APhA Annual Meeting and Exposition - American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting and Exposition

Pharmacy professionals gathered at the American Pharmacists Association 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition and discussed critical insights in interviews with Pharmacy Times®.

Pharmacists are essential navigators in the complex landscape of gene therapy.

Expert shares insights on leadership resilience, emphasizing self-awareness, team development, and maintaining personal worth beyond professional achievements.

Expert emphasized the importance of mentoring pharmacy students, supporting diverse career paths, and advocating for the profession.

Expert explores the critical importance of emotional intelligence, work-life balance, and strategic leadership in pharmacy.

Community health workers improve patient care and address health care access gaps.

Pharmacy technicians can elevate their careers by developing leadership skills, pursuing specialized certifications, and embracing continuous professional growth.

Expert offers insights into managing stress and preventing burnout in pharmacy leadership

Automation can enhance medication management and support pharmacists' critical clinical roles.

Jeff A. Goad, PharmD, MPH, discusses the latest RSV vaccination guidelines and recommendations for 2025, highlighting vaccine options, target populations, timing considerations, evolving CDC policies, and the role of pharmacists in immunization efforts.

In a debate at the 2025 APhA Annual Meeting, speakers highlighted GLP-1s’ advantages in stroke prevention and weight loss vs SGLT2s’ superiority in heart failure, CV death reduction, and renal protection.

Pharmacists are pivotal in expanding reproductive health care access through patient education and collaboration.

Pharmacists are leading the way in personalized medicine through strategic pharmacogenetic implementation.

Pharmacists can empower patient RSV vaccination through strategic communication and personalized care.

Two pharmacists at the 2025 APhA Annual Meeting debate the role of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) for non-insulin users, highlighting evolving guidelines, emerging clinical evidence, cost and coverage challenges, and the need for further research to justify widespread adoption.

Pharmacists can navigate career paths through passion, adaptability, and patient-centered soft skills.

AI is offering new ways to support pharmacists' decision-making and patient care.

Contraceptive options have expanded since 1960, with pharmacists today playing a growing role as prescribers of contraception and studies showing the benefit of pharmacist-driven contraception clinics.

Community pharmacies can enhance medication safety by proactively identifying risks and implementing targeted best practices.

Sally Arif, PharmD, BCCP, discusses her presentation on the critical role of pharmacists in addressing health disparities by improving communication, fostering cultural competence, and promoting pharmacoequity.

Nakia Eldridge, PharmD, MBA, shares insights for health system and community pharmacists attending the 2025 APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition.

Regardless of how this fits into workflow, pharmacists can play a significant role in counseling patients on nutrition and holistic health.

Adrijana Kekic, PharmD, a pharmacogenomics clinical specialist with Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona, discussed current guidelines for pharmacogenomics.

Pharmacists can play important roles in counseling patients and, in some states, prescribing contraception.

Sa’ed Al-Olimat, PharmD, co-founder of the Psychedelic Pharmacists Association, discussed the future of psychedelic medicines and the unique ethical challenges they present.

Psychedelic medicines such as psilocybin, MDMA, ketamine, and LSD have been shown to have a significant impact on conditions such as major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder in clinical trials.

Pharmacists play a pivotal role working alongside the DEA and OIG in enforcing and preventing drug diversion nationally.

An FDA executive discusses the Surgeon General’s recommendations for promoting mental health and wellbeing for employees in the workplace.

A pharmacist discusses the impact of comprehensive weight management with a shared decision making approach.

These therapies can improve treatment adherence for patients, especially for those with a history of poor or uncertain adherence.