SOP Newsletter Fall 2023

SOP NEW SLETTER FA LL 20 23 W ELCOME TO THE CLA SS OF 20 27!

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MESSAGE FROM THE DEA N Dear st ud ent s, alum ni, friend s and colleag ues, Tim e seem s t o have flow n by t his sem est er and it is hard t o b elieve w e are alm ost close t o t he finals w eek and t he holid ays. I w ould like t o recog nize Dr. Meg an Leed s w ho has served as t he RUSOP A ssist ant Dean of St ud ent A ffairs for t he last several years and as Direct or of Exp erient ial Ed ucat ion p rior t o t hat . We w ish her t he b est and w ill m iss her d early as she m oves w it h her fam ily d ow n t o Nashville, TN. In her 12 years at RUSOP, she has m ad e im m easurab le cont rib ut ions and w ill b e m issed by all t he st ud ent s, st aff and facult y. I am p leased t o share t hat Dr. A llana Sucher w ill b e serving as our new A ssist ant Dean of St ud ent A ffairs st art ing January. She has excelled as a t eacher and scholar and b ring s over 20 years of p harm acy acad em ic exp erience t o t his p osit ion. Her p assion for st ud ent success is infect ious and w e are excit ed ab out her new role. This fall w e launched a 0 -5 Pharm D early assurance p rog ram , w hich w ill allow select hig h school st ud ent s t he op p ort unit y t o b e ad m it t ed int o our d oct oral p rog ram d irect ly from hig h school and g rad uat e w it h t heir Pharm D in only five years. If you are at t end ing t he A SHP Mid year m eet ing t his year, p lease m ake sure t o join Dr. Jeff Lalam a and ot her RUSOP alum ni for our annual g at hering . Hop e you enjoy t his ed it ion of Pharma Personalis and m uch g rat it ud e t o Dr. Miki Gold w ire for her hard w ork in com p osing t his excellent new slet t er.

Hap py Holid ays!

Sam it Shah, PhD, RPh, MBA Dean, Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy

W ELCOME! Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy w elcom ed t he m em b ers of t he Class of 20 27 w ho joined us in A ug ust for New St ud ent Orient at ion. Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy em p loys t eam -b ased learning ( TBL) w hich has a w id esp read hist ory of p roven success in m ed ical and b usiness schools. Unlike t rad it ional t eaching m et hod s in w hich inform at ion is learned t hroug h a lect ure form at , in TBL st ud ent s learn t he d iscip line of p harm acy t hroug h a w orking g roup ap p roach. St ud ent s are d ivid ed int o t eam s of five t o seven m em b ers w ho w ork t og et her for an ext end ed p eriod of t im e t o learn sub ject m at t er. Prior t o class, st ud y m at erial is assig ned t o st ud ent s for ind ep end ent review. During class, t hey ap p ly t heir g ained know led g e t o relevant act ivit ies w it h t heir t eam m at es. Most courses are t aug ht using TBL as t he m ain inst ruct ional st rat eg y.

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com m unicat ion skills enhancing t heir ab ilit y t o funct ion as an effect ive m em b er of a healt h care t eam . You also receive p ersonalized at t ent ion from d evot ed facult y and d evelop close connect ions w it h your p eers and fut ure colleag ues, help ing you b ecom e a lead er w it hin healt hcare. To learn m ore ab out TBL, see our inform at ional vid eo: ht t p s:// w w w.yout ub e.com / w at ch?v=w 19CZQVjsfE.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES SNPhA - St ud ent Nat io nal Pharm aceut ical A sso ciat io n SNPhA host ed t he annual Next Gen Healt h Event t o int rod uce and increase t he p art icip at ion of t he und errep resent ed in healt hcare; t his is d one as a collab orat ive effort w it h various d ep art m ent s w it hin t he Rueckert -Hart m an Colleg e of Healt h Profession ( RHCHP) . The d ep art m ent s t hat p art icip at ed in t his year's event includ ed p harm acy, p hysical t herapy, nursing , occup at ional t herapy (Creig ht on Universit y) and m arriag e and fam ily counseling . The event w as held w it h sup p ort from Colorad o GEA R UP, a st at e-w id e p rog ram t hat w orks t o p rom ot e and increase access t o hig her ed ucat ion for low -incom e or first -g enerat ion st ud ent s. Throug h our st rong relat ionship w it h Colorad o GEA R UP, 54 st ud ent s from Hinkley hig h school and Jefferson hig h school at t end ed t he event . This d ay ut ilizes int er-p rofessionalism effort s t o offer st ud ent s t he op p ort unit y t o int eract and eng ag e w it h current m em b ers from each p rofessional healt hcare p rog ram , p art icip at e in act ivit ies, ask q uest ions, and t our t he Reg is Universit y cam p us and facilit ies. This year at t end ees p art icip at ed in a com m unit y and hosp it al p harm acy set t ing , w hich allow ed t hem t o cont rast d ifferences. In ad d it ion, st ud ent s learned ab out p rop er ad m inist rat ion of a m et ered -d osed inhaler and role-p layed t he p art of a p harm acy int ern.

