AAPP Awards Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award and Research Awards at AAPP 2023 | American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP)

Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award

During AAPP 2023, AAPP presented the 2023 Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award to Charles Caley, PharmD, BCPP, Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Springfield, MA. The Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award is presented annually to a senior psychiatric pharmacy practitioner who has achieved a level of professional distinction and represents the qualities and ideals of professional enthusiasm, a passion for optimizing patient care, and continuing dedication to the practice of psychiatric pharmacy. The Saklad Memorial Award is named after the late Judith J. Saklad.

Charles Caley received his BS Pharm and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Rhode Island. Prior to pursuing his PharmD, he practiced community pharmacy on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Following his PharmD, he completed a two-year specialty residency in psychiatric pharmacotherapy. Year one was completed at the Institute of Mental Health in Cranston, Rhode Island, and year two at Eastern State Hospital in Medical Lake, Washington. He has been board certified in psychiatric pharmacy since 1996. Read Dr. Caley's full biography.

Research Award Winners

The 2023 AAPP Research and Practice Award winners and finalists were announced April 16 during AAPP’s 26^th Annual Meeting. These awards recognize excellence in investigators presenting abstracts at the AAPP Annual Meeting.

Therapeutic Case Report Award Winner

Jonathan Leung, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Inflammation with Intolerance after Early Clozapine Exposure: A Rationale for Early CRP Monitoring Beyond Myocarditis

Innovative Practices Award Winner

Heng Chang, PharmD, BCPS, Advance Practice Pharmacist, Whiteriver Indian Hospital, Whiteriver, AZ
Outreach Visits by Pharmacist Improves Adherence to Long-Acting Injectable Antipsychotics in a Rural Setting

Original Research Award Winner

Jessica Jones, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Psychiatric Pharmacist, San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital, San Diego, CA
Is a Partial Initiation of Paliperidone Palmitate Effective at Reducing Emergency Psychiatric Encounters?

Research Trainee Award Winner

Delaney Brainerd, PharmD, PGY-2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Resident, Iowa City VA Healthcare System, Iowa City, IA
Clozapine and Risk of Hematologic Malignancies in Veterans with Schizophrenia

AAPP Foundation Strategic Goals Award Winner

Margaret Agosta, PharmD, Pharmacist, UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA
Preliminary Evaluation of Psychiatric Pharmacist Services in the Outpatient Setting

Additional Award Finalists

Therapeutic Case Report Award Finalist

Austin De La Cruz, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy, Houston, TX
A Search and Seizure for Relief- The Effective Pharmacological Treatment of Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES) with Escitalopram

Innovative Practices Award Finalist

Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP, Professor, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
Training Pharmacy Students to Administer Long-Acting Injectable Medications

Original Research Award Finalist

Monica Zolezzi, MS, PhD, RPh, Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Doha
Words Matter: Analysis of the Language Used When Documenting in the Medical Records of Mental Health Patients

Research Trainee Award Finalist

Kelly Wylie, MS, Student, University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy, Cincinnati, OH
A Retrospective Review of Readmission Rates in Patients Initiated on Long-acting Injectable Antipsychotics During Psychiatric Hospitalization

AAPP Foundation Strategic Goals Award Finalist

Audrey Long, Student, NDSU, Fargo, ND
Evaluating the Impact of Photovoice on Self-Stigma Levels Among Individuals with Substance Use Concerns