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Featured Speakers
Brenda S. Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA, Owner & Consultant, Compounding Consultants, LLC | Keeping Out of Trouble with FDA: A Review of Pertinent Guidance Documents Related to Compounding
Bryan Prince, MBA, Senior Associate & Compounding Specialist, Ci Design | Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding Facility Design Strategies for Compliance
Steve Postal, J.D., Senior Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) | Pharmacy Legislative, Regulatory, Federal, State and Law Update
Daniel Branco, CFA, Senior Vice President & Business Development Manager, Byline Bank | Financing Your Pharmacy Growth & Acquisitions
Phillip Cowley, PharmD, Founder, Phil’s My Pharmacist | Four Ways Every Independent Pharmacy Can Increase Profits Using Social Media
Emlah Tubuo, MS, PharmD, Owner, Powell Pharmacy | Rx and Replenish: Understanding and Addressing Drug-Induced Nutrient Depletion
Jennifer Bennett, PharmD, Owner & Managing Pharmacist, Curative Medicine, Inc. | Peptides and the Prevention Pathway: Clinical Foundations, Compliance, and What’s Next for the Compounding Pharmacy
Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP, FACA, Consultant & Founder, The Wellness by Design Project | 2 Sessions — When Hormones Fall Out of Tune: Restoring the Body’s Symphony | The Protective Shield: A Deep Dive into Progesterone’s Role in Stress, Metabolism, and Cellular Integrity
DeAnna (Dixie) Leikach, RPh, MBA, PRS, FACA, President & CEO, Pharmacy Ethics, Education and Resources (PEER) | From Apothecary Tradition to Machine Intelligence: Ethical Practice in a Modern Landscape
All events for the 2026 ACA Annual Conference and Expo will be held at the Royal Sonesta in New Orleans, LA
Thursday, September 24, 2026
| 2:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Exhibitor Set up | South Ballroom & Foyer |
| 3:30 PM | 5:00 PM | Attendee Check-in & Badge Pick-Up — Pre-Function | Pre-function |
| 6:00PM | 7:00 PM | Attendee Check-in & Badge Pick-Up — Courtyard | Courtyard |
| 6:00 PM | 6:50 PM | Cocktail Reception | Courtyard |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Welcome Dinner, Board Installation, Fellow Induction | Fleur de Lis |
All CE Sessions will be held in the Evangeline Suite.
| Friday, September 25 | Session Length (CE Hours) | ||
| 7:00 AM | 3:00 PM | Attendee Check-in & Badge Pick-Up — Pre-Function | |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Exhibitor Experience with Breakfast — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 8:30 AM | 8:40 AM | Opening Remarks — Evangeline Suite | |
| 8:45 AM | 9:45 AM | CE Session #1: Keeping Out of Trouble with FDA: A Review of Pertinent Guidance Documents Related to Compounding, Brenda Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA. This session is sponsored by the American College of Apothecaries Research and Education Foundation. LEARN MORE  |
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| 9:55 AM | 10:55 AM | CE Session #2: Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding Facility Design Strategies for Compliance, Bryan Prince, MBA LEARN MORE |
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| 10:55 AM | 11:35 AM | Coffee Break with Exhibitor Experience — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 11:35 AM | 12:35 PM | CE Session #3: Pharmacy Legislative, Regulatory, Federal, State and Law Update, Steve Postal, JD. This session is sponsored by the American College of Apothecaries Research and Education Foundation. LEARN MORE |
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| 12:35 PM | 2:05 PM | Lunch Break with Exhibitor Experience — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 2:05 PM | 3:05 PM | CE Session #4: Financing your Pharmacy Growth & Acquisitions, Daniel Branco, CFA LEARN MORE |
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| 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | CE Session #5: Four Ways Every Independent Pharmacy Can Increase Profits Using Social Media, Phillip Cowley, PharmD. This session is sponsored by RXinsider. | 1 |
| 1st Day Wrap up | |||
| Saturday, September 26 | |||
| 7:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Attendee Check-in & Badge Pick-Up — Pre-Function | |
| 7:30 AM | 8:30 AM | Exhibitor Experience with Breakfast — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 8:30 AM | 9:30 AM | CE Session #6: Rx and Replenish: Understanding and Addressing Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion, Emlah Tubuo, PharmD LEARN MORE |
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| 9:40 AM | 10:40 AM | CE Session #7: Peptides and the Prevention Pathway: Clinical Foundations, Compliance, and What’s Next for the Compounding Pharmacy, Jennifer Bennett, PharmD LEARN MORE |
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| 10:40 AM | 11:20 AM | Coffee Break with Exhibitor Experience — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 11:20 AM | 12:20 PM | CE Session #8: When Hormones Fall Out of Tune: Restoring the Body’s Symphony, Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP, FACA LEARN MORE |
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| 12:20 PM | 1:50 PM | Lunch Break with Exhibitor Experience — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 1:50 PM | 2:50 PM | CE Session #9: The Protective Shield: A Deep Dive into Progesterone’s Role in Stress, Metabolism, and Cellular Integrity, Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP, FACA LEARN MORE |
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| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | CE Session #10: From Apothecary Tradition to Machine Intelligence: Ethical Practice in a Modern Landscape, Dixie Leikach, RPh, MBA, PRS, FACA LEARN MORE |
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| 4:00 PM | 4:10 PM | Closing Remarks | |
The 2026 Annual Conference and Expo has been approved for a total of 10 contact hours (1.0 CEU) of continuing education credits by the American College of Apothecaries, Inc. See learning objectives for individual numbers. Attendees will be required to complete an evaluation form at the completion of the program. Attendees requesting CE will be required to provide their NABP e-Profile ID and birthdate (MMDD) to receive credit for any ACPE-accredited CPE session. Any unclaimed credit with a date of participation that is 6 months and older will not be eligible for processing.
The American College of Apothecaries, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. All sessions carrying the ACPE program number are approved for continuing education credit.
The planners of the 2026 ACA Annual Conference and Expo have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
