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INitiate 2025 - Continuing Education

Houston, TX

INitiate 2025: AACP Interim Meeting

CPE Activity Announcement

February 15–17, 2025

JW Marriott Houston by The Galleria Hotel

Houston, Texas

Target Audience

The accredited continuing education activities presented during INitiate 2025 are designed for pharmacy educators and leaders including deans, associate/assistant deans, department chairs, faculty and professional staff.   

Agenda

The meeting agenda may be accessed here.

CE Sessions 

Saturday, February 15

4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. 

Meeting Kickoff:  Transforming Campus Culture: Trauma-Informed Strategies for Empowering Learners

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 

  1. Recognize signs and effects of trauma on students’ academic performance and emotional well-being.
  2. Develop trauma-informed strategies to create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.
  3. Describe techniques for empathetic and effective communication with students who may be experiencing trauma.
  4. Explain ways to advocate for and implement trauma-informed policies and practices within your institution.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-001-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Speaker: Helen Sairany, Pharm.D.

Sunday, February 16

10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.

Cultivating the Next Generation of Health Care Providers in a Race-Neutral Admissions Environment

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to: 

  1. Examine the paradigm of social accountability in health professions education, highlighting the connection between representation and health equity.
  2. Analyze trends in the composition of the pharmacist workforce.
  3. Describe two programs’ holistic admissions and recruitment strategies following the 1997 affirmative action ban, California Proposition 209.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-003-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Speakers: Speaker: Charlene K. Green, Psy.D., Assistant Dean of Admissions, Outreach, and Diversity, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis; Joel W. Gonzales, Director of Admissions, University of California, San Francisco

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ALFP Debate 1 

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Describe why increasing experiential education to at least 50% of the Pharm.D. curriculum would better prepare students for real world pharmacy practice.
  2. Describe the evidence for the maintenance of current standards for experiential education in a Pharm.D. curriculum.
  3. Apply the debate topic to a specific challenge in pharmacy education.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-004-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Moderator: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director, The Cicero Institute; ALFP 2024-2025 Cohort: Adegoke Adeniji, Ph.D., B.Pharm., Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South University School of Pharmacy; Stacy Brown, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences, East Tennessee State University; Ana Maria Castejon, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University; B. DeeAnn, Dugan, Pharm.D, BCACP, Professor and Chair Department of Pharmacy Practice, Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy; Megan Ehret, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPP, Professor and Co-Director Mental Health Program, University of Maryland; Kirk Evoy, Pharm.D., BCACP, Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; Christopher Herndon, Pharm.D., BCACP, FASHP, FCCP, Professor, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy; Chau Nguyen, Ph.D., Chair of Pharmaceutical, Social, and Administrative Sciences and Director of Pharmacy Online Learning, D’Youville University; Miranda Reed, Ph.D., M.S., Professor, Department of Drug Discovery and Development, Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University; Warren Rose, Pharm.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Translational Research Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy; Kimberly Scarsi, Pharm.D., MSc, FCCP, Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center in the College of Pharmacy; Sharon See, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPS, BCGP, Associate Dean for Professional Development and Clinical Professor, St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Michelle Seegart, Pharm.D., BCADM, BCACP, Associate Dean of Admissions and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kyle Turner, Pharm.D., Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Professor, University of Utah College of Pharmacy   

11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Why Initiate a Mentoring Relationship?

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain the benefits of mentorship and why having a mentor is important to professional development, regardless of one’s career stage.
  2. Identify the benefits and challenges of current and past mentoring experiences from the perspective of a mentee.
  3. Identify the aspects of one’s career/ performance for which a mentor would be beneficial.
  4. Develop a plan for identifying a mentor for the current stage of one’s career.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-005-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Speakers:  Kim Tanzer, Pharm.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Clinical Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Texas A&M Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy; Katherine M. Tromp, Pharm.D., Interim Dean, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Elena M. Umland, Pharm.D., FNAP, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Jefferson College of Pharmacy, Thomas

3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Dispensing Solutions for Change

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review strategies for managing change in varied sectors of pharmacy.
  2. List techniques navigated challenges related to limited resources.
  3. Discuss insight from leadership in healthcare and academia about how to lead through periods of uncertainty and transformation.

Knowledge-based (0581-0000-25-006-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

