Conference 2025 Schedule

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Thursday, May 1, 2025

Time Session
6:00 p.m. Welcome Registration and Tradeshow Reception

Friday, May 2, 2025

Time Session
8:15 a.m. Breakfast & Registration
9:15 a.m. Territorial Welcome by the Songhees Nation
9:45 a.m. Demystifying Artificial Intelligence
David Chalk
10:45 a.m. Break
11:00 a.m. Government Relations Panel
Former MLAs Todd Stone, Sonia Furstenau, Katrine Conroy
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00 p.m. Message from the Minister of Health Josie Osborne
1:15 p.m. Updates from BC PharmaCare
Dr. Ian Rongve
2:00 p.m. Working Together: Community Pharmacists and Family Practice
Candace Travis & Kyle Denley
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. From Bella Bella to Blue River: Preparing Pharmacy Graduates for Rural Practice
UBC Dean Dr. Lalitha Raman-Wilms
6:00 p.m. BC Excellence in Pharmacy Awards Reception
6:30 p.m. BC Excellence in Pharmacy Awards Gala

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time Session
8:00 a.m. Breakfast & Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome
9:15 a.m. Becoming Elite: A Playbook for Building a High-Performance Team
Angus Reid
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Growing Your Immunization Service & COVID-19 Five Years Later: Do We Still Need to Worry?
Ajit Johal & Dr. Angela Chu
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. A Village Around Every Family: Cultural Safety in Systems
Kathi Camilleri
1:30 p.m. Clinical Management of Alcohol Use – Updated Guidelines and Best Practices
Dr. Mona Kwong
2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks