Agenda

DISRUPTION & INNOVATION ARE CONSTANT IN HEALTHCARE.

Join thousands of your executive peers to get a glimpse of the Pharmacy discussions happening at health systems across the country and leave with clear action items to improve your organization.

SESSION TRACKS

1. Pharmacy Leadership 

2. Pharmacy Strategy + Digital Transformation

OVERVIEW
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA

OVERVIEW

7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
01. Ways to Make the Pharmacy POV Louder in the C-suite
02. Pharmacy Tech Triumphs: What’s Hot and Happening Right Now
03. Overcoming Cost Barriers and Driving Therapeutic Innovation to Pioneer Pharmacy
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
01. How Pharmacy's Role in Value-Based Care is Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Reducing Costs
02. Strategies to Tackle the Ongoing Drug Shortages
03. Future-Ready Pharmacy Trends and Strategies for 2026 Success
9:25 AM - 9:50 AM
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM
01. Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy Boom: Secrets to Explosive Growth
03. Revamping and Reinvigorating Pharmacy’s Role in Health System Makeovers
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
01. Best Practices and Proven Tactics for 340B Program Success and Sustainability
02. Health System Perspectives on a Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain
03. Costly Drugs and New Therapies: Navigating the Evolving Landscape
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
01. Pharmacy Power Play: Supercharging Your C-Suite Influence and Impact
03. Pharmacy Leaders' Guide to Managing Expensive Drugs and Emerging Therapies
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM
01. Pharmacy at the Helm: Redefining Pain, Performance, and Patient Experience
01. Pharmacy Talent Boost: Winning Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Growth
03. The Next-Gen Pharmacy: What Will Be Possible With AI and Digital Tech
2:05 PM - 2:25 PM
Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM
01. Chief Pharmacy Officer 2.0: The Future is Here – Are You Ready?
02. Empowering Pharmacists: Technology’s Role in Shaping the Future of Pharmacy
03. Innovative Solutions for Managing Expensive Drugs
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
02. Pharmacy in 2030, What Does the Future Hold?
03. Transforming Healthcare: Pharmacy's Impact on the Future of Health Systems
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall + Celebrity Keynote Livestream - Patrick Ewing
01. Celebrity Keynote Livestream - Patrick Ewing, NBA Hall of Fame Center, Former Head Coach Georgetown University
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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

