APhA - ASP at UT Tyler

Thank you to our Operation To***co Cessation Chair, Melody Battles (P1), for hosting a watch party event for a Ni****ne & Mental Health webinar collaborated by Eliminate To***co Use & Truth Initiative!

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**The information used in this post has been drafted from the Ni****ne and Mental Health webinar**

On this 35th anniversary of World AIDS Day, APhA joins the international community in observing the event. It's a significant chance to commemorate the lives lost to the pandemic, increase public awareness of HIV infection, and pledge to continue the fight to end HIV as a danger to public health.

In order to increase access to HIV PrEP and PEP, pharmacists are essential. As of right now, 27 states have population-based collaborative practice agreements or statewide orders or protocols that permit pharmacists to independently prescribe PEP and/or PrEP. Merely 14 states have established payment mechanisms that allow pharmacists to get reimbursement from Medicaid and/or commercial insurance for services related to HIV care.

Empower, educate, and unite for a world free from stigma. On this World AIDS Day, let's raise awareness, spread love, and stand together in solidarity.

Our FCOP APhA-ASP chapter was able to host a booth at CountryFest this year in Lindale, TX! The booth was hosted by our Operation Chairs for Heart, Diabetes, and OTC Medication Safety. The booth involved services that ranged from blood glucose and blood pressure monitoring, OTC medication counseling to a fun interactive game involving identifying medications vs. candy for adults and kids!

Thank you to Dr. Carley Johnson for advising our FCOP students on ways to improve their CV!
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What is a curriculum vitae (CV)?
A CV is a document that contains comprehensive descriptions of your academic credentials and achievements. CVs are given to residency programs, fellowships, and many other professional programs that candidates apply to.

Happy Women Pharmacist Day! Women have been in the profession of pharmacy since the late 1600s & early 1700s. Even today, women continue to make huge innovations and contributions in the career of pharmacy. Don’t forget to take the time to recognize a woman in pharmacy that has made an impact in your life!
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A huge thanks to Grant Smith, a member on the National Executive Committee for APhA-ASP, for coming out to our chapter here at FCOP! We learned so much more about opportunities and resources that APhA-ASP has to offer.
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Join APhA-ASP if you’re interested in being a voice for student pharmacists and would like to improve patient care and advance the future of pharmacy! For help joining our chapter, feel free to speak to any member of our executive board!

Our iCLUB (Clinic Under the Bridge) had a good turnout this past weekend! Our chapter was able to put together safe s*x kits and feminine hygiene kits and distribute them out to the community. It was a pleasure to work with SNPhA along with other healthcare professionals to bring healthcare services to our underserved population here in Tyler!
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If you would like to join APhA-ASP, please scan the barcode to register! If you need any assistance registering, reach out to any of our E-Board members!

As of August 21st of this year, the FDA has officially approved the very first vaccine for use in pregnant women* to prevent lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD) and severe LRTD caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

What is RSV?
• RSV is a common cause of illness in children, and infants are among those at highest risk for severe disease, which can lead to hospitalization.

*Abrysvo is approved specifically for use in pregnant individuals at 32 through 36 weeks gestation.

This approval is a huge step in healthcare for pregnant individuals by providing them with the option to protect their infants from this potentially life threatening disease.

For more information, visit https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-vaccine-pregnant-individuals-prevent-rsv-infants

We had a great turnout for our first general meeting with TPA as well as our game night with PDC! If you’re interested in joining APhA make sure to scan the barcode to register!
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Need help registering? Feel free to contact anyone of our E-Board members for assistance!

Come and join us for our first general meeting with TPA!

The student organization showcase was a success! We’re so excited to welcome and recruit the FCOP Class of 2027 for the ‘23-‘24 school year!☀️💊

Presenting APhA-ASP’s 2023-2024 Executive Board! Can’t wait for a successful year full of socials and patient care events!!🩵

This last week our President and Patient Care VP had the honor of attending APhA-ASP Summer Leadership Institute in Washington, DC. During this conference they were able to advocate for the pharmacy profession, learn how to use their strengths to make themselves better leaders, and network with students across the nation!

We are proud to announce that our APhA-ASP Chapter has won the APhA-ASP Region 6 Award for Operation Reproductive Health SY 2021-2022! Thank you to all of our members who contributed their time and efforts in Operation Reproductive Health last year and to our advisors for their support.

