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Conference Agenda

Friday, October 30, 2026 | 8a - 5p | MERB, 3500 N Broad Street, Philadelphia

Time	Session
8-9 am	Breakfast and Check-in	MERB Lobby
9-9:30 am	Welcome & Opening Remarks S. Suresh Madhavan, PhD, MBA, FAPhA, Dean, Temple University School of Pharmacy Amy Goldberg, MD, FACS, Dean, Lewis Katz School of Medicine Michael R. Cohen, RPh, M.S., ’84, ’68, Founder and President Emeritus, Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)	MERB Auditorium
9:30-10:30 am	Keynote Address - Dr. Douglas Thornton, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Outcomes and Policy and Director, the Prescription Drug Misuse Education and Research (PREMIER) Center, University of Houston	MERB Auditorium
10:30-10:45	Break
10:45 am - 12:15 pm	Panel Discussion: Brendan Hart, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine Christine Roussel, PharmD, BCOP, BCSCP Peggy Compton, PhD, RN, FAAN, Program Director, Hillman Scholars in Nursing Innovation and Professor of Nursing, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania Paula Bermel, PT, DPT, CLT, CWS, Assistant Professor of Instruction, Doctorate of Physical Therapy program, Temple University Adam Al-Asad, Co-founder and Director of Operations, Savage Sisters Recovery, Inc Brian D. Work, MD, MPH, Professor, Clinical Medicine, Temple University	MERB Auditorium
12:15-1:30 pm	Lunch and Poster Session	MERB Lobby
1:30-2:30 pm	Educational Session 1*
Presentation A	Sara Jane Ward and Jahan Marcu - Cannabis & Psychedelics, Unscripted: An Open Conversation on Science	MERB 217
Presentation B	Ellen Walker and Brendan Hart - Managing Opioid Use Disorder in Northeast Philadelphia – Meeting the Challenge of a Changing Drug Landscape	MERB 219
2:30-3:30 pm	Educational Session II*
Presentation A	Maria Foy - The Scary Balancing Act: Navigating Pain Management & Opioid Use Disorder	MERB 217
Presentation B	Sunny Ro - Improving Medication Safety in Pennsylvania with Insights & Strategies from PA-PSRS Data	MERB 219
3:30-4:30 pm	Educational Session III*
Presentation A	Andrew Peterson - Challenging Your Own Stigma: A Pharmacist's Approach to Patients with Substance Use Disorder	MERB 217
Presentation B	Ashley Maister - From Withdrawal to Wellness: Evidence-Based Pharmacological Management for Alcohol Withdrawal Management and the Transition to Outpatient Alcohol Use Disorder Care	MERB 219
4:30-6 pm	Closing Remarks and Networking Reception	MERB Lobby

*Continuing education (CE) credit will be available for select sessions; details on accreditation and credit hours to follow.