ASHP Foundation at the Midyear
We can't wait to see you at our events at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana! We are so excited to catch up with you and say "thank you" to generous donors like you at our events.
On Sunday, Dec. 8, at 5:45 p.m., stop by our annual cocktail reception, where we will honor our incredible donors and recognize the 2024 Literature Awards and Pharmacy Residency Excellence Award recipients.
If you aren't currently a donor, now is the perfect time to become one! During our annual Match Campaign to Move Pharmacy Forward, tax-deductible contributions from individuals to the Foundation's Annual Fund made between Oct. 1 – Dec. 31 are matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $60,000, with support from many of our generous partners: Omnicell, Samson Medical Technologies, Chiesi, Fresenius Kabi, and QuVa Pharma!
We are also pleased to announce that we will once again host our Pharmacy on the Move 5K Fun Run & Walk! Be sure to register early (it sold out last year!) and join us at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, for the run.
More information about these and our other events is listed below.
If you can't attend our events, stop by and see us in the ASHP Experience Center in the Exhibit Hall. Exhibit Hall hours are 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday, and 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
While you're there, be sure to meet our corporate partners by participating in our Scavenger Hunt, and stop by the Fresenius Kabi booth #1019 to learn more about the six Pharmacy Cares awardees and participate in an interactive Pharmacy Cares booth activity! Fresenius Kabi will make a $25 donation to the Foundation in each participant's name, up to $25,000.
Sunday, Dec. 8
Research and Researchers Networking Session
Open to all attendees
Time: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Location: Room 253
Whether you are just starting a research journey or are mentoring research projects, this roundtable is for you! We will discuss strategies to balance research with competing responsibilities and research as a career choice.
Pharmacy Leadership Academy® Networking Session
Open to all attendees
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Location: Room 282
Join Pharmacy Leadership Academy® (PLA) alums, participants, faculty, and friends for this networking session hosted by the ASHP Foundation! Tap into the PLA’s network of pharmacy leaders to discuss leadership challenges, mentoring, and what you can do to develop your leadership network.
ASHP Foundation Cocktail Reception: Honoring Donors and Recognizing Excellence in Residency Training and Research
Open to all attendees
Time: 5:45 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. | Location: Grand Ballroom AB, Hilton Riverside
Wind down your day by joining the ASHP Foundation for our annual cocktail reception. Network with your colleagues over cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as you meet and mingle with our Literature Award recipients and Pharmacy Residency Excellence Award honorees and learn more about the ASHP Foundation.
The reception is also our opportunity to thank our wonderful donors, whose gifts fund health-services research, leadership development, and educational programs that support ASHP priorities and promote improved health outcomes for patients. We also honor our awardees, whose work represents the best in research and resident training.
If you haven’t had a chance to donate, our event is the perfect time!
During our annual Match Campaign to Move Pharmacy Forward, tax-deductible contributions from individuals to the Foundation's Annual Fund made between Oct. 1 – Dec. 31 are matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $60,000, with support from many of our generous partners: Omnicell, Samson Medical Technologies, Chiesi, Fresenius Kabi, and QuVa Pharma.
Every dollar you donate makes a difference.
The ASHP Foundation is supported by individual and corporate contributions, and thanks to the support of generous donors like you, the Foundation can continue to have a tremendous impact on pharmacy practice – and, ultimately, the patients that pharmacists serve.
Tuesday, Dec. 10
Pharmacy on the Move 5K Fun Run & Walk
Open to all attendees
Time: 6:00 a.m. CST race start
Location: Woldenberg Riverfront Park (adjacent to Audubon Aquarium), 1 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130
Don’t miss out! The ASHP Foundation invites all 2024 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition attendees in New Orleans to the 2nd ASHP Foundation Pharmacy on the Move 5K Fun Run & Walk. Step out from the meeting spaces to enjoy a fun event – all while making an impact by raising funds to help move pharmacy forward. Bond with your colleagues, prioritize your health and well-being, and celebrate the pharmacy profession.
