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Pharmacy residency training is considered the gold standard for pharmacists interested in practicing in direct patient care roles across community and inpatient settings. For those wishing to specialize in psychiatric pharmacy, completing a PGY2 psychiatric pharmacy residency is the most efficient process to train qualified psychiatric pharmacist specialists who are eligible to become board-certified in psychiatric pharmacy (BCPP).
Session Spotlight: Reaching the Underserved: Psychiatric Pharmacists in the Fight to Eliminate Hepatitis C Virus
Collaborative care models with clinical pharmacist integration have demonstrated improved patient outcomes for hepatitis C virus screening and treatment. Get prepared to help underserved patient populations during this session, offered at the 2025 AAPP Summit. #psychpharm #bcpp #aapp
Michael McGuire, PharmD, BCPP Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Chris Paxos, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, BCGP Professor, Pharmacy Practice
Ashley Maister, BS, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner, Mental Health
Courtney Iuppa, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Manager, PGY-2 Residency Program Director
Session Spotlight: Role of GLP-1A Receptor Agonists in Eating Disorders
Given the expanding role of GLP-1As in psychiatric treatment, psychiatric pharmacists should recognize appropriate patients for this medication class and explain both its benefits and risks. This session will discuss the differences in GLP-1As for weight loss treatment, risks, and creation of a treatment plan when using these agents in the setting of an eating disorder. #2025AAPPSummit #psychpharm #aapp #bcpp
Session Spotlight: Where Do We Fit In? Incorporating Novel Medications into the Treatment of Schizophrenia
Other than clozapine, there are no clinical trials that clearly establish the superiority of one antipsychotic medication over another. Novel mechanisms help address gaps in care! Join us for this session during the 2025 AAPP Summit. #psychpharm #bcpp #aapp
The mission of the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) is to advance the reach and practice of psychiatric pharmacy and serve as the voice of the specialty to improve the public’s mental health care. Innovative quality improvement projects that support the integration of psychiatric pharmacists into mental health care teams are critical for the advancement of the profession.
Session Spotlight: Treatment of Agitation in High-Risk Patients
Psychiatric pharmacists need to understand where novel treatments like inhaled loxapine, dexmedetomidine sublingual film, or intranasal olanzapine fit into the treatement of agitation in high-risk patients. This topic will be presented during the 2025 AAPP Summit. Join us! #psychpharm #bcpp #aapp
Seeking AAPP member proposals to Rx and Illicit Drug Summit. Funding available through Ambassador Program
Seeking AAPP member proposals to Rx and Illicit Drug Summit. Funding available through Ambassador Program
Cuts to NIH Budget a Significant Concern
AAPP joined 500 organizational and 2,355 individual signers sending a letter in support of the National Institutes of Health. The letter summarizes the deep concern that the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) budget request cuts the NIH budget by eighteen billion dollars and consolidates or eliminates institutes and centers without congressional hearings or public input.
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.
Thank you to our 2025 abstract and award reviewers for their volunteer service! Jade Abudia, PharmD, BCPP Makenzie Harrison, PharmD Mackenzie Pierce, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP
Funded by Foundation donors in memory of AAPP Past President Ann Richards
BCPP Exam Prep: Psychiatric Pharmacy Specialty Mock Exam
The mock exam is composed of 150 questions based on the content domains and knowledge statements included in the BPS content outline. Register today and practice, practice, practice!
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