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Inside this issue:

SBLB-SHP Newsletter

June 2015

President’s

Message

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Member Highlight:

Lisa Gunther Lum

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Recap: Board of

Pharmacy Updates

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Recap: Education

Programs

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Member Highlight:

Kenneth Horowitz

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Recap: Legislative

Day

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Membership Report 7

Mailing Address:

Official mailing

address

SBLB-SHP

21143 Hawthorne Blvd.

#135

Torrance, CA 90503

Editor: Angela Lee

Message from the President

My year of presidency is almost half over and what a great first half it has been! The

second half promises to be even more amazing, a lot of activities and CE events are

planned! Please join us!

SBLB-SHP was named Chapter of Distinction for 2014 by CSHP.

Kenn Horowitz was selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award for

2015. This award recognizes an individual who has made exceptional and

sustained contributions to the Society at the regional and state levels. Kenn is a

very well deserved recipient. Please plan to join us at Seminar when Kenn

receives his award and we celebrate in his honor!

SBLB-SHP sponsored Brian Phan (USC Class of 2017 & ASHP/CSHP

president) Steve Thompson and Kenn Horowitz to attend California Pharmacy

Legislative Day on April 28th. It was a great turn out!

During late April and early May, we held 3 accredited CE sessions of Western

States Presentations by PGY1 and PGY2 Residents. We had Residents

representing Long Beach Memorial/Miller Children’s, Caremore/USC, Kaiser

Permanente, Providence Little Company of Mary, and Veterans Affairs Long

Beach. Angela Jeong and Billie Gomes coordinated these sessions.

Our Mentorship Program with USC Students has completed its first six

months. It has been a great success with positive feedback from both mentors

and mentees. We have had several mentees come to our Board meetings.

Tim Chou and Angela Lee have done an incredible job with this program.

Public Relations co-chairs Kirsten La and Scott Harada are busy scheduling

Health Fairs.

Membership co-chairs Matthew Kamada and Charles Lam are planning a

“Meet the Board” with graduating Pharmacy School students and Residents on

June 10th. (continued on next page)

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We have two social events coming up thanks to

Social Co-Chairs Ryan Ristau and Helen Hong.

First event will be an evening event in the

Summer that includes dinner. The second event

will be in the Fall, our annual Wine Tasting trip.

Details to follow.

Clinical Affair committee members Lauren

Epperson and Brittney Biegel are planning a

half-day CE program on November 14th. Topics

and details to follow.

Seminar 2015 is right around the corner. Sheraton San

Diego Hotel and Marina, October 8 through 11.

Look for details in the near future!

Special thanks to our 2015 Board of Directors! We have great and hard individuals that makes sure our members have

quality events and programs to attend. We also have a lot of fun as well. If you have any interest in getting involved,

please come to a board meeting!

Cindy Odegard, Pharm.D.

SBLB-SHP President

Message from the President (continued)

Monday, June 8th Career Day at

Aloha Elementary School

Get kids excited about pharmacy!

Please contact Kirsten

(kirstenmla@gmail.com) or Scott

(haradarx@gmail.com) for more

information

Saturday, August 1st Come join SBLB and volunteer to be

Fans in The Stands for Special Olympics

at its Basketball event.

Help cheer on the Special Olympians!

Volunteers are needed from 12:00pm –

4:00pm at the USC Galen Center & Pavilion

Please contact Kirsten (kirstenmla@gmail.com) or

Scott (haradarx@gmail.com) for more information

August 2015

Friday Evening: Date TBA

Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Save the date for a night out

with SBLB in Downtown Long

Beach. Catch up with old

friends and make new friends

over food, drinks, and jokes!

Keep your eyes out for an Evite

in your inbox closer to the date!

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Member Highlight:

Lisa Gunther Lum Receives

USC Health Fair Preceptor

of the Year Award By Angela Lee, Communications Co-Chair

On April 20th, Lisa Gunther Lum—SBLB’s CSHP

liaison—was recognized as the health fair preceptor of

the year by USC American Pharmacy Student Alliance.

Lisa has spent many weekend days precepting pharmacy

students at health fairs, providing health screenings and

education to community. Lisa is also very involved in the

USC chapter of Lambda Kappa Sigma, professional fra-

ternity, and mentoring students through the SBLBSHP

mentorship program. This award was very well-deserved

for her dedication to volunteerism and passion for

mentoring. Congratulations, Lisa!

