Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Commonwealth Leadership Forum

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 5, 2026

9:00am-4:30pm

4

Commonwealth Leadership Forum

Registration here

4:45-6:00 pm

Reverse Expo

6:00

Dinner On Your On

Friday, November 6, 2026 (7 CE hours)

7:30-8:15 am

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST

8:15-9:15 am 

1

Virginia Regulatory Update

Note: Technician Summit Participants Attend This As Well

Caroline Juran 

9:30-10:30 am

1

New Drug Update

Note: Technician Summit Participants Attend This As Well

Brian Baird, PharmD, BCPS 

11:00-12 noon

1

Finally moving ONWARD: Once weekly insulins for Type 2 diabetes

Zakia Woods, PharmD, CDCES

11:00-12 noon

1

The First 72: Critical Actions Following Medication Diversion Detection

Sarah M. Gaffney, PharmD, MBA, BCSP, CPEL - Vice President Pharmacy Services, HCA Capital Division,

Jen S. Hill, PharmD, Division Director of Pharmacy Operations, HCA Capital Division

11:00-12 noon

1

Technician Summit:  

The First 72: Critical Actions Following Medication Diversion Detection

Sarah M. Gaffney, PharmD, MBA, BCSP, CPEL - Vice President Pharmacy Services, HCA Capital Division,

Jen S. Hill, PharmD, Division Director of Pharmacy Operations, HCA Capital Division

12 noon-1:30 pm

Lunch and Exhibits

1:30-2:30 pm

1

Technician Summit: 

Preserving the Pharmacy Professional: From Chronic Stress to Sustainable Success

Janeefard Brown,CPHT, B.S., Psychology

1:30-2:30 pm (joint session)

1

From Database to Bedside: The Pharmacist’s Role in Barcode Medication Safety

Clare Livingston, PharmD

1:30-2:30 pm (joint session)

1

From Database to Bedside: The Pharmacist’s Role in Barcode Medication Safety

Clare Livingston, PharmD

2:30-3:30 pm

1

Technician Summit: 

Who Named This Drug? The Science, Strategy, and Safety Behind Medication Names 

2:30-3:30 pm 

1

To Have or To Hold: Balancing Euglycemic diabetic Ketoacidosis Risk and Cardiorenal Benefits with SGLT2 Inhibitors

Kimberly Hall: PharmD, BCCP, BCPS;

Grace Lin: PharmD, BCPS

2:30-3:30 pm

1

AI in Healthcare: Implications for Pharmacists and Patient Safety

Jacob Harman, PharmD

3:30-3:45 pm

Break

3:45-4:30 pm

1

Technician Summit:  

Roundtable Discussion and Ice Cream Social

3:45-4:45 pm

1

Alpha-gal Syndrome and Medication Implications

Sachin A. Shah, PharmD, FACC, FAHA

3:45-4:45 pm

1

Building Better Beginnings: ​Developing a High-Reliability Medication History Program to Improve Safety, Quality, and Efficiency

Carina D'Alessio, PharmD

Alem Mulat, PharmD

4:45-5:15 pm

1

Technician Summit:

Who Named This Drug? The Science, Strategy, and Safety Behind Medication Names

(30 minutes) 

4:45- 5:45 pm

1

It’s Not Just Adult TPN in a Smaller Bag: NICU TPN Essentials

Van Tran, PharmD, BCPPS, BCPS, FPPA

4:45-5:45 pm

1

Rx for Burnout: Preventing Burnout in Pharmacy Preceptors and Supporting Student Pharmacists

Rebecca Andersen PharmD., BCPS; Amber Wesner PharmD., BCPS

5:45- 7:00 pm

EXHIBITS

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

7:00 pm

Dinner-On Your On

Saturday, November 7, 2026 (5 CE hours)

7:30-8:30 am 

BREAKFAST

8:30-9:30 am 

1

Clinical Pearls

Kara Thornton, PharmD, MEd, CPPS and Mary Pat Thomas, PharmD, BCPS, CPHQ

Tayler Tillage, PharmD, BCPS, BCCC

Liz Neiman, PharmD

9:30-10:30 am

Break and Exhibits and Posters

 Student Programming:-Cancelled 

10:30-11:30 am 

1

​A CAP-tivating Dispute: The American Thoracic Society versus the Infectious Diseases Society of America on the 2025 Community Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines

Maxwell Ballantyne, PharmD Candidate

Christian Ruiz, PharmD, BCEMP

11:30-12:30 pm

1

Balancing Sepsis Metrics with Antimicrobial Stewardship through targeted pharmacist engagement

Evan Hurley, PharmD, BCIDP

12:30-1:00 pm 

LUNCH 

1:00-2:00 pm 

1

Burnt Toast

Erin Adams, PharmD, BCACPThong Tran, PharmD, TTS, BCACP

1:00-3:00 pm

Residency Showcase-Cancelled