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What's new & notable with CPF Grantees and Grants
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Get The Medications Right (GTMR)
On May 24, 2016, Health2 Resources and Blue Thorn Inc., released a CPF-funded report titled, 'Get the Medications Right' (GTMR) describing a nationwide snapshot of expert pharmacy practices conducting Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) in ambulatory / community practice settings.
On June 29, 2016, a webinar featuring Steve Simenson BPharm, FAPhA, DPNA, CEO and managing partner of Goodrich Pharmacy, Inc. shared his insights on Goodrich's successful program. He discussed how Goodrich integrated CMM into the community pharmacy setting and how it has expanded these services beyond the pharmacy doors.
He was also joined by Terry McInnis MD, MPH, CPE, FACOEM, president of Blue Thorn Inc. and principal investigator of the GTMR report. McInnis offered an overview of CMM, explained the components, and discussed key findings of the report and their relevance to community pharmacy.
National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
Several CPF Board Members will attend the upcoming NCPA Annual Convention, October 15 - 19, 2016. Many of the sessions in the 'Expanding Opportunities Dimension' touch on CPF grant areas of interest. Namely, CPF is interested in grants that highlight new and emerging patient care innovations that are sustainable, transferable, and replicable in community pharmacy practice. Follow NCPA and use the hashtag #NCPA2016 to join the convention conversation online. CPF will retweet (RT) along the way, so you can catch highlights on our social media outlets as well.
APhA 2017 Meeting Abstracts Deadline
Many CPF grantees share their work as posters and presentations at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting. The abstract submission deadline for the 2017 meeting in San Francisco, CA is October 5, 2016 at 5pm Eastern.
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Grants Awarded |
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Recent grant approvals from the August 2016 CPF Board Meeting |
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Finalized - grant details page link available
Ashley Abode, PharmD - Effect of targeted disease state management counseling provided by a community pharmacist in clinic on readmission rates in congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Realo Discount Drug, North Carolina
Christina Nunemacher, PharmD - Impact of Community Pharmacist Services on Readmission Rates for CHF, COPD and Diabetes
Realo Discount Drug, North Carolina
Minnie Newman, PharmD - Establishing a Pharmacist Led Physician Based Clinic for Provision of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits
Star Discount Pharmacy, Alabama
Both grants to Realo Discount Drug independent pharmacies included a cost-sharing component with the pharmacy and CPF to equally share the pharmacists' salary. CPF is interested in grants where medical clinics or payers are willing to equally co-fund the pharmacists' salary as proof-of-concept studies demonstrating pharmacist collaboration and enhanced patient-care services.
Approved - grant details page link pending
Geoffrey Meer, PharmD - Sustaining better care for high-risk patients: establishing a payment model to deliver in-home medication management to high risk respiratory patients
Kelley-Ross Foundation, Washington
Kate L Gainer, PharmD - Advancing a Community Pharmacy Enhanced Service Network
Iowa Pharmacy Association
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Grants In-study
Interim reports on progress and development |
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Grants Completed |
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Recently completed grants on the CPF website |
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Several grants were recently completed and manuscripts are submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. View the CPF Synopsis on the Grantee Details Page hyperlink for a project overview as we await notification of publication decisions, citations and website links.
Lisa Woodard, PharmD, MPH - Diabetes Prevention in Pharmacies
Washington State University College of Pharmacy
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This project offered the Group Lifestyle Balance™ Diabetes Prevention Program at community pharmacies. Although the toolkit was previously posted to the CPF website, the analysis was finalized after a 12-month intervention. There were improvements in biomedical data assessments, attitudes and satisfaction measures.
Korey Kennelty, PharmD, PhD, MS, RPh - Co-managing medications for older adult patients and their informal caregivers during MTM
William S. Middleton VA Hospital, University of Wisconsin- Madison
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This study examined how community pharmacists communicate and include informal caregivers in patients' medication therapy management and counseling processes. There were various barriers for communication and inclusion of informal caregivers in the MTM and medication counseling process. Findings illustrated significant gaps and opportunities for researchers and pharmacists to develop interventions that would include informal caregivers in the MTM and medication counseling processes in community pharmacies.
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Randy McDonough, PharmD MS RPh - Tracking Performance in a Contemporary Community Pharmacy Practice
Towncrest Pharmacy, Iowa
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In typical fashion, Dr. McDonough and the research team ‘opened the books’ of Towncrest independent community pharmacy operations, sharing the following: 1) The Continuous Medication Monitoring (CoMM) process and documentation system at Towncrest Pharmacy, 2) The assessments, interventions, and outcomes of the CoMM process, and 3) The financial analyses of the CoMM activities. Results are summarized in the synopsis and additional details will be shared in subsequent publications.
Jeffrey Wadelin, PhD - Continuing Pharmacy Education - Preparing for the Next Challenges
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Illinois |
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CPF contributed funding to support community pharmacist participation in a consensus seeking conference. The aim was to 1) Identify the optimal future state of accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE), 2) Assess current conditions with respect to accredited CPE, and 3) Identify viable options for moving from current conditions to the optimal future state of accredited CPE. The meeting recommendations include action steps for 1) What next steps should the profession take to ensure practitioner competence based on marketplace and regulatory changes in the next 10-15 years and 2) How can the value of CPE be optimized over the next 10-15 years? These discussions were very relevant for the future state of pharmacy practice.
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Publications |
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Acknowledging scholarly pursuits of our grantees |
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View the new CPF website link that lists journal publications associated with CPF grants.
James Owen, PharmD - Developing a vision and strategic action plan for future community-based residency training. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Vol. 56, Issue 5, 584-589.
American Pharmacists Association, Washington DC
CPF Grant Details Page
Alison Huet, PharmD - Experience with technology-supported transitions of care to improve medication use. Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, Vol. 56, Issue 5, 568-572.
Kaup Pharmacy, Ohio
CPF Grant Details Page
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Tools and Resources |
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National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) - Update of State Fact Sheets
Newly updated state fact sheets contain useful information for advocacy at both the state and federal level. They include a narrative of the value of pharmacists and also state-specific demographic data, demonstrating the wide spread need for pharmacist-provided patient care services and the potential impact of implementing programs that provide coverage for these services.
View a version of your state fact sheet today!
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Upcoming Deadlines and Events |
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NASPA Fall Meeting
October 14-16, 2016
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NCPA Annual Meeting
October 15-17, 2016
Grant Applications Deadline
November 2, 2016
CPF Board Meeting
November 15-16, 2016 |
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earch Meeting on June 26-28 in Boston, MA. The content was 'Educating Children about Medicines in Community Pharmacies: Perspectives of Parents.' The research team recently received publication approval notice, so the journal issue will be shared in a future update. Congrats!