Board of Pharmacy

(BoP) Updates: By Daniel Kudryashov, Legal Affairs Chair,

and Brian Phan, USC 4th year Student

The BoP has posted several proposed regulations

for public comment. One of these includes a new

set of sterile compounding regulations. The

previous iteration of proposed regulation was

withdrawn. Deadline for public comment on the

new set of sterile compounding regulation is

June 22, 2015. Also, the Board has released the

following pending regulations:

Naloxone Administration (pursuant to

AB 1535): Submit comments by July 6,

2015. Note that earlier in May the

Board had approved emergency

regulations allowing pharmacists to

furnish naloxone in accordance with

standardized procedures or protocols

developed and approved by both the

BoP and the Medical Board of

California.

Nicotine Replacement Products

(pursuant to SB 493): Submit comment

by June 22, 2015.

Self-Administered Hormonal

Contraceptives (pursuant to SB 493):

Submit Comments by June 22, 2015

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Recap: Educational Programs By Angela Jeong, Educational Affairs Co-Chair

Our chapter has been busy with educational and continuing educational programs.

On March 25, 2015, Jim Scott, Pharm.D.—Associate

Dean for Experiential and Professional Affairs from West-

ern University College of Pharmacy—gave a presentation

titled “Evaluating Trainees on Rotation: the Good, the Bad,

and the Ugly.” at Tin Roof Bistro in Manhattan Beach. He

provided strategies for effectively precepting students and

residents while also sharing his own experience to keep the

audience engaged.

On April 14, 2015, The Medicines Company sponsored a

dinner at The Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse in Manhattan

Beach on “Patients with ABSSSI” by Mathew Leibowitz,

M.D. from David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. As

expected, great dinner and lively discussion took place.

In May, we held three Western States project

showcases with continuing education programs:

May 5, 2015 at CareMore Health Plan in Cerritos

May 7, 2015 at Kaiser Permanente in Harbor City

May 12, 2015 at Kaiser Permanente in Downey.

Residents from various sites including Kaiser

Permanente, VA Long Beach, Long Beach Memorial,

and Providence Little Company of Mary presented their

research projects. We commend the residents on your

hard work and thank all the pharmacists who showed up

to support and provided valuable feedback to the

residents.

Jim Scott, Pharm.D. at March 25th CE

Resident Presenters: Helen Hong, Amanda Wong, Victoria Lee, Ryan Ristau March 25th

Half-Day Continuing Education Program Saturday, November 14│ 8am-12pm

At the Miyako Hybrid Hotel in Torrance

Industry displays and breakfast buffet will be from 8:00am-

9:00am. We will have 3 different speakers with the first speaker

starting at 9:00am. Three CE units will be available. Please mark

your calendars!

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Member Highlight: Kenneth Horowitz named as the

recipient of 2015 CSHP Distinguished Service Award By Angela Lee, Communications Co-Chair

CSHP has named a SBLB member, Kenneth Horowitz, as the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award.

His service to CSHP has been primarily in leadership roles, serving as:

CSHP President in 1978

Chair of the House of Delegates 1979-1980

Board of Directors Member 2007-2010, and

Treasurer 2011-2013

CSHP delegate 1979-2014

President of local chapter

Kenneth officially retired in 2007, but he currently works Per-Diem at Torrance Memorial

Medical Center. Please come celebrate with SBLB in honor of Kenneth Horowitz at the

2015 CSHP Seminar in San Diego!.

Recap: Joint CSHP/CPhA Legislative Day By Daniel Kudryashov, Legal Affairs Chair, and Brian Phan, USC 4th year Student

The annual joint CSHP/CPhA Legislative Day took place on April 28th this year in Sacramento focusing

on the three main legislation pieces, including SB 672, AB 627, and AB 486. SB 672 (Hernandez) seeks to

provide peer review legal protection to pharmacists who work in the many health systems across the

state. Currently, this bill has passed the Senate Floor and is now headed to the Assembly. AB 627

(Gomez) aims to create fair standards for Maximum Allowable Cost (MAC)-based pharmacy

reimbursement by mandating weekly updates from the PBMs and disclosure of sources used in

establishing these MAC lists by PBMs. It has passed the Assembly Business and Professions Committee

and is waiting for a Floor Vote in the Assembly. Lastly, AB 486 clarifies the language of AB 377

regarding the issue of centralized hospital packaging pharmacies.

