Chief Pharmacy Officer Forum 

Monday, April 8 - Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Hospital pharmacies are rapidly evolving and a hotbed for healthcare innovation. They are also increasingly essential aspects of the hospital's clinical care strategy and financial stability. Learn how executives from top health systems are revitalizing their pharmacy strategy amid workforce strains and preparing for the future.

Top pharmacy executives from AdventHealth, CommonSpirit, Mayo Clinic and more will share the most effective strategies to tackle the big challenges they're seeing today in these candid conversations. 

Why should you be there? Here are three reasons: 

  • Meet and network with other chief pharmacy officers and pharmacy directors at the nation's leading health systems and hospitals.
  • Learn best practices for drug shortage mitigation, supporting workforce demands, new technology and handling the spike in weight loss drug prescriptions. 
  • Be the first to hear success stories from your peers across the U.S.

This jam-packed two day forum will equip attendees with vital connections and insights to thrive in the future. Don't get left behind.

Thank you to our sponsors:

FORUM AGENDA

Forum Tracks

A. Pharmacy Leadership 

B. Pharmacy Strategy + Digital Transformation 

The Next 5 Years of Pharmacy8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
The NOPAIN Act: Understanding a Key Reimbursement Policy Change for EXPAREL and Similar Non-opioids8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
Engaging Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians: What Builds Tenure9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
The 340B Program's Impact on Hospitals and Key Strategies for the Future9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Chief Pharmacy Officer Forum Networking Break in Regency Foyer10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Controlling Pharmacy Budgets as Medication Costs Rise11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Tips and Tricks for Managing Drug Shortages11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Chief Pharmacy Officer Networking Luncheon in Regency Foyer12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
How Pharmacy Will Shake-Up Healthcare in the Next 5 Years: Threats and Opportunities1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
The Business of Pharmacy: How to Amp Up Your Growth Journey1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
Keynote Interview - Former President George W. Bush4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall4:50 PM - 6:15 PM
How Hospital Pharmacy Leaders Should Prepare for 20308:45 AM - 9:25 AM
Cost-Effective Solutions to Overcoming Today’s Workforce and Waste Challenges9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
340B Programs: Big Ideas and Strategies9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
The Future of Pharmacy and Hospitals10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
The Technology Needed to Propel Hospital Pharmacies10:45 AM - 11:25 AM
Top Trends for Hospital Pharmacy and Leaders11:30 AM - 12:10 PM
Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall12:20 PM - 1:20 PM
Keynote Interview - Martha Stewart 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Time Zone: (UTC-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

SPEAKERS


Marisa Farabaugh
Chief Supply Chain Officer
AdventHealth

Eric Wymore
PharmD, MBA
Region Vice President, Pharmacy Enterprise, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Northwest Division
CommonSpirit Health

Denise Scarpelli
PharmD, MBA
Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer
UChicago Medicine

Janjri Desai
PharmD
Administrative Director, Pharmacy Operations
Stanford Healthcare

William Chan
PHARM. D
Director of Pharmacy Finance and Business Operation
Stanford Health Care

Matthew Webber
PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Business
Novant Health

Ping Du
Pharm. D, J.D., M.B.A. C.I.B.E.
Vice President, Pharmacy
Baylor Scott & White Health

Sumona Das Gupta
Director, Pharmacy Business and Strategic Development
UW Medicine

Ghalib Abbasi
PharmD, MS, MBA
System Director, Pharmacy informatics
Houston Methodist Health System

Scott Naples
Regional Pharmacy Executive
Northeast Ohio University Hospitals

Todd Karpinski
PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE
System Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer
WVU Medicine

Madeline Camejo
PharmD
Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer
Baptist Health South Florida

AJ Rivosecchi
Product Manager
Bluesight

John Hamiel
Pharm.D.
Director of Pharmacy
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center

Raneesha Ford
PharmD, MBA, MHA, CPEL
System Director, Pharmacy Services
Baton Rouge General Health System

Joshua Guerin
PharmD, MBA
Chief Pharmacist
Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital

Melissa Opraseuth
Senior Vice President, 340B Operations
R1

Edith Okolo
PharmD, Rph
Director, Pharmacy
Cedar Crest Hospital

Wade Flowers
Pharm.D., BCPS, BCGP
Pharmacy Director
Bingham Memorial Hospital

Desi Kotis
PharmD
Chief Pharmacy Executive
University of California San Francisco Health System (AKA UCSF Health)

Jerry Rebo
PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCCCP, DPLA
Director, Pharmacy Value and Outcomes
Novant Health

Keith J. Mueller
PhD
Director, Rural Policy Research Institute, Health Management and Policy Department
University of Iowa

Nilesh Desai
RPh
Chief Pharmacy Officer
Baptist Health System

Mark Makhinson
PharmD
Senior Director, Outpatient Pharmacy
Mount Sinai Health System

Lynn Eschenbacher
PharmD, MBA, FASHP, CPEL
Chief Pharmacy and Strategy Officer
QuVa Pharma

Alice Taku
PharmD
Pharmacy Director
Touro LCMC Health

Michael Evans
RPh
Chief Pharmacy Officer, Enterprise Pharmacy
Geisinger

Will Carroll
PharmD
Vice President, Network Pharmacy
Hackensack Meridian Health

John Hertig
PharmD, MS, CPPS, FASHP, FFIP
Chair, Pharmacy Practice
Butler University

Jeff Vender
MD, MCCM, MBA
Chair Emeritus, Anesthesia, North Shore University Health System;Clinical Professor, Anesthesia
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

Michelle Holm
PharmD, MPH
Senior Pharmaceutical Contract Portfolio Manager and Supply Chain Management
Mayo Clinic

Melanie Massiahwhite
VP Chief Pharmacy Officer
Inova Health System

Kathryn Brown
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Pharmacy Services
Kaiser Permanente

Sara Badaglialacqua
PharmD
Director, Pharmacy
Steward Health Care

Stephen Stalker
Vice President, Drug Shortages
McKesson

Thomas Chickerella
Regional Chief Executive Officer, Managed Supply Services
HCA Healthcare

Jeff Gadsden
MD
Anesthesiologist
Duke Health

Jag Maturi
PharmD, MBA, CHFP, CSAF, CRCR
System Director, Pharmacy Business Operations
Advocate Health

Jeff Reichard
PharmD, MS, BCOP, CPEL
System Executive Director, Integrated Pharmacy Operations
UNC Health

Paul Sethi
MD
Orthopedic Surgeon, Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists; President
ONSF