Committees and Charges
2012 Annual Meeting in Tampa, FL, April 29-May 2
Pre-Meeting Workshop: MTM Boot Camp The Business of Patient Care: Incorporating Comprehensive Medication Management (MTM) into your Practice
Where do you “fit” in the new health care system as a neuropsychiatric pharmacist? This day-long workshop will begin with an update on the health care system. The emphasis will be on the role of the pharmacist in the new organizational structures of the medical home and accountable care organizations.
The program will then demonstrate what payers want from pharmacists who wish to provide medication management services. Keys to defining your service, recruiting patients, demonstrating your value, charging for your services and expanding your service will all be demonstrated.
This workshop will provide critical information to pharmacists in all practice settings. You will get important questions answered and understand what changes are needed to achieve and maintain a successful practice. You will also have the opportunity to learn from individuals in the private sector who have experience in delivering medication management services. Join us with the goal of making your service even more successful in 2012.
Committees and Task Forces
The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) Committees and Task Forces are the lifeblood of the organization linking the association with the attitudes and real world of its members. CPNP Committees ensure group participation in problem solving and provide a forum for the many interests within CPNP.
You are encouraged to serve on one of CPNP's standing Committees or Task Forces. Simply complete your volunteer profile online. A call for committee volunteers is issued each Fall for the upcoming membership year, and ad hoc committees will pull from the volunteer profiles throughout the year.
You can review information on current Committee Charges and activities through the links provided below or by downloading the PDF version.
Ad Hoc Committee Opportunities: Throughout the year, the CPNP committees, leadership and membership identify issues of immediate need. Calls for volunteers will be issued related to specific initiatives such as white paper development and task force work with a specific goal and timeline.
Business Development Committee: The Business Development Committee is responsible for securing sponsorships and grants for the CPNP Annual Meeting. As well, this committee works to generate and submit ideas which serve as the basis for industry supported symposia on topics of interest to CPNP Annual Meeting attendees.
Consumer Relations Committee: The Consumer Relations Committee is charged with identifying, exploring and managing partnerships with key consumer advocacy organizations including the current CPNP relationship with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). Consumer Relations provides services and identifies and takes action on issues and activities of common interest. Current ongoing activities include authoring medication fact sheets, Ask the Psychiatric Pharmacist columns and organizing the annual CPNP Walks for NAMI fundraiser.
Legislative Committee: The Legislative Committee is responsible for participating in the Healthcare Reform Stakeholders Group (legislative coalition of major pharmacy organizations) and monitoring and providing input into legislative issues having impact on the CPNP membership and the psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy profession. Development of organizational positions and strategic alliances, monitoring, and grassroots communication plans are the responsibility of this committee.
Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board: The Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board creates and promotes the monthly Mental Health Clinician electronic newsletter for CPNP members. Thematic content combines with organizational news to bring timely and relevant information to neuropsychiatric health care professionals.
Nominations Committee: The Board appoints a Nominating Committee to nominate candidates for vacating officer positions on the CPNP Board of Directors and for the Judith J. Saklad Memorial Award. The Nominating Committee consists of the three most immediate past presidents and two senior members of CPNP as approved by the Board of Directors. 2010 Nominating Committee members include Past President Ann Richards (Chair), Past President Carla Cobb, Past President Sheila Botts, Kelly Gable and Chris Thomas.
Program Committee: The Program Committee designs your CPNP Annual Meeting. Their responsibilities include speaker selection and communication, objectives design, review of programming materials, adherence to accreditation standards, and innovative programming implementation and evaluation.
Publications and Online Products Committee: This committee is focused on generating ideas and proposals for products and services. The primary focus is on developing product ideas for the benefit of the CPNP membership. An additional focus is to consider ideas and proposals for products directed toward non-member, non-psych specialized pharmacists.
Recertification Committee: The Recertification Committee is responsible for developing and implementing standards for CPNP’s approved BCPP recertification programming via the BCPP Recertification Live and Literature Analysis programming. Their responsibilities include speaker selection and communication, objectives design, curriculum review, test question review to ensure validity and reliability, and programming implementation and evaluation.
Research Committee: The Research Committee is charged with promoting the active participation of the CPNP membership in scholarly activity as well as facilitating and encouraging the integration of scientific advances into the treatment of psychiatric and neurologic illnesses.
Resident and New Practitioner Committee: The Resident and New Practitioner Committee is responsible for representing and providing service to residents, fellows, new practitioners and residency directors. Some of the primary goals of this committee are to increase the visibility of the profession, recruit students into residencies in cooperation with the student committee, increase the number of residencies and provide membership value to residents, fellows, residency directors and new practitioners.
Review Course Editorial Board: The Review Course Editorial Board is responsible for developing and implementing standards for CPNP's BCPP Examination Review and Recertification course. Their responsibilities include speaker selection and communication, objectives design, curriculum review, test question review to ensure validity and reliability, and programming implementation and evaluation. Selection of editorial board members is completed every two years via an application process.
Student Committee: This committee focuses on recruiting and servicing student members of CPNP. The ultimate goal is to encourage students to select psychiatric pharmacy as a career. The Student Committee is also responsible for the development, implementation and management of CPNP student chapters currently piloting in several states.