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SBLBSHP NEWS South Bay/Long Beach Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists Editor: Angela Lee, PharmD, BCPS, APh
Message From the President
Inside this issue President’s Message
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2021 Seminar Recap
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Mentorship Program
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Legislation Updates
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Recap: Educational Talks
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Delegates Update Student Updates
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Special Recognition
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Wow, it’s hard to believe that almost a whole year has gone by since I was sworn in as the president of the South BayLong Beach chapter. It has definitely been an “unusual“ year
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for all of us. First and foremost, I want to thank our board and committee members and all of our membership for the support they have given over this past year. When I became the presidentelect, I thought for sure we would be meeting again in person by the time I was sworn in as president. Then I thought for sure we would be meeting in person by the end
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We’ve had virtual and in-person CE events, social events including a virtual escape room and meeting at the Hollywood Bowl for a concert. Our chapter was able to obtain ongoing industry support for meetings even though our meetings were all virtual this year. I am looking forward to the upcoming year as Michelle Ding, our current president-elect will be taking over to lead our chapter. Michelle has been a great partner this year, tag-teaming with me on meetings, communications and other responsibilities. Let’s all give her our full support in the upcoming year. Finally, I want to thank you for allowing me this great opportunity to serve as your chapter president. Sincerely, John McGady, MS, PharmD, BCPS
SBLBSHP Night with Industry/ Installation Banquet Friday, January 28, 2022 Carson, CA
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CSHP Seminar 2021 - Heroes Unite! By Angela Lee, PharmD, BCPS, APh, Communications Chair
Emerging from the past year of virtual meetings due to the pandemic, the 2021 CSHP Seminar took place at Disneyland Hotel November 2-6. While the event was held in-person, registrants had the option to attend 20+ hours of CE virtually, either live or as video recording later. It was great being back on site to see people and learn in-person, but also nice to be able to watch some CE sessions from home especially when there were multiple presentations of interest scheduled at same time.
Among all the heroes in attendance, here are SBLBSHP board members and student liaisons who shined at this seminar.
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Rosalin Preechakul & Kevin Luu Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award Recipients & Poster Presenters
Stephanie Lee Poster Presenter & represented Western University in the Clinical Skills Competition and Quiz Bowl
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Cynthia Bennett 2021 Seminar Planning Committee
Angela Lee Poster Presenter
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Danny Pham Speaker Session: Clinical Controversies and Updates with the Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants
Sheila Melone Poster Presenter
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(CSHP Seminar continued) SBLBSHP was also recognized for our contribution to help sponsor the Clinical Skills Competition, Quiz Bowl, and Student/New Practitioner Mixer. The seminar provided a taste of normalcy that many members have longed for during the pandemic while keeping safety precautions in place. Some attendees even took advantage of the event to "staycation" at Disneyland. In case you missed out this year, the seminar will be back at Disneyland next November. Let's hope that the pandemic will be well behind us in 2022 for more of us heroes to unite then!
Mentorship Program Encouraging the Pharmacist-Pharmacy Student Relationship By Lauren Alfano, PharmD, BCPS, Mentorship Program Co-chair
SBLBSHP continues to promote its pharmacist members to mentor local pharmacy students. January 2022 marks the end of the 2021 program and beginning of the 2022 program. This program relies on our pharmacy student liaisons to reach out to their student body to identify students who are interested in communicating with a pharmacist via monthly topic discussions, and those students are then paired with an SBLBSHP pharmacist. After completing the one-year long mentorship program, mentors are then invited to attend the SBLBSHP Installation Banquet where they are presented with a certificate of completion. The hope is that the mentor-mentee relationship continues beyond the scope of the program. Congratulations to the mentees for completing the 2021 program! A huge gratitude to our members who have volunteered to mentor pharmacy students. We look forward to another successful year in 2022!
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Legislation Updates By Rosalin Preechakul, PharmD, APh, BCPS, Legal Affairs Chair
CSHP Seminar offers plenty of educational sessions including those on legal and legislative updates. Below are some of the highlights of pharmacy related law and legislative update from Seminar.
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Recap: Fall Educational Sessions By Megan Tsao, PharmD, Industry Relations Co-Chair
The SBLBSHP Chapter hosted two industry-sponsored drug education talks during this fall season. On Tuesday, September 21st, our members joined Kelley Houston, Pharmaceutical Representative from Biogen, and Dr. Daniel Bandari, MD (Multiple Sclerosis Center of California), to learn about multiple sclerosis (MS) at Spaghettini in Seal Beach, CA. Dr. Bandari’s lecture, “Exploring Risk: The Knowns and Unknowns of MS Therapies,” provided valuable information about the role of various therapies as practitioners continue to gain a better understanding of comprehensive care for patients with MS. On Wednesday, October 20th, our members attended another education dinner, this time hosted by Incyte Pharmaceutical Representative and SBLBSHP chapter member, Trudi Demos. At Michael’s on Naples in Long Beach, CA, Rhonda Hewitt, NP (Stanford Cancer Center), engaged our members in discussing “Clinical Cases in Polycythemia Vera: When to Intervene with Jakafi® (ruxolitinib) – Focus on Adults with Polycythemia Vera Who Have an Inadequate Response to Hydroxyurea.” Both events consisted of exquisite dining, great company, and incredibly insightful clinical discussions! Our committee would like to thank all who participated in these events! We look forward to hosting you all again at our winter events! 9
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Delegates Update By Erwin Jeong, PharmD, FCSHP, Delegate
The Virtual 2021 CSHP House of Delegates (HOD) meeting occurred on November 21st to approve proposals that were reviewed at the Regional Delegates Conference in September. Your fearless delegates, Dan Bauman and Erwin Jeong, spent Sunday morning and afternoon reviewing and approving 79 proposals in the following major sections: A.
