Attendees

Conference Speaker Directory
Sameer V. Awsare, MD, FACP
Associate Executive Director
The Permanente Medical Group
Campbell, CA | [email protected]
Sarah Ball, PharmD
Assistant Professor | South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Columbia, SC | [email protected]
Cheryl Bartlett, RN
Executive Director of the Cape Cod Regional Substance Abuse
Prevention Initiative (CCRSAPI) and Public Health
Cape Cod Healthcare
Hyannis, MA | [email protected]
Carolyn Clancy, MD
Chief Medical Officer | Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC | [email protected]
Melissa Christopher, PharmD
National Director, Academic Detailing Program Office
VACO Pharmacy Benefits Management
San Diego, CA | [email protected]
Phillip Coffin, MD, MIA
Director of Substance Use Research and Assistant Professor,
University of California
San Francisco Department of Public Health
San Francisco, CA | [email protected]
Andrew Ellner, MD, MSc
Physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham &Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Don Goldmann, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Cambridge, MA | [email protected]
Allyson Gottsman
Program Manager, Colorado Health Extension System
Executive Vice President, HealthTeamWorks
Aurora, CO | [email protected]
Amanda Kennedy, PharmD
Associate Professor of Medicine
General Internal Medicine
University of Vermont | Burlington, VT
[email protected]
Michael Kharfen
Senior Deputy Director
HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration
DC Department of Health (DOH)
Washington, DC | [email protected]
Lyndee Knox, PhD
Executive Director | L.A. Net
Long Beach, CA | [email protected]
Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ
Associate Director
NC Area Health Education Centers Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC | [email protected]
Joy Leotsakos, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist |Atrius Health
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Terryn Naumann, BScPharm, PharmD
Director, Evaluation/Coordinator of BC PAD Service
BC Ministry of Health | New Westminster, Canada
[email protected]
Loren Regier, BSP, BA
Program Coordinator | RxFiles Academic Detailing
Saskatoon, Canada | [email protected]
Valerie Royal, PharmD, BCPS
Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy Programs | Upstate Medical
Pharmacy, Greenville Health Corporation Greenville, SC |
[email protected]
Conference Participant Directory
Jon Andersen, MD, PhD
Medical Doctor
Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg
Copenhagen, Denmark |
[email protected]
Thomas Arnone, DO
Associate Medical Director
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
Rochester, NY | [email protected]
Rita Baglini, RPh
Clinical & Informatics Pharmacist | ASP Healthcare
White Plains, NY | [email protected]
Stephanie Baker, MSc
Program Coordinator | Healthcentric Advisors
Woburn, MA | [email protected]
Julia Bareham, MSc, BSP
Academic Detailer, LTC Project
RxFiles Academic Detailing
Saskatoon, Canada | [email protected]
Michelle Bicket, BA
Program Evaluation Specialist
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Providence, RI | [email protected]
Michelle Boudreau, MA
Evaluation Specialist | Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia | [email protected]
Kristin Busch, MPH
Program Manager
Alosa Foundation
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Stephen Braun
Medical Writer | Amherst, MA | [email protected]
Maria Brown, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Administration Health Services
Coto de Caza, CA | [email protected]
Danelle Callan, MA
Program Coordinator | University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM | [email protected]
Scott Chappell, PharmD
Account Manager, Indegene
Atlanta, GA | [email protected]
Andrew Colby, BS, MBA
Director of Pharmacy, Health New England
Charlton, MA | [email protected]
Mindy Craig, PA-C, MS
Director of Physician Outreach
Colorado Assuring Better Child Health and Development
Denver, CO | [email protected]
Shannon Criniti, PhD
VP, Strategic Initiatives | AccessMatters
Philadelphia, PA | [email protected]
Ellen Dancel, PharmD
Director of Clinical Materials Development
Alosa Foundation | Boston, MA
[email protected]
Mathew Devine, DO
Associate Medical Director
University of Rochester – Department of Family Medicine
Rochester, NY | [email protected]
Macarius Donneyong, PhD
Research Specialist
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Michelle Dresser, MPH
Senior Manager, Programming and Strategy
Public Health Detailing
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
New York City, NY | [email protected]
Roar Dyrkorn, MD
Senior Consultant | Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | [email protected]
Ann-Katrin Eriksen, MPharm
Pharmacist | RELIS, Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | [email protected]
Ketil Arne Espnes, MD
Senior Consultant, Head of Section
Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | [email protected]
Bruce Forcier, RHP
Academic Detailer | Express Scripts, Inc.
