Technician Programming
Join over 20,000 pharmacy colleagues in Florida this December to shine on at Midyear. Catch the wave of innovation and keep it fresh under the Florida sun at the absolute center of health-system pharmacy.
Midyear Meeting Fees and Attendance Justification
Technicians have the lowest cost of attendance at the Midyear meeting, especially if you register by Nov. 6. There are 73 educational sessions that provide technician continuing education credit, along with networking opportunities and events.
- Technicians who join The Pharmacy Technician Society® (TPTS) receive complimentary dual membership to ASHP. To secure the lowest registration rate for the Midyear, join TPTS before registering.
- Become a member of TPTS for $5 a month or $60 annually to gain access to exclusive member benefits.
- Need Help to Justify Your Attendance? Use this justification template to help you clearly and effectively justify your attendance at the 2026 Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition.
Featured Technician Educational Programming
For a complete list of educational programming with technician designated CE credit, please visit My Conference Program and sort by the target audience “pharmacy technician”.
| SUNDAY, December 6 | |
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| 10 – 11 a.m. | From Automation to Autonomy: A Practical Framework for Advancing Artificial Intelligence in Pharmacy |
| 10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | (Management Case Study) Expansion of a Pharmacy Technician Career Ladder to Include Pharmacy Operational Management |
| 11 – 11:30 a.m. | (Management Case Study) Pharmacy Technician Training in a Dual Credit High School and University Accredited Program in Pursuit of an Associate Degree |
| 11:30 a.m – 12:45 p.m. | Safety Under the Sun: Top 10 Patient Safety Concerns and Technology Hazards You Can't Ignore |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | (Management Case Study) Outcomes of an Advanced Pharmacy Technician Leadership Program: A 5-Year Review |
| 12:30 – 1 p.m. | (Management Case Study) Turning Medication Waste Into Revenue: Implementing a Technician-Driven Electronic Health Record Workflow to Improve Medication Waste Billing |
| 1 – 2:30 p.m. | From Once Upon a Time to Happily Ever After: The Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Story |
| 2 – 3 p.m. | When You Wish Upon a Job: Navigating Career Advancement and Rejection |
| 3 – 4 p.m. | Ways to Combat (Sun)Burnout and Find Work-Life Balance! |
| MONDAY, December 7 | |
| 2 – 3:30 p.m. | From Verification to Validation: A USP Update on Implementing Advanced Technologies in Sterile Compounding |
| 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Let's Ask the Consultants: The Joint Commission Update for 2027 |
| 3:45 – 5 p.m. | Mission Med History: Is It Impossible for Pharmacy to Own Them All? |
| 4 – 5 p.m. | 340B Update: Using 340B Program Savings to Support Patients |
| 4 – 5 p.m. | Don't Spill the Genes: Considerations for Handling and Compounding Gene Therapy |
| 4 – 5 p.m. | Medication Safety & Quality Pearls 2026 |
| TUESDAY, December 8 | |
| 8 – 9 a.m. | It's Not Easy Being Clean: Contamination Control Strategies for Cellular and Gene Therapies |
| 8 – 9:30 a.m. | ASHP Advocacy: Federal & State Policy Issues for Health-System Pharmacy |
| 8 – 9:30 a.m. | An Administrative Debate: Will AI Destabilize the Pharmacy Profession? |
| 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. | Beyond the Hood: Ergonomics for the Modern Compounding Era |
| 10 – 11 a.m. | Beyond Dispensing: Empowering Technicians as Preceptors |
| 2 – 3:15 p.m. | From Today to Tomorrow: Systematic Hazardous Drug Reviews for Real-World Challenges |
| 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Pharmacy Forecast 2027: Turning Emerging Trends Into Strategic Advantage |
| 3:30 – 4 p.m. | (Management Case Study) Controlled Substance Analytics |
| 4 – 5 p.m. | 340B Developments Impacting Hospital and Pharmacy Practice |
| Wednesday, December 9 | |
| 8 – 9:30 a.m. | Reimagining Pharmacy Technicians 2.0: Expanding Roles in Chronic Disease Management, Population Health, and Care Transitions |
| 8 – 9:30 a.m. | Environmental Sustainability in Pharmacy Practice: Findings and Opportunities From the ASHP Task Force |
| 2 – 3 p.m. | Elevating Everyday Incredibles: Actionable Mentorship Super Strategies to Empower and Engage Pharmacy Technicians |
| 2 – 3:30 p.m. | Silence to Solutions: Turning Disengagement into Dialogue |
| 2:45 – 3:15 p.m. | (Management Case Study) When Robots Compound: Implementing, Integrating, and Optimizing New Technology |
| 3:30 – 4 p.m. | (Management Case Study) Implementation of Real-Time Loading to Automated Dispensing Cabinets: Transitioning From Centralized to Decentralized Distribution |
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