All Programming is Subject to Change.
All times listed below are in Mountain Time.
Friday, February 9
3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
New Deans ACPE Orientation
By invitation only. Pre-registration required through ACPE; no additional fee.
5:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
Joint reception for ACPE New Deans Orientation participants, Leadership Forum participants, BOD, ALFP and CEO Deans.
By invitation only.
Saturday, February 10
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
AACP Council of Deans (COD) Administrative Board Meeting
This is a closed meeting of the 2023–2024 Council of Deans Administrative Board members.
Chair: W. Thomas (Tommy) Smith, Pharm.D., J.D., Professor and Dean of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Natural and Health Sciences, Manchester University
7:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
AACP Council of Sections (COS) Administrative Board Meeting
This is a closed meeting of the 2023-2024 Council of Sections Administrative Board members.
Chair: Timothy J. Bloom, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor, Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy, Shenandoah University
10:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
New CEO Deans Program
Pre-registration required; no additional fee.
The Council of Deans Administrative Board invites all Interim CEO Deans and CEO Deans who have been in their roles for three years or less to attend this session. Two current CEO Deans will provide a short presentation discussing lessons learned during their first few years in their dean positions. The Council of Deans Administrative Board will facilitate roundtable discussions regarding leading a college or school of pharmacy, AACP programs, and other topics of interest to new CEO Deans.
Session Moderator: W. Thomas (Tommy) Smith, Pharm.D., J.D., Professor and Dean of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Natural and Health Sciences, Manchester University; Speaker: Anne Y.F. Lin, Pharm.D., FNAP, Dean and Professor, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John’s University; Speaker: Samuel M. Poloyac, Pharm.D., Ph.D., Dean and James T. Doluisio Regents Chair, College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
AACP Council of Faculties (COF) Administrative Board Meeting
This is a closed meeting of the 2023-2024 Council of Faculties Administrative Board members.
Chair: Jennifer Hookstra Danielson, Pharm.D., MBA, CDE, Department Chair, Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Connections and Conversations: CEO Deans: Creative Approaches to Improving the Pharmacy Student Pipeline
This session will afford CEO deans the opportunity to share experiences with creative approaches to improving the pharmacy school admissions pipeline. The session will include brief, 10-minute presentations from programs that have implemented creative solutions to enhancing their applicant pipeline through community-based services, employer-based agreements, service-learning programs or other programs. The session will allow time for discussion with presenters and peers to facilitate sharing of key insights for use at home institutions.
Speaker: Wendy Cox, Pharm.D., Associate Dean for Admissions and Accreditation, Associate Professor, Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Speaker: Misty M. Stutz, Pharm.D., Dean, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Professor, Sullivan University;
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Connections and Conversations: Department Chairs
Join colleagues for an opportunity to share ideas, make new connections and learn from each other’s challenges and successes of the past year. Connect with other department chairs while engaging in roundtable discussions on timely issues.
2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Connections and Conversations: Assistant and Associate Deans: Challenges and Approaches in Preparing Students for the NAPLEX
This session will afford assistant and associate deans the opportunity to share diverse experiences with preparing students for the North American Pharmacists Licensure Examination (NAPLEX). The session will include brief, 10-minute presentations from programs that have implemented solutions to enhance NAPLEX preparation during the didactic program, the P4/APPE year, and to identify student predictors for success on the exam. The session will provide discussion opportunities with presenters and peers to facilitate sharing of key insights for use at home institutions.
Speaker: Julie A. Murphy, PharmD, FASHP, FCCP, BCPS, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Toledo; Speaker: Pamela H. Koerner, BS, Pharm.D., BCPS, Assistant Dean of Curriculum and Professional Engagement, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
4:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Meeting Kick-Off: You Know Your IQ, But What’s Your CQ®? Build Your Change Intelligence® to Lead Change for Your Organization, Team and Career
Are you frustrated that no matter what you try, your change initiatives seem to either fail outright or produce gains that don’t last? Yet, your organization’s success and your career progress hinges on your ability to lead successful and sustainable change. The CQ® System for Developing Change Intelligence® is a proven approach used by a wide variety of organizations in industries around the world to equip people, teams and organizations to lead through change and crisis in a successful and sustainable manner. The CQ® System was created to fill two gaps that combine to result in the high failure rate of change: the dearth of methods to develop change leadership capabilities, and the emphasis on methodologies to manage change (such as change/project management toolkits, etc.) but the lack of methods to lead and sustain change. Change Intelligence® builds individuals’ change capabilities, as well as creates an enabling cultural foundation for all the inevitable changes to come. The CQ® system helps by developing a common language to lead change up, down, and across the organization, providing a simple yet powerful model, and by focusing on strengths, encouraging people to value and leverage each other’s unique and diverse contributions, fostering psychologically safe teams and inclusive cultures, and much more.