At t end ees p art icip at ed in a com m unit y ( left ) and hosp it al ( rig ht ) act ivit y.

Part icip ant s learn ab out t he p ract ice of p harm acy.

NCPA Nat io nal Co m m unit y Pharm acist s A sso ciat io n A nnual Co nvent io n Five t hird -year p harm acy st ud ent s had t he excit ing op p ort unit y t o p art icip at e in t he 20 23 NCPA A nnual Convent ion. During t he event , t hey show cased t heir research, eng ag ed in st ud ent sessions and keynot e p resent at ions, received a not ab le aw ard , and act ively net w orked w it h p rofessionals in t he field .

Left t o Rig ht : Kait lin Wells, Hailey Murp hy, A lyssa Fukunag a, Marc Derick Cat b ag an

Left t o Rig ht : Marc Derick Cat b ag an, A lyssa Fukunag a, Hailey Murp hy, Kait lin Wells, and Daniella Salaw u

NCODA Fall Sum m it Sop hia Uriost ig ue, Gina Pow ell ( Sr. Pharm acy Ad visor at Mckesson) , Leila Zlit ni, and St ep hanie Callist e p ose for a p hot o at t he Nat ional Com m unit y Oncolog y DIsp ensing A ssociat ion ( NCODA ) Fall Sum m it , w hich p rovid es an op p ort unit y for at t end ees t o learn t he lat est insig ht s int o p at ient -cent ered care for m ed ically int eg rat ed oncolog y.

Left t o Rig ht : Marc Derick Cat b ag an, A lyssa Fukunag a, Hailey Murp hy, Kait lin Wells

A PhA Sum m er Lead ership The A m erican Pharm acist s A ssociat ion ( A PhA ) Sum m er Lead ership Inst it ut e p rovid ed A b d oul Mad jid A b d oulm oum ine, incom ing p resid ent for t he Reg is Universit y st ud ent chap t er, w it h an op p ort unit y to learn and p ract ice lead ership skills. A PhA d esires m em b ers t o b e act ive in t heir com m unit ies. A b d oul had t he op p ort unit y to ad vocat e for p harm acist s at Cap it ol Hill ab out t he m any essent ial services.

COLOR-Lat ina SNPhA , A PhA , and NCPA b roug ht t he follow ing g uest sp eakers from Colorad o Org anizat ion for Lat ina Op p ort unit y and Rep rod uct ive Rig ht s (COLOR) : A m erica Ram irez ( Prog ram Direct or) and Mar Galvez Sem inario ( Leg islat ive and Research Coord inat or) . COLOR-Lat ina is a com m unit y-root ed org anizat ion t hat w orks t o enab le Lat inx ind ivid uals and t heir fam ilies t o lead safe, healt hy, and self-d et erm ined lives. The p urp ose of t he event w as t o increase st ud ent p harm acist aw areness of t he need s for sexual and rep rod uct ive healt h ed ucat ion and ad vocacy effort s in t he Hisp anic com m unit y. It hig hlig ht ed op p ort unit ies for st ud ent p harm acist -led p rog ram m ing in t he com m unit y such as vaccine clinics and fem inine p rod uct s d rive.

Left t o rig ht , A m erica Ram irez, St ep hanie Callist e, Daniella Salaw u, Haliey Murp hy, Kat i Grib b le, Mad jid A b d oul A b d oulm oum ine, and Mar Galvez Sem inario ( front )

Sum m er Cam p A ft er first launching t he Doct or Rx Hig h School Sum m er Cam p in t he sum m er of 20 22, Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy facult y and st aff successfully org anized and host ed t he second annual event . The Doct or Rx Cam p is for hig h school st ud ent s w ho are consid ering p harm acy as a career. Cam p g oers at t end ed sessions sp ecific t o t he p ract ice of p harm acy and t he variet y of set t ing s in w hich p harm acist s are found , as w ell as t he b asics of t eam -b ased -learning and d rug research and d evelop m ent . Ad d it ionally, cam p ers p art icip at ed in hand s-on t raining , includ ing sessions on st erile and non-st erile com p ound ing , ad m inist rat ion of naloxone and im m unizat ions, and verifying p rescrip t ions. Overall, t he cam p w as a g reat success and b ased on feed b ack from cam p ers, t heir g eneral und erst and ing and int erest in t he roles of p harm acist s w ere exp and ed .

