{"id":2222,"date":"2025-05-12T10:37:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/pharmacy\/2025\/05\/12\/on-the-cusp-april-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T10:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T17:37:20","slug":"on-the-cusp-april-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/pharmacy\/2025\/05\/12\/on-the-cusp-april-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"On the CUSP: April 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Awards and Recognitions<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. Laressa Bethishou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> began her term as the chair-elect for the APhA Transitions of Care Community.\u00a0<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Kamaljit Kaur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> co-organized\/co-chaired a symposium titled \u201cDNA-encoded libraries for Drug Discovery\u201d at the ACS Spring 2025 Meeting and Exposition, San Diego, CA, USA, Mar 23-27, 2025. (Organizer: Kamaljit Kaur, Chapman University; Gunda Georg, University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy; Alice Wong, Genentech Inc.)<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Quotables (Faculty in the News)<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. Jerika Lam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was interviewed by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Podcast on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ashp.org\/professional-development\/ashp-podcasts\/student-perspectives\/2025\/pharmacy-student-resilience-and-wellness-insights-from-pharmacy-professionals\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pharmacy Student Resilience and Wellness: Insights from Pharmacy Professionals<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Emmanuelle Schwartzman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> participated in a published health care roundtable for the Orange County Business Journal entitled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocbj.com\/custom-content\/healthcare-roundtable-2025\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Healthcare Roundtable: An Informative Q&amp;A with OC\u2019s Top Healthcare Professionals<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on April 14, 2025.<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Publications<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. Albert Bach, Dr. Laressa<\/b> <b>Bethishou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and others published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294036005\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pharmacist Patient Care Process Across the Health System<\/span><\/i><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294035982.\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patient Assessment for Pharmacists: How to Use This Textbook<\/span><\/i><\/a> i<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">n \u201cPatient Assessment in Pharmacy\u201d with McGraw Hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Laressa Bethishou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and others published<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294036265\"> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Communicating With Patients and Healthcare Professionals<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294036409\"><i>Addressing Patient Adherence<\/i><\/a> in \u201cPatient Assessment in Pharmacy\u201d with McGraw Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Laressa Bethishou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Dr. Albert Bach,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and others published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294036484\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuity of Care<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In \u201cPatient Assessment in Pharmacy\u201d with McGraw Hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Albert Bach <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Dr. Laressa<\/b> <b>Bethishou<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294036551\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Assessment of Drug Therapy<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. In \u201cPatient Assessment in Pharmacy\u201d with McGraw Hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Dr. Rachita Sumbria, Rudy Chang, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and others published<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdoi.org%2F10.1186%2Fs12987-025-00637-w&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csilfernandes%40chapman.edu%7C7a17f6c2a19340a2949b08dd8e47adc1%7C809929af2d2545bf9837089eb9cfbd01%7C0%7C0%7C638823160714014581%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=alaQUO0nCADOQNauHrOpggRbKDzN6KVKzHTMGbRdXzk%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u201cBrain endothelial cells as phagocytes: mechanisms and implications\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Fluids and Barriers of the CNS.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jelena Lewis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Fatema Haider <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">published<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Impact of Telehealth on Pharmacy Practice\u201d in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Topics in Evidence-Based Pharmacy Practice<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in March 2025 with McGraw Hill. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Faccesspharmacy-mhmedical-com.chapman.idm.oclc.org%2FupdatesContent.aspx%3FgbosId%3D653348&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csilfernandes%40chapman.edu%7C7a17f6c2a19340a2949b08dd8e47adc1%7C809929af2d2545bf9837089eb9cfbd01%7C0%7C0%7C638823160714048248%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=L%2FpknVSLWVmwf8IsnqJMZx%2B8bFggRix7KuksRq7OAMA%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/accesspharmacy-mhmedical-com.chapman.idm.oclc.org\/updatesContent.aspx?gbosId=653348<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jelena Lewis, Dr. Hindu Rao, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Dr. Farida Mossaad <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">published<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Diarrhea and Constipation\u201d in<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Patient Assessment in Pharmacy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with McGraw Hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Dr. Jelena Lewis, Dr. Sun Yang, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Dr. Beshoy Saad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published \u201cNausea and Vomiting\u201d in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patient Assessment in Pharmacy <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">with McGraw Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Laura Tsu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Dr. May Mak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> published \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294038077\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Heart Failure<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patient Assessment in Pharmacy<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> with McGraw Hill.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Sun Yang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and others published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com\/content.aspx?bookid=3555&amp;sectionid=294038629\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Assessment of Pediatric Patients<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in \u201cPatient Assessment in Pharmacy\u201d with McGraw Hill.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Presentations<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><b>Oral (e.g., Platform Presentations, Symposiums, Plenaries, Keynotes)<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. Albert Bach <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><b> Dr. Jelena Lewis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">presented \u201cBreak the Code: A Pharmacy Escape Room\u201d at the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego, CA on April 6, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Laressa Bethishou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Dr. Jelena Lewis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">presented<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cultivating Your Personal Brand in Pharmacy School at the California Pharmacist Association Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego, CA on April 6, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Laressa Bethishou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and others presented \u201cThe Future of Pharmacy Practice Under the Standard of Care Model\u201d at the California Pharmacist Association Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego, CA on April 4, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jeff Goad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presented \u201cAPhA\u2019s Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program and Train-the-Trainer\u201d at Dubai Medical University on April 25-26, 2025 in Dubai, UAE<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jeff Goad <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Dr. Albert Bach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presented \u201cNavigating the Future of Pharmacy: Integrating AI into Practice\u201d at the CPhA Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego, CA, on April 4, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jeff Goad <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and others presented \u201cImmunization Update 2025\u201d at the CPhA Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego, CA, on April 4, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Jeff Goad<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and others presented \u201cEmpowering Pharmacists in Travel Medicine\u201d at the 15th Annual CE Midwest Conference Directions in Pharmacy virtually on April 5, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Kamaljit Kaur<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> presented \u201cPeptide-drug conjugates for selective uptake by triple-negative breast cancer\u201d at the ACS Spring 2025 Meeting and Exposition, in San Diego, CA, on March 23rd, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Keykavous Parang <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">presented \u201cPeptide Drug Conjugates and Drug Discovery Chemistry\u201d at the 20<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Annual Cambridge Healthtech Institute Symposium on Oral Peptides &amp; Macrocyclics in San Diego, CA, on April 15<\/span><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Posters<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Dr. Rennolds Ostrom, Camelia Anicolaesei<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Jordyn Margolis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>Isabella Cattani-Cavalieri, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and others published<\/span><a 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Chung<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><b>T. Awarad,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and others presented \u201cExploring Vitamin D Levels Upon Diagnosis in Pediatric Oncology Patients\u201d at the 2025 Hematology\/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) Annual Conference on April 9-12, 2025, in Portland, Oregon.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Sherif Elshahawi, Dr. Deborah Nguyen, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and<\/span><b> Alice Oum <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">presented \u201cEnzyme Immobilization for Large-Scale Biocatalytic Synthesis of Novel Antibiotic Analogs with Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity\u201d at the Western Pharmacy Exchange in San Diego, CA.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Dr. Aftab Ahmed, Adva Shilon, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>Basir Syed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">presented \u201c2D-Liquid Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry (ESI-TOF LC\/MS\/MS) Protein Profiling of Moringa <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">(Moringa oleifera)<\/span><\/i><span 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