Automation & Information Technology
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Drug Distribution & Control-Distribution
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Drug Distribution & Control – Preparation & Handling
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Education & Training
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Ethics
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Formulary Management
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Government, Law, & Regulation
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Human Resources
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Medication Safety
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Medication Therapy & Patient Care
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Medication Therapy & Patient Care – Organization & Delivery
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Medication Therapy & Patient Care – Specific Practice Areas
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Prevention & Control
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Pharmaceutical Industry
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Pharmaceutical Industry – Drug Products, Labeling & Packaging
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Pharmaceutical Industry – Marketing
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Pharmacy Management
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Pharmacy Management – Compensation & Reimbursement
The HOD elected Sarah McBane as the HOD’s Chair for the upcoming 2022 year. For more information, please visit the CSHP website: https://www.cshp.org/page/ 2021_HOD_Materials 10
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USC School of Pharmacy Chapter Updates By Heather Yen, USC Student Liaison On October 22nd, the USC student chapter hosted Legislative Day. Every year, this event serves to educate student pharmacists on the role of pharmacists in legislation, and how we are able to advocate for our profession to move it forward. This year, we had the privilege of hosting the distinguished guest speakers and panelists Susan Bonilla, Dr. Richard Dang, Dr. Kari Franson, Dr. Lisa Gunther, Dr. Steven Gray, and Dr. Rajan Vaidya. Senator Susan Rubio had also shared some inspiring words to our students via video to our attendees. Through this event, student pharmacists were able to connect with pharmacy leaders involved in legislation and learn about what they can do to be proactive about advocacy for the profession. On November 11th, the USC student chapter hosted Meet the Directors. This was a special occasion because it was the first in-person networking event that we have hosted since prepandemic. We had the opportunity to host esteemed leaders from various areas of pharmacy, including Dr. Angela Jeong and Dr. Erwin Jeong from SBLBSHP. We had a large attendance of student pharmacists who were able to meet and connect with our leaders in pharmacy. Every year, this event serves to provide our student pharmacists with insight that may guide their decisions for what they want their goals to be in pharmacy by giving them the opportunity to ask pharmacy leaders 11
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firsthand how their experiences have influenced their paths. Our guests also continue to inspire the next generation of pharmacists by encouraging them to explore leadership opportunities within the profession. Last but not least, please join us in congratulating our chapter for being selected as the recipient of 2020-2021 CSHP Student Chapter Community Service Project Award for Smoking Cessation as well as Poison Prevention!
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SBLBSHP Board Member Stephanie Lee and her partner Jia Yu Wong, representing WesternU College of Pharmacy, for placing top 11 at this year ASHP Clinical Skills Competition! Above picture with Dr. Mark Nguyen, one of advisors and our CSHP Board Liaison
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We welcome YOU to our monthly board meetings! DATE: Second Wednesday of every month Please RSVP for meetings via sblb.shp@gmail.com TIME: 7:00 PM LOCATION: Zoom
SBLBSHP 2021 Board Members JOHN MCGADY President MICHELLE DING President-Elect ANGELA JEONG Immediate-Past President TIM CHOU Secretary JENNIFER FONG Treasurer
DAN BAUMAN & ANGELA JEONG Directors MARK NGUYEN CSHP Liaison JOHN MCGADY, MICHELLE DING, JOHN SIE, ERWIN JEONG & DAN BAUMAN CSHP Delegates MICHELLE DING & STEPHANIE LEE Social Affairs Chairs
HAI TRAN, YEN LUU, SARAH LE, REY WANG & JEANIE CHEN Educational Affairs TIM CHOU, YEN DOAN & CHAD HUDSON Membership Chairs ANGELA LEE Communications Chair ROSALIN PREECHAKUL Legal Affairs Chair
LAUREN ALFANO & DANNY PHAM Mentorship Program Chairs MATT KAMADA, KEVIN LUU, KELLEY HWANG & MEGAN TSAO Industrial Relations CYNTHIA BENNETT & DIANA TOMICIC Technician Liaison
USC RUBY YANG & CATHERINE AQUINO
KGI RODELLE SACMAN & KELLY VO
WESTERN SHOGO KONO, MICHELLE TRAN, JOCELYN PERAZA & LANIE MENDOZA
UCSF MAI ONO & ANDREW HEAN
MARSHALL B. KETCHUM ERIC NG
CHAPMAN CHRISTINA NGUYEN, CHELSEA PAN, CHARLOTTE TRAN & MEGAN ECLEVIA
AUHS JUBIN DAVID
WEST COAST SHEILA MELONE
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