Annual Convention
Please join us at the 149th MPhA Annual Convention
June 8th - 9th
Join your colleagues at the Mississippi Pharmacists Association's 149th Annual Convention virtually June 8th - 9th. The educational programming consists of 8 ACPE/MS BOP CE hours which include 5 hours Addiction CEs.
AGENDA AT A GLANCE
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Monday, June 8th
1:00 p.m.. ....................................................................................................................................................Welcome and Overview of CE Claim Process
Beau Cox & Stuart Haines
1:10 p.m. ............................................................................................................................................................................. Awards - DYP, Student Pharmacist
Olivia Strain
1:20 p.m. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ New Drug Update 2020
Julia Woods, PharmD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice,
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, MS
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Trina Stewart, PharmD, Manager
Clinical Pharmacist/MTM, Molina Healthcare of Mississippi
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Karmen McMinn, PharmD, Community Pharmacy Resident,
Mississippi State Department of Health Pharmacy, Jackson, MS
Ashton Smith, PharmD, Community Pharmacy Resident,
Mississippi State Department of Health Pharmacy, Jackson, MS
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3:20 p.m. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... Installation of Officers
Beau Cox
3:45 p.m. ............................................................................................................................................................................ Awards - Excellence in Innovation
Wilma Wilbanks
3:50 p.m. ......................................................................................................................................................................... Intrathecal Targeted Drug Delivery
Cindy Dumas, PharmD, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services and Pharmacist in Charge,
Advanced Infusion Solutions, Ridgeland, MS
4:50 p.m. ............................................................................................................................................................................................... Awards - JD Slater District
Olivia Strain
4:55 p.m. ................................... When the Problem is in the Blood: An Introduction to Sickle Cell Disease and Hemophilia
Kayla S. Douglas, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy,
Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine, Madison, MS
5:55 p.m. ............................................................................................................ Final Comments of the Day and CE Claim Process Reminder
Beau Cox & Stuart Haines
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Tuesday, June 9th
1:00 p.m.. ....................................................................................................................................................Welcome and Overview of CE Claim Process
Beau Cox & Stuart Haines
1:10 p.m. ......................................................................................................................................................................................... Awards - Member of the Year
Beau Cox
1:15 p.m. ................................................................................................................................................................................................. Awards - Tech, Spirit of Rx
Olivia Strain
1:30 p.m. .................................................................................. Medical and Recreational Use of Marijuana: Mississippi and the Nation
Larry A. Walker, PhD, Professor of Pharmacology,
National Center for Natural Products Research,
University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, University, MS
3:30 p.m. ................................................................................................................................................................. Awards - Bowl of Hygeia, Hall of Fame
Wilma Wilbanks
3:50 p.m. ............................................................................. Cannabinoids and the FDA Approval Process for a Schedule I Substance
Robert Welch, PharmD, Medical Science Liason - CNS
Greenwich Biosciences, Saltillo, MS
5:50 p.m. ....................................................................................................................................... Final Comments and CE Claim Process Reminder
Beau Cox & Stuart Haines
6:00 p.m. ................................................................................................................................................................................. MPhA Annual Business Meeting
Beau Cox
You will receive an email prior to the convention with your access information.