Daily Schedule

Sunday, March 14
1:00 PM–6:00 PM Registration and Internet Cafe   
   
Monday, March 15
7:30 AM–6:00 PM Registration and Internet Cafe
7:30 AM–8:15 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM–9:45 AM Opening General Session
Welcome Address

John M. Gray, President and CEO, HDMA
Keynote Presentation: Solving the Healthcare Crisis
Senator Tom Daschle, Former Senate Majority and Minority Leader
Concurrent Business, Policy and Technology Sessions
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Reimbursement Update (Advanced)
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Predictive Analytics (Intermediate)
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Managing Returned Goods: Connecting Forward and Reverse Logistics (Intermediate)
Sponsored by Guaranteed Returns
Concurrent Business, Policy and Technology Sessions
11:15 AM–12:15 PM DEA Update (Intermediate) †
11:15 AM–12:15 PM Linking the Supply Chain: Connecting Manufacturing and Distribution (Intermediate)
11:15 AM–12:15 PM The Impact of Mergers and Acquisitions (Advanced)
12:15 PM–2:00 PM Technology Expo Open and Lunch Served  
Concurrent Business, Policy and Technology Sessions  
2:15 PM–3:15 PM Regulating Reverse Logistics (Intermediate)
2:15 PM–3:15 PM In-Transit Security: Part I (Advanced) †
Sponsored by CargoNet
2:15 PM–3:15 PM Facts and Figures in Traditional and Specialty Distribution (All Levels)
Concurrent Business, Policy and Technology Sessions
3:30 PM–4:30 PM State Pedigree and Licensure Issues(Intermediate)
3:30 PM–4:30 PM In-Transit Security: Part II (Advanced) †
Sponsored by CargoNet
3:30 PM–4:30 PM Current Trends in the Healthcare Value Chain: Data Sharing and Collaboration (Intermediate)
4:30 PM–6:30 PM Welcome Reception and Technology Expo Open
6:30 PM Open Evening  
   
Tuesday, March 16
7:30 AM–6:00 PM Registration and Internet Cafe 
7:30 AM–8:15 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM–9:45 AM Morning General Session
HDMA Distribution Management Award Presentation
Competitive Leadership: Twelve Principals for Success

Brian Billick, FOX NFL Analyst, NFL Network Contributor and Former Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach, Baltimore Ravens
Concurrent Business, Policy and Technology Sessions
10:00 AM–11:00 AM Lean Six Sigma (Intermediate)
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Update on FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) (Advanced)
10:00 AM–12:00 PM Data-Driven Success (Advanced)
12:00 PM–1:30 PM Technology Expo Open and Lunch Served
Concurrent Business, Policy and Technology Sessions
1:45 PM–2:45 PM Pharmaceutical Distribution 2015: A Technology Roadmap (Advanced)
1:45 PM–2:45 PM Pandemic Planning and Emergency Preparedness (All Levels)
1:45 PM–2:45 PM Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (All Levels)
3:00 PM–4:00 PM Afternoon General Session
What's In, What's Out, What's Ahead: 2010 Healthcare Marketplace Trends

Doug Long, Vice President, Industry Relations, IMS Health
Sponsored by SAP America, Inc.
4:00 PM–6:00 PM Technology Expo Open, Networking Reception and Raffle
6:00 PM Open Evening    
   
Wednesday, March 17
7:30 AM–11:00 AM Registration and Internet Cafe   
7:30 AM–8:15 AM Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM–9:30 AM Morning General Session
A 21st Century FDA
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, MD, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Center for Health Transformation, Former Commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
9:45 AM–11:00 AM Closing General Session
A View From the Customer: Panel Discussion

Panel Moderator: Doug Long, Vice President, Industry Relations, IMS Health
11:00 AM Conference Adjournment       

                                                          

* Schedule subject to change.
This session is closed to the media.