{"id":3153,"date":"2015-12-04T23:02:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T04:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.vcu.edu\/sopnews\/?p=3153"},"modified":"2015-12-04T23:02:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-05T04:02:20","slug":"amcps-nexus-2015-highlights-managed-care-pharmacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vcu.edu\/pharmacy\/2015\/12\/amcps-nexus-2015-highlights-managed-care-pharmacy\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCP’s Nexus 2015 highlights managed care pharmacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Left to right: Stephen Song, Zeshan Mahmood, Brian Bullock, Norman Carroll, Anisha Patel, Jaeau Obcemea and Mina Antonius \/ Photo courtesy of Jaeau Obcemea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy<\/a>\u2019s Nexus 2015 conference attracted more than 2,400 managed care pharmacists and other health care professionals from the United States, Europe and Canada, including VCU School of Pharmacy Pharm.D. and Ph.D. students, faculty and alumni.<\/p>\n

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Stephen Song meets Siddhartha Mukherjee, keynote speaker and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Emporer of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.” \/ Photo by Mina Antonius<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nexus 2015: Connecting Health Care and Innovation<\/a>\u00a0took place in late October in Orlando, Fla. It was AMCP\u2019s \u201cmost successful fall conference and our fifth successful national meeting in a row,\u201d said Edith A. Rosato<\/strong>, \u201cdemonstrating once again just how important managed care pharmacy is to patient care and the stewardship of resources.\u201d Rosato, CEO of AMCP, is a former member of the VCU School of Pharmacy\u2019s National Advisory Council.<\/p>\n

Ph.D. student Anisha Patel<\/strong> received a bronze medal for her poster, \u201cDispensing Channel Used for Specialty Drugs and Associated Costs in Medicare Part D Population.\u201d Her presentation was well-attended, according to participants.<\/p>\n

A record 230-plus poster presentations were made during the conference. They were judged based on relevance, originality, quality, bias and clarity, the same criteria used by the Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy to evaluate manuscripts. To see Patel\u2019s abstract, click here<\/a>\u00a0and scroll to page S81.<\/p>\n

Among the VCU-related attendees were Patel and her advisor, professor Norman Carroll<\/strong>, and fourth-year Pharm.D. students Mina Antonius, Zeshan Mahmood, Jaeau Obcemea<\/strong> and Stephen Song<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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From left: Stephanie Taylor, Stephen Song, Mi Jung Lim and Jaeau Obcemea \/ Photo courtesy of Jaeau Obcemea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alumni on hand included Brian Bullock<\/strong> (B.S. \u201983), president and CEO of the Burchfield Group Inc., in St. Paul, Minn.; Mi Jung Lim<\/strong> (Pharm.D. \u201915), who is a PGY1 resident in managed care with Anthem Pharmacy Solutions in Norfolk; and Stephanie Taylor<\/strong> (B.S. \u201992), clinical pharmacist and director of the PGY1 Managed Care Pharmacy Residency for Anthem.<\/p>\n

The approximately 6,000 members of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy have as their goal to provide the best available pharmaceutical care for all\u00a0patients.<\/p>\n

The association represents professionals who develop and provide clinical, education and business management services for the more than 200 million Americans who are covered by managed pharmacy benefits.<\/p>\n

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Anisha Patel, Norman Carroll and the award-winning poster \/ Photo courtesy of Anisha Patel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy’s Nexus 2015 \/ Photo by Jaeau Obcemea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center \/ Photo by Jaeau Obcemea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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