2025 UPhA Annual Meeting and Exposition

UPhA Annual 2025 captures the best of your profession in just a few days.

May 9-10 , 2025

Dixie Convention Center, St. George, UT

Attend this year and receive 12 live hours of CE live and critical credits through captivating sessions that will bring you up to speed on the topics affecting your work.

All that take advantage of this event will help propel their career forward, improve patient care, and realize true fulfillment in pharmacy - not to mention the fun networking, golfing and sun.

EVENT AGENDA & SCHEDULE

THURSDAY MAY 8, 2025

12:00PM-4:00PM - PRE-CONFERENCE PAC FUND GOLF OUTING

Come out and join us at Sunbrook Golf Course for an afternoon of golf, sun and fun. Enjoy 18 holes of Championship Golf including cart, lunch and some fun prizes at one of St.George's premiere golf courses. Participation fees go toward the UPhA PAC Fund.

FRIDAY MAY 9, 2025

7:15AM-6:00PM REGISTRATION DESK OPEN

7:45AM-8:15AM - BREAKFAST IN BALLROOM CD - SPONSORED BY MCKESSON

8:00AM-9:30AM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION - BALLROOM CD
EGGS & ISSUES: A 2025 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE
UAN 0107-9999-25-179-L03-P/T 1.5HRS
Presenter: Adam Jones, Executive Director UPhA

Objectives:
1. List the tools on the Utah Legislative website for tracking and monitoring legislation.
2. Explain the process of identifying and contacting a legislator based on home or work location.
3. Discuss how Pharmacy Day on Capitol Hill enhances community pharmacy.
4. Summarize the 2025 Utah Legislative session outcomes.
5. Recognize pharmacy areas affected by Utah law changes.
6. Restate grassroots legislative opportunities for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians.
7. Identify potential pharmacy updates for the 2026 legislative session.

9:30AM-10:30AM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
MEDICAL CANNABIS IN UTAH
UAN0107-9999-25-180-L03-P/T 1.0Hrs
Robert Morris, PharmD, Staff Pharmacist, Beehive Pharmacy

Objectives
1. Review the history of cannabis
2. Discuss Federal cannabis rescheduling efforts
3. Review state laws surrounding medical cannabis in Utah
4. List the qualifying conditions for a medical cannabis in Utah
5. Describe cannabinoids used to help relieve chronic pain

10:30AM-11:30AM - DEDICATED EXHIBIT HALL TIME - SPONSORED BY MCKESSON

11:30AM-12:30PM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE: TRANSFORMING CARE FOR PHARMACISTS AND PATIENTS
UAN0107-9999-25-181-L01-P/T 1.0HRS
Tyler Hussey, PharmD, Pharmacist, University of Utah Farmington Healthcare Center

Objectives:
Pharmacists
1. Describe the differences between functional medicine and conventional medicine
2. Define functional medicine and its key principles and focus areas
3. Explore how diet, exercise, sleep, and stress influence the root cause of illness
4. Discuss how pharmacists can incorporate functional medicine strategies to support patient outcomes and optimize wellness

Pharmacy Technicians
1. Describe the differences between functional medicine and conventional medicine
2. Define functional medicine and its key principles and focus areas
3. Explore how diet, exercise, sleep, and stress influence the root cause of illness
4. Recognize how pharmacy technicians can support functional medicine strategies to promote patient wellness

12:30PM-1:30PM - AWARDS LUNCHEON - SPONSORED BY CENCORA

1:30PM-2:30PM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
PRESCRIPTION PEARLS FOR PREGNANT PATIENTS IN PRIMARY CARE
UAN0107-9999-25-182-L01-P/T 1.0Hr
Phillip Bassett, PharmD, BCACP, Advanced Clinical Pharmacist, Intermountain Healthcare

Objectives:
Pharmacists:
1. Counsel a patient about the effects that taking an ACE inhibitor or ARB during pregnancy can have on the developing fetus.
2. Choose an appropriate medication regimen for a pregnant patient with Type 2 Diabetes.
3. Identify which pain medications are appropriate during which phases of pregnancy.
4. Analyze a patient case to determine the risk of taking statin medications during pregnancy.
5. Describe the pros and cons of antidepressant use throughout pregnancy.

Pharmacy Technicians:
1. Select a hypertension medication that is considered safest for use in a pregnant patient.
2. Determine which common diabetic medications should be avoided in pregnancy.
3. Choose which class of pain medications increases the risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome.

2:30PM-3:30PM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTHCARE: THE RISE OF ON-DEMAND MEDICATION SERVICES
UAN0107-9999-25-183-L04-P/T 1.0HR
Bevan Jensen, PharmD, MBA, Senior Pharmacy Manager, Intermountain Health
Heather Billeter, RPh, Clinical Pharmacist, Intermountain Health Home Delivery Pharmacy

Objectives
1. Define on-demand medication services and their significance in the future of healthcare
2. Identify key benefits like accessibility, convenience, and cost savings
3. Recognize the role of technology and digital tools in offering on-demand care
4. Explain common challenges faced by on-demand medication services
5. Define emerging and future trends and innovations in on-demand medication services
6. Review insights from a successful implementation of on-demand medication services to anticipate future developments in healthcare

