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College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists

UNC ESOP August 13, 2018

Who We Are

– The mission of CPNP is to promote excellence in pharmacy practice, education and research to optimize treatment outcomes of individuals affected by psychiatric and neurologic disorders – The CPNP Foundation envisions a world in which individuals with psychiatric and neurologic disorders receive optimal treatment, live free of stigma, and achieve their full potential

cpnpf.org cpnp.org/member/toolkit/outreach

Chapter Goals

– Promote mental health awareness and combat the stigma associated with mental illness – Participate in community events benefitting psychiatric and neurologic research – Educate patients about psychiatric medications – Provide thought-provoking speakers and event programming to foster learning and discussion among members

What We Do

General Body Meetings

– Monthly meetings with guest speakers

– Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists – Individuals living with mental illness who share their personal experiences and perspectives – Neurology Professors and Experts – Psychiatric Pharmacy Residents

Come Walk With Us

– Walk to End Alzheimer's

– Saturday, September 15, 2018 – Alzheimer’s Associations largest event worldwide to raise funds and awareness for alzheimer’s support, care, and research

– Walk For Hope

– Sunday, October 14, 2018 – Benefits the Foundation For Hope, which funds the research and treatment of mental illness

Psych Emergency Dept PMEG

– CPNP-run PMEG in the Psych ED is New this year

– Other existing PMEGs include Eating Disorder Unit, 3rd Floor Neuroscience, Adolescent Unit

– Perks of being in CPNP?

– CPNP members get first priority for volunteering – Opportunity to interact with and teach different groups of psychiatric inpatients – Valuable patient care experiences early on – Looks great on your CV

Outreach Committee

• Opioid presentation to local high schools
• last year we presented to two local high schools in the spring

about the dangers of using opioids illegally

• very rewarding experience reaching out to teenagers
• great opportunity to work on presentation skills to a different

age group

New Events for 2018-2019

– Lunch at Club Nova (clubnova.org) – Collaboration with the Student Pharmacist Opioid Misuse Prevention Task Force – Mindfulness sessions – Self care seminars – Shadowing at a Neurology Clinic – More to come! (We are very open to any suggestions!)

Research Opportunities

Ability to apply for research grants through CPNP!

Questions?

– Visit cpnp.org – Like our Facebook page for updates: www.facebook.com/cpnpunc – Email:

– Chapter President: Ashley Kang (ashley_kang@unc.edu) – President Elect: Sydney McEachern (sydney_mceachern@unc.edu) – Join our email list for instructions on how to join. If you have any questions feel free to ask!

My Path: Pharmacy Practice in Psychiatry

Suzanne C. Harris, PharmD, BCPP, CPP

Clinical Assistant Professor Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner- Psychiatry UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy UNC Hospitals and Clinics

Career Path

Early 2000s 2003-2008 2008-2009 2009-2013 2014-present

Graduated Pharmacy School PGY2 Psychiatric Pharmacy Residency Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist/ Clinical Asst Professor

UNC

Scientific Affairs Liason

Janssen Pharmaceuticals

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist/ Clinical Coordinator

Central Regional Hospital

Clinical Asst Professor / Psychiatric Clinical Pharmacist

UNC

• As a clinical pharmacy practitioner (CPP) seeing patients in clinic,

you begin to ask:

• What is the benefit/risks of duplicate therapy (i.e. 2 antidepressants)?
• Which agent is the patient seeking the most benefit?
• How should we cross-taper one of the antidepressants to simplify the

regimen?

• What should we communicate with the PCP in regards to duplicate

therapy?

• How does a patient’s medical comorbidities and other medications

affect/contribute to their current psychiatric state?

• How can we either simply the regimen, choose less expensive but effective

agents, and/or investigate options for patient to be able to afford her medications (PAPs, drug discount cards, picking generics with similar mechanisms)?

A Pharmacist’s Role

Academia

• Coordinate pharmacotherapy course and Psychiatric Elective,

teach psychiatry/neurology content in other courses

• Apply foundational content to real-world neuropsychiatric patient

case scenarios

• Student/Resident involvement
• Clinical teaching/Precepting in ambulatory care psychiatric clinic
• Advisor for student and resident presentations related to psychiatric

content

• Advisor for CPNP UNC Student Chapter
• Scholarship in practice and education
• Psychiatric practice and dissemination of psychiatric content

Community Service

• Participate and oversee involvement of pharmacy students in
• utreach opportunities for patients with mental illness, patient’s

caregivers, and other consumers in the community

• Medication education
• Attendance and presentation at National Alliance for Mental

Illness (NAMI) regional conference

• Annual NAMI NC Walk for Hope
• UNC Medical Center Mental Health Fair

Role as Faculty Advisor

• Support the mission and goals of the chapter
• Ensure goals align with CPNP National and compliance with

collegiate chapter bylaws

• Serve as a liaison between the chapter and CPNP National
• Foster the continued development of the Student chapter
• Facilitate and identify new opportunities for chapter that promote

chapter goals

• Newsletter article- CPNP Perspectives or Mental Health Clinician
• Local outreach- NAMI, UNC Medical Center
• Collaborations with other chapters (newsletter article, research project)
• Student grants for research and/or travel/registration to CPNP Annual

meeting

• Be an advocate and guide students to serve as advocates for those

living with psychiatric and neurologic disorders

• Share and promote accomplishments of the chapter with others!

Psychiatric Research Project Psychiatric Elective Shadow a pharmacist Student Opportunities

Join CPNP/ Student Chapter www.cpnp.org PY4 Psychiatric Rotation

Volunteer

Questions

suzanne_harris@unc.edu