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Annual Convention

Educational Lineup released!

Save the Date - Sept. 19-20, 2025 

in Deadwood, SD!

Registration is OPEN! 

Meeting Venue | The Lodge at Deadwood

Hotel Block Information | Call 877.393.5634 and ask for the SDPhA block. Block releases Aug. 22. 

   


Accreditation Information | The South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

It is the policy of the South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions that all sponsored CPE programming present evidence-based information that is professionally objective and non-commercial / non-promotional.


Date: September 19-20, 2025
Location: deadwood, SD


All times are in Mountain Time 

All events and times are subject to change. Full Schedule and Official Session Titles TBA 

Thurs., Sept. 18

5:30 -7:30 p.m. | Registration and Welcome Reception | TBA

Fri., Sept. 19

7 a.m. | Registration Opens 

7-8 a.m. | Breakfast Buffet

8-9 a.m. | New Drug Update - Joe Strain, PharmD (1.0 CE ACPE) 

9-10 a.m. | GLP-1s - Candance Jones, PharmD (1.0 CE ACPE)

10-11:30 a.m. | Off-Label Drug Use - Tadd Hellwig, Pharm D (1.5 CE ACPE)

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Exhibitor Showcase + Awards Luncheon

1:30-2:30 p.m. | Shortage Drug Compounding and Marketing Best Practices - Scott Brunner, CEA, CEO, Alliance for Compounding Pharmacy This session is underwritten by a grant from the Pharmacy Compounding Foundation (1 hr SD BOP CE)

2:30-3:30 p.m. | SDPhA Business Meeting #1 (1 hr SD BOP CE)

3:30-4 p.m. | SDSU Ice Cream Break

4-5:30 | Sleep Disorders - Jeremy Daniel, PharmD (1.5 CE ACPE)

SAT., Sept. 20

7 a.m. | Registration Opens 

7:30-8:30 a.m. | Breakfast + SDPhA Business Meeting #2 (1 hr. SD BOP CE)

8:30-10:00 a.m. | Contracting/Billing + Pharmacy Advocacy - Eric Grocott, PharmD and Scout Forbes-Hurd, PharmD (1.5 CE ACPE)

10-10:30 a.m. | Preceptor Development - Jodi Heins, PharmD (0.5 CE ACPE)

10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Immunization Update - Deidra VanGilder PharmD and Alex Middendorf, PharmD (2.0 CE ACPE)