Inaugural USP Workshop on Evolution and Advances in Compounding

Workshop Overview

USP will host an inaugural workshop on improving the quality and safety of compounding to enhance patient safety through standardization of commonly compounded medicines.

The workshop will convene a wide range of stakeholders to:

• Explore current trends, initiatives and regulations for safe compounding
• Discuss ongoing strategies to improve patient safety through standardization of commonly compounded medicines
• Understand safe utilization of compounded preparation monographs (CPMs)
  • Learn about USP’s compounding monograph development prioritization and development process
  • Collaborate in the development of a framework for analytical testing to establish reliable beyond-use dates for formulations based on robust stability studies
  • Explore ways of accelerating the development of CPMs with the highest public health impact
• Connect with peers and USP staff and identify ways to get involved.

You should attend if you:

• are a healthcare provider who prescribes, prepares or administers compounded medicine to meet the tailored needs of patients
• are an academician who conducts research and development for compounded formulations
• source, manufacture or distribute API (active pharmaceutical ingredient), excipients, product or equipment for the compounding of medicine
• represent a contract lab that tests and develops compounded formulations
• are a drug manufacturer
• participate in the regulation or accreditation of compounding facilities at the state or federal level 

Agenda Register for the Workshop

Dates:
May 21 & May 22, 2018

Location:
USP-US, Rockville, MD
Spalding Auditorium
12601 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20852

Questions:

• Email: conferences@usp.org
• Phone: 301-816-8130

Registration Information

Advance Registration Deadline

Advance registration will be available through May 17, 2018. After that date, registration will be available on site at the USP Meetings Center.

Please note that registering for a USP event requires an Access Point account. Please follow the instructions after clicking the “REGISTER” button.

Pricing Information

Registration is payable by credit card only. Registration fee includes the full two-day program, meeting materials, coffee breaks, lunches, and a networking reception. Registration fees for this workshop have been set as follows:

Registering Others

When registering colleagues (not yourself) check the “I am registering others – not myself” box at the top of the registration form. If you are registering multiple people, please select “add additional registrants” on the final page of the registration form (before submitting payment).

Cancellation and Substitution Policy

Cancellation must be received on or before May 1, 2018 via email to conferences@usp.org Refunds will not be issued for cancellations received after this date. There is a $50.00 processing fee on all cancellations; however, it is permissible to send a substitute registrant from your same organization. Substitutions must be submitted in writing via email to conferences@usp.org.

Invitation Letters for Visas

USP cannot provide an invitation letter to potential workshop attendees; however, once you are registered, USP will provide a registration confirmation that may be utilized to obtain a visa.

Travel and Hotel Information

Please note that the headquarter hotel for this workshop is the Cambria Rockville. Daily Shuttle service will be provided between USP and the Cambria only. The rate is $139.00 per night plus tax when you book using the link below:

https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/FG8DS2

For information on additional local hotels, please click here. Please note that transportation will not be offered from any hotel except the Cambria.

Registration Questions

Please contact conferences@usp.org or +1 301-816-8130.
USP Headquarters
12601 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20852
United States
Phone: +1-301-816-8136
See map: Google Maps

Local Area Information

Visit our Travel & Transportation page for information on lodging, airports, and local transportation in and around USP’s Rockville, Maryland, campus.