SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Kathleen, an Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, holds an MA in Sociology, and a PhD in Health Psychology. She practiced as a research methodologist for more than 25 years in various health care settings before coming to Midwestern University in 2013. While working for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, she oversaw the rates paid to all Medicaid-contracted hospitals, served teams that negotiated payment rates with providers and the federal government, and was responsible for agency program evaluation research. She served for six years as the Associate Editor and Senior Methodology Reviewer for the Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy (JMCP). Dr. Fairman has published more than 90 Medline-indexed articles and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. At Midwestern University, she teaches Research Methods and Statistics, Advanced Analytics, and Evidence-Based Health Care, as well as providing methodological support for numerous student and faculty research projects.

Kaitlyn, an Associate with Quarles and Brady, uses her prior government experience to provide forward-thinking counsel to health care entities and providers of all kinds. She advises clients on compliance with state and federal health care privacy laws, including HIPAA and HITECH, as well as state, federal and international non-health specific data privacy and security issues, including those related to: internet terms and conditions, privacy policies, domestic and international general privacy laws, including GDPR and CCPA. Prior to joining the firm, Kaitlyn spent time in both the Office of Counsel to the Inspector General (OCIG) and the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). With her broad range of government health care experience, she helps her clients manage today’s challenges while also balancing a focus on future growth.

Gabriella is a PGY2 Critical Care Pharmacy Resident at Banner University Medical Center –Tucson. She graduated from the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 at Banner University Medical Center –Tucson. Her current practice areas of interest include critical care and emergency medicine.

Sylvia is a pharmacy technician supervisor with Mayo Clinic with over 12 years of hospital experience. She has trained a number of technicians in sterile compounding and has a passion for helping technicians practice at the top of their license.