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Each year ASHP offers Student Societies of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHPs) nationwide the opportunity for official "ASHP-SSHP Recognition".  This honor recognizes the hard work of SSHPs throughout the academic year and further strengthens ASHP’s support and collaboration with local student pharmacist leaders.

Criteria for recognition encourage SSHP activities that:

·         Promote interest in membership and collaboration with local, state, and national health-system organizations

·         Cultivate career exploration, residency preparation, and professional development

·         Encourage students to engage with ASHP’s key initiatives, partners, and priorities

GSHP is pleased to announce that our four student chapters have earned official recognition from ASHP for 2020-2021. To view a complete list of these officially recognized SSHPs, please visit: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Student/Student-Societies/Find-a-Student-Society.

If you pay Georgia income taxes, you are eligible to receive a 2020 tax credit for contributing to your designated rural hospital organization as follows.  Additional information can be found at www.georgiaheart.org :

• Individual Filer – 100% of the amount contributed, up to a limit of $5,000*
• Married Filing Jointly – 100% of the amount contributed, up to a limit of $10,000*
• Pass-Through Entity – 100% of the amount contributed, up to a limit of $10,000, so long as they would have paid Georgia income tax in that amount on their share of taxable income from the pass-through entity
• C Corporation or Trust – 100% of the amount contributed or 75% of the corporation or trust’s Georgia income tax liability, whichever is less
   

*After June 30 of 2020, for so long as a portion of the $60 million cap on RHO tax credits is available (as of 8-28-20 $37 million is remaining), individual taxpayers may make unlimited contributions to RHOs for a corresponding 100% Georgia income tax credit.

Submit your 2020 HEART Tax Credit application online today!

FREE LIVE CE for GSHP Members! 

Webinar-

Thursday, September 24, 2020 – 12:00pm-1:00 pm

A Day in the (Half) Life: Antimicrobial Dosing in Renal Replacement Therapy

Speaker:

Stella Y. Ye, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacist, Chronic Care Clinic

Grady Health System

Atlanta, GA

Presentation Objectives for Pharmacists:

• ·         Compare and contrast the different properties of various renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities
• ·         Review how drug properties affect removal of medications in RRT
• ·         Discuss patient-specific factors that may affect medication clearance in RRT
• ·         Evaluate strategies for optimizing antimicrobial dosing in RRT

Presentation Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians:

• ·         List the different properties of various renal replacement therapy (RRT) modalities
• ·         Listpatient-specific factors that may affect medication clearance in RRT
• ·         List strategies for optimizing antimicrobial dosing in RRT

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0228-0000-20-074-L01-P; 0228-0000-20-074-L01-T

This is a member service of GSHP.  There is no charge for members to attend.  Dues must be current to receive CE credit.

Non-members will be charged $20.

Members:
To register:   

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bcNvrQmxRuiVc5LpW5mLgw

FREE LIVE CE for GSHP Members! 

Webinar-

Thursday, October 1, 2020 – 7:00pm-8:00 pm

New Drug Update 2020: A Formulary Approach

Speaker:

J. Russell May, Pharm.D., FASHP

Clinical Professor and Associate Department Head

Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy

University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

HM 124, Augusta University Campus

1120 15th Street

Augusta, Georgia 30912

Presentation Objectives for Pharmacists:

• ·         Compare and contrast newly approved drugs with older agents regarding their pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, efficacy, safety, dosage and cost.
• ·         Apply the “formulary approach” to evaluating new drugs.
• ·         Identify other recently approved medications and discuss their indications and potential usefulness

Presentation Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians:

• ·         List newly approved drugs their pharmacology, efficacy, safety, dosage and cost.
• ·         Apply the “formulary approach” to evaluating new drugs.
• ·         Identify other recently approved medications and discuss their indications and potential usefulness

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0228-0000-20-073-L01-P; 0228-0000-20-073-L01-T

This is a member service of GSHP.  There is no charge for members to attend.  Dues must be current to receive CE credit.

Non-members will be charged $20.

Members:
To register:   https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qr4hs-ZBS1CCxGYbwbPeZA

Calling all pharmacists, residents, and students!

On behalf of the GSHP Student and Resident Committee, we welcome you to sign up for the GSHP Mentoring Program. This is a great avenue for professional development of mentors and mentees alike.

