SSHP General Meeting

December 05, 2013

12 pm-1pm

Cholla C

AgendaPast Events:• Clinical Skills Competition• Membership Drive• SSHP Bake Sale• Diabetes Walk• Safe Halloween

Future Events:• Midyear December 8-12, 2013• Elections December 19, 2013• PD@C February 12, 2014• PPMI speaker in February• Health Fair with AzPA March 7, 2014• TOPS, TBD • Residency Panel, TBD

Clinical Skills CompetitionCongratulations to all the participants in the 2013 local ASHP-

SSHP Clinical Skills Competition!

1st Place: Vivian Loo and Ibrahim Lala (PS14s)

Good Luck at MIDYEAR!!!

2nd Place: Salvatore Foran and Nathaniel Poole (PS15s)

3rd Place: Elisabeth Palmer and Kali Jo Finn (PS14s)

Congratulations to our worthy competitors on a job well done: Crystal Cornett, Sabrina La Spisa, Bernard Lau, Jay Patel, Thien Tran, On Kim, Dimpa Choksi, Krupa Gohil, Asmarah Amin, Michael Lee, Grace Jang, and Stefan Reiner

Stay tuned for information about upcoming clinical skills competition preparation workshops.

Membership DriveWelcome New Members!

*Must be an active member to run or vote for an officer position*

• Sign up via portal

• Please email me confirmation dchoksi43@midwestern.edu

• See me if you have any questions!

SSHP Facebook Page• “Like” the page

• Used for announcements, updates, reminders, questions/concerns and sign-up sheets

• Check Facebook group or email for the link

SSHP Annual Bake SaleOctober 1st – 4th

• A donation only event to raise awareness of the pharmacist’s role in improving patient care and medication safety

• Helped to raise money to fund a complimentary registration to ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting in Orlando!

From the left: Mike Veltri (Clinical Skills Chair), Cindy Le (Community Chair) and Christine Duong (Residency Chair)

From the left: Zach Segerman and April Bills

Bake Sale

American Diabetes Association Walk

October 12, 2013

Activities:• Coordinated water

distribution at start & finish line

• Cheered for runners• Directed runner traffic

Safe HalloweenOctober 25, 2013

Poison Prevention:Medication Safety Awareness

• Poster presentation• Household teaspoon vs

prescription measuring devices

• Proper dosing of OTC children’s cold & flu medications

• Interactive game for kids

Safe Halloween Poster Objective:

• To educate the families about the importance of reading the labels

of OTC liquid pediatric medications and utilizing appropriate

dosing devices to improve medication safety and efficacy

Plan:

• Created a poster and presentation

• Examples of OTC liquid oral pediatric meds

• Demonstration of inaccurate dosing with kitchen utensils

• Display of appropriate dosing instruments

Outcome:

• Parents expressed interest in our topic

• SSHP members practiced leadership and communication skills

Find a venue to connect with the target audience• Annually, the Glendale campus of Midwestern University

holds an event in October called Safe Halloween• Provides a safe, educational, and fun environment • Attendees include local families, students, and faculty

Assemble the Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy (SSHP) members to execute the key components of the mission

Design a poster that contains the following:• Examples of common OTC liquid oral pediatric

medications• Tips on how to find dosing information• The difference between a teaspoonful and a tablespoonful• An explanation of weight-based dosing • A poison control center number in case of an overdose

Formulate a presentation• Emphasize that accurate dosing can improve medication

safety and efficacy for their children• Explain how to use varying types of appropriate dosing

instruments: oral syringes, dosing spoons, and dosing cups

• Demonstrate how kitchen spoons can lead to inaccurate dosing by using an oral syringe and a spoon to measure the same dose

• Remind parents to contact a pharmacist with any questions about OTC pediatric medications

ObjectiveTo educate the families of the local community about the importance of reading the labels of OTC liquid pediatric

medications and utilizing appropriate dosing devices to improve medication safety and efficacy

Improving Accurate Dosing for Pediatric MedicationsMidwestern University College of Pharmacy – Glendale

Student Society of Health-System Pharmacy

Introduction The majority of preventable adverse drug events in pediatric

outpatients occur during drug administration in the home1

Two main factors that contribute to dosing error rates2

• Type of dosing instrument used• Health literacy level of the parent or caregiver

What pharmacists can do to improve medication safety and efficacy in the homes of pediatric patients3

• Counsel on understanding the dose • Explain weight-based dosing• Demonstrate how to use appropriate dosing

instruments for accurate measurement• Provide oral delivery devices at the pharmacy

Outcome The SSHP booth attracted many families, students, and faculty

• Parents expressed interest in the discussion about the importance of accurate dosing

• Many gained knowledge of at least one key point from our poster and presentation

SSHP officers and members strengthened leadership and communication skills throughout the project development

AcknowledgementsFaculty Advisors – Dr. Kelsey Buckley & Dr. Stacy Haber

SSHP Officer Team & Members - Heather Kober, Charmi Shah, Mikala Mehlau, Lily Yam, Cindy Le, Sal Foran, Dimpa Choksi, Michael Veltri, Christine Duong, Mary Nguyen, Mark Bank, Laura Johnson, April Bills,

Sabrina La Spisa, Minh Ho

References1. Zandieh SO, Goldmann DA, Keohane CA et al. Risk factors in preventable adverse drug events in pediatric outpatients. J Pediatr. 2008;152(2):225-31.

2. Yin HS, Mendelsohn AL, Wolf MS et al. Parents' medication administration errors: role of dosing instruments and health literacy. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010;164(2):181-6.3. Honey BL, Condren M, Phillips C et al. Evaluation of oral medication delivery devices provided by community pharmacies. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2013;52(5):418-22.

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ElectionsDecember 19, 2013

12 pm-1 pmCholla C

Come out and support your candidates!Positions:

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

Secretary

Communications Chair

Membership Chair

Residency Chair

Clinical Skills Chair

Community Outreach Chairs (2)

Elections• You MUST be a ASHP-SSHP member in good academic standing to run for

office and to support a fellow candidate

• There will be one clicker allowed per member

• If you haven't joined and would like to become a member, it is not too late!

Please contact Membership Chair, Dimpa Choksi

Statement of Intent• You must submit a brief essay indicating your qualifications for the position

you are running for and state why you are interested in that particular

position.

• Please submit your proposed statement/essay to our current SSHP President

Heather Kober @ hkober86@midwestern.edu

• Statements due December 13, 2013 by midnight.

Current OfficersPlease feel free to contact us with any questions for a specific office!

President: Heather Kober @ hkober86@midwestern.edu

Vice-President: Charmi Shah @ cshah74@midwestern.edu

Treasurer: Lily Yam @ lyam23@midwestern.edu

Secretary: Mikala Mehlau @ mmehlau47@midwestern.edu

Communications Chair: Mary Nguyen @ mnguyen99@midwestern.edu

Membership Chair: Dimpa Choksi @ dchoksi43@midwestern.edu

Residency Chair: Christine Duong @ cduong21@midwestern.edu

Clinical Skills Chair: Michael Veltri @ mveltri95@midwestern.edu

Community Outreach Chair: Sal Foran @ sforan28@midwestern.edu

Questions?