Fall Conference

One Meeting! Two Focused Specialties! BCPPS Recertification Credits

Infectious Diseases / Ambulatory Care ​
September 21-24, 2017

Early Bird Registration ends July 21, 2017

General Information

Structured with the adult learner in mind, the Conference offers over 40 programs that will interest clinicians, pharmacy leaders and administrators, pharmacy informatics professionals, residents, students, and academics. Most importantly, the Fall Specialty Conference is designed by pediatric pharmacists for pediatric pharmacists! The Conference offers participants the ability to earn up to 20 ACPE accredited continuing education credits and up to 8 BPS-approved BCPPS recertification hours.

The 2017 PPAG Fall Specialty Meeting features two focused educational blocks:

September 21-22, 2017: Infectious Diseases (Chaired by: Kristin Klein, PharmD)
​September 23-24, 2017: Ambulatory Care (Chaired by: Leslie Briars, PharmD)

Featured Speakers

TBA

​Important Links

Tentative Program Schedule, Agenda, and Faculty (PDF)

​Program Session Objectives (PDF)-TBA

​Exhibitor Resources and Information

Call for Presentation Proposals (full proposal)-Due April 3, 2017-CLOSED

​Call for Presentations Ideas/Suggestions (partial proposal)-Due April 3, 2017-CLOSED

​Registration Information

There are 3 easy ways to registration for the Meeting.

1. ​Online: CLICK HERE to register online
2. Mail/Fax: CLICK HERE for PDF download of registration form
3. Phone: Call 901-820-4434

Accreditation and Approval

Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education: The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. For more information, go to https://www.acpe-accredit.org/.

Board of Pharmacy Specialties: The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group is approved by the Board of Pharmacy Specialites (BPS) as a Professional Development Program (PDP) provider for Board Certified Pediatric Pharmacy Specialists (BCPPS Recertification). For more information, go to: http://www.bpsweb.org/bps-specialties/pediatric-pharmacy/

Cincinnati, Ohio

Amidst the gently rolling hills along the Ohio River, Cincinnati USA spreads from the southwestern corner of Ohio into Northern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. The city is located about mid-point on the shoreline of the 981-mile long Ohio River. Diverse and strong.

Greater Cincinnati is the headquarters city for various national and international companies such as: American Financial Corporation, Duke Energy, The Kroger Company, Omnicare, Cincinnati Milacron, Procter & Gamble Company, Western-Southern Insurance, and more. The city is a world leader in production of machine tools, playing cards, soaps and detergents. It figures prominently in the production of building materials, cans, chemicals, clothing, cosmetics, electronic equipment, jet engines and valves. Cincinnati USA is home to nine Fortune 500 companies and 2 Fortune 100 companies.

There are 77.2 square miles in the city itself. The city’s population is about 297,000. The metropolitan area consists of Hamilton, Brown, Butler, Clermont, and Warren Counties in Ohio; Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Gallatin. Grant, and Pendleton in Kentucky; and Dearborn County, Franklin, and Ohio in Indiana. The metropolitan Cincinnati population is 2,130,151.

Fun Fact: John Filson, one of the first settlers in the Ohio Valley community, named it Losantiville, meaning “town opposite the mouth” of the Licking River. The community was the location of Fort Washington, which provided military protection for the surrounding territories. In 1790, General Arthur St. Clair, Commander of Fort Washington, renamed it Cincinnati in honor of the Society of Cincinnati, an organization of Revolutionary War officers.

To learm more about Cincinnati, visit the Cincy CVB website at: http://www.cincyusa.com/

Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel at the University of Cincinnati.

The Kingsgate Marriott Conference Hotel at the University of Cincinnati has been chosen as the official meeting site for the Fall Conference.

Meeting participants are responsible for booking their own room reservations and paying for sleeping room nights. PPAG has negotiated a group rate of $129.00 per night for a single/double room. Major credit cards required to make reservations. To make your reservations, please call Marriott reservations at 1-800-228-9290 or 1-513-487-3800. You must indicate that you are attending the "PPAG 2017 Pediatric Pharmacy Conference" in order to receive the discounted rate.  

​The deadline for making your reservation is August 30, 2017 at 6:00 pm eastern (5:00 pm central)

Full refunds will be given through July 21, 2017. Between July 22, 2017 and September 18, 2017, a 75% refund will be given. After September 18, 2017, no refunds will be given. However, balances can be transferred to future conferences.​