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Renew your Georgia pharmacist license:  https://gbp.georgia.gov/renew-online

Congratulations to our winners and finalists, and thanks again to everyone who participated (group photo below)! All teams did an outstanding job and will represent the state well nationally. 

• First Place: Madeline Ganter and Logan Smith from UGA
• Second Place: Kylea Clark and Marion Javellana from Mercer University

Congratulations to Heather Earnest and Adina Hirsch -this year's winners of the 2022 Trivia Contest which is held each year in conjunction with Pharmacy Week.

We are sadden to report that GSHP Past-President EarL Strickland has passed away

https://www.martin-hightower.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=26036402&source=fb1

Calling all pharmacists and students!

We welcome you to sign up for the GSHP mentoring program for the 2022-2023 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 October 1st!

   

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/X8vaPVjZY9K8TL296

Mentee Sign Up:  https://forms.gle/YjeZRC5TctYJSt7F6

Best regards-

Christy Forehand and Peter Moran

(co-chairs GSHP Emerging Practitioners Development Committee)

and Sharmon Osae

(charge lead)

Please see the attached directive from the State of Georgia

DIRECTIVE 22-EX-5.pdf

Congratulations to the following members for their election to GSHP offices

President-elect

Scott McAuley

Treasurer

Kunal Patel

 

New Practitioner Member of Board

Arrington Mason-Callaway

 

Central Georgia DD

Rebecca Satterwhite

 

Central Savannah River DD

Jody Rocker

 

Northeast GA Metro DD

Anthony Scott

 

Northwest GA DD

Deborah Wertz

 

South Metro/West GA DD

Kimm Freeman

 

Southeast GA DD

Derek Gaul

GSHP Poster Session Winners at the Spring Meeting

Student – Association of pharmacy-driven fluid stewardship recommendations acceptance rate on outcome in critically ill adults

Aliya Abdulla, PharmD Candidate

UGA College of Pharmacy

 

Resident – Incidence of new-onset atrial fibrillation in patients that dexmedetomidine compared to midazolam in the intensive care unit

Connor Austin Floyd, PharmD

PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident @ St. Joseph’s/Candler

 

Practitioner – Implementation of vancomycin area under the curve (AUC) monitoring at a long-term care facility

Nicholas Phillips, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP

Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital

Congratulations to GSHP President Christy Norman who has been named a Fellow of ASHP for 2022.  Read more

The Committee on Nominations-2022 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 

Treasurer

New Practitioner Member of the Board

District Directors-elect for: 

Central Georgia District Director (Macon area)

CSRD District Director (Augusta area)

NE GA Metro District Director (North Atlanta, Dekalb County)

NW GA District Director (NW Atlanta, Rome area)

SE GA District director (Savannah, Brunswick area)

South Metro West Georgia District Director (South Atlanta, Carrollton, Newnan area)

SW GA District Director (Tifton, Albany, Thomasville area)

Functions: 

President Elect: The President-elect serves as a member of the Executive Committee, Finance 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 2022 to July 2023 as President-elect; July 2023 to July 2024 as President and July 2024 to July 2025 as Chair of the Board. 

Treasurer: The Treasurer shall serve as the Chief Financial Officer of GSHP and as Chairman of the Finance Committee; be responsible for overseeing, conservation and prudent investment of the assets and funds of GSHP; assure that expenditure of funds is in accord with the program, priorities and budget approved by the Board of Directors of the financial strength and needs of GSHP.  The Treasurer serves as a member of the GSHP Executive Committee.   Term of office is from July 2022 to July 2025.

New Practitioner member of the Board of Directors:  Must have graduated from pharmacy school in last 7 years.  This position works with the board to represent the views of new practitioners in our discussions and decision-making processes.  The term of office from July 2022 to July 2024. 

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 2022 to July 2023, and District Director from July 2023 to July 2025. 

WHERE: Submit names for consideration to: The Committee Nominations - 2022, c/o  Steve Glass (sglass@gshp.org ) 

When: Before April 20, 2022

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