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  • ACCP Members Serve as Authors for New Guideline on Preventing and Managing Pain, Agitation, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients

    • Mar 21, 2022

    The Society of Critical Care Medicine has issued a new practice guideline for the prevention and management of pain, agitation, neuromuscular blockade, and delirium in critically ill pediatric patients with consideration of the ICU environment and early mobility (PANDEM).

  • ACCP Member Spotlight: Brian Hemstreet

    • Mar 14, 2022

    Hemstreet sees advocacy as an often-overlooked, intimidating, but important area to get involved with. "I believe getting directly involved in local advocacy efforts is a great way to gain some experience and learn about the processes involved. In most instances, your local or state pharmacy association is involved with legislative efforts that impact various aspects of pharmacy practice."

  • Updated CMM Implementation Platform

    • Mar 7, 2022

    This newly revamped platform includes essential tools and resources that facilitate a stepwise approach to comprehensive medication management (CMM) implementation.

  • JACCP Themed Issue: The Opioid Crisis and Clinical Pharmacy

    • Feb 28, 2022
    • Issue Edited by: Suzanne Nesbit, Nadia Jubran

    In this themed issue, we highlight ongoing issues related to the opioid crisis and provide a collaborative look at how all specialties of pharmacy are working to battle and treat this health care crisis.

  • ACCP Commentary: The Essential Research Curriculum for Doctor of Pharmacy Programs – 2021

    • Feb 21, 2022

    The 2021 Research Affairs Committee developed this commentary to advocate for enhanced adoption of minimum standards for research skill development across Pharm.D. program curricula and integration of advanced research competencies to support Pharm.D.-trained scientists.

  • Q&A: How can I continue to identify research opportunities without the oversight of a preceptor or program director?

    • Feb 15, 2022
    • Mary Roth McClurg, Pharm.D., MHS, FCCP

    First, identifying research opportunities begins with a curious mind. Asking and identifying relevant research questions arises from inquisitiveness, which is often grounded in experiences and making connections among those experiences.

  • Q&A: Are some things negotiable when accepting a job offer? How do you negotiate without jeopardizing your job offer?

    • Jan 19, 2022
    • Curtis E. Haas, Pharm.D., FCCP

    Accepting your first post-training job is a big decision that can affect the trajectory of your career. Any reasonable employer recognizes the gravity of this decision for a young professional and should welcome and expect some reasonable degree of negotiation and discussion before finalizing acceptance of an offer.

  • Themed Issue on Advances in Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

    • Jan 19, 2022
    • Issue Edited by: William L. Baker, Cynthia A. Jackevicius

    Cardiovascular disease is the leading health burden in the United States, contributing significantly to morbidity and mortality. Guest editors William L. Baker and Cynthia A. Jackevicius provide valuable insight into recent advances in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy

  • Remote experiential education: A silver lining from the COVID-19 pandemic

    • Jan 19, 2022

    The 2021 ACCP Certification Affairs Committee has developed this commentary to describe key differences between remote and on-site experiential education including an essential resources and rotation structure.

  • Q&A: Can you tell me about your job search strategy?

    • Dec 20, 2021
    • Andrew Webb, Pharm.D., BCCCP

    When and how did you begin your job search? What resources did you use? What advice can you give? Andrew Webb, Pharm. D., BCCCP, answers these questions and more!

  • ACCP Member Spotlight: John Allen

    • Nov 17, 2021

    As an African American man raised in inner-city Philadelphia, Allen is familiar with the challenges often faced by people from underserved communities. For him and those who grow up in medically underserved communities, health disparities are a vivid reality, and these experiences have shaped his professional identity.

  • Minicourse on Abstracts for Acceptance

    • Nov 10, 2021

    ACCP Research and Scholarship Academy faculty members have assembled six modules on writing abstracts for acceptance. Watch the lectures to help develop superior scientific abstract writing skills.

  • ACCP Member Spotlight: Joanna Ferraro

    • Nov 9, 2021

    One strategy to reduce health disparities, according to Ferraro, is to increase awareness of the health disparities that affect the community: "I seek opportunities to respectfully bring awareness to the issues that impact the community I serve so that it may bring about conversations in others. I cannot speak for the community, but I can share what I know to address disparities and the impacts these disparities have on patient outcomes."

  • ACCP Member Spotlight: Joseph LaRochelle

    • Jul 20, 2021

    Joseph M. LaRochelle, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPPS, is the Coleman Endowed Professor of Pharmacy Practice and vice chair of the Division of Clinical and Administrative Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana.

  • Q&A: Pursuing a career in clinical pharmacy education without sacrificing your clinical pharmacy practice

    • May 24, 2021

    How do you balance teaching, scholarship, service, and practice?

  • Forces driving change in pharmacy education: Opportunities to take academic, social, technological, economic, and political into the future

    • May 24, 2021

    In pharmacy education, we are experiencing the “new normal” after an “inflection point” along with a host of other overused phrases. Yet, without doubt, there is pressing need to reconsider what was once standard operating procedure.

  • The pharmacist's responsibility to ensure appropriate use of direct-to-consumer genetic testing

    • May 24, 2021

    Millions of consumers have chosen to pursue direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing for personal health-related and/or non-health-related information. However, genetic test results can be complex to interpret, and the regulatory landscape for DTC genetic tests is in flux.

  • ACCP Member Spotlight: Madison L. Adams

    • Mar 23, 2021

    Madison L. Adams graduated from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy with a Pharm.D. degree in 2017, after which she entered the U.S. Public Health Service and pursued a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency with the Indian Health Service (IHS) at the Northern Navajo Medical Center (NNMC).

  • Current and future state of quality metrics and performance indicators in comprehensive medication management for ambulatory care pharmacy practice

    • Feb 2, 2021
    • Jennifer N. Clements Pharm.D., FCCP Roshni P. Emmons Pharm.D. Sarah L. Anderson Pharm.D., FCCP Marissa Chow Pharm.D. Candidate Scott Coon Pharm.D. Adriane N. Irwin Pharm.D. S. Mimi Mukherjee Pharm.D. Julie M. Sease Pharm.D., FCCP Kim Thrasher Phar

    Given the decade of changes and advances in ambulatory care (AC) practice since the 2011 publication, the 2020 ACCP Publications Committee has developed the present white paper to update quality metrics and provide performance indicators with proposed guidance for CMM in AC practice.