St ud ent s learn ab out hosp it al p harm acy from Dr. Leah Behrm ann w ho d iscusses t he p ract ice of hosp it al p harm acy.

Dr. Bianca Cald eron d iscusses t he vit al sig ns m onit or.

Participants and faculty

Dr. Mart a Brook d iscussed how a d rug com es t o m arket .

A PPE UPDATE - BIG W HEELS FOR BIG DEA LS Bring ing a d ose of cheer t o Craig Hosp it al, A PPE ( ad vanced p harm acy p ract ice exp erience) st ud ent s, fond ly know n as "t he TriCyclics" ( Reg is rep resent at ives: A lex Meeker and Nikki Kochm ann, CU rep resent at ives: A lexand er Blum and Syd ney Peauroi) , p roud ly rep resent ed t he p harm acy d ep art m ent of Craig Hosp it al d uring t he lively 20 23 Trike Races, a sp irit ed event d esig ned t o raise aw areness for t he 20 23 Ped al 4 Possib le fund raiser b enefit ing vit al p rog ram s and p at ient s at Craig Hosp it al. The TriCyclics not only show cased t heir ent husiasm and t eam sp irit b ut also p layed a crucial role in b ring ing at t ent ion t o t he m eaning ful cause b ehind t he event . A s am b assad ors for our p harm acy d ep art m ent , t hey exem p lified t he sp irit of com m unit y eng ag em ent and d ed icat ion t o sup p ort ing Craig Hosp it al's m ission. Kud os t o t he TriCyclics for sp read ing sm iles and aw areness d uring t he Trike Races!

A lex Meeker (second on t he left ) and Nikki Kochm ann ( far rig ht ) w it h t w o Universit y Colorad o A PPE st ud ent s sm ile for a p hot o aft er t he com p let ion of t he t ricycle races.

Nikki Kochm ann rid ing her t ricycle.

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS St ud ent s com p et ed in skills com p et it ions. The ACCP Clinical Pharm acy Challeng e is a t eam -b ased com p et it ion.

Team s of t hree st ud ent s com p et e in a "q uiz b ow l"?t yp e form at answ ering clinical q uest ions p osed in t hree d ist inct form at s: t rivia/ lig ht ning , clinical case, and jeop ard y-st yle.

ACCP Am er ican College of Clin ical Ph ar m acy Clin ical Ch allen ge Fir st place: Caden Robertson, Leyken Bomba, Jeremiah Cleveland (P2s) Secon d place: Tyler Petrini, Andrea Robles, Alex Gomez-Medina (P3s)

SSHP St u den t Societ y of Healt h -syst em Ph ar m acist s Clin ical Sk ills Com pet it ion

The SSHP Clinical Skills Com p et it ion is an int eract ive, t eam -b ased analysis of clinical scenarios for hosp it al and healt h-syst em p harm acist s.

Fir st Place:

Cong rat ulat ions t o all of t he w inners!

Th ir d Place:

Karly Sandoval and Kaz Stone-Meyers (P2s) Secon d Place: VincentTavelez and KristenThomson (P2s)

Rose Brehon and ChauTran (P4s)

A PPE SPOTLIGHT Pharmacists?Role in Correctional Medicine by Nikki Kochmann W hen Dr. Hanna p resent ed t he chance t o rank an A PPE at t he w ell-know n Sup erm ax p rison I w as im m ed iat ely int erest ed . Nicknam ed t he ?A lcat raz of t he Rockies?, t he Ad m inist rat ive Maxim um Facilit y ( A DX) is w ell know n for it s m axim um -securit y set up, housing som e of t he m ost not orious inm at es w ho w ere d eem ed t oo d ang erous t o b e around t he g eneral p rison p op ulat ion. The Fed eral Correct ions Com p lex ( FCC) com p rises four p risons, rang ing from A DX, t he m ost secure, t o t he b asecam p, t he low est securit y level. The p harm acist s at FCC Florence run clinics for d iab et es, d yslip id em ia, hyp ert ension, hep at it is C, HIV, and m ed icat ion-assist ed t reat m ent ( MAT) for op ioid use d isord er. They p ract ice und er collab orat ive p ract ice ag reem ent s and w ork ind ep end ent ly w it h p at ient s, m aking clinical d ecisions reg ard ing p rescrip t ions and t reat m ent chang es. During m y six-w eek A PPE, I had t he op p ort unit y t o m eet w it h p at ient s and m anag e t heir care on a w eekly b asis.

