Ohio Marshall County Pharmacists Association, 465 Lodge Dr (2026)

18/03/2024

Please join us in congratulating our colleague, our friend, and the 2024 OMCPA Pharmacist of the Year, Amber Conrad!

Continuing our yearly tradition of honoring a local pharmacist as Pharmacist of the Year, we are pleased to recognize a dedicated individual for her service to the profession and community.

This year, we honor Moundsville, WV native, Dr. Amber Conrad, who graduated from John Marshall High School in 2009, and went on to West Liberty University to earn her Bachelor’s degree as a double major in both biology and chemistry. While attending the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, she interned with Mylan Pharmaceuticals in Morgantown, WV, and Kroger Pharmacy. In 2017, she received her Doctor of Pharmacy from West Virginia University, and returned to Marshall County to begin her career as a pharmacist at Moundsville Pharmacy.

Amber is currently the Medication Packaging Manager and Performance Services Coordinator at Moundsville Pharmacy, and its satellite pharmacy locations in Sistersville, Pine Grove, and New Martinsville, WV. In this role, she is focused on developing and implementing processes and programs to drive a high level of performance for the pharmacy and quality outcomes for her patients. Amber leads a medication packaging and long-term care pharmacy team that services nursing home, assisted living, adolescent behavioral health, hospice, and substance use disorder patients. Amber has also specialized her knowledge into Medicare Part D and LTC-At-Home services. Amber is constantly looking for ways to improve the efficiency of her team, and make an impact on patient care.

Amber has proven that it is possible to make significant impacts on the profession in under 10 years of practice, as she has worked over the past three years through CPESN WV and NCPA’s Flip the Pharmacy initiative, and will always take the extra time to share her experiences so that others can benefit from what she has learned.

Over the past two years, Amber has been serving as president of the Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacists Association, and has been serving on the Spring Seminar planning committee since graduation. Amber is a member of the West Virginia Pharmacists Association, which recognized her with the Excellence in Innovation Award in 2022, and a member of NCPA. Amber also serves on the Glen Dale Child Development Center Board of Directors.

Above all, Amber will likely tell you her most favorite things in life are her daughter Peyton, who she shares with her husband, Justin – both of whom are joining us today – and together, they love Disney and Walt Disney World.

Please join us in congratulating our colleague, our friend, and the 2024 OMCPA Pharmacist of the Year, Amber Conrad

* Photo of former OMCPA President Katie Kacmarik with current President and award recipient, Amber Conrad.

03/02/2022

The Ohio Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 48th Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 6th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

The program will provide (6) hours of continuing education credits to PHARMACISTS. The activities are focused on timely issues for pharmacy practice including Diabetes Care Guidelines, a WV Legislative Update, Hot Topics and USP 800 Guidelines from the Board of Pharmacy, and COVID-19 Treatments and Guidelines.

Agenda and Registration Forms have been mailed and emailed. Message OMCPA to receive a Registration Form!

16/01/2022

SAVE THE DATE! The Ohio Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 48th Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 6th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

Agenda and Registration Forms will be available February 1st!
Mark the calendar today!

08/03/2020

Please help us congratulate Dr. Bill Petros, dean of the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, as he receives the 2020 Pharmacist of the Year award at the Ohio Marshall County Pharmacists Association’s 46th Annual Spring Seminar!

30/01/2020

The Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 46th Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 8th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

This year's seminar was developed for pharmacists in all practice settings - focused on timely issues for pharmacy practice including diabetes care; innovative trends shaping community pharmacy; hormonal therapy; and psychiatric treatments updates.

The program will provide six (6) continuing education credits for pharmacists, coordinated by the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education.

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14/02/2019

The Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 45th Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 17th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

This year's seminar was developed for pharmacists in all practice settings. This activity is designed for pharmacists in all practice settings. The activities are focused on timely issues for pharmacy practice including identifying the causes and detection of system-based medication errors; chemical dependency, medical assisted treatment (MAT) and the role of pharmacist as an agent of change for MAT; and updates on immunizations.

The program will provide six (6) continuing education credits for pharmacists, coordinated by the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education.

