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Annual Meeting on the Horizon The electric sights and sounds of Nashville provide the perfect backdrop for Pharmacy Education 2017. With the summer heat comes the hottest educational and networking event of the year—the AACP Annual Meeting, July 15–19. Topics important to pharmacy and pharmacy education will be explored over the course of four days, including a critical look at the current healthcare environment and anticipated changes, and the emphasis on patient care and counseling. Three valuable pre-conference workshops, more than 50 special sessions and nearly 500 educational posters await attendees at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center.
Opening General Session
Building Bridges in a Dynamic, Ever-Changing Healthcare Environment Kevin E. Lofton, MBA
Kevin E. Lofton is the chief executive officer of Englewood, Colorado-based Catholic Health Initiatives. He joined CHI in 1998 and has served as CEO since 2003. Mr. Lofton is widely recognized at the national level as an experienced healthcare executive whose background includes top positions in public, university, community and faith-based hospitals, including serving as the chief executive officer of the UAB and Howard University Hospitals.
Mr. Lofton will kick-off the Annual Meeting with a dynamic discussion of his health-systems leadership experience, reflecting on the amount and direction of change as the U.S. strives to embrace value and performance as key tenets of patient-centered healthcare delivery, and the inclusion of pharmacists and pharmacy as we move from volume to value.
Thank you to our generous sponsors whose contributions make Pharmacy Education 2017 possible:
Happy Feet While attendees are making their way from one session to the next, their steps could be adding up. AACP’s first-ever Walking Challenge, which uses the Challenge Runner app, will track individuals’ steps Sunday through Wednesday. Top steppers will win prizes! More information will be available within the Annual Meeting app or at the Registration and Help Desk.
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Academic Pharmacy NOW 2017 Issue 3
Educational Day Sponsor
As health care in the United States shifts to a patient-centered, value-based system that rewards positive outcomes, the NACDS Foundation is examining innovative care delivery that improves patient health, system efficiency and the quality of care. The Foundation is particularly interested in initiatives that are scalable and sustainable which increase accessibility, improve chronic disease conditions, and generally improve patient outcomes.