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MPhA’s 143rd Annual Convention
June 6, 2025 - June 8, 2025
Come celebrate MPhA’s 143rd Annual Convention with your pharmacy colleagues and peers as we return to in-person education and networking!
You’re invited to attend MPhA’s 143rd Annual Convention where pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists from the surrounding regions convene, learn, network and engage with colleagues and peers! We hope you will come join us for our three-day event as we celebrate being together once again in Ocean City, MD. There are ample opportunities to earn CPE credit and network with peers!
Highlights include:
- 10 hours of CPE on the most current updates and trends in the pharmacy profession
- Opportunities to network, connect, and with your peers
- Chances to gain new perspectives from dynamic speakers
- Recognition of professional accomplishments
- Activities all ages can enjoy!
Annual Convention Schedule
*Please note: The sessions, events, and times listed in this agenda are subject to change with or without prior notice.
The Maryland Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Please access a PDF copy of the schedule here
FRIDAY, JUNE 6
12:00pm – 5:00pm | Arrival and Check In
2:30pm – 3:30pm | 1 CE: Beyond Traditional Pharmacy: Exploring Non-Traditional PharmD Career Paths
Jamie Wilkey
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-018-L99-P/T
3:30pm – 4:30pm | 1 CE: Shortage Drug Compounding, GLP1s, and Marketing Best Practices
Scott Brunner, CAE
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-010-L07-P/T
5:30pm – 7:00pm | Welcome Reception & Exhibits
SATURDAY, JUNE 7
7:30am – 8:00am | Breakfast
8:00am – 8:45am | Opening Remarks & Awards Ceremony
8:45am – 9:45am | 1 CE: eCare Plans Demystified: Why They Matter for Pharmacists and Patient Care
Dixie Leikach, RPh
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-009-L04-P/T
9:45am – 10:45am | 1 CE: Vaccinate — It’s the MMR-velous Thing to Do!
Deanna Tran, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-011-L06-P/T
9:45am – 10:45am | Student Break Out: Interview/Resume/CV Workshop
Jill Morgan, PharmD BCPS, BCPPS, FNAP
10:45 am – 11:15 am | Break/Exhibits
11:15 am – 12:15 pm | 1 CE: Common Toxicities of Selected Oral Anti-Cancer Drugs: Monitoring, Management, Educating, and Advocating for Patients
Marie-Therese Oyalowo, PharmD, BCOP, FNAP, RN
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-012-L01-P/T
12:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Lunch/House of Delegates & Installation of Officers/Exhibits
2:30 pm – 3:30 pm | 1 CE: New Drugs and Drug News of 2024
Mary Lynn McPherson, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, FAAHPM
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-013-L01-P/T
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | 1 CE: Fresh Perspectives: The Current Landscape of Alzheimer’s Disease
Cindy Van, PharmD
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-014-L01-P/T
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm | Crab Feast
SUNDAY, JUNE 9
8:00am – 8:30am | Breakfast
8:30am – 9:30am | 1 CE: Pharmacy Forward: Innovating Patient Care Services in Maryland
Wallene Bullard-Battle, PharmD, BCPS
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-016-L01-P/T
8:30am – 9:30am | Student Break Out: Leadership/ Administrator Workshop
Hoai-An Truong, PharmD, MPH, FNAP, FAPhA
9:30am – 10:30am | 1 CE- MPhA 2025 OTC and Self-Care Championship Extravaganza
Richard DeBenedetto, PharmD, MS, AAHIVP
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-015-L01-P/T
10:30am – 10:45am | Break
10:45am – 11:45am | 1 CE: Toxicology Awareness in Everyday Pharmacy Practice
Ryan Boasi, PharmD
ACPE UAN: 0681-0000-25-017-L05-P/T
11:45pm – 12:00pm | Closing Remarks & Departure
Registration Rates
| Full Registration – includes all events and meals | Early Bird Rate – May 19 | Regular Rate – After May 19 |
| Pharmacists (Member) | $339 | $389 |
| Pharmacists – (Non-member) | $439 | $489 |
| Technicians (Members) | $259 | $309 |
| Technicians – (Non-members) | $359 | $409 |
| Student Pharmacists – MPhA Members | $159 | $209 |
| Student Pharmacists – Non-members | $179 | $229 |
| Guest of Member | $179 | $229 |
| Guest of Non-Member | $199 | $249 |
| One Day Event Registration – includes all events and meals for specified day | ||
| Pharmacists (Member) – Friday – 6/6 | $159 | $209 |
| Pharmacists – (Non-member) – Friday – 6/6 | $259 | $309 |
| Pharmacists (Member) – Saturday – 6/7 | $259 | $309 |
| Pharmacists – (Non-member) – Saturday – 6/7 | $359 | $409 |
| Additional Event Tickets – guests not participating in full or daily registration | ||
| Crab Feast | $69 | |
| Crab Feast – Child | $49 |
***Completion of registration carries the following attestation: I may cancel my registration and request a registration refund via written communication through May 23, 2025. All refunds will be subject to a $30 cancellation fee. AFTER MAY 23 REGISTRATION IS NON-REFUNDABLE.
Photos will be taken at the event by MPhA and may be used in future MPhA materials and marketing.
Book Your Stay at The Grand Hotel
To get the discounted rate, you must call the hotel at (410) 289-6191 and use code MDPH25 when speaking with the registration agent. All reservations MUST be made by May 6, 2025.
Guest Room Rates
Thursday June 5, 2025
- $109 Grand View Guest Room per night
- $124 Ocean View Guest Room per night
- $159 Direct Ocean View Guest Room per night
Friday June 6, 2025 and Saturday June 7, 2025
- $256 Grand View Guest Room per night
- $277 Ocean View Guest Room per night
- $309 Direct Ocean View Guest Room per night
Sunday June 8, 2025
- $149 Grand View Guest Room per night
- $164 Ocean View Guest Room per night
- $199 Direct Ocean View Guest Room per night
Rates may vary depending on the night of reservation.
Don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy all the comforts and conveniences of a home away from home. As an affordable oceanfront stay, the Grand Hotel is perfectly situated beachside on the famous downtown Ocean City Boardwalk, making this a prime destination for a vacation escape.
Social Media
#MPhAAnnual
Use and follow our hashtag #MPhAAnnual on social media to get the latest updates and news on the 142nd Annual Convention.
Exhibits and Sponsorships
If you are interested in exhibiting at the Annual Convention, please see the application here.
If you are interested in sponsoring the Annual Convention, please see the sponsorship brochure here.
Additional questions? Please reach out to our Program Manager, Bryant Harvin at: bryant.harvin@mdpha.com