VSHP Spring Seminar

March 7-9, 2024

Virginia Crossings Hotel

Glen Allen, VA

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Hotel Reservations Link

VSHP has a very attractive room rate of $142 per night.  Make your reservations today!

2024 Spring Seminar Abstract and Poster Submission

VSHP is hosting a Poster Competition at VSHP Spring Seminar 2024!

Accepted posters will be displayed at the VSHP 2024 Spring Seminar on March 7-9, 2024 at Virginia Crossings Hotel in Glen Allen, VA.

General Information:

• The primary author for each pharmacy resident, pharmacy student, and pharmacy technician poster submission will receive free registration for the 2024 VSHP Spring Seminar.
• All presenters must be registered for the 2024 VSHP Spring Seminar, at minimum for the day of the presentation
• Only one submission per member is permitted as primary author. A member may be a co-author for multiple abstract and poster submissions.

Award Information:

• Primary author for pharmacist poster category will be eligible to win a recognition certificate from the VSHP Educational Affairs Committee
• The primary author for one submission in the pharmacy resident, pharmacy student, and

pharmacy technician poster categories will be eligible to win a $100 award and a recognition

certificate from the VSHP Educational Affairs Committee

• One recognition certificate will be provided per category.
• One $100 award will be provided for the student, resident, and technician categories.

Key Dates:

• Monday, February 5th, 2024: Due date for poster abstract only
• Monday, February 12th, 2024: Primary author will be notified by e-mail of submission acceptance/declination
• Monday, March 4th, 2024: Due date for accepted posters to email their poster (in PDF format) to contact@vshp.org 
• Saturday, March 9th, 2024: Author(s) present and available to discuss their posters at the VSHP Spring Seminar. Posters should remain displayed until the last day of the conference.
• The winning poster(s) will be alerted via direct email to the presenter and will be announced to the VSHP cohort in the VSHP newsletter and social media posts.

Poster submission link: https://forms.gle/YtofH6xnG8QYJcTL9

Social Media Coordinators Needed

Do you have a talent or interest in social media? VSHP is looking for volunteers to help with posting social media content to Instagram during our Spring Seminar. Desired content would include:

• Commonwealth Leadership Forum
• Presentation of Fellows
• Poster session
• Recognition of exhibitors
• CE coverage (take home information from one or more sessions)
• Interview with attendees
• Additional content may be posted if appropriate

If you would like to volunteer, please select which days you would be available and write a short description of why you are interested.  Send to contact@vshp.org

VSHP CALL FOR COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERS FOR 2024

The mission of the Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is to inspire innovative pharmacy practice by promoting education, advocacy and collaboration to help people achieve optimal health outcomes. We work towards fulfilling our mission every year through education of our members via region meetings, statewide meetings, newsletters, and our website; fostering professional standards; educating the public about the role of health system pharmacists; monitoring legislative issues that affect pharmacy; and by promoting health system pharmacy as a career path for future pharmacists. The majority of our Society's work is done by member volunteers working through our committees. You can play a vital role by serving on one of our committees.

What will you get out of it? You will meet and get to know many of the current and future pharmacy leaders in Virginia. You will have the professional satisfaction of helping shape and advance health system pharmacy in Virginia. You will make new friends. You will build your resume.

If you are interested in serving on a committee for VSHP, please fill out the form below. Committee involvement typically takes less than 1 hour per month and is facilitated through conference calls.

The Committee Chair will contact you regarding upcoming meetings or other opportunities to participate. 

COMMITTEE FUNCTIONS AND CHARGES:

COMMUNICATIONS: The Communications Committee is responsible for the direction, development, and quality control of all VSHP publications, including the VSHP web site.

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Educational Affairs Committee is responsible for planning, coordinating, and evaluating educational content of the 2 statewide VSHP meetings.

GRANTS: The Grants Committee will review requests from individuals and groups in need of grant funding for specific programs or program elements which match the mission of VSHP.

