Abstracts and Awards Council Chair Gregory Bogart, PharmD, BCPS, is pleased to recognize the 2017 CPNP Research and Practice Award winners and finalists. Presented April 24, during CPNP’s 20th Annual Meeting in Phoenix, these awards recognize excellence in investigators presenting abstracts at the CPNP Annual Meeting. Award Finalists presented platform presentations and displayed their posters during the meeting.
CPNP Foundation Strategic Goals Award Winner:
Jenni-lyn Ladutko, PharmD, PGY-2 Pharmacy Resident, VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System, Salt Lake City, UT
Implementation of a PolyphArmacy Clinic in Vulnerable Elders (PAVE Clinic) within an Integrated Patient Aligned Care Team
Innovative Practices Award Winner:
Erika Titus-Lay, PharmD, BCPS, Resident, Eskenazi Health, Indianapolis, IN
Methadone-Induced QT Interval Prolongation in a Narcotic Treatment Center: Identifying Patients at Risk and Simplifying ECG Monitoring
Original Research Award Winner:
Jack Chen, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP, FCCP, Professor and Chair, Marshall B. Ketchum University, Fullerton, CA
A Mixed Treatment Comparison of Droxidopa and Midodrine for the Treatment of Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
Research Trainee Award Winner:
Christie Hart, PharmD, MBA, PGY2 Psychiatric Resident, Iowa City Veterans Affairs Healthcare System & The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Risk Factors Associated with Incidence of Blood Related Dyscrasia in Veterans Prescribed Clozapine
Therapeutic Case Report Award Winner:
Ian McGrane, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Assistant Professor, The University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy; Providence St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT
Treatment of Pseudobulbar Affect with Fluoxetine and Dextromethorphan in a Woman with Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report
CPNP Foundation Strategic Goals Award Finalist:
Tu ND. Vuong, Pharmacy Student, University of Southern California, Pharmacy School, Westminster, CA
Incorporating Clinical Pharmacy Service into Depression Management at a Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinic
Innovative Practice Award Finalist:
Jose Valdes, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Professor, Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Nova Southeastern University College Of Pharmacy, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Leveraging Existing Games To Assess and Reinforce Drug Information During a Neurology Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience
Original Research Award Finalist:
Kaja Wagner, PharmD, Pharmacist Resident, Oregon State Hospital, Salem, OR
Review of Clozapine Discontinuation: Implementing a Pharmacist-Led Clozapine Management Service
Research Trainee Award Finalist:
Andrea Laguado, PharmD Candidate 2018, University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy, Round Rock, TX
Operation Naloxone: Overdose Prevention Service Learning for Student Pharmacists
Therapeutic Case Report Award Finalist:
Brian Mitchell, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Psychiatry, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX
Psychotic Exacerbation Following Subcutaneous Leuprolide in a Male Patient with Previous History of Schizophrenia