Agenda

DISRUPTION & INNOVATION ARE CONSTANT IN HEALTHCARE.

Join fellow Chief Pharmacy Officers from across the nation for an inside look at the strategic discussions shaping pharmacy leadership in today’s health systems. Walk away with actionable insights and proven strategies to elevate your organization’s performance.

OVERVIEW
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA

OVERVIEW

7:00 AM
 
Registration Opens
8:00 AM - 8:40 AM
Keynote Panel
1. How Pharmacy Leaders are Shaping C-Suite Dynamics
Semi-Keynote Panel
2. How GLP-1 Revolution is Shaping the Future of Metabolic Care
8:45 AM - 9:25 AM
Panel
2. Proven Solutions to Bolster the Pharmacy Workforce
Panel
3. What Now? The Future of 340B Programs in Hospital Systems
Panel
4. Pharmacy Supply Chain Resilience: Navigating Drug Shortages Effectively
9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
Panel
1. Pharmacy Futures: Predictions, Innovation & Impact
Panel
2. Revolutionizing Hospital Pharmacy Services Through New Wave Technology
10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
10:35 AM - 11:15 AM
Panel
1. Reinventing the Pharmacy Model Through Innovation, Access, and Action
Panel
2. Redefining Patient Care with Next-Gen Pharmacotherapy
Panel
3. Pharmacy’s Strategic Seat at the C-Suite Executive Table
11:20 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel
1. Solving the Pharmacy Supply Puzzle with Smarter Strategy
Panel
3. Ambulatory Pharmacy’s Expanding Role in Patient Care
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall
1:20 PM - 2:00 PM
Panel
2. How to Integrate Ambulatory, Infusion & Specialty for Systemwide Impact
Presentation
3. Implementing a Pharmacy Enterprise Strategic Capital Replacement Plan
Panel
4. Pharmacy’s Evolution: Key Trends Shaping the Next Era
2:10 PM - 2:50 PM
Fireside Chat
1. Fireside Chat - Dr. Will Carroll, Vice President and CPO at Hackensack Meridian Health
Panel
3. Best Practices for Improving Medication Access
Panel
4. Pharmacy in 2035: Ideas to Implement Today to Answer Tomorrow's Challenges
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Networking Opportunities
Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall
3:15 PM - 3:55 PM
Keynote Panel
1. Real-World Results: How AI is Revolutionizing Pharmacy Operations
Semi-Keynote Panel
2. Strategic Seats: Championing the CPO's Role in Enterprise Growth
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

10 WEDNESDAY________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration Opens

8:00 - 10:10 AM

Sessions

10:10 - 10:30 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:35 AM - 12:00 PM

Sessions

12:10 - 1:10 PM

Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall

1:20 - 2:50 PM

Sessions

2:50 - 3:10 PM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

3:15 - 5:00 PM

Sessions

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Happy Hour in the Exhibit Hall

11 THURSDAY__________________________________________________________________________________

7:00 - 8:00 AM

Registration & Breakfast in the Foyer

8:00 - 10:25 AM

Sessions

10:25 - 10:45 AM

Networking Break in the Exhibit Hall

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Sessions

12:00 PM

Conference Adjourns

FULL CONFERENCE AGENDA

Time Session Type Name Speakers
7:00 AM Registration Opens 
8:00 AM - 8:40 AMKeynote Panel1. How Pharmacy Leaders are Shaping C-Suite DynamicsJess De Jesus, PharmD, MBA/HCM, FACHE, President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Beth Israel Lahey Health
Trisha Jordan, PharmD, MS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Wexner Medical Center, The Ohio State University
Todd Karpinski, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE, Assistant Dean, Health System Services, Chief Pharmacy Officer and System Vice President, WVU Medicine
Onisis Stefas, PharmD, MBA, Chief Executive Officer, VIVO Health, Northwell Health
8:00 AM - 8:40 AMSemi-Keynote Panel2. How GLP-1 Revolution is Shaping the Future of Metabolic CareGirish Kaimal, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMPanel2. Proven Solutions to Bolster the Pharmacy WorkforceNathan Ash, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Vice President, Acute Pharmacy, Bon Secours Mercy Health
Wafa Samara, PharmD, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, City of Hope
Yenia Silva, PharmD, MBA, Director, Specialty and Community Pharmacy Operations, Memorial Healthcare System
Meghann Voegeli, MS, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy - Wisconsin Region, SSM Health
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMPanel3. What Now? The Future of 340B Programs in Hospital SystemsAlicia Juska, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy, Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital
Binita Patel, PharmD, MS, CPEL, Vice President, Pharmacy, Memorial Hermann Health System
Matthew Webber, PharmD, MBA, 340B ACE, Director of Pharmacy Business, Novant Health
Bibi Wishart, PharmD, MBA, Director, 340B Program, Atrium Health
8:45 AM - 9:25 AMPanel4. Pharmacy Supply Chain Resilience: Navigating Drug Shortages EffectivelyDaniel Dangler, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Vice President, Strategic Sourcing, Pharmacy, Advocate Health
Marisol De Leon, PharmD, MBA,CPEl, Director, Pharmacy Services, University of Maryland Medical Center
Andrea Jarzyniecki, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy, Archbold Medical Center
Levette Owusu-Ansah, PharmD, BCGP, Director, Pharmacy, Comprehensive Pharmacy Services, The Methodist Hospitals
9:30 AM - 10:10 AMPanel1. Pharmacy Futures: Predictions, Innovation & ImpactJeffrey Akers, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, CPEL, Vice President, Pharmacy, UC Health
Venessa Goodnow, PharmD, MBA, CPEL, CPh, FASHP, FFSHP, Associate Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Jackson Health System
Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA, Vice President, Ambulatory Pharmacy Winship Cancer Institute, Emory Healthcare
Carlette Norwood-Williams, PharmD, Chief, Pharmacy Services, Tuba City Regional Health Care Corp
Nikita Parchem, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Administrative Director, Specialty & Home Infusion Pharmacy, Franciscan Alliance
9:30 AM - 10:10 AMPanel2. Revolutionizing Hospital Pharmacy Services Through New Wave TechnologyAmos Chery, PharmD, FACHE, MBA, DPLA, LSSMBB, Director, Pharmacy Operations and Regulatory Compliance, Medstar Health
Matthew Maughan, PharmD, MHCDS, CPEL, Director, Telepharmacy, Dartmouth Health
Brandon McLain, PharmD, BCPS, MBA, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, Baptist Health
10:10 AM - 10:30 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
10:35 AM - 11:15 AMPanel1. Reinventing the Pharmacy Model Through Innovation, Access, and ActionMatthew Eberts, PharmD, MBA, MHA, FACHE, FASHP, Senior Director, Hospital Clinical Operations, Lancaster General Hospital
Travis Hunerdosse, PharmD, MBA, Regional Chief Pharmacy Officer, Loyola Medicine
Mohammad (Mo) Kharbat, FACHE, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Ascension Wisconsin
Hayley Park, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, Kaiser Permanente
10:35 AM - 11:15 AMPanel2. Redefining Patient Care with Next-Gen PharmacotherapyMatthew Jenkins, PharmD, MS, CPEL, FACHE, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, VCU Health System
Jerry Rebo, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, BCCCP, DPLA, Director, Pharmacy Value and Outcomes, Novant Health
10:35 AM - 11:15 AMPanel3. Pharmacy’s Strategic Seat at the C-Suite Executive TableMadeline Camejo, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health South Florida
Lisa Mulloy, RPh, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Northwell Health
John Pastor, PharmD, FASHP, President, Fairview Pharmacy Services, M Health Fairview/Fairview Pharmacy Services
Deepak Sisodiya, PharmD, MHA, Chief Pharmacy Officer, UCLA Health
11:20 AM - 12:00 PMPanel1. Solving the Pharmacy Supply Puzzle with Smarter StrategyMike James, PharmD, MBA, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, UAB Medicine
Shawn Myers, RPh, MBA, Vice President, Pharmacy and Ancillary Clinical Services, Encompass Health
Eric Tichy, PharmD, MBA, Division Chair, Pharmacy Supply Chain, Mayo Clinic
11:20 AM - 12:00 PMPanel3. Ambulatory Pharmacy’s Expanding Role in Patient CareVictoria Agbetor-Fumey, PharmD, DPLA, Director, Outpatient Pharmacy Services, Redeemer Health System
Virginia Boomershine, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy, University of Missouri Health Care
Daniel Truelove, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, FASHP, Director, Pharmacy University Health Network, University of Tennessee Medical Center
Dmitry Walker, PharmD, MS, Director, Pharmacy, Oncology and Investigational Drug Services, WVU Medicine
12:10 PM - 1:10 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Luncheon in the Exhibit Hall 
1:20 PM - 2:00 PMPanel2. How to Integrate Ambulatory, Infusion & Specialty for Systemwide ImpactTim Affeldt, PharmD, Vice President, Specialty/Infusion Operations, Fairview Pharmacy Solutions
Waseem Akhtar, MBA, Senior Financial Manager, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Trisha Ludwig, PharmD, Specialty Clinic Pharmacy Manager, University of Wisconsin Health (AKA UW Health)
Sunil Patel, RPh MHA, Vice President, Ambulatory Pharmacy, Sentara Health
Matthew Rim, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ambulatory Services, Northwestern Medicine
1:20 PM - 2:00 PMPresentation3. Implementing a Pharmacy Enterprise Strategic Capital Replacement PlanJosephine Lai, PharmD, MBA, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, UC Davis Health
1:20 PM - 2:00 PMPanel4. Pharmacy’s Evolution: Key Trends Shaping the Next EraLuis Alfonso, PharmD, MBA, CPPS, CPHQ, CPHRM, Director, Pharmacy Services, Jackson North Medical Center, Jackson Health System
Christina C. Hannon, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Enterprise Pharmacy Director, Advocate Health
Ryan Haumschild, Vice President, Ambulatory Pharmacy, Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute
Joshua Prostek, PharmD, FACHE, Vice President, ThedaCare at Work, ThedaCare
2:10 PM - 2:50 PMFireside Chat1. Fireside Chat - Dr. Will Carroll, Vice President and CPO at Hackensack Meridian HealthWill Carroll, PharmD, FACHE, Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine; Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Hackensack Meridian Health
2:10 PM - 2:50 PMPanel3. Best Practices for Improving Medication AccessDavid Coriale, RPh, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy, Finger Lakes Health
Erin Domenico, PharmD, MBA-HCM, 340B ACE, Executive Director, Pharmacy Services, Aultman Health System
Thaiane Hensch, RPh, MBA, CPHQ, System Director, Pharmacy Care Management, Essentia Health
2:10 PM - 2:50 PMPanel4. Pharmacy in 2035: Ideas to Implement Today to Answer Tomorrow's ChallengesLisa Boothby, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, LSSGB, President, Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists; Director, Pharmacy, Ochsner Medical Center
Bickkie Solomon, PharmD, MBA-HM, BCSCP, CPEL, CPH, CSSBB, Director, Pharmacy, and Director, Residency Program Director PGY-2 HSPAL, HCA Florida North Florida Hospital
2:50 PM - 3:10 PMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