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: The Legislative Affairs Committee is responsible for informing the VSHP membership and Board of Directors of important legislation and regulations and how they will impact pharmacy practice in organized health care settings in Virginia.

MEMBERSHIP ENGAGEMENT: The Membership Engagement Committee reviews and suggests ways for the membership of VSHP to become more engaged in VSHP. 

ORGANIZATIONAL AFFAIRS: The Organizational Affairs Committee reviews and analyzes the VSHP organization and make recommendations to increase its effectiveness. 

PAC: The Political Action Committee works to raise monies for the VSHP PAC and determines the best uses for the funds raised.

STUDENT and RESIDENTS COMMITTEE: The Student and Residents Committee provides input to VSHP on how to get students interested in health-system pharmacy practice and how to get them interested and involved in VSHP.

Make a commitment to get involved in VSHP.

To join a committee: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/vshp-committee-2024

Please respond by 2/15/2024

Application for Fellow of VSHP

The application for recognition as a Fellow of VSHP, to honor sustained contribution to VSHP and health-system practice in Virginia, is now available on the VSHP web site.

The Fellow of VSHP award was created to recognize VSHP-member pharmacists with continual, but perhaps less apparent, contribution to the VSHP mission. The criteria were developed with consideration of other state societies’ and ASHP’s criteria. After approval by the Executive Committee and the Board, a group of FASHP-awarded VSHP members reviewed the proposed criteria, processes, and application.

Applications received prior to February 10, 2024, will be considered in the first round of the Fellow of VSHP candidates. Inaugural Fellows of VSHP will be recognized at the 2024 VSHP Spring Seminar.

FVSHP Application Form

Guidance Document

VIRGINIA DELEGATES TO THE ASHP HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Congratulations to Kathy Koehl and Rodney Stiltner who were elected to a three year term as Virginia delegates to the ASHP House of Delegates.

VSHP/VPhA Legislative Day was held on January 24.

Thank you everyone who participated.

VSHP Webinar 

Thursday, February 22, 2024 – 12:00pm-1:00 pm

Management of Cardiac Amyloidosis in the Inpatient and Future Therapeutic Landscape  

Speaker:

Seth Gillen, Pharm.D.

PGY1 Pharmacy Resident

Riverside Regional Medical Center

Objectives for Pharmacists

•      Recognize the pathophysiology and epidemiology of cardiac amyloidosis.

•      Compare the differences between AL and TTR cardiac amyloidosis treatment.

•      Apply the fundamentals of cardiac amyloidosis management to an inpatient.

•      Discuss the potential advancements in the treatment of cardiac amyloidosis.

Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians

•      Recognize the pathophysiology and epidemiology of cardiac amyloidosis.

•      List the differences between AL and TTR cardiac amyloidosis treatment.

•      List the potential advancements in the treatment of cardiac amyloidosis.

Accreditation:

Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider for continuing pharmacy education and has assigned 1.0 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credits for participating in this activity.

ACPE UAN: 0108-0000-24-003-L01-P; 0108-0000-24-003-L01-T

Activity type: Knowledge-based

This is a member service of VSHP. There is no charge for members to attend. Dues must be current to receive CE credit.

Non-members will be charged $20.

To register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c6nGhRnDRwe-2UWYvRxjaA

Call for Webinar Presenters



VSHP is planning our CE webinar series for 2024 and we're looking for pharmacists who would like to participate as webinar CE presenters. Honorarium of $100 available.

Presentations can be on a variety topics and are welcome to give presentations that you may have already presented in another venue. This is a great way to become more involved in VSHP and a great opportunity to share your work with colleagues around the state.

Sign up for a 2024 webinar:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040D4FADAB2BABFE3-vshp12#/

Note: If you don’t see a date and time that works, email contact@vshp.org with a suggested date and time

All at 12 noon

Did You Know...

If you were unable to attend our live webinars, you can view them at http://vshp.org/Webinars