Pharmacists, healthcare professionals from around the region will discuss key healthcare issues, earn continuing education credit
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 39th 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 through 15 at the Marriott Newport, 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, “Mental Health Triad: Caring for Our Patients, Ourselves, and Each Other,” 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 schizophrenia, drug use and overdose, Parkinson’s disease, clinical depression, insomnia and diet culture. Experts will also deliver updates on immunization policies and pharmacy law. Speakers scheduled to present include professionals from academia, including URI, and the health care field, are:
- Kerry LaPlante, dean, URI College of Pharmacy
- Erika Michalski, chief encouragement officer, Strategically Authentic
- Sibel Algon, resident MD, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Charles Caley, clinical professor and chair of Pharmacy Practice, Western New England University
- Jessica Putney, clinical pharmacist practitioner in mental health, Manchester VA Medical Center
- Jeffrey Bratberg, clinical professor, URI College of Pharmacy
- Robert Dufresne, professor, URI College of Pharmacy
- Caroline Sweeney, psychiatric pharmacist, Providence VA Medical Center
- Kate Cozart, clinical pharmacist practitioner, VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
- Garrett Potts, assistant professor of Religion and Sprituality for Healthcare and Business Professionals, University of South Florida
- Brett Feret, clinical professor, URI College of Pharmacy
- Virginia Lemay, clinical professor, URI College of Pharmacy
- Joseph Friedman, director, Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at NeuroHealth
- Jessica Satterfield, associate director, Policy and Pharmacy Affairs, National Community Pharmacists Association.
- Nicole Chopski, executive committee member, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
The conference is designed for pharmacists in all health care settings, health professional students, residents, fellows, and other interested healthcare providers. Continuing education credit is provided for pharmacists only. The in-person luncheon on March 14 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.