The Office of Professional and Clinical Affairs (OPCA) hosts a monthly seminar series during the academic year, on topics of interest to clinical pharmacy practitioners and the profession. The seminar is open to the public, with a primary audience of College faculty, staff, and preceptors. Some examples of topics and videos of past seminars can be found in our website archive, linked at the bottom of the page.
Upcoming AY2025 Seminar Dates and Times
- Monday, December 2, 2024, 12:15-1:15pm: Amy Alinda Miller and Francisco Roman from Pfizer's Medical Outcomes & Analytics for Internal Medicine Department will present a seminar titled "Pharmacist Career Pathways in the Pharmaceutical Industry", on the topic of diverse pharmacy career pathways.
- Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 12:15-1:15pm: Ann Philbrick, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS, BCACP, Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems and the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Faculty, Director of Community Engagement, and MTM Pharmacist at MHealth Fairview Bethesda Family Medicine Clinic, will present a seminar about her work with the Mobile Health Initiative and/or working with refugee populations.
- Monday, February 10, 2025, 12:15-1:15pm: Rowan Mahon, PharmD, MPH, MHI, will present a seminar about her work with Minnesota Community Measurement (MNCM).
- Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 12:15-1:15pm: Representatives from the teams behind the Align Summits and Minnesota Health Plan & Provider Summits will present an update on how partnerships between health plans, providers, and others have influenced changes in the legislative landscape, and how their efforts are transforming pharmacy practice models.
- Monday, April 14, 2025, 12:15-1:15pm: Meg Little, EdD, RN, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Sciences, will present a seminar about the local and national cannabis landscape with an emphasis on interprofessional collaboration.
- Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 12:15-1:15pm: Brian Isetts, PhD, BCPS, FAPhA, Professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems, Affiliate Faculty in the Institute for Health Informatics, and Affiliate Faculty, PRIME Institute, will present a "Capstone Fireside Chat" symposium chronicling the practice advancement milestones we've accomplished throughout the past 40 year journey with his Minnesota pharmacy family.
- If you have any suggestions for speakers or topics, please reach out to OPCA@umn.edu.
Continuing Education Statements
In support of improving patient care, continuing education requirements for the Professional and Clinical Seminar are planned and implemented by The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD). The National Center OICPD is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Where applicable, each accredited seminar above is approved for 1.0 contact hour for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians. Following successful completion of the post-seminar evaluation, participant data will be submitted to The Monitor within 10 days.
As a Jointly Accredited Provider of Interprofessional Continuing Education Credit, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Office of Interprofessional Continuing Professional Development (OICPD) complies with the ACCME and Joint Accreditors’ Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. The National Center has a conflict of interest policy that requires all individuals involved in the development, planning, implementation, peer review and/or evaluation of an activity to disclose any financial relationships with ineligible companies. The National Center performs a thorough review of the content of the accredited activity to ensure that any financial relationships have no influence on the content of accredited activities. All potential conflicts of interest that arise based on these financial relationships are mitigated prior to the accredited activity.
