Friday, August 22
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Set-Up
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Saturday, August 23
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Set-Up
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Spouse/Companion Lounge
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Meet the Rx Market
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	11th Annual Forum (by invitation only) Supported by Merck & Co., Inc. Community Pharmacy and Health Information Technology: Where are we now?  Where are we headed?   Speakers: Scott Barclay, MBA CVS Caremark         Charles Goodall, RPh, MS Walgreen Co.         Rusty Keith SureScripts-RxHub         James Mault, MD Microsoft
4:00 p.m.  - 5:00 p.m.	The 11th Annual Forum Reception (by invitation only) Supported by Merck & Co., Inc.
Evening Open
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Sunday, August 24
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Spouse/Companion Lounge
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Business Program Supported by Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceutical, Inc. Opening Address   Speaker: Christopher T. Dimos, RPh President, Pharmacy Operations SUPERVALU INC. and Pharmacy &Technology Conference Chairman   State of the Industry Speaker: Warren F. Bryant  Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer Longs Drug Stores       Making Sense of What's Happening   Speaker: Andrea Koppel CNN Correspondent
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Education Sessions Forewarned Is Forearmed: Recently Reported Medication Errors and How To Avoid Them in Your Pharmacy   Speaker: Donna Horn, RPh, DPh Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)   Preventing Prescription and OTC Drug Abuse: The New Focus in the War on Drugs   Speaker: Gem Benoza Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)   Medicaid Reimbursement: Litigation, Legislation, and Regulation   Speakers: Don Bell, JD National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)         Carol Kelly National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)         Gary Wirth, RPh National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)  Supported by TEVA Pharmaceuticals   Pharmacy Advocacy: Protecting and Promoting the Interests of Community Pharmacy   Speakers: Anne Fellows National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)         Dale Masten National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)           Mary Staples National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Supported by Novo Nordisk Inc.   The Changing Landscape of e-Prescribing   Speakers: Bob Beckley SureScripts-RxHub         Kenneth Majkowski SureScripts-RxHub                        Recruiting and Retaining the Next Generation of Talent   Speaker: Jennifer Kushell YS Interactive
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Supported by Catalina Health Resource
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Special Session For Educators and Regulators Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse: Strategies for Key Stakeholders to Protect Patient Health Speakers: Jeffrey N. Baldwin, PharmD University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy         Harold Hodnett Kerr Drug, Inc.           Edward J. Svihra, RPh Walgreen Co.
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Special Session For Lawyers (by invitation only) Industry Litigation Overview: Legal Actions Impacting Pharmacy’s Bottom Line   Speakers: Rick Ball, Esq. Duane Morris LLP       Nick Lynn, Esq. Duane Morris LLP
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.	Welcoming Reception Supported by Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Sandoz
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Monday, August 25
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Spouse/Companion Lounge
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Business Program Supported by AstraZeneca State of the Association Speaker: Steven C. Anderson, IOM, CAE President & Chief Executive Officer NACDS       Not Your Father's Drug Store: How Aging Boomers & New Technology Will Reinvent the Pharmacy Speaker: Joseph Coughlin Founder and Director MIT AgeLab
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.	Education Sessions Significant Trends Affecting the Pharmacist Shortage Speaker: Katherine Knapp, PhD Touro University - California College of Pharmacy Supported by Apotex Corp.   Wall Street’s View of Retail Pharmacy Speaker: Scott Mushkin Jefferies & Company Supported by Bayer HealthCare, Pharmaceuticals       Fraud and Abuse: New Standards and Pharmacy Audits Speaker: Frank W. Carsonie, Esq. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP Supported by Barr Laboratories, Inc.   Medication Therapy Management: What’s Next for Community Pharmacy? Speaker: Daniel E. Buffington, PharmD, MBA Clinical Pharmacology Services, Inc. Supported by McKesson Corporation   Pharmacy Practice Issues Update: Recent Changes and Trends in State Pharmacy Laws and Regulations Speaker: Dennis Wiesner, RPh, CIPP H-E-B Supported by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.
11:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Supported by Catalina Health Resource
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.	Spouse/Companion Luncheon
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Special Session For Lawyers (by invitation only) Medicare Part D: Contracting and Mail Order Competition   Speakers: Marcelo Corpuz, MPH, JD Walgreen Co.       Alexis C. Wood, JD Walgreen Co.         Christine C. Rinn, Esq. Crowell & Moring, LLP
Evening Open
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Tuesday, August 26
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Registration
7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Spouse/Companion Lounge
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Business Program Supported by Rexam Prescription Products, Inc. Pharmaceutical Trends, Issues and Forecasts   Speaker: Douglas M. Long Vice President, Industry Relations IMS HEALTH
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.	Education Sessions Pharmacy Customer Satisfaction: Building Customer Loyalty   Speaker: James M. Wilson, RPh, MBA Wilson Health Information, LLC Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   Business Continuity in Natural and Man-Made Disasters and the Role of RxResponse   Speaker: Erin Mullen, RPh, PhD RxResponse Pharmacy Quality Alliance: Facilitating High-Value Pharmacy Services Through Better Performance Information   Speaker: Laura Cranston, RPh Pharmacy Quality Alliance Supported by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, Inc.   Get Ready, Get Set, Get Accredited: What You Need to Know to Beat the Clock for DMEPOS Accreditation   Speaker: Eleni Anagnostiadis, RPh National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP)   Retail Clinics 2.0: New Business and Care Models   Speaker: Mary Kate Scott Scott & Company, Inc. Supported by GlaxoSmithKline
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon	Education Sessions Medicare Part B: Competitive Bidding for DME... What Lies Ahead?   Speakers: Jeffrey S. Baird, JD Brown & Fortunato, P.C.         Charles R. Oltman, MBA Target Corporation         Timothy P. Trysla, JD Alston + Bird, LLP Supported by Roche Diagnostics   A Matter of Trust: Crisis Communications for All Pharmacy Personnel   Speaker: Christopher P. Krese National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS)   The Latest on Prescription Drug Pedigrees: An Overview of Recent Federal and State Activity and the Impact on Pharmacies and Supply Chain Partners   Speakers: Ned Milenkovich, PharmD, JD McDermott Will & Emery LLP         Karen Peterson, RPh, JD Sears Holdings Corporation         Dan Steiber, RPh VCG & Associates Supported by Bristol-Myers Squibb, US Pharmaceutical Group   What Value-Based Insurance Benefit Design Means to Community Pharmacy   Speaker: A. Mark Fendrick, MD University of Michigan Supported by sanofi-aventis     Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing Retail Clinics   Speakers: Tine Hansen-Turton, MGA Convenient Care Association         Caroline Ridgway Convenient Care Association
12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m.	Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 noon - 2:00 p.m.	Lunch Supported by Catalina Health Resource
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.	Exhibitor Move-Out
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Retailer & Sponsor Reception (by invitation only)
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Closing Reception Supported by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals & Consumer Healthcare
8:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.	Closing Dinner & Entertainment Featuring Foreigner www.foreigneronline.com Supported by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals & Consumer Healthcare
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Wednesday, August 27
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon	Exhibitor Move-Out
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