Annual Convention & Exposition
Grand Traverse Resort and Spa
100 Grand Traverse Village Blvd.Traverse City, MI 49610
United States
* Registration open until 4/13/25 at 10:30 AM (EST)
Annually, Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) delivers an engaging, high-quality convention experience for pharmacy professionals throughout Michigan and beyond. MPA will be hosting its Annual Convention & Exposition in-person from April 11-13, 2025, at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa. MPA’s goals for the Convention include the following:
- Provide quality continuing education programs, focusing on the latest treatment options and hottest issues in pharmacy
- Offer various networking options for attendees
- Facilitate opportunities for attendees to discuss the outlook of pharmacy
- Celebrate the future of pharmacy by honoring Michigan’s pharmacy leaders
- Provide activities for attendees to continue their professional development
Target Audience
Programs at the Convention are planned to meet the needs of pharmacists, residents, pharmacy technicians and student pharmacists of all practice settings, as well as those in the pharmaceutical industry and academia. Each year, the Convention attracts over 700 pharmacy professionals here in the state of Michigan.
Information about registration, exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities will be available later in 2024. Check the MPA website for updates regularly.
Claiming Continuing Education Credit
To claim continuing education credit at the convention, you must register on the LecturePanda platform. Click the button below to get started.
LecturePanda Registration
| Price | |
|---|---|
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MSPT Annual Meeting and Luncheon
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$35.00 |
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MSCP Annual Meeting and Luncheon
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$35.00 |
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CSPM Annual Meeting and Luncheon
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$35.00 |
Product Add-ons
| Add-ons | Price |
|---|---|
| MPF Adopt-A-Student/s - Underwrite ACE Registration for a Student View Product | $100.00 |
| MPF Networking Breakfast - Bring Your Student/s View Product | $50.00 |
Agenda
| April 11 | |
| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open Governors' Prefunction |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Perceptions in Pediatric Pain Management: Update for Pharmacists and Technicians
Speaker: Victoria Tutag Lehr Mackinac Room |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
DOAC Dos and Don’ts
Speakers: Maureen Smythe, Claudia Hanni, Ekaterina Pechenko Peninsula Room |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Diabetes Care for Pharmacy Technicians
Speaker: Adam King Tower A |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Immunomodulatory Medications and the Risk for Infection
Dean Van Loo Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
No Harm, No Foul? A Look at Safety, Law and Ethics
Speakers: Brooke Roe and Charlie Mollien Mackinac Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
In My Population Health Era: The GLP-1 Battle of Diabetes and Obesity
Speakers: Tiffany Jenkins, Julie Earby and Abigail Johnson Peninsula Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Community Pharmacies as Sentinel Surveillance Sites for Respiratory Pathogens
Speakers: Michael Klepser and Marty Soehnlen Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Improving H. Pylori Management Through Pharmacist Intervention
Speakers: Christina Smith and Rachel Kollmeyer Tower A |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Lunch |
| 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM |
Opening Remarks/President's Address
MPA will present the following awards during this session: Executive Board Medal, Distinguished Young Pharmacist, Fellow of MPA, Hall of Honor and Excellence in Innovation. Michigan Ballroom |
| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Keynote: NCPA President Doug Hoey Michigan Ballroom |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
Perks and Pitfalls of Non-Opioid Pain Strategies
Speaker: Rebecca Rudaski Nelson Mackinac Room |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
Primary Care Potpourri: Everything the Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Needs to Know
Speakers: Hannah Ferrari, Amber Lanae Martirosov and Alison Lobkovich Peninsula Room |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
Disorganized: Management of Adult ADHD
Speaker: Jill Covyeou Tower A |
| 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM |
Are They Worth It: OTC and Mabs for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Speaker: Mary Beth O'Connell Tower B |
| 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Exhibit Hall Opening and Reception |
| 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM | MPF Cornhole Tournament Governors' Prefunction |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | College of Pharmacy Receptions |
| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Tech Connect Reception |
| April 12 | |
| 6:30 AM - 5:00 PM | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM | MPF Networking Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
New Drug Update 2025
Speakers: Katie Wenstrom and Preston Taylor Mackinac Room |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
2023 AFib Guidelines: The Pharmacist's Playbook
Speakers: Renee Koski Peninsula Room |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
Pain and the Patient: How Empathy Can Improve Pain and the Profession
Speakers: Sheila Wilhelm and Sean McConachie Tower A |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
The Weight of It All: An Update and Review on Medications for Obesity
Speaker: Anne Ottney Tower B |
| 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM |
General Session/Awards
