Annual Meeting

RegistrationAgenda | Keynote Speaker | Hotel Accommodations | Posters | IPA Awards | CESponsorships & ExhibitorsPAC Breakfast




Ritz Charles Conference Center, Carmel, IN

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Celebrate Indiana Pharmacy at IPA's Annual Meeting!

Each year, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists come together from across the state to discuss policy, share innovative ideas, and make meaningful connections with colleagues and pharmacy leaders. This March, plan to:

  • Hear and share innovative ideas to implement at your practice.

  • Build your network and connect with like-minded colleagues.

  • Find new opportunities for collaboration and practice advancement.

  • Recharge and leave invigorated to better serve your patients.

Agenda at a Glance


   Thursday March 6, 2025
7:00 - 8:00 am

 Past President’s Breakfast for Past IPA Presidents (Invitation only)

8:00 - 8:15 am

 Welcome by IPA President Chelsea Baker

8:15 - 9:15 am

 Keynote Presentation by Dale Wilsher, PCC, CPLC, CCSP, Award Winning Speaker and Author: How to Keep the Urgent from Hijacking What’s Important

9:15 - 10:15 am

 Vendor Expo and Poster Presentations

10:15 - 11:15 am

 The Whole New World of SGLT-2 Inhibitors: Looking into the Cardio-Kidney-Metabolic Space (CE - Susan Cornell) Click on presentation title to learn more about this program.

Provided by ASHP. Supported by an independent medical educational grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company
11:15 - 11:45 am

 Vendor Expo and Poster Presentations

11:45 am - 1:00 pm

 Awards Luncheon

1:00 - 2:00 pm

 OTC Challenge (CE - Cindi Koh-Knox Sharp)

2:00 - 2:30 pm

 Vendor Expo and Poster Presentations

2:30 - 330 pm
 
2:30 - 3:30 pm
 Choose One:
 Pharmacist Billing Essentials and Basics (CE - Stuart Beatty)

 New Drug Update (CE - Joe Jordan)
3:30 – 4:30 pm

3:30 - 4:30 pm

 How to become a Supercommunicator to improve your practice (CE - Dan Degnan)

 Clinical Pearls (CE - Deanna Kania and Residents)

6:00 - 8:00 pm

 Wine Down with IPA, Peace Water Winery, Carmel (Tickets can be purchased at registration or at the IPA Store)

 
  Friday March 7, 2025
7:00 – 8:00 am

 PAC Breakfast - Separate ticket required.  (Tickets can be purchased at registration or the IPA Store.)

8:00 – 9:00 am

8:00 - 9:00 am

 Choose One:
 Explicit Impact of Implicit Behaviors: Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (CE - Lalita Prasad-Reddy) - Sponsored by: Health Equity Track and ISHP

 What We Wish We Would've Known:  New Practioner Roundtables

9:00 – 10:00 am
 
9:00 – 10:00 am

9:00 - 10:00 am

 Choose One:
 Community Health Workers and Health Equity (CE - Matt Williams & Bianca Daisy-Bell) - Health Equity Council Track

 340B Program Updates (CE - Sam Lewis) - ISHP Track

 Insights from a Millennial Manager (CE - Laura Sosinski) - New Practioner Track


10:00 – 11:00 am


10:00 - 11:30 am


10:00 - 11:00 am

 Choose One:
 Access to Health Care for Patients with Diabetes, with a Focus on CGM and Glucagon (CE - Bianca Daisy-Bell and Courtney O'Keefe) - Health Equity Council Track

 Innovative Staffing Models: Redefining Pharmacy team Dynamics in Health Systems - ISHP Track - (CE - Kellie Knight, Rachel Kruer, Jennifer Reiter, Emily Papineau)

 Mentorship 101 (CE - Steve Abel) - New Practitioner Track

11:00 am – 12:00 pm

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

 Choose One:
 IPA Health Equity Council Pearls - Health Equity Council Track

 New Practitioner Town Hall - New Practitioner Track

12:00 - 1:00 pm       

 Lunch Presentation                                               

1:00 - 4:00 pm

 Contraception Prescribing Training - CE  (Ashley Meredith /           
 Veronica Vernon) Optional

 
After Annual Meeting - New Practitioner Social - Bar Louie Carmel, IN  (Tickets available at registration or at the IPA store)
 

Subject to change. Unless otherwise noted, all presentations are awarded CPE credit. CPE credit available for both pharmacists and technicians.

     

Keynote Speaker

EMPOWER AUTHENTIC MISSION

 

DALE WILSHER | PCC, CPLC, CCSP |
Executive Life & Leadership Coach Keynote Speaker, Award Winning Author



















Learn more about Dale Wilsher here



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HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS


IPA has secured a room block with discounted rates at Hyatt Place. To reserve a room, please visit their site here.  Use group code: G-PHAR.  Limited number of rooms available. Reservations must be made by February 6, 2025.


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Posters


The IPA Poster Presentation session demonstrates the latest innovations to advance the practice of pharmacy in Indiana. 


Poster presentations should be in one of the following two categories:


Research/Case Reports - Abstracts in this category should describe completed or in-progress, clinical or non-clinical, original investigations.

Informational/Educational - Informational abstracts should describe preliminary, forward-thinking pharmacy-related initiatives, such as development of new clinical services, practice models, or educational activities, that do not yet have outcomes data or only have minimal results.

Posters will need to be on tri-fold presentations boards for display.

ACCESS POSTER ABSTRACT APPLICATION HERE


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IPA AWARDS


The Indiana Pharmacy Association takes great pride in recognizing individuals for their contributions of leadership, patient care, professional involvement and public service. The following awards will be presented during the 2025 Awards Luncheon:

  • President's Gavel Plaque

  • ​President's Pillar Award

  • ​President's Award of Appreciation

  • Bowl of Hygeia Award

  • Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award

  • Glen Sperandio Award for Excellence in Health-System Pharmacist Practice, presented by the Health-System Academy

  • ISHP Award for Excellence in Health-System Pharmacy Technician Practice, presented by the Health-System Academy

  • Donald L. Moore Independent Pharmacist of the Year, presented by the Independent Academy

  • Beyond Dispensing Award, presented by the Non-Traditional Academy

  • Jeremy Thain Pharmacist Mentor of the Year, presented by the Student Academy

  • 50 Year Service Awards

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CE


 

The Indiana Pharmacists Association (IPA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit, participants must complete the sign-in-sheet, attend each activity, and complete the online evaluation within ONE WEEK following the activity.  Activity Type: Knowledge based.  Please contact IPA at 317-634-4968 if you have any questions.

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Bring your company in front of Indiana's pharmacy professionals during IPA's Annual Meeting.

Access Sponsor Registration Form HERE

Access Exhibitor Registration Form HERE

Exhibitors: list of registered exhibitors coming soon

 





Thank You to Our Meeting Sponsors!

 
                 


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PAC BREAKFAST


IPA's Annual PAC Breakfast will be held on Friday, March 7th.  All ticket proceeds go to IPA's Political Action Committee.  A separate ticket is required. PAC donations are used to support, in a non-partisan way, candidates to the Indiana General Assembly who support pharmacy practice.

Tickets can be purchased at the time of registration or at the IPA Store.


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Our Mission:

To be the voice and advocate for the profession of pharmacy in Indiana.

Our Vision:

To lead the advancement of Indiana Pharmacy by promoting legislation and innovations that optimize patient care, safety, and the health of our communities.