Apexus Advanced 340B Operations Certificate Program Contributors

We wish to acknowledge colleagues from different practice environments and entity types who shared their time and expertise to ensure this program covered all aspects of what it takes to become a 340B operations expert. These individuals, representing a true cross-section of practice settings from operations to leadership, have served as subject matter experts for the Operations Certificate curriculum by contributing or reviewing content to ensure the curriculum is comprehensive, setting the standard in the industry.


Patrick Barnes, RPH


Pharmacy Manager
Shands Jacksonville
No conflict of interest reported

Mike Bonck, RPh


Manager of Pharmaceutical Services
Franciscan Health System (FHS)
No conflicts disclosed

Burnis Breland, MS, PharmD, FASHP


Health System Pharmacy Support
No conflicts disclosed

Brent D. Brumagin, MBA, MHA, PMP


Pharmacy Director 340B Program, Business and Compliance
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
No conflicts disclosed

Peter Buonincontro


Managing Director
Afram Sarafian Trading P.L.C.
No conflicts disclosed

Jennifer Clark, RPh


Owner
ShellCoast Solutions, LLC
No conflicts disclosed

Chris Cobourn


Managing Director GP Practice Lead
Helio
No conflicts disclosed

Debra Demers


President, Owner
Demers & Associates, Inc.
No conflicts disclosed

Jim Donnelly


Retired, Executive Vice President
Hudson Headwaters 340B
No conflict of interest reported

Kristen Fox-Smith, MPA


Senior Vice President
Visante
No conflicts disclosed

Cindi Haley, EMBA


Director of Finance, Harold C Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
UT Southwestern Medical Center
No conflicts disclosed

Felicity Homsted, PharmD, MBA


Chief Executive Officer
FQHC 340B Compliance
No conflict of interest reported

Stephen Huffines, PharmD


Retired, Director, Pharmacy Business Services
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
No conflicts disclosed

Angela De Ianni, RPh, MBA


Senior Director
Visante
No conflicts disclosed

Marcy Imada


Managing Director
Deloitte & Touche
Principal of Deloitte & Touche LLP

Danny Jackson, PharmD, FABC


System Pharmacy Director
LCMC Health
No conflicts disclosed

Scott Jamieson, RPh, BPharm, MBA


System Director, Pharmacy Services
Providence Health & Services
No conflicts disclosed

Kevin Jones, RPh, MBA


340B Program Director
Intermountain Health
No conflicts disclosed

Chad Johnson, PharmD, MBA


Associate Principal, Covered Entity Refund Service
Apexus
No conflict of interest reported

Ken Jozefczyk, MS, RPh, FASHP


Director of Central Pharmacy Services
BayCare Health System
No conflicts disclosed

Bonnie Kirschenbaum, MS, FASHP, FCSHP


Independent Pharmaceuticals Professional
No conflicts disclosed

Jerry Lear


Chief Internal Audit Officer / ERM
Bon Secours Mercy Health
No conflicts disclosed

Alex Mathews, RPh, MBA


Pharmacy Consultant
Humana
No conflicts disclosed

JoAnn Maack, RPh


Retired, Regional Director of Pharmacy
CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Health System
No conflicts disclosed

Gary Merchant, RPh, MBA


Previously Administrative Director
New England Pharmacy Collaborative, Dartmouth-Hitchcock
No conflicts disclosed

Jennifer Nelson


Director, Pharmacy Supply Chain
Memorial Hermann Health System
No conflict of interest reported

George L. Oestreich, PharmD, MPA


Principal/President
G.L.O and Associates
No conflicts disclosed

Shrujal Patel, MS, RPh, MBA


Co-Founder and Managing Partner
The Alinea Group
No conflicts disclosed

Fern Paul-Aviles, PharmD, MS, BCPS


Director, 340B & Regulatory Program Complianc
Atrium Health
No conflicts disclosed

Bonnie Senst, MS, RPh, FASHP


Previous Pharmacy Executive Director, Pharmacy Advisory Services
Vizient - Retired
No conflicts disclosed

Donavan Smith, RPh


Chief Executive Officer
Wayne Community Health Center
No conflict of interest reported

Larry E. Stepp


Retired, Vice President National Accounts
AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation
No conflicts disclosed

Madeline Wallack, PhD, MS


Founder and CEO
Rx|X Consulting
No conflicts disclosed

Christopher M. Wasik


System Director, Internal Audit
Bon Secours Mercy Health
No conflicts disclosed

Shelly Wiest, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP


SVP, Compliance and Communications
Apexus
No conflicts disclosed

Alexandra M. Williams, BA, CPhT


Director 340B Access Strategy
Bristol Myers Squibb
No conflict of interest reported

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

The Conflict of Interest Disclosure Policy of ProCE, Inc. requires faculty or contributors participating in a continuing pharmacy education activity to disclose any relationship(s) with a pharmaceutical, product or device company. Faculty or contributors disclosing relationships proven to create a conflict of interest with regard to their contribution to the activity will not be permitted to present or contribute. Faculty are also required to disclose during their presentation when discussing any unlabeled or investigational use of any commercial product or device not yet approved for use in the United States. Please see each contributor’s listing for affiliation and disclosure statements.


The Advanced 340B Operations Certificate Program is a separate Apexus offering that is not a part of the 340B Prime Vendor Program or otherwise associated with the Prime Vendor Agreement between HRSA and Apexus.

The program is provided solely for education and/or instructional purposes, and the learner assumes exclusive responsibility for using and applying the information presented therein. Successful completion of the program does not confer a professional license or other equivalent designation or qualification on the learner.

Passing score thresholds are subject to change.

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