Fall Conference

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September 19 - 20, 2024, Lafayette, Indiana
Courtyard by Marriott
 

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Non-member student, technician and first & second year pharmacist registration rates include a one-year membership to IPA. 

Agenda at a Glance

  September 19, 2024 Pre-Conference Activities
   
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Lunch provided)

Contraception Prescribing Training for Pharmacists - Location TBD Lafayette, IN
Faculty: Veronica Vernon, PharmD, Ashley Meredith, PharmD, Kate Riddell, PharmD, Jackie Campi, PharmD
7 hours CPE awarded
Registration fee: $25

This training program is accepted by the Indiana Board of Pharmacy as required training for pharmacists to prescribe hormonal contraception per statewide protocol. The program includes background, review of methods, protocol procedures, patient education, service implementation, resources for both pharmacists and patients, and prescribing authorities in Indiana.

Training made possible by grant award from the Indiana Department of Health Maternal and Child Health Division from the Access to Reproductive Health Services and Contraceptive Care. 

Register ONLY for training here (use link if not attending other Fall Conference programming). Otherwise, use Fall Conference registration link if also attending programming on September 20. You can choose this training as a track option.

   
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (Popcorn available)

Join us for a screening of "Shot in the Arm", courtesy of the Indiana Immunization Coalition, at Purdue University Pharmacy Building Atrium.

Both skeptical and hopeful, SHOT IN THE ARM explores vaccine hesitancy historically and in the context of our modern pandemic. Can we replace cynicism with healthy curiosity and bridge the political divides that make us sick?

Cost: Free for students, $15 for all other.  All proceeds benefit the Pharmacists Education Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to providing financial support for IPA's educational activities and awarding student scholarships. 

Register ONLY for screening here (use link if not attending other Fall Conference programming). Otherwise, use Fall Conference registration link if also attending programming on September 20. You can choose this screening as a track option.

 
  September 20, 2024 Fall Conference Programming - Courtyard by Marriott, Lafayette
7:30 a.m. Registration opens
8:00 am – 8:15 am Welcome & Opening by IPA President Chelsea Baker, PharmD
8:15 am – 9:15 am
Keynote Speaker:  Brooke Linn - Professionalism Rooted in Resilience

Brooke Linn is an organizational consultant and executive coach, a 2004 graduate of Purdue University and an associate certified professional coach with the International Coaching Federation. She uses her training and other certifications to help organizations optimize team performance, employee and customer engagement and a create a vision for the future.  

In her address to IPA, Brooke will focus on identifying the differences between workplace change and transition and how to effectively navigate both. She'll also help us understand how employee engagement affects overall performance and how to create healthy boundaries for your overall well-being. 
9:15 am – 10:15 am Choose one option:

Migraine Treatment by Richard Wenzel (previous speaker for ASHP Midyear & APhA Annual Meeting)
  • Headache complaints are a top reason why patients seek a pharmacist's consultation, with Pharmacy Times stating this occurs over 80,000 times a day.  Nine new novel mechanisms, unique dosing/precautions/adverse effects migraine medications have been approved by the FDA in the last 6 years. Join this session to learn more about migraine treatment.

Indiana Society of Health-System Pharmacy (ISHP) ASHP Practice Advancement Initatitve (PAI) 2030 Updates
  • PAI 2030, an initiative launched by ASHP, was started in 2010 to drive pharmacy practice change at a local level and includes recommendations to ensure that the pharmacy profession meets the demands of future practice and patient care delivery models. 
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Artifical Intelligence in Healthcare presented by Christopher Harle, PhD

Chris is a Professor and Health Policy and Management Department Chair at the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health and also serves as a research scientist in the Regenstrief Institute's Center for Biomedical Informatics and is an Associate Faculty with the IU Kelley School of Business. His research focuses on the design, adoption, use and value of health information systems. He's been awarded IU's Research Frontiers Trailblazer Award and was a previous member of the Indiana Business Journal's Forty Under 40. 
12:00 pm  - 12:15 pm Brief Tutorial on Being a Legislative Advocate presented by Ryan Ades, PharmD, IPA President Elect and Legislative & Regulatory Council Co-Chair
 
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm "Most Popular" Compounding Claims and How Not To Be One of Them presented by Don McGuire

Don is the recently retired General Counsel and Senior VP of Risk Management and Compliance for Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company.  Don will examine the legal pitfalls your pharmacy can face by examining liability insurance claims, and strategies on how to avoid them. 

Sponsored by the Pharmacy Compounding Foundation
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm – 3:45 pm State & Federal Law Update presented by Stephanie Eckerle

Stephanie Eckerle, serves as Krieg DeVault's Health Care Practice Chair. An associate member of IPA and prior IPA meeting speaker, Stephanie will focus on recent state and federal law updates pertaining to pharmacy practice. 
3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Closing Remarks

 
    

Continuing Education

 

The Indiana Pharmacy Association (IPA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  To receive credit, participants must 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.

Sponsorship
 

Thank You to Our Meeting Sponsors!

 
 
       
       
     
 


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Hotel Accommodations

150 Fairington Ave Lafayette, Indiana 47905

Reservations must be made by midnight, August 19, to secure group room rate.  Details provided upon registering for conference. 

 

                       

 

 

 

 

 

 


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.