Message from the WMSHP President, Mohammed Aldhaeefi, PharmD, BCCCP, FACC

Hello, colleagues and WMSHP members. I am honored to serve as the WMSHP President for this year.

Providing high quality continuing education sessions, pharmacy advocacy, and students involvement, are a priority to me for this year. Thanks to our Immediate Past President, Meenakshi Shelat, for her leadership and dedication this past year to the WMSHP. I also want to welcome to the 2024 Executive Board of Directors: President-Elect Matthew Levit; Secretary Tiffany Tseng; and Treasurer Victoria Ly; the Board Members: Ashok Ramalingam and Michelle Eby; and President Emeritus: Vaiyapuri Subramaniam.

We look forward to collaborating and working with pharmacy colleagues in the DC - Maryland – Virginia. On behalf of the WMSHP Executive Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you all for our two upcoming WMSHP virtual continuing education events on March 20th on Pericarditis Management by Vicki Ly, PharmD, BCCP and on April 3rd on Glomerular Diseases by Dhakrit “Jesse” Rungkitwattanakul, PharmD. We also have two non-CE dinner programs at Maggiano’s on March 27th on All-Nebulizer Management Strategy by Teravance Biopharma and on April 17th on next generation echinocandin antifungal Once-Weekly REZZAYOTM (rezafungin for injection) by Melinta Therapeutics. Additionally, those students will serve as future leaders at WMSHP to enhance and keep WMSHP growing. Moreover, I serve as the Executive Committee Member and Course Director at the Pharmacy and Acute Care University (PACU) online platform.