Please note that the agenda below is tentative and is subject to change based upon the development of the curriculum and availability of speakers for the APhA Institute.
University Credit Webinar – May 1
All student pharmacists interested in obtaining University Credit for the APhA Institute are invited to attend our University Credit webinar on Thursday, May 1 from 8:30pm – 9:00pm ET. Attendees will learn more about the requirements for attaining credit at the Institute and have any questions answered about the process. Please register here.
APhA Institute Experience Webinar – May 15
Join us for the “APhA Institute Experience” webinar on Thursday, May 15 from 8:30pm – 9:30pm ET. This pre-meeting session for attendees will provide an overview of how to prepare for the meeting, what to expect from the education programs, 12-step meetings, and how to navigate around Salt Lake City, UT and The University of Utah Campus. In addition, attendees will meet the leaders and members of their small groups. Please register here.
Tuesday, May 27 / Wednesday, May 28
Arrive to Salt Lake City, Utah - Encourage all attendees to tour SLC!
Wednesday, May 28
(All session times are listed in MT)
| 1:00 pm |
APhA Institute Registration Opens |
| 1:30 pm |
Meet and Greet
- Board of Pharmacy Members
- Faculty Members
- Pharmacy Recovery Networks (PRNs)
|
| 2:15 pm |
APhA Institute Dinosaur Picture
University Guest House Patio/Fire Pit
|
| 2:30 pm |
APhA Institute University Credit Session |
| 3:00 pm |
Opening Session: The APhA Institute Experience (Non-CPE 1.25)
Charles Broussard, BSPharm, Med |
| 4:15 pm |
Break |
| 4:30 pm |
Session 1 (CPE 1.25) |
| 5:30 pm |
Break / APhA Institute Dinner (Box Lunch Provided) |
| 6:15 pm |
Introduction to 12-Steps and Alcoholics Anonymous (Non-CPE 0.75)
Doug Haskins, BSPharm, RPh, MBA |
| 7:00 pm |
Break / Move to Granite Ballroom |
| 7:15 pm |
Alcoholics Anonymous – Open Meeting (Non-CPE 1.0) |
| 8:15 pm |
Small Group - Breakout Meetings (Non-CPE 1.0) |
| 9:00 pm |
Adjourn Day 1 |
Thursday, May 29
| 7:30 am |
Registration Opens |
| 8:15 am |
Session 2 – (CPE 1.0) |
| 9:15 am |
Break |
| 9:30 am |
Session 3 – (CPE 1.75) |
| 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am |
Session 3 (Continued) – (CPE 1.75) |
| 11:30 am |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm |
Case Study of a Pharmacist (Non CPE 0.75)
Speaker is Anonymous Until Presentation |
| 1:45 pm |
Break |
| 2:00 pm |
Session 4 – (CPE 1.25) |
| 3:15 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Narcotics Anonymous – Open Meeting (Non-CPE 1.0) |
| 4:30 pm |
Adjourn Day 2 |
| 5:30 pm |
(Optional) Group Hike Up the Mountain — Meet at Sage Point Quad*
*All participants must complete an APhA Waiver prior to hiking |
Friday, May 30
| 7:30 am |
Roundtable Discussion - APhA Pain, Palliative Care, and Addiction SIG (Non-CPE 0.75) |
| 8:30 am |
Session 5 – (CPE 1.0) |
| 9:30 am |
Break |
| 9:45 am |
Session 6 – (CPE 1.5) |
| 10:30 am |
Break |
| 10:45 am |
Session 6 (Continued) – (CPE 1.5) |
| 11:30 am |
Lunch Break – Small Groups Meet-up |
| 1:00 pm |
Session 7 – (CPE 1.25) |
| 2:15 pm |
Break |
| 2:30 pm |
Session 8 – (CPE 1.5) |
| 3:15 pm |
Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Session 8 (Continued) – (CPE 1.5) |
| 4:30 pm |
Break |
| 4:15 pm |
Al-Anon - Open Meeting (Non-CPE 1.0) |
| 5:30 pm |
Adjourn Day 3 / (Optional) Visit from Golden Healer Therapy Dogs
University Guest House Patio/Fire Pit |
| 6:15 pm |
(Optional) Group Walk Through Red Butte Gardens — Meet at University Guest House |
Saturday, May 31
| 7:45 am |
(Optional) Ambassador Information Session |
| 8:00 am |
(Optional) Dinosaur Debrief |
| 8:45 am |
Session 9 – (CPE 1.25) |
| 10:00 am |
Break |
| 10:15 am |
Developing Positive Personal Power (Non-CPE 1.5)
Chuck Jackson, EdD |
| 11:45 am |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 pm |
Closing 12-Step Meeting (Non-CPE 1.0) |
| 2:00 pm |
Closing Remarks |
| 2:15 pm |
Adjourn APhA Institute / Depart for Airport / Free Time in Salt Lake City / Park City |
**Attendees that are checking out on Saturday morning may bring their luggage to the Alpine Room to be stored until the APhA Institute adjourns at 2:30 pm.
