2026 AACP Interim Meeting
CPE Activity Announcement
February 14–17, 2026
Sheraton Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Target Audience
The accredited continuing education activities presented during the 2026 Interim Meeting are designed for pharmacy educators and leaders including deans, associate/assistant deans, department chairs, faculty and professional staff.
Agenda
The meeting agenda may be accessed here.
CE Sessions
Saturday, February 14
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Meeting Kickoff: Federal Policy and Higher Education in 2026: What's Next?
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Describe what is being done via executive authority to change the research landscape.
- Explain how are policy changes impacting international enrollment at U.S. institutions, as well as scholarly and faculty exchange.
- Analyze ways in which the second year of the Trump administration is expected to differ from the first year, and identify major federal policy priorities projected for 2026.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-132-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speaker: Sarah Spreitzer
Sunday, February 15
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
Misinformation, Polarization, and Other Opportunities
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Situate current challenges about free speech within a broad legal and political context.
- Respond effectively to misinformation.
- Describe tools to mediate or address conflicts around the boundaries of speech
Application-based (0581-0000-25-133-L99-P, 1.5 Contact Hours)
Speaker: Sigal Ben Porath
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Competency-Based Pharmacy Education and Academic Coaching: Roles, Readiness, Next Steps
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the five core components of CBPE and explain how academic coaching supports each component.
2. Self-assess their unit’s organizational readiness to adopt/expand CBPE using a brief readiness-to-change diagnostic.
3. Explain how health professions literature characterizes academic coaching and related terminology.
4. Prioritize two barriers and enabling actions to operationalize academic coaching within pharmacy education.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-134-L99-P, 1.5 Contact Hours)
Speakers: Denise Rhoney, Krisy Thornby
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Introduction to Crucial Conversations for Leaders in Academic Pharmacy
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Define the key elements of a crucial conversation.
2. Describe core tools (e.g., Start with Heart, State My Path, Seek Mutual Purpose, ABC if You Disagree) that are useful in navigating crucial conversations.
3. Apply basic crucial conversation strategies and tools to common scenarios leaders face in academic pharmacy.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-135-L99-P, 1.5 Contact Hours)
Speakers: Sarah Shrader and Others TBD
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
ALFP Debate 1
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Examine the benefits of peer-reviewed scholarship in terms of rigor, credibility, and academic impact. (CON)
- Evaluate the long-term impact of equating non-traditional work with peer-reviewed scholarship in faculty reviews and tenure decisions.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-136-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speakers: Jonathan Wolfson and ALFP Fellows
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
State-Level Pharmacy Policy and Advocacy in Action
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Describe key state policy issues affecting pharmacy practice, including payment for services, PBM reform, and scope of practice.
2. Identify emerging state educational policy issues that impact pharmacy schools and student success.
3. Discuss effective strategies for engaging in advocacy at the state level to advance pharmacy policy priorities.
4. Develop actionable approaches to strengthen institutional and professional advocacy efforts.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-137-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speaker: Michael Murphy
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
ALFP Debate 2
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Identify implications of changing faculty composition as a result of declining federal funding streams. (pro side)
2. Analyze and evaluate the financial, educational, and professional implications of shifting faculty composition within Schools/Colleges of Pharmacy in response to the decline in federal funding for foundational science research with attention on potential drawbacks and long-term consequences. (con side)
3. Apply the debate topic to a specific challenge in pharmacy education.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-138-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speakers: Jonathan Wolfson and ALFP Fellows
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
Building Teacher Identity in a World of Scientists and Practitioners
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Explore our own professional identities (ie, practitioner – teacher, scientist-teacher) and their intersections
2. Describe the challenges in assuming a teacher identity while training or employed as a scientist or practitioner
3. Explain the benefits of a strong teacher identity to the individual, department and college/school, such as buffering against attrition.
4. Explore how horizontal and vertical integration (ie, socialization), as well as boundary crossing competencies, may aid in teacher professional identity and feelings of success.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-139-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speakers: Krisin Janke, Robin Zavod
Monday, February 16
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Turning the Page: Writing Your Next Chapter with Purpose and Intention
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Define the concept of preferment and explain how it reframes traditional retirement.
2. Identify opportunities and challenges unique to different career stages leading up to retirement.
3. Reflect on panelists’ experiences to generate insights applicable to their own next chapter.
4. Develop a personalized action plan that clarifies values, vision, and next steps toward their preferment pathway.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-140-L99-P, 1.5 Contact Hours)
Speakers: Seena Haines and Others TBD
10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.