One of t he m ain challeng es m y p recep t or and I faced w as access t o t he p at ient s. Correct ional m ed icine p laces t he p riorit y in corrections b efore all else. For exam p le, w hen a unit g oes on lockd ow n it m eans no inm at es are allow ed t o leave t heir cells even if t hey have an ap p oint m ent at m ed ical t o see p harm acy. W hen t his hap p ened m y p recep t or and I w ould p ack a b ackp ack w it h a b lood p ressure m onit or, d iab et ic t est ing sup p lies, and a cooler of vaccines and Sub locad e ( b up renorp hine) inject ions. W it h t hese sup p lies w e w ould t ravel t o t he various unit s, d elivering care cell by cell. At t im es, t his m eant ad m inist ering vaccines t hroug h t he food slot s at t he low er p art of t he solid st eel d oors. Much of t his rot at ion is focused on p ub lic healt h; w orking w it h inm at es necessit at es an und erst and ing of t he healt h d isp arit ies and challeng es t hey face b ot h in and out of p rison. In p rison t here is d ifficult y counseling on lifest yle chang es for m anag ing hyp ert ension and d iab et es.

There is no op t ion t o chang e t heir d iet b ecause t hey d o not have a choice in w hat t he kit chen m akes. Sim ilar t o w hen t he facilit y is on lockd ow n, p rison lim it s t he t im e and sp ace p at ient s have t o exercise. Once out of p rison, it is oft en very overw helm ing t o t ry and reest ab lish t heir role in t he com m unit y and even m ore d ifficult t o find insurance and a p rim ary care p rovid er.

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I sp ent t im e at all four securit y level facilit ies. One of m y favorit e exp eriences w as at t he low est securit y level p rison, t he b asecam p. Inm at es are involved in d ifferent p rog ram s for ed ucat ion, life skills, and hold various job s. One of t he p rog ram s I had t he op p ort unit y t o w at ch w as t he inm at es w ho w ere t raining service d og s.

The p rog ram has b een g oing on since 20 15, and inm at es here p rovid e round -t he-clock care t o t hese d og s, t eaching t hem skills in m ob ilit y service, m ed ical alert ness, and hearing assist ance. This not only serves t he com m unit y b ut also t eaches valuab le skills t hey can use for w ork w hen t hey are released .

This rot at ion w as an ext rem ely uniq ue exp erience, and I enjoyed every d ay. If you are looking t o w ork w it h an und erserved p op ulat ion and m ake a m eaning ful im p act , I hig hly recom m end ranking it !

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A LUMNI SPOTLIGHT Johnat han J. Kunt z, Pharm D, Class of 20 16 Up on g rad uat ion, I m oved b ack hom e t o A rizona t o st art w orking in com m unit y p harm acy. W hile m any of m y cohort s accep t ed clinical p osit ions in hosp it als, I g rew up in a fam ily of com m unit y p harm acist s and have alw ays b een p assionat e ab out serving und erserved com m unit ies. My ab ilit y t o w ork w ell w it h ot hers in fast p aced d ynam ic t eam set t ing s in d iverse areas led t o m y rap id ad vancem ent as a p harm acy m anag er at CVS. Unfort unat ely, d ue t o rest ruct uring of up p er m anag em ent p osit ions, t he p rosp ect of furt her ad vancem ent at CVS w as m inim al.

In 20 20 at t he st art of COVID, I m oved t o Safew ay Pharm acy w here m y exp erience as a successful m anag er and know led g e of how t o g row t he p harm acy b usiness w as recog nized . I have b een t asked w it h d evelop ing a uniq ue role for m y career and t he com p any as a float ing m anag er. I have a sp ecific role of fixing und er-p erform ing st ores by p roact ively t aking charg e t o d ecrease invent ory volum e and d ecrease t he d ep art m ent s shrink p ercent ag e ( invent ory loss/ w ast e) and t each and ret rain p harm acy em p loyees. To hire new p harm acy t echs, I est ab lished cont act s w it h local und erg rad uat e p re-p harm acy colleg e p rog ram s. I also p lan and execut e com m unit y vaccinat ion clinics and p erform MTM ( m ed ical t herapy m anag em ent ) services t o m axim ize p harm aceut ical t herap ies w hile m inim izing d rug int eract ions and sid e effect s.

