Schedule.

Registration / Cyber Stations

First-Timers’ Orientation

Kick-Off Party

Join your peers as they celebrate the start of the Regional Chain Conference and enjoy the big game!

Breakfast

Registration / Cyber Stations

Opening General Session

Hear the latest developments in pharmacy and retail trends from NACDS leadership.

NACDS: Crucial Issues, Aggressive Campaigns

Join us for insights and discussion of priority issues, including DIR fee reform; reimbursement policy; opioid-abuse prevention; and enhancing scope of business. These topics will be addressed from the standpoint of NACDS initiatives, the operating environment, political dynamics and more.

Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break

Legal & Regulatory Roundtable

This session will allow participants to discuss federal and state legal and regulatory developments regarding opioids and DIR. In addition, participants will be able to BYOI(Bring Your Own Issue) for discussion and a sharing of information.

Q&A: From Volume to Value

This session is an opportunity for a small group discussion as a follow-up to the General Session. Join in for further discussion on value-based payment models and specific expectations for pharmacy.

The Future of Supply Chain Compliance for Pharmacies

This session focuses on the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, which outlines steps to build an electronic, interoperable system to identify and trace certain prescription drugs as they are distributed, and what pharmacies need to consider for compliance.

Lunch

Destination Retailing: Getting the Customer Off Their Couch and Into Your Store

People always have—and always will—desire physical, sensory experiences, and the human connections that only brick and mortar stores can provide. But today's ‘born again shopper’ has an entirely new set of expectations. Your brand has to be more than a promise—it has to be an experience that stands apart uniquely. This session will explore what shoppers secretly crave, the 7 necessary steps to give it to them, and how to use them effectively to make your store a happy habit.

Refreshment Break

Q & A: Pharmaceutical Trends, Issues, and Forecasts - Part II

This session is an opportunity for a small group discussion as a follow-up to the General Session. Join in for further discussion on the most up-to-date data that inform industry forecasts, and directly impact the community pharmacy sector.

Improve Patient Care, Improve Your Business – An Example of a Pay-for-Performance Model

While traditional pharmacy payment models do little to incentivize optimized medication therapy and improved patient outcomes, new payment models look to close that gap. This session will highlight an exemplary payment model focused on high-priority patient care initiatives, which deploy health plan partnership, technology, and high-touch patient interactions.

Public Opinion on Pharmacy's Policy Issues - And the Legislators Who Care

The results of the 2019 NACDS/Morning Consult poll are in, and they can help shape strategy and messaging on public policy issues that are essential for pharmacy patient care. This session will deliver compelling insights, and equip attendees for effective advocacy on each component of the pro-patient and pro-pharmacy "Access Agenda." In addition to unveiling new data, the session will include a tutorial on NACDS' online public opinion dashboard - which makes available to NACDS members data specific to each Congressional District and state.

NACDS Reception

Breakfast

Registration / Cyber Stations

Winning in Tomorrow's Retail

In the coming decade a number of high-impact, highly unpredictable forces have the potential to reshape US healthcare market. What are the implications for regional pharmacy chains? For suppliers of Health & Wellness products and services?

Emerging Disruptive Transformation in Retail

We welcome Brian Owens of Kantar Consulting back to share his thoughts on the current retail landscape, the short and long-term impacts the Amazon acquisition of Pillpack will have on retail pharmacy, the prospects of medical marijuana in retail pharmacy and the lessons being learned in Canada and the changing consumer values.

Refreshment Break

Employment Law Update: What's New and What to Worry About

Deborah Kelly returns to provide attendees with the latest employment law updates and what you need to know.

Refreshment Break

Winning in Tomorrow's Retail - Part II

In the coming decade a number of high-impact, highly unpredictable forces have the potential to reshape US healthcare market. What are the implications for regional pharmacy chains? For suppliers of Health & Wellness products and services?

Emerging Disruptive Transformation in Retail - Part II

We welcome Brian Owens of Kantar Consulting back to share his thoughts on the current retail landscape, the short and long-term impacts the Amazon acquisition of Pillpack will have on retail pharmacy, the prospects of medical marijuana in retail pharmacy and the lessons being learned in Canada and the changing consumer values.

Lunch

One-to-One Business Conferences

NACDS Sunset Party

Conclude Regional Chain by connecting with new and existing business partners while enjoying a grand assortment of cuisine prepared throughout the evening.