SBLBSHP Newsletter
Summer 2020
SBLBSHP NEWS
South Bay/Long Beach Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Editor: Leslie Tanaka, PharmD, BCPS
Inside This Issue:
Message From the President
President’s Message
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Pacific Coast Preceptor Conference
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Mentorship Program
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Featured Sponsor
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Residency Project Presentations
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Legislation Update
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Student Liaison Updates
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Mailing Address SBLBSHP 11138 Del Amo Blvd, Ste # 127 Lakewood, CA 90715
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Email SBLB.SHP@gmail.com
Hello SBLBSHP members, All aspects of our lives are evolving so that we can participate and enjoy the activities we enjoy. Sports without live fans, but fans enjoy the games while socially distanced at restaurants or at home and outdoor nail and hair salons! Everyone has adapted to our new norm of social distancing, working from home or being experts donning PPE. Pharmacists and technicians are front line heroes and we must take care of ourselves before we can effectively serve our patients. Summer is passing by fast, please take some time to recharge. My work encourages us to take time off even if we cannot travel like we usually would in past summers. We drove and helped move our daughter to Glendale, Arizona for graduate school. We took a day “off” and went to Sedona for the day. It was relaxing to be away. We went on a hike, shopped and had ice cream. It was nothing fancy, but it provided an opportunity for relaxed family bonding. I hope you also get a chance to do something special with your friends and family. Unfortunately our chapter has not had many events recently, but we are working on potential virtual continuing education programs. Please stay tuned! Check out the CSHP website for virtual programs where you can learn at the comfort of your own home. Enjoy your summer! Sincerely, Angela Jeong, PharmD, APh
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CSHP Pacific Coast Preceptor Conference By Cynthia Bennett, CPhT, CSPT, Technician Liaison CSHP hosted their annual Pacific Coast Preceptor Conference July 9-11, 2020. This was CSHP’s first virtual conference. It was well attended by many, and there were a variety of sessions. It was exciting to be able to attend sessions remotely and in a safe environment. There were several relevant topics regarding student rotations and the current pandemic. It was informative to hear how other programs are handling the current COVID crises and how preceptors are able to give students an experiential experience without compromising the safety of the staff, preceptors, students and patients. It was great to be able to interact with the speakers and ask questions in real-time during the live sessions. CSHP offered several CEs and because the sessions were recorded, we were able to watch all the recorded sessions even after the conference was over. I felt CSHP did a great job providing this conference to our pharmacy profession.
Mentorship Program: New Ways to Connect During COVID-19 By Rosalin Preechakul, PharmD, APh, BCPS, Mentorship Co-Chair Physical distancing does not mean social disconnection as our mentors and mentees are continuing to connect virtually. 2020 has been a challenging year but SBLB continues to promote its pharmacist members to mentor pharmacy students and to continue their relationships while they may be separated due to COVID-19. Unfortunately we had to cancel our yearly mentorship social mixer, but we are working towards a new normal and encouraging our mentors and mentees to communicate via video conferencing and possibly to share the enjoyment of a drink and snack from the computer screen. We are also excited for our new pharmacy student graduates who are our future mentors! The mentorship program is a great way to contribute to the pharmacy profession by helping to foster active and motivated pharmacists for the future. Please contact our mentorship committee if you are interested in being a mentor. We would also like to take this opportunity to invite our mentees to join our monthly virtual board meetings. Please contact our board members if you would like to join us for the next board meeting.