I current ly m anag e a st ore in nort hern A rizona in t he sm all t ow n of Holb rook, w hich is p rovid ing new op p ort unit ies and exp eriences. A lt houg h it has a sm all ?Hom et ow n A m erica? feel t o t he com m unit y, it is on t he ed g e of t he Navajo nat ion, w hich has g iven m e a new op p ort unit y t o w ork w it h t he A m erican Ind ian Healt h Services ( IHS) .

Word s cannot exp ress how t hankful I am t o have g one t o t he School of Pharm acy at Reg is Universit y. The TBL ( t eam -b ased learning ) p rog ram can t ake m ost of t he cred it for m y career successes. The p rog ram t aug ht us how t o com m unicat e m ore effect ively as w ell as t he ab ilit y t o b e op en t o const ruct ive crit icism and use it t o effect chang es. This p rog ram has help ed m e achieve t he fund am ent al success and g row t h in com m unit y p harm acy and has also allow ed m e t o w ork seam lessly w it h ot hers d esp it e m any d ifferences.

Current ly, I am in com m unicat ion w it h Safew ay?s int ern coord inat or. Even t houg h I t ravel a lot for w ork, I hop e t o set up a uniq ue rot at ion for Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy st ud ent s as a p recep t or. It w ould g ive a uniq ue rot at ion for int erns t o exp erience float ing in rural p harm acies and t o b e p rep ared t o w ork w it h d ifferent st aff and p at ient p op ulat ions t hat can chang e d aily. It is a t ruly rew ard ing exp erience.

The d aily view of Mog ollon Rim w it h t he surround ing forest on t he w ay t o w ork. Dr. Johnat hon Kunt z and friend p ose in front of t he A rizona land scap e.

A LUMNI UPDATE In a sp ecial visit , Rod ney McMullen, Chairm an and CEO of The Krog er Co., p ersonally ext end ed his cong rat ulat ions t o Dr. Melissa Beyarsalan, Pharm acy Manag er at t he Krog er st ore in Hig hland s Ranch and alum ni from t he Class of 20 20 . This com m end at ion com es as a result of a heart felt p at ient let t er p raising t he out st and ing service she p rovid ed .

During t he visit , Mr. McMullen p resent ed t he p rest ig ious A ng el Aw ard t o t he Hig hland s Ranch st ore, a recog nit ion t hat reflect s t he excep t ional d ed icat ion and care d em onst rat ed by t he p harm acy t eam , led by Dr. Melissa Beyarsalan. The aw ard is a t est am ent t o t he p osit ive im p act on t he lives of t heir p at ient s, as hig hlig ht ed in t he ap p reciat ive let t er.

Because of her effort s, Dr. Beyarslan w as feat ured in t he Oct ob er 16 issue of Chain Drug Review for t he Excellence in Pharm acy Pract ice sect ion. Below is a sum m ary of t he art icle.

Kroger Health Spotlight: Melissa Beyarslan's Journey of Compassion and Community Care

In a heart w arm ing journey from asp iring Peace Corp s volunt eer t o a d ed icat ed Krog er Healt h p harm acy m anag er, Melissa "Mel" Beyarslan shares her insp irat ion for choosing a career d ed icat ed t o serving her local com m unit y. Mot ivat ed by t he com p assionat e care her g rand p arent s received from m ed ical p rofessionals, Mel st art ed as a p harm acy t echnician and , ag ainst t he od d s, b ecam e a p harm acy m anag er w hile jug g ling a role as a b arist a. Her focus on m ed icat ion t herapy m anag em ent and com p rehensive m ed icat ion review aim s t o em p ow er p at ient s in und erst and ing and act ively p art icip at ing in t heir healt hcare.

Melissa Beyarslan recog nizes t he p ivot al role of aut om at ion in st ream lining p harm acy op erat ions, allow ing for m ore p ersonalized p at ient int eract ions. Beyond t he p harm acy count er, she act ively b uild s relat ionship s w it hin t he st ore and collab orat es w it h various d ep art m ent s, fost ering a sense of com m unit y and t rust .

