Monthly Archives: October 2018

Nov. 10, St. Louis: PBMs vs. Patient Care

Don’t miss out on the Fall  2018 Missouri Chapter meeting!

Come and learn what sets AAPS apart from other organizations while enjoying great food, networking, and … 1.0 Hour of CME. 

Details copied below. Hope to see you there!

TIME:

11:30am to 2:30pm
Saturday, November 10, 2018
(meet and greet
starting at 11:30am,
meeting starting at
12:00 PM noon).

LOCATION:

J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks
(Named 2012’s ‘Best Steakhouse’ by the Riverfront Times)
17A W County Ctr, Suite A102
Des Peres, MO 63131
314.965.4600
Click here for map.

ENJOY:

Meal and drinks provided by AAPS. Update on AAPS past and future activities, plus the fellowship of your colleagues!

PRESENTATIONS:

Ray Page, DO, PhD provides an inside look at how Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs) improperly interfere in patient care while driving up costs, in his presentation, “PBMs: Profits before Patients.”

Kris Held, MD presents on one tool patients and physicians can leverage to bypass PBM and insurer interference: point-of-care dispensing, i.e. patients obtaining their prescriptions directly from their physician.

RSVP: email aaps@aapsonline.org

**Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the New Mexico Medical Society (NMMS) through the joint providership of Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) and the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services is accredited by the New Mexico Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Statement: RMCHCS designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.