Phoenix, Arizona served as host city for the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacist’s 14th Annual Meeting held May 1-4. This four-day conference hosted a record number 497 attendees and featured over 20 hours of cutting-edge scientific presentations, 4.5 hours of industry supported symposia instruction, two product theaters and 135 scientific poster presentations.
Kicking off the meeting was a motivating keynote address by Dr. Linda Strand who issued a call to action to pharmacists to implement MTM programs. Dr. Lynn Crismon launched a series of morning programming focused on children and adolescents with a keynote session on the management of aggression in children. And finally, nationally recognized Dr. Stephen Stahl presented a closing keynote address on glutamate as the emerging frontier of psychopharmacology for schizophrenia and mood disorders. Jennifer Zacher, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, North Chicago, IL, served as chair of the CPNP Annual Meeting. Sarah Melton, PharmD, BCPP, CGP, Associate Professor, Director of Addiction Outreach, Appalachian College of Pharmacy, Lebanon, VA, served as chair of the Recertification continuing education.
CPNP presented the 14th Saklad Memorial Lecture Award to Roger W. Sommi, PharmD, FCCP, BCPP, Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Psychiatry, University of Missouri-Kansas City. CPNP was also successful in raising over $5000 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) through the fourth annual CPNP Walks for NAMI event, a 5K run/walk on the final day of the meeting. Attendee donations were matched dollar for dollar by CPNP.
CPNP’s 15th Annual Meeting will be held April 29-May 2, 2012 at The Waterside Marriott in Tampa, Florida.
OFFICER AND COMMITTEE CHAIR INSTALLATION
Installation of 2011-2012 officers was also conducted at the Annual Meeting. Steven Stoner, PharmD, BCPP, passed the gavel to,Jerry McKee, PharmD, BCPP, Associate Director, North Carolina Community Care of North Carolina (NCCCN), Raleigh. Also recognized as new President Elect was Rex Lott, PharmD, BCPP, Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Idaho State University in Boise. Drs. McKee and Lott will assume their duties beginning in July of 2011.
Remaining on the board for 2011-2012 are:
- Rex S. Lott, Pharm.D., BCPP, President Elect, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Idaho State University College of Pharmacy; Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist, Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, Idaho
- Jerry McKee, PharmD, MS, BCPP, President, Associate Director, NCCN, Raleigh, NC
- Jerry Overman, PharmD, BCPP, Member at Large, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD (Dr. Overman serves in his own personal capacity)
- Carol Ott, PharmD, BCPP, Secretary, Clinical Assistant Professor, Purdue University, Wishard Health Services, Indianapolis, IN
- Steve Stoner, PharmD, BCPP, Past President, Clinical Professor and Chair, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
Joining the Board of Directors in July of 2011 are:
- Steven M. Burghart, DPh, MBA, BCPP, Treasurer, Dir of Pharmacy, Rolling Hills Hospital, Franklin, TN
- Megan Ehret, PharmD, BCPP, Member at Large, Asst Professor, University of Connecticut, Hartford, CT
Departing from the Board are:
- Mary Borovicka, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Treasurer, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Toledo, Brecksville, OH
- Ann Richards, PharmD, BCPP, Past President, Pharmacy Director, Texas Department of State Health Services, San Antonio, TX
Also installed at the Annual Meeting were 2011-2012 Committee Chairs for CPNP as follows:
- Business Development Committee: Steve Stoner, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Professor and Chair, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
- Consumer Relations Committee: Steven M. Burghart, Rolling Hills Hospital, Franklin, TN
- Legislative Committee: Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP, Psychiatric Pharmacist, RiverStone Health, Billings Montana
- Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board: Stephen Saklad, PharmD, BCPP, Director of Psychiatric Pharmacy Program, San Antonio St Hospital and University of Texas College of Pharmacy, San Antonio, TX
- Past President’s Council: Steve Stoner, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
- Program Committee: Tawny Smith, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Seton Family of Hospitals, Austin, TX
- Publications and Online Products Committee: Leigh Anne Nelson, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
- Recertification Committee: Sarah Melton, PharmD, BCPP, CGP, Associate Professor, Director of Addiction Outreach, Appalachian College of Pharmacy, Oakwood, Virginia
- Research and Career Development Committee: Shannon N. Saldaña, PharmD, MS, BCPP, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Specialist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, University of Cincinnati, OH
- Resident and New Practitioner Committee: Robert Haight, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, University of Minnesota Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Review Course Editorial Board: Eric Kutscher, PharmD, BCPP, Associate Professor, South Dakota State University, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Student Committee: Sarah Grady, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Associate Professor, Drake University, Des Moines, IA
ABOUT CPNP
CPNP’s mission is to promote excellence in pharmacy practice, education and research to optimize the treatment outcomes of individuals affected by psychiatric and neurologic disorders by:
- Facilitating the dissemination of information regarding psychiatric and neurologic pharmacotherapy, patient care and community support
- Facilitating programs in the areas of psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy at national meetings with organizations which support similar interests
- Improving care for patients with psychiatric and neurologic disorders
- Advancing the quality of research in the pharmacotherapy of psychiatric and neurologic disorders
- Supporting the Psychiatric Pharmacy Certification Exam process and programs preparing exam candidates.
If you are interested in membership or the Annual Meeting, please contact CPNP at:
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
8055 O St., Ste. S113, Lincoln, NE 68510
402-476-1677 (phone/fax), info@cpnp.org, www.cpnp.org
