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Virginia E. Hoyle Installed as SCSHP President by CSHP

President Stacey Raff

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail .” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

S P R I N G

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PRESIDENT

VIRGINIA HOYLE

PRESIDENT ELECT

WILLIE QUAM

PAST -

PRESIDENT KEVIN BRADY

TREASURER TERRANCE YU

SECRETARY JOANNA LEE

DIRECTORS

STEVE LITSEY

GARY

BESINQUE

JAY RHO

GISELLE WILLICK

Editors: Maria Nduati, Michelle Ding , Julia Ferriol & Maria Kootsikas

B O A R D O F

D I R E C TO R S

25th

Annual

NWI /

Installation

Banquet

Virginia Hoyle Gives Installation Speech

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WOW!!!!  Thank you all so much.  This is so exci ng to be here this evening and to also begin my term as President of the Southern California Chapter of CSHP.   

  But, before I proceed, I would like to take this mo‐ment to thank our wonderful Hospitality Chairs, Jen Leung and Priya Gopinath.  They worked extremely hard to put this evening’s program together. This is definitely not an easy task, but they did an absolute, amazing job.   

Please join me in a round of applause for these two won‐derful ladies. 

I would also like to thank and acknowledge all of you here tonight, as well my: 

Newly installed Board of Directors 

Incoming Commi ee Chairs 

Family, Colleagues 

Basically everyone in a endance tonight 

Our chapter could not exist without all of your support, dedica on, hard work, and perseverance.   

We all carry our chapter’s mission to promote wellness, pa ent safety and the op mal use of medica ons very near to our hearts, so for all of this, I truly thank you all. 

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SCSHP President Speech… continued from previous page

I became involved in the Student chapter of CSHP at Western University and held 

many posi ons from volunteer commi ees to Secretary.  A er pharmacy school, I 

con nued my involvement and joined our Southern California chapter of CSHP. I 

again have served on various volunteer commi ees (Membership, Hospitality), 

Secretary, and President‐Elect. 

The networking opportuni es are endless 

The volunteer opportuni es are abundant 

The individual accomplishments are numerous, 

The accomplishments as a group are astounding 

The professional rela onships are long‐las ng    

 

By being involved in CSHP, we all have made a tremendous difference in the lives 

of countless pa ents, colleagues, students, residents, and coworkers. 

  As for me, I owe a great amount of my professional success to being involved 

in our Southern California chapter of CSHP.  SCSHP has truly helped me to “jazz up 

my career”.   

  So, I am honored to be elected as its President for 2015. Our pharmacy pro‐

fession con nues to remain in an exci ng and ever‐evolving  me.  With the 

Affordable Healthcare Act and Senate Bill 493, our profession is moving forward to 

be er u lize our exper se in medica on management, to become part of the in‐

tegrated healthcare team, and meet the needs of our pa ents.  But we could not 

have achieved this status without the help of pharmacy professional organiza ons 

uni ng and figh ng for us to be right where we are.  There is s ll a lot of work to 

be done, but just as a good jazz song needs a good group of musicians to make 

that song spectacular, we…as a group in CSHP and working together…we can 

make our pharmacy profession spectacular as well. 

 

 

Pharmacy Student Jiten Patel Gives Student Update 

On March 3rd, 2015, the USC School of Pharmacy held its 2nd Annual Local As‐

socia on Meet and Greet Dinner at Luminarias Restaurant in Monterey Park. 

The goal of this event was to expose pharmacy students to the various CSHP 

and CPhA local associa ons we have in the Southern California area. These 

chapters are comprised of leaders from various areas of pharmacy and provide 

a valuable professional connec on to our grow‐

ing field. We were able to recruit pharmacists 

from the SGVSHP, OCSHP, SCSHP, SBLBSHP, 

SFVSHP, SGVPhA, OCPhA, PPSSFV, and IPA to 

represent their chapters at our event. In addi‐

on to our local associa on representa ves, we 

were excited to have two dis nguished speakers, 

Dr. Lisa Lum and Dr. Ken Thai, speak to the stu‐

dents about the importance of par cipa ng in 

local associa on events, and how to get involved 

while in school and a er gradua ng. Round ta‐

ble sessions gave students the opportunity to 

ask any ques ons they had about what joining 

CSHP and CPhA entails, how these organiza ons 

operate, and they were also able to learn what 

they could gain from ge ng involved with the 

local associa ons. The pharmacists themselves 

were glad to get to know our students as well. 

Overall, the event was very successful and we 

received very posi ve feedback from all of our 

Out the NEW SCSHP Chapter website at cshp.org  

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Gary Besinque Art  J. Davis Award Winner 

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2014 SCSHP Board, Delegates, Commi ee Chairs 

Anne  Arekalian, CSHP /SCSHP,  

Board Liaison, and Dan Neihbur 

Stacey Raff with Gary & Kathy Besinque 

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NWI 2015 

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SCSHP Co-editor Maria Nduati Provides Care in Ghana

On May 17th 2014, thirteen USC School of Pharmacy students and members of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) embarked on a 10-day service trip to Ghana accompanied by two preceptors. Dr. Ruth Idowu Awosika, Pharm. D and Dr. Patricia Essilfie, DNP, Founder of K. Sam Essilfie Medical Foundation (KSEMF). Pharmacy preceptors are invited to participate

