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HOT TOPICS Get Involved in Your Profession: PAC (Political Action Committee) Donation Form Affect Issues in Your Workplace, Comment on Draft ASHP Guidance  Webinar and Teleconferences Offered Through ASHP Advantage 3.4 Million H1N1 Vaccine Doses Expected in Early October, CDC Says: MedImmune's intranasal vaccine is expected to be the first of the recently licensed monovalent 2009 H1N1 to be distributed in the U.S. CDC Officials Urge Restricted Use of Tamiflu, Relenza: Drug-resistant swine flu possibly found at North Carolina camp.  The AP (9/11, Stobbe) notes that "health officials are reporting what may be the first instance of a Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus spreading from one person to another.  It happened in July at a camp in western North Carolina, where two teenage girls-cabin mates-were diagnosed with the same drug-resistant strain of swine flu."  Tamiflu maker Roche Holding AG said "it's aware of 13 cases of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu around the world, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has counted nine in the United States." Only one H1N1 Vaccine Dose Will be Needed in Adults: Response after one dose of Monovalent Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine (preliminary report) Pharmacy Managers Mull Staffing for Flu Season

RESIDENCY RESOURCE CENTER ASHP Residency Training Homepage: Why should I do a residency, advice on finding a position, sign up for the Residency Match, FAQ Residency Directories:  Local and National o OSHP Directory of Northwest Residencies: Indexed by type of residency, state, and city o ASHP Directory: Indexed by type of residency and state o ACCP Directory of Residencies, Fellowships, and Graduate Programs:  Indexed by specialty and state Residency Showcase Listing at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Dec 7 & 8, Las Vegas, NV ASHP Personnel Placement Service at ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting Dec 6-9, Las Vegas, NV TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION RESOURCE CENTER  Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician Licensure Information Oregon Board of Pharmacy Website   OSHP Executive Summary of Technician Changes - 2008 Update  Becoming a CPhT - PTCB Certification and Recertification Information

2015 INITIATIVE  ASHP 2015 Goals-Modified OSHP 2015 Update 10-08, CE Program Slides Medication Safety Initiatives Links: ASHP * ISMP Updates: Introduction to 2015 * MTM-Medication Therapy Management* Patient Advocacy *  Evidence Based Medicine *Core Measures*  Anticoagulations-Patient Safety Goal * Halfway to 2015  Best Practices: Evidence Based Medicine * ASHP Best Practices ASHP 2015 Self-Assessment Tool

SOCIETY SUDS Congratulations to this Year's OSHP Award recipients including: OSHP Pharmacist of the Year - Gerry Migaki OSHP Pharmacy Practitioner of the Year - Chris Blem OSHP Technician of the Year - Irina Charnihina Attend an OSHP Chapter Meeting!  View the entire OSHP Calendar of Events to learn more about the upcoming Northern, Southern & Technician Chapter meetings.