A final list of all session learning objectives and faculty disclosures will be available at the APhA Institute.
Accreditation
APhA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
CPE Monitor
CPE Monitor is a collaborative system used by ACPE, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), and ACPE-accredited providers for all pharmacists, student pharmacists and technicians to record and track their CPE credits. Visit: nabp.pharmacy/programs/cpe-monitor/ to set up your e-Profile. Contact NABP customer support at 847-391-4406, Monday to Friday between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm CT for additional information.
Target Audience
APhA Institute education sessions were designed for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from all practice settings. Courses appropriate for pharmacist and/or pharmacy technician participation are designated by an ACPE universal activity number ending in the letter "P or T”, respectively.
Learning Level
CPE offered at the APhA Institute is: Level 1 - Baseline knowledge of the subject area is required. The information presented will be a primer on the topic and appropriate for a wide range of pharmacists.
Activity Type
CPE offered at the APhA Institute is: Knowledge-based activities – designed to enhance or add to pharmacists’ or pharmacy technicians’ knowledge of a topic, mostly through didactic sessions.
Select programming is: Application-based – designed for pharmacists’ to apply the information learned in the time frame allotted.
For Assistance
Contact the APhA InfoCenter at infocenter@aphanet.org or 1-800-237-APhA (2742) and press #2 for assistance with pharmacist.com login issues. Contact the APhA Education Department at education@aphanet.org for session codes and other CPE related questions.
State Requirements
Check with the Board of Pharmacy in your state regarding specific continuing pharmacy education requirements. Florida-licensed pharmacists: To ensure that your continuing pharmacy education participation can be filed with the state-mandated CE Broker system, make sure you have provided APhA with your Florida license number. To check, log on to www.pharmacist.com and select My Account, then License Information.
Partial Credit Policy
APhA does not offer partial credit for any CPE activity.
Grievance Policy
Should any attendee of an approved CPE session be dissatisfied with the quality of the activity, contact the APhA Education Department at education@aphanet.org within 5 days of the conclusion of the session.
Disclosures
Please see individual APhA Institute “Letter of Agreement” for faculty disclosures.
Claim Your Credit
To obtain CPE credit, you are required to actively participate in the entire session, submit the corresponding attendance code, complete session evaluation, and claim credit using the online CPE submission site.
Ensure your NABP e-Profile ID and Birth Month and Day (MMDD) are updated in the APhA system.
- Input your NABP e-Profile ID and date of birth (MMDD) if missing
- Check “Yes, I have read the APhA’s CPE Monitor Policies and Procedures”
- Click “Submit”
For each session, follow the steps below to claim CPE credit.
- Login to your APhA Learning Library.
- Click on the Course Package “APhA Institute on Substance Use Disorders – 2025”
- Locate the session in the list and click ”open”
- Click ”Start Learning Now”.
- Click “Start Assessment”
- Enter the session’s attendance code and click ”Submit Assessment”.
- Click “Next Activity”.
- Click the “Begin the Survey” button under the “APhA Education Evaluation” header.
- Complete the evaluation form and click the “Submit Survey” at the bottom of the screen.
- Repeat these instructions for each session. You must file your CPE credit at pharmacist.com by Thursday, July 31, 2025, 5:00 PM ET.
