6:30 a.m.–7:30 a.m.
AM Fitness Program
Plaza Ballroom (Lobby Level, East Tower)
Sponsored by Pearson
Fitness enthusiasts are welcome to enjoy a sunrise yoga class, led by Seena Haines, that allows all fitness levels to participate. The class will be held in a carpeted room so mats are not required.
6:30 a.m.–7:30 a.m.
Introduction to Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Meditation Room, Grand Suite 2A (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
6:30 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom Foyer (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
6:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.
Meditation Room
Grand Suite 2A (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Wellness is a concept and a state of being that everyone must embrace. Make your well-being a priority at Pharmacy Education 2019 by visiting the Meditation Room, where you can meditate, reflect, pray or just be quiet and still. It’s a place free from distractions and the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives.
6:45 a.m.–7:45 a.m.
Special Interest Group (SIG) Cabinet Meeting
Columbus AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
The chairs, chairs-elect and immediate past chairs will meet to discuss the business of the AACP Special Interest Groups.
(Moderator) Lucinda L. Maine, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
6:45 a.m.–7:45 a.m.
Private School Deans Breakfast
Crystal Ballroom A (Lobby Level, West Tower)
By invitation only. Gather your colleagues to discuss ideas and information related to private schools of pharmacy.
7:00 a.m.–8:00 a.m.
NACDS Foundation Breakfast Connection
Crystal Ballroom B (Lobby Level, West Tower)
By Invitation Only
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
AACP Registration & Help Desk
Grand Ballroom Registration (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Please check-in and pick-up your name badge for Pharmacy Education 2019 here. Staff will be available to answer your general meeting questions and assist with the AACP meeting app.
7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Meet the Editor
Grand Ballroom Registration (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Are you thinking of submitting a manuscript to the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education? Or signing up to be a manuscript reviewer? Do you have a question about AJPE? Stop by and meet the editor, associate editors and editorial staff of AJPE. We'll be here during breakfast and beverage break times!
(Chair) Gayle A. Brazeau, Marshall University
7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Networking Room 1,2 and 3
Monroe Boardroom 1,2 and 3 (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Want to catch up with old friends, meet new ones or discuss similar interests? Want to continue the discussion from a fantastic session? Come to the Networking Rooms or schedule time at the AACP Registration and Help Desk.
7:30 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Topical Roundtable Session 2
Regency Ballroom A (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
The list of roundtables and facilitators can be found on the AACP meeting app.
(Moderator) Steven C. Stoner, University of Missouri-Kansas City
8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
Differential Diagnosis in the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process: Meeting the Need for Primary Care
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Differential diagnosis is the process of distinguishing a particular condition from others that present similarly and helps guide pharmacotherapy decision-making. The application of differential diagnosis will allow pharmacists to more comprehensively meet the demands for primary care services in the U.S. This program is intended for pharmacy educators and clinicians and will introduce differential diagnosis, its applicability to pharmacy practice, and propose a method for curricular implementation.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the relevance of differential diagnosis in pharmacy education and practice.
- Describe how differential diagnosis is practically applied in pharmacy practice and how it relates to the JCPP Pharmacists' Patient Care Process.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-056-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Mandy M. Jones, University of Kentucky; (Speaker) Nicholas Nelson, University of Kentucky
8:00 a.m.–8:30 a.m.
The Suicide Epidemic: It’s Time for Pharmacy to Take Action
Columbus IJKL (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Suicide claims the life of 1 person every 12 minutes and is the second leading cause of death for individuals aged 15-34 years. Suicide and mental illness is non-discriminating; affecting all individuals including student pharmacists. In 2017 Washington became the first state to require pharmacists to complete a suicide awareness and prevention training. This session will describe the suicide prevention and awareness pharmacist training program, implementation of the program into the curriculum and evaluation of the program.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the incorporation of suicide awareness and prevention into the curriculum.
- Discuss impacts and needs of suicide awareness training for student pharmacists.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-057-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Megan Willson, Washington State University; (Speaker) Christina R. Buchman, Washington State University
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Beyond Resiliency: Optimizing Person-Job Fit to Prevent Burnout Among Faculty and Students
Michigan 1ABC (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Burnout is often the result of a mismatch between an individual and his/her job. Despite research suggesting that the causes of burnout are usually organizational in nature, most interventions focus on helping individuals cope with job-related stressors, which may explain why the effects of these strategies have limited impact. In this session, we will explore ways in which faculty and students can prevent burnout by addressing several critical domains of person-job fit.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Explain the role of person-job fit in determining job engagement and burnout.
- List strategies for preventing person-job mismatch among faculty and student pharmacists.
- Analyze one's current job for areas of mismatch and opportunities for job redesign.
- Formulate strategies to optimize person-job using principles of job redesign.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-137-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Brent N. Reed, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Stuart T. Haines, The University of Mississippi
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Community Competency: Expanding Our Worldview
Roosevelt 3AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
While understanding health disparities and cultural competency help to develop knowledge and skills for working across diverse cultures, "community competency" provides a framework to explore the history, geography, culture, and context which shape the communities that pharmacists serve. This session will explore the concept of community competency and provide examples of how faculty can integrate community competency into pharmacy coursework and experiences. Examples of how community competency has been integrated into didactic courses and experiential study away programs will be shared.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Examine community competency as an educational framework for learning and working across diverse cultures and communities.
- Explore opportunities for faculty to integrate community competency into their own pharmacy coursework and experiences.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-058-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Jeri J. Sias, The University of Texas at El Paso; (Speaker) Amanda M. Loya, The University of Texas at El Paso; (Speaker) Robert L. Emerson, The University of Kansas; (Speaker) Tamara McCants, Howard University; (Speaker) Beau Stubblefield-Tave, Center for Culturally-Fluent Leadership
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Creative Collisions: Uniting Basic and Clinical Worlds to Problem-Solve Patient Cases Using the PPCP
Randolph 1AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Intended for faculty from all pharmacy disciplines, this session will focus on elaborating how faculty from the clinical and basic sciences can unite to create and use patient cases for interdisciplinary integration and clinical problem solving. The speakers will describe the development of cases and exercises, ranging from those in a single course to those that spiral through several courses to enable their integration. Audience members will participate in idea sharing through case development.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe approaches for faculty from the basic and clinical disciplines to work together to achieve the common goal of interdisciplinary integration.
- Describe how patient cases and case-based problem solving provide a source of common ground for the application of curricular knowledge, while enabling the faculty to operate within his or her disciplinary comfort zone.
- Learn to select or to write patient cases based on nature of the curricular topics to be integrated.
- Participate in the development of an interdisciplinary case.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-059-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Catherine J. Cone, Roseman University of Health Sciences; (Speaker) William C. Mobley, University of Florida; (Moderator) Anita T. Mosley, University of the Incarnate Word
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Sharing Self-Caring: Interprofessional Self-Care Education by Healthcare Students
Columbus AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This program will describe two approaches to student pharmacists providing interprofessional education on self-care to medical students. One approach involves APPE student pharmacists, guided by faculty, providing OTC drug education to third year medical students in two venues (an OTC drugs workshop and a Family Medicine rotation elective training experience). The second approach (developed by a pharmacist and a physician) involves student pharmacists educating medical students about diabetes self-care management through an interactive workshop.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the importance of collaborative education about self-care among a variety of healthcare disciplines.
- Describe innovative approaches for providing interprofessional education to a variety of healthcare provider student colleagues.
- Demonstrate active learning tools used in providing interprofessional education to a variety of healthcare student colleagues.
- Discuss the impact of interprofessional education activities involving a variety of healthcare student colleagues.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-133-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Rupal Mansukhani, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; (Speaker) Louise S. Parent-Stevens, University of Illinois at Chicago; (Speaker) Marlowe D. Kachlic, University of Illinois at Chicago; (Moderator) Jennifer A. Wilson, Wingate University
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Successful Attributes of Interprofessional Education in Substance Use Disorder
Columbus GH (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This session brings together the Substance Use Disorder SIG and the Interprofessional Education Community to present a variety of Interprofessional (IP) activities that have been successful in educating and engaging student pharmacists in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) learning to address a key gap in many pharmacy curricula. This session will use both traditional and active learning methods to gather attendee expertise, highlighting attributes of successful IP education focused on SUD learning.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe ten attributes of successful interprofessional education and apply these attributes to interprofessional education focusing on substance use disorders.
- Summarize ways that IP learning can be incorporated into classroom and experiential learning opportunities of various lengths that focus on substance use disorder.
- Develop a substance use disorder focused IP learning activity that capitalizes on the strengths of an individual institution, community, or culture.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-060-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Chair and Speaker) Tran Tran, Midwestern University/Downers Grove; (Speaker) Andrew J. Muzyk, Campbell University; (Speaker) Gina M. Baugh, West Virginia University; (Speaker) Laura C. Palombi, University of Minnesota; (Speaker) Lucas G. Hill, The University of Texas at Austin
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Reports of the 2018-2019 Standing Committees
Grand Ballroom CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
The session provides interested attendees an opportunity to interact with the standing committees: Academic Affairs, Argus Commission, Professional Affairs, Research and Graduate Affairs, Strategic Engagement, and Student Affairs. Following brief presentations by committee chairs on the key recommendations contained in the report, discussions on the reports and implementation strategies will be led by committee members.
(Speaker) Diane B. Ginsburg, The University of Texas at Austin; (Speaker) David F. Gregory, Belmont University; (Speaker) Philip D. Hall, Medical University of South Carolina; (Speaker) James M. O’Donnell, University at Buffalo, the State University of New York; (Speaker) Mary M. Piascik, University of Kentucky; (Speaker) Jennifer S. Williams, The University of Tennessee
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Council of Deans (COD) Networking Session #1: How are Colleges and Schools Changing the Portrait of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Careers?
Regency Ballroom D (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This session will discuss the programs, resources, tools and other avenues that colleges and schools of pharmacy are using and developing to reframe how pharmacists and their career options are communicated to potential student pharmacists, their families, and other stakeholder groups. Ideas that may address this topic are also welcome! A summary of the issues and themes discussed during this session will be shared at the Council of Deans Business Meeting, scheduled for Monday afternoon.
(Moderator) Henry J. Mann, The Ohio State University; (Moderator) Mark A. Munger, The University of Utah
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Council of Deans (COD) Networking Session #2: Beyond Graduating Student Pharmacists, How are Colleges and Schools Leading Initiatives to Advance Community-Based Pharmacy Practice?
Regency Ballroom B (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This session will discuss the programs, resources, tools and other avenues that colleges and schools of pharmacy are using and developing to advance community-based pharmacy practice. Ideas that may address this topic are also welcome! A summary of the issues and themes discussed during this session will be shared at the Council of Deans Business Meeting, scheduled for Monday afternoon.
(Moderator) Trish R. Freeman, University of Kentucky; (Moderator) Ronald P. Jordan, Chapman University
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m.
Council of Deans (COD) Networking Session #3: Health Care Transformation: How are Colleges and Schools Addressing Population Health?
Regency Ballroom C (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This session will focus on strategies, programs, curricula and other avenues that colleges and schools of pharmacy are utilizing or developing to address population health issues. Ideas that may address this topic are also welcome! A summary of the issues and themes discussed during this session will be shared at the Council of Deans Business Meeting, scheduled for Monday afternoon.
(Moderator) Michael D. Hogue, Loma Linda University; (Moderator) Steven J. Martin, Ohio Northern University
8:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant Award Microsessions
Toronto (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Recipients of the 2018 Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant share 10-minute summaries of their SOTL projects.
(Moderator) Therese I. Poirier, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; (Speaker) Courtney L. Bradley (High Point University), Equipping Student Pharmacists to Thrive on Patient-Centered Teams; (Speaker) Monique L Mounce (Notre Dame of Maryland University), Utilization of an emotional intelligence workshop to enhance student's self-awareness; (Speaker) James Nawarskas (University of New Mexico), Standardized Patient Assessment of Communications in Pharmacy and Medical Students; (Speaker) Lydia C. Newsom (Mercer University), Script Concordance Testing to Assess Clinical Reasoning within a Pharmacy Curriculum; (Speaker) Jonathan Newsome (University of Texas at Tyler), Virtual versus Paper-Based Cases to Reinforce the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process; (Speaker) Kristen Pate (The University of Mississippi), Use of adaptive learning technology in a Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process course; (Speaker) Andrew Straw (Cedarville University), Effect of peer instruction pedagogy on concept mastery across the pharmacy curriculum
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
PharmCAS R&R Lounge: Recharge and Reconnect
Grand Suite 5 (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Taking care of business sometimes requires taking care of yourself in the process. AACP is making it easy with the PharmCAS R&R Lounge, which offers a much-needed respite from crowds, noise and other common meeting stresses. Kick up your feet, check your e-mail, charge your phone, tablet or laptop and unwind. A variety of fruit-infused waters will help refresh you for your next session or appointment. With support from our sponsor, PharmCAS, powered by Liaison, and staffing from the University of Florida, the lounge services are complimentary so make time to stop by for a little R&R!
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Beverage Break
Grand Ballroom Foyer (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Identifying Resilience in Pharmacy Students–What If You Don’t Find It?
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
The concept of resiliency, or the ability to “bounce back” after a challenging situation, is gaining attention from employers and academic institutions. Measuring resilience can be somewhat subjective, and for many, becoming resilient is a personal journey. There is also literature that indicates resiliency cannot be learned. This program will discuss individual student cases of resilience, and provide tips for how pharmacy programs can integrate strategies for developing, and teaching, resilience.
(Speaker) Megan E. Thompson, University of Colorado
9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m.
Orientation Re-Envisioned: Preparing for School and Career Using the PPCP
Columbus IJKL (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Orientation is an opportunity to engage and excite students about the profession. With a focus on the roles pharmacists play in healthcare and the PCPP, students begin their journey focusing on patients and the importance of advocacy, leadership, and interprofessional teamwork. This novel approach orients students to the profession and a curricula built around the PPCP. The session will share our school’s orientation redesign process through backward design as well as two years of outcomes.
(Speaker) Karen F. Marlowe, Auburn University; (Speaker) Bradley Wright, Auburn University
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Research/Education Poster Session II
Name Badge Required
Riverside Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Level, East Tower)
Poster presenters will be at their posters from 9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
NACDS Foundation Research Row
Grand Ballroom Registration (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
The National Association of Chain Drugs Stores (NACDS) Foundation is pleased to present posters detailing the research projects of our esteemed Faculty Scholars. Come meet our scholars and see the line-up of projects, from evaluation of innovative care delivery models to approaches to chronic care management–promising concepts that can be replicated and scaled into real-world solutions. Through their work, our scholars help advance the Foundation’s mission to improve patient outcomes and advance population health.
