Agenda

2008 National Conference on Medication Access, Use and Safety
in Rural America Agenda

Thursday June 5, 2008

7:30 a.m. Registration Opens

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Opening Keynote: Paul Moore, D. Ph., President, National Rural Health Association

9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Breakout Session 1

1A: Telepharmacy - Stuart Speedie
Role of Technology in Rural Pharmacy Practice: Combining Tools to Create Powerful

New Programs - Nancy L. Vorhees

1B: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Medicare Part D Beneficiaries’ Plan Selection

Experiences in CMS Region 25 - Richard R. Cline and Marcia M. Worley

1C: Studying Supply Characteristics of Pharmacists in Rural Areas of the US - David A. Matt, Surrey Walton, and Kathy Knapp

10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break and Poster Sessions

10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Breakout Session 2

2A: After Hours Pharmacy Coverage for Critical Access Hospitals in Northeast Minnesota:

The Wilderness Health Care Coalition Information Technology Project - Tim Stratton

North DakotaTelepharmacy Project - Ann Rathke

2B: Monitoring and Role of Rural Community Pharmacies - Donald Klepser and Andrea D. Radford

Impact of Medicare Part D on Community Pharmacies in Nebraska: Two Year Impact

Analysis on Patient Access to Care - Kimberly A. Galt

2C: How to Attract New Pharmacists to Your Community: W.A.I.T. then Take Action!

Student Perception of Rural Practice - Christina Cipolle and Kari Naglosky

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch and Keynote: Frank Cerra, MD, Senior Vice President, Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Breakout Session 3

3A: Pharmacy Regulations: Friend or Foe of Patient Care - Edward D. Rickert

3B: Pharmacist Provided Patient Care and Reimbursement - Laura Traynor and Dale Krueger

3C: Rural Pharmacy Residency Education - Todd Lemke

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Break and Poster Sessions

2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Breakout Session 4

4A: Rural Risk Assessment – Telepharmacy Utilization - Andrew Traynor

4B: Iverson Corner Drug – Northwestern Minnesota Hospice Collaboration Project - Karla Eischens and Jon Schommer

Increasing Access to Generic Medications in Rural Minnesota and North Dakota Through the Development of a Self-Pay System - Kristi Jacobson

4C: Pharmacy Collaborative - Jimmy Mitchell

Patient Safety in Rural Pharmacy - Michelle Casey

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Keynote - Medication Access, Use and Safety : How to bring 'political traction' to an under-recognized rural health problem- Tom M. Dean, M.D.

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Optional Evening Social Activity: Sunset Dinner Cruise - a paddle boat cruise on the Mississippi River that includes dinner (additional cost)

Friday June 6, 2008

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast and Round Table Discussions

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Legislative Update Plenary Speakers

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. BreaK

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Policy Directors Panel:

Maggie Elehwany, National Rural Health Association
Harry Hagel, American Pharmacists Association
Brian Meyer, M.B.A., American Society of Health- System Pharmacists
Charlie Sewell, National Community Pharmacists Association (Invited)

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Closing Keynote:

Stephen W. Schondelmeyer, Pharm D, Ph. D., Head of Department of Pharmaceutical Care and Health Systems, Professor and Director of Pharmaceutical Research in Management and Economics Institute, University of Minnesota

11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Closing Comments