Finances and Pharmacy Education: Budgeting, Costs and Consequences
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss cost and consequence considerations
2. Identify opportunities and challenges to budgeting
3. Identify how institutional differences impact budgeting
4. Compare and contrast different budget models
Application-based (0581-0000-25-141-L99-P, 1.5 Contact Hours)
Speaker: Evan Robinson
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
ALFP Debate 3
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Describe three reasons why Schools/Colleges of Pharmacy should share instructional resources through a centralized database.
2. Identify the concerns of academicians when required to share instructional resources through a centralized database.
3. Apply the debate topic to a specific challenge in pharmacy education
Application-based (0581-0000-25-142-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speakers: Jonathan Wolfson and ALFP Fellows
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
Building Strong Dean–Chair Relationships: Insights from CEO Deans
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Identify the expectations and norms CEO Deans hold for professional relationships with department chairs.
2. Describe strategies for building effective, collaborative, and sustainable dean–chair partnerships.
3. Engage in open dialogue with CEO Deans to clarify expectations and apply insights to one’s own leadership role.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-143-L99-P, 1.00 Contact Hour)
Speakers: Russ Melchert , W. Tommy Smith
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Weaving Through Legal Traffic in the Fast Lane of Higher Education Change
At the completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
1. Review recent higher education court cases and decisions.
2. Explore ongoing and potential legal issues that may impact administrators in pharmacy education.
3. Discuss strategies and proactive measures that pharmacy leaders may use to mitigate legal issues.
Application-based (0581-0000-25-144-L99-P, 1.5 Contact Hours)
Speakers: Diane Ginsburg, Kris Harrell, Jonathan Wolfson
AACP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Accredited continuing education activities during the AACP 2026 Interim Meeting will discuss leadership-related topics.
Information on how to obtain continuing education credit
The deadline to complete the CPE requirements for continuing education credit is Thursday, April 2, 2026.
AACP is pleased to offer continuing education credits for select sessions presented during the 2026 Interim Meeting. To claim CPE credit, pharmacists must attend the sessions, complete the activity assessments with a passing score of 75% or higher, and submit the activity evaluations on AACP Learn, AACP’s learning management system.
Through AACP Learn, licensed pharmacist attendees will complete the continuing education assessments and evaluations utilizing the “Access Code” provided at the conclusion of each accredited session. The code will verify attendance and is necessary to complete the session's assessment and evaluation in AACP Learn. Upon successful completion of the activity assessment and evaluation, AACP Learn will transmit the CE credit information to the regulatory bodies at NABP and ACPE. CE credit information will be reflected in CPE Monitor™. Attendees will have 45 days following the meeting to complete the CPE requirements for continuing education credit. Access to the session activity evaluations and assessments will be denied after April 2, 2026.
Attendees will be asked to provide their NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate prior to completing the first activity assessment. Attendees must verify that their NABP e-profile and birthdate are correctly entered and correspond with their NABP record. Failure to ensure this information is identical in both programs will jeopardize their earning CE credits.
If you have any questions regarding CE before or after the meeting, please contact cpd@aacp.org.
How to submit CE credits
- Please go to the 2026 Interim Meeting CE webpage on AACP Learn to access the learning assessments and evaluation forms for the accredited CE sessions.
- Login to AACP Learn.
- CE sessions are organized by date. Click on the date to access a CE session held on the specified date.
- Select the session for which you would like to complete the assessment and evaluation.
- Enter the session’s access code in the box and click the submit button to unlock this step.
- Select “Learning Quiz.” You will be prompted to enter your NABP ID number and date of birth to complete the first assessment. Please verify that the information entered is correct and correspond with your NABP record.
- Review the information on the Welcome page and then click “Next Step” to proceed.
- Select the appropriate answer to the assessment question and click “Submit Your Answer.”
- Once completed, review your assessment results, and click the “Finish” button.
- A pop-up window will appear to re-direct you to the main activity page.
- Click the “Evaluation Form” link on the activity page to complete the session evaluation. Note, access to the evaluation form is granted upon successful completion of the assessment. Participants may retake the assessment if needed.
- After completing the evaluation, click on the “Finish” button to submit your evaluation. Upon successful completion of the activity assessment and evaluation, AACP Learn will transmit the CE credit information to CPE Monitor™.
- Click the blue "Overview" link to process CE credit for another session.
ACPE recognizes as valid only statements of credit generated from your NABP e-Profile account. Pharmacists should login to their NABP e-profile to access information about their completed CPE and to print a valid statement of credit if needed.
No financial support has been identified to date for any component of the educational activities.
