Current Concepts in Medication Therapy 2026 (MJ2704)

Monday, December 7, 2026, 8:00 AM - Tuesday, December 8, 2026, 5:05 PM PT, Zoom

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (14.50 hours), ACPE Pharmacy and Pharmacy Technician (14.50 hours), ANCC Nursing Contact Hours (14.50 hours), IPCE (14.50 hours), Non-Physician (14.50 hours), Nursing Pharmacotherapeutic (14.50 hours)

Healthcare teams face an ever-expanding and increasingly complex landscape of medications. Staying current with new drug approvals, evolving safety concerns, and emerging indications is essential yet challenging. To support clinicians in navigating today’s medication formularies with confidence, this course—Current Concepts in Medication Therapy 2026—offers timely, practical education for interprofessional healthcare teams.

The 2-day conference is focused on strengthening primary healthcare team medication treatment knowledge, team-based approaches to medication management, and providing the most up-to-date guidelines for managing common and complex medical conditions. Using a case-based approach, expert faculty will highlight innovations in medication therapy, review new and expanded indications, and examine clinically significant side effects and drug interactions. Each session will conclude with a panel discussion, providing participants the opportunity to ask questions and apply concepts to real-world practice.

1. Apply team-based, evidence-informed approaches within primary care to the prevention and management of common chronic conditions, including MAFLD/MASLD, cardiometabolic disease, CKD, heart failure, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, and resistant hypertension, incorporating emerging therapies such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, MRAs, and combination medications to support accessible, longitudinal patient care.
2. Integrate collaborative primary-care strategies for menopause and genitourinary health, including non-hormonal options, estrogen/progesterone and testosterone therapy, sexual health counseling, osteoporosis prevention, and chronic pain management, tailoring care plans to patient preferences, risk profiles, and continuity across the care team.
3. Implement coordinated preventive and infectious disease practices across the primary care team, including updated immunization guidance (RSV, SARS-CoV-2, influenza), travel medicine counseling, evolving UTI classifications, and appropriate antibiotic use (including long-acting inpatient therapies), to improve safety, prevention, and care transitions.
4. Optimize integrated management of mental health, sleep disorders, and substance use conditions in primary care, including depression, anxiety, PTSD, insomnia, dementia, and MOUD, using collaborative care models that leverage behavioral health, psychiatry, sleep medicine, and care coordination to support whole-person care.
5. Strengthen interprofessional communication and decision-making through primary-care–based case discussions, addressing common and high-impact clinical presentations—such as dermatologic conditions, cardiology concerns, chronic pain, and headache syndromes—to improve diagnostic confidence, referral appropriateness, and follow-up planning.
6. Evaluate medication and therapeutic decisions through a value-based primary care lens, including cost-effective prescribing of GLP-1 therapies (FDA-approved vs compounded), continuous glucose monitoring, cardiometabolic agents, supplements (sexual health, cognition, cardiovascular disease), and combination pills, with attention to affordability, adherence, safety, and health equity.
7. Incorporate lifestyle medicine and nutrition interventions into routine primary care workflows, engaging the full care team in counseling on nutrition, physical activity, sleep health, and evidence-based supplement use to prevent and manage chronic disease and improve long-term patient outcomes.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Contact the IPCE Office with questions via email: [email protected].

	Early Bird Pricing Until August 31	Standard Pricing Starting September 1
All Learners	$375.00	$400.00
Resident/Fellow/Student*	$200.00	$225.00

*Resident/Fellow/Student rates require written confirmation of current status. Failure to provide required documentation may result in an additional balance owed.

Beginning November 23, 2026, the registration rate will increase by $25. Registration will close at 12pm PST on Thursday, December 3rd.

Extended Viewing: This course will be offering CE credit for viewing the recordings of the live event. The recordings will be posted within 4 weeks after the live event. There will be an email announcing when the recordings are available and a link for the Recorded Content evaluation. The extended viewing for credit* will be available until March 31, 2027 at 11:59 pm PST. Please contact the IPCE office if you have any questions or issues, ipce@uw.edu.

*ACPE credit unavailable for extended viewing

The Office of Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) reserves the right to cancel this course prior to the course date when a minimum enrollment is not met or for other reasons that prevent the University from holding the course. Each registrant will be notified by email and offered a full refund or virtual registration. The University of Washington is not responsible for any other costs incurred. Contact the IPCE Office with questions via email: [email protected] 

The IPCE Office at the University of Washington is a self-sustaining unit and does not depend on or receive public monies in support of its educational efforts. Fees for this course are estimated to cover the costs of conducting this course. These costs include salaries, registration and credit recording, instructional materials, transcript of credit, record keeping, faculty planning, evaluation, food and beverage during the conference, alcohol during the reception, and printed materials. If you have not received confirmation prior to the course start, please contact the IPCE office at [email protected]. IPCE will not be responsible for expenses incurred by an individual who is not confirmed.

IMPORTANT PAYMENT INFORMATION

Per UW IPCE policy, you are not considered registered for the course until full payment has been received. Unpaid orders do not "reserve" spots for conferences. If you have an unpaid order when registration rates increase, your order will automatically increase to the higher late registration rate.

REFUND & CANCELLATION POLICY

The IPCE Office must receive written notification of your cancellation by November 23, 2026. A $75 processing fee will be deducted from refund requests received by this date. No refunds will be issued following November 23, 2026.

In support of improving patient care, the University of Washington School of Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this Live Activity and Extended Viewing for a maximum of 14.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 14.5 ANCC contact hour(s). Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this activity for 14.5 ACPE contact hour(s). Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Credit will be uploaded to the NABP CPE Monitor® within 60 days after the activity completion. Per ACPE rules, The University of Washington School of Medicine does not have access nor the ability to upload credits requested after the evaluation closes. It is the responsibility of the pharmacist or pharmacy technician to provide the correct information (NABP ID and DOB (MMDD)) to receive credit.

Universal Activity Numbers:

JA0000336-0000-26-007-H01-P | JA0000336-0000-26-007-H01-T

This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive 14.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

University of Washington School of Medicine adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of an accredited activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others in control of content are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the start of the activity. All those in control of content have no financial relationships to disclose, unless otherwise listed.