The Weight is Over: New Guidelines for Obesity Management in 2025
Abby Lennon, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
Sarah Wheeler, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
2:30-3:30 pm
1
Increasing Ambulatory Patient Access: To 340B or Not to Be
Kimber Boothe, PharmD, MHA
3:30-3:45 pm
Break
3:45-4:45 pm
1
Technician Summit-
Elevating the Pharmacy Technician Profession: Insights from Legislative
Engagement and Hospital Practice Evolution
DeJuan M. Branch, Pharm.D., MBA, BCPS, PRS
Cynthia Schmalle, CPhT
Eveline Benjamin, CPhT
3:45-4:45 pm
1
The Dopamine Dilemma: VMAT2 Inhibitors in Tardive Dyskinesia
Michelle Allsup, PharmD
3:45-4:45 pm
1
Adventures of Residency Progression and Engagement
Katelyn Hipwell, PharmD, MPH,
James Fiebert, PharmD, CPHIMS
4:45-5:45 pm
1
Technician Summit-
Beyond Compliance: Building a High-Reliability Cleanroom Culture
Arneetrice Riddick
4:45- 5:45 pm
1
A MASH-Up of Therapies: Integrating New Guidelines and Therapies for Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis
Zach Krauss, PharmD, MS, MBA;
Sarah E. Wheeler, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES
4:45-5:45 pm
1
Drug Shortage Ethics: A Case Based Approach
Brian Spoelhof, PharmD, MBE, BCCCP, BCPS
5:45- 7:00 pm
EXHIBITS
Saturday, March 14, 2026 (5 CE hours)
7:30-8:30 am
BREAKFAST
8:30-9:30 am
1
Clinical Pearls
Not All Cephalosporins are Created Equal: Rethinking Cefdinir for UTIs
Cangrelor Chronicles: Mastering the Bridge and the Switch
Not All Rashes Are Allergies: Pharmacist Pearls on Cross-Reactivity & Amoxicillin Challenge
Ferealem (Fray) Assefa, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
Albeir Messiha, PharmD, MS-MTM
Ferealem (Fray) Assefa, PharmD, BCPS, BCIDP
9:30-10:30 am
Break, Exhibits, Posters
10:30-11:30 am
1
Red Herring or Red Rash?: Antibiotic Allergy Label Management​
Josie Gresko, PharmD
10:30-11:30 am
1
Updates in Hypertension in Adults: a Review and Discussion of the 2025 ACC/AHA Guidelines
Rebecca Steves, PharmD
11:30-12:30 pm
1
Built for Adults, Caring for Children: The Pediatric Pharmacy Challenge
Christine Bryant, PharmD, BCPPS
12:30-1:30 pm
LUNCH AND POSTER SESSION
1:30-2:30 pm
1
Beyond the Usual Pathogens: A Case-Based Exploration of a Rare Gram-Negative Bacteremia
Anna Eskender, PharmD
2:30-3:30 pm
1
Check, Check, and Checkpoint: Managing Steroid-Refractory Immune-Related Adverse Events
Robyn Turner, BS, PharmD
Continuing Education
VSHP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Proof of participation will be posted to your NABP CPE profile within 1 day to participants who have successfully completed the post-test. Participants must participate in the entire presentation and complete the course evaluation to receive continuing pharmacy education credit.
The Fall Seminar is approved for 12 hours of CE
The Technician Summit is approved for 7 hours of CE