Cent ral t o her ap p roach is p at ient ed ucat ion, w here she encourag es ind ivid uals t o t ake an act ive role in t heir healt h. Mel's p ersonalized t ouch ext end s t o rem em b ering d et ails ab out each p at ient and offering g uid ance on healt hy eat ing , reflect ing her com m it m ent t o holist ic w ell-b eing .

Und oub t ed ly, her favorit e asp ect of t he job is m aking m eaning ful connect ions w it h p at ient s and cult ivat ing an op en and w elcom ing environm ent in t he p harm acy. In acknow led g ing t he sup p ort of her m ent ors at Krog er, includ ing Ad am Nielsen, Terry Viram ont es, Mat t Ward , Michael Hinnenkam p, Julie Rau, and Kim Ward , Mel em p hasizes t he im p ort ance of t heir g uid ance in her journey as a successful p harm acist and m anag er.

Melissa Beyarslan's st ory exem p lifies t he d ed icat ion and com p assion t hat Krog er Healt h p rofessionals b ring t o t heir roles. Her com m it m ent t o com m unit y care, p at ient ed ucat ion, and fost ering g enuine connect ions reflect s t he values t hat m ake Krog er Healt h a t rust ed healt hcare p art ner.

For t he com p let e art icle you w ill need t o reg ist er w it h Chain Drug Review at t he follow ing link: ht t p s:// w w w.chaind rug review.com / cat eg ory/ issues/ 10 -16-20 23-issues/

OFFICE OF EXPERIENTIA L AWA RDS CEREMONY The Office of Exp erient ial Ed ucat ion held t heir annual p recep t or aw ard s t o celeb rat e p recep t ors for t he school of p harm acy exp erient ial p rog ram .

Major Georg e MacGreg or w on t he A PPE p recep t or of t he year. Major MacGreg or is t he chief of p harm acy op erat ions at Buckley A ir Force Base. Pict ured w it h Kat hryn Miller and Dr. Cassand ra Hanna.

Dr. Laura Vriesm an clinical p harm acy m anag er at Healt hONE Sky Rid g e w on t he IPPE Precep t or of t he Year aw ard . Pict ured w it h Kat hryn Miller,and Dr. Cassand ra Hanna.

Dr. A nd rea Schneid er ad vanced clinical p harm acist at Craig Hosp it al w on t he A lum ni Precep t or of t he year aw ard . Pict ured w it h Dr. Cassand ra Hanna, and Kat hryn Miller.

Dr. Mart a Brooks, A ssociat e Professor of p harm acy p ract ice and Chair Dep art m ent of Pharm acy Pract ice w on t he Facult y Precep t or of t he Year aw ard .

Pict ured w it h Dr. Cassand ra Hanna and Kat hryn Miller.

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS - NA LOXONE TRA INING Dr. Bianca Cald eron and Dr. Kat ie Tuck, along w it h Lind iw ei Farrow -Harris ( w it h environm ent al healt h and safet y) held a naloxone t raining session t o ensure t hat our com m unit y know s how t o ut ilize t hese new t ools.

The first t raining focused on inform ing facult y and st aff.

Reg is Universit y inst alled naloxone nasal sp ray ( Narcan) at aut om at ed ext ernal d efib rillat or ( A ED) st at ions across it s cam p uses. The m ove is in resp onse t o t he alarm ing rise in op ioid overd ose d eat hs, p art icularly in t he Denver area w here fat alit ies have surg ed over 30 0 % in recent years.

W hile t here have b een no rep ort ed overd oses on Reg is cam p uses, t he p revalence of fent anyl, a p ot ent synt het ic op ioid linked t o m any overd ose cases, has p rom p t ed t he universit y t o t ake p revent ive m easures.

Naloxone is a safe and easy-t o-use m ed icat ion t hat can t em p orarily reverse t he life-t hreat ening effect s of an op ioid overd ose, includ ing t hose caused by d rug s laced w it h fent anyl.

The naloxone sp ray w ill b e st rat eg ically p laced at 23 A ED st at ions and t he Healt h and Counseling Cent er on t he Nort hw est Denver cam p us, w it h ad d it ional st at ions at t he Thornt on cam p us. Inst ruct ions on how t o use t he sp ray are p ost ed near each st at ion, and t he universit y p lans t o offer t raining sessions on recog nizing overd oses and ad m inist ering naloxone.

