Location: MUN Faculty of Medicine Richard Fagan Lecture Hall (M1M101) St. John’s or Virtual
Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
In person registration link: CLICK HERE
Virtual registration link: CLICK HERE
Schedule:
8:00am – 8:50 am: Registration/Sign-in
8:50am – 9:00 am: Opening Remarks from Education Committee
9:00am – 10:00am: Prescribing Prevention: Medication Use for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction (Lorie Carter, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Cardiovascular and Stroke Program)
10:00am – 11:00am: Ketamine for Difficult-to-treat Depression: Clinical Pearls (Dr. Katelyn Halpape, Associate Professor at University of Saskatchewan’s College of Pharmacy and Nutrition)
11:00am – 11:15am: Breaks/Exhibits
11:15am – 12:15pm : An Overview of 3 Practice Changing Articles (Dr. Melanie King, Pharmacy Resident at NL Health Services)
12:15pm – 1:00pm: Lunch/Exhibits
1:00pm – 2:00pm: Point of Care Testing in Pharmacies for STIs and Hep C (Dr. Cathy Balsom, Teaching Assistant Professor at MUN School of Pharmacy)
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (Dr. Joanna Joyce-Young, Infectious Diseases Physician at NLHS)
3:00pm – 3:15pm: Afternoon Break
3:15pm – 4:30pm: Semi-Annual Meeting and Awards
Registration Fees:
CSHP NL Branch members: Free
Non-member pharmacists: In-person $100, Virtual $75
Non-member pharmacy technicians: In-person $50, Virtual $35
Non-member students: In-person $30, Virtual $15
Registration fees can be e-transferred to hslaney@warp.nfld.net BEFORE NOVEMBER 3, 2025.
