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ASHP Foundation Announces 2017 Pharmacy Practice Advancement Demonstration Recipients

The ASHP Foundation awarded funding to two pharmacist investigators through the 2016-2017 Pharmacy Practice Advancement Demonstration Grant program. This program supports demonstration projects related to practice advancement and that encourage increased pharmacist leadership on patient care teams to advance patient care and outcomes. 

The grant recipients, each of whom received a grant of up to $75,000, will study issues related to transitions of care and opioid dependence.

See more information about each study below:

Clinical Pharmacy Interventions to Improve Transitions of Care and Reduce Hospital Readmissions in End-Stage Renal Disease Patients with Heart Failure and Infection
Joanna Hudson, Pharm.D.
University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Memphis, TN

Evaluating Outcomes of a Pharmacist-Led Medication Management Program for Outpatient Treatment of Opioid Dependence
Michelle Rainka, Pharm.D.
Dent Neurosciences Research Center Inc., Amherst, NY
 

About the ASHP Foundation
The ASHP Foundation www.ashpfoundation.org was established in 1968 by ASHP www.ashp.org as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. As the philanthropic arm of ASHP, our vision is that patient outcomes improve because of the leadership and clinical skills of pharmacists, as vital members of the healthcare team, accountable for safe and effective medication use. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of patients in health systems through appropriate, safe, and effective medication use.