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Section Advisory Groups

SAG on Business Development, Strategy and System Integration

Charges

  • Develop resources for creating, measuring, and marketing pharmacy services.
  • Develop resources to effectively manage economic and financial performance including evolving reimbursement and payment systems.
  • Develop resources for successful vertical and horizontal health system integration (e.g. system-ness).
  • Identify needs and develop resources to protect the operational integrity of the workplace, including maintaining efficiency and functionality of our teams during crises and downtimes.

Leadership

Chair

Taben MainTaben Main, PharmD, MS
West Oregon Service Area Director of Pharmacy
Providence
Portland, OR


Vice Chair

Lubna MazinLubna Mazin, PharmD, MS
Pharmacy Revenue Cycle Manager
Children's Hospital Colorado
Denver, CO


Current Business Development, Strategy and System Integration SAG Roster




SAG on Workforce Resiliency and Sustainability

Charges

  • Advise pharmacy leaders on how to lead resilient teams through effective change management and staff empowerment.
  • Develop resources for retaining personnel through innovative pharmacy practice models and operational efficiency.
  • Promote and develop resources for optimizing department culture and effectiveness in meeting enterprise needs.
  • Develop resources for implementation of advancements in pharmacy operations to support the workforce, utilizing new technology, products, and applications.
  • Prepare pharmacy leaders to support their teams through personal and operational crises.

Leadership

Chair

Andrew LucarottiAndrew Lucarotti, PharmD, MBA, DPLA
Director of Pharmacy
University of Michigan Health
Ann Arbor, MI


Vice Chair

Alysa BaumannAlysa Baumann, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, DPLA
Manager, Inpatient Pharmacy Services
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN


Current Workforce Resiliency and Sustainability SAG Roster




SAG on Leadership Development and Succession Planning

Charges

  • Improve the effectiveness of pharmacy leaders through leadership development.
  • Develop resources for leaders to train and develop pharmacists as the next generation of leaders for new and emerging roles.
  • Develop resources to promote resilience of pharmacy leaders.
  • Promote the development of resources and programming for pharmacy leaders.
  • Generate ideas and advise on specific educational programming (e.g., Student Leadership Workshop, Student Pharmacy Forecast Workshop, Managers Bootcamp).

Leadership

Chair

Carmen GustCarmen Gust, PharmD, 340B ACE, ACHE, BCPS, DPLA
Pharmacy Manager
Ascension/St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton, WI


Vice Chair

Kay YamamotoKay Yamamoto, PharmD, DPLA
Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL


Current Leadership Development and Succession Planning SAG Roster




SAG on Innovation and Industry Disrupters

Charges

  • Advise on trends that will influence the future of pharmacy practice in hospitals and health systems.
  • Proactively identify experts and resources for contemporary and innovative topics that reinvigorate day to day clinical, operational, and financial needs of a hospital or health system.
  • Review the Pharmacy Forecast and other national environmental forecasting reports to describe approaches or factors in consideration for managing industry changes.
  • Drive advocacy, education, and health system leadership needs to successfully navigate the macro health care market headwinds impacting patient care in the United States.

Leadership

Chair

Nicole ClarkNicole Clark, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, DPLA, FASHP, FMSHP
Director of Pharmacy
Tufts Medicine Melrose Wakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA


Vice Chair

William RaleyWill Raley, PharmD, MBA, MS, BCPS
Assistant Director of Pharmacy
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center/Cardinal Health
Knoxville, TN


Current Innovation and Industry Disrupters SAG Roster




SAG on Quality and Compliance

Charges

  • Develop resources to drive members to excellence in regulatory compliance and evolving best practices.
  • Advise on and identify best practices for quality measures and other standards affecting the medication use process.
  • Develop resources that assists members to excel in the demonstration of pharmacy value while influencing organization’s initiatives to define and achieve quality goals.
  • Develop tools and programming to assist members to optimize and implement high reliability standards within hospitals and health systems.

Leadership

Chair

Katrina (Katie) DerryKatrina Derry, PharmD, BCCCP
Director Acute Care Pharmacy Programs
University of California Office of the President
Oakland, CA


Vice Chair

Amanda PopkoAmanda Popko, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Director Pharmacy Services
Geisinger
Danville, PA


Current Quality and Compliance SAG Roster

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