Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

General Session and Clinical Sessions

Management Forum

 Student track

Special Events

Technician Summit:  Technicians-to register for this choose Technician Summit Participant

Date and Time 

Credit Hrs.

Topic 

Speaker

Thursday, November 2, 2023

10:00am-4:30pm

4

Commonwealth Leadership Forum

4:45-6:00 pm

Reverse Expo

6:00-8:00 pm

Dinner Program- 

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Friday, November 3, 2023 (7 CE hours)

7:30-8:15 am

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

8:15-9:15 am 

1

Keynote

Virginia Regulatory Update

Caroline Juran

9:15-10:15 am

1

New Drug Update

Part 1

Brian Baird, PharmD, BCPS and Mark Johnson, PharmD, BCPS

11:00-12 noon

1

Long-Acting Possibilities in Opioid Use Disorder Recovery

Ericka Crouse, PharmD, BCPP, BCGP

11:00-12 noon

1

Nirsevimab: A novel immunization against Respiratory Syncytial Virus but at What Cost?

Joshua Crawford, PharmD, BCPS

11:00-12 noon

1

Technician Summit: Advanced Roles in the Tech Career Path 

12 noon-1:30 pm

Lunch and Exhibits

1:30-3:30 pm

1

Technician Summit: Technician Career Forum/Discussion 

1:30-2:30 pm 

1

Using Pharmacokinetics to Optimize Acute Pain Strategies in Patients on Opioid Agonist Treatments

Amber Powell, PharmD, BCCCP 

1:30-2:30 pm 

1

Technology check technician (Tech-Check-Tech): Pharmacy Practice in a new era: Strategic implementation

Benjamin Kefas, B.Pharm, PhD, Msc, Tyler Goins, PharmD, MSHA, BCPS

2:30-3:30 pm 

1

Transplant Immunosuppression in critically ill patients (for the non-transplant hospital)

Brad McDaniel, PharmD, MBA, BCCCP

2:30-3:30 pm

1

Transitions of Care Technician Specialist – Advancing clinical practice while improving patient experience and outcomes

Samantha Chetosky, PharmD, MSHA, BCPS and Kim Thayer, CPhT

3:30-3:45 pm

Break

3:45-4:45 pm

1

Deprescribing for Enhanced Well-being: Exploring the Impact of Embedded Geriatric Pharmacists in Primary Care Practice

Jennifer Purdy, PharmD, BCGP, BCACP

3:45-4:45 pm

1

Leveraging Home Infusion In Your Pharmacy Enterprise Strategy

 Matthew Jenkins, PharmD, MS, CPEL, FACHE, FVSHP; Tyler Goins; Clarissa Kwak

4:45- 5:45 pm

1

Inpatient COPD Exacerbations and the Hospital Pharmacist

Sarah Ibinson, PharmD, BCCPS

4:45-5:45 pm

1

Bills, Bills Bills: Implementing Pharmacist Billing in an Ambulatory Care Family Medicine Clinic

 Zakia Woods, PharmD, CDCES

5:45- 7:00 pm

EXHIBITS

Clinical Skills Competition Results will be announced during the exhibit session.

Saturday, November 4, 2023 (5 CE hours)

7:30-8:30 am 

BREAKFAST

8:30-9:30 am 

1

Opioid Use Disorder Update: Access Issues Impacting Prescribers, Patients and Pharmacists

Joseph Smigiel, PharmD

 Student Programming

9:30-10:30 am

Break and Exhibits

10:30-11:30 am 

1

Searching for CLARITY: a Discussion on the Alzheimer’s Disease Monoclonal Antibodies Aducanumab and Lecanemab

Kelsey Morgan, PharmD, MPH, BCPS

10:30-11:30 am 

1

New Drug Update

Part 2

Brian Baird, PharmD, BCPS and Mark Johnson, PharmD, BCPS

10-30-12 noon

11:30-12:30 pm

1

NAFLD and Diabetes Mellitus: New recommendations for a growing epidemic

Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES; John Bucheit, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES

11:30-12:30 pm

1

The Rise and Fall of Aspirin

Daniel Miller, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP

12:30-1:30 pm 

 1

LUNCH and Poster Program

1:30-2:30 pm 

1

Using Pharmacokinetics to Optimize Acute Pain Strategies in Patients on Opioid Agonist Treatments

Amber Powell, PharmD, BCCCP 

1:30-2:30 pm 

1

 Avoid an Anticoagulation Conversion Conundrum: pharmacy coordination of heparin infusion concentration and coagulation analyzer changes

Melissa Hobbins, PharmD, BCPS;

1:30-3:30 pm

Residency Showcase

2:30-3:30 pm 

1

Tick-borne Illness in Virginia

Danielle Shelton, PharmD, MPH