It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as the President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology® during the 2018 – 2020 term. As I think back, I would like to acknowledge the recent accomplishments of the society.
In 2019, ACCP celebrated 50 years of serving the global clinical pharmacology community. The year-long celebration included a historical retrospective series on the society’s accomplishments and the production of a memorial lapel pin. The celebration culminated in a Gala at the 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting.
Consistent with its Vision & Mission, ACCP continues to provide exceptional continuing education programs, including Live and On Demand webinars such as the ACCP Virtual Journal Club, plus Journal CE for The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The 2019 ACCP Annual Meeting was a huge success, providing an outstanding educational program and celebrating the 50-year anniversary. Continuing with its tradition of excellence in educational programming, ACCP achieved what few other clinical pharmacology-focused societies did in 2020 by transforming the 2020 ACCP Annual Meeting into a virtual event that was extremely well received by both the Faculty Speakers and Attendees.
ACCP was proud to release the ACCP365 Mobile App, making it the first society in its space to have a 24/7/365 app providing information about ACCP any time, any place. The Working Group on the Mobile App diligently selected and developed the ACCP365 and it has connected colleagues in ways that we had never achieved before. I am confident that we will continue to improve the app to meet the demands of the membership, enhancing the functionality in new and exciting ways.
ACCP achieved the coveted status of a Jointly Accredited Provider™ of Interprofessional Continuing Education, the only clinical pharmacology-focused society and one of only a small number of entities to do so. As such, in support of improving patient care, ACCP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
By partnering with similarly-focused societies, ACCP broadened its reach and increased its influence to transform clinical pharmacology. Strategic collaborations included the Int’l Society for Pharmacometrics/ACCP Special Interest Group, the Italian Society of Pharmacology, the Int’l Society for the Study of Xenobiotics and the American Colleges of Pharmacy Council of Faculty and Academic Societies. Through these collaborations, joint educational events were developed and a joint ACCP/ISoP SIG Student Abstract Award is now given at the ACCP Annual Meeting.
ACCP showed its support of colleagues in the South Asian Affiliate of ACCP by participating in that society’s annual conference. I was honored to serve as the Keynote Speaker and was pleased that several other US-based colleagues attended, as well, further reinforcing the strong relationship between ACCP and its South Asian Affiliate.
I would like to thank my fellow Officers, Dr. John van den Anker (Immediate Past President), Don Mager (President Elect), Joan Korth-Bradley (Secretary), Lawrence Cohen (Treasurer) and Michael Jann (Councilor), as well as the entire ACCP Board of Regents and the ACCP Staff, all of whom worked together to achieve these outstanding milestones. We are grateful for our ACCP Members that represent all career levels, affiliations and career paths and who make ACCP a truly diverse, welcoming and inclusive society for all healthcare professionals with an interest in clinical pharmacology. I look forward to ACCP’s future activities as it continues to support the global clinical pharmacology community.
All ACCP Members are encouraged to attend the Oct 6th Annual Business Meeting, during which we will provide information on the society’s activities over the last year, including programs and financials, and welcome in the new Officers for 2020 – 2022. New Officers include Don Mager (President), Richard Brundage (President Elect), Oliver Grundmann (Secretary), Navin Goyal (Treasurer), John van den Anker (Councilor) and myself as Immediate Past President.
Thank you for everything you do for ACCP!