9:00 a.m.–Noon
Spouse/Guests Hospitality Room - July 15
Grand Suite 1 (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Charting Your Own Course: Finding Yourself and Finding Your Path in Academia
Columbus GH (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Utilizing concepts explored within Kate Woodthorpe’s book Survive and Thrive in Academia, participants will engage in constructing a framework for examining the components that define a successful and balanced academic career. Individuals will reflect on their teaching, research, service, leadership and personal experiences to answer the question of what type of teacher, practitioner, and scholar they want to be. Speakers will provide the audience with tools promoting self-authorship, personal authenticity, self-advocacy, and strategies for success.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Examine and reflect on their teaching, research, leadership, service, and personal experiences.
- Describe the type of faculty member/practitioner/person you want to be along the areas of teaching, research, service, leadership, and personal life.
- Determine a process for identifying, developing, and implementing a 1-4 year plan to achieve your personal and professional goals.
- Identify ways to take responsibility and advocate for your career and its development and life outside of work to combat the components of burnout (overwork, exhaustion, stress).
- Create a list of people who appropriately challenge and support your personal and professional development (peers, mentors, and supervisors).
Application-based (0581-0000-19-062-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Michael J. Fulford, The University of Georgia; (Speaker) Lisa M. Meny, Ferris State University; (Speaker) Andrea S. Franks, The University of Tennessee
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Evidence-Based Interventions to Promote Learner Interest and Motivation: Indications, MOA, Administration, and Monitoring
Crystal Ballroom B (Lobby Level, West Tower)
This session will de-mystify the emerging research regarding learner motivation and interest. We will explore several evidence-based interventions that increase learner motivation and interest including addressing student identity misalignments, creating belonging, modeling enthusiasm, and more. Using a pharmacy metaphor, we will examine the indications, mechanism of action, administration, and monitoring of these interventions to make the theory more digestible. You will leave with ready-to-implement ideas to promote your learner’s interest and motivation.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe how addressing student identity misalignments, creating belonging, and modeling enthusiasm increase student interest and motivation.
- Compare and contrast the indications, MOA, administration, and monitoring for evidence-based motivation interventions.
- Apply motivation interventions to one’s own teaching and learning environment.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-063-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Kayley M. Lyons, Monash University; (Speaker) Stuart T. Haines, The University of Mississippi; (Speaker) Jeff J. Cain, University of Kentucky
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Improving Pharmacy Education Through Creation of a Nationwide Educational Collaborative: The Example of Antimicrobial Stewardship
Randolph 1AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Pharmacists play a key role in combating the rise of antimicrobial resistance by practicing antimicrobial stewardship (AS) across all settings and levels of training. A collaboration of AACP Public Health SIG, SIDP, and ID-EN, this session describes the formation of a national group dedicated to determining educational needs, sharing teaching resources and best practices, and developing research collaborations. The target audience includes educators interested in developing large-scale collaborations, curriculum developers, and teachers of AS.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the impact of antimicrobial stewardship (AS) on public health, recent governmental and regulatory mandates for AS, and the role that pharmacists are specified to have by these organizations.
- Review three key factors in performing a national survey and recruiting participants into an educational collaborative.
- Describe classroom-based and practice-based educational innovations in AS and assess how these innovations might be implemented or adapted in your local curriculum.
- Propose initial steps for establishment of an educational collaborative for a different area of pharmacy specialty practice.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-064-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Moderator) Jonathan Thigpen, Notre Dame of Maryland University; (Speaker) Conan MacDougall, University of California, San Francisco; (Speaker) Navaneeth (Nav) Narayanan, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; (Speaker) Zachary N. Jenkins, Cedarville University; (Speaker) Amber Giles, Presbyterian College
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Use It or Lose It: Initiatives to Improve the Utility of Exams
Regency Ballroom A (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Assessment is a critical component of health professions education and is responsible for high stakes decisions for learners throughout the curriculum. Often educators have little training on item development and optimal use of exam scores, which leads to a decline in test quality and utility. This session will describe faculty development experiences that addressed two challenges: (1) how to minimize item writing flaws in multiple-choice questions and (2) how to establish pass/fail scores on exams through a standard setting process.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe faculty development initiatives to minimize common item writing flaws in multiple choice examinations.
- Identify methods that can be used for standard setting of examinations.
- Apply instruments to identify item writing flaws and apply strategies to set exam cut-scores.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-065-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Michael D. Wolcott, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Jaekyu Shin, University of California, San Francisco; (Speaker) Katherine Gruenberg, University of California, San Francisco
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Using the Arts and Humanities to Develop and Enhance Student Communication Skills and Empathy
Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Communication in all its forms, including empathy and clinical observation, is vital to any human experience, particularly in education and healthcare. The arts and humanities offer useful ways to learn about, develop, practice, and hone these skills. This program will describe and demonstrate how theater, art, film, and literature can give student pharmacists the opportunity to develop and practice empathetic communication skills and demonstrate the value of transferring those skills to other settings and interactions.
(Speaker) Vibhuti Arya, St. John's University; (Speaker) Sarah Shrader, The University of Kansas; (Speaker) Akash J. Alexander, Long Island University; (Speaker) Jaclyn Novatt, Long Island University; (Speaker) Susan M. Meyer, University of Pittsburgh; (Moderator) Paul L. Ranelli, University of Minnesota
9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Where Have All the Applicants Gone?: Using an Early Assurance Program to Create a Pipeline of Competitive Applicants
Roosevelt 3AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
In recent years, applicants to schools and colleges of pharmacy across the U.S. have been in decline. It is vital that institutions find a way to fill their classes without compromising admission standards. Oregon State University and the University of New Mexico have expanded and bolstered their Early Assurance Program (EAP) to maintain a steady pipeline from institutions throughout their respective states. While in EAP, students receive one-on-one advising, engage in co-curricular activities, maintain a competitive GPA, and complete healthcare experience prior to matriculating into the Pharm.D. program. Students in these programs gain insights into the Pharm.D. program, while also creating applicants focused on the specific school.
(Speaker) Lauren Corwin, Oregon State University; (Speaker) Krystal Ward, The University of New Mexico
9:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
AACP Headshot Café
Grand Registration Foyer (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Sponsored by RiteAid
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Keeping Track and Showing Transparency in Assigning Didactic Teaching Hours in a Pharmacy Curriculum
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Are you a faculty member always wondering if your teaching hours are the same as everyone else? Perhaps you are an administrator having difficulties keeping track and verifying all the hours your faculty teach yearly. If so, come join us! We will share an Excel tool we developed that allows us to keep track of hours (i.e., didactic, support) and how our department collaboratively work updating and maintaining accuracy/transparency from year to year.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe steps to show transparency when assigning teaching hours by working collaboratively with faculty.
- Use a tool to assign and maintain accuracy of department teaching hours.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-066-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Jordan Sedlacek, Larkin University; (Speaker) Joshua Caballero, Larkin University
10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m.
Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program: Intensive Longitudinal Training to Enhance Post-Graduate Readiness
Columbus IJKL (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
The Pharmacotherapy Scholars Program (PSP) is an intensive training experience integrated into the Pharm.D. curriculum at the University of Pittsburgh. The PSP prepares P4 students to become highly proficient in direct patient care roles and successfully match into post-graduate year 1 (PGY1) programs. The PSP integrates synchronous APPEs with personal advising, team-based mentoring, peer-to-peer learning, longitudinal research, and professional development. Target audience will include faculty involved in curriculum and pharmacy practice.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Outline a curricular integrated, post-graduate training program designed to prepare students for securing a PGY-1 residency program in a highly competitive environment.
