OPA Conference 2017
 
15/06/2017
2:00 pm - 8:00 pmRegistration Open
3:00 pm - 4:30 pmOntario Pharmacists Association AGM [More Info]
4:30 pm - 5:30 pmOpen Forum
6:00 pm - 8:00 pmWelcome Mix n' Mingle Reception - Sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw Company Ltd. [More Info]

16/06/2017
7:30 am - 5:00 pmRegistration Open
7:30 am - 8:00 amNetworking Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 amOpening Keynote - Progress or peril - Sponsored by Shoppers Drug Mart and Loblaw Company Ltd. [More Info]
Mark Burdon FRPharmS, Senior committee member, Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), England
9:00 am - 6:00 pmPoster Presentations Open
9:15 am - 10:30 amClinical StreamBusiness StreamOperational Stream
Possibilities Cafe - A practical approach to take-home naloxone training for pharmacists - Sponsored by Sandoz Canada Inc. [More Info]
Kelly Grindrod RPh, MSc, PharmD, BScPharm
Possibilities Cafe - The evolving business of pharmacy: Balancing enhanced patient care with traditional business objectives - Sponsored by United Pharma Group [More Info]
John Papastergiou
Wilson Li BScPhm, RPh, CDE
Possibilities Cafe - Maximizing pharmacy services through the use of regulated technicians - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd [More Info]
Ruth-Ann Plaxton RPhT
10:30 am - 11:00 amMorning Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pmClinical StreamLeadership Stream Business StreamOperational Stream
Pharmacological treatment of adult ADHD: Past, present and future [More Info]
Joel Lamoure RPh, DD, FASCP
Collaborating with family physicians: The Rx for success [More Info]
Dr. Roland Halil RPh, PharmD, ACPR, BScPhm, BSc
Selling what you can do for your clients - Sponsored by PharmaChoice [More Info]
Michael Boivin RPh, BScPhm, CDE, CTE
The Role of Pharmacy Technicians in Opioid Addictions and Substitution Therapy - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd [More Info]
Gina Panebianco RPhT
David Greiss RPh, MSc
12:15 pm - 12:45 pmNetworking Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch and Learn 1: Approaches to responsible opioid use: Maximizing your role in improving outcomes and reducing risk - Sponsored by Purdue Pharma [More Info]
Michael Boivin RPh, BScPhm, CDE, CTE
Lunch and Learn 2: Management of COPD in 2017 - The Role of The Pharmacist - Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada) LTD [More Info]
Karen Agro BScPhm, PharmD, MSc
Lunch and Learn 3: Implementing enhanced glucometers into practice - Sponsored by Ascensia Diabetes Care [More Info]
John Papastergiou
Lunch and Learn 4:Cyber Insurance & Claims - Sponsored by OPA Insurance Partners [More Info]
Michael Guy, Charles Taylor Adjusting
David R. Mackenzie, Blaney McMurtry LLP
2:00 pm - 6:15 pmExhibit Hall Opens
2:00 pm - 2:30 pmClinical StreamBusiness StreamOperational Stream
New research from the Ontario Pharmacy Evidence Network (OPEN): Informing health delivery and policy [More Info]
Lisa Dolovich RPh, MSc, PharmD, BScPhm
Health policy and advocacy: Implications for scope of practice expansion [More Info]
Allan Malek BSc (Bio) (Pharm), RPh
Zahava Rosenberg-Yunger PhD, MA
Everything you wanted to know about troubleshooting pharmacy claims adjudication but were afraid to ask - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd [More Info]
Jessica Pickering BSc
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmAfternoon Break (Exhibit Hall)
3:00 pm - 4:15 pmClinical StreamLeadership Stream Business StreamOperational Stream
LGBTQ 101: What every pharmacist needs to know [More Info]
Albina Veltman MD, FRCPC
Personal branding for pharmacists [More Info]
Ranya El-Farnawani M.Ed., CPCC
Liane Taylor CHRL, ACC
What is a pharmacy worth: Price vs value [More Info]
Mike Jaczko BScPhm, CIM
Max Beairsto RPh, BScPhm, MBA, CVA
Common drug interactions involving antibiotics in the community - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd [More Info]
Ambika Sharma RPh, PharmD, BScPhm, HBSc
Lindsay Yoo RPh, PharmD, BScPhm, BSc, CDE, CGP
4:15 pm - 6:15 pmExhibit Hall Reception
7:00 pm - 11:00 pmFriday Night Social - Sponsored by Apotex [More Info]

17/06/2017
7:30 am - 2:00 pmRegistration
7:30 am - 8:00 amNetworking Breakfast
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast and Learn - Integrating Travel into your Pharmacy Tomorrow - A Case-Based Approach to Providing Health - Sponsored by Valneva Inc. [More Info]
Michael Boivin RPh, BScPhm, CDE, CTE
Kelly Haggerty
9:15 am - 10:30 amClinical StreamLeadership Stream Business StreamOperational Stream
The ins and outs of marijuana: A pharmacist’s guide to medical cannabis - Sponsored by McKesson Canada [More Info]
Michael Boivin RPh, BScPhm, CDE, CTE
Delisting of high dose opioids: Impact and clinical considerations [More Info]
Karen Ng RPh , PharmD, BScPhm, ACPR
Natalie Benninger RPh, PharmD, BScPhm
Finding your niche in pharmacy - Sponsored by Whole Health Pharmacy Group [More Info]
Stacey D'Angelo RPh, BScPhm, CDE, CTE
Nardine Nakhla RPh, PharmD
Professional responsibility: Preventing complaints as a pharmacy technician - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd [More Info]
Maryan Gémus B.ScP.T, M.Sc.P.T
Tracy Willis BSc, RPhT
Tina Perlman BScPhm, RPh
10:30 am - 11:00 amMorning Break
11:00 am - 12:15 pmPharmacy Panel: Is scope of practice expansion jeopardizing the pharmacist and physician relationship? [More Info]
Peter Dumo RPh
Maureen Boon MHSc, BSc
Dr. Rick Tytus BScPhm, MD
Allan Malek BSc (Bio) (Pharm), RPh
12:15 pm - 12:30 pmNetworking Lunch
12:30 pm - 1:45 pmTelling our story, together: Remarks from the Ontario Pharmacists Association’s new CEO, Andrew Gall [More Info]
Andrew D. Gall, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Pharmacists Association
Lunch and Learn: Naloxone in Pharmacies – Obligation, Opportunity and Optics [More Info]
Allan Malek BSc (Bio) (Pharm), RPh
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm Afternoon Break
2:00 pm - 3:15 pmClinical StreamLeadership Stream Business StreamOperational Stream
DIRC FAQs and new drug update: Menopause [More Info]
Teresa Dias RPh, BScPhm, NCMP
Jennifer Pastore RPh, BScPhm
Mary Coopland BSc (Hons), MBA
Professional responsibility: A key to patient safety [More Info]
Nancy Lum-Wilson RPh, BScPhm, MBA
Susan James BScOT, MPA
We've "MAiD" progress … now what? [More Info]
Meagan Shippey RPh, PharmD, BScPhm, BSc
Anatoli Chkaroubo RPh, ACPR, BScPhm
Best practices for information gathering: Optimizing staff, workflow, and the patient relationship - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd [More Info]
John Papastergiou RPh, BScPhm
Wilson Li BScPhm, RPh, CDE
3:30 pm - 4:15 pmClosing Keynote Speaker - Breaking busy: Finding peace in the chaos - Sponsored by United Pharma Group [More Info]
Linda Edgecombe
6:00 pm - 11:30 pmGala Awards Banquet - Sponsored by Teva Canada Ltd.