5 WEDNESDAY _________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 AM

Registration Opens

8:00 - 9:25 AM

Sessions

9:25 - 9:50 AM 

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

9:55 - 11:20 AM

Sessions

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM 

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

12:40 - 2:05 PM 

Sessions

2:05 - 2:25 PM 

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

2:30 - 3:55 PM 

Sessions

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall, keynote livestream

6 THURSDAY___________________________________________________________________________________

7:30 - 8:30 AM 

Registration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:30 - 10:00 AM

Sessions

10:00 - 10:20 AM 

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:20 - 11:50 AM

Sessions

11:50 AM

Conference Adjourns

DETAILED CONFERENCE AGENDA

7:00 AM - 8:00 AMRegistration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM01. Ways to Make the Pharmacy POV Louder in the C-suite Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UChicago Medicine
Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Michigan Health
Cedric Terrell, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of California Health
Ghada Ashkar, PharmD, Associate Chief of Ambulatory Pharmacy, UCLA Health
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM03. Overcoming Cost Barriers and Driving Therapeutic Innovation to Pioneer PharmacySepideh Shayani, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy System, City of Hope National Medical Center
Jennifer Halsey, MS, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, UI Health
Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center
Urshila Shah, PharmD, BCPS, CPEL, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Westchester Medical Center Health Network
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM02. Pharmacy Tech Triumphs: What’s Hot and Happening Right NowCarrie Dunford, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare
Dong Bi, PharmD, Director, Epic Medication Systems, UC Davis Health
Mike Cohn, Vice President, Network Operations, CoverMyMeds
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM02. Strategies to Tackle the Ongoing Drug ShortagesAmos Chery, PharmD, FACHE, MBA, DPLA, LSSMBB, Director, Pharmacy Operations and Regulatory Compliance, Medstar Health
LAUREN DEREUS, SVP, Health System Sales, CENCORA
Erica Marchese, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, BCOP, BCSCP, Clinical Pharmacy Program Director, Atlanta, Chicago, and Phoenix, City of Hope
Carrie Dunford, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Intermountain Healthcare
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM01. How Pharmacy's Role in Value-Based Care is Enhancing Patient Outcomes and Reducing CostsAnn Byre, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy and Laboratory Officer, Allina Health
Kelley Curtis, BS, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, St. Luke's Health System
Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth
Akeem O. Bale, PharmD, MS, MBA, BCPS, BCSCP, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Program Director, PGY1/2 HSPAL Residency Program, UTMB Health
Stacy Mountain, Vice President, Pharmacy Growth, AssureCare
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM03. Future-Ready Pharmacy Trends and Strategies for 2026 SuccessTom Greenlee, PharmD, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services, University of Missouri Health Care
Camille Hill, PharmD, Vice President, Oncology Pharmacy Services, West Cancer Center & Research Institute
Michael C. Dejos, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, CHOP, CPPS, LSSBB, DPLA, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Consultant,
Nilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System
9:25 AM - 9:50 AMNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM01. Infusion and Specialty Pharmacy Boom: Secrets to Explosive GrowthJordan Dow, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
Matthew Rim, PharmD, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ambulatory Services, Northwestern Medicine
Neil Gilchrist, PharmD, MBA, Chief Operating Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health Pharmacy
Casey Orton, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Vice President, Integrated Care Operations, Oncology Health Partners
9:55 AM - 10:35 AM03. Revamping and Reinvigorating Pharmacy’s Role in Health System MakeoversJohn Armitstead, MS, RPh, CPEL, FASHP, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Lee Health
Arlene Johnstone, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy, MarinHealth Medical Center
Erin Shaughnessy, PharmD, MBA, CPEL, BCPS, FACHE, Associate Vice President, Acute Care, Rush University Medical Center
Kersten Weber Tatarelis, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer, One Health Solutions LLC
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM01. Best Practices and Proven Tactics for 340B Program Success and SustainabilityNectaria Bonner, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy, St. Catherine Hospital INC.
Jordan DeAngelis, PharmD, MS, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, UVA Health
Rachel Joseph, PharmD, BCPS, 340B ACE, Manager, Specialty Pharmacy Services, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Todd Karpinski, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE, Assistant Dean, Health System Services, Chief Pharmacy Officer and System Vice President, WVU Medicine
Christopher A. Hatwig, MS, RPh, FASHP, President, Apexus
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM02. Health System Perspectives on a Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe Acute PainMadeline Camejo, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Jacob Hutchins, MD, MHA, Professor and Division Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota Medical Center
