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If you are planning to attend the GSHP Summer Meeting at Amelia Island in just a few weeks, then perhaps you'd like to be a panelist for the pharmacy student and resident forum on Saturday, July 8^th from 12pm – 2pm. Lunch is provided!

Come as you are; no preparation needed, just bring your experience. 

In years past the students have found this forum to be very eye-opening and rewarding.  GSHP would like a panel of pharmacists from all aspects of pharmacy to answer questions from students and residents about why you chose your present job in pharmacy.

To volunteer, please complete this link by Wednesday, June 14:  https://forms.gle/3GgoSQpz7w2qDNxe6

 

Thank you.

 

Best regards-

Christy and Peter

(GSHP Emerging Practitioners Development Committee Co-Chairs)

Attention Pharmacists members of GSHP:

The ballot for the 2023 election of GSHP officers has now been emailed to all pharmacist members. 

If you have not received it as of 12 noon on 5/4/2023, please email sglass@gshp.org.

The deadline to vote is 5/27/2023.

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy will hold a public hearing on adoption of the proposed new rules attached below at its meeting on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 9:00 AM at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, 250 West Green Street, Athens, Georgia  30602.

 

Proposed Adoptions:

480-52-.01	Definitions
480-52-.02	Low THC Products: Inspection, Retention of Records and Security
480-52-.03	Prescription Department, Requirement, Supervision, Hours Closed
480-52-.04	Location of Low THC Products
480-52-.05	Sufficient Space in Prescription Department
480-52-.06	Refrigeration
480-52-.07	Licensure, Applications, and Display of License and Renewal Certificate
480-52-.08	Sanitation
480-52-.09	Storage of Equipment
480-52-.10	Requirements for Dispensing Low THC Products
480-52-.11	Outdated, Deteriorated Drugs
480-52-.12	Minimum Equipment for Prescription Departments
480-52-.13	Destruction of Low THC Products
480-52-.14	Security System Approval
480-52-.15	Required Notifications to the Board
480-52-.16	Purchase of Low THC Products by a Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary

 Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.01 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.02 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.03 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.04 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.05 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.06 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.07 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.08 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.09 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.10 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.11 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.12 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.13 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.14 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.15 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notice of Intent to Amend Rule 480-52-.16 - 06.14.2023.pdf

Notices of Public Hearing regarding the above listed rules are available on the Georgia Board of Pharmacy website: Press Releases (georgia.gov).

 

If you have any questions regarding this matter or any other matter related to the practice of pharmacy in Georgia, please contact the staff at the office of the Georgia Board of Pharmacy at your convenience: (404) 651-8000.

Congratulations to our three poster winners at the GSHP Spring Meeting.

Student – Sydney White

Poster Title – Comparing characteristics among Black heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) patients based on renin-angiotensin system (RAS) inhibitor use at a Veterans Affairs medical center

 

Resident – Anna Phillips

Poster Title – Comparison of Andexanet alfa versus Four Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate for Factor Xa Inhibitor–Associated Bleeding 

 

Practitioner – Marjorie Shaw Phillips

Poster Title – Tixagevimab-cilgavimab: access, equity, and outcomes at an academic medical center

left to right- Marjorie Phillips, Anna Phillips, Sydney White

Call for Nominations 2023

The Committee on Nominations-2023 is pursuing members who wish to get or stay active and involved in GSHP. These candidates should exhibit qualities of leadership, vision and professional awareness that will sustain the enterprising and pioneering spirit that has characterized GSHP. 

WHO: Any pharmacist member of GSHP. 

WHAT: Submit your name or another GSHP member's name to the Committee on Nominations for consideration as a candidate for the following offices: 

President-Elect 

District Directors-elect for: 

Chattahoochee District Director (Columbus, LaGrange area)

NE GA District Director (Athens, Gainesville area)

Functions: 

President Elect: The President-elect serves as a member of the Executive Committee, Board of Directors and as a non-voting ex-officio member of all standing committees and ad hoc bodies of the GSHP Board. Perform the duties of the President in the President's absence. Monitor progress of committees and individuals in addressing issues identified and charges assigned from the planning retreats. Succeeds to the offices of President and Chairman of the Board. Your term of office would be from July 2023 to July 2024 as President-elect; July 2024 to July 2025 as President and from July 2025 to July 2026 as Chair of the Board.

District Directors: In addition to representing membership from the local district as a voting member of the Board, the District Directors serve as membership liaison and coordinate local education programming for GSHP.  You would serve as district director elect from July 2023 to July 2024, and District Director from July 2024 to July 2026. 

WHERE: Submit names for consideration to: The Committee Nominations - 2023, c/o  Steve Glass (sglass@gshp.org ) 

When: Before April 15, 2023

WHY: The future of our profession needs the participation and contribution of its leaders.

Call for Award and Fellowship Nominations 2023

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 7, 2023.

Deadline for nominations is April 30, 2023.   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 2022 through April 2023.
 
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/gshp-awards-2023

To nominate for Fellowship in GSHP (FGSHP):   https://forms.gle/8fpamGP9qzdpJagN7

GSHP President Davey Legendre was invited by the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy to speak during their Practice Advancement Initiative Week.  He spoke on the value of health-system pharmacy organizations and advocacy as well as his own experience through residency and career. 

BETHESDA, Md. — Christy Norman, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPEL, FASHP, vice president of pharmacy services, Emory Healthcare, was one of 20 pharmacy leaders who recently received the inaugural Certified Pharmacy Executive Leader (CPEL^SM) credential from the ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists). The CPEL^SM recognizes commitment to achieving and maintaining excellence in professionalism, leading people, leading the pharmacy enterprise, and leading within and across complex healthcare systems.

Launched in 2021 and the first of its kind in pharmacy leadership, the CPEL^SM acknowledges the unique expertise of pharmacy executive leaders. To be recognized, pharmacists must have a minimum of five years of progressive and sustained leadership experience, including significant managerial oversight in a healthcare organization resulting in advancing pharmacy practice and positive patient outcomes.

About ASHP

ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use. The organization’s more than 60,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. For more than 80 years, ASHP has been at the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists advance healthcare, visit ASHP’s website, ashp.org, or its consumer website, SafeMedication.com.

For more information, contact the ASHP Communications Division at 301-664-8799 or press@ashp.org.

For more information go to: https://apps.dar.uga.edu/html-emails/-/gail-email/you-re-invited-2077

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