On March 23rd, Our Operation Immunization Chair, Alvin Enoh, held a Truth vs Myth Event on Immunizations at the University Center! We hope the myths have been debunked. Thank you to all the individuals who stopped by!

Dr. Elizabeth Yett, our APhA-ASP Chapter Advisor, won the Outstanding Student Organization Advisor category during UT Tyler’s Leadership and Service Awards ceremony! Nominated by Kristina Catague, our current APhA-ASP President, she was chosen out of other nominated individuals by the awards committee!
Well-deserved indeed. Congratulations Dr. Yett!

Today, our APhA-ASP chapter collaborated with the nursing students for the De-stress Event, taking college students’ blood pressures and glucose levels and counseling them on healthy ways to maintain normal readings. We also gave out Peers Against To***co Swag and Stickers! It’s almost finals but it’s always important to be mindful of our health!

Thank you to our advisor, Dr. Yett, for precepting! And thank you to all of our APhA-ASP members and officers for volunteering, as well as our Health and Wellness volunteers!

UT Tyler APhA-ASP at the 2023 APhA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona! This past weekend was a DREAM. The convention (and the food) were AMAZING. Thank you to all our officers and members for coming out! And thank you to our advisor, Dr. Yett, and former advisor, Dr. Wooster, for the company during dinner!!

We spoke to a lot of like-minded individuals and we had so much fun at the exposition booths! We hope to see everyone again in Orlando next year for the 2024 APhA Annual Meeting!

In honor of the APhA 2023 Annual Meeting kicking off, here are our winners from our local patient counseling competition last November! Our 1st place winner, Kristina Catague, will be representing UT Tyler FCOP and will be competing in the National Patient Counseling Competition in Phoenix, Arizona TODAY! Good luck Kristina!

On Monday, March 20th, 2023, APhA-ASP will be having another HPV Vaccination Event! Please scan the link to schedule your appointment now.

Thank you for attending our first general meeting of 2023! The severe winter weather warning was definitely a challenge so we want to sincerely thank everyone who attended, both in person and on zoom. There will be more APhA-ASP and SNPhA collab meetings to come!

Happy New Year!! We hope everyone had a great winter break! The semester is almost starting and we will be back for more once again! We wish everyone to have the best year this year and onwards :)
From your UT Tyler APhA-ASP

On November 19th, 2022, our APhA-ASP chapter collaborated with SNPhA again for the interprofessional Clinic Under the Bridge Event! We were back for more of Reproductive Health Awareness, providing feminine hygiene products and safe s*x kits to the homeless and low income populations in Tyler. Thank you once again to Planned Parenthood for collaborating with us! And thank you to all the volunteers who helped with making this event possible!

On Thursday, November 17, 2022, Operation Medication Safety Chair, Alanna Kologey, held a CBD Informational Session in collaboration with her research project! Thank you to our guest speaker, Dr. Parmentier, for presenting! And thank you to Dr. Hamouda and Alanna for coordinating the event. The event was attended by APhA-ASP members, undergraduates, researchers, and others. Thank you all for coming!

Our Patient Counseling Competition is underway! On Nov 14th, we held our Patient Counseling Practice Round! Thank you so much to all of our participants!

Our “patient” was played by our very own APhA-ASP pre-pharmacy member, Sorrel Estrada! Thank you Sorrel! Thank you also to our chapter advisors, Dr. Yett and Dr. Weller, for judging! And thank you to our super member, TJ Rotimi, for volunteering along with our chapter president, Kristina.

The Competition will take place on Friday, Nov 18th, 2022 from 12-2pm at the model pharmacy! We hope to see you there!!

On November 9th, 2022, we held our monthly HPV Vaccination Event! It’s always a pleasure to work with Brookshire’s Dr. Beall and Dr. Felton in getting our patients vaccinated. Thank you to all of our volunteers for taking time out of their day-off to help out!
L-R: Abbey, Rey, TJ, Dr. Beall, Dr. Felton, and Kristina.

Before Breast Cancer Awareness Month ends, we want to thank the individuals who donated to the Gateway for Cancer Research to dress down and wear pink on Oct 21, 2022. It was great to see all the pink everyone wore to support breast cancer awareness. Happy End of October!!