Event Schedule

All Times Listed Are Central Time (CT).  Subject to change.

International Seminar 2023 is eligible for a maximum of 11 hours of ACPE credit, which includes 1 hour of live law CE as required by many State Boards and PTCB. See final CPE activity announcement for specific details.

WEDNESDAY

25

5:00 pm

Registration, Opening Reception and Expo

THURSDAY

26

7:30 am

Registration, Breakfast and Expo

8:30 am

Welcome and Seminar Kickoff

Jim Smith

PCCA President

Lizzie Harbin

PCCA Vice President of Public Affairs, Education & Human Relations
8:45 am

Motivational Keynote: How Dancing Benefits Brain Function and Health

Peter Lovatt, PhD

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Dr. Lovatt, a psychologist with a special interest in movement, shares his more than 25 years of research on the social, cognitive, emotional and physical consequences of human movement in people experiencing neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease, poor mental health and cancer.

9:45 am

Opening Announcements

A.J. Day, PharmD

PCCA Vice President of Clinical Services

Erin Michael, MBA, MS, CPhT, FAPC

PCCA Director of Member Engagement

10:00 am

PCCA Innovation

Gus Bassani, PharmD

PCCA Chief Scientific Officer

Daniel Banov, MS, RPh

PCCA Director of Research & Development

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Gus and Daniel will bring the latest and greatest new innovation again this year. What is it? A new base, a new piece of equipment or something different?
10:30 am

Break and Expo

11:15 am

Member Pearls Panel — This Works for Me: Innovation, Problem Solving, Patient Care (CE)

Jennifer Palazzolo, RPh

Robyn Crow, RPh

Eddie DeCaria, RPh, FAPC

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Join our innovative PCCA member pharmacists as they share the compounding pearls that have helped them thrive as independent pharmacy owners. Jennifer will discuss the use of point-of-care testing and functional medicine consultation in the pharmacy as an additional revenue stream. Robyn will share how her favorite dermatology formulas have helped her grow her business. Eddie will discuss how he has decreased staff turnover and created a healthy working environment for his employees.

12:15 pm

Presentation by CMPD Licensing, LLC

12:30 pm

Rx Runway Lunch

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Join us for lunch, learning and fashion as PCCA brings back the Rx Runway. Twelve of your colleagues will be showing off the JMcLaughlin® clothing line while we share their top clinical, compounding and business tips. Come support your friends and get some take-home pearls along the way!

2:00 pm

Regulatory Panel (CE)

Ronna Hauser, PharmD

NCPA Senior Vice President of Policy and Pharmacy Affairs

Savannah Cunningham, PharmD

APC Director of Public Policy

Ilisa Bernstein, PharmD, JD, FAPhA

APhA Senior Vice President of Pharmacy Practice and Government Affairs

Amy Shank

PCCA Director of Government Affairs

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Always a favorite session, and this year we’ve added a new partner organization to join the panel. PCCA, NCPA, APC and APhA join forces to tackle issues facing you in the community pharmacy.
3:00 pm

Break and Expo

3:45 pm

Infertility Triad (CE)

Sarah Zielsdorf, MD, MS

Margie Lamberth

Sara Hover, RPh, FAARM

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As an infertility patient herself, Dr. Zielsdorf has both professional and personal experience. In her practice, one of her greatest joys is helping couples achieve pregnancy. She will share a clinical presentation on infertility and how she successfully helps her patients. Sara will share compounding options on women’s health and fertility. And finally, we will bring a patient to the stage, to share her story about how compounding pharmacy allowed her to have a son.
5:30 pm

Adjourn

5:30 pm

Advocacy Award Reception

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Join us for a drink and appetizers to learn more about current advocacy efforts from National Compounding Pharmacists Association Chief Executive Officer Doug Hoey, RPh, and Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding Chief Executive Officer Scott Brunner, CAE, and to discover the third-annual recipient of the L. David Sparks Advocacy Award!
6:30 pm

Dinner On Your Own

JMcLaughlin® Sip-n-Shop

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A private event exclusively for International Seminar attendees, the JMcLaughlin store in The Woodlands, within walking distance from the hotel, will be open for shopping while guests enjoy networking, drinks and appetizers.

Friday

27

Workshop Tracks

Clinical & Formulations

Marketing & Sales

Business & Leadership

Quality, Advocacy & Regulatory

7:15 am

Registration, Breakfast and Expo

7:15 am

PCCA PAC-Sponsored Congressional Breakfast

8:30 am

Opening Remarks with Congressional Representative

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Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)

8:30 am

Canadian Member Update Session Held Concurrently

8:40 am

Opening Announcements

8:55 am

NABP Update (CE)

Al Carter, MS, PharmD, RPh

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Executive Director/CEO

9:40 am

Presentation by Anda, and Brown & Fortunato

10:00 am

Break and Expo

10:45 am

Workshop Session 1

Workshop Available for Virtual Attendees.

* This activity is eligible for ACPE credit; exact hours to be announced.

Top 10 Compounding Tips from the Lab

Melissa Merrell Rhoads, PharmD

Stacey Lemus, BS

Marketing Networking Roundtable

Erin Michaels

Erin Michael, MBA, MS, CPhT, FAPC

Pharmacy Talent Management: Nurturing the Best, Releasing the Rest

Micheal Jones, SHRM-CP

USP 800: Is It Enforceable? (CE*)

Matt Martin, PharmD, BCSCP

Sponsored Workshop:

Trimming the Legal Fat: A Lean Look at Laws You Should Know

Brad Howard

Brad Howard

Alfonso Zambrano

Alfonso Zambrano

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11:45 am

Awards Banquet Luncheon

1:15 pm

Workshop Session 2

 Workshop Available for Virtual Attendees.

* This activity is eligible for ACPE credit; exact hours to be announced.

Shaping the Future: Our Latest Innovation Base Breakthrough

Daniel Banov, RPh, MS

Mark Gonzalez, PharmD

Nat Jones, RPh, FAPC

Do This, Not That: Making Claims and Images on Social Media

Matt Martin, PharmD, BCSCP

Erin Michaels

Erin Michael, MBA, MS, CPhT, FAPC

Navigating 2023 Tax Changes Affecting Compounding Pharmacies (CE*)

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Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP®

Part 1: A Practical Approach to Implementing USP Revisions Presentation (CE*

Jacqueline Esqueda, PharmD, BCSCP, RPh

SPONSORED WORKSHOP:

Compounding Sublingual Semaglutide

Richie Ray

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2:15 pm

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2:30 pm

Workshop Session 3

 Workshop Available for Virtual Attendees.

* This activity is eligible for ACPE credit; exact hours to be announced.

How to Raise Testosterone in Men Under 40 (CE*)

Pamela W. Smith, MD, MPH, MS

Member Marketer Panel

Marci Bencomo

Katie Lewis

Strategic Principles for Growth

Jeff Roberts

Part 2: A Practical Approach to Implementing USP Revisions Panel Discussion

Jacqueline Esqueda, PharmD, BCSCP, RPh

Jay Patel, PhD

Jeffrey Gloyer, MS

Andrew Eng, BA

SPONSORED WORKSHOP:

Get to Know Anda: Our Products, Programs & Solutions

Ann Benyo

Joseph Costanza

3:30 pm

Break and Expo

4:15 pm

Workshop Session 4

 Workshop Available for Virtual Attendees.

* This activity is eligible for ACPE credit; exact hours to be announced.

Top 10 Questions in Clinical Services (CE*)

Tricia Heitman, PharmD

Deborah Clark, RPh, FACVP

Using AI in Your Pharmacy’s Marketing Efforts 

Erin Michaels

Tim Hines

Compounding Pharmacy Benchmark Report Comparisons

Bryan Prescott, PharmD, MBA

Your Colleagues Serving on State Boards of Pharmacy (CE*)

Jenny Yoakum Pharmacist at Med Shop Total Care Pharmacy in Longview Texas

Jenny Yoakum, RPh

Cheri Garvin, RPh

Bobby Harshbarger, PharmD

5:15 pm

Adjourn

5:30 pm

Concierge Groups Happy Hour at Kirby Icehouse

(Invitation Only)

6:30 – 9:30 pm

Dave Sparks’ 80th Birthday Party Celebration

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Grab your blue suede shoes — it’s time to shake, rattle and roll! The PCCA Member Steering Committee cordially invites you to enjoy ’50s diner decor, food and drinks, a sock hop, bowling, bingo and more as we celebrate compounding and PCCA CEO Dave Sparks’ 80th birthday.

