As a psychiatric pharmacist, you work every day to move things forward-patients, families, colleagues, students, your health care system. You move us forward too—as members, volunteers, mentors, thought leaders, and innovators. Your forward motion inspires ours as we work together at AAPP and AAPP Foundation to move psychiatric pharmacy forward, together in the following ways.
Psychiatric pharmacy continues to grow and look to the future with a focus on helping individuals recover from mental health and substance use disorders. The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) considers Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist (BCPP) the gold standard credential that all psychiatric pharmacists should attain to demonstrate specialized knowledge and expertise in psychiatry.
Suzanne C. Harris, PharmD, BCPP, CPP Director of Well-being and Resilience Associate Professor Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner- Psychiatry
Grant Payments: Grant awards will be paid with a mailed check. All grant awards will be paid in full (100%) in 1 single payment, unless the grant application specifies otherwise. Overhead, Facilities, & Administration Fees: As an approved 501(c)3 organization, the AAPP Foundation's policy is to not pay overhead, facilitates, or administration fees. These fees should not be included in grant budgets.
This mosaic was populated and revealed during CPNP 2022 in San Antonio, Texas by Annual Meeting attendees. Thank you to the CPNP/AAPP Foundation for co-sponsoring this experience!
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Dr. Brittany Vickery is a psychiatric pharmacist working for Advent Health, a community hospital. Find out how her 800+ interventions each year helps patients transition back to home or assisted living facilities as soon and safely as possible.
Dr. Danielle Stutzman is a psychiatric pharmacist working for the Children’s Hospital Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Institute. Find out how her work providing medication education and caring for children in various practice settings is making a difference.
Dr. Jennifer Nelson is a psychiatric pharmacist working for one of the nation’s largest correctional systems, Dallas County Jail. Find out how her work managing psychiatric medications for pregnant inmates is highly valued by the medical team and obstetrician.
Dr. Rachel Bauer is a psychiatric pharmacist working for the George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center to help patients stay out of the hospital after an admission. Find out how her work coordinating transitions of care is reducing hospitals readmissions.
Rachel Bauer, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Salt Lake City, UT
Traci Turner Cole, PharmD, BCPP Mental Health Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner Chillicothe Veterans Affairs Medical Center Chillicothe, OH
A 2019 survey identified significant variability of practice characteristics among outpatient psychiatric pharmacists (OPPs), including prescriptive authority. In response to this variability, AAPP launched a project to build consensus and develop practice model statements for psychiatric pharmacists providing direct care in an outpatient setting.
Cindy Gutierrez, PharmD, BCPP CPNP/AAPP President-Elect Associate Chief, Clinical Pharmacy Programs South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Psychiatric pharmacy continues to grow and look to the future with a focus on helping individuals recover from mental health and substance use disorders.
Rosana Steavenson, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Program Manager, Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Programs; Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner South Texas Veterans Health Care System San Antonio, TX Chair, Theory to Practice Case Editorial Board
Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP Psychiatric Pharmacist Capita Consulting Billings, MT
Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA CPNP Past President
Julie Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA CPNP Commission on Innovation and Advancement Committee Member
This style guide has been created to encourage a consistent voice and message across all initiatives regardless of audience. Notes have been added when the context (e.g., patient resources) matters.
Psychiatric pharmacists have enaged in team-based care for 40+ years, and the research is overwhelmingly positive about their contribution to access, outcomes and cost. Given the diverse practice models in use today, you can find results of pharmacist contributions to most types of mental health practice settings.