Pharmacy Education 2025 - FAQs

Pharmacy Education 2025, the 2025 AACP Annual Meeting, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Please refer to your meeting registration confirmation email to reserve your hotel room and receive additional travel information. Programming will be held at the Hyatt Regency, July 19-22.  

Yes! Spouse/guest registration is $375 for members and non-members. Spouse/Guest registration only includes entrance to the Exhibitor’s Opening Reception on Sunday, July 20 and a ticket to the Closing Reception on Tuesday, July 22. It also includes a continental breakfast before the sessions and meetings on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. This registration does not apply to faculty, administrators and/or staff of a pharmacy school. This is in addition to a paid full conference registration fee.   
 

Welcome! We are glad you have chosen to attend the 2025 Annual Meeting. AACP has developed a new faculty/first-timers orientation session to share, learn and network with colleagues about the wonderful opportunities available during the meeting. This will be held on Saturday, July 19. 

For health and safety considerations, children under the age of 16 are not permitted to attend any functions, including the Closing Reception, Exhibit Hall or educational programming. Children 16 years and older must be registered as guests or have an event ticket to attend any function. 

Attire at AACP Annual Meeting sessions is business casual. Feel free to be comfortable in slacks, polo shirts, cardigans (for chilly meeting rooms), blazers, blouses and most importantly, comfortable shoes.

The Chicago summer temperatures average a high of 84 degrees Fahrenheit and an average low of 66 degrees Fahrenheit. Since occasional showers are likely in July, it is always advisable to bring an umbrella just in case.

The closest airport to the hotel is the Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). It is 13 miles from the Hyatt Regency Chicago. The O’Hare International Airport (ORD) is also nearby and is approximately 17 miles away.   
 

The Hyatt Regency Chicago is approximately a 29-minute taxi or rideshare away from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW). The hotel is an approximately 39-minute taxi or rideshare ride from the O’Hare International Airport (ORD).  

Parking Options at the Hyatt Regency Chicago:  

Valet Parking: $69.60/day 
 

For any questions regarding hotel and travel, meeting programming or general inquiries, please contact the meetings team, at meetings@aacp.org. 
 

Annual Meeting registration will open in April. Visit the registration portion of AACP’s Annual Meeting website for more information regarding registration. Reminder: members must be logged into the AACP website with their username and password to access the member registration rates. 
 

Refunds will be processed on all cancellations received in writing by June 20, 2025, excluding a $150 administrative processing fee. Due to meeting costs, no portion of the registration will be refunded for cancellations after June 20, 2025. All refunds will be issued in the form of a credit for use towards AACP's Programs, Products or Services within one year from the date of issue. For payments, refunds, cancellations, receipts, and changes to registrations, please contact Janet Mudd, Senior Accountant, at jmudd@aacp.org or 703-739-2330 ext. 1023.

Early-bird registration opens in April and ends Jun 20, 2025. Payments must be received on or before June 20, 2025 to receive the early-bird discounted rates. Credit cards are the only form of payment accepted. AACP accepts Visa, Mastercard and American Express. Regular registration rates will apply for payments received between June 21-July 11, 2025. Last Call online registration will be available through July 22, 2025, and onsite at the conference. 

For payments, refunds, cancellations, receipts and changes to registrations, please contact  Janet Mudd, Senior Accountant, at 703-739-2330 ext. 1023. 

Please contact LaToya Casteel, Membership Manager, at 703-739-2330 ext. 1000. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Your name badge and registration packet will be available onsite at the AACP Registration and Help Desk. The registration desk will be open during the following times:

• Friday, July 18, 4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.  
• Saturday, July 19, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Sunday, July 20, 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.  
• Monday, July 21, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.  
• Tuesday, July 22, 7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.  

Yes, a Closing Reception voucher is included in your registration packet if you pre-selected your attendance when you registered online. Closing Reception vouchers are only included in the full registration and single-day Tuesday registration packets. The voucher is non-transferable.  

Yes, if you are not currently a member of AACP, but you are a faculty or staff member at a U.S. College/School of Pharmacy, you are eligible for a complimentary AACP membership and can register at the member rate. Please contact membership services mail@aacp.org to set-up this membership prior to registering for the conference. 
 

Admissions Workshop registration materials can be picked up at the Grand Registration Desk (Ballroom Level – East Tower) at the Hyatt Regency Chicago during the following times:

• Thursday, July 17, 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.
• Friday, July 18, 8:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. 
   

All accredited continuing education sessions are marked as such in the program schedule. 

The American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.  

Meeting registrants must attend the accredited continuing education activities presented during the meeting and complete the CE post-assessment and activity evaluation for each accredited education activity they are requesting credits. A passing score of 75% is required to obtain CPE credit.

CPE credit information will be electronically transmitted to CPE Monitor upon successful completion of the CE post-assessment and evaluation. Pharmacists should log in to their NABP e-profile to access information about their completed CPE and to print a valid statement of credit if needed.