- Examine the educational impact, curricular utility, feasibility, and generalizability of the program.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-067-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Amy L. Seybert, University of Pittsburgh; (Speaker) Neal J. Benedict, University of Pittsburgh
10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Science Plenary: Precision Medicine–The Future is NOW: Evidence, Practice and Educating the Future Workforce to Lead
Grand Ballroom CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Pharmacists are increasingly being called upon to serve as leaders and change agents to implement precision medicine in practice, particularly in the area of pharmacogenomics. The 2017‐2018 Argus Commission Report includes recommendations that colleges and schools of pharmacy accelerate integration of genomics into the Pharm.D. and graduate curricula and identify experts in pharmacogenomics to help advance education, research, and practice. However, practice‐ and evidence‐based educational standards, resources, and training programs to prepare future pharmacists to implement precision medicine remain limited. This session will provide an overview of the current science and practice in precision medicine and identify education and training needs and strategies to prepare the future pharmacy workforce for a leadership role in precision medicine implementation.
AACP President-elect Todd D. Sorensen will present the Association’s top research awards, the Paul R. Dawson Award for Excellence in Patient Care Research and the Volwiler Research Achievement Award.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss recent advances, current challenges, and future directions in precision medicine.
- Describe the role of the pharmacist in implementing pharmacogenomics and precision medicine.
- Summarize key needs, challenges, and educational strategies for precision medicine in the profession of pharmacy.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-138-L04-P 0.75 Contact Hour)
(Moderator) Todd D. Sorensen, University of Minnesota; (Speaker) Kristin Wiisanen, University of Florida; (Speaker) Julie A. Johnson, University of Florida
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
Students Tracking Their Way to Success: The Use of Productive Study-Time Logs
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Have you wondered what students are doing to promote academic success? When your students say they study “all the time," what do they mean? Come learn about the use of online productive study time logs (PSTL) within an institution. Information targeted towards College of Pharmacy faculty will be presented on time allocation and activities likely to generate academic success. This information can provide guidance on how to promote academic success and balance for pharmacy students.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the use of productive study time logs in higher education.
- Identify student time allocations or study techniques that promote academic success in integrated pharmacotherapy courses.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-068-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Moderator and Speaker) Zachary A. Weber, Purdue University; (Speaker) Alex N. Isaacs, Purdue University
11:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
The Logic in Logic Modeling! Design and Evaluate Your Activities, Courses, and Curricula With Purpose
Columbus IJKL (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This mini-session will provide attendees with interest in course design hands-on experience using logic models, which are visual tools linking elements of instructional design to desired program outcomes. Logic models facilitate strategic planning for course and activity design to diagnose problems and identify solutions that improve student learning. Presenters will give a orientation to logic models, followed by a contextual example of how logic modeling was applied to develop and assess a rural health course.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe how Logic Models can be used to facilitate the backwards design process, intentionally linking desired outcomes to learning activities.
- Create the initial components of a logic model for an individual learning activity or course.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-069-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Edward C. Portillo, University of Wisconsin-Madison; (Speaker) Casey Gallimore, University of Wisconsin-Madison
11:00 a.m.–Noon
History of Pharmacy SIG: Evolution and Application of U.S. Marijuana Laws to Pharmacists in Medical Cannabis Dispensing Roles
Regency Ballroom A (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Pharmacy practice roles in medical marijuana dispensing violate current federal law. Appreciating the conflict between federal and individual state marijuana laws is essential to assessing pharmacist liability for medical marijuana dispensing roles against federal enforcement risks. Examine the evolution of US controlled substances law, social-political trends from Nixon’s “War Against Drugs,” and the current national marijuana landscape, in order to understand how to evaluate pharmacist liability when pharmacy practice intersects with medical marijuana dispensing.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe U.S. marijuana laws in the context of the social-political backdrop in the past 50 years (1970- present).
- Examine the current national marijuana landscape, social and political climate, and the pharmacist’s role in dispensing medical cannabis.
- Evaluate the pharmacist’s liability against federal enforcement risks for medical marijuana dispensing activities using case scenarios.
- Identify considerations/impact of medical marijuana on the business and practice of pharmacy.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-070-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Ettie Rosenberg, West Coast University; (Moderator) Daniel J. Ventricelli, University of the Sciences; (Moderator) Thomas S. Franko, Wilkes University
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Choosing Assessment Tools for Interprofessional Teamwork During Experiential Rotations
Regency Ballroom B (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Lessons learned for successful use of assessment tools for interprofessional collaborative behaviors will be shared through experiences at four schools. Strategies for evaluating success of interprofessional assessment tools will be described. Participants will consider how to implement similar tools or refine their current assessment practices. Through interactive small groups, participants will discover strengths and weaknesses of different assessment approaches. Attendees are encouraged to bring copies of their current assessment tools for this workshop.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe tools for assessment of interprofessional collaboration.
- Describe use of an implementation framework to ensure appropriate use of preceptor delivery of an interprofessional activity.
- Utilize active learning strategies to gather practical approaches to improve use of implementation of assessment tools in experiential education.
- Discuss refinement of assessment tools to meet individual program needs.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-071-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Ashley Crowl, The University of Kansas; (Speaker) Jennifer Danielson, University of Washington; (Speaker) Lori J. Duke, The University of Georgia; (Speaker) Amanda Margolis, University of Wisconsin-Madison; (Speaker) Lindsey H. Welch, The University of Georgia
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Co-Curriculum Assessment Modalities Across Accredited Pharmacy Programs
Regency Ballroom C (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This program will present results from a nationwide survey conducted by an AACP Assessment SIG subcommittee on the implementation and assessment of co-curriculum by accredited pharmacy programs. In addition, select programs will present their information on how co-curriculum is implemented at their institution, including requirements, mapping strategies, assessment, and student feedback. Target audience members are faculty and administrators associated with curriculum design and assessment.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe the national landscape of co-curricular implementation and assessment modalities by accredited schools and colleges of pharmacy.
- Discuss assessment approaches to ensure that co-curricular learning outcomes are tracked and achieved.
- Based upon case studies from different institutions, outline best practice approaches to assess and map student learning within the co-curriculum.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-072-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Richard d'Assalenaux, West Coast University; (Speaker) Kelly C. Lee, University of California, San Diego; (Speaker) Cameron C. Lindsey, University of Missouri-Kansas City; (Speaker) Jaime L. Maerten-Rivera, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; (Speaker) Daniel R. Malcom, Sullivan University
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Evaluating, Disciplining, and Supporting Students After a Positive Drug Screen, DUI, or Arrest
Regency Ballroom D (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Programs face challenges in evaluating students after a positive drug screen, DUI, or arrest, as well as determining appropriate consequences, treatment and monitoring. Student support during these stressful times is often overlooked. These issues can occur at predicted times, such as routine drug screens, but often occur without advanced notice. Three different programs will share their strategies for evaluating, treating, monitoring, and supporting students after incidents involving alcohol or misused drugs.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe current efforts among 3 pharmacy programs to evaluate and support students after incidents involving alcohol or misused drugs.
- Develop a tool-kit of strategies to evaluate and support students after incidents involving alcohol or misused drugs.
- Compare and contrast different ways of evaluating and supporting students after incidents involving alcohol or misused drugs depending on state intern regulations, program mission and policies, and local health issues.
