APSA 2026 Preliminary Program - Preliminary Program

Preliminary Program

Program timings are in local time (Melbourne, Australia). Program is subject to change. Additional session information will be added as it becomes available.

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Sunday, December 6, 2026

	Track 1
12:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: Education Workshop Title: APSA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Community of Practice (CoP) Roundtable: Ideas Into Action
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: Career Development Workshop Title: Emerging Leaders Roundtable: Building capacity across pharmaceutical science, practice and education
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: PSA Workshop Title: Aged Care On-site Pharmacist: Education, Implementation and Consumers
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Sunday
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Conference Opening
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Keynote Presentation: Day 1
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Venue: RMIT University, City Campus, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

	Track 1
12:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: Education Workshop Title: APSA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Community of Practice (CoP) Roundtable: Ideas Into Action
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: Career Development Workshop Title: Emerging Leaders Roundtable: Building capacity across pharmaceutical science, practice and education
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: PSA Workshop Title: Aged Care On-site Pharmacist: Education, Implementation and Consumers
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Sunday
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Conference Opening
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Keynote Presentation: Day 1
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Venue: RMIT University, City Campus, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

	Track 1
12:00 PM - 1:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: Education Workshop Title: APSA Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Community of Practice (CoP) Roundtable: Ideas Into Action
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: Career Development Workshop Title: Emerging Leaders Roundtable: Building capacity across pharmaceutical science, practice and education
2:00 PM - 3:50 PM	Pre-Conference Workshop: PSA Workshop Title: Aged Care On-site Pharmacist: Education, Implementation and Consumers
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Sunday
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Conference Opening
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM	Keynote Presentation: Day 1
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Venue: RMIT University, City Campus, 124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne

Monday, December 7, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.1	Concurrent Session 1.2	Concurrent Session 1.3	Concurrent Session 1.4
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Symposium 1 Title: Supporting safe and effective psychotropic medication use in residential care: strategies and future directions	Symposium 2 Title: From Data to Design: Leveraging artificial intelligence, real-world evidence, and co-design for patient-centred medicine evaluation
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.1	Concurrent Session 2.2	Concurrent Session 2.3	Concurrent Session 2.4
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.1	Concurrent Session 1.2
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Symposium 1 Title: Supporting safe and effective psychotropic medication use in residential care: strategies and future directions	Symposium 2 Title: From Data to Design: Leveraging artificial intelligence, real-world evidence, and co-design for patient-centred medicine evaluation
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.1	Concurrent Session 2.2
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

	Track 3	Track 4
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.3	Concurrent Session 1.4
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.3	Concurrent Session 2.4
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

	Track 1
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.1
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Symposium 1 Title: Supporting safe and effective psychotropic medication use in residential care: strategies and future directions
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.1
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

	Track 2
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.2
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM	Symposium 2 Title: From Data to Design: Leveraging artificial intelligence, real-world evidence, and co-design for patient-centred medicine evaluation
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.2
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

	Track 3
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.3
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.3
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

	Track 4
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Monday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 2 (PSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Monday
Concurrent Session 1 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Concurrent Session 1.4
12:00 PM - 12:55 PM	Lunch \| Monday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Monday
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Monday
Concurrent Session 2 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Concurrent Session 2.4
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM	APSA Annual General Meeting
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM	APSA Student Dinner Venue: The Lincoln, 91 Cardigan Street, Carlton, Melbourne