The event will occur at the Woldenberg Riverfront Park (adjacent to Audubon Aquarium). The event starts at 6:00 a.m., so you can participate before the main education sessions at the Midyear.
And even more exciting, we will have team competitions and prizes! Form a team with your friends and colleagues, and get ready for a fun and spirited competition. We will award prizes to the team that raises the most money and to the team with the most registered participants.
If you still want to support the event but want to sleep in on the morning of the race, we have the perfect participant category for you—event but want to sleep in on the morning of the race, we have the perfect participant category for you – Sleepwalker! You’ll still receive your race shirt, but you can support the event as you happily slumber.
Registration is open now!
We recommend signing up as soon as registration opens, as the number of participants is limited to 500, and the event sold out last year.
Closes: The day before the race - Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. (CST) or when we've reached 500 registrants.
Race Fee: $50 + $4.80 registration service fee
Packet Pick Up
All race registrants will get a packet with a Pharmacy on the Move 5K Fun Run & Walk T-shirt and bib. We recommend you wear your t-shirt during the run/walk to demonstrate unity and teamwork across our pharmacy profession. You can pick up your packet at:
- Monday, Dec. 9, from 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. in the New Orleans Convention Center
- Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the event starting at 5:30 a.m. at Woldenberg Park
Don't Miss Our Scavenger Hunt!
Access the scavenger hunt during the 2024 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition (the “Meeting”) from your mobile device. To participate, download the ASHP LIVE! app to your mobile device.
- Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
- Requires Android 6.0 and up.
Once you have downloaded the app and registered, access the scavenger hunt from the home screen, then follow the below steps:
- Open the scavenger hunt icon, located on the home screen of the app, to view the list of participating companies in the exhibit hall during the Meeting. The Midyear Exhibit Hall is open on the following days and times:
- Monday, Dec. 9, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, Dec. 10, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Wednesday, Dec. 11, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
- Visit each participating Exhibit Hall booth and scan the QR code to answer the multiple-choice question correctly to earn points. One completed visit equals 100 points.
- Points earned will be automatically tallied. After the Exhibit Hall closes on Wednesday, Dec. 6, the top ten (10) participants* who obtain the highest total points will each win a $25.00 Amazon gift card. The ten winners will each be notified by email.
*In case of a tie, the first 10 participants on the leaderboard will be chosen in order. All meeting attendees are eligible to participate.
Disclaimer
PERSONAL INFORMATION USE FOR SCAVENGER HUNT: By participating in the Scavenger Hunt, participant acknowledges and agrees that he or she will clearly and conspicuously disclose that he or she is sharing personal information in the entry of the Scavenger Hunt and in any online social media or website interaction that references the Scavenger Hunt. ASHP and the ASHP Foundation reserve the right to use any Scavenger Hunt entry information for publicity purposes in any media, throughout the world, in perpetuity, without any compensation or prior review unless specifically prohibited by law.
RELEASE AND INDEMNITY: By participating in the Scavenger Hunt, participant agrees to indemnify, release and hold harmless ASHP and the ASHP Foundation, its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, divisions, directors, officers, representatives, and fulfillment and advertising and promotion agencies, and all their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, and representatives, from any liability, claims, losses or damages of any kind, including without limitation, death and bodily injury, resulting, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, resulting from participating in the Scavenger Hunt.
Help Fresenius Kabi Support the ASHP Foundation During the 2024 Midyear
Be part of Fresenius Kabi's interactive installation in booth 1019 recognizing how pharmacy cares every day! For every attendee who participates, Fresenius Kabi will donate $10 (up to $25,000) to the ASHP Foundation.
ASHP Foundation Platinum Corporate Partners
Special thanks to our Platinum Corporate Partners: Chiesi, Fresenius Kabi, Omnicell, and QuVa Pharma. Their support allows the ASHP Foundation to invest in high-impact health-services research grants, awards that stimulate innovation in training and literature, and education programs that prepare pharmacists for leadership roles in pharmacy and healthcare.