URI College of Pharmacy to host 40th annual Seminar By the Sea conference March 13-14
KINGSTON, R.I. — Jan. 30 2025 — Pharmacists from around the region will earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing current pharmacy and healthcare issues during the 40th annual Seminar by the Sea Northeast Regional Conference presented by the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy’s Office of Healthcare Workforce Development.
Registration is now open for the college’s flagship continuing education event of the year, which is scheduled for March 13-14 at the Newport Marriott Hotel and Spa, 25 America’s Cup Ave, Newport. More than 300 pharmacists and other healthcare professionals from throughout New England are expected to attend his year’s hybrid in-person and online conference, “The Next Era in Pharmacy: Sustaining Impactful Practice Through Innovation and Resilience.” The event includes up to 15 contact hours of continuing education credit for pharmacists, as well as opportunities for professional networking with colleagues and healthcare industry representatives in meeting rooms and in the exhibit hall.
This year’s Seminar By the Sea will include presentations on such topics as AI in pharmacy, navigating drug shortages, treatment of migraines, telehealth, dermatological conditions, personalized medicine in oncology, building vaccine confidence, and more. URI College of Pharmacy Dean Kerry LaPlante is scheduled to moderate a pharmacy leadership panel discussion, “Voices of Pharmacy Leadership Addressing Pressing Concerns and Priorities,” with other leaders in the profession.
Speakers scheduled to present, including professionals from academia and the health care field, are:
- Gail Lowney Alofsin, adjunct professor, URI College of Pharmacy
- Ilisa Berstein, president, Bernstein Rx Solutions
- Robert Brunault, clinical pharmacy coordinator, Ambulatory-Hematology/Oncology, Brown University Health
- Lemrey “Al” Carter, executive director/secretary, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- Erin Fox, associate chief pharmacy officer, University of Utah Department of Pharmacy Services
- Tara Higgins, senior clinical consultant, Pharmaceutical Strategies Group
- Matthew Lacroix, director of accreditation and assessment, URI College of Pharmacy
- Dayne Laskey, associate professor of pharmacy practice, University of Saint Joseph School of Pharmacy
- Lauren Lemke, clinical pharmacist specialist, Brown University Health
- Celia MacDonnell, professor emeritus, URI College of Pharmacy
- Donald McGuire Jr., general counsel and senior vice president of risk management and compliance (retired), Pharmacists Mutual Insurance Company
- Brianne Slaven, clinical pharmacist and value-cased care population pharmacist, Boston Medical Center
- Roderick C. Spears, endowed chair of migraine and chief of the Headache Division, Brown University Health and Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Pharmacy Leadership Panel
- Kerry LaPlante, Dean, URI College of Pharmacy, moderator
- Richard Lisitano, president, Lawrence & Memorial Healthcare
- Beth Hebert Silvia, senior vice president, PSG Consultants
- Jared Tancrelle, senior vice president of retail operations, CVS Health
Preceptor Panel:
- Britny Brown, clinical associate professor, URI College of Pharmacy; oncology clinical pharmacist, Yale New Haven Health, Smilow Cancer Care Center
- Brett Feret, clinical professor and director of experiential education, URI College of Pharmacy
- Britt Harrington, investigational drugs service pharmacist, The Miriam Hospital
- Michaela Hedberg, medical director, Indivior Treatment Services
- Angel Pechie, director of pharmacy operations, Brown Medicine
- Kayla Quan, pharmacy manager, CVS Health
The conference is designed for pharmacists in all health care settings, healthcare students, residents, fellows, and other interested healthcare providers. Continuing education credit is provided for pharmacists only. The in-person luncheon on March 13 will include the annual presentation of the Dr. Norman A. Campbell Award for Ethics and Excellence in Healthcare, given to pharmacists and health care professionals who have displayed high ethics and integrity over the course of their career.
Conference participants will be able to attend the seminar in person in Newport and virtually via Zoom Events. For more information and to register for the conference, visit the Office of Healthcare Workforce Development’s website.
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