St. Louis, MO | [email protected]
Susan Haas, MD, MSc
Clinician in Residence
Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Michael Halperson, MAT
CEO, Alosa Foundation
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Michael Harvey, PharmD
Program Manager
VACO PBM Academic Detailing | [email protected]
Mengdong He, MS
Research Specialist
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Alisha Herrick, MPH
Coordinator | University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM | [email protected]
Chris Hopwood, MSc
Program Administrator
Healthcentric Advisors | Woburn, MA
[email protected]
Bronwen Jones, MD
Director Evidence Based Programs
CPD, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie
Halifax, Nova Scotia | [email protected]
Yannis Kalogirou Valtis
Global Health Delivery Project, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Chad Kay, PharmD
Program Manager | VACO PBM Academic Detailing
[email protected]
Anita Kestin, MD, MPH
Associate Medical Director
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Providence, RI | [email protected]
Harald Langaas, MPharm, MPH
Head of Section | RELIS, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | [email protected]
Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD
Research Fellow
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Mary Jo Larson, PhD
Senior Scientist | Brandeis University
Waltham, MA | [email protected]
Marcos Lau, PharmD
Program Manager | VACO PBM Academic Detailing
[email protected]
Nicole Levidow, MSPH, JD
Research Fellow
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Jing Luo, MD
Research Fellow
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
David O’Riordan, MPSI, MPharm, MPH
PG Cert High Education
SPHeRE PhD Scholar, School of Pharmacy/Department of
Epidemiology and Public Health
University College Cork
Cork, Ireland | [email protected]
Robert Patterson, MD
Information Officer | Genelex Corporation
Seattle, WA | [email protected]
Erika Pierce, MMSc, PA-C
Academic Detailer | Maine Independent Clinical Information
Service
Manchester, ME | [email protected]
Sarah Popish, PharmD
Program Manager
VACO PBM Academic Detailing | [email protected]
Priyanka Randeria-Noor, MPH, MHA
Management Analyst
VACO PBM Academic Detailing | [email protected]
Jess Rogers, BA, MSc
Director, Evidence & Guidelines | Centre for Effective
Practice Toronto, ON | [email protected]
Stephen Martin, MD, EdM
Project Director | TandemHealth
Washington, DC | [email protected]
Brittney Roth, BS
Research Coordinator
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL | [email protected]
Margaret Mendes, PharmD
Program Director
Veterans Administration Health Services
San Diego, CA | [email protected]
Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD
Executive Director
National Physicians Alliance
Washington, DC | [email protected]
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH
Academic Detailer | MICIS-Maine
Manchester, ME | [email protected]
Meagan Shallcross, MPH
Healthy Steps/Physician Outreach Coordinator
Colorado Assuring Better Child Health & Development
Denver, CO | [email protected]
Jamie Mowers, MPH, MSW, MS
MCH/Family Health Public Health Associate
New York State Association of County Health Officials
(NYSACHO)
Albany, NY | [email protected]
Janice Murphy, JD
Sr. Director of Strategic Alliances & Program Development
Alosa Foundation | Boston, MA
[email protected]
Maryellen Thoma, BS, MA
Program Coordinator
Healthcentric Advisors
Woburn, MA | [email protected]
Ginny Torrise, PharmD
Deputy Chief Consultant
VACO Pharmacy Benefits Management
Fairfax, VA | [email protected]
Jacki Travers, PharmD
Academic Detailing Pharmacist
Pharmacy Management Consultants | Oklahoma City, OK
[email protected]
Mark Viron, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Partial Hospital Program
Director of Training and Education
Massachusetts Mental Health Center | Boston, MA
[email protected]
Vi Vo, MEd
Health Promoter | Sudbury & District Health Unit
Sudbury, ON | [email protected]
Rebecca Weintraub, MD
Faculty Director
Global Health Delivery Project, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA | [email protected]
Jerry Avorn, MD, Co-director
[email protected]
Michael Fischer, MD, MS, Director
[email protected]
Niteesh Choudry, MD, PhD, Faculty
[email protected]
Bevin K. Shagoury, Communications & Education Director
[email protected]
Daina Wells, PharmD
Program Manager | VACO PBM Academic Detailing
[email protected]
Arielle Mather, MPH, Education & Training Manager
[email protected]
James Yeh, MD
Physician | Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | [email protected]
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Speaker Biography Addition
Please note that Julia Bareham, MSc, BSP, will be stepping in
for Amanda Kennedy, PharmD, for the Day 1 Breakout
Session, “Deconstructing an AD Visit”—thank you, Julia!
Julia Bareham, MSc, BSP
RxFiles Academic Detailing
Long Term Care Project
Julie Bareham is a graduate
of the University of
Saskatchewan’s College of
Pharmacy and Nutrition
where she earned her
Bachelor of Science in
Pharmacy in 2008. She
returned to the U of S in
2010 to pursue her Master
of Science degree.
In addition to this, Julia currently works for RxFiles on the
Long-Term Care Project focusing on optimizing medication
use in long-term care. She also has been a board member
with the Pharmacists’ Association of Saskatchewan since
2009.