Our November continuing education programming was presented by Kumar Ramakrishnan, Pharm.D. Dr. Ramakrishnan delivered an up-to-date presentation on “Going with the flow: An overview of Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy”. Our next continuing education presentation will be on January 6th, 2022. Chad Hutson, Pharm.D., BCSCP, will discuss “Key Changes with Proposed USP General Chapter <797>”. At our November Board meeting, the Board voted to resume in-person restaurant meetings, which will include our January and April 2022 meetings. This decision is subject to change, especially in light of the current COVID-19 surge in Michigan and our local areas. As long as technology allows, we plan to provide both an in-person and virtual option. The in-person option on January 6th will be at Martell’s in Kalamazoo. We will certainly provide you with any updates in the coming weeks.
Our Board elections for terms starting in 2022 were also conducted in November. Congratulations to President-Elect Shelby Kelsh, Treasurer Andrea Borst, and pharmacist Board members Chad Hutson, Nathan Kanous II, Tara McAlpine, and Benjamin Pontefract. I am excited to see what is in store for WMSHP with your leadership!
As a recruitment/retention effort, WMSHP will be offering FREE one year membership to pharmacy technicians. This will be offered for any pharmacy technician that signs up between December 1 and June 30, 2022. This is a great opportunity to expand the involvement of pharmacy technicians in our organization and I encourage everyone to share this offer with any technicians you know! Registration may be found here.
This is my last President’s Corner! My how time flies. I would like to thank you all for allowing me to lead WMSHP this year. While it has looked different than how I originally planned, it has still been a great honor and leadership opportunity. I look forward to serving as your immediate Past-President in 2022. As always if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about WMSHP or your membership, please do not hesitate to contact myself or any Board member.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and healthy Happy Holidays.
Julie
