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Featured Speakers
Philip Cowley, PharmD | Four Ways to Start Generating Income for Your Pharmacy Today Using Social Media | Founder, Phil’s My Pharmacist
Erik Tosh, RPh, FACA | Cannabidiol (CBD) — Clinical Implications in Pharmacy Practice | Consultant, Tosh Consulting
Daniel Branco | Pharmacy Ownership & Financing | Senior Vice President, Business Development Manager, Byline Bank
Steve Postal, JD | Pharmacy Legislative, Regulatory, Federal, State and Law Update | Senior Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs at National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)
Brenda Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA | Keeping Out of Trouble with FDA: A Review of Pertinent Guidance Documents Related to Compounding | Owner, Compounding Consultants, LLC
Emlah Tubuo, PharmD | Rx and Replenish: Understanding and Addressing Drug Induced Nutrient Depletion | Owner, Powell Pharmacy
Carol Petersen, RPh, CNP | 2 Sessions — When Hormones Fall Out of Tune: Restoring the Body’s Symphony and The Protective Shield: A Deep Dive into Progesterone’s Role in Stress, Metabolism, and Cellular Integrity | President, The Wellness by Design Project Inc
Bryan Prince, MBA | Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding Facility Design Strategies for Compliance | Senior Associate, Senior Lab Planner & Compounding Pharmacy Specialist, Ci Design, Inc
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 — prefunction | Prefunction |
| 6:15 PM | 7:00 PM | Attendee Check-in & Badge Pick-Up — courtyard | Courtyard |
| 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | Cocktail Reception | Courtyard |
| 7:00 PM | 9:00 PM | Welcome Dinner, Board Recognition, 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. | 1 |
| 9:55 AM | 10:55 AM | CE Session #2: Sterile and Nonsterile Compounding Facility Design Strategies for Compliance, Bryan Prince, MBA | 1 |
| 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. | 1 |
| 12:35 PM | 2:05 PM | Lunch Break with Exhibitor Experience — South Ballroom & Foyer | |
| 2:05 PM | 3:05 PM | CE Session #4: Pharmacy Ownership & Financing, Daniel Branco | 1 |
| 3:15 PM | 4:15 PM | CE Session #5: Four Ways to Start Generating Income for Your Pharmacy Today Using Social Media, Philip Cowley, PharmD | 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 | 1 |
| 9:40 AM | 10:40 AM | CE Session #7 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 1 |
| 3:00 PM | 4:00 PM | CE Session #10: Cannabidiol (CBD) – Clinical Implications in Pharmacy Practice, Erik Tosh, RPh, FACA | 1 |
| 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 Annual Conference and Expo have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