Saturday

28

7:30 am

Breakfast and Expo

8:30 am

Opening Announcements

8:45 am

Emerging Therapies: Protocols for Low-Dose Naltrexone (LDN), Methylene Blue and Ivermectin (CE)

Mary Caire, MD

Sebastian Denison, RPh, FAARM (candidate)

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Many diseases today are still thought to be impossible to prevent and treat, but precision medicine is changing this. By considering the biological, environmental and behavioral characteristics of these difficult-to-treat diseases, we can be better armed to know how to treat millions of patients based on their particular needs. Join Dr. Caire as she shares her experience and protocols for treating patients with chronic disease, how to enhance mitochondrial function, metabolic health and cellular health.
10:15 am

Break and Expo

11:00 am

Pharmacy Student Contest Winner Presentation:

How Will You Be the Pharmacist That Changes Our Profession for the Better?

Holly Seyler, PharmD (cand.)

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Our nationwide Pharmacy Student Scholarship Contest winner shares how they plan to change our profession for the better, along with why they want to pursue a career in compounding and the areas of compounding where changes are most needed and why.

11:15 am

Clinical Services Corner (CE)

Ranel Larsen, PharmD

Matt Lester, RPh, MBA

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What trends are dominating the compounding marketplace? What are the most common requests from PCCA members? Don’t miss this presentation covering disease state overviews and compounding options, plus new and classic formulas designed to help your patients and practitioners. Ranel discusses microneedling and compounding options for vitiligo. Matt discusses strategies for efficiency in the compounding lab.
12:15 pm

Closing Keynote: Libido Is Your Life Drive

Mary Caire, MD

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Did you know that libido is a good gauge of health? How is your life drive — your drive to be a better employer, parent, spouse and achieve more fulfillment and enjoyment out of life? Dr. Caire closes out ISTX23 with her Ted Talk-style presentation on the importance of prioritizing health and vitality.
12:30 pm

Closing Announcements

12:45 pm

Adjourn

Friday

5 Workshop Tracks

New this year: Friday is workshop day! With 15+ total presentations to choose from, there will be one each session that resonates with you and your role in the pharmacy. Want to attend all four Business and Leadership Tracks sponsored by CPMS? No problem — grab your seat and stay all day. Want to workshop hop and hit up a different topic each time? Feel free — the choice is yours. Whether you are an owner, a pharmacist, a technician, a marketer or fulfill multiple roles in the pharmacy, we have workshops just for you.

Clinical and Formulations Track

  • Top 10 Compounding Tips from the Lab with Melissa Merrell Rhoads, PharmD, & Stacey Lemus, BS
  • Shaping the Future: Our Latest Innovation Base Breakthrough with Daniel Banov, RPh, MS & Mark Gonzalez, PharmD
  • How to Raise Testosterone in Men Under 40 with Pam Smith, MD, MPH, MS
  • Top 10 Questions in Clinical Services with Tricia Heitman, PharmD & Deborah Clark, RPh, FACVP

Marketing and Sales Track

  • Marketing Networking Roundtable with Erin Michael, MBA, MS, CPhT, FAPC
  • Do This, Not That: Making Claims and Images on Social Media with Matt Martin, PharmD, BCSCP, & Erin Michael, MBA, MS, CPhT, FAPC
  • Member Marketer Panel with PCCA members sharing successful strategies and tactics with Marci Bencomo and Katie Lewis
  • Using AI in Your Pharmacy’s Marketing Efforts with Tim Hines

Business and Leadership Track

Sponsored by CPMS
  • Pharmacy Talent Management: Nurturing the Best, Releasing the Rest with Micheal Jones, SHRM-CP
  • Navigating 2023 Tax Changes Affecting Compounding Pharmacies with Scotty Sykes
  • Strategic Principles for Growth with Jeff Roberts
  • Compounding Pharmacy Benchmark Report Comparisons with Bryan Prescott, PharmD, MBA

Quality, Advocacy and Regulatory

Sponsored by Eagle
  • USP 800: Is It Enforceable? with Matt Martin, PharmD, BCSCP
  • Part 1: A Practical Approach to Implementing USP Revisions Presentation – Jacqueline Esqueda, PharmD, BCSCP, RPh
  • Part 2: A Practical Approach to Implementing USP Revisions Panel Discussion – Jacqueline Esqueda, PharmD, BCSCP, RPh; Jay Patel, PhD; Jeffrey Gloyer, MS; Andrew Eng, BA
  • State Board of Pharmacy Panel: Jenny Yoakum, RPh; Cheri Garvin, RPh; Bobby Harshbarger, PharmD

Special Presentations Track

Sessions to be announced from:

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