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VA Psych pharmacist position openings!

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January Member News

Congratulations!

Jack Chen on the birth of his identical twin girls.

Fred Raleigh on his marriage to Debra on November 21, 2011 in San Francisco.

Many CPNP members and former speakers contributed to The Journal of Pharmacy Practice, October 1, 2011 edition (Vol. 24, No. 5) under the editorial leadership of Rob Dufresne. Be sure to check it out!

2012-2013 APNA Endorsed CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course

In cooperation with the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) is pleased to offer the APNA endorsed CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course at CPNP member rates. This course is structured to provide knowledge- based education as defined in Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) guidelines. The course examinations must be submitted by December 31, 2013.

APNA members can access this Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) approved distance education course at CPNP member prices. Both a for-credit and no-credit (resource only) purchase option is being provided at a cost of $320 and $150 respectively. Non members of APNA can purchase the product for $480 (for-credit) and $150 (no-credit). The 20.0 contact hours of ACPE credit are accepted for American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification Renewal. You can preview a segment of a curriculum module and speaker presentation. Read on to learn more about this great APNA offer and register now.

Registration

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2012-2013 APNA Endorsed CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review CourseMembersNon-members
Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course - For Credit$320$480
Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course - No Credit$150$150

Download the printable registration form to register via mail or fax.

Accreditation (for-credit version only)

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The 2012-2013 APNA Endorsed Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course is a knowledge-based course and will provide up to 20 contact hours (2.0 CEUs) of continuing education credit.

Statements of Credit (for-credit version only)

Registrants can obtain up to 20.0 contact hours of ACPE credit by successfully completing the CPNP Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy Review Course online examinations for each of the 14 topic areas included in the course. The course expires December 31, 2013.

ACPE Statements of Credit will be available online at cpnp.org upon successful completion of each examination for the 14 topic areas contained in the course. Successful completion is defined as achieving a score of 60% or higher on each examination. Notification of statement availability will be provided upon successful completion of the examination.

CPNP Member News

Congratulations!

Jennifer Zacher married Kurt on November 11!

Carla Cobb, PharmD, is featured in the November 2011 issue of Pharmacy Today. Read the feature article.

Julie Dopheide was married on November 11!

Best Practices for Medical Educators

Book by: Stephen M. Stahl & Richard L. Davis
Review by: Pauline Chan MBA, RPh, BCPP, FASHP and CPNP POP Committee Member

Pauline Chan reviews Best Practices for Medical Educators

College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists Announces Election of 2012-2014 Officers

The College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) membership has elected three officers to serve on the 2012-2014 Board of Directors. Assuming their offices effective July 1, 2012, will be Drs. Julie Dopheide, Ellie Elliott and Troy Moore.

The practice of neurology, 2000-2010: Report of the AAN Member Research Subcommittee

Objective:

To present an analysis of American Academy of Neurology (AAN) membership demographics and practice trends over the past decade.

Methods:

Data from the 2009 AAN Census and 2010 Practice Profile Form (PPF) surveys were compared to results from 2004 and 2000 surveys. The Census was sent to all AAN members, and the PPF was sent to a random sample of US practicing neurologists.

Case Studies: Stahl’s Essential Psychopharmacology

Book by: Stephen M. Stahl
Review by: Amy Jones, PharmD., BCPP, and CPNP POP Committee Member

Amy Jones reviews Case Studies: Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology.