New Practitioner Programming

Great eXpectations for New Practitioners – NEW!
Sunday, Dececmber 6

For everyone in the starting blocks of a career in pharmacy, Great eXpectations is designed to keep you running at the front of the pack.  Motivational, informative, and socially interactive, this dynamic conference-within-a-conference for new practitioners is a must-attend.

• Best of all, entry into Great eXpectations is included in your full Midyear registration fee!
• You'll connect with seasoned and new-practitioner experts alike on clinical issues, workplace challenges, mentorship, and other topics. 
• When it comes to your future, don't be left in the cold.  Experience Great eXpectations.

Opening Keynote
Ron Culberson, MSW, CSP
“Making Humor Your Drug of Choice”

Ron Culberson, Director of Everything! at FUNsulting, etc.,  is a speaker, humorist, columnist, and author of Is Your Glass Laugh Full?  His mission is to help healthcare staff and leaders achieve a new level of excellence using humor to minimize stress and maximize effectiveness. He shows people how to have more FUN while preserving the integrity of the work they do and the lives they lead. Plus, he’s just darn funny.

For ten years, Ron worked as a home care social worker, Manager of Counseling Services and Director of Quality Services at Hospice of Northern Virginia (now Capital Hospice).  He also served in the Division of Child Protection at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC. These experiences exposed him to the challenges of healthcare from the front line to middle management to senior management.

Track I: Fine-Tuning Your Clinical Skills

You’ve earned the right to be a member of the healthcare team and, on a day-to-day basis, must demonstrate you are competent, professional, intelligent, and credible.  Learn ways to improve your clinical skills, regardless of your area of practice.

Track II: Mentoring and Leadership

Some are born leaders, some are made.  Whether you’re precepting your first student or tenth resident, leading an interdisciplinary committee of 20, or simply doing your job, you are a leader and these tricks of the trade will make you a successful one. 

Track III: Advancing Your Career

From navigating hospital politics, to publishing your work, to conquering a certification exam, heaven knows you’re in over your head when it comes to advancing your career.  Learn tips and tricks that your colleagues have used to not only make your career more successful, but more rewarding too.