Education And Networking Opportunities For Pharmacists And Health Care Professionals

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Article Date: 14 Apr 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is proud to announce its 20th Annual Meeting & Showcase, the largest event ever for professionals in managed care pharmacy. The meeting opens 8:00 am at the Moscone West Convention Center Wednesday, April 16, 2008. Nationally renowned keynote speakers, inauguration of the Academy's new officers and a gala achievement awards ceremony will highlight the many activities scheduled for the 3-day program. AMCP's array of outstanding educational sessions promises innovative and diverse programming for managed care pharmacy and health care professionals.

Keynote Speakers:

Thursday, April 17 - 1:00 to 2:30 pm

Professor Robert Reich - Economist, US Secretary of Labor

Robert Reich's brilliant sense of humor and razor-sharp perspective on the American and global economy jump-starts audiences' understanding of the new world of business.

Friday, April 18 - 2:15 to 3:45 pm

Ted Koppel - Nightline News Anchor

Sage, iconic and warm, Ted Koppel engages audiences with a discussion of "the full story" behind the major events and headlines shaping our world.

Special Sessions:

Friday, April 18 - 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Dr. David Brailer

The nation's first National Coordinator for Health IT is the man who set the health care industry on a course toward modernized health information standards, certification of health information tools, state of- the-art information sharing architectures and new policies for protection of consumer privacy.

April 19, 8:30 am -10:30 am

International Health and Managed Care Pharmacy-Focus on the Pacific Rim

A post-conference program focusing on the use of managed care pharmacy practices outside the United States.

CE And CME For Pharmacists, Physicians And Nurses

AMCP's array of professional educational offerings covers the gamut from sponsored symposia exploring the brand-to-generic evolution and chronic disease management to continuing education sessions in emerging areas of study for managed care pharmacy practitioners. Topics include medication therapy management (MTM), appraisal techniques for evaluating practice guidelines, improving the quality of behavioral health prescribing through effective collaboration, PBM contract negotiations, integrating evidence-based medicine into pharmacy benefits management, biotechnology in managed care pharmacy, and compelling topics such as where evidence-based medicine, economics, and ethics collide, and connecting health information technology to quality measurement. Courses will be taught by some of the profession's most respected faculty, and AMCP will repeat some of its most requested sessions, including its pharmaceutical pipeline presentation.

Receptions, Networking Opportunities

From Wednesday's Opening Night Reception through to Thursday's Annual Showcase Reception and Friday's Student & New Member Reception, health care practitioners, associates, students and pharmacy professionals will have ample opportunity to meet friends and colleagues and network among the country's leading professionals in managed care pharmacy.

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is a national professional association of pharmacists and other health care practitioners who serve society by the application of sound medication management principles and strategies to improve health care for all. The Academy's 5,700 members develop and provide a diversified range of clinical, educational and business management services and strategies on behalf of the more than 200 million Americans covered by a managed care pharmacy benefit. More news and information about AMCP can be obtained on its website, at http://www.amcp.org. The Academy will observe its 20th Annual Meeting in 2008.

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy