
Susan Cantrell on Features, Sessions to Expect at AMCP Nexus 2020
With the virtual format of this year’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2020, there will be several sessions and novel features to look out for, including networking events, educational programming, and a keynote speech.
With the virtual format of this year’s Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus 2020, there will be several sessions and novel features to look out for, including networking events, educational programming, and a keynote speech, said Susan Cantrell, CEO of AMCP.
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AJMC®: With this year’s AMCP Nexus 2020 being presented in a virtual format, can you speak on some opportunities presented by this new layout? And what features will be helpful to the audience?
Cantrell: We certainly would have loved to have everyone this week in Las Vegas and all be together face to face. So, that couldn’t happen, obviously, during 2020, but what we think we’re offering for our members, our attendees, and our exhibitors is the next best thing. We have a very innovative and engaging platform that we’ll be hosting our meeting from this week, with lots of bells and whistles.
If you’ve been to our meeting, you know one of the most striking things to me is the level of excitement, engagement, and enthusiasm that we see among our attendees, as well as our exhibitors. It’s hard to replicate that in a virtual environment, but I think we’re coming very close. We have a number of networking events that we're offering, including our
We also have more educational programming than we’ve ever had. We feel in this period of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], where our members have been very focused on their work and have had little time probably for professional development over the last several months, we need to offer them rich content that is up to the moment with lots of options, and that’s exactly what you’ll see at Nexus 2020. We have posters, we have live sessions, networking events, and then also a popular feature of our meeting is always the expo. You’ll see there the virtual expo program that also includes some unopposed hours. So, we have everything in the virtual format and are really looking forward to a great week with lots of excitement.
AJMC®: Are there any sessions during this year’s meeting that you are particularly excited about or interested in learning more on?
Cantrell: There are so many! It’s so hard to differentiate, but I’ll just call out a few that I think are particularly notable. So, today, October 19, we have a premeeting
Earlier this year, we conducted a
Then the second one this afternoon that I’ll mention is called Practical Applications to Close Gender and Diversity Gaps in Health Care Leadership. I think that’s very exciting, and it certainly is aligned with AMCP’s deep commitment to diversity and equality in health care leadership.
So, we are very honored to be joined in that session by 5 women of very diverse backgrounds, who have advanced to executive levels in managed care pharmacy, health care recruiting, the pharmaceutical industry, and other areas. They’ll each discuss their experiences and also share best practices that support gender equity in the workplace.
Then finally, I must mention our keynote speaker for tomorrow, and that is health care futurist and COVID-19 research leader Marty Makary, MD, MPH, who’s also author of a recent book called The Price We Pay that talks about the US health care system and some of the challenges we face. Dr Makary is with Johns Hopkins University and he will present some findings hot off the press of a recent study he worked with FAIR Health on related to COVID-19 and its impact on Americans. So, I would say this is a can’t miss session. Marty’s always great, and I know our attendees will really enjoy him.
Then I’ll just mention on the topic of interesting sessions, there’s so many that we also have a number of satellite symposia and that’s a popular feature at our meeting this year. We have more than ever in the virtual environment, and so our partners and exhibitors have really stepped up to the plate to offer additional educational programming beyond the core meeting. So, look for that as well. Lots of great topics!
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