Session Descriptions
The goal of the NACDS Foundation's educational programming is to communicate timely information that meets the needs of attendees, enabling them to be better prepared to face the challenges in the dynamic community practice environment.
Continuing pharmacy education credit can be earned at selected educational programs offered throughout the conference. Validated Statements of Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit will be issued online by visiting the NACDS Foundation's CE Center at www.NACDSFoundation.org and completing an evaluation form for each session attended during the conference.
The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
Sunday, February 6
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Specialty at Retail an Emerging Market - NEW THIS YEAR!
An overview of the specialty market trends and a dive into specialty at retail. Examine the various emerging business models for specialty at retail. Learn the key drivers in this exciting but challenging space.
Speaker:
Gerry Crocker
CEO
Community Specialty Pharmacy Network
Monday, February 7
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Pharmaceutical Trends, Issues and Forecasts
Get an expert's view of what lies ahead in the 2011 pharmaceutical market. This session will highlight trends, issues and forecasts in demographic sales, markets and more. Find out which industry segments are growing/declining and how evolving trends may impact your business.
Speaker:
Doug Long
Vice President, Industry Relations
IMS HEALTH
1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
What Now? What Next? What's Worth It? The New Drug Store Shopping World Emerges
Wendy Liebmann, retail strategists and shopping futurists, will present the results of a new study, "How America Shops® Recovery - Or Not." In this session she will reveal:
Speaker:
Wendy Liebmann
CEO & Chief Shopper
WSL/STRATEGIC RETAIL
Key Front-end Trends and Forecasts
The front-end is more important than ever to your overall sales and profit margin. This session will explore recent trends across the key front-end categories. George brings a wealth of practical and relevant experience to this subject.
Speaker:
George Riedl
George Riedl and Associates Consulting, Inc.
Tuesday, February 8
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Innovative Approaches to Improving Medication Adherence
Numerous initiatives are underway to measure and improve patients' adherence to chronic
medications. This session will describe what medication adherence is and how chain pharmacies are implementing innovative strategies to improve patient medication adherence.
Speaker:
Mark J. Gregory, RPh
Vice President of Pharmacy & Government Relations
Kerr Drug, Inc.
Labor & Employment: What Trends You Need to Know
Back by popular demand, Deborah Kelly will focus on the latest land mines regarding labor and law issues that can make a difference for your company. Practical advice and a list of do's and don'ts will be provided during this presentation that can be shared with your management team back home.
Speaker:
Deborah Kelly
Partner and Deputy General Counsel
Dickstein Shapiro LLP
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Corporate Leadership Communication
What got you to this level may be keeping you here. This session will look at the difference between management and leadership, and give you tools to inspire, motivate and achieve better results. Learn valuable tools that will help you go from personnel supervision to personal communication including better communication techniques and leadership concepts that will make all interactions more successful.
Speaker:
Bill Graham
CEO and Founder
Graham Corporate Communications