Additionally, students and pharmacists in attendance also had a large presence in our white coats in strong

support for SB 277 in the Capitol building. In essence, this bill mandates all children to be vaccinated to

enroll in public school in the state. We were able to discuss the benefits of vaccination with groups in

opposition of the bill. Further, we were able educate people about the pharmacist’s role in providing these

preventative measures. Our advocacy efforts were successful, as the bill passed Senate on May 14 with a

vote of 25-11-3 and is headed to the Assembly.

In conclusion, legislative day, although smaller in size this year,

was a large success. The lawmakers were very happy to meet

with their constituents in an intimate environment to discuss the

many aspects of pharmacy legislation, and both student

pharmacists and constituents were able to establish a

productive dialogue surrounding current issues.

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Membership Report By Matt Kamada and Charles Lam, Membership Co-Chairs

As of May 1st 2015, we have a total of 148 members (138 CSHP and 10 CPTA). Please remember to

renew your membership to continue receiving all the benefits that SBLBSHP has to offer.

Join us in welcoming our new and renewing members for February, March, and April!

Pharmacists

Kristin Gericke

Tammy Ginder

Larry Gunsalus

Janelle Horibe

Jenny Hu

Josin James

Hanhdan Nguyenphuc

Hiro Nishi

Nancy Reeve

Brenda Wong

New Practitioner

Yuli Sung

Retired Pharmacists

Kilja Suh

Technicians

Dan Andrew Legaspi

Associate

Erin Molino

Come Join Us!

We welcome YOU to attend our monthly Board Meetings.

DATE: 2nd Wednesday of every month

TIME: Dinner & networking starting at 6:30pm, meeting at 7:00pm

LOCATION: Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center, Conference room B1&B2

Check our website for occasional agenda changes.

Feel free to stop by anytime!

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Congratulations to 2014-2015 pharmacy residents of

South Bay-Long Beach for completing Western States

Conference presentations!

Best of luck on the Last Stretch!

Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

William Nguyen (PGY1)

Diane Lee (PGY1)

Erica Ho (PGY1)

Catherine Chen (PGY1)

Deana Hanna (PGY2 Pharmacy Administration)

Thuy Bui (PGY1)

Brittney Biegel (PGY1)

Not pictured: Maya Riva

VA Long Beach PGY1 (Left)

Amanda Wong

Katherine Le

Stephanie Wu

Helen Hong

Joy Wang Warnock

Eddie Wong

Annie Huynh

Ryan Ristau

Kaiser Permanente – Downey

(below)

Yalda Dorosti (PGY2 Pharmacy

Administration)

Lauren Epperson (PGY1)

Kathryn Ngo (PGY1)

Not Pictured:

Kaiser Permanente– South Bay

Emily Choi (PGY1)

Providence Little Company of Mary

Victoria Lee (PGY1)

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SBLB-SHP 2015 Board of Directors

CINDY ODEGARD

President

TIM CHOU

President-Elect

MICHAEL NAKAO

Immediate Past President

PAULINE PHAN

Secretary

ROSALIN PREECHAKUL

Treasurer

SBLB-SHP

21143 Hawthorne Blvd. #135

Torrance, CA 90503

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MATT KAMADA & CHARLES LAM

Membership Chair

ANGELA LEE & AMANDA WONG

Communications Co-Chair

BILLIE GOMES & ANGELA JEONG

Educational Affairs/Industry

Relations Co-Chair

DANIEL KUDRYASHOV

Legal Affairs Chair

JUDITH NAKAO, CINDY ODEGARD,

TIM CHOU, KEVIN KANEKO,

ANGELA LEE

CSHP Delegates

TIM CHOU & ANGELA LEE

Mentorship Program Chair

SCOTT HARADA& KIRSTEN LA

Public Relations Chair

BILL REEVE, ROSALIN

PREECHAKUL, LAUREN

EPPERSON, BRITTANY BIEGEL,

ANGELA LEE

Clinical Affairs Chair

HELEN HONG & RYAN RISTAU

Social Affairs Co-Chair

LARRY GUNSALUS

Webmaster

LISA GUNTHER LUM

CSHP Liaison

YASMIN YAP-MARIANO

Technician Liaison

UCSF — TBD

USC — BRIAN PHAN

WESTERN — TBD

UOP— TBD

LOMA LINDA, UCSD —

VACANT Student Liaisons