A record number 260 abstracts will be featured at the CPNP Annual Meeting. Posters will be displayed Monday, April 8-Tueday, April 9, 2019. Students, pharmacists, and other health care practitioners will man their posters on Monday, while residents and fellows will be man posters on Tuesday. A special thank you to the abstract reviewers who participated in making these selections.

Congratulations to the ten (10) award finalists in the running for five CPNP research awards in 2019. Award finalists will present their abstracts during the platform presentations on Monday, April 8, at CPNP 2019. Winners for all categories will be announced on Monday evening during the Poster Session.

Therapeutic Case Report Award

  • Jessica Putney, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Mental Health, Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI
    Naltrexone Extended-Release Injection in a Patient with Alcoholic Cirrhosis of the Liver: A Case Report
  • Michael Shuman, PharmD, BCPP, Assistant Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science College of Pharmacy, North Chicago, IL
    Never Say Never: Successful Clozapine Rechallenge After Multiple Episodes of Neutropenia

Innovative Practices Award

  • Tyler Casey, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist - Mental Health, Kaiser Permanente – Northwest, Portland, OR
    Adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Clinic: A Collaboration Between Psychiatry, Primary Care and Pharmacy to Improve Access, Care Experience and Affordability
  • Eileen Mintz, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Chicago, IL
    Interdisciplinary Implementation of Mental Health Screenings and Treatment in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Clinic at a Federal Health Care Center

Original Research Award

  • Kyle Burghardt, PharmD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
    The Effect of Olanzapine on Skeletal Muscle DNA Methylation: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Pilot Trial in Healthy Volunteers
  • Andrew Naglich, PharmD, BCPP, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist- Mental Health, VA Texas Valley Pharmacoepidemiologic Assessment of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Effect in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder

Research Trainee Award

  • Christine Rarrick, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy Resident, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
    Creation & Implementation of a Urinary Tract Infection Diagnostic & Treatment Algorithm for Psychiatric Inpatients with a Communication Barrier
  • Lusi Zhang, Student, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
    BDNF Val66Met Polymorphisms, Antidepressant Use, and Cognitive Performance: A Moderation Analysis in Patients with Psychotic Disorders

CPNP Foundation Strategic Goals Award

  • Abby MacCauley, Student, University of North Carolina, Chesapeake, VA
    Pharmacist and Pharmacy Student Wellness and Mental Health Analysis
  • Kalie Savoca, PharmD, Resident, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC
    Impact of a Pharmacist-Led Medication Management Clinic on Medication Safety and Deprescribing of Sedative-Hypnotics in Rural Elderly Veterans