Current Agenda - NPPA Conference 2010

Here find the Current Agenda for NPPA's 14^th Annual Conference this August 9-12.  Up to 11.75 ACPE-accredited CE's will be available, including the one hour of required yet often hard-to-find, Pharmacy Law. 

Check-In:           Sunday August 8, 5:30pm-7:30pm & Monday 10:00 am-11:30 am

Program Start:   Monday, August 9, 11:30 am

Exhibits:             Tuesday & Wednesday August 10 & 11, 3:15pm-6:15pm

Program End:     Thursday, August 12, 12:00 pm

Monday, August 9

  • 10:00 am - 11:30 am:          Buyer Check-In & Onsite Registration

  •  10:15 am - 11:30 am:         Breakfast provided

  •  11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Annual Conference History & About NPPA (including introduction of Advisory Board)

Outstanding Buyer of the Year Award Winners & Program, Sponsored by Hospira.

  •  12:10 pm - 1:10 pm

Why Did You Do That:  How Do We Make Decisions?

Kay Potetz, PhD, from Speakers Unlimited of Columbus, OH

  •  1:15 pm - 2:30 pm

Is Your Facility LEAN Yet?  Cutting Costs, Improving Safety,

Quality, & Employee Morale

Kathy Pflaum, Inventory Control Coordinator, St. Francis Health Center, Topeka, KS

  •  2:45 pm - 4:15 pm

GPO Break-Out Sessions, Members-Only

Amerinet, Broadlane, Health Trust, MedAssets, Novation, & Premier will be in attendance. 

  •  5:30 pm - 7:30pm:   NPPA Opening Reception (Buyer-Attendees & Invited Exhibitors)

                                     Sponsors:  Cardinal Health

                                     Light dinner food & drinks will be provided

Tuesday, August 10

•  7:30 am - 8:30 am:            Breakfast provided   

•  8:30 am - 9:30 am

   Pharmacy Purchasing, The Buyer/Director Team – One Director's Perspective

Lyle Matthews, PharmD, MAM, Pharmacy Services Director, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA 

•  9:35 am - 10:35 am

   New Drugs of 2010

Kevin Hoehn, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CGP, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare, Utica, NY

•  10:45 am - 11:45am 

   Impact of Trained vs. Non-Trained Pharmacy Purchasing

   Professionals on Pharmacy Finances

Richard Ponder, MBA, CPhT, CPP, CEPP, CMRP, Pharmacy Supply Chain Supervisor,
East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA

•  11:45 am - 1:15 pm:          Lunch on own

•  1:20 pm - 2:00 pm

  Buyer Issues of the Day:  a panel of Pharmacy Buyer presenters will speak on the current hot topics of the day.

•  Managing Hazardous Pharmaceutical Waste

Pamela Hale, CPhT, BBA, Mercy Health Partners SW Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio

•  2:10 pm - 3:10 pm

   Diversion – The DEA Perspective

Michael J. Lewis, Diversion Program Manager, DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration),
Los Angeles Field Division, Los Angeles, CA

•  3:15 pm - 6:15 pm:            Exhibit Hall Open

•  6:30 pm - 8:00pm: Hospitality Party in the Rouge Bar, MGM (open to all Buyer-Attendees)

Hosted by Bioniche Pharma

Wednesday, August 11

•  9:00 am - 10:00 am

  Managing Drug Shortages:  A Buyer/Vendor Perspective

Allen Sutherland, CPhT, Senior Pharmacy Buyer, Saint Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

•  10:10 am - 11:40 am

  Wholesaler Breakout Sessions, Members-Only

AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, & McKesson will be in attendance.

•  11:45 am – 1:00 pm:         Lunch on own

•  1:05 pm – 3:10 pm

  Buyer Issues of the Day:  a panel of Pharmacy Buyer presenters will speak on the current hot topics of the day.

•  Buyers Taking an Active Role in Patient Safety

Patrick Gallagher, Pharmacy Buyer, Marian Medical Center, Santa Maria, CA

•   New Automation & the Participation of the Pharmacy Buyer

Laurie Price, Pharmacy Buyer, Mercy San Juan Medical Center, Carmichael, CA.

•   Pharmaceutical Reps: Friend or Foe?

Randi Ryder, CPhT, Pharmacy Purchasing Specialist, Memorial Hospital Central,
Colorado Springs, CO

•   Value of Central Purchasing

Edmond Schryer, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT

•   Bar-Coding:  From the Buyer's Perspective

Barbara Tausch, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, AZ.  

•   The Road to a Stress-Free Inventory

Leanne Witt, Pharmacy Buyer, Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital, Springfield, MO

•  3:15 pm - 6:15 pm:            Exhibit Hall Open

Thursday, August 12

• 8:00 am - 8:30 am:            Breakfast provided

• 8:30 am - 9:30 am

  340B Policy & Health Reform Updates

John Barnes, National Contract Director, Apexus/340B Prime Vendor Program, Irving, TX

• 9:40 am - 10:40 am

 The Pharmacy Buyer's Role in Implementing Change:  The Insulin Pen Case

Kevin Hoehn, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CGP, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Faxton St. Luke's Healthcare, Utica, NY

• 10:45 am - 11:30 am

  Buyer-to-Buyer Networking Forum

Buyer-Attendees will have the chance to ask each other questions, and offer solutions and answers, on their day-to-day practices and issues.

• 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

-Qualified Grand Prize Drawing

-Feedback Session (Buyer-Attendees only)

• 12:00 pm:               Conference End