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2	Track 3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 3 (APSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Tuesday
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Symposium 3 Title: Responding to gender-based violence – integrating forensic, clinical and community pharmacy perspectives	Symposium 4 Title: Modernizing Licensing Pathways for International Pharmacy Professionals: Considerations for Policy, Practice, and Education
Concurrent Session 3 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Concurrent Session 3.1	Concurrent Session 3.2
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch \| Tuesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Symposium 5 Title: Advancing biopharmaceutical science through industry-academia collaboration	Symposium 6 Title: Beyond the Disposal of Unused Medications: Integrating Safety, Sustainability, and Innovative Healthcare Models
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Tuesday
Concurrent Session 4 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session 4.1	Concurrent Session 4.2	Concurrent Session 4.3
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	APSA Conference Dinner Venue: Arc One Gallery, Cumulus Inc. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 3 (APSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Tuesday
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Symposium 3 Title: Responding to gender-based violence – integrating forensic, clinical and community pharmacy perspectives	Symposium 4 Title: Modernizing Licensing Pathways for International Pharmacy Professionals: Considerations for Policy, Practice, and Education
Concurrent Session 3 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Concurrent Session 3.1	Concurrent Session 3.2
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch \| Tuesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Symposium 5 Title: Advancing biopharmaceutical science through industry-academia collaboration	Symposium 6 Title: Beyond the Disposal of Unused Medications: Integrating Safety, Sustainability, and Innovative Healthcare Models
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Tuesday
Concurrent Session 4 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session 4.1	Concurrent Session 4.2
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	APSA Conference Dinner Venue: Arc One Gallery, Cumulus Inc. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

	Track 3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 3 (APSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Tuesday
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Concurrent Session 3 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch \| Tuesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Tuesday
Concurrent Session 4 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session 4.3
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	APSA Conference Dinner Venue: Arc One Gallery, Cumulus Inc. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

	Track 1
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 3 (APSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Tuesday
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Symposium 3 Title: Responding to gender-based violence – integrating forensic, clinical and community pharmacy perspectives
Concurrent Session 3 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Concurrent Session 3.1
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch \| Tuesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Symposium 5 Title: Advancing biopharmaceutical science through industry-academia collaboration
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Tuesday
Concurrent Session 4 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session 4.1
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	APSA Conference Dinner Venue: Arc One Gallery, Cumulus Inc. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

	Track 2
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 3 (APSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Tuesday
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM	Symposium 4 Title: Modernizing Licensing Pathways for International Pharmacy Professionals: Considerations for Policy, Practice, and Education
Concurrent Session 3 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Concurrent Session 3.2
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch \| Tuesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Symposium 6 Title: Beyond the Disposal of Unused Medications: Integrating Safety, Sustainability, and Innovative Healthcare Models
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Tuesday
Concurrent Session 4 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session 4.2
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	APSA Conference Dinner Venue: Arc One Gallery, Cumulus Inc. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

	Track 3
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Tuesday
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Keynote Presentation: Day 3 (APSA Lecture)
10:00 AM - 10:25 AM	Morning Tea \| Tuesday
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Concurrent Session 3 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM - 1:55 PM	Lunch \| Tuesday
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Afternoon Tea \| Tuesday
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Poster Presentations \| Tuesday
Concurrent Session 4 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Concurrent Session 4.3
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM	APSA Conference Dinner Venue: Arc One Gallery, Cumulus Inc. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Symposium 7 Title: From Evidence to Practice: Pharmacy-Led Opioid Stewardship in Perioperative Pain Management	Symposium 8 Title: APSA Emerging Leader Symposium
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM	Morning Tea \| Wednesday
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	APSA Emerging Leader Award
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	APSA Medal Oration
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Conference Awards and Close

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Symposium 7 Title: From Evidence to Practice: Pharmacy-Led Opioid Stewardship in Perioperative Pain Management	Symposium 8 Title: APSA Emerging Leader Symposium
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM	Morning Tea \| Wednesday
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	APSA Emerging Leader Award
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	APSA Medal Oration
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Conference Awards and Close

	Track 1
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Symposium 7 Title: From Evidence to Practice: Pharmacy-Led Opioid Stewardship in Perioperative Pain Management
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM	Morning Tea \| Wednesday
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	APSA Emerging Leader Award
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	APSA Medal Oration
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Conference Awards and Close

	Track 2
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Registration and Information Desk Open \| Wednesday
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Symposium 8 Title: APSA Emerging Leader Symposium
10:30 AM - 10:55 AM	Morning Tea \| Wednesday
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM	APSA Emerging Leader Award
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	APSA Medal Oration
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM	Conference Awards and Close

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