57th Annual WMSHP Spring Seminar

Presented by:

First-Time Offering; Initial Release Date Thursday, May 14, 2026

Deadline for pre-registration is May 8, 2026.

On-site registration will be available for an additional $10. On-site registration for residents and students will be available for $25.

We encourage early registration to ensure sufficient seating and materials.  Only requests for cancellation received prior to May 8, 2026 will be refunded.

Tentative Topics:

7:15 – 8:15  Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits

8:15 – 8:30  Welcome and Announcements

8:30 – 9:30  Don’t You Know That You’re Toxic? A Review on Toxicology.

Kyles Brillantes, PharmD

PGY2 Pediatrics Resident

Corewell Helen Devos Children’s Hospital

Pharmacist Objectives

1. Identify the most common substance exposures in adult and pediatric patients
2. Understand the general pharmacologic management of common substance exposures
3. Identify resources to manage toxic ingestions

Technician Objectives

1. Identify the most common substance exposures in adult and pediatric patients
2. Understand the general pharmacologic management of common substance exposures
3. Identify resources to manage toxic ingestions

9:30 – 10:30  Pharmacy Law Jeopardy!

Eric Roath, PharmD, MBA

Director of Government Affairs

Michigan Pharmacists Association

Pharmacist Objectives

1. Apply state pharmacy law and rules to answer common pharmacy practice questions.
2. Discuss current topics related to pharmacy regulatory reform.
3. Employ currently available advocacy tools to advance the practice of pharmacy.

Technician Objectives

1. Apply state pharmacy law and rules to answer common pharmacy practice questions.
2. Discuss current topics related to pharmacy regulatory reform.
3. Employ currently available advocacy tools to advance the practice of pharmacy.

10:30 – 11:00  Break and Exhibits

11:00 – 12:00  Oncology New Drug Review

Zachary Zawacki, PharmD

PGY2 Oncology Resident

Munson Healthcare Cowell Family Cancer Center

Pharmacist Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss emerging oncology therapies, focusing on new drugs, mechanisms of action, and how they influence current practice
2. Describe key clinical considerations, monitoring needs, and management of common adverse effects
3. Analyze potential future directions and trends in anticancer therapy

Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss emerging oncology therapies, focusing on new drugs, mechanisms of action, and how they influence current practice
2. Describe key clinical considerations, monitoring needs, and management of common adverse effects
3. Analyze potential future directions and trends in anticancer therapy

12:00 – 1:00  Lunch and Exhibits

1:00 – 2:00  Stewardship Starts Here: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Safe Opioid Practices

Isabelle Zerfas, PharmD

Pain Management Clinical Pharmacy Specialist

University of Michigan Health

Pharmacist Objectives

1. Describe opioid pharmacology, clinical effects, and place in therapy
2. Recognize strategies to reduce risk of harm to patients
3. Review stewardship models that can be implemented in pharmacy practice

Technician Objectives

1. Describe opioid pharmacology, clinical effects, and place in therapy
2. Recognize strategies to reduce risk of harm to patients
3. Review stewardship models that can be implemented in pharmacy practice

2:00 – 2:30  Break and Exhibits

2:30 – 3:30  Implicit Bias and Health Outcomes in Older Adults

Kelsey Ernst, PharmD, BCACP

Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist
Beacon Health Kalamazoo

Pharmacist Objectives

1. Identify common biases healthcare providers may have about older adults.
2. Describe how common biases and stereotypes about older adults can lead health disparities.
3. Apply what you have learned about implicit bias towards older adults to patient cases.

Technician Objectives

1. Identify common biases healthcare providers may have about older adults.
2. Describe how common biases and stereotypes about older adults can lead to health disparities.
3. Apply what you have learned about implicit bias towards older adults to patient cases.

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Requirements for successful completion of credit: Attendees will need to submit a provided CE Activity Code code within 12 hours of the activity in order to check-in for the activity. They will then have 30 days to log-in to their WMed Profile to complete the evaluation form and receive credit. We recommend that you create a WMed account before attending one of our meetings.  Please see our Help Page for detailed instructions on creating a WMed account and claiming your CE credits.

  

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine and Western Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine 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. Credit amount subject to change. Other Learner Attendance (5.00 hours), General Attendance (5.00 hours), Continuing Pharmacy Education ACPE (5.00 hours)