We're only one week away from #NCPA2026! We’re back with another edition of the Kansas City Courier, your go-to guide for can’t-miss updates, convention news, and insider tips to help you get ready for Kansas City, Oct. 3-6.

Curious to learn more about what’s on deck? Check out our agenda. 

For any questions regarding the registration process, please contact [email protected].

Our app and our “how-to” booths aren’t the only new things coming to #NCPA2026! This year, you are able to register for our Annual Convention online and on-site starting Oct. 3. To streamline your experience, act now and save your spot for #NCPA2026.

If you missed our housing deadline, no worries! The Loews Kansas City Hotel is offering rooms at the group rate until Sept. 25. Visit our website for more information.

"How” is the one thing you should take away from this year’s convention.  With over 30 business education sessions and our “how-to” booths placed throughout the Expo Hall, you will have endless opportunities to find new ideas, get tips, and ask your burning questions. There’ll be something for you and your entire team to take back to your pharmacy.

To top it all off, we are hosting our first ever complimentary convention workshop — How To Wow Customers With Small Changes That Pay Off Big — featuring keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and author Laurie Guest, CSP, CPAE. Guest is a customer service expert and she will reveal useful, low-cost ways to elevate patient experience, strengthen community loyalty, and create the kind of memorable service that keeps patients coming back.

Learn more about our education offerings, make a plan to visit our “how-to” booths, and check out our full agenda for even more information.

In the middle of a busy convention, it’s easy to move from booth to booth without stopping. But this year, we invite you to pause — for something that truly matters.

At Booth 724 in the exhibit hall at the NCPA Annual Convention, you’ll have the chance to build a bear. It may seem like a small gesture — but for a child at Children’s Mercy in Kansas City, it means so much more.

Each bear created will find its way into the hands of a child facing illness — offering comfort, warmth, and a reminder that someone cares.

This experience wouldn’t be possible without YARAL, whose sponsorship turned a simple idea into a powerful act of kindness. Their partnership reflects the very best of what our community can do when we come together.

So, we hope you’ll stop by. Take a moment. Build a bear. Because sometimes, the smallest acts can make the biggest difference.

Get answers to your questions on the upcoming midterms and what it means for future congressional action! Anne Cassity, NCPA senior vice president of government affairs, will be talking with political gurus Jim Flood and Scott Douglas on-stage at the First General Session, sponsored by Anda, Inc., at our Annual Convention. If there’s something you want to know about the upcoming future elections and the future of Congress, let us know — you could get insights straight from the experts!

Email Cassity with your questions at [email protected].

Our Pre-Convention Growth and Profitability Program Offerings officially begin one week from today so whether you’re looking to explore the path to pharmacy ownership, learn where to begin with long-term care pharmacy at home, uncover practical ways to put AI to work, or find new ways to advance your existing LTC services, sign up for one of our programs. You’ll head to Kansas City early and walk away practical guidance and strategies ready to put into action.

Space is limited! Don’t wait to register on-site, secure your spot now.

Please note: To sign up for pre-convention courses, you must register through the convention registration process, even if you’re not attending the full convention. Separate registration fees apply.

Enjoy a complimentary lunch and discover new products, services, and clinical solutions that can help strengthen your pharmacy at our Product Theaters. Join us for featured sessions including Helping to Protect Your Eligible Adult Patients Against Pneumococcal Disease Caused by Medically Important Serotypes, presented by Pfizer on Oct. 3; Sticking It to COVID-19: Updates on the Disease and a Vaccine Option, presented by BioNTech and Pfizer on Oct. 4; and Introducing Moderna’s Recently Approved mFLUSIVA (Influenza Vaccine, mRNA), presented by Moderna on Oct. 5.

Check out the other Product Theaters via the agenda and add them to your schedule on NCPA+.

Plan your schedule and make this the best convention experience yet with our convention app, NCPA+. You can browse our education sessions, explore what exhibitors will be present, connect with peers, and so much more all from your phone. Make sure you download NCPA+ before you arrive to have your itinerary ready to go and stay up to date on important convention announcements.

Registration is required to access NCPA+. Download the app now.

Ready to keep the fun going after the convention? Head to Up-Down Kansas City for an arcade bar experience packed with more than 50 games from the ‘80s and ‘90s, pinball machines, four classic Skee-Ball alleys, Nintendo 64, life-size Jenga, and connect four. Grab a drink, challenge your colleagues to a game, and enjoy some classic arcade nostalgia.

Ready to play? See everything they have to offer.

Curious about who’ll be on the expo floor? See the up-to-date lineup!