ALFP Debate 2

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Review reasons for State Boards of Pharmacy to eliminate the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as a licensing requirement.
  2. Review reasons for State Board of Pharmacy to keep the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination (MPJE) as a licensing requirement.
  3. Apply the debate topic to a specific challenge in pharmacy education.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-007-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Moderator: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director, The Cicero Institute; ALFP 2023-2024 Cohort: Jill Augustine, PharmD, Ph.D., M.P.H., FAPhA, Director of Assessment and Associate Professor, Mercer University College of Pharmacy; Tracy Brooks, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Meagan Brown, Pharm.D., BCACP, Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy; Eliza Dy-Boarman, Pharm.D., BCPS, Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and Associate Professor, Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Steven Crosby, M.A., BSP, RPh, FASCP, FCP, Associate Dean of Student Engagement and Success and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences; Marina Galvez Peralta, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCP, Teaching Associate Professor, Director of Student Professional Development, Office of Admissions and Students Affairs and Assistant Chair for Teaching Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, West Virginia University School of Pharmacy; Kristin Klein, Pharm.D., BCPPS, FPPA, FNAP, Clinical Professor, University of Michigan College of Pharmacy; Kimberly Nguyen, Pharm.D., Assistant Dean of Student and Professional Affairs and Clinical Associate Professor, University of Houston College of Pharmacy; Erica Ottis, Pharm.D., BCPS, Associate Dean and Clinical Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City at MU; Martin Perry, Ph.D., Vice Chair for Professional Education and Associate Professor, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy; Gwendolyn Wantuch, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCNSP, Associate Professor, University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy; James Wheeler, Pharm.D., BCPS, Associate Professor, Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science and Associate Dean, Knoxville Campus, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Pharmacy; Craig Whitman, Pharm.D., FCCM, BCCCP, Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, Temple University School of Pharmacy; Jennifer Wilson, Pharm.D., Department Chair and Professor, Wingate University School of Pharmacy

Monday, February 17

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

INitiate Change Management Strategies for Pharmacy Leaders

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Explain foundational principles of change management.
  2. Identify scenarios where change is necessary in pharmacy education.
  3. Apply change management principles to common pharmacy leadership challenges.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-008-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Speakers: Diane Calinski, Ph.D., Associate Professor/Department Chair of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manchester University; Cameron C. Lindsey, Pharm.D., M.P.H., BC-ADM, CDCES, BCACP, Professor/Chair, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy; Beth P. Mills, Pharm.D., BCACP, CDCES, FNCAP, Associate Professor and Chair, Pharmacy Practice, Campbell University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences; Rebecca Moote, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS, Assistant Division Head of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy

1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

ALFP Debate 3

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine the reasons that schools of pharmacy should not penalize students for using AI as a tool to complete assignments or examinations.
  2. Apply the debate topic to a specific challenge in pharmacy education.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-009-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)

Moderator: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director, The Cicero Institute; 2024-2025 ALFP Fellows Cohort: Jordan Marie Ballou, Pharm.D., BCACP, Interim Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Clinical Associate Professor, Director, Community-Based Residency Programs, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy; Subrata Deb, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Ph.D., Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Larkin University; Charlotte A. Farris, Pharm.D., BCPS, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Texas A&M Health, Residency Program Director - PGY2 Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple; Joshua Reineke, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, South Dakota State University, Director, SD Haarberg 3D (Drug, Disease, Delivery) Center; Stephanie Sibicky, Pharm.D., M.Ed., BCGP, BCPS, FASCP, Associate Clinical Professor, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Assessment, Northeastern University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Kimberly Stultz, Pharm.D., Associate Professor, Assistant Dean of Experiential Programs, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; Christopher S. Wisniewski, Pharm.D., MSCR, BCPS, Professor, Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Medication Safety, Use & Policy

3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Guiding Pharmacy Educators Through Legal Complexities

At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Examine contemporary court cases and decisions relevant to higher education.
  2. Discuss existing and potential legal challenges that pharmacy higher education administrators may face.
  3. Identify preventative strategies that pharmacy academic administrators can implement.

Application-based (0581-0000-25-010-L99-P, 1.50 Contact Hours)

Speakers: Diane B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., M.S., R.Ph., Associate Dean for Healthcare Partnerships and Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy; Kris Harrell, Pharm.D., M.A., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Pharmacy Practice, The University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy; Jonathan Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer and Policy Director, The Cicero Institute

ACPE LogoAACP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Accredited continuing education activities during INitiate 2025 will discuss leadership-related topics.

Information on how to obtain continuing education credit

To obtain CPE credit, pharmacists must attend the accredited continuing education activities, complete the CE session assessments with a passing score of 75% or higher, and submit the CE session evaluations. With the access code provided at the conclusion of each accredited CE, attendees must complete the activity assessment and the CE session evaluation for each session they are requesting continuing education credit. Attendees will have 45 days following the INiatiate 2025 to complete the assessments and evaluations. Access to session activity evaluations will be denied after Thursday, April 3, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET. CPE credit information will be electronically transmitted to CPE Monitor. Pharmacists should log in to their NABP e-profile to access information about their completed CPE and to print a valid statement of credit if needed.

Note: It is imperative that pharmacist attendees’ NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate (in MM/DD format) are correctly entered into their LECE profile and correspond with their NABP record. Failure to ensure this information is identical in both programs will jeopardize their earning CPE credits. 

If you have questions regarding CE before or after INitiate 2025, please contact: cpd@aacp.org.

Fees:

Early-bird registration for INitiate 2025 is $599.00 per person for AACP institutional members and $849.00 per person for non-institutional members. There is no additional fee for continuing education credit.

Sponsored by:

No financial support has been identified to date for any component of the educational activities.

 

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