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Continuing Education

ASHP Midyear 2021 Clinical Meeting and Exhibition

Join AmerisourceBergen experts and specialty pharmacy leaders from some of the Nation's leading health systems for exciting industry content and the opportunity to earn CE credits

December 6, 2021 - December 9, 2021

Virtual Satellite Symposia conducted at the 2021 ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition


Insights to help maximize ambulatory pharmacy opportunity and optimize supply chain


As always, we're  proud to be a part of the largest (virtual) gathering of pharmacy professionals during the ASHP Midyear 2021 Clinical Meeting and Exhibition. We can't wait to connect with you from the virtual stage, and bring you new and exciting content from our very own AmerisourceBergen subject matter experts and health system partners. 

This year we're offering two virtual continuing education (CE) webinars for pharmacy leaders, including exploring strategies to build and monetize pharmacist-led ambulatory models, as well insights for evaluating and implementing supply chain optimization methodologies. We hope you can join us in real time for these exciting panel presentations, live Q&A sessions, and opportunities for CE credit. 

Remember to stop by our booth! 

Visit our virtual booth during exhibit hours to connect with AB representatives and see how we're continuing to advance the future of pharmacy through value-driving innovation that aligns with your health system's priorities and helps accelerate your pharmacy's growth. 

 

CE Webinar

Building Financial Sustainability in Pharmacist-led Ambulatory Programs: Where Outcomes, Value, and Revenue Meet

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90 min

December 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM ET

Overview

The impact of pharmacist-led interventions continues to gain widespread traction as a meaningful way to enhance patient outcomes and reduce total cost of care. But how do you capture incremental revenue opportunities for providing these services? Join a panel of health system pharmacy leaders as they explore strategies for designing in-clinic ambulatory pharmacist support models that utilize contemporary billing strategies to drive financial sustainability while identifying pharmacist influence measures that help improve patient outcomes and enable their ambulatory program to thrive and grow. 

Things you'll learn

  • How to identify key stakeholders that should be engaged of a financially sustainable ambulatory pharmacist support model
  • The different contemporary billing strategies that pharmacists can use to drive value for their services
  • Identifying pharmacist-influenced measures within value-based provider contracts that can simultaneously drive improved patient outcomes and incremental revenue 
  • Define key performance indicators that are critical to measure comprehensive financial and clinical impact of an ambulatory pharmacist support model

Meet your moderator 

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Ryan Telford, PharmD

Vice President, Ambulatory and Specialty Solutions, AmerisourceBergen

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Ryan has more than 13 years of experience in multi-site pharmacy leadership at Fortune 50 companies in a variety of positions. He joined AmerisourceBergen in 2017 as a managing consultant. In his current role as managing director, he is responsible for managed services for health systems and ambulatory retail pharmacies. Ryan has extensive expertise in all aspects of retail and ambulatory pharmacy as well as development of high-functioning teams. As a licensed pharmacist, Ryan understands the industry from all perspectives and offers clients solutions that consider the real-world responsibilities of practicing pharmacists.

Prior to joining AmerisourceBergen, Ryan served as the director of pharmacy for a large retail pharmacy operation with oversight for 150 pharmacies across three states. He also held positions in retail settings, including roles as regional pharmacy manager, district manager and staff pharmacist.

Ryan’s areas of expertise include ambulatory pharmacy operations, management and optimization; regulatory and compliance issues; specialty pharmacy; inpatient meds-to-beds programs; pharmacy finance, accounting and budgeting; and capital project planning.

He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Idaho State University and is a licensed pharmacist in Colorado. Ryan is a member of the American Pharmacist Association (APA) and the Colorado Pharmacists Society (CPS).

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Featured speakers

  • Jonathon Brady, PharmD
    Assistant Director, Ambulatory Clinical Pharmacy Programs,
    Geisinger Health 
  • Amanda Burmmel, PharmD, BCACP
    Vice President, Clinical Services,
    Fairview Pharmacy Services 
  • Ashley Hixon, PharmD, BC-ADM
    Clinical Pharmacist Navigator,
    Lake Health
  • Joshua Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, BCMTMS
    Manager, Pharmacy Navigator Program,
    Reading Hospital - Tower Health
 

CE Webinar

Strategies for Supply Chain Optimization

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90 min

December 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM ET

Overview

As health care systems continue to grow and create increasingly decentralized supply chains, the need for pharmacy service optimization and consolidation becomes a critical component of creating the efficiencies needed to balance resource constraints while managing costs. Join a panel of health system pharmacy leaders as they explore strategies for supply chain optimization for health systems of any size. These include determining if your organization can benefit from analytics support for medication procurement optimization, identifying how to apply pharmacy service consolidation strategies, and demonstrating the value of a consolidated service model to health systems leaders.

Things you'll learn

  • How to develop criteria to evaluate if pharmacy service consolidation is right for your organization
  • Identify opportunities for service consolidation through allocation of a physical space for pharmacy services 
  • Ways to apply principles of physical service consolidation to a virtual optimization strategy
  • Insights for value demonstration to hospital and health system leadership

Meet your moderator 

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Gerald Offei-Nkansah, PharmD, MBA, MS

Managing Consultant, Pharmacy Solutions,

AmerisourceBergen

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Gerald is a managing consultant for AmerisourceBergen's Pharmacy Solutions where he is responsible for financial analysis and implementation of consolidated pharmacy services centers for large health systems. He has extensive experience in pharmacy supply chain services, pharmacy finance, and acute care pharmacy operations optimization.

Prior to joining AmerisourceBergen, Gerald served as the Resident Manager of Investigational Drug Services at the University of North Carolina Medical Center where he oversaw human resources, workflow optimization, and staff development. 

He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy and completed his Master of Science in health system pharmacy administration at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy as well as a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Memphis, Fogelman College of Business. Gerald also is a member of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP).


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Featured speakers

  • Rox Gatia, PharmD, MHSA, BCPS
    Director of Pharmacy,
    Henry Ford Health System
  • Brian Zikaras, PharmD
    Director of Pharmacy Contracting,
    Mass General Brigham

Register for one of AmerisourceBergen's continuing education webinars now!

Don't miss your opportunity to obtain CE credits and gain valuable insights on timely industry content

 These activities are eligible for ACPE credit; see final CPE activity announcement for specific details.