- Identify strategies to begin evaluating the effectiveness of supportive measures used for students after incidents involving alcohol or misused drugs.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-073-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Amy Diepenbrock, University of the Incarnate Word; (Speaker) Paul W. Jungnickel, Auburn University; (Speaker) Jeremy Hughes, California Health Sciences University
11:00 a.m.–Noon
Precepting Students When English Is Not Their First Language
Michigan 1ABC (Concourse Level, East Tower)
This program is intended for faculty and preceptors who work with students whose first language is not English. Specific needs for this student population will be addressed. The program will focus on case-based study and discussion involving the specific needs of these students. Tools to aid preceptors in helping the students succeed will be presented.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe unique challenges in precepting students whose native language is not English.
- Discuss potential barriers that prevent students from communicating their educational needs.
- Incorporate dynamic tools to effectively precept students whose native language is not English.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-074-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Norman E Fenn, The University of Texas at Tyler; (Speaker) Caroline Sierra, Loma Linda University
Noon–1:30 p.m.
AJPE Editorial Team Meeting
Monroe Boardroom 5, Concourse Level, East Tower
Closed meeting.
Noon–1:30 p.m.
Boxed Lunch in the Exhibit Hall and Research/Education Poster Session III
Ticket and Name Badge Required
Riverside Exhibit Hall (Exhibit Level, East Tower)
Grab a boxed lunch in the exhibit hall and take a look at more displays including the winners of the Innovations in Teaching Competition and Excellence in Assessment Award. From Noon–1:00 p.m., you can also meet with poster presenters.
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Bridging Accommodations in Skills-Based Courses to Experiential Settings: A Tale of Three Colleges of Pharmacy
Regency Ballroom A (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Pharmacy programs often grapple with how to support learners requiring disability-related accommodations on skills-based performance assessments. This session shares approaches taken by three institutions in developing accommodation plans that align with goals and objectives at the individual course level and support achievement of educational outcomes at the curricular level. Participants will leave the session with practical strategies for transitioning accommodations from classroom simulations to experiential environments. Target audience are instructors within skills-based and experiential courses.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify challenges associated with developing student accommodation plans that align with the goals and learning objectives of a skills-based course.
- Describe strategies that can be used to develop reasonable and effective accommodations for simulated performance-based assessments that support achievement of Educational Outcomes.
- Discuss methods for developing longitudinal accommodations that facilitate student transitions from assessments in the skills-based laboratory to experiential environments.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-075-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Casey Gallimore, University of Wisconsin-Madison; (Speaker) Sheila M. Allen, University of Illinois at Chicago; (Speaker) Lucio Volino, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Ensuring Student Competency by Tailoring Remediation to Course Type and Area of Deficiency
Regency Ballroom B (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Accreditation standards encourage colleges/schools of pharmacy to develop policies related to student progression and unsatisfactory performance in the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum, including course remediation to achieve student competency. Course type and identified deficient content area often dictates how/if remediation is offered. This session focuses on challenges and solutions unique to remediation in the settings of experiential, skills-based, and didactic courses, and showcases examples in each. Program-level remediation policies will also be discussed.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe how one remediation method may be better suited to assess student competency based on course type and stated learning objectives.
- Review unique remediation challenges associated with course goals/objectives for multiple course types.
- Consider how available resources may influence a chosen remediation method.
- Proactively identify challenges and solutions to the design and implementation of remediation activities.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-076-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Susanne G. Barnett, University of Wisconsin-Madison; (Speaker) Anita J. Cleven, Pacific University Oregon; (Speaker) Maria Pruchnicki, The Ohio State University
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Global to Local: Connecting Global Health to Local Practice
Randolph 1AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Global health is an area for research and practice focusing on addressing health disparities and improving health equity. This often translates to programs and projects on an international stage, however the need for resolving health disparities and achieving health equity has relevance in the United States, particularly in rural and underserved communities. This highly interactive special session will focus on the development of future pharmacy leaders who will deploy global health educational strategies within the local environment.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify opportunities for partnership among organizations in your local environment to address global health needs.
- Describe examples of didactic and experiential activities used in multiple schools of pharmacy to develop global health skills in a local environment for student pharmacists.
- Brainstorm strategies for increased global health engagement in your local setting, in rural or otherwise underserved communities.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-077-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Moderator) Sharon E. Connor, University of Pittsburgh; (Speaker) Lauren J. Jonkman, University of Pittsburgh; (Speaker) Stephanie N. Kiser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Monica L. Miller, Purdue University; (Speaker) Ellen M. Schellhase, Purdue University; (Speaker) David R. Steeb, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Joining the Conversation: Predictors of Success on NAPLEX and MPJE Performance
Michigan 1ABC (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Passing NAPLEX examination is required for pharmacists to obtain a licensure to practice in the U.S. In 2015, the lowest overall pass rate for the NAPLEX was reported, dropping to 85% overall. There are no clear predictors of success among pharmacy school applicants’ pre-admission characteristics on NAPLEX or MPJE. Presenters will review data from the literature and share multi-institutional survey data about predictors of success on NAPLEX and MPJE performance from 2016 to 2018.
(Speaker) Sharon K. Park, Notre Dame of Maryland University; (Speaker) Jennifer Phillips, Midwestern University/Downers Grove; (Speaker) Nina Pavuluri, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; (Speaker) Roopali Sharma, Touro College of Pharmacy-New York; (Moderator) Lisa Lebovitz, University of Maryland
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
Moving Beyond a Collection of IPE Activities to a Theory-Based Curriculum and Assessment Plan
Regency Ballroom D (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Experts in interprofessional education (IPE) have called for use of theory in curriculum design. While evidence of this practice is growing, using theoretical approaches to inform curricular design in pharmacy education is still rare. Participants in this workshop will gain familiarity with commonly used, published pedagological theories related to IPE and practice applying them to curriculum design and assessment. Join us and learn how applying theory to teaching is not as boring as it sounds.
(Speaker) Jennifer Danielson, University of Washington; (Speaker) Erica J. Ottis, University of Missouri-Kansas City; (Speaker) Sarah Shrader, The University of Kansas; (Speaker) Elena M. Umland, Thomas Jefferson University; (Speaker) Mayumi Willgerodt, University of Washington School of Nursing
1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
One Size Does Not Fit All: Customized Approaches to Designing, Operationalizing, and Assessing the Co-Curriculum
Regency Ballroom C (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
The co-curriculum provides unique opportunities for holistic student development. As schools/colleges of pharmacy develop co-curriculum programs, an opportunity exists to share lessons learned in designing, implementing, and assessing the co-curriculum. This session will describe institutions’ unique approaches towards developing co-curriculum philosophy, identifying gaps to guide co-curriculum development, and implementing a co-curriculum framework that advances student learning and embraces learner-centered best practices. Participants will gain practical strategies to adapt and apply to their own programs’ co-curriculum.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Articulate the impact of learner centered philosophies and student development theories on creating effective student learning environments in the co-curriculum.
- Strategize, compare, and contrast practical efforts in developing, implementing, and assessing co-curricular programs.
- Evaluate opportunities to integrate students’ co-curricular experiences into advising and experiential programs.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-078-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Jacqueline M. Zeeman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Teresa M. DeLellis, Manchester University; (Speaker) Andrea L. Wilhite, Manchester University; (Speaker) Brad L. Wingo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Council of Deans Business Meeting
Grand Ballroom CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
All members of the Council of Deans are invited to receive reports on current and future council priorities.
