Annual Convention & Exposition
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.Traverse City, MI 49610
United States
* Registration open until 4/13/25 at 12:30 PM (EST)
Annually, Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) delivers an engaging, high-quality convention experience for pharmacy professionals throughout Michigan and beyond. MPA will be hosting its Annual Convention & Exposition in-person from April 11-13, 2025, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. MPA’s goals for the Convention include the following:
- Provide quality continuing education programs, focusing on the latest treatment options and hottest issues in pharmacy
- Offer various networking options for attendees
- Facilitate opportunities for attendees to discuss the outlook of pharmacy
- Celebrate the future of pharmacy by honoring Michigan’s pharmacy leaders
- Provide activities for attendees to continue their professional development
Target Audience
Programs at the Convention are planned to meet the needs of pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists of all practice settings, as well as those in the pharmaceutical industry and academia. Each year, the Convention attracts over 700 pharmacy professionals here in the state of Michigan.
Information about registration, exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities will be available later in 2024. Check the MPA website for updates regularly.
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Non-Member Full Conference - Early Bird
Your conference registration includes membership in MPA. |
$671.00 |
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Non-Member - Friday - Early Bird
Your conference registration includes membership in MPA. |
$571.00 |
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Non-Member - Saturday - Early Bird
Your conference registration includes membership in MPA. |
$571.00 |
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Non-Member - Sunday - Early Bird
Your conference registration includes membership in MPA. |
$471.00 |
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CSPM Annual Meeting and Luncheon
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$35.00 |
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MSCP Annual Meeting and Luncheon
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$35.00 |
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MSPT Annual Meeting and Luncheon
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$35.00 |
Product Add-ons
| Add-ons | Price |
|---|---|
| MPF Adopt-A-Student/s - Underwrite ACE Registration for a Student View Product | $100.00 |
| MPF Networking Breakfast - Bring Your Student/s View Product | $50.00 |
Agenda
| April 11 | |
| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Perceptions in Pediatric Pain Management: Update for Pharmacists and Technicians
Speaker: Victoria Tutag Lehr Mackinac Room |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
DOAC Dos and Don’ts
Speakers: Maureen Smythe, Claudia Hanni, Ekaterina Pechenko Peninsula Room |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Diabetes Care for Pharmacy Technicians
Speaker: Adam King Tower A |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Immunomodulatory Medications and the Risk for Infection
Dean Van Loo Tower B |
| 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
Improving H. Pylori Management Through Pharmacist Intervention
Speakers: Christina Smith and Rachel Kollmeyer Tower A |
| 9:30 AM - 11:15 AM |
Community Pharmacies as Sentinel Surveillance Sites for Respiratory Pathogens
Speakers: Michael Klepser and Marty Soehnlen Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
No Harm, No Foul? A Look at Safety, Law and Ethics
Speakers: Brooke Roe and Charlie Mollien Mackinac Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:45 AM |
In My Population Health Era: The GLP-1 Battle of Diabetes and Obesity
Speakers: Tiffany Jenkins, Julie Earby and Abigail Johnson Peninsula Room |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM | Opening Remarks/President's Address MPA will present the following awards during this session: Executive Board Medal, Distinguished Young Pharmacist, Fellow of MPA, Hall of Honor and Excellence in Innovation. |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Keynote: NCPA President Doug Hoey |
| 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM |
Perks and Pitfalls of Non-Opioid Pain Strategies
Speaker: Rebecca Rudaski Nelson Mackinac Room |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
Primary Care Potpourri: Everything the Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Needs to Know
Speakers: Hannah Ferrari, Amber Lanae Martirosov and Alison Lobkovich Peninsula Room |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
" Disorganized: Management of Adult ADHD"
Speaker: Jill Covyeou Tower A |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
Are They Worth It: OTC and Mabs for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Speaker: Mary Beth O'Connell Tower B |
| 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Opening and Reception |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | College of Pharmacy Receptions |
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Tech Connect Rception |
| April 12 | |
| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | MPF Networking Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
New Drug Update 2025
Speakers: Katie Wenstrom and Preston Taylor Mackinac Room |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
2023 AFib Guidelines: The Pharmacist's Playbook
Speakers: Renee Koski Peninsula Room |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Pain and the Patient: How Empathy Can Improve Pain and the Profession
Speakers: Sheila Wilhelm and Sean McConachie Tower A |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
The Weight of It All: An Update and Review on Medications for Obesity
