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August 25 & 26: 340B Midwest Regional Conference & Expo 2025
Join us for the third annual OPA 340B Midwest Regional Conference & Expo 2025, on August 25 & 26, at the Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center, located in Lewis Center, Ohio.
Pharmacists, other healthcare professionals, health-system and health center executives, GPOs, wholesalers, drug company decision makers, healthcare leaders, as well as federal, state, and local government officials are invited to attend to learn, interact, network and address today’s toughest challenges in community healthcare. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn up to six hours (0.6 CEU) of continuing pharmacy education credit. Breakout sessions each day will offer the opportunity to share and learn. Exhibitors will be on hand during breaks, Monday’s lunch and evening reception, as well as Tuesday's breakfast to discuss their products and services designed to meet your practice needs. Nationally recognized speakers, session titles and other details can be found in the 340B Midwest Regional Conference & Expo brochure.
CPE/Session Titles and Speakers:
- 340B Compliance Low-Hanging Fruit: Creating an OPAIS Crosswalk - Hannah Rowell
- Optimizing Pharmacy Technicians in the 340B World - Tess Oswalt, Adrean Jones, Danielle Pierce
- Breakouts
- Hospitals - Ask the Experts - Madeline Wallack and Heidi Larson
- Grantees - Ask the Experts - Jangus Whitner and Felicity Homsted
- Legislative and Litigative Update - Mark Ogunsusi
- 340B HRSA Audits: The Good, The Bad, The Reality - Madeline Wallack and Jason Prokopik
- Specialty Pharmacy: What is so "Special" About It? - Brenda Reitz and Becky Nugent
- Manufacturer Restrictions: Rebate Edition - Chelsea Violette
MEET THE EXPERTS
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Homsted |
Jones |
Larson |
Nugent |
Ogunsusi |
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Oswalt |
Pierce |
Prokopik |
Reitz |
Rowell |
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Violette |
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Whitner |
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2025 Registration Rates
| Registrant type | By 8/6/2025 | After 8/6/2025 | Onsite |
| Pharmacist | $394 | $444 | $494 |
| Pharmacy Technician | $194 | $244 | $294 |
| Student Pharmacist | $189 | $239 | $289 |
| Stakeholder | $245 | $295 | $345 |
Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center:
Reserve your room for the special conference rate at the Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center before July 25. Be sure to mention you are attending the 340B Midwest Regional Conference & Expo with Group Code 397354 when you call 614-880-4300 or make an online reservation at bit.ly/340BMidwestConferenceExpo2025.
- Dates: Monday, August 25 and Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Location: Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center, 100 Green Meadows Drive South, Lewis Center, Ohio 43035
- Parking: There is ample free parking.
- Time: Registration: 8:00 a.m. daily. Check in at the OPA 340B Registration Area for your name badge. CPE programming: Begins promptly at 9:00 am daily. The Conference schedule can be found in our brochure.
- Expo: Access to exhibits is included with registration. There are multiple times to interact with vendors of the Expo on Monday.
- Meals: Continental breakfasts, breaks, Monday lunch and reception are included.
- Climate: Bring a light jacket or sweater as meeting room temperatures and personal comfort vary.
- App: The Ohio Pharmacists Association has a free App available for download for registrants. In the OPA app, the 340B Midwest Regional Conference app includes the meeting schedule; in-depth descriptions of programming and downloadable handouts; CPE reporting access; in-app messaging, speaker evaluations; sponsor information; exhibitors; and more. In the App store/Google Play, search for "Ohio Pharmacists Association." From the homepage of the OPA app, select the Events’ App Access tile. When you click on the 340B Midwest Regional Conference & Expo from the list of events, a check mark appears and there will be a slight pause as the content loads. Once downloaded, you will be on the Conference landing page.
- CPE Reporting: Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can earn up to six hours (0.6 CEU) of live continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit at this Conference. To receive CPE credit for the live conference, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians must attend the entire session, actively participate, and complete the speaker evaluation(s) in OPA's LecturePanda platform indicating sessions attended within 60 days of the Conference. CPE Statements of Credit can be printed from the CPE Monitor. To access LecturePanda, use the corresponding CPE Credit/Evaluations tile in the OPA 340B Midwest Regional Conference app. To register on LecturePanda, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians will use the same email address used to register for the Conference, and their NABP e-Profile ID number. Once registered for the 2025 OPA 340B Midwest Regional Conference, the attendee will have access to complete the following: speaker evaluation for each session, one-time conference evaluation, claim credit(s) in LecturePanda, and submit credit(s) via LecturePanda. Once live credits have been claimed, the attendee must submit the credits in the LecturePanda platform to the CPE Monitor by October 23, 2025.
Questions: Please contact the OPA office at 614-389-3236 or at opa@ohiopharmacists.org
Vendors: Register to meet 340B attendees and join these sponsors and exhibitors of the 340B Midwest Regional Conference and Expo by clicking HERE.
| 2025 Sponsors | |
2025 Exhibitors
Aventi Health
Buchanan
CCN Pharmacy
FQHC 340B Compliance
McKesson Amplify