(Chair) Evan T. Robinson, Western New England University
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Council of Faculties Business Meeting
Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
(Chair) Daniel A. Brazeau, Marshall University
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
On the Market for New SoTL Methods? Come Discover the Latest Trends in Education Research
Columbus IJKL (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This session will uncover research methods underutilized or non-existent in the current pharmacy education literature. We will explore several emerging research methods from the fields of learning analytics, educational psychology, and the learning sciences. For example, we will discuss which types of research questions that physiological measures, social network analysis, and video narratives can answer. You will leave with fresh ideas for your future research and access to resources for implementing them.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Name at least three new research methods which could be used in pharmacy education research, but are not currently being utilized.
- Identify one research method or analysis that they could utilize in their future SoTL.
- Discover resources for implementing the selected research method or analysis in their future SoTL.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-079-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Kayley M. Lyons, Monash University; (Speaker) Michael D. Wolcott, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Patient-Taught Cultural Competency Training: A Novel Interprofessional Education Approach
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This session will describe the logistics and assessment methods utilized in a novel approach to interprofessional cultural competency training using patients as teachers of cultural competency. Pharmacy educators will be provided with the tools necessary to implement similar activities at their institutions, techniques for assessing the impact of the activity, and a brainstorming session to create interprofessional cultural competency application activities.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify practical tips on how to successfully approach the challenges of incorporating an interprofessional, patient-led cultural competency training into the curriculum.
- Create a roster of potential patient populations to have represented on a cultural competency panel.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-080-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Annesha White, University of North Texas Health Science Center; (Speaker) Caitlin Gibson, University of North Texas Health Science Center
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Beverage Break
Grand Ballroom Foyer (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Guided Mindful Meditation
Meditation Room, Grand Suite 2A (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Preparing the Next Generation of Academic Scientists: Medical and Pharmacy School Collaborative Teaching Fellowship Program
Regency Ballroom A (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Training the next generation of academic scientists how to be effective teachers is critical to healthcare education. This program highlights a partnership between Notre Dame of Maryland University School of Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland School of Medicine to provide Ph.D. students and post-doctoral fellows the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to be effective teachers through a regional Collaborative Teaching Fellowship Program (CTFP).
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Provide a model for how to create mutually beneficial opportunities between regional institutions around future faculty preparation.
- Describe the impact of the program on participants’ career placement and professional development and readiness.
- Describe the creation and implementation of a model for pedagogical training at an institutional level.
- Brainstorm how they might implement a similar program at their own institutions.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-081-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Moderator) James M. Culhane, Notre Dame of Maryland University; (Speaker) Jennifer Aumiller, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Kelly Clark, Johns Hopkins University; (Speaker) Christine Skibinski, Notre Dame of Maryland University
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Embracing Patient Diversity: Active Learning Strategies Prepare Students for Practice in a Multicultural World
Regency Ballroom C (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Patient diversity can provide rich educational opportunities. However, it is imperative to prepare students to interact with and care for diverse patients while recognizing potential unique healthcare barriers. Exposure to various patient communities positions students to improve both care provided and access to healthcare. This session, for anyone designing curriculum to incorporate cultural competency, explores innovative methods implemented at 5 schools across 3 countries, highlighting shifts to active-learning through co-curricular activities, lab exercises, and OSCEs.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Examine the gap in cultural competence education as it relates to various patient populations
- Summarize how co-curricular activities required within a pharmacy skills lab could augment curricular cultural competence outcomes.
- Demonstrate several methods for integrating marginalized patient groups into active-learning exercises using the Patient Voices series as a template.
- Describe the development of an online cultural competence OSCE training module as a teaching tool for pharmacy students.
- Collaborate with other educators to brainstorm additional opportunities for cultural competence training and how the provided examples can be tailored for use at other institutions. .
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-082-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Heidi N. Anksorus, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Lawrencia Louise Brown, University College London; (Speaker) Vivienne Mak, Monash University; (Speaker) Brittney A. Meyer, South Dakota State University; (Speaker) Annie Nebergall, The Ohio State University; (Moderator) Gina Bellottie, Thomas Jefferson University; (Chair) Andrea L. Porter, University of Wisconsin-Madison
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Mobile Apps & the Future of Digital Health: The Future Is Now
Toronto (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Mobile apps and connected devices are used more and more in healthcare for instant information retrieval. Digital health is changing the way clinicians deliver and manage care from communication to telemedicine and medication adherence with wearable technology. Learn about mobile apps and digital health and identify which are currently being utilized in practice and the impact of the future of patient care.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Develop and define mobile application technology in the pharmacy profession and pharmacy education.
- Identify technologies utilized to manage or maintain resources to effectively manage therapy.
- Effectively communicate the usage of the technologies and instruct others about the impact and future of mobile applications and wearable technology.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-083-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Jennifer R. Martin, The University of Arizona; (Speaker) Timothy D. Aungst, MCPHS University–Worcester/Manchester
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Are You Ready? Integrating Emergency Preparedness Into the Pharmacy Curriculum
Acapulco (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
With the always present dangers of man-made and natural disasters, pharmacists must be ready to answer the call. Training must occur while students are still in school, so as to engage them in emergency preparedness early in their careers. This session will build on recent AACP programming concerning emergency preparedness and is intended for faculty and administration interested in incorporating a wide array of emergency preparedness content and experiences into the pharmacy curriculum.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the importance of emergency preparedness.
- Identify opportunities for pharmacists and student pharmacists to participate in emergency preparedness and response.
- Describe methods of incorporating emergency preparedness into the pharmacy curriculum.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-084-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Jonathan Thigpen, Notre Dame of Maryland University; (Speaker) Vibhuti Arya, St. John's University; (Speaker) Trina J von Waldner, The University of Georgia; (Speaker) Brian Hierholzer, Nova Southeastern University; (Speaker) Tamara McCants, Howard University; (Moderator) Sheila Seed, MCPHS University–Worcester/Manchester
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Bridging the Gap from Fellow to Faculty: Building Effective Research Programs
Regency Ballroom B (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Leading a successful research team requires skills beyond research ability and scientific training. In transitioning to faculty, the research trainee becomes the research trainer and must manage the operation of and people in their research program. In this session, residents, postdocs and junior faculty will learn from leaders of successful research programs how time, project and personnel management all work together to foster innovation while effective mentoring of trainees and research personnel drives success.
(Moderator) James M. O'Donnell, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; (Speaker) Diane M. Calinski, Manchester University; (Speaker) S. Suresh Madhavan, University of North Texas Health Science Center; (Speaker) Kimberly C. McKeirnan, Washington State University; (Speaker) William A. Prescott, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
The Most Bang for Your Buck: Top 10 Teaching and Learning Strategies for All Faculty
Crystal Ballroom B (Lobby Level, West Tower)
We all want to be effective teachers but how can we be the best? How do students learn best? What are the best teaching strategies? This session will explore evidence for the top 10 teaching and learning strategies to implement in our classrooms. Both new faculty and seasoned professionals will take away new strategies that can easily be adapted to their classrooms.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify the top 10 evidence-based teaching and learning strategies.
- Apply these evidence-based strategies to the various pharmacy learning environments.
- Brainstorm use of these methods in your teaching environment.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-086-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Melissa S. Medina, The University of Oklahoma; (Speaker) Adam M. Persky, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Ashley N Castleberry, The University of Texas at Austin
3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Thoughtful Approaches to Changing Cultures and Supporting Student Mental Health Through Prevention, Identification, and Response
Regency Ballroom D (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This session will focus on approaches for identifying various student stressors, screening methods, and resources available for student support to maintain mental wellness. Importance of providing faculty training in navigating all available resources and potentially exploring new avenues to promote their students’ wellness will be explored.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Recognize the different stressors students can experience including financial, food, housing, grades, etc.
