PSHP 2026 Summit: Full Schedule

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7:45am EDT

Shaping Tomorrow: PA Pharmacy Practice Advocacy in Action

Friday September 18, 2026 7:45am - 8:15am EDT

Speakers

Daniel Longyhore

System Director, Knowledge Management, Geisinger, Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Pharmacy, Geisinger College, Geisinger

Dan Longyhore is the System Director of Knowledge Management for Pharmacy with Geisinger in Pennsylvania. As System Director, Dan oversees education, professional development, and collaborative practice agreements for system pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. He serves as administrator... Read More →

Anthony Bixler, RPh

Pharmacist, Wellspan

Tony is an acute care pharmacist at Wellspan York Hospital where he focuses on order verification for hospitalized and emergency medicine patients, initial medication dosing of select medications, and also provides sterile compounding verification. He is the Co-Chair of the Employee... Read More →

Friday September 18, 2026 7:45am - 8:15am EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

8:15am EDT

Pharmacy Technicians Aren’t Support Staff!

Friday September 18, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am EDT

Philadelphia

Moderators

Amanda Abernathy, MBA, CPhT, CPTEd

Pharmacy Technician Training Program Manager, UPMC

Speakers

Kerri Grist

UPMC

I’m 53 years old and grew up in Northern Pa. I have worked at the Wellsboro Hospital (UPMC Wellsboro) for 34 years, and 27 years in the pharmacy. I am currently their procurement specialist and lead pharmacy tech. I’m married with 2 children whom are both nurses and my son... Read More →

Allison Stuffle

Pharmacy Technician Supervisor, UPMC

Allison Stuffle, CPhT, CSPT has been a certified pharmacy technician since 2016 and has held positions with WellSpan Health, Penn State Health, and UPMC. She currently serves as the Pharmacy Technician Supervisor at UPMC Harrisburg, where she oversees day-to-day pharmacy technician... Read More →

Lauren Boger

Pharmacy Technician Supervisor, UPMC

Friday September 18, 2026 8:15am - 8:45am EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

8:45am EDT

How Do We Ensure Every Role in the Pharmacy is Integrated in the Team & Integral to Patient Care?

Friday September 18, 2026 8:45am - 9:15am EDT

Philadelphia

Speakers

Ronald Dunston II

Lead Technician, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine

Friday September 18, 2026 8:45am - 9:15am EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

9:15am EDT

Clinical Controversies in Oncology

Friday September 18, 2026 9:15am - 9:45am EDT

Philadelphia

Speakers

Jennifer Niccolai

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Allegheny Health Network

Dr. Niccolai earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and completed both a pharmacy practice residency and an oncology residency at Allegheny General Hospital. Since 2014, she has served as an Oncology Clinical Pharmacist with the Allegheny... Read More →

Friday September 18, 2026 9:15am - 9:45am EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

9:45am EDT

The Stroke Dilemma: Weighing the Risks and Rewards of Care

Friday September 18, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am EDT

Philadelphia

Speakers

Gabrielle Rosolia

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Critical Care, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Friday September 18, 2026 9:45am - 10:15am EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

11:15am EDT

Interactive Session: Navigating Gray Zones in Health-System Pharmacy

Friday September 18, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT

Philadelphia

Speakers

Melissa Augustino

Associate Director of Pharmacy - Quality, Regulatory, and Medication Use Systems, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Penn Medicine

Melissa Augustino, PharmD, BCPS is the Associate Director of Pharmacy for Quality, Regulatory, and Medication-Use Systems at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, completed a PGY-1... Read More →

Friday September 18, 2026 11:15am - 12:15pm EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

1:00pm EDT

ASHP Pharmacy Forecast: Policy, Drug Costs, and the Financial Stability of Health Systems & Realizing the Potential of Therapeutic Advances

Friday September 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT

Philadelphia

Speakers

Rebecca A. Taylor

Vice President, Pharmacy Services, UPMC

Nicole Farah

Pharmacy Manager, AHN

Nicole Farah is a Pharmacy Operations Manager at Allegheny General Hospital. Originally from Columbus, Ohio, Nicole pursued her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at the University of Pittsburgh. Following graduation, she completed a PGY1/PGY2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration and Leadership... Read More →

Friday September 18, 2026 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

2:00pm EDT

Signal or Noise? AI and Medication Tolerability

Friday September 18, 2026 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT

Philadelphia

Speakers

Stephanie Ballard, PharmD, BCACP

Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside

Office-based pharmacist in family medicine residency practice.
Ambulatory care pharmacy residency director.
Bird lover.
Trying to figure out how to mindfully integrate AI into patient care and administrative tasks.
Excited to chat about complex primary care scenarios, neurodivergent pharmacist accommodation in work and education, Medicaid provider billing, or birds... Read More →

Friday September 18, 2026 2:00pm - 2:30pm EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

2:30pm EDT

Wrap-Up

Friday September 18, 2026 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT

Philadelphia

Friday September 18, 2026 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
Philadelphia

General Session

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