Western MA Pharmacists Association

Hormone Therapy Revisited: Rethinking Risk, Benefit, and Timing

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-26-018-L01-P Application-based 

Speaker:  Christine Lee, PharmD, PGY-1 Community-Based Resident with Walgreens 

Western New England University, Springfield, MA 

Date: May 20 2026  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM

C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs             Sponsor: WMPhA          Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

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This will be a Two Hour LIVE CE that we are bringing to you via ZOOM. (Zoom Meeting Check-in 7:15-7:30pm)

Early Registration is Recommended!!! (link below)

To Register:  Go To wnerxce.org/user/login

A Crash Course in Pharmacy Spanish

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-26-007-L05-P

Knowledge-based 

Speaker: 

Dominic DeFilipi, PharmD, BA, Operations Coordinator for Experiential Affairs

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England University

Date: April 15, 2026  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM      C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs             

Sponsor: WMPhA          Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

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This will be a Two Hour LIVE CE that we are bringing to you via ZOOM. (Zoom Meeting Check-in 7:15-7:30pm)

Early Registration is Recommended!!! (link below)

To Register:  Go To wnerxce.org/user/login

Introduction to Inflammatory Pharmacy: What IL do for you

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-26-006-L01-P  Knowledge-based 

Speaker:  David Young, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist- Pediatric Gastroenterology

Brown University Health System, Hasbro Gastroenterology

Date: March 18, 2026  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM          C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs             

Sponsor: WMPhA          Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

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This will be a Two Hour LIVE CE that we are bringing to you via ZOOM. (Zoom Meeting Check-in 7:15-7:30pm)

Early Registration is Recommended!!! (link below)

To Register:  Go To wnerxce.org/user/login

Empowering Pharmacists in Weight Management

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-26-002-L01-P    Application-based 

Speaker: Titilayo Sunday, PharmD, PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident

Holyoke Health Center Pharmacy, Holyoke MA

Date: February 18, 2026  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM

C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs             Sponsor: WMPhA          Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

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This will be a Two Hour LIVE CE that we are bringing to you via ZOOM. (Zoom Meeting Check-in 7:15-7:30pm)

Early Registration is Recommended!!! (link below)

To Register: 

 Go To www.wnerxce.org/user/login

The presentation scheduled for December 10th has been rescheduled to March 18th. We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and hope to see you there next year!

Our next scheduled meeting will be February 18th.

Do You Know A Pharmacy Student???

Tell them about our scholarships!! Each year we give scholarships to deserving students from our area. Download and share the application attached to this email and encourage them to apply! Deadline for scholarship application is February 15, 2026

We wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a happy New Year!

​ Scholarship Application 2026.docx

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Staying Sharp: Immunization 2025

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-25-028-L06-P

C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEU  Knowledge-based 

Speakers:   Melissa Mattison, PharmD, Clinical Professor of Community Care and

Arianna Bonzagni, PharmD , Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Western New England university

Date: November 19, 2025  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM

Sponsor: WMPhA          Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

Regulatory Update October 2025

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-25-021-L03-P – Knowledge-based 

C.E. Credit: 0.1 CEU  

Speaker:  Michelle A. Chan, RPh, Quality Assurance Pharmacist Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy

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Introduction to Veterinary Pharmacy

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-25-020-L01-P – Knowledge-based 

C.E. Credit: 0.1 CEU             

Speaker:  Justin William Richards, PharmD, Compounding Pharmacy Supervisor Covetrus – Portland, ME

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Sponsor: WMPhA          Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

Here Comes the Board

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-25-017-L03-P  Knowledge-based 

Speakers:  Brent Stanton, PharmD, Pharmacy Manager, Stop & Shop Pharmacy

Jake Pariseau, BS, WNEU College of Pharmacy PharmD Candidate ‘26

Date: September 17, 2025  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM

C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs LAW**          Sponsor: WMPhA

Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

Reproductive Health: Access to Contraception

ACPE UAN#: 0576-9999-25-002-L01-P Knowledge-based

Speakers: Evona Bolaske, PharmD and Ashley Chiarello, PharmD

PGY-1 Pharmacy Residents, Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke, MA

Date: February 19, 2025 Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs

Sponsor: WMPhA Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

Updates in Acute Coronary Syndrome: 

Inpatient and Outpatient Considerations

ACPE UAN#:  0576-9999-24-032-L01-P 

Knowledge-based 

Speakers:  Hina Anwar, PharmD, Clinical Staff Pharmacist

Phoenixville Hospital, Phoenixville PA

Jessica Spangler, PharmD , Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist Specialist

Lawrence & Memorial Hospital – Yale New Haven Health, CT

Date: October 16, 2024  Time: 7:30pm

Place: Your home via ZOOM

C.E. Credit: 0.2 CEUs             Sponsor: WMPhA

Fee: $20.00 (no charge for members)

Early Registration is Recommended!!! (link below)

To Register:  Go To wnerxce.org/user/login

New Members: email wmpharm@gmail.com for zoom link