ASHP Government Relations Update: 2026

ACPE Activity Number: 0204-0000-26-101-H03-P/T
Release Date: 6/14/2026
Expiration Date: 6/14/2029
Activity Type: Application-based
CE Credits: 1.5 contact hour
Activity Fee: Free

This activity is a recording of a live session from our 2026 Pharmacy Futures conference. If you claimed credit for the live activity, you should not claim credit for this activity.

Activity Overview

This activity will provide an in-depth discussion on the current political climate and key advocacy priorities impacting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians at both the state and federal levels. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how grassroots advocacy can be leveraged to advance pharmacy practice and improve patient care.

Accreditation

Target Audience

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the learner should be able to:

Discuss the current political climate and opportunities to advance key advocacy interests.
Describe current state and federal regulatory and legislative issues impacting health-system pharmacy practitioners.
List opportunities to advance pharmacy practice and improve patient care through engagement in grassroots advocacy.

Schedule of Activities

Faculty

Kyle G. Robb, PharmD
Director, State Policy & Advocacy
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Tom Kraus, JD
Vice President, Government Relations
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Jillanne Schulte Wall, JD
Senior Director, Health & Regulatory Policy, Government Relations
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Relevant Financial Relationship Disclosure

In accordance with our accreditor’s Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ASHP requires that all individuals in control of content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if they have had a financial relationship with an ineligible company in any dollar amount in the past 24 months and the educational content that the individual controls is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

An ineligible company is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The presence or absence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience.

No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company.

Methods and CE Requirements

This activity consists of recordings of faculty slides presentations, active learning activities, discussion, and handouts. Participants must participate in the activity in its entirety to claim continuing pharmacy education credit online at ASHP Learning Center. Follow the prompts online to complete the evaluation, claim credit and view the statement of credit immediately after completing the activity.

Per ACPE requirements, CPE credit must be claimed within 60 days of being earned. Once you have processed and claimed your CE credit, we encourage you to check your NABP eProfile account to verify your credits were transferred successfully before the ACPE 60-day deadline. It is an electronic direct-report process so your credits should appear in your account within a few minutes. After the 60 day deadline, ASHP will no longer be able to report your credit(s) for this activity.

Online Program

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Free

Non-Member