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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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Mock WSC CE/NWI
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Legislation Updates
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Industry Dinners Recap
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Dear SBLBSHP members, I hope everyone has been doing well and staying safe. I can’t believe it is already June and halfway through 2022! For the past quarter, our chapter’s board has been hard at work planning for this year’s events. Our Industrial Relations Committee has already hosted a few industry sponsored dinners over the past few months and these have always been our popular events. (continued on next page)
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Above: The immediate past-president, John McGady passing down the crystal gavel to the current president, Michelle Ding, keeping up with our chapter's tradition 1

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We are looking forward to more dinners to come! In May, our chapter hosted our annual in-person Resident Project Presentations CE dinner combined with Night with Industry at the Carson Events Center. This was our first major in-person event for this year, and it was a huge success! We had 8 pharmacy residents present the results of their research projects, and over 50 members and students attended the event. I want to sincerely thank all of our members who came out to support the event and the sponsors who made it all possible. I truly appreciate all of the hard work the Educational Affairs and Industrial Relations committees put in to make the event a success. I hope everyone was able to take this opportunity to network, socialize, and learn something new. Looking ahead, our chapter will be hosting our annual summer social at the So-Fi Stadium with a tailgate lunch in June and a joint 3-hour CE brunch event with the SCSHP chapter at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills in the month of September. Please stayed tuned for these exciting events to come! Again, we welcome our members to join our monthly board meetings if you are interested in getting involved with our chapter. Our board meetings are held every 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7 PM. Please look out for email invites if interested. We wish everyone a great summer and look forward to seeing everyone at our events! Sincerely, Michelle Ding, PharmD, BCPP, APh
DATE 2nd Wednesday of every month
Join us for our monthly meetings
TIME 7:00 PM LOCATION Zoom & in-person quarterly Please RSVP for meetings via sblb.shp@gmail.com
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Recap: Mock Western States Conference CE Program/ Night with Industry By Caitlin Kawata, PharmD, Educational A airs Committee Co-chair
On May 6th, our chapter’s Educational Affairs and Industrial Relations Committees hosted a joint CE event, where our members heard from eight pharmacy residents representing four residency programs as well as networked with representatives from multiple pharmaceutical companies. The residents presented their Western States Conference Residency projects covering a variety of topics, which are listed below. Comparing the Effects of ARNI vs. ACE/ARB Therapy in Heart Failure Patients Kelly Hwang, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center Impact of a Fixed Dose Kcentra Initiative Julie Kwon, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Long Beach Memorial Medical Center An Evaluation of Appropriateness of Discharge Oral Antibiotic Prescribing Megan Tsao, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center Impact of Video Consult for Colonoscopy Meds on Procedure Cancellations Jasmine Choi, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center Association of Immunosuppression Nonadherence with Risk of Chronic GVHD Christine Min, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Impact of Empagli ozin in Patients with Heart Failure within KP SCAL Tina Vu, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Assessing the Effectiveness and Timing of Remdesivir Against COVID-19: Wild Type vs. Variants Caitlin Kawata, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center Effect of Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery Protocol on Opioid Use Ta Kang Wang, Pharm.D., PGY-1 Long Beach Memorial Medical Center (continued on next page)
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Top left: SBLBSHP board members, Stephy Lee and Caitlin Kawata at the check-in table; Top right: Industrial Relations committee co-chair, Matt Kamada, making announcements; Bottom left: buffet meal was served for the evening; Bottom right: Reunited in-person at last! SBLBSHP board members, Angela Lee, Jennifer Fong, Rosalin Preechakul, and Michelle Ding
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Attendees enjoyed buffet dinner while socializing and networking
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During the presentations, the residents showcased the data they collected to answer their research questions, explained the impact of their results, and answered clinically relevant questions about their projects and potential future research. (continue on next page)
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At the center of the event, informative displays from our pharmaceutical vendors allowed members to engage in conversations with the various pharmaceutical representatives and learn about some of the new and innovative therapeutic options on the market today. Many guests completed the vendor crossword puzzle which entered them into a raffle drawing for prizes that were awarded at the end of the night. The SBLBSHP Chapter would like to thank Amgen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Eisai, Genentech, GSK, Karyopharm, Novonordisk, P zer, and Shionogi for their participation in this event. We look forward to seeing everyone at our summer events!