Larry Lindenbaum, MD, Associate Professor and Division Director, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Minnesota
Jawad Saleh, PharmD, MCSO, BSPHM, BCPS, BCCCP, Assistant Vice President, Clinical Operations and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Hospital for Special Surgery
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM03. Costly Drugs and New Therapies: Navigating the Evolving LandscapeFlorence Osisanya, PharmD, Rph, Director Of Pharmacy, Insight Hospital and Medical Center
William Chan, PharmD, Senior Director of Pharmacy, Finance and Business Operations, Stanford Healthcare
Tommy Lupton, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy Business Operations, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Zinkeng Asonganyi, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy and Partnerships, Mandolin
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMNetworking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall  
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM03. Pharmacy Leaders' Guide to Managing Expensive Drugs and Emerging TherapiesSahil Sheth, PharmD, BCCCP, Senior Director of Pharmacy Services, Luminis Health
Eun Lee, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Manager, Stanford Health Care
Mohammad Kharbat, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Wisconsin, Ascension
Leslie Hurst, PharmD, MBA, BCACP, Associate Vice President, Specialty Pharmacy and PBM Strategy, Baptist Health System
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM01. Pharmacy Power Play: Supercharging Your C-Suite Influence and ImpactAdetoro Oriaifo, PharmD, MBA, CHCEF, 340B ACE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Total Health Care, Inc.
Quan Pho, PharmD, CPh, MBA, FACHE, Senior Director Pharmacy, Advent Health
Charlie Waters, PharmD, MBA, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services, ECU Health
Kim Spencer, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Chief Clinical Officer, Oncology Health Partners
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM03. The Next-Gen Pharmacy: What Will Be Possible With AI and Digital TechScott Lang, S.E., PharmD, MHA, Medication Safety Officer, Centra Health
Mark Makhinson, PharmD. MBA, Senior Director Ambulatory Pharmacy, Mount Sinai Health System
Noelle Chapman, PharmD, MBA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of California San Francisco Health System
Sri Somasundaram, Co-Founder, Latent Health
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM01. Pharmacy Talent Boost: Winning Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and GrowthKaye Dunham, PharmD, MHA, BCSCP, Director, Pharmacy Services, AdventHealth
Vinay Sawant, RPh, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, System Pharmacy Services, Specialty, Retail and Home Infusion, Yale New Haven Health System
Christopher Mendez, MBA, Chief, Pharmacy Infusion, Providence Health & Services
Steven Schultz, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy, JPS Health System
1:25 PM - 2:05 PM01. Pharmacy at the Helm: Redefining Pain, Performance, and Patient ExperienceDave Lacknauth, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Broward Health
Prem Oommen, PharmD, MBA, RPh, Director, Pharmacy, Texas Children’s Hospital & Pavilion for Women,
Tyraeia Edwards, Director, Pharmacy Clinical/Operational Services, Baylor Scott and White Medical Center
Jeff Gadsden, MD, Chief, Division of Orthopedic, Plastic & Regional Anesthesia, Duke University
2:05 PM - 2:25 PMNetworking Break in Exhibit Hall  
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM03. Innovative Solutions for Managing Expensive DrugsChristopher Martin, PharmD, MS, Director, Regional Hospital Pharmacy, UCHealth
Mohammad Kharbat, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Wisconsin, Ascension
Tom Dilworth, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Clinical Services, Advocate Health
Michael Brown, Vice President, Managed Services, Cardinal Health
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM02. Empowering Pharmacists: Technology’s Role in Shaping the Future of PharmacyJennifer Donovan, PharmD, Vice President, Clinical Services, Shields Health Solutions
Jordan Haag, PharmD, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mayo Clinic
Kris Rusinko, PharmD, Executive Director, Pharmacy Services, Johns Hopkins Care at Home
Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UChicago Medicine
Tom Utech, PharmD, Chief Executive Officer, iA
2:30 PM - 3:10 PM01. Chief Pharmacy Officer 2.0: The Future is Here – Are You Ready?Nilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System
Matthew Jenkins, PharmD, MS, CPEL, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, VCU Health System
Amy Dickson, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Regional Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Carmel Health System, Trinity Health
Michael Wascovich, PharmD, MBA, Vice President & Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ascension
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM03. Transforming Healthcare: Pharmacy's Impact on the Future of Health SystemsSeth Gazes, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Strategy and Planning, Geisinger
Ayesha Khan, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Director, Clinical Services, Rush University Medical Center
Nikita Parchem, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Administrative Director, Specialty and Home Infusion Pharmacy, Franciscan Alliance
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM02. Pharmacy in 2030, What Does the Future Hold?Darren Evans, PharmD, MPH, MHA, FACHE, System Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Hospital Operations, Phoebe Putney Health System
