Carla D. Cobb, PharmD, BCPP
Member, CPNP Foundation
The CPNP Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the first annual Defining the Future Grant Awards. Many applications were received outlining exciting and important projects. Although we had planned to make three awards, there were four applications that stood out, and we were able to provide grants to all four!
A requirement of the grant program is that the research project must mirror one of the current interests of the Foundation which include: 1) stigma associated with psychiatric and neurologic disorders, and 2) Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) as a best practice. The four research grants awarded cover both of these interests with research topics in psychiatry, neurology, and substance use disorders. The award recipients are as follows (in alphabetical order):
Lauren Heath, PharmD, of the University of Colorado Lowry and Anschutz Internal Medicine Clinics will research “The Influence of Patient Stigma on Depression Remission.”
Carroline Lobo, MS, from Duquesne University will assess “Stigma in Adults with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and Migraine: A Comparative Analysis of Perceptions of Invalidation.”
Courtney Slough, PharmD, will complete her project entitled “Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) Provided to Veterans in an Outpatient Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic” at the WG Hefner Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salisbury, NC.
Natalie Valentino, PharmD, of Salt Lake City VA Health Care System will conduct a project entitled “Assessment of Rationale in Refusal of Take-Home Naloxone by Veterans at Risk for Opioid Overdose in the Primary Care Setting.”
As a condition of the grant, recipients are required to submit their research for abstract consideration and, if selected, present their research results as a poster at the CPNP 2016 Annual Meeting, April 17-20, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO.
The Foundation would like to thank the review committee including Matthew Fuller, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP; Steven Saklad, PharmD, BCPP; Melody Ryan PharmD, BCPP; and Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP for their time in reviewing the applications, selecting the award recipients, and providing feedback to the applicants who did not receive an award.
Defining the Future Grants will be awarded annually. Applications are due late summer, and recipients are announced the first of October. Pharmacy students, residents, and fellows are eligible to apply. Now is the time to start thinking about your research project and planning to submit it for consideration for a 2016 Defining the Future Grant.