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Schedule is tentative - last updated June 11, 2026

Thursday, August 27

Friday, August 28

8am - Meeting orientation and First Timers Meetup
8:30am - Friday Keynote - AI in Pharmacy - Dr Rina Shah, Walgreens Pharmacy
9:35am - Educational Breakouts
Compounding 795/797 - Dr Katie Allen, KU Health Systems
Medicare Counseling - Linda Turley
10:35am - Break
10:45am - Educational Breakouts
Regulatory Update - Matthew Agnew, Agnew Law
Social Drivers of Health Assessments - Angela Scott and Treva Smith, Community Health Worker Coalition
11:45am - Vendor Showcase and Lunch
2:15pm - General Session - PBM Reform Update - Kansas Department of Insurance
3:45pm - Break
3:55pm - Educational Breakouts
Maximizing Pharmacy Technician Potential
Antibiotic Stewardship
5:30pm - Student-Sponsor Mixer - Game Night at the Ballpark - Wichita Turbo Tubs vs Arkansas
Gates open 5:30pm
Dinner buffet 5:30-7:30pm
Fireworks - 9:30pm

Saturday, August 29

7:45am - Dexcom - G7 CGM trial session
8:50am - General Session - Advocacy 101 for Pharmacy Professionals - Watkins Public Services
9:50am - Break
10:00am - General Session - Standard of Care Reform - Dr Bradley Seiler, Walgreens Pharmacy and KPhA Professional Affairs Committee and Dr Brian Wall, Iowa Pharmacy Association
11:00am - Academy Meetings
11:30am - Ionis Educational Session and KPhA Annual Meeting Luncheon
1:10pm - Saturday Keynote - Leading Health, Ed O'Malley, Kansas Health Foundation
2:40pm - Break
2:50pm - Educational Breakouts
Combatting Counterfeiting - Dr Kenneth McCall, Partnership for Safe Medications and Binghamton University
Crucial Conversations - Dr Emily Prohaska, Lawrence Memorial Health
3:55pm - General Session - Immunization Update - Dr Salam Kabbani, KU Health Systems
5:30pm - CPESN Happy Hour
5:30pm - KPF Networking Session - invite only
6:30pm - Cocktail Hour
7:30pm - KPhA Awards and KPF 60th Anniversary Celebration Gala

Sunday, August 30

7:30am - Sunday Service
8:45am - General Session - 2026 New Drug Update - KU School of Pharmacy Student Pharmacists
9:45am - 2026 Kansas Board of Pharmacy Update (extended to 1.5h!) - Alexandra Blasi, Kansas Board of Pharmacy