- Identify resources for helping individuals struggling with mental health and wellness
- Describe strategies for incorporating proactive mental wellness resources into the pharmacy curriculum.
- Discuss the importance of faculty training in navigating mental health resources to help students in distress.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-087-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Steven C. Stoner, University of Missouri-Kansas City; (Speaker) Jaclyn Novatt, Long Island University; (Speaker) Diana Tamer, University of Missouri-Kansas City; (Speaker) Jane Shtaynberg, Long Island University
3:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
“Just Say Know” Your Audience: An Interprofessional Education Program Focused on the Stigma Associated With Substance Use Disorder
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This session focuses on a health sciences center and a health system collaboration to educate health professional students about substance use disorders (SUD) stigma in an interprofessional learning environment. Faculty will share their experiences of developing an annual interprofessional substance-use disorder stigma series, including both an interactive lecture and a highly adaptive expert panel discussion and allow participant to share their experiences. The intended audience is faculty interested in IPE and SUD education.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Evaluate professional student attitudes towards stigmas in order to best approach educational efforts.
- Compare and contrast various educational strategies (didactic, panel discussions, etc.) for addressing stigmatic topics such as addiction.
Knowledge-based (0581-0000-19-088-L04-P 0.50 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Gina M. Baugh, West Virginia University; (Speaker) Mark Paul Garofoli, West Virginia University
3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m.
Council of Deans Special Session: Accelerating the Evolution of Community Pharmacy Practice: Strategic Engagement Between Colleges of Pharmacy and Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Networks
Grand Ballroom CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
The growth of community pharmacy enhanced services networks (CPESNs) nationwide with nearly 3000 community pharmacies demonstrates the interest of community pharmacy teams to transform their practices by banding together to provide value through enhanced patient care services. Academic pharmacy has unique contributions to accelerate this rapid transformation. This session will feature examples of colleges who are strategically engaged with CPESNs and introduce an opportunity for all colleges to be involved with a Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation Initiative.
(Speaker) Melissa A. McGivney, University of Pittsburgh; (Speaker) Troy Trygstad, CPESN USA; (Speaker) Megan G. Smith, University of Arkansas; (Speaker) Nicholas Leon, Jefferson College of Pharmacy
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
National Pharmacy Awareness Campaign
Regency Ballroom A (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
The national pharmacy awareness campaign–Pharmacists for Healthier Lives–has just completed the first year of a multi-year effort. Learn about Year One milestones and metrics. Get the latest news about campaign partner organizations. See the new campaign video and preview upcoming social media and earned media plans. Plus, contribute your stories to the campaign.
(Speaker) Stephanie Saunders Fouch, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy; (Speaker) Daniel Sweet, RP3 Agency; (Speaker) Maggie Bergin, RP3 Agency
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
A Multi-Institution Collaboration to Improve the Quality of Peer Review of Teaching
Regency Ballroom B (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Processes for evaluating the quality of didactic and experiential teaching vary widely between institutions, and even within programs. This session will discuss the current landscape of evidence surrounding the benefits of peer review of teaching, historical practice at each institution, and the results of focused collaboration and resource-sharing. The goal of this session is to provide faculty and administrators tools to improve the quality of peer review of teaching at their own programs.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Describe current landscape of evidence around the benefits of peer review of teaching.
- Discuss historical and current practice in peer review of teaching, including opportunities and challenges, at each of the collaborating institutions.
- Describe collaboration processes around educational systems, including peer review of teaching.
- Identify opportunities for improving the quality of peer review of teaching within your institution.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-090-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Daniel R. Malcom, Sullivan University; (Speaker) Kathryn A. Morbitzer; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Jeannine M. Conway, University of Minnesota
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
A Tale of Two Cities: Approach to the Co-Curriculum at a Public and Private Institution
Regency Ballroom C (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Pharmacy educators will learn how two colleges designed co-curricular programs to enhance Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Participants will assess program goals and personal level of confidence in developing and improving the co-curriculum at their institution through the CPD process. Diverse approaches to program design, data collection and analysis, using innovative technology, will be shared. Participants will provide feedback using a mobile-device based application developed for tracking co-curricular experiences.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Assess program goals and personal level of confidence in developing and improving the co-curriculum at your institution.
- Describe methods for planning, implementing, and tracking co-curricular experiences.
- Identify strategies for assessing co-curricular experiences at your institution.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-091-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Graciela M. Armayor, Nova Southeastern University; (Speaker) Trina J von Waldner, The University of Georgia; (Speaker) Robert McGory, Nova Southeastern University; (Moderator) Michael J. Fulford, The University of Georgia; (Moderator) Karen R. Sando, Nova Southeastern University; (Speaker) Rochelle Nappi, Nova Southeastern University
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Best Practices and Continuous Quality Improvement for Teaching and Learning Curricula
Columbus GH (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Teaching and Learning Curricula (TLCs) play an important role in training the next generation of pharmacy educators and have become widely available throughout the country for post-graduate pharmacists in residencies, fellowships, graduate school, and in practice. Several national organizations have published best practice recommendations for the design and conduct of TLCs. This session, intended for pharmacy educators who lead TLCs, will review best practices and describe application of continuous quality improvement principles to TLCs.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Explain current best practice recommendations for the design and delivery of TLCs.
- Apply principles of continuous quality improvement to conduction of a TLC.
- Anticipate and discuss one potential solution for a challenge that may be encountered during the implementation of a TLC.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-092-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Robert D. Beckett, Manchester University; (Speaker) Alex N. Isaacs, Purdue University; (Speaker) Amy H. Sheehan, Purdue University; (Speaker) Darin C. Ramsey, Butler University; (Speaker) Tracy Sprunger, Butler University
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Course Overhaul: Tips and Tricks for Reverse-Designing Application-Based Pharmacy Courses
Acapulco (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This hands-on session will draw on the speakers’ joint experience in redesigning 18 semester-hours worth of pharmacy coursework to engage participants interested in redesigning all or part of their courses. Backward course design theory and approaches will be reviewed and then applicants will apply the concepts to their own course with guidance from real-life examples. Please come with your course outline if possible and an idea of what you hope to achieve with redesign.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Summarize the evidence supporting backward course design.
- Define summative assessment, formative assessment, and intentional repetition as they relate to course design.
- Outline an approach for revising all or part of a course using backward course design.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-093-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Shanna O'Connor, Idaho State University; (Speaker) Amy K. Kennedy, The University of Arizona
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Living and Leading With Intention: Individuals Achieve Goals by Prioritizing and Aligning With Organizational Needs
Grand Ballroom AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
While self-awareness and leadership are now required in our Pharm.D. curricula, these topics are also relevant to faculty. This workshop will include a discussion of how faculty can refine their priorities to reach professional goals. As colleges of pharmacy look to prepare the future generations of pharmacists, organizations can also benefit from defining priorities. Individual faculty and administrators will benefit from strategies to set personal and organizational priorities, adopting an individual “strategic plan” mindset.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss persistent myths about work-life balance for pharmacy educators.
- Identify strategies for defining personal success, discerning what opportunities to take advantage of and how to build and maintain a support network.
- Identify strategies for organizations achieve their strategic goals by defining them in a focused way that also aligns with their organization’s goals.