Speaker: Barbara A. Trautlein, Ph.D., Principal, Change Catalysts
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
CEO Deans Networking Reception
Sunday, February 11
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Keynote: Re-Branding the Profession of Pharmacy: Translating Research on the Brand Image of Nursing
In this highly energetic, fast paced and interactive program, the journey of identifying the brand image of the profession of nursing will be developed and related to the branding challenges of the pharmaceutical profession. Topics will include:
- Understanding what branding is and how brands are formed.
- How branding research uncovered the gaps and inconsistencies between nurses’ current versus desired brand image among themselves and the public.
- Explore strategies to transform the future of nursing by rebranding the professional image both internally and externally (to the public).
- Consider opportunities to transform the pharmacy profession to its most desired brand image.
Speaker: Judi Allyn Godsey, Ph.D., MSN, RN, DNP Faculty, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky; Co-Founding Director, Institute for the Brand Image of Nursing; Speaker: Tom Hayes, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, Williams College of Business, Xavier University
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain what branding is and how brands are formed.
- Describe the gaps and inconsistencies between nurses’ current versus desired brand image among themselves and the public.
- Evaluate strategies to transform the future of nursing by rebranding the professional image both internally and externally (to the public).
- Assess opportunities to transform the pharmacy profession to its most desired brand image.
9:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m.
Networking Break
9:15 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Branding the Profession of Pharmacy: Creating a Roadmap
The goal of this highly interactive workshop is to take participants through the stages of creating a brand position for the profession of pharmacy. It will include:
- Understanding how research is the basis of any brand position.
- Beginning the process of identifying the present brand position of pharmacists.
- Exploring the challenges and potential pathways to creating and establishing a unified brand position for the profession.
Speaker: Judi Allyn Godsey, Ph.D., MSN, RN, DNP Faculty, College of Nursing, University of Kentucky; Co-Founding Director, Institute for the Brand Image of Nursing; Speaker: Tom Hayes, Ph.D., Professor of Marketing, Williams College of Business, Xavier University
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Explain how research can serve basis of any brand position.
- Describe the present brand position of pharmacists.
- Evaluate the challenges and potential pathways to creating and establishing a unified brand position for the profession of pharmacy.
10:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 a.m.–Noon.
ALFP Debate #1
The ALFP Fellows 2023–2024 Cohort presents a debate on the topic "The profession and schools/colleges of pharmacy need tiered training and licensure as a model for the future.” In true debate style, two teams of fellows will present opposing sides of the issue. Opportunity for discussion, and questions and answers from the audience, will be provided.
Moderator: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer & Policy Director, The Cicero Institute; Speakers: ALFP 2023-2024 Cohort
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Justify the benefits of implementing a tiered training and licensure model in the pharmacy profession.
- Evaluate the disadvantages of implementing tiered training and licensure within the pharmacy profession.
- Assess how the implementation of tiered training and licensure models in pharmacy education can help or hinder the profession's ability to adapt to the changing climate of pharmacy in healthcare.
11:00 a.m.–Noon.
Academic Freedom, Diversity and Preparing a Capable Workforce
This session will explore the challenges faced as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in the context of racial equity providing students with a well rounded and culturally aware student body. During this session, a panel of experts from across the health education space will discuss the effects of the decision since its release and the adjustments schools and associations are making to maintain academic freedom, diversity, safety and a well-rounded environment for students.
Speaker: Amy Addams, Director of Student Affairs Alignment and Holistic Review, Association of American Medical Colleges; Speaker: Carolyn Booker, Ph.D., Chief of Educational Pathways, American Dental Education Association; Speaker: Brigit M. Carter, Ph.D., RN, CCRN, FAAN, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, American Association of Colleges of Nursing; Speaker: Kathleen M. Giacomini, Ph.D., B.S.Pharm, Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of California—San Francisco; Moderator: Susan Staggs Vos, Pharm.D., FAPhA, Senior Director, Student Affairs, AACP
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Town Hall
1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
ALFP Debate #2
The ALFP 2023–2024 Cohort presents a debate on the topic "Schools of pharmacy have an obligation to train their students to use AI tools for clinical practice.” In true debate style, two teams of fellows will present opposing sides of the issue. Opportunity for discussion, and questions and answers from the audience, will be provided.
Moderator: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer & Policy Director, The Cicero Institute; Speakers: ALFP 2023-2024 Cohort
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Analyze how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be integrated into training pharmacy students on clinical practice.
- Apply AI in clinical practice to a specific challenge in pharmacy education.
