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2024 MPA Upper Peninsula Division Conference

2024 MPA Upper Peninsula Division Conference

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 8:00 AM (EDT) to Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 12:00 PM (EDT)

Northern Center at Northern Michigan University

1401 Presque Isle Avenue
Marquette, MI 49855-2818
United States

Event Details

Join MPA and its Upper Peninsula Division for the annual UP Fall Conference Oct. 5-6 in beautiful Marquette. Registration is open now and available by clicking the button below.

All this information and more, including pricing, can be found by clicking the registration link. Cancellations must be submitted in writing to fjalloul@michiganpharmacists.org by Sept. 27, 2024; there will be a 10% administrative fee deducted.

Room Booking

Room booking is available now. The Staybridge Suites has reserved at block of 10 king suite rooms for the Fall Conference. Click here to book your room at the Staybridge. The Superior Stay is not blocking off rooms, but is offering the discount code CNMU for patrons to submit on a first-come, first-served basisClick here to book at the Superior Stay.

Register Here

Agenda

October 5
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM Law and Ethics Speaker: Charlie Mollien, Pharm.D., MPA past-president
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM ALS Speakers: Nick Torney, Pharm.D., and Derek VanderHorst, Pharm.D.
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Cardiology Speakers: Renee Koski, Pharm.D., Ferris State University
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Lunch Includes time to interact with vendors and a passport raffle
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Naturopathic Approaches to Inflammation and Detoxification Speaker: Kerry Niebrzydowski
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM New Drug Update Speaker: Aaron Jones
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Pain and Symptom Management (VIRTUAL) Speaker: Carol Coffman
October 6
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Implicit Bias Speaker: Katie Axford, Pharm.D., Ferris State University
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM The Addicted Brain Speaker: Kirk Klemme
12:00 PM Opioid Allergy Management Speaker: Rebecca Nelson, MyMichigan Medical Center