Acknow led g ing t he seriousness of t he op ioid crisis, Reg is Universit y em p hasizes t he im p ort ance of carrying naloxone for anyone using illeg al d rug s or having friend s and fam ily involved in such act ivit ies. In line w it h Colorad o law, t he universit y assures t hat ind ivid uals act ing in g ood fait h t o ad m inist er Narcan d uring a susp ect ed op ioid -relat ed overd ose w ill not face civil or crim inal liab ilit y.

Reg is is com m it t ed t o creat ing a safe and resp onsib le cam p us environm ent . W hile universit y p olicy st rict ly p rohib it s t he unaut horized p ossession and use of cont rolled sub st ances, it also em p hasizes a sup p ort ive ap p roach t ow ard st ud ent s seeking assist ance and coop erat ing w it h em erg ency p ersonnel in cases of susp ect ed overd ose or int oxicat ion.

The inst allat ion of naloxone at A ED st at ions und erscores Reg is Universit y's d ed icat ion t o t he w ell-b eing of it s com m unit y, p rovid ing a vit al t ool in t he fig ht ag ainst op ioid overd oses and cont rib ut ing t o a safer cam p us for all.

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Ms. Lind iw ei Farrow -Harris ( w it h environm ent al healt h and safet y) , Dr. Bianca Cald eron, and Dr. Kat ie Tuck hold a naloxone t raining session for facult y and st aff.

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Dr. Dan Berlau p resent ed , "Sound and Color: Can Brow n Noise Help w it h Sleep, Focus, A DHD, and Ot her Issues?" as p art of t he Gold en Beer Talk series.

Dr. Berlau w ork on b row n noise has b een m ent ioned in t he New York Tim es, Washing t on Post , The Guard ian and ot hers.

Ad d it ionally, he has b een int erview ed on Colorad o Pub lic Rad io and t he m ed ical new s p od cast , t he PV Round up.

Dr. Let icia Shea w as int erview ed by 9 New s' Kim Christ iansen and A lexand ra Lew is on p henylep hrine t o t reat com m on cold sym p t om s.

The Life Long Learning in Pharm acy Conference ( LLLC) held in Denver served as a venue for facult y t o p art icip at e. Dr. Em ily Clem ens ( left ) p resent ed a sum m ary of t he Reg is Universit y School of Pharm acy cam p, w hile Dr. Dan Berlau ( rig ht ) served as a volunt eer for a t rust exercise.

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Several facult y p resent ed at t he annual A ACP ( A m erican Acad em y of Colleg es of Pharm acy) annual m eet ing in A urora, CO.

Dr. Jeff Lalam a in front of his p ost er p resent at ion.

Drs. A llana Sucher, Em ily Clem ens, Kat ie Tuck, and Jeff Lalam a

Dr. A llana Sucher p resent ing on alum ni relat ions.

Several p resent ed at t he annual ACCP ( A m erican Clinical Colleg es of Pharm acy) m eet ing in Dallas, TX.

Elizab et h Hennem an, P2 st ud ent , p resent s her research.

Dr. Miki Gold w ire ( b ack, left ) p resent s her research w it h som e colleag ues.

Dr. Miki Gold w ire w as inst alled as chair for t he Drug Inform at ion Pract ice Research Net w ork ( PRN) at t he ACCP m eet ing in Dallas and aw ard ed t he Drug Inform at ion Pract it ioner of t he Year.

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS PUBLICATIONS Czifrus E,Berlau DJ. Vilt olarsen: a t reat m ent op t ion for Duchenne m uscular d yst rop hy p at ient s w ho are am enab le t o exon 53 skip p ing t herapy. Exp ert Rev Neurot her. 20 23;23( 10 ) :853-858. d oi:10 .10 80 / 14737175.20 23.224 6658 Shea L, Go ld w ire MA . Em p ow ering p at ient s t hroug h d iab et es ed ucat ion. US Pharm 20 23;Nov 20 23: 47-58.ht t p s:// w w w.usp harm acist .com / issue/ novem b er-20 23 Rob les A ^ Mascarenas A ^,Go ld w ire MA . Avert ing A DRs in p ed iat ric inp at ient s. US Pharm .

20 23;4 8( 8) :HS-11-HS-16.ht t p s:// w w w.usp harm acist .com / art icle/ avert ing -ad rs-in-p ed iat ric-inp at ient s Sucher A J, Sw anson K^, Bom b a L^, A naya G^, Chahine EB. Prevent ing and m anag ing m easles.U.S. Pharm .

