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Fourth Annual 340B Coalition Winter Conference
Update on Key Operational and Compliance Issues

Long Beach, CA
January 30 - February 1, 2008


Speaker Presentations

The following are the presentations that were not included in the conference binder and any presentations that were updated after the conference binder was printed.  If you are interested in purchasing all of the conference presentations on CD or ordering an additional conference binder, which includes all presentations plus background material, please click here.

If you have questions, please contact Mike Hess at mike.hess@safetynetrx.org or (202) 552-5869.

View the Agenda

Thursday, January 31, 2008

8:30 AM   Federal Government Update

  • Harry Hagel, Senior Vice President, Gevernment and Professional Affairs, American Pharmacists Association; HRSA Pharmacy Services Support Center
  • Christopher Hatwig, Senior Director, 340B Prime Vendor Program

11:00 AM   Track One - Operationalizing 340B
Contract Pharmacies: Planning and Pre-Implementation Challenges

  • Harry Hagel, Senior Vice President, Gevernment and Professional Affairs, American Pharmacists Association; HRSA Pharmacy Services Support Center
  • Gary Horne, Director of Pharmacy, San Mateo Medical Center

11:00 AM   Track Two - 340B Policy and Compliance
Federal and State Implementation of New NDC Reporting Requirements

  • Alan Shugart, Health Insurance Specialist, Center for Medicaid and State Operations

1:30 PM   Track Two - 340B Policy and Compliance
Other Stakeholder Perspectives on New NDC Reporting Requirements

Friday, February 1, 2008

8:30 AM   Track One - Operationalizing 340B
Inventory Management

  • Jerry Sveum, Consultant, HRSA Pharmacy Services Support Center; Longtime Independent Pharmacy Owner
  • Doug Wong, Senior Executive Consultant, Pharmacy Healthcare Solutions

8:30 AM   Track Two - 340B Policy and Compliance
Changes to AMP and Best Price: Impact on 340B Pricing

10:15 AM   Track One - Operationalizing 340B
Preventing Drug Diversion

  • Andrew Lowe, Director of Pharmacy, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center

10:15 AM   Track Two - 340B Policy and Compliance
Nominal Price Contracting in a Post-DRA Era

  • Amy Gutierrez, Director of Pharmacy Affairs, Los Angeles County DHS Pharmacy Services
  • Ron Hartmann, Vice President, Pharmacy Division, MedAssets Supply Chain Systems