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Legislation Updates By Rosalin Preechakul, PharmD, BCPS, APh, Legal A airs Co-Chair
CSHP focuses on a number of legislative bills that can affect the pharmacy practice. Below are some bills that CSHP supports and have created a letter template that members can use to send support to their local representatives. SB 958 (Limón)- Medication and Patient Safety Act of 2022 CSHP is asking for support of SB 958 – oppose the practice of White Bagging This bill aims to stop the practice of white bagging, by preventing health plans from refusing to cover infused or injected medications the health provider has in stock, if use is required for patient safety, integrity, or timely care. Health plans have started to implement policies that restrict patient access by requiring the use of plan speci ed vendors for crucial infusion and injectable medications in healthcare settings. This practice is known as white-bagging and can result in nonoptimal drug use, unnecessary hospital admissions, and delays in treatment. Timeline Lead Authors: Limón (S), Portantino (S) Introduced in 2/9/22 Last Action on 05/27/2022: [House] Referred to Com. On HEALTH. Letter of Support To submit your letter of support please click the link below https://ujoin.co/campaigns/1781/actions/public?action_id=1828
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S. 1362/H.R. 2759 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Area Enhancement Act CSHP is asking for support of S.1362/ HR2759 - Pharmacists Achieving Provider StatusProposed Bill in Congress This is a bipartisan bill that would enable Medicare bene ciaries to access essential patient care services provided by pharmacists in medically underserved areas. Currently, federal barriers prevent Medicare bene ciaries from accessing healthcare services from their pharmacist. The bill aligns Medicare state laws, which allow pharmacists to provide a variety of care services, including medication management, monitoring chronic conditions such as diabetes and hypertension, smoking cessation services, and coordinating transitions of care. This bill is a major step toward ensuring that all pharmacists can be part of increasing access to healthcare. The legislation does not expand the types of services pharmacists can provide but it simply allows pharmacists to be paid when they provide healthcare services to a Medicare bene ciary. Timeline Cosponsors: 70 cosponsors (39D/31R) Introduced in 4/22/21 Latest action on Senate - 04/26/2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance Letter of Support To submit your letter of support please click the link below https://ujoin.co/campaigns/1357/actions/public/1620086723?action_id=1422
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Recap: Industry-sponsored Educational Dinners By Matt Kamada, PharmD, BCPS, Industrial Relations Co-chair
In March 2022, our chapter restarted our monthly educational dinners with our industry partners. We had been on break since October of 2021. We were very excited to be able to see each other face to face again, learn from colleagues, as well as enjoy a nice meal! Our March Educational Dinner was hosted by Heron Therapeutics (a special thanks to Erica Keane, Territory Business Manager). Our discussion was led by Dr. Timothy Beard regarding “Entering a World of Postoperative Pain Management” and the event was held at the beautiful Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach. It was a great turnout with a very interesting topic. In April, we partnered with Shionogi Inc (a special thanks to Eric Hulsy, Key Account Manager) and had our educational dinner at 555 East Steakhouse in Downtown Long Beach. Our topic for the night was “Fetroja (cefiderocol): A Unique Siderophore Cephalosporin for the Treatment of Difficult-to-treat Infections Due to Susceptible Gram-negative Pathogens” which was presented by Dr. Kimberly Leuthner, PharmD. We had a great discussion especially since many of those in attendance had a special passion for infectious disease. We will continue to offer opportunities to our SBLBSHP members to join us for future talks. We are always looking to fill seats so please come out if you are available!
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SBLBSHP 2022 Board Members MICHELLE DING President GRANT LACKEY President-Elect JOHN MCGADY Immediate-Past President
DAN BAUMAN & TIM CHOU Directors MARK NGUYEN CSHP Liaison
STEPHANIE LEE Secretary
MICHELLE DING, GRANT LACKEY, JOHN SIE & HAI TRAN CSHP Delegates
JENNIFER FONG Treasurer
ANGELA JEONG & ERWIN JEONG Social Affairs Chairs
JEANIE CHEN, JENNIFER WEST, JASMINE CHOI & CAITIE KAWATA Educational Affairs
DANNY PHAM, HEATHER YEN & GILBERTO PENA Mentorship Program Chairs
YEN DOAN & CHAD HUDSON Membership Chairs
MATT KAMADA, KEVIN LUU, KELLEY HWANG & MEGAN TSAO Industrial Relations
ANGELA LEE Communications Chair ROSALIN PREECHAKUL & CAMERON SERAJI Legal Affairs Chair
DIANA TOMICIC & CYNTHIA BENNETT Technician Liaison
Student Liaisons USC HEATHER YEN
KGI RODELLE SACMAN & KELLY VO
WESTERN JOCELYN PERAZA & JULIANNE NGUYEN
UCSF BRITTANY HUYNH & STEPHANIE WONG
MARSHALL B. KETCHUM ERIC NG
CHAPMAN CHRISTINA NGUYEN, CHELSEA PAN, CHARLOTTE TRAN & MEGAN ECLEVIA
AUHS JUBIN DAVID UC IRVINE MARIAN TAN
WEST COAST SHEILA MELONE
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