Speaker: Anne Ottney Tower B |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
General Session/Awards
MPA will present the Bowl of Hygeia and Fred W. Arnold Public Relations Award during this session |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Keynote: Katie Kurtz Trauma-informed care subject matter expert |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM |
Section Lunches
-MSHP | Mackinac Room -MSCP | Peninsula Room -CSPM | Tower A -MSPT | Tower C |
| 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM | Student Scholarship Awards |
| 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | NASPA Self-Care Competition |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Shortage Drug Compounding and Marketing Best Practices
Speaker: Scott Brunner Made possible by a grant from the Pharmacy Compounding Foundation Mackinac Room |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Immunization Update 2025
Speaker: Joe Fava Peninsula Room |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Community Pharmacy Clinical Services: Management and Motivation Speakers: Lisa Bade and David BrightTower A |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Language Services in the Community Pharmacy Setting
Speaker: Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk Tower B |
| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | PAC Reception/Awards |
| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | Student Social |
| 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | MPA President's Reception MPA will present the following awards at the reception: Years of Membership, Executive Board Service Medals, Executive Board Chair Award, Pharmacist of the Year |
| April 13 | |
| 6:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | LADC Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Identifying Advocacy Priorities Across Pharmacy
Speakers: Amy Thompson, Karen Farris and Krystal Sheerer Mackinac Room |
| 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Resilience in Action: Overcoming an Extended System Downtime
Speakers: Rachel Guggemos, Jacqueline McDonnell and Ryan Bickel Peninsula Room |
| 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Law, Ethics and Jurisprudence
Speaker: Kim Sveska Tower A |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Preventing & Slowing Progression of CKD: A Pharmacy-Focused Evaluation of the 2024 KDIGO CKD Clinical Practice Guideline
Speaker: Dane Shiltz Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Cardiology Update: The Need to Know From New Guidelines and Literature
Speaker: Shelby Kelsh Mackinac Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
MSHP Pharmacogenomics
Speaker: Long To Peninsula Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Comprehensive Medication Review: The Road to a Better Hospital Discharge
Speaker: Tonino Michienzi Tower A |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Care: Will AI Replace Pharmacists?
Speaker: Travis MacFarlane Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 12:45 PM | House of Delegates |
MPA will be holding its first poster presentation at the 2025 Annual Convention & Exposition in Traverse City. We invite all residents, fellows, students, practitioners, technicians and locals to share their research and practice expertise with colleagues.
Poster Session Times
- Friday, April 11, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Saturday, April 12, 2025, from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m.
- Please note that if the poster is accepted, the primary presenter is responsible for attending the meeting and ensuring the poster is presented at the poster sessions.
Submission Deadlines
- Abstracts must be submitted by Jan. 24, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
- The MPA Education Committee will review the posters.
- The primary author will be notified via email of acceptance or declination by Friday, Feb. 7, 2025.
- Accepted submissions will be provided a registration code so you can still receive the early bird rate for registration.
- All presenters must be registered for the Annual Conference and Exposition.
Selection Process
- Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by the MPA Education Committee for originality and quality of content.
- For all abstracts, clear and concise communication of ideas written professionally and without grammatical and technical errors is strongly encouraged.
- The committee recommends that authors utilize colleagues to proofread abstracts for a high level of readability and organization.
- Abstracts are limited to 400 words. Titles are limited to 120 characters.
Contact Ashley Builta, Pharm.D., director of professional development and education at abuilta@michiganpharmacists.org with any questions.
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MPA is excited to announce a new series to take place at the 2025 MPA Annual Convention and Exposition – Mini Management Moments! These sessions will take place exclusively on Saturday, April 12, 2025, and focus on the skills, tips and tricks students and other pharmacy professionals can use on the job.
To successfully host these “mini” sessions, MPA is looking for up to three speakers to present as part of a moderated 30-minute panel discussion on the following topics:
- “How to Network”
- “Post Graduation Panel – Tips for Getting the Job”
- “Managing Up: Strategies to Transitioning from Student to Manager”
Additionally, MPA is looking for up to four speakers to present as part of a one-hour moderated panel discussion on “Leaders in Pharmacy – Climbing the Career Ladder.”
Please email Ashley Builta, Pharm.D., director of professional development and education at abuilta@michiganpharmacists.org indicating your interest and preferred topic. Include your CV and a brief (150 words maximum) message on why you feel called to speak on the topic.
Submissions should be received no later than Jan. 10, 2025.
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