Advanced Principles of Formulary Management

Pricing: $499 Members | $549 Non-Members

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Program Overview

Turn formulary decisions from guesswork into strategy. 

The Advanced Principles of Formulary Management program gives you the frameworks, best practices, and real-world tactics to build, operate, and maintain formularies that work 

What You'll Master: 

✔ Utilization management and PBM strategy 
✔ P&T committee operations 
✔ Clinical evaluation and value assessment 
✔ Coverage decisions and prior authorization design 
✔ Formulary operations, communication, and education 
✔ Maintenance strategies and monitoring best practices 
✔ Hot topics: FDA pathways, health disparities, patient voice integration 

Perfect for: 
Mid-level managed care pharmacists • Formulary managers • Pharmacy leaders transitioning into formulary roles • Health plan professionals optimizing drug benefits 

Your proof of progress: 
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Course Description and Learning Objectives

For individual module descriptions and learning objectives, view the document linked below:

PDF icon APFM Module Descriptions and Objectives.pdf

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 13.50 ACPE
    The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 13.50 Certificate of Completion
Course opens: 
12/13/2024
Course expires: 
12/13/2027
Cost:
$549.00

Faculty/Authors:

Jennifer Cashman, PharmD
Director, Drug Use Management
Kaiser Permanente

Lisa Cashman, PharmD
VP Payer Strategy
Lumanity

Jasmine Chang, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
PerformRx

Tori Dayer, PharmD
Graduate Student
University of Washington

Goldina Erowele, PharmD, MBA
Pharmacy Advisor/Consultant
KJC Media Health

Angela Guldin, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Gregory Heindel, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy Medication Safety and Therapeutics
UNC Health

Stephen Kim, PharmD
Formulary Administration Pharmacist
MedImpact HealthCare Systems

Lisa Le Gette, MBA, RPh
Senior Director, Government Affairs
Express Scripts

Greg Low, RPh, PhD
Manager, Pharmacy Operations
Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Erin Maxwell, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
UNC Health

Vimal Reddy, PharmD, FAMCP

Spenser Smith, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina

Sean Sullivan, PhD, M.Sc
Professor and Dean
The Comparative Health outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute
University of Washington

Anne Tran-Pugh, PharmD, FCSHP
Residency Program Director PGY-2 Drug Information
Pharmacy Project Manager III
Kaiser Permanente

Kristen Tripicchio, PharmD
Research Director, Formulary Insights

Danilo Trivic, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Formulary Management
Centene Pharmacy Services

Alyssa Tutino, PharmD
Pharmacy Strategy and Policy Development Clinical Pharmacist
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Timothy Wong, PharmD
Clinical Manager, Medicare Pharmacy Operations
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Nicole Woods, PharmD
Clinical Program Senior Advisor, IFP Formulary Strategy
Cigna Healthcare

Advisory Board

Shawn Barger, PharmD
Lead Director, Medicare Formulary Development and Management
Password

Aimee Loucks, PharmD, BCPS
Director Clinical Pharmacy Services
Kaiser Permanente Washington

Lisa Mahan, PharmD, MS, MTM
Clinical Program Senior Manager
Cigna Healthcare

Kristen Patti, PharmD
Manager, Clinical Drug Evaluation & Policy
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

Reviewers

Steve Kheloussi, PharmD, MBA, FAMCP
Director, Professional Affairs
AMCP

Katherine Tieu, PharmD
Clinical Account Manager
Capital Rx

Drake Reiter, PharmD
Director, Pharmacy Operations
Priority Health

 

Financial Relationship Disclosures:

Faculty/Reviewer/PlannerReported Relevant Financial Relationships
Shawn Barger
Planner
None
Lisa Cashman
Faculty
Lumanity, Abbvie, Amgen
Jennifer Cashman
Faculty
None
Jasmine Chang
Faculty
PerformRx
Tori Dayer
Faculty
Curta Health, Novartis Gene Therapies
Goldina Erowele
Faculty
None
Angela Guldin
Faculty
Abaraca Health
Gergory Heindel
Faculty
None
Steve Kheloussi
Reviewer
None
Stephen Kim
Faculty
MedImpact
Lisa LeGette
Faculty
Evernorth Health Services
Aimee Loucks
Planner
None
Greg Low
Faculty
Hologic
Lisa Mahan
Planner
None
Erin Maxwell
Faculty
OptumRx
Kristen Patti
Planner
IngenioRx
Vimal Reddy
Faculty
None
Drake Reiter
Reviewer
None
Spenser Smith
Faculty
None
Sean Sullivan
Faculty
None
Kathrine Tieu
Reviewer
None
Anne Tran-Pugh
Faculty
None
Kristen Tripicchio
Faculty
None
Danilo Trivic
Faculty
Centene
Alyssa Tutino
Faculty
None
Timothy Wong
Faculty
None
Nicole Woods
Faculty
Cigna Healthcare
  • AMCP Staff have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
  • If applicable, relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and documented.
  • Content has undergone a peer review to ensure content validity.

Available Credit

  • 13.50 ACPE
    The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.
  • 13.50 Certificate of Completion
 
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