Temptime Sponsored Webinar: Maintaining a Successful Cold Chain for Specialty Pharmacy
Date: August 20, 2020
Time: 2:00 p.m. EST
Duration: 1 hour
Moderated by W. Hays Waldrop, Founder and President of IHES and The Council of Supply Chain Executives, participants in this webinar will discuss how best to comply with industry standards and requirements while also delivering the best patient care from an operations, quality and accreditation perspective. Panelists include (read full bios):
-Michael Becker, Director of Quality and Accreditation for Trellis Rx
-Mel Nelson, PharmD, Regional Operations Manager for Fairview Specialty Pharmacy’s specialty, mail service, discharge, ASC-based and hemophilia pharmacies
-Douglas Samojedny, RPh, Director of Specialty Operations at Pharmacy Advantage, Henry Ford Health System
This webinar will give you real-life insight into:
-The science behind cold chain shipping and why it’s critical to maintaining the efficacy of the medication you distribute
-What you need to know about the URAC 4.0 updates and how to ensure compliance to maintain accreditation, including new package performance testing requirements
-Current and potential impacts of COVID-19 on specialty and hospital pharmacy business models and processes
-The role temperature indicators play in patient medication shipments, the potential return-on-investment, and the impact on patient satisfaction