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Online CE Webinars: Residency Project Presentations By Michelle Ding, PharmD, BCPP, APh, Educational Affairs Committee After our chapter hosted our very first online CE webinar in April 2020, the educational affairs committee proceeded to successfully host our annual two-part residency project presentation CE events on May 5th and May 12th, 2020 by utilizing CSHP's eLearning and Webinar platform to offer our CE opportunities to all affiliate chapters in California. On Tuesday, May 5th 2020, five pharmacy residents from VA Long Beach and KP South Bay Medical Center took turns presenting their results and showcasing their accomplishments from their year-long residency projects. The pharmacy residents who presented on May 5th are listed below: Jessica Tran, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Long Beach Healthcare System Evaluation of Immune-related Adverse Events From Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Jenny Guan, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Long Beach Healthcare System Efficacy of empagliflozin in type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment Chung-De (Derek) Joe, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Long Beach Healthcare System Impact of Inpatient Pain Pharmacist E-Consults on Post-Discharge Morphine Equivalent Daily Doses Stephanie Fukunaga, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center Title: Enhancing Pharmacist Consultations to Improve HTN in African Americans David Park, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center Title: Pharmacy Involvement in Improving tPA Door-to-Needle Time during a Code Stroke
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On Tuesday, May 12th 2020, six pharmacy residents from VA Long Beach, Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, and University of Southern California (USC) School of Pharmacy presented the results and accomplishments from their year-long residency projects. The pharmacy residents who presented on May 12th are listed below:
Leslie Wu, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center Rapidly Infusing Rituximab in Mutiple Sclerosis - Is It Safe? Lucy Duong, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center Impact of Screening and Correction of Vitamin B12 Deficiency on A1c Control Kristy Jetsupphasuk, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Long Beach Healthcare System Incidence of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Receiving Vancomycin and Cefepime Versus Michael Nguyen, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Long Beach Healthcare System Evaluation of the patient aligned care team pharmacy transitions of care program at VA David Lee, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident - VA Long Beach Healthcare System Use of Enoxaparin for Venous Thromboembolism Prevention after Bariatric Surgery at VA Jeffrey Chen, PharmD PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident – Ambulatory Care - University of Southern California School of Pharmacy Analysis of U-500 Insulin Effectiveness in a Large County Healthcare System
Both CE events were very well attended and attracted around 50 attendees from various affiliate chapters each night. All of the pharmacy residents did a great job presenting their residency projects, which garnered a lot of interest and questions from the audience. On behalf of the SBLBSHP chapter, we appreciate each pharmacy resident’s hard work and commitment into making these CE events successful. We wish everyone best of luck on all future endeavors!
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Legislation Update By John McGady, MS, PharmD, BCPS, Legal Affairs Chair
The California State Legislature, as part of their regular schedule, went into recess on September 13 of 2019 and reconvened on January 6th, 2020 and adjourns on August 31, 2020. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Legislature suspended its session effective March 16, through May 4, 2020 and has been operating with limited sessions. During the first half of the 2019-2020 session, CSHP supported bills fared well. Since the initiation of limited sessions, the legislature has primarily focused on pandemic related items, specifically public health and budget issues. Currently, CSHP supports 13 active bills and is tracking and additional 28 health related items. Three notable bills supported by CSHP are outline below.
SB 1710
Pharmacy practice: vaccines:
This bill would also authorize a pharmacist to independently initiate and administer vaccines approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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Legislation Update Continued
AB 2537
Personal protective equipment: health care employees: This bill would require public and private employers of workers who provide direct patient care in a hospital setting to supply those employees with personal protective equipment
Biological products:
SB 1452
This bill would prohibit a health care service plan or health insurer from determining which manufacturer’s biological products or their respective biosimilars are to be used when medically necessary biological products or their respective biosimilars are prescribed and prohibit them from requiring prior authorization or step therapy to limit which manufacturer’s products are to be administered by a physician or clinician to an enrollee or insured.
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USC School of Pharmacy Chapter Updates By Ruby Yang, USC School of Pharmacy Student Liaison
PPE Distribution Day This summer the USC CSHP student chapter partnered with the state of California to provide Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to our local pharmacies. In this initiative we assisted as the regional distribution site for the Los Angeles and Orange County areas. We recruited many pharmacy student volunteers who came out on two separate weekends to help distribute masks and hand sanitizers. In total, 240,000 surgical masks and 212 gallons of hand sanitizers were distributed to more than 100 area pharmacies.
