Insights & Connections: The Power of Collaboration

October 22, 2026

As pharmacy continues to evolve, collaboration remains essential to addressing many of the profession’s most pressing challenges. In this special National Pharmacy Week episode, ASHP Executive Vice President and CEO Sam Calabrese and American Pharmacists Association Executive Vice President and CEO Michael Hogue discuss how collaboration across the pharmacy profession can support pharmacy professionals, advance patient care, and strengthen the future of pharmacy.

SPEAKERS

Samuel V. Calabrese, MBA, RPh, CPEL, FASHP is the executive vice president and CEO of ASHP, leading the nation’s largest membership organization for pharmacy professionals.

Michael Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP is the 15th executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Hogue is a native of southern Illinois where he got his start in pharmacy at Humma’s Drugs in Metropolis as a pharmacy technician. He is a graduate of Samford University with his BS in Pharmacy and PharmD degrees. He completed a one-year executive residency in association management with APhA and the National Council for State Pharmacy Association Executives (NCSPAE; now NASPA).