We are celebrating 25 years of psychiatric pharmacy!
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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.
AAPP is pleased to provide a suggested reading list as a service and as a forum for member discussion. If you shop with AAPP by following the links below to Amazon, a small commission will be paid to AAPP which helps to financially support our mission to improve the minds and lives of individuals with psychiatric disorders.
The 2025 Summit will be held virtually October 2-3, 2025 and includes two reserved slots for industry symposia. The Summit will offer a robust, online experience and welcomes past and new partners to consider offering an industry symposium with ACPE credit.
In 2011, a group of pharmacists from the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) supported the launch of the CPNP Foundation. Known as the Founding Circle, this group paved the way for numerous grants, research activities, and support provided by the Foundation. This year in 2021, we are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the CPNP Foundation!
Well over 1,100 students join AAPP each year to learn more about the profession and how to advance their careers. From networking and mentoring to education and toolkits, AAPP works to promote the development of the next generation of psychiatric pharmacists.
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) were the first antidepressants found to be effective in clinical use. Their discovery was serendipitous; the anti-tuberculosis agent, iproniazid, was noted to improve depressive symptoms in patients with tuberculosis. It was found that the antidepressant effect was related to inhibition of monoamine oxidase (MAO) (1-3).
Join residency program directors (RPDs) from psych pharmacy programs across the country in CPNP's inaugural Residency Showcase! Day 1 is reserved exclusively for resident members, while both residents and students can join in Day 2!. Log on to explore different residency programs, and have their questions answered.
Cultivating Inclusive Learning Environments in Pharmacy Education: A Threefold Approach
Pharmacy education plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of health care professionals. As pharmacy educators, it is our responsibility to create an inclusive and supportive learning environment for all learners, regardless of their background or experience. Inclusive learning refers to teaching practices that are equitable and accessible for all learners.1 Inclusive teaching practices ensure that every learner has the opportunity to participate, pose ideas, construct knowledge, see personal connections to the topic, and feel welcomed into intellectual discussions.
Addressing Mental Health Inequity in Your Community
Improving mental health equity is a daunting topic to consider. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work involves acknowledging the current state as being unacceptable. And being such a vast issue, one can feel at a loss as to what can be done to improve it. When seeking concrete, actionable steps for improving equity in your community, the essential word is “community”. Taking care of our neighbors is how we start to change the world; finding systems and solutions that work on a small scale is a path forward to adapting and figuring out how those solutions can be implemented at incrementally larger and more complex levels.
New AAPP Learning Platform Launches in December!
To improve your experience and support new learning strategies, AAPP is launching a new learning platform later this year. AAPP.org is expected to be offline for the transition December 1-11, 2023. While most of the web site experience will remain familiar, key enhancements will be made.
A Year of Transformation: President Reflections
It’s hard to believe how fast a year goes by. It seems like only yesterday we were together, celebrating our organization’s 25th anniversary in San Antonio, and now we are already reflecting on another successful AAPP Annual Meeting, this year held in Atlanta. It was great to catch up with so many friends and colleagues from across the country and beyond, while also enjoying top notch, diverse, and at times, emotional programming.
From CPNP to AAPP: New Name Same Organization
As we jump-start 2023, we are happy to report that progress on our rebrand to the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) is nearly complete. Web pages and documents have been updated, press releases issued, logos altered, and much more has been completed to cement our recognition as AAPP.
AAPP New Year’s Resolutions: January Presidents Letter
Welcome to our January AAPP Perspective featuring articles commissioned by our Resident and New Practitioner Committee around the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Since DEI is critically important and one of the primary drivers in the AAPP strategic plan, I am excited to learn from my peers who have authored featured articles.
Washington Update - AAPP Federal Advocacy in 2023
In 2023, AAPP increased its efforts in terms of outreach and engagement with legislators, regulators, and partner organizations and weighing in on issues impacting the membership and outlined in the 2023 Health Policy Agenda. As the new year begins, we look back on the many advocacy activities AAPP was engaged in last year with the expectation that 2024 will be action packed and full of opportunity to educate and promote the vital work of psychiatric pharmacists.
The Case for Telehealth: Increasing Access and Improving Outcomes
Telehealth is defined by the Health Resources Services Administration as "the use of electronic information and telecommunication technologies to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, health administration, and public health.” These technologies can include the internet, video conferencing, store-and-forward imaging, media streaming, and land and wireless communications.1
Holistic Healing: Navigating the Intersection of Social Determinants and Mental Health in Patient Care
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) encompass the social conditions shaping individuals’ lives including where they are born, grow, work, live and age. This complex framework significantly influences not only one’s health, but also their overall well-being and quality of life.1 These SDOH are commonly grouped into five distinct domains.
Member News: January 2024
Congratulations to Jennifer Bean, Julie Dopheide, Vicki Ellingrod, Ian McGrane and all the other members making an impact in psychiatric pharmacy!
Meet the Incoming Members of the AAPP Board
The AAPP membership has elected three officers to serve on the 2024-2026 Board of Directors. Assuming their offices effective July 1, 2024, will be Drs. Jolene Bostwick, Julie Cunningham and Jennifer Dress. These 3 new members will join Drs. Michelle Geier, Kristina Reinstatler, Amy Werremeyer, and Andy Williams on the Board for 2024-2025.
AAPP Perspective: January 2024
Happy New Year and welcome to our January AAPP Perspective featuring articles commissioned by our Resident and New Practitioner Committee around the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Take this opportunity to learn from your peers as well as hear from AAPP President Amy Werremeyer about AAPP's top 5 mission critical AAPP New Year’s resolutions for 2024.