ACCP PBRN Registry: A Cross Section of the Membership

To date (as of May 28, 2009), there are 359 individual members. ACCP PBRN pharmacists provide clinical services an average of 5 half-days (±3 days) per week. This represents a total of 1165 half-days/week. For the 356 who see patients, the mean number of patients seen by our PBRN members each week is 45 ± 50 (0–200). This equates to 9120 patient encounters by our PBRN clinical pharmacist members in 1 week. Only 9% have any dispensing activities. Of those, the average is 11 hours/week spent dispensing. About 38% use scope of practice agreements. Virtually all of the PRNs are represented. The ACCP PBRN membership reflects a true cross section of the ACCP membership.

A total of 207 sites are registered in 43 states and 11 countries. About 61% of our ACCP PBRN members practice within an inpatient or emergency department setting, and the rest practice in an outpatient setting. Ninety percent are located in urban areas with populations greater than 50,000. Almost two-thirds use electronic medical records, and virtually all (93%) have Internet and e-mail capabilities.

ACCP PBRN On-line Registry NOW Open!

The ACCP Practice Based Research Network (ACCP PBRN) Registry is now OPEN. If you are a clinical pharmacist who is involved in direct patient care or have access to patients for research purposes, we welcome you to join the Registry and enter your practice information now! You can also register as an existing PBRN, if applicable. Ultimately the composition of the Registry will determine what research questions the ACCP PBRN will address. Therefore, it is vital that all interested ACCP members join the Registry. Click here to go to the Registry page.

Grace Kuo, PharmD, MPH Chosen as ACCP PBRN Director

The Research Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Grace Kuo, Pharm.D., MPH, as Director of the ACCP Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN). Dr. Kuo is Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy in the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; she is also a member of the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) Health Services Research Center. Dr. Kuo has been a member of ACCP since 1997 and is an active member of the Ambulatory Care PRN. Click here to read full story in the January 2009 ACCP Report.

Applications Being Accepted for New PPD Bioanalytical Grant

PPD Bioanalytical Fluid and Tissue Grant Award—Do you have stored samples waiting to be analyzed but not the resources you need to do the analyses? The Research Institute is pleased to announce a new funding opportunity will be available for full and associate ACCP members. The PPD Bioanalytical Fluid and Tissue Sample Grant Award supports the bioanalytical research efforts of ACCP member researchers. You will travel to a state-of-the-art PPD facility to work and learn from on-site scientists. The deadline for applications is September 1, 2009. Click here to be taken to the application.