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Congrats to Drs. Davey Legendre, Anthony Scott and ted Walton. ASHP announced 28 members have been named “Fellows of ASHP” (FASHP) in recognition of their professional accomplishments & practice leadership. – learn about the Fellows’ achievements here: https://hubs.ly/Q02qjbzP0

Call for Award and Fellowship Nominations 2024

The Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists annually recognizes members for outstanding service and achievements in pharmacy. Very likely, you know someone in GSHP who is deserving of recognition. Every member of GSHP is eligible to nominate or be nominated for one or more awards. Please complete the nominations form located in the link below to nominate yourself or someone you know for the awards listed below. 

Awards will be presented during the GSHP Summer Meeting to be held at the Omni Amelia Island Resort in Amelia Island, FL on Friday, July 12, 2024.

Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2024.   Please note this is an earlier deadline than you may have been used to in the past.

Pharmacist of the Year Award

GSHP Pharmacist of the Year Award is the highest honor GSHP can bestow on any member and is presented to a Georgia health-system pharmacist to honor outstanding service and accomplishments in health-system pharmacy practice as well as participation in GSHP. All GSHP members are eligible for nomination. Nominations should include detailed information concerning the nominee's professional, civic, and other activities. Recipients of the GSHP Pharmacist of the Year Award serve on the Awards Committee for five years following receipt of the award. All award recipients must be current GSHP members.

25-Year Practitioner Award

25-Year Practitioner Awards are presented to GSHP members who have actively practiced hospital or health-system pharmacy for 25 years or more. Members are encouraged to nominate peers. Also, they may also nominate themselves for this award unless they are a previous recipient.
 
Outstanding Practitioner Award
The Outstanding Practitioner Award is presented to a pharmacist functioning in a patient care, non-administrative position.  The award recognizes outstanding service to the profession, patients and their individual health system.  Nominees should be greater than 5 years into their pharmacy career. 
 
Outstanding Preceptor Award
The Outstanding Preceptor Award is presented to a pharmacist serving as a preceptor for pharmacy students and/or pharmacy residents. The award recognizes outstanding service to the future of our profession.
 
Outstanding Pharmacy Professional Representative Award
The Outstanding Pharmacy Professional Representative Award is presented to a representative of a pharmaceutical manufacturer or wholesaler who has made outstanding contributions to health-system pharmacy through service to, participation in, and involvement with GSHP and those practicing as health-system pharmacists.
 
Outstanding Pharmacy Technician Award
The Outstanding Pharmacy Technician Award recognizes a health-system pharmacy technician who has demonstrated practice excellence and leadership in the support of implementing pharmaceutical care.
 
Outstanding Community Volunteer Service Award
The Outstanding Community Volunteer Service Award is presented to a GSHP member who has demonstrated significant contributions to their local community.  Volunteer service is not limited to medical services but is inclusive of any volunteer activities (outside normal job duties) that enhance or improve the quality of life of the local community.
 
Outstanding Pharmacy Student Award
The Outstanding Pharmacy Student Award recognizes excellence in our future pharmacists. Nominations may be submitted by preceptors, educators, or any other GSHP member who has had direct contact with a student who has shown exemplary service.
 
Outstanding New Practitioner Award
Nominees for the Outstanding New Practitioner Award are not limited by age, but by the length of time in the profession. Nominees should have graduated from a pharmacy school within the past five years. The recipient is chosen based on exemplary service and dedication to the field of health-system pharmacy in this time period.
 
Outstanding Pharmaceutical Publication Award
The award for Outstanding Pharmaceutical Publication is presented based on publication by GSHP members in the pharmaceutical literature.  Publications are not limited by topic and can include identification of new pharmacy services, enhancements in pharmaceutical care or economic analysis and is based on a review of pharmacy journals and other publications for the 12-month period beginning May 2023 through April 2024.
 
Outstanding Pharmacy Mentor Award
The Outstanding Pharmacy Mentor Award is designed to recognize a GSHP member who has served as a mentor in the GSHP mentorship program. The award recognizes outstanding service to a mentee and the future of our profession.

Fellowship of the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (FGSHP)
Fellowhip in the Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists (GSHP) recognizes members who have demonstrated excellence in the practice of health-system pharmacy. Fellowship is awarded to acknowledge members who have made significant and sustained contributions to GSHP and the profession. Fellowship status is a lifelong designation for the individual as long as they are an active member of GSHP.  See application information here

To nominate for an award:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/M6KBPD9

To nominate for Fellowship in GSHP (FGSHP):   https://forms.gle/pRCEFDFaQqNuagZL6

Call for Abstract Submissions and Poster Presenters at the 2024 GSHP Spring Poster Session  

 

This is your opportunity to share your results with pharmacy colleagues from around Georgia at the 2024 GSHP Spring Poster Session on Saturday, March 23, 2024 during the 2024 GSHP Spring Meeting. Posters highlighting innovative services, evaluations, and pharmacy practice model change initiatives are especially encouraged. Encore presentations from national meetings (ASHP, ACCP, etc.) are accepted. Presenting a peer-reviewed poster is an ideal professional development activity for preceptors, both seasoned and new practitioners, residents, and students. The primary (first) poster presenter must be a GSHP member and results must be included on abstract to be accepted. Research-in-progress abstracts with background and methods only will not be accepted.  Pharmacy students and residents are especially encouraged to participate. Pharmacy technicians are considered practitioners and are also encouraged to submit.