3:15 PM - 3:55 PMKeynote Panel1. Real-World Results: How AI is Revolutionizing Pharmacy OperationsSeth W. Hartman, PharmD, MBA, Vice President, Clinical Applications and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer, UChicago Medicine
Joseph Pinto, R.Ph, M.S., MHA, Vice President, Pharmacy Operations, Mount Sinai Health System
Ellen Revak, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Vice President IT, Pharmacy Applications, Advocate Health
Ryan Roux, PharmD, MS, Vice President, Pharmacy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
3:15 PM - 3:55 PMSemi-Keynote Panel2. Strategic Seats: Championing the CPO's Role in Enterprise GrowthKelley Curtis, BS, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, St. Luke's Health System
Karen McConnell, PharmD, MBA, FCCP, FASHP, BCPS, Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Michigan Health
Bhavesh Shah, RPh, BCOP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Boston Medical Center
Trish Tanner, DPh, MBA, FABC, Chief Pharmacy Officer and Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Ballad Health
Time Session Type Name Speakers
7:00 AM - 8:00 AMNetworking OpportunitiesContinental Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall & Registration Opens 
9:10 AM - 9:45 AMPanel1. Advocacy in the C-Suite: Best Practices for Elevating the CPO RoleNilesh Desai, MBA, BS, RPh, CPPS, CPEL, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Baptist Health System
Nishaminy Kasbekar, BS, PharmD, CPEL, FASHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Denise Scarpelli, PharmD, MBA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, UChicago Medicine
Kate Schaafsma, PharmD, MS, MBA, FASHP, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Rush University System for Health
9:10 AM - 9:45 AMPanel3. Maximizing Pharmacy Impact: Ambulatory, Infusion, and Specialty StrategiesFarah Barada, PharmD, MBA, Director, Pharmacy, Ambulatory Clinical Services, Northwestern Medicine
Michael Evans, RPh, MBA, FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Enterprise Pharmacy, Geisinger
Lisa Fratesi, MHA, RPh, Executive Director, Pharmacy, Singing River Health System
Jennifer Halsey, MS, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Director, Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, UI Health
9:10 AM - 9:45 AMPanel4. Future Rx: How Pharmacy is Transforming Care DeliveryPing Du, PharmD, JD, MBA, CIBE, Vice President, Pharmacy, Baylor Scott & White Health
Whitney M. Pelletier, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy and Pharmacy Residency Program Director, Riverside Medical Center
Derek Szesny, PharmD, MPH, BCGP, Vice President, Pharmacy and Clinical Supply Utilization, ScionHealth
Muhammad Xhemali, PharmD, RPh, Director, Pharmacy, Family Health Center of Worcester
Joshua Weber, PharmD, MBA-HCM, CSP, BCMTMS, 340B ACE, Senior Director, St. Luke's Health System
9:50 AM - 10:25 AMPanel1. Best Practices in Pharmacy Revenue Optimization for Financial ExcellenceEboney Hadnott, PharmD, Network Director, Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, Hackensack Meridian Health
Trina La, PharmD, MS-HSA, Senior Vice President, Pharmacy and Financial Support, Legacy Community Health
Ryan Mezinger, RPh, CPEL, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, MetroHealth
Kathy Miller, MHS, Manager, Pharmacy Financial Resources, UNC Health
William Pong, PharmD, MBA, Regional Executive Director, Pharmacy and Infusion Services, AdventHealth System
9:50 AM - 10:25 AMPanel2. The Next Decade of Pharmacy: Innovations Leading the WayKristina Bryowsky, PharmD, MBA, Regional Vice President, Pharmacy Services, SSM Health
Tom Dilworth, PharmD, BCPS, Associate Vice President, Pharmacy Clinical Services, Advocate Health
David Harlow, PharmD, BS, Assistant Vice President, Lab, Pharmacy, and Chronic Care Management, Martin Medical Center
Christopher Jones, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy Operations, Advocate Health
Charles Mccluskey III, PharmD, MBA, CPEL, System Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, OhioHealth
9:50 AM - 10:25 AMPanel3. The 340B Crossroads: Policy, Compliance, and Hospital ImpactDeborah Hauser, RPh, MHA, Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Temple Health
Keith J. Mueller, PhD, Director, Rural Policy Research Institute, Health Management and Policy Department, University of Iowa
