Innovation in the Marketplace Webcast   Friday, March 27, 2009 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. EDT   More about the Speakers   Joshua Bellamy, PharmD, is president and CEO of Health Strategy, LLC. He is a clinical pharmacist with an emphasis on pharmacy operations and business development, clinical outcomes, pharmacoeconomics, benefit design and contract strategy. He has led teams of pharmacists conducting pharmacoeconomic and benefit design consulting, and continues to assist self-insured employers from Fortune 50 companies devise pharmacy benefit solutions. He has a PharmD from St. Louis College of Pharmacy where he currently serves on the board.   A. Denae Brake, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist with Catalyst Rx, is responsible for helping clients achieve the clinical goals of their prescription benefit management programs. She has extensive experience within the pharmacy industry, including consulting for long-term care facilities and as a clinical pharmacist. She earned her PharmD from the University of New Mexico.   Todd Bisping, MBA,is pharmacy benefit and informatics manager at Caterpillar, Inc. He is responsible for plan design and administration of Caterpillar's pharmacy benefit plans, as well all health care informatics. He has been with Caterpillar for 20 years working in a wide variety of roles including engineering, IT, product support and Six Sigma. He has a BA in engineering from Kansas State University and an MBA from Bradley University.   Paul Larrat, RPh, PhD, is associate dean and professor of pharmacoepidemiology and at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy. His research and teaching efforts focus on drug use in special populations, and managed care and pharmacoeconomic issues. Earlier in his career, he was executive vice president of MIM Health Plans where he oversaw the growth of the PBM from $3 million in gross revenues in 1994 to over $300 million in 1997. He has a PhD in epidemiology from Brown University, an MS in pharmacy administration, an MBA and a BS in pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island.   Danny R. Moriarty is director of Business Systems Continuous Improvement - Hire to Retire in Peabody Energy Corporation. He is responsible for maximizing the company’s investment in the SAP Enterprise Resource Planning software as it relates to human resources. Since 1988, he has worked in benefits overseeing Peabody’s legacy costs for workers’ compensation, Federal Black Lung benefits and welfare benefit plans, including retiree health care. He has a BS in Accounting from the University of Kentucky. Mark McKinney is director of Integrail Products for informedRx®, an SXC Company. Mark and his team are responsible for the design, development, implementation and operational support of Integrail's data integration and risk prediction products and services. Mark has been with Integrail since its inception in 1998 and has served in various capacities over the past 11 years, including as director of product development and director of medical economics.   Craig Stern, RPh, PharmD, MBA, is president of Pro Pharma Pharmaceutical Consultants, Inc., which he founded in 1986. The practice focuses on the design and management of pharmacy benefits, integration of pharmacy and medical benefits, data analysis, strategic analysis/planning and implementation, and the management of pharmacy risk for provider groups. Dr. Stern is a fellow of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP), the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, the International College of Angiology, and the Life Management Institute. He has a PharmD and an MBA from the University of Southern California.   Michael Struhs, MBA, leads Wal-Mart's Employer Healthcare Solutions team. He has broad experience in leading the delivery of unique business solutions to multiple stakeholders within health care and the CPG industries. He has BSBA and MBA degrees from Indiana University.   Shannon Roberts, RN is the Integrail Nurse Analyst at the State of Arkansas Employee Benefits Division.  She has worked in the PBM industry for over 10 years.  She has been a Registered Nurse since 2005 specializing in the critical care area and is currently working towards her Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Shaun Young, PharmD, MBA, leads Wal-Mart's Health & Wellness Strategy team. He has broad healthcare experience in retail, managed care, primary care, pharmaceuticals, and government. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a PharmD from the University of the Pacific. Back to webcast details