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04/02/2019

The 2019 OMCPA Spring Seminar is being held on Sunday, March 17th at Wilson Lodge in Oglebay Park.
Registration forms will be mailed this week!

OMCPA is depending on you to invite friend and coworkers to this upcoming seminar which will offer 6 hours of live continuing education - seminar topics will be announced soon!

31/03/2018

On Sunday, April 29, 2018, the Ohio Marshall County Pharmacist Association will once again host a seminar for all pharmacists registered in West Virginia who need to meet the drug diversion requirement for license renewal. This program will meet West Virginia Board of Pharmacy requirements for all pharmacists registered in West Virginia to complete three (3) hours of approved continuing education related to drug diversion for each renewal period.

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13/02/2018

The Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 44th Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 18th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

This year's seminar was developed for pharmacists in all practice settings. The activities are focused on timely issues for pharmacy practice including updated information on diabetes therapy in cardiac disease; updates to HIV therapy guidelines; the use of medical cannabis and key components of the Medical Cannabis Act; and a discussion of community pharmacy priorities, issues, and potential federal solutions.

The program will provide six (6) continuing education credits for pharmacists, coordinated by the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education.

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20/01/2018

The 2018 OMCPA Spring Seminar is being held on Sunday, March 18th at Wilson Lodge in Oglebay Park.

Registration forms will be mailed in early February!!! Until then, OMCPA is depending on you to invite coworkers to this upcoming seminar which will offer 6 hours of live continuing education - seminar topics will be announced soon!

15/02/2017

Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacists Focused on Engaging Patients

The Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 43rd Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 19th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

The program will provide six (6) continuing education credits for pharmacists, coordinated by the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education.

Amy Scott, RPh, BS Pharmacy, Pharmacy Quality Consultant, Pittsburgh, PA, and Emily Endres, BSPS, Payer Relations Consultant, Columbus, OH, both of Pharmacy Quality Solutions, will provide a 2017 update on Medicare Star Ratings, describing how this program is affecting the marketplace, and ways in which insurances are engaging pharmacists to improve plan performance. She will explain the new technology-based programs and dashboards designed to highlight metrics for pharmacies, insurance plans, and pharmacy benefit managers.

Dr. Gretchen Kreckel Garofoli, PharmD, BCACP, Clinical Assistant Professor at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in Morgantown, WV, will immunization recommendation updates, coming from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on immunization practice. She will provide an overview of vaccines in the development pipeline, potential impact on current guidelines, booster recommendations, and issues pharmacists are often facing when providing immunization recommendations for patients.

Dr. Jonathan Kline, PharmD, CACP, BCPA, CDE, Director of Pharmacy at Jefferson Medical Center, in Ranson, WV, will present on blood pressure goals and guidelines in JNC-8, ACP/AAFP, and ESH/ESC, while also describing major students published since release of the JNC-8 report. He will also feature methods for preparing a treatment plan for various patients with hypertension.
Dr. Michael O’Neil, PharmD, Professor and Chair of Pharmacy Practice at South College School of Pharmacy in Knoxville, TN, will review the role of the pharmacist in the management of addiction, as related to opioids and naloxone. He will define specific indications and rationales for use of buprenorphine products, describe optimal pain management considerations to communicate to prescribers, methods for intervening when patients poorly adhere to prescriber/patient agreements, and review dispensing guidelines on naloxone products to individuals caring for potential overdose patients.

A portion of the proceeds from the event are dedicated to the OMCPA Scholarship, awarded annually to a deserving pharmacy student demonstrating academic achievement and financial need, by the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy. This seminar continues to attract the largest number of both practicing and retired pharmacists in West Virginia. For more information, contact Jason Turner at 304-845-0390.

13/02/2017

OMCPA Pharmacists Focused on Engaging Patients

The Ohio-Marshall County Pharmacist Association’s (OMCPA) 43rd Annual Spring Continuing Education Seminar will take place on Sunday, March 19th at Wilson Lodge, Oglebay Park, in Wheeling, WV.

The program will provide six (6) continuing education credits for pharmacists, coordinated by the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Office of Continuing Education.

Message OMPCA for more information or registration form!

Ohio Marshall County Pharmacists Association