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We are looking for volunteers with website development or design experience to help refresh our organization’s website.  We are also looking for volunteers that may not have this specific experience but want to be part of a website taskforce. 

If this is something you’re interested in, please complete the survey monkey link with your contact information and relevant experience.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RFHFZC9

Please respond by 1/7/2025

The GSHP Education Committee is looking for five residents to present a clinical pearl at the GSHP Spring Meeting – March 22, 2025 at 3:30pm at Marriott Savannah Riverfront in Savannah, GA. We are asking that you please share the information below with any residents and encourage them to present at the state level.  Please note the resident should be a member of GSHP to participate.

We are looking for five real-life experiences related to practical ideas, concepts, lessons learned, innovative practices, and implementation strategies based on knowledge and experience, as opposed to a literature review. Residents must have an advisor to oversee their presentation. Pearl presentations are limited to 10 minutes each. All experiences are welcome!

 

Please submit interest via this link by January 15, 2025. Finalized slides will be due February 15, 2025. If you have any questions, please contact the GSHP Education Committee at eduaffairsgshp@gmail.com. 

 

The suggested 2025 clinical pearl topic list is located within submission link. This list is meant to be a suggestion and is not all inclusive. Presentations will be chosen based on majority vote by the GSHP Education Committee.

 

Thank you,

 

Brittany Wheeler and Meredith Lopez

GSHP Education Committee Co-chairs

We want to thank everyone that participated in donating to Augusta Cancer Support Services Lodge.  Thanks to your generosity, we were able to donate more than $250 worth of supplies.  The administrator for the lodge was very appreciative and thankful.

She told us the lodge has supported a lot of cancer patients over the past couple of months, and all of these supplies will help their efforts.

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CSRA Donation to Augusta Cancer Services Lodge November 2024.jpg

Call for Abstract Submissions and Poster Presenters at the 2025 GSHP Spring Poster Session  

This is your opportunity to share your results with pharmacy colleagues from around Georgia at the 2025 GSHP Spring Poster Session on Saturday, March 22, 2025 during the 2025 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 evaluative study and descriptive report abstracts submitted for recognition and designation as "Outstanding GSHP Poster". All accepted submissions will present in person at the 2025 GSHP Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 22, 2025. The top 5 student, resident, and practitioner abstracts will be selected for live poster judging at the GSHP Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 22, 2025. 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.    

Each abstract submission must be submitted using the provided 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 including:
• • 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.

 

This year, the GSHP Education Committee will also be accepting case report abstracts and posters at the 2025 GSHP Spring Poster Session. A case report describes an unusual patient-specific case that was not part of a study, and the findings are of interest to clinical pharmacists. Case reports do not need the headings of Purpose, Methods, Results, or Conclusions. A case report abstract will have a max of 625 words. A case report submission is not eligible for judging or finalist status at the GSHP Spring Poster Session. Accepted case reports will present in person at the 2025 GSHP Spring Meeting on Saturday, March 22, 2025.

 

The deadline for submission of abstracts is at 5pm on Friday, February 14, 2025.  

 

Submit your evaluative study and descriptive report abstracts using the following link:  https://forms.gle/j6t1DB8rsJWYo3Sg7.  

 

Submit your case report abstract using the following link: https://forms.gle/qfs9xK58fLQ9XJAEA

 

All accepted abstracts will be required to submit a copy of the final poster in PDF format to the Poster Session Task Force by Friday, March 14, 2025. 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 eduaffairsgshp@gmail.com. 

Congratulations to our 2024 Trivia Contest winners

Tiffany Morgan (Pharmacy Technician)

Phuong Luong (Pharmacy Student)

Hope Elrod (Pharmacist)

GSHP Committee Sign-Up 2024-2025

****Note:  If you were a member of a committee last year, please make sure you complete the link for the 2024-2025 year***

****If you were not a member of a committee last year, please complete the link as well***

GSHP's mission is to help our members become better practitioners.  We work towards fulfilling our mission every year through education of our members via district meetings, statewide meetings, newsletters, and our website; fostering professional standards; educating the public about the role of health system pharmacists; monitoring legislative issues that affect pharmacy; and by promoting health system pharmacy as a career path for future pharmacists.  The majority of our Society's work is done by member volunteers working through our committees.  You can play a vital role by serving on one of our committees. 

1.    What will you get out of it? 

An opportunity to make yourself known by networking with other pharmacy leaders across the state and to give back to our profession.  In addition, it provides a venue for you to bring new ideas to the organization. 

2.      What is your commitment? 

It can be as little as giving your input during meetings, participating in conference calls, or taking on specific assignments depending on your interests and time.  

GSHP has a variety of committees to meet your interests.  The following is a description of the functions of each committee.  If you are interested in serving on a committee for GSHP, please complete the link.

The Committee Chair will contact you regarding upcoming meetings or other opportunities to participate.

3. What is the length of the appointment?

Committee appointment will run from August 2024 to August 2025.

COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS AND CHARGES:

COMMUNICATIONS COUNCIL: The Communications Council and Editorial Board is responsible for the direction, development, and quality control of all GSHP publications, including the GSHP web site.

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Educational Affairs Committee is responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating educational content of the 3 statewide GSHP meetings.

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: The Legislative Committee is responsible for informing the GSHP membership and Board of Directors of important legislation and regulations and how they will impact pharmacy practice in organized health care settings in Georgia.

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Organizational Affairs Committee reviews and analyzes the GSHP organization and make recommendations to increase its effectiveness. It also serves as a liaison between GSHP and other professional organizations.

PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS: The Professional Affairs Committee provides recommendations to the Board of Directors on policies and actions to be taken by GSHP on issues of professional practice.

PUBLIC RELATIONS: The Public Relations Committee provides the public with information and awareness of GSHP's mission and values through a variety of forums and media. GSHP's publics include, but are not limited to: patients/consumers and their families, industry, other healthcare professionals, organized healthcare executives, academia, pharmacists, technicians and other pharmacy support staff, and other pharmacy professional organizations.

EMERGING PRACTITIONER COMMITTEE: The Emerging Practitioner Committee provides input to GSHP on how to get students interested in health-system pharmacy practice and how to get them interested and involved in GSHP.  

Students-please note that you can sign up to participate in ANY committee.

To sign-up for a committee 

Calling all pharmacists and students!

We welcome you to sign up for the GSHP mentoring program for the 2024-2025 year. 

***Please note that anyone who is a new practitioner (recent graduates, residents, etc) may sign up to be a mentee if they would prefer. It is not just limited to students. This could provide great benefits for networking and getting established in your career! ***

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 13th!   

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

Mentor Sign Up:  https://forms.gle/mprHzxT8C2Q5xH7u9

Mentee Sign Up:  https://forms.gle/M8UQS3659XrWD2me8

Best regards-

 Peter Moran and Aayush Patel

(co-chairs GSHP Emerging Practitioners Development Committee)

and Emily Brinkman

(charge lead)

Call to Action

https://ashsp.ac360.aristotleactioncenter.com/#/alertId/e605d49c-c3d0-46e9-9353-0279250e6a56/

The GSHP Education Committee is accepting submissions for the Guideline Update session at the GSHP Fall Meeting Oct 25-27 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: acetaminophen toxicity, over the counter oral contraceptives, PTSD, brain death, Tenecteplase, UTI, fecal microbial transplant/Rebyota. The session is scheduled for Friday, Oct 25 at 1:00pm. Finalized slides will be due Aug 30, and speakers will receive complimentary meeting registration only. 

Please complete this form by July 31, 2024 if you are interested in presenting.  

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