We are pleased to announce that this year's annual SMSHP Residency Showcase will be held on Wednesday, October 10th at Burton Manor. The venue is located at 27777 Schoolcraft Rd, Livonia, MI 48150, and the event will take place from 5:30 p.m. until 7:15 p.m. All PGY-1 and PGY-2 programs are invited to attend.

If you are interested in attending this year's showcase, please save the date. We will be sending out requests for RSVP and program details by mid-September. If you have questions in the meantime, please don't hesitate to reach out to Jeff Hurren at hurrenjeff@gmail.com

RESIDENT CANDIDATES: No need to RSVP! Just bring yourself and have fun! 

The SMSHP Awards Committee is pleased to announce that Alison Lobkovich is the recipient of the 2018 SMSHP Resident CE Award.  We had an outpouring of worthy submissions this year!  After reviewing the materials and recommendations, we felt strongly that Dr. Lobkovich’s CE would be of great interest to the SMSHP membership.  Alison’s CE will be presented this fall at our September 12^th meeting, and is entitled “Direct Acting Oral Anticoagulant Use in Special Patient Populations”.

We would also like to thank all those nominating individuals for their time and thoughtful submissions; it means a lot when we are able to recognize our peers & trainees for excellent work. 

We look forward to seeing everyone this fall!  Enjoy your summer!

The constitution and bylaws have been updated by the Executive Board of Directors with assistance from ASHP. You can access a copy of the updated document via the link below. Please review the document as we will be voting on the proposed changes at our next meeting.

Click here to access the updated SMSHP Constitution and Bylaws

The following is a summary of the main points:

• We had the attorneys from ASHP review our bylaws to make suggestions.
• Almost all of the changes were editorial or to move many items from the bylaws to the Manual.
• The board reviewed all of the bylaws and determined which items would stay in the bylaws and which would go into the Manual.
• By moving items to the Manual the board could more readily make routine changes in procedural areas without requiring a membership vote.
• The only real item of significance is that the dues section was also moved to the Manual. This was a recommendation from ASHP.

Every year, pharmacy residents across Southeastern Michigan dedicate a large amount of time & effort completing their research-related projects.  These projects often positively impact our patients, departments, and/or the healthcare community as a whole.   SMSHP invites all our members to our annual SMSHP Resident Research Poster presentation. The presentations this year will take place prior to our monthly meeting in May.

Pharmacy Resident Research Poster Presentations
Wednesday, May 9th, 2018 - 530 pm
Silver Gardens Events Center
24350 Southfield Road
Southfield, MI 48075

The Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists is currently requesting nominations for our “Exemplary Resident CE Presentation” award.  Each residency program in Southeastern Michigan is encouraged to nominate the resident who has presented the best continuing education lecture to the pharmacy department. 

The topic of the CE presentation should be relevant to our organization and health-system pharmacy practice.  Nominations should be submitted by May 31st, 2018.  The presentations will be reviewed by the SMSHP board.  The winner will receive a $500 honorarium for speaking; no travel expenses will be provided.  The winning resident should be available to present the CE program at our September SMSHP meeting (9/12/2018). 

Submission requirements

• Learning objectives
• Microsoft PowerPoint file containing 60 minute CE presentation
• 5 learning assessment questions – directed toward pharmacists
• 5 learning assessment questions – directed toward pharmacy technicians
• Statement from residency program director attesting to the resident’s public speaking skills

Please submit applications for the award to Renee.Paxton@ascension.org

SMSHP is very pleased to announce our 2017 Awards winners.  The winners were announced and presented at SMSHP’s annual Awards Banquet on Wednesday, November 8^th. 

• Exemplary Student (UofM) – Stella Tang
• Exemplary Student (WSU) – Chandni Patel
• Student Research Award – Nada Rida (UofM)
• Pharmacist of the Year – Nancy MacDonald, PharmD (Henry Ford Hospital)
• Technician of the Year – Dana DeJohn, CPhT (Michigan Medicine)
• Preceptor of the Year – Megan Cadiz, PharmD (Beaumont Royal Oak)
• Resident / Fellow of the Year – Kirsten Wallskog, PharmD (Beaumont Royal Oak)
• Innovative Practice Award – Michigan Medicine Diversion Prevention Team (Carol Purcell, Andrew Bradley, Karrie Trapp, Steve Harvey, Sarah Moore-Ar-Rasheed, Denise Beson)
• Community Service Award – Michael Lucey, PharmD (Ascension St John Hospital)
• Committee Service Award – Dmitriy Martirosov, PharmD (Beaumont Dearborn)

Congratulations to all of our winners.  It is both inspiring and an honor to recognize the incredible work our pharmacists and trainees are doing!  We would also like to extend a very big THANK YOU to everyone who took the time to nominate a colleague or trainee.  Please continue to keep great people in mind for next years’ awards!

Each year we are given a meaningful opportunity to recognize pharmacy practitioners in Southeast Michigan for their contribution to our profession. Please take the time to nominate one of your colleagues or yourself for the following awards:

UM Exemplary Student Award
WSU Exemplary Student Award
Student Research Award
Technician of the Year
Resident/Fellow of the Year
Preceptor of the Year
Pharmacist of the Year
Community Service
Committee Service
Innovative Practice Award

Award applications can be obtained by clicking on the related links above. Completed nominations should be submitted to Jeff Hurren at hurrenjeff@gmail.com by Wednesday, October 4^th. Awards will be presented at our annual awards banquet on Wednesday, November 8^th.

Greetings SMSHP members!

Starting in March, we ask that if you are coming to our monthly event that you register before noon on Friday the week before the event.  This change is to help us get more accurate numbers to the venue.

The LecturePanda registration page will be closing at this time each month to help us with this new policy