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.
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.
The studies identified below are part of a systematic review that is pending publication. Methods, additional study details, and meta-analysis will be included in that publication. The table below indicates which types of outcomes were collected in each study.
Stephen Ingram, DPh, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Overmountain Recovery Gray, TN
New Name, Same Organization. From the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) to the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP)
We, the Board of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP), are excited to announce that, in 2022, our 25th year, CPNP will be renamed the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP).
We are celebrating 25 years of psychiatric pharmacy!
On the Voices of Change Podcast, GTMRx and Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP, discuss how people living with mental illnesses and substance use disorders benefit from comprehensive medication management. Dr. Cobb is a psychiatric clinical pharmacist with over 20 years of experience integrating clinical pharmacy services into the primary care setting.
What you need to know about eating disorders.
Allison Beatty, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Tucson, AZ With considerations/contributions from: Alex Heyfetz, PharmD
What you need to know about dietary and herbal supplements in mental health.
Natalie Valentino, PharmD, BCPP VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System
Melissa Cloyd, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCGP, DPLA Assistant Pharmacy Director Riverside University Health System – Moreno Valley, CA
Amber Lemons, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Psychiatry Children’s Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO
Denver Shipman PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Wichita, KS
2025 Recertification Editorial Board Jade Abudia, PharmD, BCPP Augusta, GA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose
Target Audience The Summit is a 2-day virtual meeting devoted to advancing the care of individuals living with mental illness. Participants in the Summit will improve their ability to care for patients diagnosed with mental illness(es), with a focus on emerging areas of practice and contemporary issues in psychiatric pharmacy at the specialist level. Topics span treatment settings and are of value to all psychiatric pharmacists regardless of the practice setting.