MPA will present the Bowl of Hygeia and Fred W. Arnold Public Relations Award during this session |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
Trauma-Informed Care: Transformative Strategies for Pharmacy Professionals
Speaker: Katie Kurtz, trauma-informed care subject matter expert Michigan Ballroom |
| 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Lunch with Exhibitors |
| 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM |
Section Lunches
-MSHP | Mackinac Room -MSCP | Peninsula Room -CSPM | Tower A -MSPT | Tower C |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | MPF Cornhole Tournament Finals Governors' Prefunction |
| 2:00 PM - 2:10 PM | Student Scholarship Awards |
| 2:15 PM - 3:45 PM | NASPA Self-Care Competition |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Shortage Drug Compounding and Marketing Best Practices
Speaker: Scott Brunner Made possible by a grant from the Pharmacy Compounding Foundation Mackinac Room |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Immunization Update 2025
Speaker: Joe Fava Peninsula Room |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
Community Pharmacy Clinical Services: Management and Motivation
Speakers: Lisa Bade and David Bright Tower A |
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM |
Language Services in the Community Pharmacy Setting
Speaker: Beatriz Manzor Mitrzyk Tower B |
| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | PAC Reception/Awards |
| 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | Student Social |
| 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM | MPA President's Reception MPA will present the following awards at the reception: Years of Membership, Executive Board Service Medals, Executive Board Chair Award, Pharmacist of the Year |
| April 13 | |
| 6:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Registration Open |
| 7:00 AM - 7:45 AM | LADC Breakfast |
| 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Identifying Advocacy Priorities Across Pharmacy
Speakers: Amy Thompson, Karen Farris and Krystal Sheerer Mackinac Room |
| 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Resilience in Action: Overcoming an Extended System Downtime
Speakers: Rachel Guggemos, Jacqueline McDonnell and Ryan Bickel Peninsula Room |
| 8:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Law, Ethics and Jurisprudence
Speaker: Kim Sveska Tower A |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Preventing & Slowing Progression of CKD: A Pharmacy-Focused Evaluation of the 2024 KDIGO CKD Clinical Practice Guideline
Speaker: Dane Shiltz Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Cardiology Update: The Need to Know From New Guidelines and Literature
Speaker: Shelby Kelsh Mackinac Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
MSHP Pharmacogenomics
Speaker: Long To Peninsula Room |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Comprehensive Medication Review: The Road to a Better Hospital Discharge
Speaker: Tonino Michienzi Tower A |
| 9:45 AM - 11:15 AM |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health Care: Will AI Replace Pharmacists?
Speaker: Travis MacFarlane Tower B |
| 9:45 AM - 12:45 PM | House of Delegates |
Deadline extended to Friday, March 28, 2025!
Only red and green booths are available at this time.
Exhibitor and sponsorship information for the 2025 Annual Convention & Exhibition is now available. Click here to view exhibitor and sponsorship information for the 2025 convention.
Please reach out to MPA Chief Strategy Officer Bryan Freeman with any questions or additional needs.
Platinum Sponsor
AAPA
Gold Sponsors
Kroger Health
Michigan Pharmacy Foundation
PMC Advantage Insurance Services
Walgreens
Silver Sponsors
Meijer
Lilly USA
TalentBurst
Bronze Sponsors
Alnylam
AstraZeneca
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Liberty Software
Novo Nordisk
SpartanNash
Product Theater Sponsors
AstraZeneca
Lilly USA
Merck & Co.
Novo Nodisk
Johnson & Johnson
Lanyard Sponsor
Sav-Mor Pharmacy Services
Refreshment Sponsor
KeySource
Exhibitors
AAPA
Abbott Diabetes Care
Alexion
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
American Pharmacies
Amgen
Astella Pharma
AstraZeneca
Boehringer Ingelheim
Calmoseptine, Inc.
CAPE at Ferris State University
Cencora
Chiesi, USA
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
DEA-Detroit Field Division
Dexcom
DynaVax
Endo
Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Fresenius Kabi
Genentech
GSK
Heartfelt Care Inc. - Specialty Home Infusion Services
Highway Benefits
Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA
HomeTown Pharmacy
I CARE Monitoring
ICU Medical
Indivior
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine
Kroger Health
Liberty Software
Lilly
LSPedia
MacQuarries Pharmasave Group
Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals
MatchRx
McKesson
MDHHS- WIC Division
Meijer
Merck & Co
Michigan Anticoagulation Quality
Improvement Initiative
MPA Photo Booth
MDHHS Infant Safe Sleep Program
Michigan Pharmacists Association
Michigan Pharmacy Foundation
Novartis
Novo Nordisk
OmniMed
Pacira BioSciences, Inc.
Pfizer
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
PioneerRx (RedSail Technologies)
PMC Advantage Insurance Services
PrimeRx
Sanofi
Sav-Mor Pharmacy Services
Smart-Fill
SpartanNash
SpotSee
STAQ Pharma
Takeda
TalentBurst
Vertex
Walgreens
Wells Pharma
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Hotel Reservations
The MPA reserved room block closed March 10, 2025. Rooms in MPA's block have been released, but attendees can still purchase rooms at the MPA rate up to three days before and three days after the convention. Hotel check-in is 4 p.m. the day of your reservation and check-out is 11 a.m. on your departure date.
Rooms at the Grand Traverse Resort are not guaranteed for the convention after March 10. If you need off-site rooming options, visit traversecity.com/hotels. Parking at the Grand Traverse Resort is free if you need to consider off-site rooming.