Winter 2015
SBLBSHP NEWS South Bay/Long Beach Society of Health-System Pharmacists Editor: Amanda A. Wong, PharmD
Inside This Issue: President’s Message
1-2
Crusin’ With SBLBSHP
3-4
Photo Collage
4
Leadership Breakfast
5
Membership Report
5
Legislative Update
6-7
Mentorship Program
8
Treasurer’s Corner
9
Education Calendar
10
President’s Message
A “selfie” with Megan Blackwell and 2014 Board of Directors
by Cindy Odegard, PharmD, President
I am honored to serve as your President of SBLBSHP for 2015. I am very fortunate to follow a long list of Presidents that have paved a successful path. Our membership is strong and growing. We have a talented and energetic Board of Directors. In 2014 we had an 11% growth in membership. In 2015, we expect to retain and continue to grow. It is important to grow and support CSHP’s efforts with SB 493, Provider Status for Pharmacists. Healthcare Reform presents many challenges and with it opportunities. Please consider attending California Legislative Day on April 28th. 2015 started off with our annual Night With Industry and Installation Banquet at the Automobile Driving Museum in El Segundo with a record number of attendees. The theme was “Cruisin’ with SBLB” and Tim Chou organized the event. It was an amazing venue to host our event. There were aisles of vintage cars to cruise through along with our industry booths organized by Charles Lam. (Full story on page 3) We had several VIPs attend our event, including Dawn Benton, CSHP Executive VP & CEO; Megan Blackwell, CSHP Director of Marketing & Membership; and Stacy Raff, current CSHP President. Megan won a “selfie stick” and put it to good use taking photos of our installation and awards. [Continued on page 2] 1