1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
Well-Being Centered Leadership to Build an Organizational Culture of Support
With the impact of the pandemic and the subsequent great resignation, faculty and staff have been left with lingering effects on workload, well-being, morale and job satisfaction. Organizations have undergone significant shifts resulting in a new state of normal with high levels of uncertainty and stress. Over the last two years, leaders have needed to be nimble, resilient and steadfast in a world that changed abruptly. Experts warn that we are at the beginning of an unprecedented mental health crisis that will unfold over the coming months and years. Leaders cannot ignore the effects from months of lockdown, social unrest, remote work and ambiguity around returning to the office. Leaders need to understand how crucial well-being is to the continued success and vitality of their organizations and must recognize that taking action to inculcate a culture of well-being is essential to their role. Leaders must support systemic changes in their organization to foster a culture of well-being and prevent negative impact on the workforce, job satisfaction and institutional commitment. Faculty and staff can additively help co-create an environment that supports organizational health and well-being by promoting strategies and resource sharing.
Speaker: Kelly Gable, Pharm.D., BCPP, Professor, Pharmacy Practice, Director of Well-being and Resilience, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville; Speaker: Seena L. Haines, Pharm.D., BCACP, NBC-HWC, CHWC, FAPhA, FCCP, FASHP, FNAP, RTY 500, Director for Professional Well-Being and Belonging, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Board Certified Health and Well-Being Coach, Lead Faculty--Well-Being and Resilience Champion, Office of Well-Being, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi; Speaker: Kelly C. Lee, Pharm.D., M.A.S., BCPP, Professor, Clinical Pharmacy, Associate Dean for Assessment and Accreditation, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California–San Diego
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Compare and contrast Maslach and Leiter work life areas with the psychosocial workforce hazards.
- Discuss how psychosocial risks are heightened when the demands of work exceed resources due to design, organization and management of work or a poor social context.
- Formulate strategies to protect mental health, respond to burnout and promote well-being with stakeholders across the organization.
2:45 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Networking Break
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Reframing the Promotion Lens: Strategies for Successful Promotion and/or Tenure of Faculty with Administrative Responsibilities
Faculty are assuming more administrative responsibilities, such as oversight of assessment, curricular management, residency program oversight and student support. These activities can result in significant administrative workload that may not be fully recognized in promotion and tenure guidelines. This session will discuss the challenges related to promotion of faculty with administrative responsibilities. Department chairs from two schools/colleges of pharmacy will provide examples of mentoring and strategic delineation of responsibilities to ensure successful promotion. This session will also include world café style small group discussions to identify creative strategies and approaches for participants to consider implementing at their institutions.
Speaker: Michelle Z. Farland, Pharm.D., CDCES, Clinical Professor, Interim Co-Chair, Department of Pharmacotherapy and Translational Research, College of Pharmacy, University of Florida; Speaker: Cameron C. Lindsey, Pharm.D., M.P.H., BC-ADM, CDCES, BCACP, Chair & Professor of Pharmacy Practice & Administration, School of Pharmacy, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Speaker: Rebecca Moote, Pharm.D., M.Sc., BCPS, FNAP, Clinical Associate Professor, Assistant Division Head, Pharmacotherapy Division, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin; Speaker: Sarah Ray, Pharm.D., BCPS, FAPhA, Chair and Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director, School of Pharmacy, Concordia University Wisconsin; Speaker: Elizabeth Unni, Ph.D., MBA, BPharm, Associate Professor and Department Chair of Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, Touro University New York
4:00 p.m.
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Monday, February 12
6:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m.
Yoga
Dr. Seena L. Haines, a certified yoga instructor (RYT 500), will guide you in an all-levels yoga practice. The integration of breath, mindfulness and asanas (poses) encourages relaxation and stress reduction. The practice of yoga can also reduce levels of anxiety, depression, inflammatory markers and can impact risk factors for heart disease. Practicing yoga can also improve sleep quality and duration. Many people practice yoga to improve flexibility, balance and strength-building benefits. Come join Seena on the mat!
Instructor: Seena L. Haines, Pharm.D., BCACP, NBC-HWC, CHWC, FAPhA, FCCP, FASHP, FNAP, RTY 500, Director for Professional Well-Being and Belonging, Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Board Certified Health and Well-Being Coach, Lead Faculty--Well-Being and Resilience Champion, Office of Well-Being, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
ACPE Update: Standards 2025
This session will focus on the recent release of the draft of Standards 2025 and the proposed changes from Standards 2016. Input from attendees will be solicited focused on the new draft ACPE Standards.
Speaker: Jan Engle, Pharm.D., Ph.D. (Hon), FAPhA, FCCP, FNAP, Executive Director, ACPE
9:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.
