Current Agenda - NPPA Conference 2011
Here find the Current Agenda for the 2011 NPPA Conference
this August 15-18. Up to 13.5 ACPE-accredited CE's will be available for Technician
re-certification in the following lecture sessions below (unless otherwise
noted), including the 1 hour of required yet often hard-to-find, Pharmacy Law (where indicated below). Some lectures will also come with ACPE CE for Pharmacists (where indicated below). Registered attendees, watch your email inbox for detailed Conference information, Tropicana maps,
& Reception RSVP (required).
To register, see our Attendee Conference page, or bring Registration Form to Vegas with you onsite.
Note:
we will be out of the office after August 10, so please do NOT fax any important Conference-related documents or call the NPPA office and leave a detailed message,
after that date.
NPPA Conference Agenda Locations, Tropicana Las
Vegas
Main Lecture Hall:
Convention
Rooms Cohiba 1-5
Reception:
Provided to Registered Buyer-Attendees
by email with RSVP Required
Exhibit Hall:
Pavilion, South End
Breakout Sessions: GPO Wholesaler Breakouts
provided by email & in Program Binder onsite
Sunday, August 14: Buyer Attendee Check-In & Onsite Registration
• 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm,
Tropicana Convention Center Registration Desk
Monday, August 15
• 9:30 am - 10:45 am: Buyer-Attendee Check-In, Onsite
Registration, & Breakfast Provided
• 10:45 am - 12:00 pm
About NPPA & Outstanding
Buyer of the Year Awardees Recognized, Sponsored by Hospira*
NPPA Meet N’ Greet Ice-Breaker* (Buyer-Attendees only)
*Does NOT come with ACPE CE
•
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Drug Shortages – Navigating the National Crisis
Annette Birt, Pharmacy Communications Director of Novation, Irving, TX;
Coleen Cherici, RPh, MBA, Pharmacy Consultant for Premier, Inc.;
Nishaminy Kasbekar, Pharm.D., Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA;
NPPA
President/Founder Dale J. Kroll & NPPA Advisory Board members, Allen Sutherland,
Pharmacy Buyer, Phoenix, AZ, and Kathryn Pflaum, Inventory Control Coordinator, Topeka, KS
• 10 minute break
•
1:40 pm - 2:40 pm
Justification & Development
of a Pharmacy Purchasing Professional
Richard Ponder, CPhT,
CPP, Pharmacy Inventory & Procurement Analyst, HCA Healthcare
Supply Chain Services, Delta Division, Covington, LA
• 10 minute break
• 2:50 pm - 4:20 pm
GPO Break-Out Sessions, Members-Only*
Amerinet, HealthTrust, MedAssets/Broadlane,
Novation, & Premier will be in attendance.
*Does NOT come with ACPE CE from NPPA (some GPO’s may be providing their own)
•
4:30 pm - 6:30pm: NPPA
Meet N’ Greet Reception - Light Dinner & Drinks Provided
(For
Buyer Attendees by RSVP & Reception Sponsors only)
Tuesday,
August 16
• 7:30 am - 8:25am:
Breakfast Provided; Additional Buyer Check-In & Registration
• 8:30
am - 9:30 am
Pharmaceutical Waste Regulations: The
Perfect Storm*
Charlotte A. Smith, RPh, M.S., HEM, Director of PharmEcology Services, division of
WM Healthcare
Solutions, Inc., Wauwatosa, WI
*Includes Pharmacist ACPE CE & Qualifies for Pharmacy Law Requirement
• 9:35am - 10:35
am
Demonstrating the Value of a Strong Pharmacy Purchaser*
John Saliba, RPh, President, Saliba’s Extended Care Pharmacy, Phoenix, AZ
*Includes Pharmacist ACPE CE
• 10 minute break
• 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Revenue Generating LEAN Processes for the Pharmacy
Kathryn Pflaum, Inventory Control Coordinator, St. Francis Health Center, Topeka, KS
• 11:45 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch on own
• 1:05 pm - 2:20 pm
Small Molecule Generics & Large Molecule Biosimilars
- An Industry Perspective*
L. Ross Day, RPh, Portfolio Executive, Novation LLC, Irving, TX
*Includes Pharmacist ACPE CE
• 2:25pm - 3:25 pm
Hot Topics in Pharmacy Purchasing: Regulatory, New Drugs,
& GS1 Initiative
Lyle Matthews, Pharm.D., MAM,
Director of Pharmacy Services, Eisenhower Medical Center,
Rancho Mirage, CA
• 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm:
Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Open (snacks
& refreshments will be provided)
Wednesday, August 17
• 7:30 am - 8:25 am:
Continental Breakfast Provided
• 8:30 am - 9:30 am
Communication
is the Key - Pharmacy Purchasing Pearls*
Comprehensive
Pharmacy Services representatives: Corporate Purchasing Analysts Joanie MacIntosh
and Diane Daskey; Marvin Finnefrock, Pharm.D., Divisional Vice-President
of Clinical Services; and
Steven Gratch, RPh, Director of Compliance & Regulatory Services
*Includes Pharmacist ACPE CE
• 9:35 am - 10:50 am
Wholesaler Breakout Sessions, Members-Only*
AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, & McKesson will
be in attendance.
