PAS 2026 Conference – Schedule

Friday, September 11th

• 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. – Registration

• 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. – PAS Mentorship Meeting

• 6:30 – 6:45 p.m. – Welcome 

• 6:45 – 7:30 p.m. – Gala Diner

• 7:30 – 8:15 p.m. – Awards Ceremony

• 8:15 – 9:00 p.m. – Alumni Ceremony

• 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. – Social Gathering & Wo Nagi Chocolatier

Saturday, September 12th

• 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. – Breakfast with Keynote Speaker, Corliss Rassyle 

• 8:35 – 9:35 a.m. – Concurrent Educational Sessions – 1. Using AI Safely for Clinical Decision Support, 2. Polypharmacy to Precision: Improving Medication Use in the Elderly, 3. Drug Shortages 

• 9:40 – 10:10 a.m. Break at Tradeshow 

• 10:15 – 11:15 a.m. – Concurrent Educational Sessions – 1. Documenting in the Age of AI: Privacy, Bias and Professional Accountability, 2. Operational Excellence in Long-Term Care Pharmacy: A Contemporary Management Perspective, 3. Pharmacist Perspective of Dermatologic and Minor Skin Conditions  

• 11:30 – 12:30 p.m. – Lunch and Tradeshow 

• 12:35 – 1:35 p.m. – Concurrent Educational Sessions – 1. Cannabis and Drug Interactions: Clinical Implications for Practice, 2. Post ICU Syndrome, Medication Risks and What Every Pharmacist Needs to Know, 3. Tools for Tough Days: Emotional Intelligence and Burnout in Pharmacy Practice   

• 1:40 – 2:25 p.m. – Session with Saskatchewan’s Minister of Health

• 2:25 – 2:50 p.m. – PAS AGM 

• 2:50 – 3:20 p.m. – Break at Tradeshow 

• 3:20 – 4:20 p.m. – Concurrent Educational Sessions – 1. Indigenous Service Provision Practice Pearls and a Spotlight on SMAPs, 2. Harm Reduction in Modern Care: Contemporary Therapeutic Approaches, 3. GLP-1 Therapies: Clinical Updates and Evolving Treatment Considerations

• 4:25 – 5:25 p.m. Educational Panel Session – Pharmacy Practice Under Pressure: Staffing, Sustainability and System Perception 

• 5:25 – 5:45 p.m. Closing Remarks