Operation Substance Use Disorders is brought to APhA Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) through a collaboration with Walmart, Inc. It is an educational program in which student pharmacists work in their communities to prevent misuse of prescription medication, break the stigma of substance use disorders (SUD), support patients in recovery, and advocate for the profession. By educating and providing resources to people of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, student pharmacists will raise awareness, prevent harm from prescription medication misuse, and support patients who struggle with SUD. APhA-ASP is honored to partner with Walmart, Inc. on this educational program to expand the breadth and depth of this important initiative to the communities surrounding our nation’s schools and colleges of pharmacy. Learn more about APhA-ASP Operation Substance Use Disorder.
APhA-ASP National Operation Substance Use Award Recipients will present information on their chapter programming during the APhA Institute. Attendees will have an opportunity each day to meet with each of the chapter leaders.
2022-2023 National Award Recipients
Operation Substance Use Disorders 2022-2023 Second Runner-Up Award - Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
Student Representative: Jessica Kempken (
kempkenj@oregonstate.edu) and Marissa McGinnis (
mcginnma@oregonstate.edu)
Operation Substance Use Disorders 2022-2023 First Runner-Up Award - East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy
Student Representative: Christina Tarasidis (
tarasidisc@etsu.edu) and Samantha Keen (
taylorsi@etsu.edu)
Operation Substance Use Disorders 2022-2023 National Award - The University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
Student Representatives: Maria P. Ybargüengoitia Agüero (
mybarguengoitiaaguer@salud.unm.edu) And Kathryn McNeil (
KCMcNeil@salud.unm.edu)
The APhA New Practitioner Network (NPN) also strives to provide opportunities for recent graduates to develop themselves and empowers them with the knowledge and skills necessary to define the future of their profession. Many new practitioners are highly engaged in substance use disorder initiatives throughout pharmacy school and continue this interest after graduation. To further the passion and interest of new practitioners, APhA developed a research awards program for new practitioners, residents, and/or postgraduates who conduct research in the area of substance use disorders. Selected grant recipients will present their research projects during at the APhA Institute on Substance Use Disorders.
2023 APhA NPN Operation Substance Use Disorder Grant Recipients
Grace Marley, PharmD
Research Assistant Professor – UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy
grace_trull@unc.edu
Luke Schwerer, PharmD
PGY-1 Pharmacy Resident – Los Angeles General Outpatient Clinics
schwerer@usc.edu
Victor Abreu, PharmD
Community-Based Pharmacy Resident – Oregon State University College of Pharmacy
abreuniv@oregonstate.edu
APhA Institute on Substance Use Disorders – University Credit Information
APhA is continuing our partnership with Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions to provide elective credit for the APhA Institute.
- All Student Pharmacists who attend the APhA Institute on Substance Use Disorders are eligible to receive two elective credits from Creighton University.
- After registering for the Institute with APhA, interested Students can enroll directly with the Creighton University Registrar’s Office, and will pay the university registration fee to Creighton, not APhA.
- There is a $95 registration fee for university credit (in addition to the Institute registration fee).
- Enrollment for university credit will remain open until 5:00pm CT on Thursday, May 29.
- APhA and Creighton University highly encourages all student pharmacists to meet with their school or college of pharmacy administrators prior to enrolling in the course to ensure that the course meets the requirements for elective credit and is transferrable.
- Once registered for the course, refunds will not be issued by Creighton University.
A copy of the syllabus which has been approved by the Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Curriculum Committee and the University Registrar, can be found here: APhA Institute Course Syllabus.
To receive university credit, each student must:
- Attend all required sessions including any pre-session webinars.
- Verify attendance at all sessions by submitting a signed attendance sheet and listing session codes provided at the end of each session.
- Write and submit a reflection (paper) on experiences at the Institute. Guidelines for the Reflection (paper) will be provided at the University Credit Webinar on May 1.
The deadline for submission of the Final Reflection Paper is Monday, June 16, 2025, at 11:59 pm CT in order to receive the elective credit. A transcript verifying the credit can be obtained from the Creighton University Registrar at the end of the summer.