Encore Boston Harbor Hotel and Casino

October 7-9, 2024

Registration Opens July 3, 2024

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Registration Fees
Attendees: $400
Guests of Attendees: $275

Monday, October 7

10:00 AM-5:00 PM	Registration Desk
1:00PM-1:15 PM	Welcome Address
1:15 PM-2:15 PM	Challenges and Successes of New Pharmacists Roles – One State’s Experiences (1.0 CEUs – Pharmacy Law) Nicki Chopski, PharmD, ANP
2:15 PM-2:30 PM	Break-Refreshments
2:30 PM-3:30 PM	UPJE-Lemrey “Al “ Carter, RPh Pharm D MS, ED/Sec NABP
3:30PM-5:30PM	Selected Topics-Roundtable Discussions
6:00PM-8:00PM	Reception

Tuesday, October 8

7:00 AM-5:00PM	Registration Desk
6:30AM-7:45AM	Breakfast Buffet
7:45AM-8:15AM	Challenges and Successes of New Pharmacists
8:15AM-9:15AM	Keynote Address: Navigating the AI Era in Pharmacy Practice: Challenges and Opportunities (1.0 CEUs) Timothy Aungst, PharmD, RPh
9:15AM-10:00AM	AACP/NABP Presidents’ Addresses
10:00AM-10:15AM	Break-Refreshments
10:15AM-11:15AM	Advances in Scope of Practice; Hormonal Contraception Services (1.0 CEUs – Pharmacy Law)John Rocchio, PharmD, RphAimee Dawson, PharmD, RPh
11:15AM-12:15PM	NABP Districts 1&2 1st Business Session
12:15PM-5:30PM	Afternoon Activities
6:00PM-7:00PM	Networking Reception
7:00PM-9:00PM	Dinner

Wednesday, October 9

7:00 AM-12:00PM	Registration Desk
6:30AM-7:45AM	Breakfast Buffet
7:45AM-8:00AM	Welcome, Roll Call
8:00-9:30AM	Pharmacy Trifecta Panel with Selected Topics
9:30AM-10:30AM	Roundtable Discussion on panel presentation or selected Topics
10:30AM-10:45AM	Break-Refreshments
10:45AM-11:30AM	NABP Districts 1&2 2nd Business Session
11:30AM-12:00PM	Joint Resolution Discussion
12:00PM-12:15P	Closing Remarks, 2025 Mtg Presentation, Adjournment

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Continuing Education (CE) Information

Price is included with the cost of registration. These activities are designed to meet the educational needs of pharmacists.

At the completion of the activities, participants should be able to:

Challenges and Successes of New Pharmacists Roles – One State’s Experiences
Activity Number: 0026-9999-24-019-L03-P | Knowledge-based

• Describe new roles pharmacists have as a result of the shift from the bright line regulation to standard of care model
• Explain three challenges faced (and met) by pharmacists who have taken on these new roles.
• Identify four states that have successfully changed their regulations.
  

Nicki Chopski, PharmD, ANP, earned her PharmD from Idaho State University, College of Pharmacy in 1997.  Nicki served over 21 years as a staff pharmacist at Portneuf Medical Center.  She and partners opened a nuclear pharmacy in Southeast Idaho in 2006.  In 2007, Nicki was appointed to the Idaho Board of Pharmacy, serving for 12 years before becoming its Executive Director in 2019.  In her current role as Bureau Chief of Health Professions for the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, she serves as the Executive Officer for the Boards of Medicine, Nursing and Pharmacy.

