May 28-31, 2009: Northwest convention in Idaho

With the 2008-2009 school year winding down, 15 student volunteers and more than 20 other UW pharmacy students made the trek across the state to meet with pharmacists and student pharmacists from all over the northwest at another great WSPA Northwest convention in Coeur d’Alene, ID. The WSPA annual Northwest Convention provides students the unique opportunity to hear from local colleagues and leaders about crucial issues facing pharmacy today.

With more than 30 separate seminars, there were CE sessions to suit any pharmacy interest. There were clinical lectures on subjects like fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis and chemotherapeutic agents; business management sessions with talks about Medicare Part B & D, and pharmacy security; and finally important Washington State legislative updates.

But it wasn’t all lectures and CE in Coeur d’Alene. Students also took part in Coeur d’Alene pub crawls, dined on gourmet cooking at the evening gala, and danced the night away in the “Shore Lounge.” In the end, the 2009 Northwest Convention was educational, inspiring and most of all, really fun!