PBMI Drug Management Conference Provides Continuing Education Credits.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers PBMI PBMI Pala Band of Mission Indians (California) Drug Management Conference TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004 The Pharmacy Benefit Management A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) is a third party administrator of prescription drug programs. They are primarily responsible for processing and paying prescription drug claims. Institute's (PBMI) ninth annual independent conference on prescription drug utilization management to be held April 28-30, 2004, in Scottsdale, Ariz., offers continuing education for pharmacy and benefit executives. The three-day conference agenda -- focused on the toughest issues to tackle in prescription drug benefits -- has been developed to provide continuing education opportunities for professionals involved in the design and administration of the drug benefit for employees, retirees, and union groups. Continuing Education for Pharmacy The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy The University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy is a public pharmacy school located in Tucson, Arizona. The College of Pharmacy is located on the main University of Arizona campus. The school was established in 1947 and offers a 4 year Pharm. D. program. , accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE ACPE Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education ACPE American Council on Pharmaceutical Education ACPE American College of Physician Executives ACPE Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc. ), will award 14.7 contact hours of continuing education credit to conference attendees participating in PBMI's conference. Two Options for Human Resources Professionals The Society for Human Resource Management  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (SHRM) approved PBMI's conference for 12.5 recertification recertification Recredentialing Graduate education A process in which a professional is periodically re-evaluated–eg, every 10 yrs by an accrediting body to assure continued provision of safe, high-quality health care credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification by the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). The WorldatWork will grant 2.0 certification maintenance credits for compensation and benefits professionals. Industry experts from many organizations will speak at the PBMI Prescription Drug Utilization Management Conference including AdvancePCS; Advanced Pharmacy Concepts; Aetna, B. Wellness Consulting; BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.; Buck Consultants; City of Springfield, Massachusetts; Express Scripts; Heritage Information Systems; Independent Pharmaceutical Consultants; Ingenix; McDermott, Will & Emery; National Council for Prescription Drug Programs Overview The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a not-for-profit, Standards Development Organization (SDO) that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). NCPDP is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. ; National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices; Passport Medical; Pharmaceutical Strategies Group; Prime Therapeutics; The Phoenix Law Group; Prescription Solutions; RxHub; the States of Missouri and Ohio; and The Segal Company. Agenda Available On Line For a complete agenda and to register for the conference, log on to http://www.pbmi.com/conf2004.asp. The registration deadline is Friday, March 26, 2004. PBMI Educates Industry Privately held, PBMI is an independent industry resource that provides research-based education to help industry professionals design and manage pharmacy benefit programs. A few select conference sponsorships are still available. For more information, visit PBMI at www.pbmi.com or call 480-730-0814. |
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