3:30PM-4:00PM - EXHIBIT HALL & NETWORKING - SPONSORED BY SMARTCOS

4:00PM-5:30PM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
ENGAGING PATIENTS WITH PURPOSE: A DEEPER DIVE INTO MI FOR PHARMACY PRACTICE
UAN0107-9999-25-184-L04-P/T 1.5HR
Ashley White, MA, CMHC, Behavioral Health Program Manager, University of Utah, PARCKA
Kelly Barland, PharmD, Pharmacist, University of Utah

Objectives:
1. Describe Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques that enhance patient-centered communication in Medication Therapy Management (MTM)
2. Demonstrate key MI skills, including open-ended questioning, affirmations, reflections, and summaries (OARS), through interactive case-based exercises.
3. Recognize the impact of integrating Brief MI into pharmacist-led consultations by analyzing real-world examples from the HOPE 2.0 study.
4. Assess barriers to effective patient communication in pharmacy practice and MI-based strategies to overcome them.
5. Develop an action plan for incorporating MI principles into daily pharmacy practice, considering time constraints and workflow challenges.

SATURDAY MAY 10, 2025

8:00AM-9:30AM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
EMPOWERING TEAMS: TOOLS TO SHIFT FROM POWER OVER TO POWER WITH IN PHARMACY PRACTICE
UAN0107-9999-25-185-L04-P/T 1.5HR
Kyle Turner, PharmD, Associate Professor, University of Utah College of Pharmacy

Objectives:
1. Identify key differences between "Power With" and "Power Over" and their impact on pharmacy team dynamics.
2. Evaluate common barriers to collaboration in pharmacist-technician relationships and how power dynamics contribute to them.
3. Apply strategies to foster collaborative decision- making between pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to a case scenario.
4. Develop a personalized action plan for implementing at least one collaboration-enhancing tool in current pharmacy practice.

9:30AM-9:45AM - MORNING BREAK

9:45AM-11:15AM

GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2025 AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION STANDARDS OF CARE
UAN0107-9999-25-186-L01-P/T 1.5HR
Laura Shane McWhorter, PharmD, BCPS, BCADM, CDCES,FASCP,FADCES, Professor (Clinical) Emeritus University of Utah College of Pharmacy

Objectives:
1. Review laboratory tests to identify persons at risk for type 1 diabetes and the pharmacology of a medication used to delay it.
2. Discuss the 2025 ADA treatment algorithm for persons with type 2 diabetes.
3. Apply the 2025 ADA Standards of Care recommendations to clinical case scenarios for managing diabetes and comorbidities such as cardiovascular or chronic kidney disease, and metabolic dysfunction associated liver disease.
4. Summarize treatment options for special populations such as elderly and pregnant women with diabetes.
5. List additional lifestyle factors that may improve overall health in persons with diabetes.

11:15AM-12:15PM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
MEDICAID PHARMACY UPDATES 2025
UAN0107-9999-25-187-L03-P/T 1.0HR
Jennifer Strohecker , PharmD, BCPS, Utah Medicaid Director, Utah Department of Health and Human Services

Objectives
1. Recall components of a Medicaid pharmacy program
2. Review new legislation and the impact it has on pharmacy practice
3. Describe how to be reimbursed for clinical activities like Medication Therapy Management (MTM)

12:15PM-1:15PM
GENERAL EDUCATION SESSION -
PHARMACY CLOSURES: CAUSES, EFFECTS, AND PLICY SOLUTIONS
UAN0107-9999-25-188-L04-P/T 1.0HR
Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Utah
Kelly Anderson, PhD, MPP, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado
Don Colcord, RPh, Retired Pharmacy Owner
Evan Vickers, RPh, Pharmacist/Business Owner, Utah State Senator

Objectives:
1. Describe current trends in pharmacy openings and closures.
2. Identify common drivers of community pharmacy closures and openings.
3. Explain the negative consequences of pharmacy closures on medication access and patient care.
4. Discuss proposed policy solutions, including PBM reforms and critical access pharmacy models, in the context of preserving pharmacy access.

Member Pharmacist: $255.00
Member Technician: $170.00

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INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION FORM

EXHIBITOR AND SPONSOR INFO and FLOOR LAYOUT

GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNT FORM

THURSDAY GOLF REGISTRATION

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CLAIMING YOUR CE CREDIT:

In order to obtain your CE credit(s), you must first complete the course evaluations and assessments.

Visit the CEI Learning Manangement System Website.
You will need to create a login (if you created a login from a previous Convention, this would already be in place).
YOU DO NOT NEED TO PAY ANYTHING JUST PROCEED WITH THE INSTRUCTION BELOW.
Once you have logged in, enter your CLASS TRACKING CODE in the box at the bottom of the black section on the left side of the screen - it will load and say "code was submitted successfully" - then click on "My Courses" in black section, and you will be taken to all of the assessments for all classes.
Please take the time to take the course evaluations at the earliest possible opportunity. ALL CREDIT MUST BE CLAIMED BY 06/09/25

Questions? Call:

Shannon Glaittli
UPhA - 801.438.2524

CEI Impact
team@ceimpact.com

Refund Policy: No refunds will be provided following the event. If there are circumstances preventing you or your organization from participating please contact us 7 days in advance of the event for a full refund. Partial refunds may be provided up to the day of the event on a case by case situation.

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