GSHP Spring Meeting Agenda

as of 1/14/2025

Program Key

General Session

Special Events

Date and Time 

Credit Hrs.

Topic 

Speaker

Thursday, March 20, 2025

3:00pm-5:00pm

Friday, March 21, 2025

7:00am-7:45am

Registration and Breakfast

8:00-9:00am 

1

Pharmacy Advocacy in Motion: Updates from the ASHP House of Delegates

Objectives:

1. Review recent actions considered by the ASHP House of Delegates

2. Conduct a mock House of Delegates session

3.  Analyze proposed action from the House of Delegates

Davey Legendre, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCIDP, FASHP

Vice-President, Pharmacy Management

PharmD on Demand

9:00-10:00am

1

The Pharmacist’s Role in Palliative Care

Objectives:

1. Define palliative care

2.  Understand the importance of defining goals of care throughout the disease process

3.  Recommend symptom management medication frequently used at end of life

4. Identify common misconceptions related to medication usage at end of life

Katie Maples, PharmD

Pain & Palliative Care Coordinator

Opioid Stewardship Pharmacist

UF Health Jacksonville

10:00-11:00 am

1

Insights and Solutions for Rural Hospital Pharmacy Issue

Objectives:

1. Provide strategies and critical thinking tools to manage expensive but often life-saving medications

2. Highlight options and management approach for 340b programs as well as inventory oversight and control

3. Describe how to engage networking to solve the one pharmacist health system hurdles

4. Detail options and creative ways to provide patient care within the new USP 797 updates and remain fiscally responsible

Kameron Huffman, PharmD, MBA

Regional Pharmacy Manager

PharmD on Demand

Emily Taylor, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacy Manager

John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital - Mitchell

11:00am-1:00 pm

Lunch and Exhibits

1:00-2:00 pm 

1

Advances in Hemophilia Management

Objectives:

1. Explain the underlying causes and types of hemophilia (e.g., Hemophilia A and B).

2. Describe therapies for hemophilia, including factor replacement therapy, non-factor replacement options, and gene therapy.

3. Examine the challenges in implementing gene therapy for hemophilia

Katherine Saunders, PharmD, BCOP

Oncology Pharmacy Supervisor

Wellstar MCG Health

2:00-3:00 pm 

1

Not a Long Shot: The Next Wave of HIV Treatment

Objectives:

1. Describe antiretroviral treatment options for HIV

2. Examine the place in HIV therapy for current long-acting antiretroviral treatment options

3. Apply current long-acting antiretroviral treatment options to a patient case

Bradley L. Smith, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP

Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Grady Health System

3:00-3:15pm

3:15pm- 4:15pm

1

Linked in to Success: Building Your Pharmacy Network

Objectives:

1. Develop strategic networking techniques to build meaningful professional relationships

2. Demonstrate professional etiquette and boundaries when engaging others in various pharmacy settings

3. Develop mentorship skills to both seek and provide guidance within pharmacy practice

4. Apply active listening and digital networking tools to strengthen professional connections

Nicholas Barker, PharmD, BCCP, BCCCP

Clinical Pharmacy Manager

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

4:20- 6:15pm

RECEPTION/EXHIBITS

Saturday, March 22, 2025

7:30-8:00 am 

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST 

8:00-9:00 am 

1

STI Management in the Emergency Department

Objectives:

1. Provide an overview of knowledge gaps in STI management within the ED setting

2. Review comprehensive sexual history taking methods and how to identify patients at risk for STIs in the ED

3. Provide an update on novel point-of-care diagnostics for STIs that can be implemented in ED settings

4. Review current recommendations on management of STIs, including expedited partner therapy

5. Discuss the best methods to promote awareness of community and public health STI testing sites for patient follow-up

Christina Muzny, MD, MSPH, FACP, FIDSA

Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology, and Obstetrics/Gynecology

University of Alabama at Birmingham

9:00-10:30 am

Break and Exhibits

10:30-11:30am 

1

Poisonous Pit Stops: Exploring the Toxicology of Gas Station Products

Objectives:

1. Review current poison center trends in reported exposures to substances found in common gas station products

2.  Discuss the underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to clinical effects for substances found in common gas station products