- Apply strategies that will help prioritize goals to ensure that they are met.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-094-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Kathryn J. Smith, University of Florida; (Speaker) David G. Fuentes, California Health Sciences University
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Strategizing for Student Success: Perspectives on Institutional Initiatives to Facilitate Academic Achievement
Regency Ballroom D (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
Fostering academic success is a primary initiative for all schools of pharmacy, and recommendations of best practice have yet to be fully defined. Efforts supporting academic success are expected to impact quantitative metrics of program attrition and on-time program progression, and as such, address ACPE Standard 17. This session, appropriate for all pharmacy educators, will showcase academic support program design in three institutions, addressing academic risk variable identification, and initiatives implemented to support academic success.
(Speaker) Steven J. Crosby, MCPHS University–Boston; (Speaker) Elizabeth T. Skoy, North Dakota State University; (Speaker) Michael W. Neville, Wingate University
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.
Using Psychometric Data to Improve Item and Test Development
Columbus AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Examinations are commonly used for summative assessment of student learning in pharmacy education. How certain are you in the quality of your exam items, validity of item mapping and reliability of your assessments, especially when determining students’ minimum competence to progress? Faculty and assessment professionals will learn about the use of psychometric data to improve item development and exam construction, and recognize new advantages and the shortcomings of computer-based testing systems.
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
- Identify best practices for exam item development and mapping, and exam blueprinting.
- Determine when and how to revise exam items and scoring based on available psychometric data.
- Discuss the importance of establishing validity and reliability of summative assessments.
- Compare and contrast different metrics and techniques for establishing the reliability of exam scores.
Application-based (0581-0000-19-095-L04-P 1.00 Contact Hour)
(Speaker) Sean T Leonard, St. John Fisher College; (Speaker) Margarita V. DiVall, Northeastern University; (Speaker) Ashok E. Philip, Union University
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
An Important Conversation About Pharmacist Workforce Data
Columbus IJKL (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
Recent data suggest the number of pharmacist job openings can accommodate new graduates over the next decade only if the profession continues to expand. It is essential for schools of pharmacy to understand current labor trends and prepare graduates for their job search in this competitive environment. This in-depth discussion will present pharmacist demand data as well as job posting data that highlight trends in job locations, employers, and desired skills.
(Speaker) Lisa Lebovitz, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Michael J Rudolph, University of Kentucky
4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
Leveraging Community Stakeholders to Develop Pharm.D. Students as Trained Volunteers and Leaders in Disaster Preparedness
Columbus CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
This session will highlight co-curricular opportunities for community engagement which connect student pharmacists with public health leaders to establish a critical relationship to maintain consistent volunteers for local community and statewide disaster needs. In the event of a localized disaster, the trained faculty and students can be deployed seamlessly to support the needs as identified by our public health leadership partners.
(Speaker) Greene Shepherd, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; (Speaker) Stephanie N. Kiser, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Pharmapreneurship™–Disruptive Innovation in Pharmacy, presented by the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Crystal Ballroom A (Lobby Level, West Tower)
The future of pharmacy hinges on the transformation of research, education and practice models. This session will unveil cutting edge innovations at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, the home of Pharmapreneurship™. Led by Dean Natalie Eddington, the presenters will engage the audience in discussing rapid cycle research, social and teaching entrepreneurship in pharmacy.
(Moderator) Natalie D. Eddington, University of Maryland; (Speaker) John Banta, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association; (Speaker) Frances Spaven, UPM Pharmaceuticals, FS Bizworks; (Speaker) Joey Mattingly, University of Maryland; (Speaker) C. Daniel Mullins, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Fadia Shaya, University of Maryland; (Speaker) Peter Swaan, University of Maryland
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Global Pharmacy Education SIG: Business Meeting
Acapulco (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
(Chair) David R. Steeb, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Speaker); Abby A. Kahaleh, Roosevelt University; (Speaker) Monica L. Miller, Purdue University; (Speaker) Toyin S. Tofade, Howard University
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Health Care Ethics SIG: Business Meeting
Michigan 2 (Concourse Level, East Tower)
(Chair) James W. Torr, Lipscomb University; (Speaker) David M. Baker, Western New England University
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Health Disparities and Cultural Competence SIG: Business Meeting
Randolph 1AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
(Chair) Nancy Borja-Hart, The University of Tennessee; (Speaker) Imbi Drame, Howard University; (Speaker) Jeri J. Sias, The University of Texas at El Paso; (Speaker) Naser Z. Alsharif, Creighton University
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Laboratory Instructors SIG: Business Meeting
Toronto (Ballroom Level, West Tower)
This session will serve as the annual business meeting and networking session for the Laboratory Instructors SIG.
(Chair) Andrea L. Porter, University of Wisconsin-Madison; (Speaker) Karen R. Sando, Nova Southeastern University; (Speaker) Gina Bellottie, Thomas Jefferson University; (Speaker) Deanna Tran, University of Maryland
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Library and Information Science Section: Professional Resources Committee Meeting
Randolph 3 (Concourse Level, East Tower)
This is the business meeting for the Professional Resources Committee of the Library and Information Science Section. This committee is responsible for the AACP Basic Resources for Pharmacy Education and Core List of Journals for Pharmacy Education.
(Speaker) Robert D. Beckett, Manchester University; (Speaker) Ivan Portillo, Chapman Univesity
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Pediatric Pharmacy SIG: Business Meeting
Michigan 3 (Concourse Level, East Tower)
Meeting of the SIG's leadership and members. SIG officers will provide annual reports; SIG committee chairs will provide committee reports; SIG Chair-elect will discuss 2019-20 SIG charges; SIG leadership will establish 2019-20 SIG committee leadership/membership; new officers of the SIG will be installed.
(Chair) William A. Prescott, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Public Health SIG: Business Meeting
Columbus AB (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
(Speaker) Jonathan Thigpen, Notre Dame of Maryland University; (Speaker) Cortney M Mospan, Wingate University; (Speaker) Jordan R. Covvey, Duquesne University
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Self-Care Therapeutics/Nonprescription Medicine SIG: Business Meeting
Roosevelt 3AB (Concourse Level, East Tower)
(Chair and Speaker) Kristy L. Brittain, Medical University of South Carolina; (Speaker) Jennifer A. Wilson, Wingate University; (Speaker) Emily M. Ambizas, St. John's University; (Speaker) Miranda J. Wilhelm, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Student Services Personnel SIG: Business Meeting
Michigan 1ABC (Concourse Level, East Tower)
(Chair) Jeremy A. Hughes, California Health Sciences University; (Speaker) Renee M. DeHart, Samford University; (Speaker) Helen C. Park, Roseman University of Health Sciences
5:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m.
Substance Use Disorder SIG: Business Meeting
Grand Ballroom CDEF (Ballroom Level, East Tower)
(Chair) Tran Tran, Midwestern University/Downers Grove
6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
AACP President's Reception
By Invitation Only
Plaza Ballroom, (Lobby Level, East Tower)
Passing the gavel, honoring AACP President Dr. David D. Allen and AACP President-elect Dr. Todd D. Sorensen for their exceptional dedication to the pharmacy academy.
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.
University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy
Alumni & Friends Reception
Addams Room (3rd Floor, West Tower)
Join the University of Kentucky at AACP for an evening of networking and connecting with new and old friends. Light appetizers will be served with a cash bar.
7:00 p.m.–8:30 p.m.
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Reception
By Invitation Only
Crystal Ballroom C (Lobby Level, West Tower)
