October 2019eScripts is a monthly newsletter highlighting faculty, staff, students and alumni of

the CU Skaggs School of Pharmacy.

ACCP faculty advisor Joel Marrs, PharmD, takes a photo with the award winners, KyleCoronato, Armen Fstkchian and Mary Reilly.

Students win ACCP ClinicalPharmacy Challenge

After challenging pharmacy schools from across the nation, three CUPharmacy students won the American College of Clinical Pharmacy’s ClinicalPharmacy Challenge in New York.

The winners are Kyle Coronato, Armen Fstkchian and Mary Reilly.

The ACCP Clinical Pharmacy Challenge is a team-based competition hostedat the ACCP’s annual meeting. The students, who are all in their fourth year atCU Pharmacy, competed in multiple preliminary rounds of virtual competitionleading up to the live competition — a chance to show off their clinicalpharmacy knowledge on a national stage.

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Associate Professor Scott Mueller, PharmD

Fellow Katie Derington, PharmD

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Faculty, students honoredat ACCP Annual MeetingFor CU Pharmacy, the 2019 ACCPconference also included several othermajor highlights:

Associate Professor Scott Mueller,PharmD, received the ACCP 2019Critical Care Practice and ResearchNetwork Education Award.

"I’ve learned from being around the bestand am one of many in the long line ofrecognized educators at the school," hesaid. "We have a culture of teachingexcellence to students, colleagues andfaculty. Our students, residents, post-docs and interdisciplinary learnersmake it easy to be engaged, energizedand agile in the educational arena."

Outcomes Research Fellow KatieDerington, PharmD, (Class of 2016)was presented with the award for 2019Cardiology PRN Best Paper.

CU Pharmacy alumna LindsayCourtney (Class of 2019), fellow KatieDerington (Class of 2016), residentKyle Molina, former resident TaylorMorrisette and student Brooke Curryreceived travel awards, whichencourage students and postgraduatetrainees to attend ACCP meetings.

Students Eric Tobin and AminaMujkic presented a poster. Tobin alsoreceived a travel award and was invitedto present at the Health Outcomes PRNbusiness meeting.

Student Anushka Tandon also

presented a poster as one of fourfinalist candidates for the Best StudentPoster Award and gave a solopresentation.

Sarah Anderson, PharmD

Rhianna Fink, PharmD

Nashel Patel

Faculty, student honoredon national level at Next-Generation PharmacistAwardsTwo University of Colorado SkaggsSchool of Pharmacy andPharmaceutical Sciences facultymembers and a student werehonored with awards that recognizepharmacy innovators from across theU.S.

Associate Professor Sarah Anderson,PharmD (Class of 2007), AssistantProfessor Rhianna Fink, PharmD, andstudent Nashel Patel were all honoredin the Next-Generation PharmacyAwards, sponsored by PharmacyTimes and Parata Systems. Theawards honor 30 finalists from acrossthe country in 10 categories.

All three honorees traveled to SanDiego on Oct. 25 to attend the Next-Generation Pharmacy Awardsreception. At the ceremony, Andersonwas presented with the Health-System Pharmacist 2019 Award.Fink and Patel were both honored asfinalists in their categories: PatientCare Provider and Future Pharmacist,respectively.

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Research supportsexpanding insurancecoverage of non-invasiveprenatal testingResearch conducted by the Universityof Colorado Skaggs School ofPharmacy and PharmaceuticalSciences provides evidence to supportexpansion of insurance plan coverageof noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), asimple maternal blood draw whichscreens for fetal chromosomal disordersincluding trisomy 13 (Patau syndrome),trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), andtrisomy 21 (Down syndrome), to womenunder the age of 35.

The research represents a first-of-its-kind published analysis of results from arisk-sharing agreement betweenbiotechnology company Illumina, Inc.and insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Careto expand coverage of NIPT to pregnantwomen less than 35 years of age. CUPharmacy assistant professor BrettMcQueen, PhD, is conducting theresearch in partnership with advisoryfirm Real Endpoints to evaluate theimpacts of the agreement.

Assistant Professor Brett McQueen, PhD

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Alumni AngleHomecoming is here!

Join CU Pharmacy at Folsom FieldNov. 9 as the CU Buffs take onStanford for the 2019 Homecominggame.

The game is scheduled to start at 1p.m.

At 10 a.m., the CU Pharmacycommunity is invited to participate in atailgate next door on Duane Field,located just south of Folsom FieldStadium, 2000 Colorado Ave. inBoulder.

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Arizona alumni meet upwith Dean AltiereCU Pharmacy alumni who live inArizona had a chance to meet up withDean Ralph Altiere and AssociateDean for Administration andOperations Laura Borgelt for dinner inPhoenix and Tucson.

The event was one of many plannedthis year to celebrate with alumniacross the country.

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Alumni meet with Dean Altiere and AssociateDean Borgelt in Phoenix.

CU Pharmacy Thought LeadersFrom educating the public about the shingles vaccine to sharing expertiseabout pharmacist-prescribed birth control, our CU Pharmacy professionals arein the news:

Newsweek: From Zombies to Vampires: The Origin Stories of Someof Your Favorite Halloween Monsters, feat. Professor David KrollClinical Oncology News: When First-Line HCC Rx Fails, WhatComes Next? feat. Professor Cindy O'BryantFox31 Denver: Shingles vaccine remains in short supply, long waitspossible at Colorado pharmacies, feat. Professor Sunny Linnebur,Instructor Susan Finstrom and Preceptor Jasjit GillNews-Medical.Net: Research supports expanding insurancecoverage of non-invasive prenatal testing, feat. Assistant ProfessorBrett McQueenMedical Xpress: Research supports expanding insurance coverageof non-invasive prenatal testing, feat. Assistant Professor BrettMcQueenLabPulse.com: Insurance claims study makes case for moreprenatal blood testing, feat. Assistant Professor Brett McQueenThe Colorado Sun: Colorado abortion rates keep declining. FreeIUDs and easier access to the pill are the reason, feat. Assistant Deanfor Clinical and Professional Affairs Gina Moore and Apothecary DirectorSusan Mead

Inverse: A new kratom report maps one possible future for the drug,feat. Professor David KrollAddiction Professional: NCAD West: Prescription Opioid MisuseDrops, but Providers Need to Stay Vocal, feat. Professor Rob ValuckAPhA: Prescription omega-3 fatty acids recommended forhypertriglyceridemia, feat. Professor Joe Saseen

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