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53rd Annual Convention & Tradeshow, 2019

February 8, 2019 - February 10, 2019

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  • Must be a member of AKPhA to attend.  Add a Membership by clicking the cart icon on the upper right corner when you arrive at the Payment screen, OR click the JOIN icon at top of this page.
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  • Early Bird Rates good through January 15, 2019.  Convention fees are non-refundable past January 15th.  Prior to this date, a 50% refund may be requested.
  • Manual Registration Form

Schedule–Updated 1/28/19, FINAL

Exhibitor & Sponsor Opportunities

Our exhibition area is sold out!  Please visit all our vendors/partners listed HERE at Convention.

  • Thank you AmerisourceBergen for sponsoring our Dessert Social!
  • Thank you to PickPoint for sponsoring our Awards Reception!

Parking

Parking passes are available at the Sheraton for the full day for $10, if needed.  Passes can be purchased at the front desk and left in your vehicle.  Valet parking is not available.

Hotel Room Reservations

A group rate of $101 sgl/dbl occupancy is available for the convention. Please reference Alaska Pharmacists Association 2019 Annual Convention and book rooms by January 31, 2019 to ensure availability and receipt of group rate.  Reservations can be made by calling 907-343-3157, 800-325-3535 or visit our personalized webpage. **If you received a message when booking online that no rooms were available, the link has been fixed and updated (there are rooms)–thank you!

Poster Presentation Abstracts

  • Michelle Bai–Expansion of a multi-disciplinary immunization program to improve influenza vaccination rates among assisted living home residents:  a pharmacy student-driven initiative
  • Corrie Black–Antibiotic Prescribing Trends Following Suppression of Fluoroquinolone Susceptibilities
  • Matthew Begay-Bruno–Integration of pharmacist-led hepatitis C management into primary care within the Nuka System of Care
  • Darien Campbell–Increasing vaccination rates by breaking down education and hesitancy barriers through targeted education for community health aides (CHAs) in rural Alaska
  • Hannah Fjeld–Retrospective review of penicillin allergy documentation within an electronic medical record and application to allergy triage for inpatient penicillin allergy testing
  • Florin Iacob–Evaluating the effect of the ANMC procalcitonin utilization pathway on clinical decision
  • Katelyn Kammers–Review of empiric ceftriaxone elimination for low-risk non-neutropenic fever in pediatric oncology patients with central venous catheters, a follow-up analysis

 

Details

Start:
February 8, 2019
End:
February 10, 2019
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Organizer

Alaska Pharmacists Association
Phone:
907-786-0732
Email:
akpharmacistsassociation@gmail.com

Venue

Sheraton Anchorage Hotel
401 E 6th Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501 United States
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Phone:
(907) 276-8700
Website:
http://www.sheratonanchorage.com/