Jordan Rush, PharmD, MS, 340B ACE, Director, 340B Programs and Pharmacy Revenue Integrity & Medication Assistance Program, UNC Health
Danielle Sestito, PharmD, MBA, Assistant Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Northwell Health
10:25 AM - 10:45 AMNetworking OpportunitiesNetworking Break in the Exhibit Hall 
10:45 AM - 11:20 AMPanel1. Leading and Fostering the Future Pharmacy WorkforceDejuan Branch, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, PRS, Director, Pharmacy Services, Bon Secours – Richmond Community Hospital
Lindsey Kelley, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, University of Michigan Health
Christy M. Norman, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FASHP, CPEL, Senior Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Emory Healthcare
Sahil Sheth, PharmD, BCCCP, Senior Director, Pharmacy Services, Luminis Health
10:45 AM - 11:20 AMPanel2. Building a Culture of Regulatory Excellence in PharmacyCharlene A. Hope, PharmD, MS, CPPS, CPHQ, Chief Pharmacy Quality and Medication Safety Officer, UChicago Medicine
Erica Marchese, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, BCOP, BCSCP, Clinical Pharmacy Program Director, City of Hope
Kelsey Waier, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy Enterprise Systems, UCSF Health
Wendy Washington, BS, RPh, MHA, Director, Drug Diversion Prevention and DEA Compliance, MedStar Health
10:45 AM - 11:20 AMPanel3. Blueprint for Change: Strategies to Revolutionize PharmacyYahya Ahmed, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacy Director Associate, UK HealthCare
Stephanie Goldman, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy, Tower Health
William Lee, D.Ph, MPA, FASCP, Senior Director, Pharmacy System Innovations, Carilion Clinic
Mohamed Mahmoud, PharmD, MBA, Director, Specialty and Retail Pharmacy Services, Corewell Health
10:45 AM - 11:20 AMPanel4. The Digital Shift: Elevating Hospital Pharmacy Through TechnologyPetra Estep, PharmD, MHA, CPh, BCPS, Director, Pharmacy, Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville
Barbara Higgins, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy, Michigan Medicine
Maheen Khan, PharmD, MHA, Director of Pharmacy, Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital
11:25 AM - 12:00 PMPanel1. From Shortage to Strategy: Strengthening the Pharmacy Supply ChainJennifer Henry, PharmD, Director, Pharmacy, Memorial Hospital West
Marc Phillips, PharmD, CPHQ, 340B ACE, Assistant Director, Pharmacy Supply Chain and Business Development, WVU Medicine - West Virginia University Hospitals
Kuldip R. Patel, PharmD, FASHP, Senior Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Duke University Health System
Mark Walsh, PharmD, Vice President, Pharmacy Services, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic
11:25 AM - 12:00 PMPanel2. Growing and Optimizing Specialty Infusion ServicesBrett Benfield, PharmD, Vice President, Infusion Consulting Services, Fairview Pharmacy Solutions
Jorge J. Garcia, MS, MHA, MBA, FACHE, Assistant Vice President, System Oncology, Infusion and Investigational Drug Pharmacy Services, Baptist Health South Florida
Nick Gazda, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CSP, Director, Pharmacy Oncology and Infusion, Cone Health
Casey Orton, PharmD, MBA, FACHE, Director, Pharmacy, Regulatory and Infusion Operations, HonorHealth
Amber Palmer, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer, Ambulatory Treatments, UCLA Health
11:25 AM - 12:00 PMPanel3. The Role of AI in Modernizing Pharmacy WorkflowsMason Hilton, PharmD, MBA, System Director, Pharmacy Operations, Intermountain Health
Michael Stepanovic, PharmD, MS, Assistant Professor, UNC Eshelman School Of Pharmacy
11:25 AM - 12:00 PMPanel4. Prescription for Progress: Rethinking the Pharmacy PlaybookKatherine DeSanctis, PharmD, MS, Pharmacy Director, Home Hospital, Mass General Brigham Healthcare at Home
Brian Dotter, PharmD, MBA, CPEL, DPLA, Senior Director, Pharmacy, St Lukes Boise Medical Center
Edith Okolo, PharmD, Rph, Director, Pharmacy, Cedar Crest Hospital
Michael Paquette, PharmD, MBA, Senior Director, Pharmacy, Novant Health
12:00 PMNetworking OpportunitiesMeeting Adjourns 
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