3. Develop the ability to assess and care for patients with toxicological concerns related to gas station products with potential for toxicity

Andrew Yetka, PharmD

PGY2 Clinical Toxicology Fellow

Georgia Poison Center

11:30-1:30pm

Lunch and Posters

1:30-2:30pm

1

SMART Moves for Asthma Management: Navigating Care in Outpatient and Inpatient Settings

Objectives:

1. Define SMART therapy for the management of asthma

2. Recognize asthma exacerbations and the care setting required for treatment

3. Design a therapeutic treatment regimen for a patient in asthma exacerbation, including patients refractory to first line therapies

Rebecca H. Stone, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP

Clinical Associate Professor

UGA College of Pharmacy

Susan E. Smith, PharmD, BCCCP, BCPS

Associate Professor

University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

2:30-3:30pm 

1

Done in Vein or Done in Vain? Navigating the Benefits and Risks of Peripheral Vasopressor Administration

Objectives:

1. Recognize the impact of vasopressor extravasation in critically ill patients

2. Describe instances where peripheral administration may be preferred over central administration

3. Summarize major trial results concerning peripheral vasopressor administration

4. Apply the literature surrounding peripheral vasopressor administration to patient cases and determine guidance for safe implementation of peripheral vasopressors

Alex Durant, PharmD

PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident

Wellstar MCG Health

3:30-4:30pm 

1

Resident Clinical Pearls: Spring 2024

1. Discuss contemporary issues in pharmacy practice that have been researched and presented by pharmacy residents, fellows, and graduate students.

2. Compare and contrast completed research, research in progress, and special projects conducted to investigate solutions and improvements to contemporary issues in pharmacy practice.

3. Exchange professional information and ideas with colleagues.

4. Discuss issues confronting institutional and community-based practice.

5. Develop and nurture inter-professional relationships.

6. Apply leadership skills among current and future pharmacy practitioners.

7. Participate in an atmosphere that encourages professional network support among conference participants

Presenters:

Aubrey Baker

Dion Blocker

Morgan Keller

Gabrielle McCammack

4:30-5:30pm 

1

ACPE Pharmacy Education Standards: Fundamentals for Lifelong Learning

Objectives:

1.  Define the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education's (ACPE) standards for Continuing Education (CE)

2.  Assess gap analyses for alignment with educational session goals and learning activities.

3.  Practice selecting the most appropriate learning activity types based on objectives and educational content.

Meredith Lopez, PharmD, MPH, BCACP

Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy & Medication Management

Piedmont Healthcare

Moderator: 

Brittany Wheeler, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, BCCP

Evening

On Your Own-Explore Savannah

Sunday, March 23, 2025

7:30-8:00 am 

REGISTRATION/BREAKFAST 

8:00-9:00am 

1

Emergency Management for Pediatric Patients

Objectives:

1. Identify critical pediatric emergency medications and dosing considerations

2. Describe practical strategies for managing pediatric patients in adult or rural ED settings

3. Discuss pediatric dosing logistics and administration methods, including pumps, intranasal delivery, and small dose feasibility

Leigha Davis, PharmD

Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist 

Childrens at Erlanger Hospital

9:00-10:00am 

1

Bringing the Periphery into Focus: Guideline Updates to Peripheral Artery Disease Management

Objectives:

1. Describe the epidemiology, disease progression and risk factors and amplifiers of peripheral artery disease

2. Evaluate recent evidence informing guideline updates related to pharmacotherapy management of peripheral artery disease

3. Apply evidence to case examples that highlight patient-specific considerations for medication therapy decisions

4. Discuss growing evidence for health disparities for diagnosis and treatment of peripheral artery disease and how multidisciplinary teams can address these challenges

Stuart Mackenzie Pope, PharmD, MSPS, BCCCP

Cardiac Critical Care Pharmacy Specialist

Emory Healthcare

10:00-11:00am 

1

From Readiness to Reality: Embracing Biosimilars

Objectives:

1.Describe the FDA approval process for biosimilars

2. Identify adalimumab and other common biosimilar products

3. Construct an opinion on biosimilar hot topics including immunogenicity, switching between biosimilars, and cost

4. Design a plan for biosimilar adoption within a health system

Lanh T. Dang, PharmD, BCACP

Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor

UF Health Jacksonville