For mentors: This program is a great way to stay apprised of the up and coming generation of pharmacists, give back to the profession, invest in others, and pay it forward!  Mentor Sign-Up

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 GSHP to build and grow your professional platform. Mentee Sign-Up

Residents: You can choose to be a mentor or a mentee!

 Sign-up ends September 25th

You can read more about the mentor program and sign-up at:  https://gshp.wildapricot.org/page-18127

FREE LIVE CE for GSHP Members! 

Webinar-

Thursday, September 17, 2020 – 12:30pm-1:30 pm

Cytokine Storm in COVID-19

Speaker:

Courtney McDonald, PharmD

PGY 1 Pharmacy Resident

Piedmont Columbus Midtown

Presentation Objectives for Pharmacists:

• ·         Recognize the signs and symptoms of patients that correlate with COVID-19
• ·         Assess patient labs for onset of cytokine storm in COVID-19
• ·         Analyze the possible therapies and how their mechanisms have the potential to reduce inflammation of cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients

Presentation Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians:

• ·         Identify the signs and symptoms of COVID-19
• ·         Assess the signs and symptoms of cytokine storm in COVID-19
• ·         Recognize the available therapies for the treatment of cytokine storm in COVID-19

Georgia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0228-0000-20-071-L01-P; 0228-0000-20-071-L01-T

This is a member service of GSHP.  There is no charge for members to attend.  Dues must be current to receive CE credit.

Non-members will be charged $20.

Members:
To register:   https://gshp.wildapricot.org/event-3956172

The Georgia Board of Pharmacy shall hold a public hearing via conference call on the proposed rule amendments listed below at its meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 at 9:00 AM.  The conference call details will be included on the meeting agenda that will be posted to the Board’s event page when available. 

• Rule 480-31-.01 Patient Counseling
• Rule 480-36-.03 Personnel and Supervision
• Rule 480-13-.06 Drug Distribution Control
• Rule 480-10-.01 Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs: Inspection, Retention of Records and Security
• Rule 480-6-.02 Nonresident Pharmacy Permit
• Rule 480-10-.18 Pharmacy Anti-Steering and Transparency Act and Affiliates
• Rule 480-10-.12 Minimum Equipment for Prescription Departments
• Rule 480-11-.04 Facilities and Equipment
• Rule 480-18-.05 Physical Requirements and Equipment
• Rule 480-33-.05 Physical Requirements
• Rule 480-10-.02 Prescription Department, Requirement, Supervision, Hours Closed

Notices of Public Hearing regarding the above listed rules are posted on the Georgia Board of Pharmacy website: https://gbp.georgia.gov/press-releases/2020-08-04/notice-public-rules-hearing-september-16-2020

Longtime GSHP member Charles McDuffie passed away on August 14, 2020

https://www.barrettfh.com/obituary/charles-mcduffie

Dear GSHP Members,

The GSHP Board of Directors met virtually on Tuesday, August 11^th to discuss and carefully consider options for the Fall Meeting scheduled for October 23-25, 2020 at Brasstown Valley Resort.  In light of consistent recommendations to limit large gatherings from the Centers for Disease Control and other public health officials, as well as travel restrictions imposed at many of our institutions, the difficult decision was made to cancel this meeting as well.

We recognize the importance of continuing to provide our membership with opportunities for networking, growth, and education – especially since pharmacist license renewals are due this year!  Rest assured that GSHP will continue to provide you with the service and support you need during this unique and challenging time.  We will offer the same high-quality programming as the Education Committee and District Directors transition these programs to virtual offerings.  GSHP will also maintain the monthly networking calls for Directors of Pharmacy, Clinicians, Ambulatory Care, and 340B Coordinators to provide you with opportunities to connect with your peers across the state.  In addition, GSHP recently hosted the Residency Research Forum from a virtual platform and will offer support to ensure other residency related programs take place. 

If you made a room reservation with Brasstown Valley Resort, the Resort will cancel that reservation automatically.  You may want to double check on this in a week or so.

As in the past, GSHP has a highly engaged and dedicated group of leaders that are working diligently to provide these services in new and innovative ways.  I would like to show my appreciation for all of the extra time and hard work they generously give to make these things possible.

Thank you for your support and understanding. 

Susan Jackson

GSHP President

Congratulations to Joshua Wyche recipient of the 2020 Pharmacist of the Year Award

https://vimeo.com/439283304