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VPhA 141st Annual Convention
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You’re invited to attend VPhA’s 141st Annual Convention where pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists from the surrounding regions convene, learn, network, and engage with colleagues and peers! We hope you will join us for this three-day convention at the beach with tons of opportunities to broaden your knowledge in the pharmacy profession.
Online Registration is now closed. You can still register in-person onsite of the Convention.
Convention Schedule
Friday, August 12, 2022 [ 7 hours of CE] | ||
7:00am – 4:00pm | Registration | |
7:00am -9:00am | Breakfast | |
7:30am – 7:45am | Welcome | Christina Barrille, VPhA Executive Director Dr. Leah Argie, VPhA President |
7:45am – 9:45am | Immunization Update 2022 | Chelsea Sprouse, PharmD, BCACP COVID-19 Vaccine Pharmacy Coordinator Office of Epidemiology, Virginia Department of Health Sharon Gatewood, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy |
9:45am – 10:00am | Break | |
10:00am – 11:00am | Three Concepts for Creating a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program | Lura Thompson, PharmD Clinical Pharmacist and Owner of Care Connections Rx, PLLC |
11:00am – 11:15am | Break | |
11:15am – 12:15pm | KEYNOTE SPEAKER- Sponsored by the VPhA Foundation Morgan Institute Meet Me at the Crossroads: Intersecting Quality and Pharmacists-Provided Care |
Micah Cost, PharmD, MS, CAE Chief Executive Officer Pharmacy Quality Alliance |
12:15pm -1:30pm | Lunch | |
1:45pm –3:15pm | New Drug Update | Mark Johnson, PharmD, BCPS Professor of Pharmacy Practice Director of Postgraduate Education Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University |
3:15pm – 3:30pm | Break | |
3:30pm – 5:00pm | Pushing More Than Just Pills: Pharmacists Promoting Health Equity | Sharmon P. Osae, PharmD, BCACP Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy |
5:00pm – 6:00pm | National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) Reception | Honoring President-elect Leonard Edloe, Th. M., PharmD |
Saturday, August 13, 2022 [6 hours of CE] |
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7:00am – 3:30pm | Registration | |
7:45am – 8:45am | Awards Recognition Ceremony | |
8:00am – 3:30pm | Exhibit Hall | |
8:45 am – 10:15am | Functional Medicine: Rediscovering the Pharmacist’s Role in Patient Care | Nicole Slater, PharmD, BCACP Associate Clinical Professor, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University |
10:15 am – 10:30 am | Break | |
10:30 am – 11:30am | Postmarketing Pharmacovigilance: Monitoring Product Safety in the Real World | Sarah Barden, PharmD, MBA Engagement Manager, IQVIA |
11:30pm – 12:30 pm | Box Lunch in the Exhibit Hall | |
12:30 pm – 2:30pm | NASPA/NMA Student Pharmacist Self Care Championship | Allie Jo Shipman, PharmD, MBA Senior Director, Policy & Professional Affairs, NASPA |
2:30pm – 2:45pm | Break | |
2:45pm – 4:15pm | Virginia Board of Pharmacy Update | Caroline Juran, RPh Executive Director, Virginia Board of Pharmacy |
4:15pm – 4:30pm | BREAK | |
4:30pm – 5:30pm | VPhA General Membership Meeting | |
5:30pm – 6:30pm | Virginia Schools of Pharmacy Reception- Hosted by VCU and Shenandoah University | |
Sunday, August 14, 2022 [3.5 hours of CE] |
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6:00am – 6:45am | Sunrise Yoga (must complete online waiver) |
Cate Silberberg Owner, Float and Flow VA Yoga and Paddleboard Adventures |
7:00am – 12:00pm | Registration | |
7:00am – 9:00am | Breakfast | |
8:00am – 9:00am | Leading Change Through Motivational Interviewing | Sarah A. Parnapy Jawaid, PharmD, FAPhA Adjunct Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University |
9:00am – 9:15am | Break | |
9:15am – 10:15am | Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) | Sharon Gatewood, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Pharmacy |
10:15am – 10:30am | Break | |
10:30am – 12:00pm | Practical Applications of Comprehensive Opioid Use Disorder Treatment | Paul Brasler, LCSW, ACIP Behavioral Health Addiction Specialist Department of Medical Assistance Services |
12:00pm | Adjourn | |
12:00 pm- 3:00 pm | Academy of Independent Pharmacists & CPESN VA Joint Meeting |
Registration and Fees
Online Registration is now closed. You can still register in-person onsite of the Convention.
Hotel Information
Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Hotel
3501 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451
The Sheraton is offering you a special group rate:
City View Guest Room: $199 per night
Partial View Guest Room: $249 per night
Oceanfront Guest Room: $289 per night
Room Blocks can be reserved from Wednesday, August 10, 2022, to Saturday, August 13, 2022.
Room Block reservations ARE NOW CLOSED!
To Make a Reservation by Phone: Call the Sheraton at 1-757-425-9000 and specify that you’re with the Virginia Pharmacists Association.
To Make a Reservation Online: Click Here
Intended Audience
This event was designed specifically for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians.
CPE Credit Information
The Virginia Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Faculty Disclosure Statements
All faculty included in the activities listed have indicated that they do not have conflicts of interest, nor do they have a financial relationship with a commercial interest related to their respective presentation
Education Planning and Application
Topics selected for the VPhA 141st Annual Convention were developed by the VPhA Meetings and Education Committee based upon input from surveys and evaluations from attendees at the 2019 Annual Convention. Additional input was obtained from the various specialty sections of VPhA, the VPhA Board of Directors, and from the review of surveys of other state associations of their members’ needs. The VPhA Meetings and Education Committee utilized contemporary literature search to determine the level of education and educational gaps of members in order to design specific topics and learning objectives.