College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) 2015 Annual Meeting

Tampa, Florida served as host city for the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacist’s 18th Annual Meeting held April 19-22. This four-day conference hosted 656 attendees and featured nearly 30 hours of cutting-edge scientific presentations, one industry supported symposium, three product theaters and a display of 186 scientific posters. Jacquelyn Canning, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Professor, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Albany, NY, served as Program Chair of the CPNP Annual Meeting. Sarah Melton, PharmD, BCPP, CGP, FASCP, BCACP, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Gatton College of Pharmacy, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN, served as chair of Recertification continuing education. CPNP’s 19th Annual Meeting will be held April 17-20, 2016 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Kicking off the meeting was a keynote address presented by Dr. Lisa Dixon on The Science of Recovery in Severe Mental Illness. Monday’s keynote delved into the many dimensions and definitions of recovery and the importance of a new conceptualization of recovery involving illness and treatment understanding and illness management. Drs. Joseph Parks and Troy Trygstad provided an in depth review of the Affordable Care Act in relation to mental health care and gaps in service delivery. Along with challenging, thought-provoking keynote addresses, the meeting provided over 25 additional hours of varied programming on topics such as psychosis risk syndrome, psychiatric and ambulatory care collaboration, pain management, depression in patients with cancer, and much more. This year’s Annual Meeting also offered specific programming for residents and students.

The CPNP Foundation hosted the traditional NAMI Walk during the Annual Meeting raising over $4600 for the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Additionally, the Foundation also sponsored a keynote presentation by Dr. Michael Friedman on Stigma and Psychiatric Disorders: Understanding and Managing Personal Biases.  

In addition to providing high quality education, the following CPNP business and recognition was conducted at the CPNP Annual Meeting.

OFFICER AND COMMITTEE CHAIR INSTALLATION

Officer transitions were announced with CPNP President Steven Burghart, DPh, MBA, BCPP, Director of Pharmacy, Rolling Hills Hospital, Franklin, TN, passing the gavel to President-Elect Raymond Love, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP, Professor, University of Maryland, and Baltimore, MD. Also recognized as new President-Elect Christopher Thomas, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist in Psychiatry, Chillicothe VAMC, Chillicothe, OH. All will assume their duties beginning in July of 2015.

In addition to the three officers above, the following individuals will serve on the CPNP Board during 2015-2016:

  • Jonathan Lacro, PharmD, FASHP, BCPS, BCPP, Director Pharmacy Education & Training, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
  • Jennifer Zacher, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Chief Consultant, VA Pharmacy Benefits Management Service, Hines, IL
  • Sara Dugan, PharmD, BCPP, Associate Professor, Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy and Medicine, Rootstown, OH
  • Robert Haight, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Psychiatry, University of MN Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

Departing from the Board as of June 30, 2015 are:

  • Julie Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, Past President, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP, Member at Large, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
  • Cherry Jackson, PharmD, BCPP, FASHP, Past President Advisory Appointee, Professor of Pharmacy, Auburn University, Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, University of Alabama-Birmingham, School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL

Also installed at the Annual Meeting were 2015-2016 Committee Chairs for CPNP as follows:

  • Abstracts and Awards Committee: Jonathan Leung, PharmD, BCPP, BCPS, Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Business Development Council: Steve Stoner, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Professor and Chair, University of Missouri at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
  • Consumer Relations Committee: Julie Kissack, PharmD, BCPP, FCCP, Professor and Chair/Pharmacy Practice, Harding University College of Pharmacy, Searcy, AR
  • Curriculum Paper Task Force: Julie Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP, Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Government Affairs Council: Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP, Psychiatric Pharmacist, RiverStone Health Clinic, Billings, MT
  • Mental Health Clinician Editorial Board: Amy VandenBerg, PharmD, BCPP, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, and Amy Werremeyer, PharmD, BCPP, Vice Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry Practice; Clinical Specialist in Psychiatry, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
  • Past President’s Council: Steven Burghart, DPh, MBA, BCPP, Director of Pharmacy, Rolling Hills Hospital, Franklin, TN
  • Program Committee: Lisa W. Goldstone, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCPP, Assistant Professor, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ
  • Recertification Editorial Board: Sarah Melton, PharmD, BCPP, BCACP, CGP, FASCP, Associate Professor, Gatton College of Pharmacy, Johnson City, TN
  • Resident and New Practitioner Committee: Ericka Breden Crouse, PharmD, BCPP, CGP, FASCP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Richmond, VA
  • Review Course Editorial Board: Megan Ehret, PharmD, MS, BCPP, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
  • Student Committee: Heidi J. Wehring, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
  • Substance Abuse Task Force: Bethany DiPaula, PharmD, BCPP, Associate Professor/Director of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Sykesville, MD

ABOUT CPNP

As the voice of the neuropsychiatric pharmacy specialty, CPNP’s mission is to advance the reach and practice of neuropsychiatric pharmacists. If you are interested in membership or the Annual Meeting or CPNP in general, please contact CPNP at:

College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists, 8055 O St., Ste. S113, Lincoln, NE 68510
402-476-1677 (phone); 888-551-7617 (fax); info@cpnp.org; cpnp.org