Schedule

Agenda is subject to change and will be updated as sessions are finalized. All times are listed as Eastern Standard Time.

October 25, 2024

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Capitol Hill visit (Optional)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.	New Practitioner Advisory Committee Meeting (By Invitation Only)
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.	Registration
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m	Welcome Remarks and Reception
7:30 p.m.	Scavenger Hunt
8:30 p.m.	Dinner on Own

October 26, 2024

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Networking activity
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	Don’t Get Caught by the Change-Up: Leading through Change Kyle Turner, PharmD, BCACP (Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, University of Utah College of Pharmacy) Change is hard. Being a leader is hard. Leading through change seems impossible. The systematic process of change management can be a tool to guide new and rising pharmacy leaders through challenging transitions. This session will review what change management is, why it should be used, and how to overcome barriers.
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m	Break
10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.	No Cap: Continuing the fight against medical misinformation Michelle Jeon, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP (Clinical Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy – St. Joseph’s University) Sleepy girl mocktail? You put yogurt where? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has been a playground for the rampant spread of medical misinformation. Pharmacists have been trained to look for accurate information for their patients, but how do you communicate to a patient that what they have seen as they were scrolling through TikTok is not true? This session will discuss important tools to walk the line of educating your patients in a professional, non-confrontational manner in person and even on social media.
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Not Just Book Smart: Understanding Emotional Intelligence Part 1 Divya Varkey, PharmD, MS (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston College of Pharmacy) and Aayna Shamsi, PharmD (Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy) Have you had moments where as soon as you said or did something, you wished it could have been different? We have the opportunity to recognize what may lead to these ‘do-over’ moments by understanding what drives our actions. We will discover the power of emotional intelligence as a tool to allow us to appreciate how we show up in the world as well as what may be holding us back. The session will outline the foundations of emotional intelligence and the skills that can be developed.
12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Not Just Book Smart: Understanding Emotional Intelligence Part 2 Divya Varkey, PharmD, MS (Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research, University of Houston College of Pharmacy) and Aayna Shamsi, PharmD (Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy) Have you had moments where as soon as you said or did something, you wished it could have been different? We have the opportunity to recognize what may lead to these ‘do-over’ moments by understanding what drives our actions. We will discover the power of emotional intelligence as a tool to allow us to appreciate how we show up in the world as well as what may be holding us back. The session will outline the foundations of emotional intelligence and the skills that can be developed.
2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Networking activity
3:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.	Self-Advocate: Strategies for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists Joel Thornbury, RPh (Pharmacist/Vice President, Levisa Pharmacies, Inc.) We know why well-being is so important, from improving mental and physical health, to reducing stress, the benefits of maintaining balance and protecting your peace are endless. The question becomes what are some strategies to become an advocate for our own well-being? Attend this session to learn about these strategies and how to implement them into your practice as a pharmacist.
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.	Wrap-up/Adjourn
6:00 p.m.	NP Night on the Town (Optional)

Saturday, October 26 9 AM–10 AM ET

Don’t Get Caught by the Change-Up: Leading Through Change

Change is hard. Being a leader is hard. Leading through change seems impossible. The systematic process of change management can be a tool to guide new and rising pharmacy leaders through challenging transitions. This session will review what change management is, why it should be used, and how to overcome barriers.

Learning Objectives:

• Compare and contrast different change management frameworks.
• List the benefits and challenges associated with change management frameworks and how to overcome those challenges.
• Apply change management to a pharmacy-based example.

Speaker: Kyle Turner, PharmD, BCACP

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Saturday, October 26 10:15 AM–11:15 AM ET

No Cap: Continuing the Fight Against Medical Misinformation

Sleepy girl mocktail? You put yogurt where? Since the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has been a playground for the rampant spread of medical misinformation. Pharmacists have been trained to look for accurate information for their patients, but how do you communicate to a patient that what they have seen as they were scrolling through TikTok is not true? This session will discuss important tools to walk the line of educating your patients in a professional, nonconfrontational manner in person and even on social media.

Learning Objectives:

• Compare and contrast misinformation and disinformation.
• Recall principles used to fact-check information found on social media.
• Describe strategies pharmacists can use to combat the spread of misinformation both in person and via social media.

Speakers: Michelle Jeon, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP

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Saturday, October 26 11:15 AM–12:15 PM ET

Not Just Book Smart: Understanding Emotional Intelligence Part 1

Have you had moments when as soon as you said or did something, you wished it could have been different? We have the opportunity to recognize what may lead to these “do-over” moments by understanding what drives our actions. We will discover the power of emotional intelligence as a tool to allow us to appreciate how we show up in the world as well as what may be holding us back. The session will outline the foundations of emotional intelligence and the skills that can be developed.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe emotional intelligence and its sub-domains.
• Identify the role of emotional intelligence in personal and professional areas.
• Discuss the use of emotional intelligence to create meaningful interactions with others.