Abbi Rowe, PharmD, MHA, Director of Pharmacy, AdventHealth
Daniel Peterson, PharmD, MBA, MSHI, Director, Pharmacy, Community Hospital, Powers Health
Jordan Spillane, PharmD, Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital
Tanya Bolte, PharmD MBA, Market Director of Pharmacy, Scion Health
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMHappy Hour in the Exhibit Hall + Celebrity Keynote Livestream - Patrick Ewing 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM01. Celebrity Keynote Livestream - Patrick Ewing, NBA Hall of Fame Center, Former Head Coach Georgetown UniversityPatrick Ewing, NBA Hall of Fame Center, Former Head Coach Georgetown University,
7:30 AM - 8:30 AMRegistration Opens + Continental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall 
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM01. Future-Ready CPOs: Navigating the Next Era in Pharmacy LeadershipMichael Evans, RPh, MBA, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Geisinger
Jennifer Rodriguez, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University Health
LeeAnn Miller, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Yale New Haven Health
Amy Gutierrez, PharmD, CPEL, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, John Muir Health System
Girish Kaimal, PharmD, MBA, Vice President - Enterprise Pharmacy, Parkview Health
8:30 AM - 9:10 AM03. Building a Strong Pharmacy Team: Marketing Tactics and Workforce DevelopmentSandy Salverson, PharmD, MBA, Senior Vice President Pharmacy Services, OSF HealthCare
Martin J. Torres, PharmD, FCSHP, Director of Pharmacy, Quality, Safety, Education, and Research, UC Irvine Medical Center
Mike Brownlee, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, University Hospital, UI Health Care
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM02. Pharmacy Pioneers: Navigating High-Cost Drugs and Innovative TherapiesEric Huckins, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy, Lumicera Health Services, SSM Health
Jenny Smith, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Vice President Pharmacy Services, BJC HealthCare
Lisa Fratesi, MHA, RPh, FACHE, Executive Director, Pharmacy, Singing River Health System
9:20 AM - 10:00 AM03. Pharmacy on the Frontlines: Transforming Health Systems for TomorrowGhada Ashkar, PharmD, Associate Chief of Ambulatory Pharmacy, UCLA Health
Madeline Camejo, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Dorinda Segovia, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Memorial Healthcare System
Joy Liu, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Plenful
10:00 AM - 10:20 AMNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM01. Elevating Pharmacy Needs Through C-Suite Presence and StrategyMelanie Joe, PharmD, MPA, FCSHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCI Health;, Associate Director and Founding Associate Dean, Pharmacy Professional Affairs, University of California, Irvine, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Nicole Shoquist, Chief Pharmacy Officer, JPS Health Network
Brian Marden, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer, MaineHealth
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM02. Pharmacy 360: Revolutionizing Practice with AI and Next-Gen TechGhalib Abbasi, PharmD, MS, MBA, System Director, Pharmacy Informatics and Specialty Pharmacy, Houston Methodist Hospital System
Zinkeng Asonganyi, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy and Partnerships, Mandolin
Kelly S. Guza, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger; Clinical Associate Professor, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Geisinger
Sterling Elliott, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist Lead, Ambulatory Surgery Practice, Surgery and Procedures, Northwestern Medicine
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM03. Specialty Pharmacy Secrets for Top Strategies in Infusion GrowthMichael Eagon, PharmD, DPLA, 340B ACE, Interim Director, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy, University of Texas Medical Branch
Jorge J. García, PharmD, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, Strategy, Corporate Pharmacy Clinical Enterprise, Baptist Health South Florida
Kristen M. Kruszewski, PharmD, MBA, BCSCP, Director, Pharmacy Channel Strategy and Services Consulting, Geisinger
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM01. Pharmacy Strategies for Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership GrowthVanessa Shurtleff, PharmD, BCPS, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Abrazo Health System
Dawn Moore, PharmD, MS, FACHE, CPEL, FISHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Community Health Network
Carlette Norwood-Williams, PharmD, CPh, CMTM, Chief of Pharmacy Services, Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM02. Critical Care, Critical Supply: Addressing Persistent Drug ShortagesMatthew Dandino, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, 340B ACE, Program Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Business Development and Analytics, Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Taher Hegab, PharmD, PhD, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Sutter Health
Brian Chu, PharmD, BCOP, System Executive Director, Pharmacy Operations, City of Hope
Racheal Adams, PharmD, Chief Pharmacy Officer, SCA Pharma
11:10 AM - 11:50 AM03. Shaping Tomorrow’s Pharmacy: Trends and Transformations for 2030Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, Director, Medication Access and Affordability, AscensionRx
Dovena Lazaridis, PharmD, BCACP, Director, Pharmacy, Ambulatory and Population Health, Memorial Healthcare System
11:50 AMMeeting Adjourns 
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