Navigating the AI Era in Pharmacy Practice: Challenges and Opportunities
Activity Number: 0026-9999-24-017-L99-P| Knowledge-based

• Identify and describe key AI technologies and their transformative impact on various aspects of pharmacy practice.
• Analyze the ethical, legal, and regulatory challenges associated with AI in pharmacy, focusing on patient privacy, data security, and compliance.
• Discuss strategies for successfully integrating AI into pharmacy operations to enhance efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and address potential adoption barriers

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, RPh, is a professor of pharmacy practice and a clinical pharmacist with expertise in cardiology, cardiometabolic conditions, and geriatric care. Over the past decade, he has focused on integrating technology into clinical care, evaluating 1000s of health apps, and developing frameworks to identify clinically relevant digital health tools. Aungst has served as a mentor and judge for MIT Hacking Medicine and is an advisor for the Digital Therapeutics Alliance and the Digital Medicine Society. His work includes creating standards for digital health care within the pharmacy profession and developing training modules and

Advances in Scope of Practice; Hormonal Contraception Services 
Activity Number: 0026-9999-24-018-L03-P| Knowledge-based

• Differentiate between legal pathways to hormonal contraception access provided by pharmacists.   
• Identify state specific requirements that fall outside of the national standards established by the CDC for pharmacists prescribing hormonal contraceptives.   
• Detail corresponding legal allowances and flexibilities that facilitate the ability for community pharmacists to provide access to pharmacy services with a focus on hormonal contraceptives.   
• Discuss implementation of Massachusetts M.G.L. c. 94C, § 19F and 105 CMR 700.004(B)(15) within a community pharmacy.
  

John Rocchio, PharmD, RPh, earned his Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.  He joined CVS Pharmacy in 1998 while in school, and went on to serve as a Pharmacy Manager, District Pharmacy Supervisor, Manager of Quality Process Improvement within Retail Pharmacy Operations, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs, and currently serves as Executive Director of Public Policy under CVS Health Government Relations.  John’s experience has centered on clinical patient care, inspiring passion in others, designing and developing process enhancements, and working with state and federal regulators and lawmakers to amend and adopt laws and rules that promote the health, safety and access to pharmacy care for patients across the nation.  In addition to his CVS Health Policy role, John also sits on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy

Aimee Dawson, PharmD, RPh, is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair for the Department of Pharmacy Practice at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences- Worcester Campus.  Dr. Dawson graduated from the University of Connecticut and completed a PGY1 community residency at Holyoke Health Center, in Holyoke, MA.  Holyoke Health Center continues to serve as her clinical practice site where she precepts APPE students and PGY1 residents completing ambulatory care rotations.   Dr. Dawson’s areas of interest include diabetes, medication therapy management, reproductive health, and non-prescription medications.   She serves as the pharmacist representative on a state-wide interprofessional working group in Massachusetts charged with implementing the ACCESS law and other reproductive health regulations

Accreditation 

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Participants of the NABP/AACP District 1-2 Meeting will receive 3.0 live contact hours (0.3 CEU), including two hours of pharmacy law.

Requirements for Credit
In order to receive credit, the participant must be present the entirety of each presentation, complete the post-tests and evaluation form on mcphsce.org for each session. Upon completion, participant credit will be reported to CPE Monitor. Transcripts may be printed from CPE Monitor. 

Credit cannot be awarded to individuals who complete the activity evaluation more than 60 days post activity. Transcripts may be printed from CPE Monitor.

Statement of Disclosure
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences adheres to the ACPE Standards for Integrity and Independence in Continuing Education. It is the policy of MCPHS that the speakers and planning committee members disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months, and that relevant conflicts of interest are mitigated. Speakers will disclose any off-label/unapproved use of drugs or devices during their presentation.

Disclosures

Timothy Aungst, PharmD, RPh holds relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies. He is on the Advisory Boards of Eli Lilly and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals. The content developed and presented does not endorse the product lines or solutions produced or offered by Eli Lilly or Otsuka Pharmaceuticals 

Nicki Chopski, PharmD, ANP, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Aimee Dawson, PharmD, RPh, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

John Rocchio, PharmD, RPh, has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies within the last 24 months to disclose.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Continuing Education staff members hold no financial relationships with ineligible companies, related to the content of this presentation.

A complete list of commercial support from industry will be available on the day of the activity.