Course Description
Strengthen your facilitation skills with practical techniques to guide more focused, engaging, and productive meetings. In this session you will learn how to actively involve participants, apply proven facilitation methods, and create meaningful discussion plans tailored to your goals. Walk away with the tools and confidence to lead meetings that inspire collaboration and drive outcomes.
This is one of three sessions in the Effective Meeting Design and Facilitation Workshop. Complete your registration now to access this session, along with two other ACPE approved sessions.
Learning Objectives
- Explain basic effective facilitation techniques including focused conversation method.
- Develop strategies to engage participants in meetings.
- Apply good facilitation techniques in a meeting environment.
- Write discussion questions and plans for an upcoming meeting.
Target Audience
The activities in this program are designed to meet the educational needs of psychiatric pharmacists nationwide.
Faculty
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Kathleen (Katie) Brandert, PhD, MPH
Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health | Dr. Katie Brandert is a seasoned executive coach and facilitator with more than two decades of experience guiding leaders and organizations through complex challenges. She specializes in leadership development, team building, and organizational culture transformation, and is certified in a range of tools and assessments that help people understand themselves, manage change, and work more effectively together. As Assistant Dean for Public Health Practice and Assistant Professor of Health Promotion at the UNMC College of Public Health, Katie bridges the worlds of academic expertise and real-world practice. Her work spans individual leadership development to systems-level change, with a particular focus on building the capacity of health and healthcare leaders across Nebraska, the Great Plains, and nationally. For a decade she led the Great Plains Leadership Institute, and she continues to maintain an active executive coaching practice. Katie earned her PhD in Leadership Studies, Master of Public Health, and bachelor's in Communication Studies and Psychology from the University of Nebraska system. Based in Omaha, she enjoys exploring the local restaurant scene, growing tomatoes in her garden, and spending time with her sons who keep her grounded and laughing.
Colleen Svoboda, MPH, CTF
Partnerships and Assessment Manager, Office of Public Health Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health; Facilitator, Team Coach | Colleen Svoboda, MPH, CTF (she/her) is an experienced facilitator, planner, community health advocate, and performance improvement specialist. Colleen started her public health career providing technical assistance and training to local health departments in Nebraska. She helped coordinate a successful accreditation effort at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services requiring a focus on community health assessment, strategic planning, health improvement planning, quality improvement, performance management, and workforce development. Colleen also spent time as a Program Coordinator at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center managing community grants, implementing community health needs assessments, and coaching community organizations in their efforts to prevent childhood obesity. Currently, she is the Partnerships and Assessment Manager at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health focused on public health modernization efforts and maintains an independent facilitation / consultation business. Colleen earned a Master of Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Colleen is a certified Technology of Participation (ToP) facilitator and has completed the coursework for Organizational & Relationship Systems Coaching (ORSC) through the Center for Right Relationship Global (CRR Global).
Course Requirements
To receive ACPE credit for this session, you must:
- Register for this course.
- Review the full content of the activity and reflect upon its teachings.
- Complete the evaluation at the end of the activity.
- Provide the necessary details in your profile to ensure correct reporting by AAPP to CPE Monitor.
Continuing Education Credit and Disclosures
Activity Date: 09/23/2026
ACPE Contact Hours: 3
ACPE Number: 0284-0000-26-048-L99-P (Application)
 | The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. |
Nursing Credit Reminder: Note that ACPE credit is accepted for ANCC Certification Renewal and AANPCB advanced practice provider content. For specific questions related to your organization's acceptance of ACPE continuing education units, please contact your organization directly.
View Faculty, Program Planning Committee/Reviewers Disclosures of Interest
Faculty:
- Kathleen (Katie) Brandert, PhD, MPH has nothing to disclose
- Colleen Svoboda, MPH, CTF has nothing to disclose
Peer Reviewers:
- Richard J. Silvia, PharmD, MA, FCCP, FAAPP, BCPP has nothing to disclose
- Amy Werremeyer, PharmD, BCPP has nothing to disclose
Planning Committee:
- Andria F. Church, PharmD, BCPP has nothing to disclose
- Beth DeJongh, PharmD, FAAPP, BCPP, BCPS has nothing to disclose
*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.
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AAPP Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient’s conditions and possible contraindications on dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications, and warnings.
Unlabeled Use Disclosure: Faculty of this CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices. The faculty, planners, and American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.
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It is the policy of AAPP to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, scientific rigor, and integrity in continuing education activities. Those involved in the development of this continuing education activity have made all reasonable efforts to ensure that information contained herein is accurate in accordance with the latest available scientific knowledge at the time of accreditation of this continuing education activity. Information regarding drugs (e.g., their administration, dosages, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, special warnings, and precautions) and drug delivery systems is subject to change, however, and the reader is advised to check the manufacturer’s package insert for information concerning recommended dosage and potential problems or cautions prior to dispensing or administering the drug or using the drug delivery systems.
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This activity is supported by an educational grant from the AAPP Foundation.