensuring Patient Care Coordination for Patients with Asthma”
- Amina Abubakar, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “The Chronic Care Management Team: In Practice and In Business”
- Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., and Desiree Gaines, Pharm.D. both spoke at PharmTalk: Innovative Practices in Collaborating with Members of the Health Care Team. Their sessions were titled,”Expanding the Medicare Population in a Primary Care Setting by Integrating a Clinical Pharmacist” and “Implementing an Integrative Falls Prevention Program for High-Risk Patients in Community Pharmacies”, respectively.
- Macary Marciniak, Ph.D., was the moderator for the “Optimizing Experiential Layered Learning: Advancing Preceptor Development” session.
- Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., spoke at the session titled, “Effective Self-Care: The Latest Issues for Self-Treating Patients”
- David Steeb, Pharm.D., M.P.H., spoke at the PharmTalk: Innovative Practices in Interprofessional Education session titled, “Global and Rural Health–Maximizing Interprofessional Teams to Impact Patient Outcomes (GRIT)”
- Macary Marciniak, Ph.D., Scott Brewster, and Evan Colmenares spoke at the APhA House of Delegates Final Session
Poster Presentations
Saturday, March 17
- Patrick Chancy, Ashley Branham, Cody Clifton, Alexis Hayes, Joseph Moose Pharm.D, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented the poster titled, “Implementation of a Community Pharmacy Workflow Process to Identify and Resolve Prescription Abandonment”
- Michael Patti, Craig Yon, Yuhong Liu, Chelsea Renfro Pharm.D., Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D., presented, “Integrating Community Pharmacists into Team-Based Care”
- Shannon Riggins, Samantha Arrants, Ashley Abode, Pharm.D., Christy Holland, Pharm.D., Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Assessing Care Team Perspectives on Integration of the Community Pharmacist into an Ambulatory Care Practice”
- Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., presented, “A Review of Suicide Prevention Programs and Training Policies for Pharmacists”
- Davis, Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., Susan Blalock, Ph.D., M.P.H., Don Budenz, M.D., M.P.H., Lee, Michele Muir, Robin, Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., presented, “Meducation: A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Online Educational Video Intervention to Improve Glaucoma Eye Drop Technique and Adherence”
- Brandi Wayman, Betsy Sleath, Ph.D., Stacy Bailey, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Delesha Carpenter, Ph.D., M.S.P.H., presented, “Development of a Medication Synchronization Common Language Document for Community Pharmacies”
- Dennis Williams, Pharm.D., Christina Nunemacher, Pharm.D., Christy Holland, Pharm.D., Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “An Electronic Tool to Aid Community Pharmacists in Optimizing Care for Persons with Diabetes”
- Scott Brewster, Ashley Branham, Pharm.D., Cody Clifton, Hayes, Joseph Moose, Pharm.D., Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “More Than Sticker Price” Assessing the Social Return on Investment of Community-based Pharmacy Resident”
- Jackson, Tasha Michaels, Brad Melson, Pharm.D., Bruder, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Retrospective Evaluation of the Economic and Clinical Impact of Community Pharmacist-Driven Pharmacy Benefit Management Services”
- Raisa El-Kurdi, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., Amy Sauls, Pharm.D., Rachel Selinger, Schimmelfing, Chelminski, Goodman, Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Assessment of Barriers to Patient Acceptance of Pharmacist-Provided Recommendations for International Travel: A Patient Survey”
- Flores, Mandy Hollar, Pharm.D., Ranan Mustafa, Pharm.D., Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, ” Conducting Pneumococcal and Shingles Vaccine Status Assessments During Targeted Medication Reviews”
- Turner, Chelsea Renfro, Pharm.D., Michael Patti, and Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D. presented, “Identifying Pharmacy Characteristics Associated With Effective Implementation of a Medicaid Community Pharmacy Care Management Intervention”
- Jones, Y Liu, Buige, Nguyen, I Liu, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “A Prospective Survey and Assessment of Smoking Cessation Needs of an Adult Homeless Population in North Carolina”
- Brown presented, “Assessment of a Patients’ Fear of Falling on Prescriber Acceptance of Pharmacists’ Recommendations”
- Dunn, Christy Holland, Pharm.D., Stewart, Boulos, Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D. presented, “Intervention by a Community Pharmacy Student for the Initiation of Statin Therapy with Type 2 Diabetes”
- Nguyen, I Liu, Jones, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Retrospective Analysis of a Student-Run Blood Pressure Glucose Screening Program for a Predominately Spanish-Speaking Population”
- Chelsea Renfro, Pharm.D., Michael Patti, Ballou, and Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D. presented, “Development of of a Medication Synchronization Common Language Document for Community Pharmacies”
- Robinson, Chelsea Renfro, Pharm.D., and Stefanie Ferreri, Pharm.D. presented, “The Pharmacist Patient Care Process: Identifying Care Coordination and Follow-up Practices in Community Pharmacies”
- Sexton, Armstrong, Gatton, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Examining a Standardized Team-based Approach for Identifying Naloxone-Eligible Patients in a Grocery Store Pharmacy”
- Gallegos, Conklin, Lenell, Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Examining Community-based Pharmacist Perceptions on the Care of Transgender Patients”
- Jessica Sinclair, Bentley, Amina Abubakar, Pharm.D., Laura Rhodes, Pharm.D., and Macary Marciniak, Ph.D. presented, “Assessing the Impact of Pharmacists in Improving Quality Measures that Affect Physician Payment”
- Betsy Sleath, Ph.D. presented, “Improving Youth Question-Asking and Provider Education During Pediatric Asthma Visits”
- Lam presented, “Approach to Formalize Psychological and Behavioral Characteristics in a Virtual Patient Simulation: A Literature Review of Pain Management and Opioid Use”