Location | CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine
Conference Fee | $75 (FREE for Vandalia Health employees)
Program Overview and Objectives
The Vandalia Health Pharmacy Symposium, formerly known as the Healthcare Symposium, will provide an opportunity for pharmacy residents from West Virginia to provide continuing education to the interdisciplinary health care team in the tri-state area.
This conference will offer current health care practitioners the opportunity to network with future leaders in medicine. The target audience for this conference is interdisciplinary and includes: pharmacists, pharmacy residents, residency program directors and preceptors, physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
By attending this conference, the participants should be able to:
- Incorporate new information presented at this conference into a daily practice
- Review new drug therapy guidelines and/or practices
- Compare/contrast new practice perspectives or service suggestions
- Develop professional contacts with peers and colleagues throughout the tri-state region
The symposium will be held at the CAMC Center for Learning and Research at 3044 Chesterfield Ave, Charleston, WV 25304.
Agenda
20th Annual Vandalia Health Pharmacy Symposium
Friday, May 29, 2026
Sessions will run concurrently in designated rooms. Lunch will be provided.
7:15 a.m. | Registration
8:15 a.m. | Concurrent Session 1
- Room 1 | From Drips to Delirium-Pharmacist Insights on the 2025 PADIS Focused Update | Presenter: Bailey Coleman, PharmD
- Room 2 | Pharmacologic Management of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion | Presenter: Kaitlyn Burchett, PharmD
- Room 3 | A Breath of Fresh Air for Bronchiectasis: Brinsupri (Brensocatib) | Presenter: Katherine Duty, PharmD
9:15 a.m. | Break
9:20 a.m. | Concurrent Session 2
- Room 1 | From Toxidromes to Treatment: Solving the Poison Puzzle | Presenter: Dellani Fix, PharmD
- Room 2 | Review of the Updated Hypertension Guidelines | Presenter: Olivia Bowser, PharmD
10:20 a.m. | Break
10:25 a.m. | Concurrent Session 3
- Room 1 | Resuscitation Revival: 2025 ACLS Guideline Updates | Presenter: Christiane Messerli, PharmD
- Room 2 | Bridging the Gap: Acute Coronary Syndrome Guideline Updates | Presenter: Genesis Manns, PharmD
11:25 a.m. | Break
11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Session 4
- Room 1 | Inpatient Management of Pulmonary Hypertension | Presenter: Alyssa Mills, PharmD
- Room 2 | Cholesterol 2.0: Managing Cholesterol with Emerging Therapies | Presenter: Samarah Wallace, PharmD
12:30 p.m. | Lunch
1:15 p.m. | Concurrent Session 5
- Room 1 | Managing Fluids and Electrolytes in Pediatric Patients | Presenter: Baylee Beaver, PharmD, MBA
- Room 2 | What’s the Tea on CKD: A Clinical Overview of Current Guidelines and Recent Updates | Presenter: Meredith Kessler, PharmD
2:15 p.m. | Break
2:20 p.m. | Concurrent Session 6
- Room 1 | Breaking the Cycle: Tackling Cancer Pain and CINV Head-On | Presenter: Victor E. Rojas Velazquez, PharmD
- Room 2 | What Can’t The G (LP-1 and GLP-1/GIP)ila Monster Treat? | Presenter: Carissa Wilson, PharmD
Accommodations
Accreditation
In support of improving patient care, CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
This knowledge based activity provides six contact hours for Pharmacists UAN and six contact hours for Pharmacy Technicians UAN JA0006133-0000-25-007-L04-P | UAN JA0006133-0000-25-007-L04-T.
To receive credit, participants must complete the sign-in sheet, attend each activity in its entirety and COMPLETE THE ONLINE EVALUATION WITHIN ONE WEEK following the activity. Statements of Credit will be posted to the online NABP/ACPE CPE Monitor within six (6) weeks after the activity.
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of six AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine is an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This offering has been approved for six contact hours. Expiration date is two years from the course dates. JA00026-26-25-713.
Faculty
Program DirectorMathew Johnson, PharmD, BCCCP Medical/Neurosciences ICU - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Vandalia Health |
Program Faculty
Baylee Beaver, PharmD, MBA Vandalia Health | Olivia Bowser, PharmD Hershel "Woody" Williams VA | Kaitlyn Burchett, PharmD Vandalia Health |
Bailey Coleman, PharmD Vandalia Health | Katherine Duty, PharmD Hershel "Woody" Williams VA | Dellani Fix, PharmD Vandalia Health |
Meredith Kessler, PharmD | Genesis Manns, PharmD Hershel "Woody" Williams VA | Christiane Messerli, PharmD Vandalia Health |
Alyssa Mills, PharmD Vandalia Health | Victor E. Rojas Velazquez, PharmD Vandalia Health | Samarah Wallace, PharmD Marshall Health |
Carissa Wilson, PharmD Hershel "Woody" Williams VA |
It is the policy of the CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine that any faculty (speaker) who makes a presentation at a program designated for the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), AMA Physician's Recognition Award (PRA) Category I or II continuing education credit must disclose any financial interest or other relationship; (i.e. spouses/partners, grants research support, consultant, honoraria) that faculty member has with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial product(s) that may be disclosed in the educational presentation. Program Planning Committee Members must also disclose any financial interest or relationship with the commercial industry that may influence their participation in this conference. All faculty and planning committee members have disclosed no significant financial interest or relationship with a commercial product or service.
Although every effort is made to have a comfortable temperature in the meeting rooms, we realize everyone's comfort zone is different. Therefore, please bring a sweater or light jacket in case the room is too cool for your comfort.
Full refunds are guaranteed until the day before the conference. If you cannot attend, you may elect to send a substitute from your organization.