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

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

AACP utilizes standard procedures for providing evidence of participation in accredited continuing education activities. Prior to completing the CE session post-assessment, participants will be asked to enter an “Access Code” to ensure they have attended sessions approved for continuing education credits. Presenters will provide the Access Code at the conclusion of their presentations.

Presentation materials that are submitted to AACP will be available on the Pharmacy Education 2025 event site/mobile app by mid-July. 

There will be no recorded or live-streamed events at Pharmacy Education 2025. 
 

Yes, the Live Poster Symposium will offer posters on Sunday and Monday in the following categories (1) Research and Education posters; (2) School posters ; (3) Trainee poster competition; (4) NIA Award Recipient posters; (5) Award Recipient posters; (6) Aspiring Academics posters and (7) ALFP Cohort 21 posters for viewing at Pharmacy Education 2025. 
 

Posters presented include Research and Education posters and Trainee posters from AACP’s nine Sections (Administrative Services, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Continuing Professional Education, Drug Information and Library Sciences, Experiential Education, Pharmaceutics, Pharmacy Practice and Social and Administrative Sciences), School Posters, New Investigator Award recipients, ALFP Cohort 21, Aspiring Academics participants, Innovations in Teaching Award recipients and Excellence in Assessment Award recipients. 

Posters will be displayed live in Chicago, Illinois for all registered attendees. Posters can also be accessed on the meeting app for registered attendees to search by poster name, and author name.  
 

All accepted poster abstracts will be published in AJPE by September or October 2025. 
 

Physical/printed posters can be no larger than 45 inches high by 90 inches wide. You are responsible for printing your own poster. 
 

AACP cannot accommodate audio/visual equipment and/or computers at the poster symposium.  Additionally, AACP will not provide handouts or display tables.  
 

All accepted posters will be displayed in the Exhibit Hall at the following poster sessions:  

• Poster Session 1 (first half of the accepted posters): Sunday, July 20th from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. CT
• Poster Session 2 (second half of the accepted posters): Monday, July 21st from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. CT 

Poster Session 1

• Set-up time: Sunday, July 20th from 12 noon to 2:00 p.m. CT  
• Take-down time: Sunday, July 20th from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT

Poster Session 2

• Set-up time: Sunday. July 20th from 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. CT and Monday, July 21st from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. CT
• Take-down time: Monday, July 21st from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CT  

Poster authors are required to be present in the exhibit hall at the following times:  

• Poster Session 1 authors: Sunday, July 20th from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. CT
• Poster Session 2 authors: Monday, July 21st from 7:00 a.m. to 7:45 a.m. CT 

School Posters Theme is "Showcasing Your School’s Commitment to Excellence in Higher Education” and subthemes are:

• Outreach and engagement (recruitment of students, faculty, and staff; engagement of students, faculty, and staff in advocacy and policy initiatives)
• Education (curricular innovation; addressing burnout and resilience among students, faculty, and staff)  
• Practice (workforce readiness; professional development; preparing students to be entrepreneurs; embracing health informatics and AI)  
• Research and Scholarship (developing next generation of researchers; stories of residency, fellowship, and graduate education programs with successfully funded graduates)  
• Response to the ACPE Readiness Survey for Standards 2025 (Addressing diagnosing and prescribing in the curriculum, Educational Outcomes and EPAs, wellness and wellbeing for all, key elements of Assessment) Creating cultures of value and appreciation at colleges and schools of pharmacy.

This theme highlights a comprehensive approach to fostering excellence across higher education to ensure success for students, faculty, and staff. The subthemes demonstrate a holistic commitment to academic growth for all institutions. It highlights AACP’s 2024-2026 Strategic Plan as well as the ACPE Standards 2025 Readiness survey.  Please note: Example emphasis areas for each subtheme are provided in parentheses. You are not limited to these and are encouraged to explore additional emphasis areas that align with each subtheme.  

The 2025 Trainee Poster Judging Competition will take place virtually on AACP Learn platform in July 2025. All Trainee Finalists are required to register for the Annual Meeting to present their posters live in Chicago, Illinois. 
 

The Trainee Competition Winners will be announced at the Annual Meeting. 
 

Please contact Nidhi Gandhi-Patel, Director of Transformation and Academic Initiatives, or Alena Sankarathil, Project Coordinator at AACP at aacpposters@aacp.org for any questions or concerns.  
 

Once you register for the meeting, you will receive a confirmation email with hotel details.  

As a registered AACP meeting attendee, WiFi information will be available in the AACP Registration and Help Desk Area. Please note there is a bandwidth limit, and we ask you to access only one personal device at a time and not to stream videos. 

Yes! AACP will host two morning yoga sessions during the event. One will be on Monday, July 21, and the other on Tuesday, July 22.