Speakers: Divya Varkey, PharmD, MS and Aayna Shamsi, PharmD

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Saturday, October 26 1:15 PM–2:15 PM ET

Not Just Book Smart: Understanding Emotional Intelligence Part 2

Participants will review their emotional intelligence assessment results, linking specific emotional intelligence skills to personal and professional outcomes. The session will help identify areas for improvement and introduce tools and resources for developing these skills, such as emotional self-regulation and improved communication. Attendees will leave with actionable insights to enhance their emotional intelligence for greater success in both personal and professional settings.

Learning Objectives:

• Interpret individual emotional intelligence assessment results.
• Connect personal and professional outcomes to the use of specific emotional intelligence skills.
• Identify personal emotional intelligence skills to improve upon.
• List tools and resources to enhance individual emotional intelligence based on results from assessment.

Speakers: Divya Varkey, PharmD, MS and Aayna Shamsi, PharmD

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Saturday, October 26 3:15 PM–4:15 PM ET

The Self-Advocate: Strategies for Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists

We know why well-being is so important; from improving mental and physical health to reducing stress, the benefits of maintaining balance and protecting your peace are endless. The question becomes what are some strategies to become an advocate for our own well-being? Attend this session to learn about these strategies and how to implement them into your practice as a pharmacist.

Learning Objectives:

• Define principles of self-advocacy.
• List strategies to advocate for your own well-being.
• Describe scenarios to implement self-advocacy in the pharmacy profession.

Speaker: Joel Thornbury, RPh

Accreditation

APhA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

CPE Monitor

CPE Monitor is a collaborative system used by ACPE, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), and ACPE-accredited providers for all pharmacists, student pharmacists and technicians to record and track their CPE credits. Visit: https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/cpe-monitor/getting-started/ to set up your e-Profile. Contact NABP customer support at 847-391-4406, Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm CT for additional information.

Target Audience

Day of NP LIFE education sessions were designed for pharmacists from all practice settings. Courses appropriate for pharmacist participation are designated by an ACPE universal activity number ending in the letter "P”.

Learning Level

CPE offered at Day of NP LIFE is: Level 1 - Baseline knowledge of the subject area is required. The information presented will be a primer on the topic and appropriate for a wide range of pharmacists.

Activity Type

CPE offered at Day of NP LIFE is: Knowledge-based activities – designed to enhance or add to pharmacists’ knowledge of a topic, mostly through didactic sessions.

For Assistance

Contact the APhA InfoCenter at infocenter@aphanet.org or 1-800-237-APhA (2742) and press #2 for assistance with pharmacist.com login issues. Contact the APhA Education Department at education@aphanet.org for session codes and other CPE related questions.

State Requirements

Check with the Board of Pharmacy in your state regarding specific continuing pharmacy education requirements. Florida-licensed pharmacists: To ensure that your continuing pharmacy education participation can be filed with the state-mandated CE Broker system, make sure you have provided APhA with your Florida license number. To check, log on to https://www.pharmacist.com/ and select My Account, then License Information.

Partial Credit Policy

APhA does not offer partial credit for any CPE activity.

Grievance Policy

Should any attendee of an approved CPE session be dissatisfied with the quality of the activity, contact the APhA Education Department at education@aphanet.org within 5 days of the conclusion of the session.

Disclosures

Faculty disclosures are provided in the APhA NP LIFE slides. For a complete list of APhA staff disclosures, visit the APhA website at www.pharmacist.com/apha-disclosures.

Claim Your Credit

To obtain Continuing Pharmacy Education (CPE) credit, you are required to actively participate in the entire session, submit the corresponding attendance code, complete session evaluation, and claim credit using the online CPE submission site.. Ensure your NABP e-Profile ID and Birth Month and Day (MMDD) are updated in the APhA system.

1. Input your NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth (MMDD) if missing
2. Check “Yes, I have read the APhA’s CPE Monitor Policies and Procedures”
3. Click “Submit”

For each session, follow the steps below to claim CPE credit.

1. Login to your APhA Learning Library.
2. Click on the Course Package “Day of NP LIFE– 2024”
3. Locate the session in the list and click ”open”
4. Click ”Start Learning Now”.
5. Click “Start Assessment”
6. Enter the session’s attendance code and click ”Submit Assessment”.
7. Click “Next Activity”.
8. Click the “Begin the Survey” button under the “APhA Education Evaluation” header.
9. Complete the evaluation form and click the “Submit Survey” at the bottom of the screen.
10. Repeat these instructions for each session. You must file your CPE credit at pharmacist.com by Friday, December 27, 2024, 5:00 PM ET.