Welcome to the 2014 NPPA Conference

1. Welcome to the 2014 NPPA Conference NPPA - National Pharmacy Purchasing Association Our ONLY Issue is Pharmacy Purchasing Visit us Online: www.PharmacyPurchasing.com -Join the Discussion in the Pharmacy Buyers Forum -Get Breaking News On Recalls & More, on the Member-Only Resources page

4. Stats of 2014 NPPA Conference The LARGEST Gathering of Pharmacy Buyers in the Country! 285 Total Attendees! (final) 254 Pharmacy Attendees 19GPO Attendees 15 Full Program Exhibitors (paid extra to attend all educational sessions) 87 Exhibiting Vendor-Companies

5. About NPPA January 2010: First Association for Pharmacy Buyers Founded! National Pharmacy Purchasing Association (NPPA), wasfounded by Summerdale Enterprises, Inc., the publisher of Pharmacy Purchasing Outlook and conductor of the AnnualPharmacy Purchasing Networking Conferences (from hereonto be known as the NPPA Conference).  NPPA was created for Pharmacy Buyers in response to the need of such an organization expressed by the subscribership of Pharmacy Purchasing Outlook, and the attendees at their Annual Conferences.

6. NPPA Mission & Members The mission of NPPA is to: • Promote the Profession of Pharmacy Purchasing. • Provide Specific and Enhanced Educational Opportunities for the Pharmacy Buyer. • Provide a Unified Voice for the Professional Pharmacy Buyer. • Affirm Pharmacy Purchasing as a Unique & Important Specialty Within the Pharmacy Profession • Affirm that Pharmacy Purchasing is an Important Aspect of Total Patient Care.   Members of the Association consist of Pharmacy Buyers across the nation, regardless of their local job title (mainly from institutional facilities), and those who support NPPA’s goals.

7. NPPA Goals -More Pharmacy Buyer Speakers at Conference A record number this year, but let’s make it even higher next time! Watch online for our “Call for Speakers” at end of year. -Pharmacy Buyer Profession - Recognition & Training  Pharmacy Buyer Training -Beginner’s Online Guide -NPPA Conference Classes -Possible Future Partnership with Vendors  Recognition of Pharmacy Buyer Profession -Build Up Membership Base (with member help) -Petition Pharmacy Boards for separate Buyer Category (not just Technician & Pharmacist)

8. NPPA Founder Dale J. Kroll, Founder of NPPA Background: -14 years as a Pharmacy Contract Administrator of a 1,000+ Hospital Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) -5 years as a Pharmacy Buyer in a 450-Bed Medical Center Currently: -President/CEO & Founder of NPPA -Editor-In-Chief of Pharmacy Purchasing Outlook, the official publication of NPPA.

9. NPPA Advisory Board Debby Flannery, Pharmacy Purchasing Coordinator, Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, CA Deb Harden, Pharmacy Buyer, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, OH Nina Karl, CPhT, Pharmacy Purchasing Coordinator, St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, MT Vicki Wernes, Pharmacy Buyer, St. Anthony Medical Center, Crown Point, IN Leanne Witt, CPhT, Inventory Specialist & 340B Coordinator of Western Region, Mercy Pharmacy Services, Springfield, MO

10. NPPA Outstanding Pharmacy Buyer Of the Year Award Sponsored By Fresenius Kabi 2014 Nominees: Rebecca Brewer, CPhT, Pharmacy Purchaser, Naval Health Clinic (NHC) Charleston, Goose Creek, South Carolina. Diana Dorgan, Inventory Control Coordinator, Bethesda North Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio. Sue Hamilton, Pharmacy Services Purchasing Officer IV, University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System, Chicago, Illinois. Zinaida Kapustin, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri. Nancy Pearson, CPhT, Pharmacy Purchasing Agent, Mercy Medical Center, Redding, California. Dana Ryan, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Scripps Mercy Hospital, San Diego, California. Ambrea Sandlin, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer & Analyst, Mercy Hospital, Ada, Oklahoma.

11. NPPA Outstanding Pharmacy Buyer Of the Year Award Sponsored By Fresenius Kabi 2014 Nominees: Regina Smith, CPhT, Pharmaceutical Buyer, Windy Hill Hospital/WellStarHealth System, Marietta, Georgia Kathleen St. Clair, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Columbus Regional Hospital, Columbus, Indiana Jim Thomas, CPhT, Certified Technician Buying Technician, Faith Regional Health Services (FRHS), Norfolk, Nebraska Michael Urbati, CPhT,Pharmacy Inventory Integrity Coordinator, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston, Massachusetts Kimberly Whiteleather, CPhT, Pharmacy Buyer, Adventist GlenOaks Hospital, Glendale Heights, Illinois Kerry Young, Pharmacy Buyer/Inventory Manager, Specialists Hospital, Shreveport, Louisiana

12. NPPA Outstanding Pharmacy BuyerOf the Year Award Program Sponsored By:Fresenius Kabi USA 3rd Place:Kathy St. Clair, CPhTPharmacy Buyer Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus, Indiana Awarded:$200 education/travel grant

13. NPPA Outstanding Pharmacy BuyerOf the Year Award Program Sponsored By:Fresenius Kabi USA 2nd Place:Susan Hamilton Pharmacy Purchasing Officer IV University of Illinois Medical Center Chicago, Illinois Awarded:$500 education/travel grant

14. NPPA Outstanding Pharmacy BuyerOf the Year Award Program Sponsored By:Fresenius Kabi USA 1st Place:Michael Urbati, CPhT Pharmacy Inventory Integrity Manager Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts Awarded:$1,000 education/travel grant

15. NPPA Attendee Opening Reception Attendee Opening Reception, Monday 4:50-6:50pm Sky-View Room 5/6 (26th Floor) Light dinner food will be provided, with a hosted bar. Exhibitors who have purchased tickets to sponsor this event, will also be present. Please Join Us! If you have not yet sent RSVP, seeNPPA Registration Desk to ask if space is still available

16. NPPA Cyber Café Available Cyber Café Sponsored by NPPA Locatedin Grand Salon Available on all Conference days 3 Computers, connected to Internet & 1 Printer

17. Bally’s Map – Full Property

18. If you have ANY issues with the hotel, PLEASE alert the NPPA Staff as soon as possible!! If it can be fixed, it will be fixed

19. Respect Your Fellow Attendees To Please Refrain from Talking during Lectures Please Silence your Cell-Phones The Conference Center is a Non-Smoking venue.