Agenda at a Glance
Monday |
October 26, 2009 |
| 7:30 | Conference Registration & Morning Coffee |
| 8:15 | Conference Chair’s Opening Remarks Kim Urban, Senior Supervisor, Patient Services, BIOGEN IDEC |
| 8:30 | Speed Networking & Business Card Exchange |
| 9:00 | Maintaining Product Access in Lieu of Shrinking State and Federal Budgets Greg Hall, Vice President, Covance Market Access Services |
| 9:45 | How Innovations in PAP Promotion and Communication Strategies are Impacting Physician and Office Staff Perception of the Pharmaceutical Companies – Identifying PAP Strategies and Tactics that have Measureable Impact Jack Fyock, PhD, Vice President Healthcare Consulting and Research Company, MARKET STRATEGIES INTERNATIONAL |
| 10:15 | “And the Survey Says” -- The Importance of Stakeholder Feedback Julie Reynes, President, PATIENT ACCESS NETWORK (PAN) FOUNDATION |
| 10:45 | 30 Minute Networking Break |
| 11:15 | How to Turn Your Patient Assistance Program into a “Green” Giving Machine Nancy R. Morris, Consultant |
| 11:45 | Panel Discussion Shifting Landscape – Escalating Enrollment and Evolving Eligibility Requirements Sharon Miecinski, Manager, Patient Assistance Programs, TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICALS Kendig Bergstresser, Patient Assistance Programs Expert Jenna Clarke, Program Coordinator, RX PARTNERSHIP Lisa Gluck, Manager, Patient Assistance Program, AMERICARES |
| 12:30 | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:30 | Best Practices For Using Bulk Donation Programs Ken Trogdon, Chief Executive Officer, WELVISTA, formerly COMMUNICARE |
| 2:15 | Health Care in America: What about the Underinsured? Krista Zodet, Foundation Director, HEALTHWELL FOUNDATION |
| 3:00 | 30-Minute Afternoon Networking Break |
| 3:30 | Round Table Discussions 1 Pharma and Biotech Strategies for Innovation Tom Girardi, Manager, Patient Support and Reimbursement, CELGENE CORPORATION 2 Challenges and Solutions for Non-Profit Organizations and Advocacy Groups Julie Reynes, President, PATIENT ACCESS NETWORK (PAN) FOUNDATION 3 Insights to State Based Patient Assistance Programs and the Value of Collecting and Reporting Conclusive DATA. Conclusive data can be the catalyst for Rhonda Harding-Hill, Program Planning, Community, OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE |
| 4:15 | Round Table Summary and Panel Discussion Tom Girardi, Manager, Patient Support and Reimbursement, CELGENE CORPORATION Julie Reynes, President, PATIENT ACCESS NETWORK (PAN) FOUNDATION
Rhonda Harding-Hill, Program Planning, Community, OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE |
| 5:00 | Day One Concludes |
Tuesday | October 27, 2009 |
| 8:15 | Chairperson’s Recap of Day One |
| 8:30 | Implement Innovative Ideas Into Your Program Mike Banigan, President, CHRONIC DISEASE FUND Lisa Casler, Director of Affiliate Services, RX PARTNERSHIP Katherine Vega Stultz, Director, Patient Support & Reimbursement Services, CELGENE CORPORATION |
| 9:30 | Insights to Current Trends for Underinsured and Advocacy Issues Richard Sagall, MD, President, NEEDYMEDS |
| 10:15 | 30 Minute Networking Break |
| 10:45 | How to Convince Funders to Support and Patients to Utilize Your Patient Assistance Program Brenda Duggan, RN, Disease Manager, MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL |
| 11:15 | NH Medication Bridge Program – One Site’s “Total Patient” Model Pamela Bapp, Medication Bridge Program Coordinator, WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL |
| 11:45 | Panel Discussion Outreach Strategies Ken Trogdon, Chief Executive Officer, WELVISTA, formerly COMMUNICARE Mike Banigan, President, CHRONIC DISEASE FUND Krista Zodet, Foundation Director, HEALTHWELL FOUNDATION |
| 12:30 | Conference Concludes |