2025 NSU Contemporary Pharmacy Issues Conference

The Role of Psychedelics in Patient Care

A physician will share an update on his patient care research, perhaps the most interesting field in drug therapy: psychedelics. Learn about how natural products such as magic mushrooms (Psilocybin) and mescaline, as well as lab products such as LSD, Ketamine, PCP, and Ecstasy, can end up in your patients’ therapy profile. As pharmacists, we need to know our role in the utilization of these drugs in our communities. Will they interact with regular medicines?

 

Pharmacists in Emergency Preparedness

A director/educator in Emergency Preparedness Management reviews opportunities that pharmacists have in emergency preparedness, including major roles as a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) pharmacist to the major responsibility of dispensing medications during emergency events. When you renew your pharmacy license, do you understand the question about wanting to serve in emergency preparedness?

 

Current Antimicrobial Research

A pharmacist researcher will address the topic of current antimicrobial research, where the therapeutic potential of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), antibodies, and bacteriophages in antimicrobials will be assessed.

 

Chinese Herbal Medicine and Clinical Practice

Attendees in the Chinese Herbal Medicine program will gain actionable insights to improve clinical practice and advocate for the safe and effective use of Chinese herbal medicine. Have you thought about a source for their drug interactions?

 

The People’s Pharmacy Hour: A Special Feature

You will also be the guest on “The People’s Pharmacy Hour,” where the world’s most famous patient care advocates take on another pharmacist-focused and unique case of professional oversight. The subject doesn’t matter with the Graedons, as they always make their presentation top-notch.

 

Methylation Genetics and Sports Pharmacist Medicine

If you attend, you will be taught about methylation genetics and, more importantly, how to use it authoritatively in practice. You will learn about a new organization called “Sports Pharmacist Medicine” and its presence in healthcare. Is this another professional option?

 

HIV Therapy and the Super Drug

Starting Sunday morning, you will get an overview from one of the nation’s leaders within this specialty of HIV therapy, including information on a super drug.

 

Nutrition and Pharmacy: Addressing Digestive Health

Our resident CE nutritionist expert brings her world of nutritional knowledge into pharmacy’s world. For this conference, she will cover the complexities of GERD, constipation, and IBD.

 

Cardiovascular Disease Treatment Updates

In “Keeping Up with the Heart,” you will hear about treatment recommendations in current coronary artery disease (CAD) and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) guidelines and how to design appropriate pharmacotherapeutic care plans when managing patients diagnosed with CAD and PAD. This will justify the role of the pharmacist on the healthcare team in managing patients with CAD and PAD.

 

The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Pharmacy

You won’t want to miss the presentation regarding the impact that artificial intelligence (AI) will have on the profession of pharmacy and how you need to understand the emerging technologies and the professional influencers that are changing our patients’ behaviors.

The 2025 36th Annual Contemporary Pharmacy Issues Conference was planned and designed for all pharmacy leaders, including consultants, practitioners, educators, and pharmacy technicians.

Program Fees:

• $210 Pharmacist (Consultant Recertification or General CE.)
• $115 Technician
• $120 One Day Pharmacist
• $ 65 One Day Technician

A refund can be requested in an e-mail format (send an email to carsten@nova.edu).

Prior to Saturday May 3rd, 2025 your registration fee less $15.00 will be credited to the same card.

At no charge — If you are renewing your general (PS) license and need the required Med Error (2 hours) and/or VOP (2 hours) courses, you can request them as a home study option after the program concludes. Technicians may also request the Med Error home study course after the program ends. A request form will be provided at the end of the program. This benefit is included as part of attending the Contemporary Pharmacy Issues Conference.

Program Schedule
36^th Annual Contemporary Pharmacy Issues 
Saturday, May 3, 2025

Program Schedule
36th Annual Contemporary Pharmacy Issues
Sunday, May 4, 2025

 

Loren Blandon, M.S., Entrepreneur, Wellness Health, Key Biscayne, FL
Kelley Davis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Microbiology, NSU College of Allopathic Medicine, Trainer for the Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale
Carsten Evans, Ph.D., FASHP, C.Ph., NSU Health Professions Division
Joe Graedon, M.S. Graedon Enterprises, Inc., Co-Host, “The People Pharmacy,” Author, Durham, NC
Terry Graedon, Ph.D., Graedon Enterprises, Inc., Co-Host, “The People Pharmacy,” Author, Durham, NC
Genevieve Hale, Pharm.D., BCPS, BCCP, C.Ph., Associate Professor, Vice Chair, NSU College of Pharmacy, Palm Beach Campus.
Dana Holger, Pharm.D., MPH, AAHIVP, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Nova Southeastern University, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rishi Kakar, M.D., Chief Scientific Officer, Medical Director and Principal Investigator, Board Certified Psychiatrist, Diplomate, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Matthew Seamon, Pharm.D., Esq. Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, NSU, Fort Lauderdale, FL 
Staci Shacter, M.S., R.D., LDN, Health is Wealth, Private Nutrition Consulting, Bonify, Florida. 
Elizabeth M. Sherman, Pharm.D., AAHIVP, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, NSU, HIV/AIDS Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL
Stuart S. Shipe, DAOM, PA., RPh., Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nutritionists, Stuart, Fl.
Mary Van, Pharm.D., C.Ph., DACBN, Director of Operations, Clinical Director and Managing Owner, ThriveX Wellness & Functional Medicine Clinic, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Brandon Welch, Pharm.D., MS, CSNC, Human Performance Trainer, President, Florida Sport Pharmacy Medicine. 

Kelley L. Davis, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Microbiology in the College of Allopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University.  She has a joint appointment with the College of Osteopathic Medicine as associate professor of Public Health.  Dr. Davis has been a trainer for the Institute for Disaster and Emergency Preparedness since 2006 and is considered an authority in chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear weapons, and explosives (CBRNE). She is a spokesperson for recognition, diagnosis, and treatment of victims in mass casualty and mass care events. She lectures in the public health program on topics related to Presidential Directives regarding BioSense, BioWatch, and biological weapons in general.  

Dr. Davis teaches courses in virology, immunology, and bacteriology, with emphasis on the medical aspects of infectious disease for students in the medical, public health, and other allied health fields.  Dr. Davis presents at national and international conferences on topics related to CBRNE and disaster health and preparedness.  Her recognition as a leader in this field led to her association with CBAP.

Dr. Davis has done research in infectious disease related to mycoplasmas for her doctoral work at the University of Missouri Medical School.  She was recognized by the Mycoplasmology Division of the American Society for Microbiology in 1998 for outstanding research.  She has a particular interest in epidemiology and public health and health issues related to homeland security and disaster preparedness.
Prior to her university affiliation, Dr. Davis worked in law enforcement.  She has combined her experiences in law enforcement with her microbiology background to become a leader in the field of toxic substance mitigation and response and disaster and emergency preparedness.