340B - Workshop

Friday, October 25 | 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Saturday, October 26 | 9:00 am – 12:00 noon (cont'd)

When you register for the 340B pre-conference workshop, you’ll receive an exclusive 10% discount on your registration fee for next year’s 2025 NWRPCA/CHAMPS Fall Conference!

This comprehensive, two-part session is designed to provide a holistic overview of the 340B Program’s background, essential requirements, and various dispensing models. Both newcomers and 340B veterans will find helpful foundational lessons and discussion of best practices. Whether you’re looking to solidify your introductory 340B knowledge or explore nuanced strategies, this session promises to deliver valuable insights for effective 340B Program management.

Learning Objectives

• Attendees will understand the basic components of the 340B Program, including eligible participants, core compliance requirements, key terminology, and intent of the program.
• Attendees will gain in-depth knowledge of how entity-owned retail pharmacies and contract pharmacies are compliantly utilized in the 340B Program to make medication affordable to patients and to deliver savings for the health center to invest in providing more comprehensive services to more patients.
• Attendees will learn how to navigate rapidly evolving elements of the 340B program and will be informed of potential future changes that may impact their program savings or access to medication.

Speakers

Tim Mallett, RPh, 340B ACE

Tim Mallett is a pharmacist and has been involved with the 340B program for over 20 years. Currently, he is employed at Nuvem as VP of Pharmacy Services. He assists FQHCs with setting up new in-house pharmacies and provides onsite 340B education for CHC staff. Over the years, Tim has consulted with FQHCs on pharmacy operations, 340B issues, and pharmacy integration within their health centers and is also a respected speaker at state and national conferences. He is part of the planning committee for the 340B Grantee Conferences which provides 340B education around the country. He was also a consultant for NACHC on Public Policy and 340B Pharmacy Operations for a number of years. Tim spent 12 years as Director of Pharmacy at a large FQHC in Michigan. In addition to running the pharmacy, he also oversaw the clinic’s managed care, medical records, WIC, marketing, quality improvement (PCMH & MU) and LEAN (process improvement) during his tenure. He is still active at his clinic and fills in as needed at the pharmacy. Tim is a 340B ACE (Apexus Certified Expert).

Matthew D. Atkins, CPA, CIA, 340B ACE

Matt is a partner with Draffin Tucker’s 340B Compliance Services Team in Albany. During his time with Draffin Tucker, he has focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, where he has over 13 years of experience auditing healthcare entities, preparing Medicare and Medicaid cost reports, internal audit outsourcing, evaluating 340B Program compliance, and various other program reimbursement and consulting projects. Matt is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in Georgia and is also a Certified Internal Auditor. Additionally, Matt is recognized as a 340B Apexus Certified Expert and has been a frequent speaker on 340B compliance at the national and regional levels. An Albany native, Matt enjoys being outdoors when he is not in the office. His hobbies include camping with his family, target shooting, and traveling the U.S.

Hannah Rowell, 340B ACE

Hannah is a Senior 340B Consultant on Draffin Tucker’s 340B Services Team and holds the Apexus Certified Expert credential. She brings prior experience in healthcare quality and process improvement in her approach to 340B compliance. Hannah is a nationally recognized expert in the Community Health Center 340B community and is a frequent presenter at national conferences. Hannah has served as Faculty for 340B University in-person training. In her previous role leading the 340B Program for a large FQHC, Hannah oversaw a network of nearly 200 contract pharmacies while maintaining compliance, navigating contract pharmacy restrictions, and guiding the health center through a HRSA audit with zero findings.

Becoming an Employer of Choice - Workshop

Friday, October 25 | 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Saturday, October 26 | 8:30 am – 11:30 am (cont'd)

When you register for the Employer Of Choice pre-conference workshop, you’ll receive an exclusive 10% discount on your registration fee for next year’s 2025 NWRPCA/CHAMPS Fall Conference!