It was a long journey from California to the small costal town of Gomoa Dago in the Gomoa West District in the Central Region of Ghana. Students were welcomed through a Durbar (community gathering) at the town square that presented students the oppor-tunity to meet and interact not only with the local residents but also with the community elders, a local health official, and a representative from the office of the Mayor of Go-moa West District. The occasion included health education topics such as family plan-ning and cancer. Students received the opportunity to educate the residents of Gomoa Dago on different health topics and to share their individual stories with the community with the goal of inspiring them. The services provided included diabetes, hypertension (HTN) and body mass index screenings. Health education handouts were distributed to literate participants on various topics including, HTN, diabetes, immunization, nutrition and healthy eating, stroke and stress management. Participants with very high blood pressure or blood glucose values were immediately referred to the near-by Gomoa Dago Clinic for a follow up. Continued on the next page

By Renata Ahegbebu and Maria Ndua   

Terry Makhoul and Maria Ndua  

SCSHP Co-editor Maria Nduati... continued

Subsequent days were spent teaching relevant health education topics to students in local elementary, middle and high schools regarding sanitation, poi-son prevention, asthma management, sex education and transmissible diseases just to mention a few. Students also visited the Anomabo Clinic several towns away and received the opportunity to volunteer at the various departments at the large clinic. Students were paired with local health care works to shadow and assist them with different activities.

Another exciting visit was to the Apam Hospital where students learned about the pharmacy and other hospital departments. Students visited both the in-patient and outpatient pharmacies, met the Director of Pharmacy, and re-ceived a tour.

Students also visited the Mayor of Gomoa District at his office along with delegates from the health and education departments and met with the Presi-dent of the Ghana Pharmacy Council and several students from Central Uni-versity School of Pharmacy. The purpose of the event was for students to share their pharmacy experiences and contrast the pharmacy practices in USA and Ghana.

Despite the busy schedule students received an opportunity to visit the local beach and take a boat ride offered by the local fishermen on their hand-made canoes. They also attended a thanksgiving service at the Dago Method-ist Church for a cultural experience and used the opportunity to educate the church members about breast and prostate cancer. Students had the chance to visit the Kakum National Park and experienced the beautiful canopy walk in the forest.

They also visited the local Art Center in Accra on their way back from the airport to play drums and purchase beautiful Ghanaian crafts to bring back to California.

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Introducing Jane Suh Pharm.D.

Michele Ding, USC Student, P3

Why and when did you decide to become a pharmacist?

I decided to become a pharmacist during my senior year in college while at-tending UCI. I was volunteering at a free clinic at the time, and I really admired all the work the pharmacist was doing to take care of the patients.

What is your area of pharmacy practice?

I work in hospital oncology pharmacy- I chose to practice oncology pharmacy because I had some close family members battle cancer and discovered that there is a great role for pharmacists in this field. Oncology patients are cate-gorized as a high risk population and there are plenty of ways a pharmacist can become involved, for example, providing chemotherapy education, moni-toring lab results, keeping track of the overall treatment plan, and more.

How did you get involved in SCSHP as the 2014 New Practitioner Chair?

I became involved at the recommendation of our past-president Dr. Kevin Brady and I feel that CSHP is an organization with a great purpose. I hope to encourage new practitioners to interact with one another at social events and to continue their membership, as CSHP is an organization that will advance pharmacy practice.

Save

the

Date

CSHP Seminar 2015:

Thursday, October 8 –

Sunday, October 11

Location:

Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina 1380 Harbor Island Drive San Diego, CA 92101

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2015 CE Events 75th International Pharmaceutical Federation) (FIP) September 29th, Duesseldorf, Germany

ASHP Summer Meeting: June 6, Denver, CO

CSHP Seminar 2015: Thursday, October 8 – Sun-day, October 11

ASHP Mid-Year: Sunday, December 6 – 10, 2015, New Orleans

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Calling all Members

A New Elevator Speech Needed

Competition to All SCSHP Members

Do You Have an Elevator Speech You Would Like to Share with Us? Receive a Thank You Starbucks Card.

CSHP’s “I ’m a Health-System Pharmacist Elevator Speech”

Ok, I will write the first elevator speech even though I do not get a Starbuck’s card. Please send me your elevator speech to MKootsikas@gmail.com. I promise you a Starbuck’s card.

An elevator speech is a short summary used to quickly and simply define a prod-uct, service, or organization and its value proposition The name "elevator speech" reflects the idea that it should be possible to deliver the summary in the time span of an elevator ride, or approximately thirty seconds to two minutes.

<Elevator music playing>

Elevator riding patron or your Mother: “So…what do you do?”

You: “I’m trained as a clinical pharmacist. For many years, I worked as part of a health-system team of doctors, nurses, & psychologists to provide the right medication for the right patient. For example, if your blood pressure is not well-controlled even though you are taking medications to treat it, I would take care of

you to try to find the right medication (s) to treat your blood pressure. And of course, I would continue to make sure you are o.k. Now, I work for a drug company and the main thing I do is discuss research with physicians and pharma-cists. I feel very fortunate for such a wonderful career and in return, I volunteer at health-fairs, whenever possible.