A diverse lineup of industry-leading speakers has been confirmed for the 2024 Advancing Pharmacy Practice: Leveraging Innovation, Evidence, and Safety (APPLIES) Conference in Hawaii on October 21-24.
This dynamic four-day event – jointly hosted by USC and University of Hawai’i Hilo – will bring pioneers, experts and enthusiasts together on Maui to explore groundbreaking solutions in pharmacy and healthcare, as well as ideas that leverage the current healthcare landscape for developing pharmacist roles.
Sessions will cover comprehensive medication management, health equity, digital health innovations, sustainable models for pharmacy services and legislative efforts to advance pharmacy practice, among other topics.
“The need for disruptive change in how we deliver healthcare is greater than ever,” says Steve Chen, professor and associate dean for clinical affairs at USC Mann and the William A. and Josephine A. Heeres in Community Pharmacy. “We developed the APPLIES Conference to accelerate the adoption of best practices and technologies proven to dramatically improve health outcomes for people with physical and mental conditions, particularly vulnerable populations who have limited access to healthcare that works for them.”
Speakers will include:
- Skip Rizzo, director of medical virtual reality at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies, providing a keynote address on disrupting healthcare through digital health tools and innovations, featuring his industry-leading work on developing VR healthcare applications
- Clayton Chau, chief strategy & innovation officer at National Healthcare & Housing Advisors, discussing health disparities
- Edward Jai, system director for quality improvement and safety engineering at The Queen’s Health System, speaking about managing social needs and remote physiologic monitoring for Native Hawaiians and Asian Pacific Islanders
- Alex Kang, chief pharmacy executive at L.A. Care Health Plan, addressing challenges and opportunities in healthcare
- Corrie Sanders, president of the Hawaii Pharmacists Association and founder of Huna Health, discussing legislative efforts of to advance pharmacy practice in Hawaii
Breakout sessions and clinical training series on the management of patients with diabetes, hypertension and heart failure will round out the conference.
Vassilios Papadopoulos, dean of USC Mann, and Rae Matsumoto, dean of the Inouye College of Pharmacy at UH Hilo, will welcome conference participants.
Register now to secure your spot at the 2024 APPLIES Conference. Use code USCMAUI2024 for a special $250 flat rate for members of the USC community, until Aug. 31, 2024. For more information, contact Lisa McDonald Reyes at lisamcdo@usc.edu.