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Specialty Pharmaceutical Management

May 21 - 23, 2007 | Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA

Agenda Day One

8:00	Registration & Morning Coffee
8:30	Chair's Welcoming Remarks & Overview of the Specialty Pharmacy Market Debbie Stern, RPh, Vice President RXPERTS MANAGED CARE CONSULTANTS
9:00	Achieve a Cost Effective Specialty Pharmaceutical Program for your Members Debbie Stern, RPh, Vice President RXPERTS MANAGED CARE CONSULTANTS Donna Paine, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND
9:45	CMS Update Adele Pietrantoni, Regional Pharmacist CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, BOSTON REGIONAL OFFICE
10:15	Challenges in Coordinating Medical and Pharmaceutical Insurance Programs Designed to Cover Specialty Pharmaceuticals James E. Hartert, MD, Senior Vice President and Chief MedicalOfficer PRIME THERAPEUTICS
11:00	Networking Break
11:30	The Benefits of Developing a Preferred Supplier Agreement – Is it Right for Your Company? Moderated by: Robert Giles, Jr., PharmD, Senior Manager, Formularies and Specialty Pharmacy BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE Panelists: Kristen Reimers, RPh., Clinical Pharmacy Operations Manager EXCELLUS HEALTH PLANS, INC., FLRX PHARMACY MANAGEMENT Donna Paine, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF RHODE ISLAND
12:15	Luncheon
1:30	Linking the Value of Patient Compliance to the Bottom Line – How to Drive It? Open Session
2:15	Off-Label Drug Use – Effective Management within a Specialty Medication Management Program Kristen Reimers, RPh., Clinical Pharmacy Operations Manager EXCELLUS HEALTH PLANS, INC., FLRX PHARMACY MANAGEMENT
3:00	The Price of Immunization Success in the United States Thomas N. Saari, MD, FAAP, Professor of Pediatrics (Emeritus), Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
3:30	Networking Break
3:45	Putting the Patient First to Achieve a Healthy Outcome – A Strategic Approach Robert Giles, Jr., PharmD, Senior Manager, Formularies and Specialty Pharmacy BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD OF TENNESSEE
4:30	End of Day One