Fall 2018 Newsletter Submissions Needed

The OCCP Communications Committee is soliciting newsletter submissions for the Fall 2018 newsletter. Articles can be new drug updates or clinical pearls. The word limit is 500 words. This is a great opportunity for pharmacy students or residents to co-write an article with a preceptor! Additional submissions needed include college chapter updates. All submissions can be sent to Sandra Axtell (saxtell@ccf.org) by August 27, 2018.

Spring Newsletter Now Available!

The latest edition of the OCCP Newsletter is available here (Login Required).  Learn more about the latest news from the various committees, your OCCP President, updates in pharmacotherapy and more

OCCP Resident Spotlight

Do you know an outstanding resident? Residency program directors and preceptors are encouraged to nominate a resident for the OCCP resident spotlight. Selected residents will be featured on the OCCP social media and biannual newsletter. Nominations can be submitted here.

OCCP Spring 2018 Meeting

The 2018 spring OCCP meeting will be held on Friday, June 1, 2018 at NEOMED. Additional meeting information is available here.

High Cost Drug Symposium

Please join us as we discuss how to incorporate evidence-based medicine into treatment and formulary decision-making!  This is a great opportunity to network , learn how others approach formulary decision-making, and get experience in making Evidence Profiles and Evidence-to-Decision Tables. Please visit drugvalue.org for more information and to register. Early bird registration closes March 10th!

Cleveland Clinic Preceptor Conference

Pharmacists,

We are pleased to announce registration is open for the Cleveland Clinic Preceptor Conference.  The conference will be held on Friday, May 11 at the Intercontinental Hotel.  This conference has been awarded 6 contact hours (0.6 CEUs) of continuing pharmacy education (ACPE credits).

Registration is online only.  Pre-registration is required (i.e., no on-site registration).  During registration, you will need to indicate novice track (<5 years of precepting experience) or advanced track (>5 years precepting experience) for the afternoon sessions.

Registration site:

https://cleveland-clinic-pharmacy-preceptor-clinic.eventbrite.com

We look forward to a great conference.  If you have any questions, please contact Mandy Leonard (leonarm@ccf.org). A copy of the brochure can be found here.

Cleveland Clinic Preceptor Conference

OCCP Issue 2 Position

The OCCP Advocacy Committee has prepared a document detailing the organization's position on Issue 2. OCCP support a No vote on Issue 2. Additional information on our platform can be found here.

Fall 2017 Meeting Materials Now Available!

Resident abstracts and presentation schedule are now available on the Fall 2017 Meeting Materials page!

Fall Newsletter now Available!

The latest edition of the OCCP Newsletter is available here (Login Required).  Learn more about the latest news from the various committees, your OCCP President, updates in pharmacotherapy and more.

OCCP Fall Newsletter

The OCCP Communications Committee is busy at work putting together the Fall Newsletter! We are looking for articles on Clinical Pearls or New Drug Updates. This is a great opportunity for students or residents to write an article with a preceptor! The word limit is 500, excluding references and tables. If you have any questions or would like to submit an article, please contact Maya Wai at waim@ccf.org.

Advanced Management Issues in HIV Care

On September 14-15, 2017, the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University are hosting a 1.5 day symposium on Advanced Management issues in HIV Care.

The event takes place at the InterContinental Hotel at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Cleveland, Ohio on Friday, September 15th with a keynote address on Thursday, September 14th at 6pm. Registration is free for pharmacy residents and $100 for pharmacists.

To obtain a complimentary registration code for pharmacy residents, please email Julie Schexnayder at jks148@case.edu.

Registration and program details are available at https://nursing.case.edu/hirsh/hivcare. A program agenda is available here.

OCCP Fall Meeting Date

Mark your calendars! The 2017 OCCP Fall meeting will be on Monday, October 16th, at the Northeast Ohio Medical University NEW Center.

Spring Meeting Handouts Now Available

Handouts for the 2017 Spring Meeting presentations are now available here.

OCCP Awards

Apply now for the OCCP Board of Pharmacy Specialties Certification award.  This award is for a qualified OCCP member interested in pursuing any of the Board Certification exams as offered by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties.  There are up to 2 award winners who will each receive $1,000 total with half of the total prize to be put towards preparation to ensure successful certification.  The application material and selection criteria can be found on the OCCP website at: http://www.occpweb.org/bps-award/. 

Nominate a colleague for the inaugural OCCP Pharmacist of the Year award.  This award is to recognize an OCCP member who exemplifies clinical pharmacy practice through patient care, education, and research.  The application material and selection criteria can be found on the OCCP website at: http://www.occpweb.org/pharmacist-year/.

The deadline for both awards is March 31^st and the winners will be announced at the Spring OCCP meeting.

Spring 2017 Newsletter

The latest edition of the OCCP Newsletter is available here (Login Required).  Learn more about the latest news from the various committees, your OCCP President, updates in pharmacotherapy and more.

OCCP Spring Meeting 2017

Mark your calendars! The 2017 OCCP spring meeting will be May 26 at NEOMED. Registration opens on March 7!

SCCP Journal Club Website Link

The link to the SCCP Journal Club on Tuesday, February 7th, at 6pm can be found here.

SCCP Journal Club

The Ohio Student Chapters of ACCP (SCCP) are hosting the first Ohio SCCP journal club on Tuesday, February 7, at 6pm via a YouTube Live Stream!

To participate in the questions portion of the presentation, you must have a Youtube channel. Creating a channel is simple but without a channel, you will be unable to join the chat.

Please check out the OCCP website on February 7 for the link to the event!

Ohio Pharmacy Resident Conference

The fifth annual Ohio Pharmacy Residency Conference (OPRC) will be held Friday, May 19, 2017 on the campus of Ohio Northern University. Early bird registration (received by 3/31/17) for preceptors and residents is $100.   More information regarding the conference and registration can be found at www.ohioprc.com.  If you have any questions feel free to email OPRC@onu.edu.