Schedule
Start your planning early. View the complete schedule of events including General Sessions, Insight Sessions and Networking Opportunities.
12:00PM - 6:30PM
4:30PM - 5:00PM
6:00PM - 10:30PM
Kick-Off Party
Calusa Ballroom
Join your peers as they celebrate the start of the Regional Chain Conference and enjoy the big game!
7:30AM - 8:00AM
7:30AM - 5:00PM
8:00AM - 8:30AM
Opening General Session
Calusa Ballroom
Hear from NACDS leadership about the activities happening on your behalf and proven strategies for conducting your meetings.
8:30AM - 9:45AM
The Industry on the Issues
Calusa Ballroom
An industry panel with extensive experience on the front lines of care and on the front lines of advocacy will discuss today’s public policy and political landscape. Where are we and where are we going in the advancement of pro-pharmacy and pro-patient policy?
9:45AM - 10:00AM
10:00AM - 10:45AM
The Emerging Role of Accountable Care Organizations and Pharmacy Partnerships
Calusa Ballroom
This session will provide insight into strategies for improving quality and population health through collaboration with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO), their emerging role in the healthcare field, and the impact community-pharmacy provided services can have on these models of care.
10:45AM - 11:00AM
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Integrating Hypertension Services into Community Pharmacy
Blue Heron
Pharmacists, as integrated members of the healthcare team, can play a key role in initiating, modifying, or discontinuing medication therapies to control high blood pressure. This session will outline collaborative hypertension patient care strategies and provide innovative case studies
11:00AM - 11:45AM
"The Big Business of WELL" - Part II
Blue Heron
Join us for a smaller group discussion to further explore in-depth your topics and questions.
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Advancing Innovative Pharmacy Care
Great Egret
In this session, explore the current landscape for innovative pharmacy care services and business opportunities that allow pharmacies to provide sustainable patient care interventions and compete in the ever-changing healthcare marketplace.
11:00AM - 11:45AM
NACDS State Government Affairs
Great Egret
Come learn how NACDS Advocacy is advancing NACDS member priorities in the states. This session will review the 2019 accomplishments and provide an outline of 2020 NACDS state goals, including the priority issues around reimbursement and the scope of business.
11:00AM - 12:00PM
The Emerging Role of Accountable Care Organizations and Pharmacy Partnerships - Part II
Captiva
This breakout session will provide insight into community pharmacy collaboration with Accountable Care Organizations (ACO).
12:15PM - 1:00PM
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Pharmaceutical Trends, Issues & Forecasts
Calusa Ballroom
This session will provide an analysis of the most up-to-date industry data and highlight the pharmaceutical trends, issues, and forecasts in demographic sales and markets for 2020 and beyond.
2:00PM - 3:00PM
The Shift to Value-Based Incentive Programs
Calusa Ballroom
Explore current trends in value-based care, the importance of collaboration within the evolving healthcare landscape, and the impact of the integration of community pharmacy into incentive-based programs.
3:00PM - 3:15PM
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Pharmacy Reimbursement
Blue Heron
Topics addressed will include legislative and regulatory proposals to end abusive DIR fees and improve pharmacy reimbursement in Medicaid and other government programs as well as the private marketplace.
3:15PM - 4:15PM
Transformation in Chain Pharmacies
Great Egret
As we reflect on where chain pharmacies were in 2010 and look at how our industry has evolved over the past decade, what are the transformational drivers that will shape how our industry will look in 2030? In this roundtable dialogue we will begin to identify these drivers.
3:15PM - 4:15PM
The Shift to Value-Based Incentive Programs - Part II
Captiva
Industry experts will share the future of value-based care and how pharmacies can prepare for these changes. This breakout session will explore strategies for implementing value-based care programs in community pharmacy.
5:30PM - 6:30PM
7:30AM - 8:00AM
7:30AM - 5:30PM
8:00AM - 9:00AM
Impacts and Opportunities from the Evolving Consumer Data Landscape
Calusa Ballroom
Growing consumer awareness of the value of personal data, regulatory decisions clarifying data ownership, and the inability of business to craft meaningful personalization have opened the door for a consumer agent empowered by consumers to secure adequate compensation for their data. This new reality unlocks opportunities while also adding to the risk if not actively managed. This session will combine results from Kearney’s proprietary consumer survey with industry perspectives to challenge our default beliefs about the role of consumer data in marketing
9:00AM - 9:45AM
How to Get Your Share of “The Big Business of WELL"
Calusa Ballroom
Is your company ready to compete in the new era of WELL? This fast transforming world of healthcare, selfcare and wellcare is bearing down fast as shoppers boldly take charge, changing the dynamics of your business at record speed – regardless of the business you’re in.
9:45AM - 10:00AM
10:00AM - 10:45AM
Employment & Labor Law Update: What You Need To Know
Calusa Ballroom
Minimize your risks with litigation and get the latest updates on Employment and Labor Law so you can run an efficient operation.
10:45AM - 11:00AM
11:00AM - 11:45AM
Employment & Labor Law Update - Part II
Captiva
Join us for a smaller group discussion to further explore in-depth your topics and questions.
11:45AM - 12:30PM
12:30PM - 5:30PM
One-to-One Business Conferences
Calusa Ballroom
Appointment-driven one-to-one business meetings between chain executives and key supplier trading partners set the stage for developing profitable marketing ideas and strengthening existing relationships.
7:00PM - 9:00PM
NACDS Sunset Party
Royal Palm Courtyard
Conclude Regional Chain by connecting with new and existing business partners while enjoying a grand assortment of cuisine prepared throughout the evening.