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Van W inkle LJ, Rog ers SL,Bro o ks MJ, Cald ero n BB, Michels N. Ed it orial: Mit ig at ing im p licit b ias and p rom ot ing com p assionat e b ehavior in p ub lic healt h/ healt hcare p rofessionals: im p licat ions for t reat m ent out com es. Front Pharm acol. 20 23;14 :130 6297. Pub lished 20 23 Oct 18. d oi:10 .3389/ fp har.20 23.130 6297 POSTERS PRESENTATIONS Bro o ks MJ, Haig ht RC. Does Team -Based Learning ( TBL) in t he Pharm acy Classroom Fost er Lead ership Skills in t he Workp lace? Life Long Learning in Pharm acy 20 23, Denver, CO, July 5, 20 23.

Bro o ks MJ, St rat t on JS*. The Rip p le Effect of Op ioid Use Disord ers (OUD) : Red ucing t he Sp read of Bias Throug h Curricular Enhancem ent s. Life Long Learning in Pharm acy 20 23, Denver, CO, July 4 , 20 23.

Go ld w ire MA , Johnson S, A b d alla M, et al. Med ical m isinform at ion: A p rim er and recom m end at ions for p harm acist s. Post er p resent ed at t he 20 23 A m erican Clinical Colleg es of Pharm acy A nnual Meet ing ; Nov 13, Dallas, TX. Go ld w ire MA , Lalam a J. A n escap e room as an alt ernat ive t o t eam -b ased -learning for t eaching evid ence-b ased m ed icine. Post er p resent ed at t he 20 23 A m erican A ssociat ion of Colleg es of Pharm acy A nnual Meet ing ; Jul 24 , Denver, CO. Murp hy H^, Fukunag a A ^, Hennem an E^, Herrod A ^, Okang a C^, Pow ell K^, Weakley N^, W hit ing -Wag ner N^, Salaw u D^,Shea L. The m ajorit y of sexual enhancem ent d iet ary sup p lem ent s sold in ret ail st ores are g uilt y of healt h fraud . ACCP A nnual m eet ing , Dallas Texas. Novem b er 20 23.

Sucher A , Leed s M, Clem ens E, Tuck K, Malarkey C, Behrm ann L, Lalam a J, Sm it h K. Cura p ersonalis: care of t he w hole p erson t hroug h w ellness init iat ives. A m erican A ssociat ion of Colleg es of Pharm acy A nnual Meet ing , A urora, Colorad o. July 20 23.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS Giuliano C,Go ld w ire MA , Kalab alik-Hog anson J, Marg olis A . Thread ing evid ence-b ased m ed icine across t he curriculum : A t eam sp ort . Present at ion at t he 20 23 A m erican A ssociat ion of Colleg es of Pharm acy A nnual Meet ing ; Jul 24 , A uroro, CO. Go ld w ire MA ( m od erat or) for Drug Inform at ion PRN Focus Session ? The Int ersect ion of Form ulary Manag em ent , Technolog y, and Pharm acog enom ics t o Maxim ize Pat ient Care 20 23 A m erican Colleg e of Clinical Pharm acy A nnual m eet ing , Nov 12, 20 23, Dallas TX. Sucher A , Fuent es D, Hug hes J. Est ab lishing a cult ure of alum ni eng ag em ent . A m erican A ssociat ion of Colleg es of Pharm acy A nnual Meet ing , July 20 23, A urora, CO.

^ Pharm acy st ud ent ; * Counseling and Fam ily Therapy facult y

STUDENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS Con gr at u lat ion s Class of 2023 f or you r ou t st an din g r esiden cy placem en t s

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Centura Hlth Penrose - St. Francis Hlth Services Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Integris Baptist Medical Center, Inc. Lutheran Medical Center Maine Medical Center North Colorado Medical Center Olathe Medical Center, Inc. Providence St. Peter Hospital St. Joseph Hospital St. Vincent Healthcare Stormont Vail Health UC Health - University of Colorado Hospital Con gr at u lat ion s f or you r ou t st an din g f ellow sh ip placem en t s

Takeda/Purdue Alexion/MCP The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson / Rutgers

UPCOM ING EVENTS Nov 22-26, Thanksgiving break Dec 5-9, Finals weeks Dec 23, last day of APPE block 5 Jan 8, APPE block 6 begins Jan 16, Classes begin

Executive Editor:

Editor:

Sam it Shah, PhD, RPh

Mik i Gold w ire, Pharm D, MS, MA , BCPS

Dean, School of Pharmacy

Professor, Director of Drug Information

Regis University

Regis University, School of Pharmacy

30 3-625-130 0

mgoldwir@regis.edu