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USC School of Pharmacy Chapter Updates Continued
White Coats for Black Lives At USC School of Pharmacy, our mission is to advance health through excellence in pharmacy education, research and practice, and we must focus especially on the health disparities that exist in our society and the role we, as health professionals, play in addressing them. We are located in the heart of Los Angeles, one of the most diverse cities in the world, and we strive to support underrepresented populations and create a strong culture of inclusion. Therefore, in June, our CSHP chapter student pharmacists participated with the White Coats 4 Black Lives Movement held in Veteran’s Park, Culver city, in partnership with Children for Black Lives Matter. Along with other student pharmacists and faculty from the USC School of Pharmacy, the event also combined forces with USC Medical, UCLA Medical, and UCI Nursing School.
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UCSF Chapter Updates By Carol Chou and Thien Nguyen, UCSF Student Liaisons
In May, we hosted a Residency Match Panel via Zoom, where four matched students from the Class of 2020 shared their perspectives and pearls of applying and interviewing for residencies. There was a great turn out with ~115 students who attended virtually. The panelists provided us with many tips and insights and one of the biggest takeaways was to start early. The event was recorded and is available on the CHSP at UCSF Facebook page.
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UCSF Chapter Updates Continued
To show our support for the Black Lives Matter movement and our LGBTQ+ community, CSHP at UCSF held a fundraiser from June 17th to June 24th, where the board matched the donations they received up to a certain amount. We generated $252 in new donations and the board matched $200, bringing the total to $452. We donated half to Black Lives Matter and half to The Okra Project, which supports the Black LGBTQ+ community.
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CSHP at UCSF is collaborating with Golden Gate CSHP (GGCSHP) and the Salvation Army for an “Adopt the Family” drive, where we collect donations from different sites and provide them to a family in need. CSHP at UCSF is primarily focusing on the student population and pharmacists working at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs. GGSHP spearheaded the first drive and donated to a family from Zimbabwe. CSHP at UCSF will be leading the second drive at the end of July to provide donations for a different family. We’ve also reached out to other student chapters to join us, and currently, we have Chapman University, University of the Pacific, and Marshall B. Ketchum University participating.
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We welcome YOU to our monthly board meetings! Our next virtual meeting will be June DATE: Second Wednesday of every month Please RSVP for meetings via sblb.shp@gmail.com TIME: 7:00pm LOCATION: Cisco Webex
Join Us!
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SBLBSHP 2020 Board Members ANGELA JEONG President JOHN MCGADY President-Elect ROSALIN PREECHAKUL Immediate-Past President TIM CHOU Secretary JENNIFER FONG Treasurer
DAN BAUMAN & JOHN SIE Directors STEVE THOMPSON CSHP Liaison ROSALIN PREECHAKUL, ANGELA JEONG, ANGELA LEE, JENNIFER FONG & JOHN MCGADY, ERWIN JEONG CSHP Delegates LESLIE TANAKA Communications Chair
MAY MAK, MICHELLE DING, HAI TRAN, YEN LUU, & LUCY DUONG Educational Affairs TIM CHOU & YEN DOAN Membership Chairs JOHN MCGADY Legal Affairs Chair LAUREN ALFANO & ROSALIN PREECHAKUL Mentorship Program Chairs
JUDY AOYAGI, MARVIN ORTIZ, & STEPHANIE LEE Public Relations Chairs MATT KAMADA, ELAINE NGUYEN, LESLIE WU, & DANIEL KEROLES Industrial Relations ANGELA LEE, STEPHANIE FUKUNAGA Social Affairs Chairs CYNTHIA BENNETT Technician Liaison
Student Liaisons USC RUBY YANG & CATHERINE AQUINO
KGI RODELLE SACMAN & MITCHELL TIMBOL
WESTERN SHOGO KONO, & MICHELLE TRAN
UCSF CAROL CHOU & THIEN NGUYEN
UOP RYAN LEE & ANNA MAYOR
CHAPMAN DANNY PHAM & NADINE SAAB
MARSHALL B. KETCHUM ERIC NG
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