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10 HALLS OF LEARNING
Behavioral Health, Postacute Care Is Focus of AU Symposium
26 ETHICALLY SPEAKING
Ethics of Arti昀椀cial Intelligence in Healthcare
Amy Reese Hohmann
29 ENTREPRENEURIAL PHARM TECH
Crisis, Clinics, and Climbing the Ladder
Amantha Bagdon
32 NEW DRUGS
FDA Novel Drug Approvals: March-May 2025
Bailey McCann, Zohra Abdul, Wendy Xia, Ti昀昀any Phung, and David G. Mitchell
34 LAWS & REGULATIONS
The Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act: Required Yearly Training and
Self-Certi昀椀cation
Tony J. Park
Executive Editor
Susan A. Bonilla
Managing Editor
Andrea LaMattina
Editor-in-Chief
L. Michael Posey
Associate Editor
Cynthia Jackevicius
CPhA Board of Trustees
Kevin Komoto, PharmD – President
Jennifer Courtney, PharmD – President-Elect
Melissa Kimura, PharmD – Past President
Noelle Lee, PharmD – Speaker
Laressa Bethishou, PharmD – Speaker-Elect
David Mitchell, PharmD – Treasurer
Pooja Singh, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
Editorial Review Committee
Laressa Bethishou, PharmD, APh, BCPS
Jennifer Courtney, PharmD, BCACP, FCPhA
Bin Deng, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES
Amy Reese Hohmann, PharmD, MBe
Victor Phan, PharmD, CDCES, BCACP, APh
Joycelyn Yamzon, PharmD, BCACP
Edith Mirzaian, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
Ethan Huynh, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
IR Patel, RPh – Trustee-at-Large
Lilia Xu, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
Rohit Sheta, RPh – Trustee-at-Large
Krysten Jensen – Student Trustee
CPhA Staff
Susan A. Bonilla, MEd – Chief Executive O昀케cer & Secretary of the
Board of Trustees
Shawna Fitzgerald – Chief Financial O昀케cer
Michelle Rivas – Executive Vice President, Government Relations
& Corporate A昀昀airs
Cathy Pham, PharmD – Vice President, Operational Strategies
Sean Kim, PharmD – Vice President, Practice Development
Daryl Visitacion – Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
Ronnie Visitacion – Manager, Corporate Partnerships Development
Giovanni Hernandez – Manager, Membership
Jackie Williams – Accounting Specialist II
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