2009 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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Cutting Edge in Ambulatory Care: Novel Approaches in Providing Pharmaceutical Care Services for Self-Insured Employers
Track:
Educational Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 211-L04
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST
Location:
2505 - Veronese
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
Dr. Kimberly Braxton Lloyd, PharmD, Assistant Dean for Health Services, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
PRESENTER(S):
Mr. William Ashmore, CPA, CEO, Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board
Dr. Kimberly Braxton Lloyd, PharmD, Assistant Dean for Health Services, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy
Michelle Fritsch,
PharmD, CGP, Professor and Chair, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy,
College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy
Dr. Fritsch is the Chair of the Department of Clinical and Administrative Sciences at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She received her BS in Pharmacy and Pharm.D. degrees from Purdue University. She then completed an ambulatory care/geriatrics residency at the William S. Middleton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to her arrival at the College, Dr. Fritsch founded and directed the Alamance Medication Assistance Program (AlaMAP) of Alamance Regional Medical Center (ARMC) in Burlington, NC from 1997 to 2008. She was also principle investigator for two employee wellness initiatives with the Piedmont Health Coalition in Alamance County, North Carolina.
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Linda Strand,
PharmD, PhD, Professor,
Medication Management Systems, Inc.
Linda Strand received here Pharm.D. and Ph.D. Degrees from the University of Minnesota. She has held faculty positions at the University of Utah, the University of Florida and the University of Minnesota. She has recently retired from the position of Distinguished Position at the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy. Dr. Strand presently holds the position of Vice President, Professional Services at Medication Management Systems, a company she cofounded in 2006. The company makes documentation software available to pharmacists, health plans and employers who wish to offer medication management services to patients. This sysem supports the clinical, administrative and payment functions of a pharmaceutical care practice. Dr. Strand has extended this company's reach to Canada, Britain, Germany and more recently, Australia. Dr. Strand speaks worldwide and participates in activities that promote the rational use of medicines wherever possible.
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Description
Planned in cooperation with the ASHP Section of Home, Ambulatory, and Chronic Care Practitioners
ACPE Activity #204-000-09-211-L04P
2.0 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Educational Content: General Interest
Moderator: Michelle A. Fritsch,PharmD, CGP, Professor and Chair, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy, College of Notre Dame of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore
3:00 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.
Announcements
3:05 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Background: Speaking from the Perspective of a Self-Insured Employer
William Ashmore, CPA, CEO, Alabama State Employees' Insurance Board, Montgomery
3:35 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Audience Exercise: Reflection on Background Materials
Michelle A. Fritsch
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
The Process of Developing a Patient-Centered Pharmaceutical Care Service
Linda M. Strand, PharmD, PhD, Professor, Medication Management Systems, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
4:15 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
Taking Action: Service Implementation
Kimberly Braxton Lloyd, PharmD, Assistant Dean for Health Services, Auburn University Harrison School of Pharmacy, Auburn University, AL; and Clinical Director, Auburn University Pharmaceutical Care Center (AUPCC), Auburn University, AL
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Panel Discussion: Fishbowl Questions from the Audience
Learning Objectives:
- Describe trends in escalating healthcare costs in the United States and the resulting impact on self-insured employers.
- Discuss various pharmaceutical care services that can be provided for self-insured employers to ensure optimal medication outcomes among beneficiaries.
- Summarize several pharmaceutical care practice models that have been implemented for self-insured employers in various practice settings.