PBMI Drug Management Conference Addresses Specialty Pharmacy Benefit
Posted on: Thursday, 9 March 2006, 09:01 CST
The Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) 2006 Prescription Drug Utilization Management Conference, to be held April 26-28, 2006, at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz., will feature sessions on specialty pharmacy benefit design.
"Our conference faculty will address all aspects of the drug benefit, including a focus on specialty pharmacy," said Michael H. Deskin, PBMI president. Although commonly presented as an integrated, single offering by PBMs, each prescription delivery option -- retail, mail and specialty -- presents its own set of administrative, operational, clinical, and financial issues.
Randy Vogenberg, RPh, PhD, senior vice president and national practice council leader for Aon Consulting Life Sciences Practice, will address "Economics of the Specialty Pharmacy Benefit," from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 27. "Disease Management Strategies for Specialty Pharmacy," will be co-presented from 3:15 p.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27 by John R. Zevzavadjian, RPh, vice president of account management and Pauline T. Coderre, RPh, MS, director of clinical program management, both of PharmaCare.
Agenda Available Online
The conference agenda features experts presenting research findings, case studies and ready-to-implement strategies to manage utilization and control drug costs. Topics and case studies include the value of compliance, e-prescribing, evidence-based formulary design, management of physician prescribing, in-house pharmacy, and emerging PBM transparency standards.
For an agenda and registration discount, visit http://www.pbmi.com/Conference.ASP.
Continuing Education
PBMI offers continuing education credits for human resource professionals and pharmacists. The conference qualifies for recertification credit for the Certified Compensation Professional (CCP(R)), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP(TM)) and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP(R)) designations granted by WorldatWork Society of Certified Professionals. For more information on recertification, visit the Society Web site at www.worldatworksociety.org.
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmaceutical education. Participants attending all sessions will be awarded 14 contact hours of continuing education credit. Statements of credit will be mailed four weeks after the program. ACPE Program Number: 003-999-05-071-L04.
Privately held, PBMI provides research-based education to help professionals design and manage pharmacy benefit programs. Sponsorships and exhibits are available. Visit PBMI at www.pbmi.com or call 480-730-0814.
Source: Business Wire
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