Networking Break
9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
ALFP Debate #3
The ALFP 2023–2024 Cohort presents a debate on the topic "Schools of pharmacy should stop participating in the US News Rankings System.” In true debate style, two teams of fellows will present opposing sides of the issue. Opportunity for discussion, and questions and answers from the audience, will be provided.
Moderator: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer & Policy Director, The Cicero Institute; Speakers: ALFP 2023-2024 Cohort
9:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
Administrative Insights in a Flash
Similar to a Clinical Pearls session, in this Administrative Pearls session speakers will share short (10-minute) presentations on a new idea or concept that has been valuable for them in their work. The presentations will focus on succinct, novel, straight-forward approaches to handling administrative concerns which attendees may implement at their home institutions.
- Development of a Succession Apprentice Program in Student and Academic Affairs Administration (Heather MW Petrelli, M.A., Ph.D.)
- Onboarding Faculty with a Focus on Setting up for Retention (Teresa DeLellis, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP)
- Combat Silent Quitting with Care: Practical Strategies for Connecting with Staff through Connectivity and Building Trust (Heather MW Petrelli, M.A., Ph.D.)
- “You Only Have One Chance to Get it Right”: The Importance of Crafting Strategic Internal and External Communications in Times of Change (Becky Ceraul)
- Managing Student Stress (Are We Expecting Students to “Reach Out” or Are We “Reaching In”?) (Heather MW Petrelli, M.A., Ph.D.)
Moderator: Jeremy A. Hughes, Pharm.D., Ed.D., Associate Provost for Academic Innovation, Professor, College of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, Chicago State University; Moderator: Scott M. Mark, Pharm.D., M.S., Med, MBA, M.P.H., Associate Dean and Director, Pharmacy Leadership Institute, Long Island University
10:45 a.m. –11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Council of Faculties Forum
All members of the Council of Faculties are invited to participate in discussions on current and future council priorities.
Chair: Jennifer Hookstra Danielson, Pharm.D., MBA, CDE, Department Chair, Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Council of Deans Business Meeting
All members of the Council of Deans are invited to receive updates and participate in discussions regarding current and future council priorities.
Chair: W. Thomas (Tommy) Smith, Pharm.D., J.D., Professor and Dean of Health Sciences and Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Natural and Health Sciences, Manchester University
12:30 p.m. –1:45 p.m.
Networking Lunch
2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.
Academia-Community-Based Pharmacy Partnerships: Building the Future Together
The AACP Transformation Center and the Academia-Community Transformation (ACT) Pharmacy Collaborative invite attendees to engage in problem-solving, action-oriented roundtable discussions (utilizing the world café method) focused on how pharmacy academia and community-based pharmacy practice can partner to create solutions and transform the profession together. At the beginning of the session, attendees will hear from a community pharmacist practitioner/owner dealing with the rapidly changing ecosystem of community pharmacy on the front lines, which includes structural changes to business, workforce challenges, finance and legal/regulatory affairs. Attendees will then have facilitated discussions about how the Academy can best support, accelerate and lead community-based pharmacy practice transformation together.
Speaker: Melissa Somma McGivney, Pharm.D., FCCP, FAPhA, Associate Dean for Community Partnerships, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh; Speaker: Richard “Tripp” N. Logan, III, Pharm.D., Pharmacist, L & S Pharmacy, Medical Arts Pharmacy, Vice President, SEMO Rx Pharmacies & Care Coordination
3:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m.
Networking Break
3:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Legally Yours: Consequential Developments in Higher Education Law
This interactive session will focus on contemporary legal issues and court decisions that have and will continue to influence the higher education landscape, including cases on criminal background checks, admissions, affirmative action, grade appeals and more. Implications, strategies and solutions will be discussed using case studies delivered by content experts. All faculty, especially those in administrative roles or those considering seeking those roles, are encouraged to attend. This session is designed to be appropriate for all disciplines and levels of experience.
Speaker: Diane B. Ginsburg, Ph.D., M.S., R.Ph., Associate Dean for Healthcare Partnerships, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, The University of Texas at Austin; Speaker: Kristopher Harrell, Pharm.D., Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, School of Pharmacy, The University of Mississippi; Speaker: Richard Kasmer, Vice President, Academic Affairs; Dean, College of Pharmacy, Northeast Ohio Medical University; Speaker: Jonathan A. Wolfson, J.D., Chief Legal Officer & Policy Director, The Cicero Institute
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Examine recent developments and major decisions from court cases relevant to higher education.
- Evaluate current legal issues facing pharmacy higher education administrators.
- Review strategies and solutions, as well as preemptive measures, pharmacy academic administrators can take.