Community health center (CHC) leaders aren’t driven solely by the CHC mission or by the number of patients served—they’re driven by a desire to establish and grow the health center as the “employer of choice” in their communities. Yet between a rapidly changing American health care system, increased competition for talent, staff burnout, evolving technology, and other demands, many if not most health center leaders are doing everything they can just to stay above water. Coming out of the pandemic, the work to recruit, retain and inspire employees is harder than ever especially given the inflationary challenges factored in. Becoming an employer of choice can feel like a very far away goal without intentional focus and a plan.

This training and development experience will focus on creating a stronger health center brand by examining practical steps that leaders can take to establish their health center as an employer of choice.

The session facilitator has successful and direct hands-on experience in each of these segments. With each step, we will discuss related experiences, research, best practices, specific tools and strategies, in a dynamic and interactive learning and facilitation process.

Learning Objectives

• Individual Development: personal assessment, engagement and the unleashing of potential, individual wellness and growth, (re)setting the intention to find joy in the mission and practice of community health.
• Organizational Leadership: creating a culture and brand identity that optimizes the recruitment and retention of the workforce you want while delivering excellent patient care in alignment with the mission, vision and values of the health center.
• Systemic Engagement: understanding the trends and direction of the health care system, how it’s impacting your CHC, how to lead the way at the local, state and national level.

Speaker

Gary Campbell

As the founder and owner of Impact2Lead, LLC and the CEO of Johnson Health Center, Gary Campbell has enjoyed a career of increased responsibility in the field of Healthcare leadership, Human Resources, Procurement, Operations and Contingent Workforce Strategies.
Having worked in leadership positions for LexisNexis, Ensemble Chimes Global, Bayer and Johnson Health Center, Gary has had the opportunity to continually leverage his passion around people development in a business setting.
In 2011, he left Bayer and came to Johnson Health Center (JHC) and in 2013; he launched Impact2Lead to provide transformation-based speaking, executive coaching and professional consulting services to other firms and leaders across the US.

Integrating Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder into Primary Care - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) - Free Workshop

This half-day training hosted by the Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder (PCSS-MAUD) will provide an overview of alcohol use disorder (AUD), medications to treat AUD, and withdrawal management in primary care. The training will build skills to identify and diagnose AUD, determine a medication to treat AUD based on patients’ unique needs and goals, and assess the risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome. Additionally, the training will highlight strategies for integrating MAUD and AUD treatment into primary care settings, as well as discuss the intersection of alcohol and other substance use. Through an example case discussion, participants will have the opportunity to apply learned skills and engage with their peers and the presenters.

Learning Objectives

• Explain prevalence, nomenclature, and diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder.
• Describe the three FDA-approved medications for alcohol use disorder and how best to determine a medication regimen.
• Demonstrate how to assess risk for alcohol withdrawal syndrome and determine a treatment plan based on risk.

SAMHSA Funding Disclaimer "Funding for this initiative was made possible by cooperative agreement number 1H79TI086771-01 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government."

This activity is eligible for 4 CE Credits at no cost. ASAM is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Speakers

Julie Byler, DO, FASAM, Adventist Health

Dr. Julie Byler completed her Internal Medicine residency and Addiction Medicine fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) in Portland, OR. Following completion of residency, she joined OHSU as an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Physician Lead for the Improving Addiction Care Team (IMPACT), a multidisciplinary inpatient Addiction Medicine consult team, at Adventist Health Portland. Dr. Byler uses evidencebased medications, as well as behavioral interventions to treat hospitalized patients with opioid, alcohol, stimulant, cannabis and nicotine use disorders.

Christine Harsell, DNP, ANP-BC, Spectra Health

Christine Harsell DNP, ANP-BC is a nurse practitioner and medical director at an FQHC in North Dakota. She oversees an integrated primary care setting that provides substance use disorder (SUD) services including medications for alcohol use disorder. She works regionally to offer SBIRT and Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) implementation training and technical assistance and has been a content expert and case presenter on a variety of Project ECHO sessions related to SUD.