Annual Meeting
Thursday-Friday, June 18-19, 2020 | Add to Calendar
Downtown Des Moines Hilton, Des Moines, Iowa
Sponsorship opportunities COMING SOON!
Weekday Format!
Poster Presentations and Innovation Forums!
CELEBRATING Professional Achievements in Iowa Pharmacy!
IPA’s Annual Meeting is the epicenter of pharmacy practice in Iowa. Each year pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists come together from across the state to discuss policy, share innovative ideas, and making meaningful connections with colleagues and pharmacy leaders.
With a Thursday-Friday format this year, you can enjoy all of Annual Meeting and have still your whole weekend ahead of you. With this year’s revamped agenda, you can:
- Take an active role in setting policy that will steer association action now
- Hear and share innovative ideas to implement at your practice and advance the profession
- Recharge by connecting with like-minded colleagues to build you network and opportunities for collaboration
Lodging
Hilton Des Moines Downtown435 Park St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Attached to the Iowa Events Center.
Room block deadline: May 18, 2020
The 2020 Annual Meeting will be held at the Hilton Des Moines Downtown. The hotel, which is located near the Iowa Events Center, is connected to Downtown through the skywalks, providing access to everything downtown Des Moines has to offer. Of course, that's for when your Annual Meeting day is done.
Agenda at a Glance
With the move to a Thursday-Friday schedule, the Annual Meeting agenda has been revamped. Full details will be available soon. (Click links for details)| Thursday, June 18, 2020 | |
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| 8:00-9:00 am | Registration/Breakfast |
| 9:00 am-Noon | House of Delegates: Session 1 Keynote: TBD |
| 12:00-2:00 pm | Lunch & Open Networking |
| 1:00-2:30 pm | Policy Committee on Professional Affairs |
| 2:00-4:00 pm | Innovation & Research Forums |
| 3:00-4:30 pm | Policy Committee on Public Affairs |
| 5:00-6:00 pm | President’s Reception |
| 6:00-8:30 pm | Annual Banquet |
| 8:30-10:00 pm | Silent Auction |
| Friday, June 19, 2020 | |
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| 6:30 am | Fun Run |
| 7:00-8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:00-9:00 am | Breakfast Keynote: TBD |
| 9:00-9:45 am | Meet the Researchers - Poster Session 1 |
| 9:45-11:15 am | Innovation & Research Forums |
| 11:15 am-Noon | Meet the Researchers - Poster Session 2 |
| Noon-1:00 pm | Lunch - Speaker TBD |
| 1:15-3:30 pm | House of Delegates: Session 2 |
| 3:30 pm | Adjourn |
House of Delegates
The House of Delegates is IPA’s policy-making body and is composed of members from across the state. The House will act on policy recommendations brought to it by standing committees and individual delegates. Policy committee reports will be posted soon.Innovation & Research Forums
A new feature of the revamped Annual Meeting agenda is the inclusion of two Innovation and Research Forums to showcase innovations from pharmacists and pharmacy residents across the state to drive practice transformation. Each session will include tracks featuring presentations from Iowa pharmacy residents on their innovative research projects, giving you ideas to inspire, invigorate, and implement at your practice.More Poster Presentations
IPA’s poster presentations, which highlight original projects or research that advance the practice of pharmacy in Iowa, have been expanded to two separate sessions on Friday. That’s twice the Iowa pharmacy innovation on display. Present your poster or meet with the presenters to discuss their projects (or both!).Posters are judged based on originality and innovation, reproducibility, impact on the profession, presentation and methodology, and the IPA Foundation will present its Poster Presentation Award to the winner at the second session of the IPA House of Delegates on Friday afternoon.
To participate in the poster presentation, submit a poster abstract here by May 31, 2020.
President’s Reception & Annual BanquetCelebrate, socialize and enjoy a great meal together as we install Diane Reist as the 142nd President of the Iowa Pharmacy Association. Prior to Diane’s inaugural address, we will present our most prestigious awards!
IPA Awards
IPA will present its annual awards throughout the weekend. See the full 2020 Annual Meeting agenda for details.Silent Auction
Thursday evening will conclude with the popular IPA Foundation Silent Auction to support the Foundation’s educational and student programs.If you or your pharmacy would like to donate to the silent auction, please contact IPA at ipa@iarx.org and provide a short description and approximate value (if available) of the item(s) you plan to donate. While items will be accepted up through the week of Annual Meeting, in order to have your item listed in the silent auction catalog, please notify IPA prior to June 1.
