Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

ASHP's new COVID Care Certified course prepares pharmacists and pharmacy technicians for managing clinical and operational challenges during the pandemic. The self-paced, online course includes a variety of relevant, evidence-based resources and tools to care for patients in all stages of COVID-19, including those critically ill. It also addresses managing pharmacy staffing and workflow, as well as supply chain challenges.  CE credit is available for selected activities. 

After completion, participants will receive documentation that they are COVID Care Certified by ASHP; documentation is good for 3 years.  

This course is free for ASHP members, with reduced rates for institutions and others.  It is available by visiting:

https://store.ashp.org/Store/ProductListing/ProductDetails.aspx?productId=745207963

Additional Guidance on Transferring Medications to Mitigate Diversion

VSHP clarified with the BOP regarding this situation. Please see below:

If a pharmacy is in need of transferring drugs to another pharmacy to mitigate possible diversion due to emergency circumstances, it may transfer the drugs via invoice under the current waiver of the 5% allowance for a pharmacy to act as a wholesale distributor without holding a license as a wholesale distributor. 

• Schedule II drugs must be transferred via DEA 222 form. 
• A common carrier or pharmacist should perform the movement of the drugs. 
• Any transfer of these drugs back to the original pharmacy location must also be done via invoice and DEA 222 form, as necessary. 
• Pharmacies should alert the Board and the DEA local field office of this transfer.   

DEA is finalizing guidance on this subject as well and hopes to post the information later today on its website. 

The board will email licensees additional guidance after seeing DEA’s position in hopes of creating consistency.

Below is copied from https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Pharmacy/news/PharmacyCoronavirusInfoUpdate05042020.pdf

New as of 4/28/2020: 5% Distribution Rule (§ 54.1-3435.02(A))
Notwithstanding Virginia Code § 54.1-3435.02(A), a permitted pharmacy that fully complies with all other requirements of 21 CFR 1307.11 may distribute controlled substances beyond five percent of the gross annual sales of prescription drugs by the relevant permitted pharmacy or beyond five percent of the total dosage units of the Schedule II through V controlled substances dispensed annually by the relevant permitted pharmacy without being licensed as a wholesale distributor. This exception is in effect until the public health emergency declared by the Governor in EO51 expires or is terminated, unless the Board of Pharmacy specifies an earlier date or otherwise first modifies or withdraws this exception. All distributions made by a permitted pharmacy from January 1, 2020, until the date this exception ends will be excluded from consideration in applying the five percent wholesale distribution restrictions in § 54.1-3435.02(A).

Natalie Nguyen, PharmD, MSHA

VSHP Legislative Committee Chair

FREE CE for VSHP Members! 

Webinar-Thursday, June 11, 2020 – 7:00pm- 8:00 pm

One hour of live CE

Sponsored by VSHP Region 2

Title:  Drug Allergy:  A Review of Antimicrobial Induced Hypersensitivities

 

Presenter:

Memar Ayalew, Pharm.D.

ASP/ID Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD

 

Learning Objectives:

·         Describe the impact of penicillin allergies on stewardship

·         Classify types of drug hypersensitivity reactions

·         Recognize clinical manifestations and onset of immunological mediated drug reactions

·         Review strategies for management of penicillin allergy

·         Discuss induction of drug tolerance and graded challenge procedures

Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 days after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0108-0000-20-038-L01-P; 0108-0000-20-038-L01-T

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.

Members:
To register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w91xM260RXGmW7I5emL1iw

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

FREE CE for VSHP Members! 

Webinar-Wednesday, June 3, 2020 – 7:00pm- 8:00 pm

One hour of live CE

Sponsored by VSHP Region 2

Title:  Optimizing Medication Safety Among Culturally Diverse Patients

 

Presenter:

Nkem Nonyel, Pharm.D., MPH, BCPS

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

UMES School of Pharmacy

 

Learning Objectives:

• ·         Explain at least two medication safety issues among culturally diverse patient populations.
• ·         Describe at least two strategies for promoting medication safety among patients form diverse cultural backgrounds.
• ·         Given a case scenario with patient-related cultural variables, provide patient education to optimize medication safety.-Characterize postpartum depression and its impact

Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 days after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0108-0000-20-030-L05-P; 0108-0000-20-030-L05-T

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.

Members:
To register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4kmnB6JESbyN4fgGAWdDLg

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

VSHP is a member-driven organization and as such our success is dependent on meeting the diverse needs of our colleagues practicing in various settings across the state. The VSHP Board of Directors would like to solicit your ideas and opinions on current programming offered by VSHP as well as identify new opportunities to enhance the organization’s value to our membership.   

Below is a link to a member survey which is designed to help us better understand your needs.  Please visit the link below.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L7SXJY2

Please take a few minutes of your time to provide us with this important input.  

We kindly request your response by  June 5, 2020.   The first 50 members to complete the survey will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Amazon gift card.

Thank you for your participation and your support of VSHP

The Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an advisory opinion stating that HHS's guidance authorizing pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 tests pursuant to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act supersedes any state law that would prohibit pharmacists from ordering tests.

Specifically, the advisory opinion refers to utilizing a "qualified person" for COVID-19 response. HHS Secretary Alex Azar declared pharmacists to be a "qualified person" for the purposes of ordering and administering COVID-19 tests on April 8.

VSHP Election Results

New Officers will be installed on June 19

 

President-elect

Craig Kirkwood

 

Secretary

Natalie Nguyen

 

Board member at large

Scott Lang

 

Technician Rep

Leah West

 

Region 1 President-elect

Donna Shuler Truoccolo

 

Region 2- President-elect

Caitlin Prather

 

Region 3 President-elect

Jonathan Dubyk

 

Region 4 President-elect

Erin Hickey

 

Region 5 President

Sarah Ladd

 

Region 7 President

Amber Weisner

 

Region 8 President

June Javier

 

Region 8 President-elect

Anna Donnis

Attached is the recap of the May 18th Board of Pharmacy meeting.

VSHP Board of Pharmacy Update 05.18.pdf

Providing updates on the Board of Pharmacy is a member service of VSHP.

FREE CE for VSHP Members! 

Webinar-Thursday, June 18, 2020 – 12:00pm- 1:00 pm

Title:  A Tale of Two Antivenins

Presenter:

Lorrie LeClair, PharmD, BCPS

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency Medicine

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus

Learning Objectives-Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians:

1. Identify basic first-aid and wound management principles that should be applied to all patients with snakebites.

2. Compare and contrast characteristics and venom profiles of common venomous snakes found in the United States.

3. Describe differences between the two antivenins currently available in the United States.

Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the session who complete the evaluation and provide accurate NABP e-Profile information will have their credit for 1.0 contact hours (0.10 CEU) submitted to CPE Monitor as early as 1 day after the event and no later than 60 days after the event.  The participant is accountable for verifying the accurate posting of CE credit to their CPE Monitor account within 60 days. 

UAN # 0108-0000-20-029-L01-P; 0108-0000-20-029-L01-T

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.

Members:
To register:  https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_mEFhxwM_Ri61B0Ej8FRJog

 

 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Welcome!

Shenandoah University SVSHP organization-New Officers for 2020-2021 :

 

President: Paige MacWilliams

President-Elect: Casey Coburn

 

Vice President

   - Fairfax: Sidrah Alam

   - Winchester: Brittany Wenzel