 

The GSHP Education Committee will be evaluating ALL abstracts submitted for recognition and designation as "Outstanding GSHP Poster". All accepted submissions will present in person at the 2024 GSHP Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The top 5 student, resident, and practitioner abstracts will be selected for live poster judging at the GSHP Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 23, 2024. There will be three categories recognized: 1) Best Pharmacy Student Poster; 2) Best Pharmacy Resident Poster; 3) Best Pharmacy Practitioner Poster; based on the credentials of the primary (first) author. One student, one resident, and one practitioner poster will each win an award based on the highest combined abstract and poster scores. Winners will each receive a plaque and a cash prize.  

 

The deadline for submission of abstracts is at 5pm on Friday, February 16, 2024. Submit your poster abstract using the following link:  https://forms.gle/HR7yBrP7sdaZuPwv6. All accepted abstracts will be required to submit a copy of the final poster in PDF format to the Poster Session Task Force by Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Additional information regarding submission of poster PDFs will be sent out after abstracts have been accepted. Also of note, the primary author is responsible for printing their own poster and bringing it to the poster session. For questions, contact Meredith Lopez, GSHP Poster Session Coordinator, at merlopez@augusta.edu.  

 

Each abstract submission must be submitted using the above link and contain the following:  

• Author information (include full name, professional credentials, institutional affiliation (i.e., health care organization or college name), and email address for corresponding author/presenter) 

• Brief descriptive title (use sentence case) 
• Abstract body 
• • Purpose (max 100 words) 
  • Methods (max 225 words) 
  • Results (max 200 words) 

• • Conclusions (max 100 words) 
• Do not include tables, graphs, or illustrations in abstract.  Spell out all pharmaceutical acronyms.  
• Specify a submission type (student vs resident vs practitioner), which should be based on primary author’s credentials  
• Specify a primary submission category 
• Primary author must be an active GSHP member  

 

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

All pharmacist ASHP members in Georgia are eligible to nominate, be nominated, and vote for delegates and alternates to represent Georgia at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) 2024 House of Delegates. 

Individuals wishing to nominate themselves or another ASHP member for the slate of candidates are invited to submit their name and ASHP member number by email, by December 15, 2023, to: Steve Glass (sglass@gshp.org) Executive Director.
Three (3) delegates and up to three (3) alternate delegates will be elected.

Regional Delegate Conferences are scheduled April 27-30, 2024, and it is recommended that delegates attend one of these sessions either in-person or virtual.

The House of Delegates will meet on two separate occasions at the 2024 ASHP Summer Meetings, scheduled to be held June 8-12, 2024, in Portland, OR.    

The three candidates receiving the most votes will become delegates, with the remainder being elected as alternates.  A simple majority is required for election. 
For further information, please contact the GSHP office at (850) 906-9206 or email sglass@gshp.org

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October 12, 2023 is recognized as Women Pharmacist Day, inspired by the first CEO of ASHP, Dr. Gloria Neimyer Francke. 

Today, we celebrate all women in pharmacy, including technicians, pharmacists, residents, and students, who are committed to advancing practice and improving patient outcomes.  The majority of GSHP’s Board of Directors is comprised of women leaders in our profession who help our members become better practitioners and to be recognized as the voice and resource for health-system pharmacists in Georgia and the U.S.

We are grateful for your leadership, mentorship, compassion, and care as you deliver quality healthcare to the communities we serve. 

Scott McAuley, M.S., RPh

President, Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Calling all pharmacists and students!

 

We welcome you to sign up for the GSHP mentoring program for the 2023-2024 year.

 

For mentors: This is a great way to stay apprised of the up-and-coming generation of pharmacists, give back to the profession, and invest in others.

For mentees: This program is a great way to get involved in GSHP and begin to network with pharmacists across the state. Some may be your future employers or residency directors/preceptors. This is such a great opportunity to use the organization to your professional benefit.

 

Sign-up ends September 1st!  

 

You will be contacted during September by a member of the GSHP Emerging Practitioners Development Committee with your assigned mentor/mentee pairing.

 

Mentor Sign Up:  https://forms.gle/EnygTPHMdkqhdnxP9

 

Mentee Sign Up:  https://forms.gle/DRSJmgZNEs2K5cXd9

 

 

Best regards-

Christy Forehand and Peter Moran

(co-chairs GSHP Emerging Practitioners Development Committee)

and Emily Brinkman

(charge lead)

The GSHP Education Committee is accepting submissions for the Guideline Update session at the GSHP Fall Meeting Oct 20-22 at Brasstown Valley Resort. We are seeking speakers (practitioner or resident) willing to provide a short review (10-15 minutes) on 3 to 4 of the following guidelines: COPD, pregnancy/pediatric HIV, durable mechanical circulatory support (HFSA), adolescent obesity, KDIGO diabetes, osteoporosis. Other suggestions for pertinent guideline updates can also be submitted via the form below. The session is scheduled for Friday, Oct 20 at 8:45am. Finalized slides will be due September 8, and speakers will receive complimentary meeting registration only.

 

Please complete this form by August 1, 2023 if you are interested in presenting. 

 

Thank you,

 

Brittany Wheeler & Meredith Lopez

GSHP Education Committee co-chairs

We need YOUR Expertise!

The GSHP Communications Committee is looking for volunteers to serve as peer reviewers for articles included in the GSHP newsletters. If you would like to serve as a peer reviewer, please complete the Google Form linked below by to provide us your contact information and areas of interest or expertise. Please complete by 7/21/23. As a peer reviewer, you will not be asked to review an article more than twice per year.

We thank you in advance for considering this opportunity! Please email communicationsgshp@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.

 

https://forms.gle/ynAFTpMFCfzwMfiy6