Advancing Pharmacy Practice and Compensation: Updates on Health Legislation and Payment Policy

Navigating ever-changing United States healthcare laws can be challenging. This presentation will focus on recent major healthcare law updates impacting pharmacists so they may stay current, compliant, and informed. It will delve into federal and state regulatory changes and emerging trends, including updates on payment and policy reform initiatives, requirements for collaborative practice agreements or protocols by state, compensation for comprehensive clinical pharmacy services, and how recent legislation may impact clinical practice. Practicing pharmacists across all settings will have much to gain by attending this informative application-based session.

Moderator: Melissa Santibanez, Pharm.D., FCCM, BCCCP Drug Information Specialist, InpharmD   View Biography

The Uphill Battle Continues: Pharmacist Payment and Policy Reform Initiatives 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Speaker: Katherine D. Pham, Pharm.D. Senior Director, Policy and Professional Affairs American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Washington, D.C.   View Biography

There Is No “I” in Team: Pharmacist Collaborative Practice Agreements 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Speaker: Ryan J. Wargo, Pharm.D., BCACP Manager of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services and PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program Director Legacy Health Portland, OR   View Biography

Show Me the Money! Compensation for Comprehensive Clinical Pharmacy Services 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Speaker: Jonathan C. Hughes, Pharm.D., BCACP Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Manager Ascension Saint Thomas Murfreesboro, Tennessee   View Biography