Arrowhead Society of Health Systems

MSHP-Arrowhead April Meeting Notice

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Impacting Medication Utilization and Pharmacy Expenditures in an Accountable Care Organization

Presented by

Dan Dauner, PharmD, MSPH, BCPS-AQ ID

Objectives:

1.  Explain the importance of an ambulatory care formulary to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO)

2.  Describe how pharmacists can improve quality of care and decrease medication expenses in an ACO

3.  Discuss strategies utilized within an ACO to reduce the rate of high-risk medication use

4.  Summarize the impact of a utilizing a pharmacist in an ACO setting on medication utilization and pharmacy expenditures

Social Hour at 5:00 pm

Dinner at 6:00 pm

Presentation at 6:30 pm

Business meeting to precede presentation

Program Costs

Pharmacists: $5/member or $10/non-member

Technician: $3/member or $5/non-member

Pharmacy Students: $3/MPSA member or $5/non-member

Where:

Holiday Inn – Great Lakes Room, Ground Floor

200 W First St

Duluth, MN 55802

Sponsored by: Astra Zeneca and Sanofi

RSVP

Please e-mail RSVP to Stephanie Grube by 3:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2015

This program has been approved by the MN Board of Pharmacy for Pharmacist CE