Our Third Conference
Crossroads An Artia Solutions Conference | June 2023
We also held three Speed Networking sessions – the most appointments we’ve organized yet! Speed Networking is our way of making business connections as seamless as possible. Our coordinators facilitate semi-private appointments between manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, state Medicaid pharmacy directors, Managed Medicaid officials, and other Medicaid stakeholders.
We also held three Speed Networking sessions totaling more than 100 appointments – the most we’ve organized yet! Speed Networking is our way of making business connections as seamless as possible. Our coordinators facilitate semi-private appointments between manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers, state Medicaid pharmacy directors, Managed Medicaid officials, and other Medicaid stakeholders.
Terry Cothran, Senior Pharmacy Director, Oklahoma Health Care Authority; and Joshua Moore, Director of Pharmacy, MO HealthNet Division; were awarded the 2023 Extra Mile Award during the Extra Mile Award Banquet on Tuesday, June 13. The Extra Mile Award is a special honor created to recognize former or current Medicaid officials and/or pharmacy benefit managers who have shown continuous effort in doing or achieving something above what is expected.
The Extra Mile Award is a prestigious honor created to recognize former or current state Medicaid officials who have shown continual concerted effort in doing or achieving something above what is expected. Their leadership qualities are esteemed by their peers and colleagues.
Speed Networking, a unique way for drug manufactures and state Medicaid officials to connect and network, was conducted both in-person and virtually.
Acknowledgments
Thank you to our 2023 sponsors: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Karuna Therapeutics, Sunovion, Otsuka, Neurocrine Biosciences, Indivior, Pfizer, AbbVie, Acadia, Novo Nordisk, the National Hemophilia Foundation, and Gilead.
Thank you to our 2023 state Medicaid representatives and Speed Networking participants: NorthStar HealthCare Consulting, Optum Rx, Arkansas, Nebraska, Washington, Alabama, Arkansas, Gainwell Technologies, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Priority Health, UPMC, CenCal, The Pricing Group, The Garner Group, CMS, Florida, Magellan Rx Management, MedImpact, Michigan, Montana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Thank you to our 2023 attendees, advisory board, family and friends, and our incredible vendors and partners: JW Marriott Nashville, CSI DMC, NxtGen Events, Nathan Morgan Photography, Socialize Event Co., Paint Your Event, Acme Feed & Seed, Stefanie Cobb, Hot Chicken Band, La Vie Quartet, T. Shaw Designs, Naturally Curated, and Fern Expo.
The South Carolina Pharmacy Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Continuing education credits will be available to participants who fully attend the program and then complete an online educational activity evaluation. A unique code given at each activity must be provided in the evaluation to receive credit. Grievances regarding the education program must be submitted in writing to the SCPhA ACPE Administrator immediately following the program.