*Does NOT come with ACPE CE from
NPPA (although some Wholesalers may be providing their own)
• 10:55 am - 12:10 pm
Lunch on own, OR: Apexus 340B Lunch &
Learn (340B qualifying
facilities only)
• 12:15 pm - 1:40 pm
Automation in Hospital Pharmacy: Planning, Selection, & Impact on Buyers*
Sam A. Colletti, RPh, Clinical Pharmacy Director, Christus Health System, Port
Neches, TX
Kelley Froisness, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer & Pyxis Tech, Christus Health
St. Elizabeth Hospital,
Beaumont, TX
*Includes Pharmacist ACPE CE
• 1:45 pm - 3:25 pm
Best Buyer Practices Panel Session
• Understanding Clinics & Their Necessary Medications
Beverly Hodgdon, CPhT, Inventory Specialist, Carilion Clinic, Roanoke, VA
• Chapter <797>: There Goes
the Budget
Brooke Richards, CPhT, Business Specialist/Buyer,
HD Goodall Hospital, Sanford, ME
•
Reducing Repackaged Medication Waste in Pharmacy
Leslie Feuerbacher, RCPhT, Inventory
Management Tech., Florida Hospital Waterman, Tavares, FL
• Time Management
Leanne Witt, Pharmacy Buyer, Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital, Springfield, MO
• Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Relief Efforts
Leanne Witt, Pharmacy Buyer, Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital, Springfield, MO
• 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm: Exhibit Hall Open Exhibit Hall Open (snacks & refreshments will be provided)
Thursday, August 18
• 8:00 am - 8:30 am: Continental Breakfast
Provided
• 8:30 am - 9:30 am
CSOS (Controlled Substance Ordering System): An Update
From the DEA*
Chris Jewell,
Information Systems Security Officer, DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration),
Office of Diversion Control/Diversion Technology,
Arlington, VA
*Includes Pharmacist ACPE CE & Qualifies for Pharmacy
Law Requirement
• 9:35 am -
10:05 am
Best Buyer Practices Panel Session (continued from Wednesday)
• Managing Vendor Relationships
Pamela Neftzer-Hale, CPhT, BBA, Milford, Ohio
• 10:10 am - 10:25 am: NPPA Wrap-Up*
Update on next year’s NPPA Conference, Website/Forum info, &
upcoming “Pharmacy Buyer Day”
*Does NOT come with ACPE CE
• 10:30 am - 11:15am
• Buyer-to-Buyer
Networking Forum* (For Attendees to ask each other
questions, and
offer solutions & answers, on their day-to-day practices and issues).
*Does
NOT come with ACPE CE
• 11:20 am – 12:00 pm
• Qualified Grand Prize Drawing* (must
be a current/new NPPA Full Buyer Member; 1 lucky random winner gets $550 for facility & $550 for self); & NPPA
Feedback Session* (for Buyer-Attendees only)
*Does
NOT come with ACPE CE
• 12:00 pm: Conference End
