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VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3. SUMMER 2017

Rxtra Newsletter El Paso Area Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Enrique Soto-Ruiz, PharmD - President Denise Pinal, PharmD - President-Elect

Jesse Chaffino - Immediate Past-President Rebecca Flores-Fuentes, PharmD - Secretary

Briana Jacobs, CPhT - Treasurer Adam Pool - Industry Representative

Christopher Medlin - Student Representative CPT Brian Baur, PharmD

Lauren Cavanaugh, PharmD Jessica Hernandez, CPhT Rachel Kennedy, PharmD

Ann Leung, PharmD Michael Piñón, Pharm

Maumi Villarreal, PharmD

March 25th, 2017 - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine EPASHP’s annual event was a huge success! Our organization was able to offer participants a total of 7 hours of continuing education that spanned a wide range of topics; programming included Texas pharmacy law, genomics in oncology, pharmacy preceptorship, The Joint Commission, updates in diabetes treatments, and clinical best practices in El Paso. In addition, over thirteen booths hosted by industry sponsors provided the latest updates in pharmaceutical treatments.

A special thank you to all those who attended, to the industry sponsors, and to those who donated canned goods!* We hope to see you again next year.

*Pictured on the bottom right are Briana Jacobs and Jessica Hernandez collecting canned goods from attendees that were donated to the Kelly Memorial Food Pantry.

Pictured above are Dr. Enrique Soto-Ruiz, Dr. Rachel Kennedy, Dr. Lauren Cavanaugh, Dr. Nicole Dominguez, Dr. Brian Baur, Dr. Maumi Villarreal, Dr. Michael Pinon, and Jesse Chaffino. Not pictured are Dr. Obinna Izundu, Briana Jacobs, Dr. Rebecca Flores-Fuentes, Dr. Henry O’Hara, Jessica Hernandez, and Adam Pool

Announcing the 2017-2018 Board of Directors

Welcome!!! The Board would like to thank you all for another successful year. Together we were able to participate in several community service events, provide multiple student scholarships, and host year-round continuing education events. We are p r o u d o f w h a t w e a c c o m p l i s h e d a n d a r e excited to see what the organization accomplishes this upcoming year.

2016-2017 EPASHP Board of Directors - Farewell

26th Annual Frontiers in Pharmacy

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EDITOR CONTACT INFORMATION NICOLE DOMINGUEZ, PHARMD Email: ndominguez@utexas.edu RACHEL KENNEDY, PHARMD Email: ramorgans@utep.edu

BECOME A MEMBER OF EPASHP and TSHP • Visit TSHP.org and click the membership tab. • Follow prompts to login/create an account. • Select El Paso as your local chapter. • Pay membership fees.

World of Possibilities Career Day February 20th, 2017 - Stanton Elementary This event was coordinated by our community outreach chair, Lauren Cavanaugh, PharmD. EPASHP was able to p r o m o t e t h e p h a r m a c y profession to local elementary students interested in a career in the healthcare field.

Pictured right is volunteer Dr. Ann Leung posing below the “Kindness Tree.”

35th Annual Lower Valley Health Fair April 8th, 2017 - Socorro High School

Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists April 28th - 30th, 2017 - Galveston, Texas

EPASHP was excited to participate in this year’s Lower Valley Health Fair. Our organization hosted a booth titled “Re Think Your Drink” that promoted healthy eating. We volunteered alongside pharmacy students and other healthcare providers. Special thanks to Lauren Cavanaugh, PharmD for organizing our participation in this event.

Pictured right are Dr. Tony Hidalgo and Dr. Enrique Soto-Ruiz

The El Paso Area Society of Health-System Pharmacists Board of Directors made a significant contribution to the Texas Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ Research and Education Scholarship Foundation. This foundation provides scholarships to pharmacy students across the state of Texas. We are incredibly grateful for the opportunity to contribute to future generations of pharmacists.

Pictured right are Jesse Chaffin, Dr. Michael Pinon and Dr. Maumi Villarreal

CE Event: nPEP and PrEP May 23rd, 2017 - Paul L. Foster School of Medicine This event was coordinated with the help of the AIDS Education and Training Center and Southwest Viral Med. Attendees had the pleasure of listening to an informative talk given by Dr. Ogechika Alozie about nPEP and PrEP; programming included existing treatments and recent developments in care. Dr. Alozie encouraged audience participation with the utilization of live polling.

Pictured below is Ogechika Alozie, MD, MPH, CPHIMS giving a CE presentation on nPEP and PrEP

Compounded Sterile IV Preparation Update May 11th, 2017 - Mesa Street Grill Emily Alexander, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP gave a valuable, one hour presentation about USP <797> revisions, semi-automated IV workflow management systems, and the 2016 FDA guidance documents on compounding of human drug products.

Pictured below are attendees from the local pharmacy community