January 2026 Electronic Mailbags
January 8, 2026
January 15, 2026
Invitation to Submit Poster Proposals for the 122nd Annual Meeting Educational Poster Session
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is pleased to invite you and your board of pharmacy to submit brief poster proposals for the Educational Poster Session at the 122nd NABP Annual Meeting, to be held May 12-15, 2026, at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza in Boston, MA. Additionally, poster proposals may be submitted for the virtual Poster Presentations webinar that will be held in June.
This highly attended activity is a great networking and educational event that offers your board of pharmacy the unique opportunity to share information about your latest legislative issues, technology, policy development, and/or patient or public safety initiatives as they relate to this year’s Poster Session theme of “Illuminating Public Health Protection.” Proposals may be submitted for the in-person session on Friday, May 16, 2025, from 7:30 to 10 AM EDT in Boston and/or for the virtual session on Thursday, June 11, 2026, from 1:30 to 3:30 PM EDT. Individuals will be able to state their preference during the proposal submission process.
Posters may be descriptive, scientific, or informational in nature and will not be judged. The intent of the session is to stimulate discussion of issues. Encore presentations are accepted as long as they fit within this year’s theme and guidelines. All proposals must be submitted via the online proposal submission form.
Boards of pharmacy are encouraged to enlist the help of pharmacy students and interns on rotation to help prepare a poster. Of course, individuals are welcome and encouraged to submit a poster proposal as the sole author and/or presenter. Individual board members and staff representing the board of pharmacy must notify the board’s executive officer about their proposal submissions.
Poster Session attendees and presenters may be eligible to receive 1 contact hour (0.1 CEU) of Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit. Pharmacy students who are selected and present on site in Boston or during the live webinar will receive a complimentary voucher valued at $75 to take the Pre-NAPLEX. In addition, the Annual Meeting registration fee will be waived for those selected to present at the in-person Poster Session.
For consideration, please submit poster proposals via the online proposal submission form by Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at 5 PM EST.
For more information, please see the attached flyer or contact NABP CPE Program staff via email at cpe@nabp.pharmacy or via phone at 847/391-4406.
Enclosure: NABP 122nd AM Summary Poster Proposal Guidelines Flyer
Access to Buprenorphine
In October, NABP sent a letter to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to inquire about how formal or informal policies, regulations, or the federal Controlled Substances Act affect the numerical thresholds set by drug distributors for purchasers of controlled substances. Specifically, the inquiry concerned buprenorphine for the treatment of patients with opioid use disorder. DEA’s response is attached.