“Ultimate Possibilities” 36th Annual Eastern States Conference for Pharmacy Residents and Preceptors April 30 – May 3, 2017 Hershey, Pennsylvania “Ultimate Possibilities”
Eastern States Advisory Committee Current Program Chair (2017): Amy L. Ives (University of Maryland School of Pharmacy) Incoming Program Chair (2018): William A. Prescott University of Buffalo School of Pharmacy Immediate Past Program Chair (2016): Justin Hare (West Virginia University Medicine) Facilities Chair: Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis (Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital) Financial Chair: Scott Mark (PriceWaterhouseCoopers)
Eastern States Advisory Board Adrienne Au Temple University Hospital Marybeth Boudreau Eastern Maine Medical Center Katherine Cunningham Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Elora Hilmas Nemours-Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children Laura Hobbs Hartford Hospital Jeff Huntress Highland Hospital, URMC Mark Johnson Shenandoah University Kevin Koons Lebanon VA Medical Center Ginger Lemay University of Rhode Island Daniel Longyhore Wilkes University Wesley McMillian University of Vermont Medical Center Gerry Meyer Jefferson School of Pharmacy Mark Sinnett Montefiore Medical Center Cathy Walker The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Eastern States Advisory Board Resident Members Rajani Ranga, Pharm.D. Kyle Startsman, Pharm.D. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital Student Members Leslie Anforth Dhakrit (Jesse) Rungkitwattanakul University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Conference Format – what’s familiar? Platform sessions PGY2 Evaluators Poster session and competition Reception Preceptor Town Hall Pearl Sessions Exhibitor Forum and Career Forum
Eastern States Conference Attendance 2015 2016 2017 Residents 499 492 498 Preceptors 271 264 260 Total 770 756 758
2017 Goals Reformat the Keynote Address Address variable attendance at platform presentations Select a Community Outreach project Develop working subcommittees Explore external services
Eastern States Conference What’s New for 2017? Keynote Format/Theme Ultimate Possibilities The World Café Additional preceptor per platform session Community Outreach Continuing Education
Community Outreach Thank you to Adrienne Au! Children’s Miracle Network Welcome Katie Anderson from Penn State Children’s Hospital
2017 Continuing Education 6 hours of CE – Keynote Address and Clinical Pearls CE credits must be obtained within 45 days from the date of program Please click on the “2017 Conference Survey and CE” link on the Home page of the www.easternstates.org Attendee signature required (should have done this when picking up your badge) Only Certificates of Credit issued from MyCPEmonitor are valid in the US MyCPEmonitor and The Board of Pharmacy requires your NABP e-profile # and birth date information. Please feel free to call NYSCHP 518-456-8819 regarding any questions
Reminders From the Chair Platform Presentations PLEASE attend presentations other than your co-residents’ PLEASE avoid loud conversations outside of presentation rooms Poster Session PLEASE attend…..and provide the presenters with feedback Exhibitor Forum PLEASE spend some time with them $200 raffle card Recruitment Forum (on-site)/Career Center (online) Looking for a job?? Meet with recruiters today and tomorrow Conference Evaluation PLEASE fill out the evaluation…..your feedback is CRITICAL!! You’ll have to fill out the evaluation to proceed with CE credits
2016 Corporate Sponsor Acknowledgements The Advisory Committee wishes to acknowledge the assistance, support and encouragement provided by this year’s corporate sponsors: Gold Level Pfizer Silver Level Janssen Pharma Mallinckrodt Medicure Octapharma Sanofi
Questions?
Louis P. Jeffrey Award Presentation