Attendees

Conference Speaker Directory
Sameer V. Awsare, MD, FACP
Associate Executive Director
The Permanente Medical Group
Campbell, CA | sameer.awsare@kp.org
Sarah Ball, PharmD
Assistant Professor | South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Columbia, SC | BallS@sccp.sc.edu
Cheryl Bartlett, RN
Executive Director of the Cape Cod Regional Substance Abuse
Prevention Initiative (CCRSAPI) and Public Health
Cape Cod Healthcare
Hyannis, MA | chbartlett@CapeCodHealth.org
Carolyn Clancy, MD
Chief Medical Officer | Veterans Health Administration
Washington, DC | Carolyn.Clancy@va.gov
Melissa Christopher, PharmD
National Director, Academic Detailing Program Office
VACO Pharmacy Benefits Management
San Diego, CA | Melissa.Christopher@va.gov
Phillip Coffin, MD, MIA
Director of Substance Use Research and Assistant Professor,
University of California
San Francisco Department of Public Health
San Francisco, CA | pcoffin@gmail.com
Andrew Ellner, MD, MSc
Physician and Assistant Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Brigham &Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | aellner@partners.org
Don Goldmann, MD
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Cambridge, MA | dgoldmann@IHI.org
Allyson Gottsman
Program Manager, Colorado Health Extension System
Executive Vice President, HealthTeamWorks
Aurora, CO | allyson.gottsman@ucdenver.edu
Amanda Kennedy, PharmD
Associate Professor of Medicine
General Internal Medicine
University of Vermont | Burlington, VT
amanda.kennedy@uvmhealth.org
Michael Kharfen
Senior Deputy Director
HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STD and TB Administration
DC Department of Health (DOH)
Washington, DC | michael.kharfen@dc.gov
Lyndee Knox, PhD
Executive Director | L.A. Net
Long Beach, CA | lyndee.knox@gmail.com
Ann Lefebvre, MSW, CPHQ
Associate Director
NC Area Health Education Centers Program
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC | ann_lefebvre@med.unc.edu
Joy Leotsakos, PharmD
Senior Clinical Pharmacist |Atrius Health
Boston, MA | Joy_Leotsakos@vmed.org
Terryn Naumann, BScPharm, PharmD
Director, Evaluation/Coordinator of BC PAD Service
BC Ministry of Health | New Westminster, Canada
Terryn.Naumann@gov.bc.ca
Loren Regier, BSP, BA
Program Coordinator | RxFiles Academic Detailing
Saskatoon, Canada | regierlc@sasktel.net
Valerie Royal, PharmD, BCPS
Manager, Ambulatory Pharmacy Programs | Upstate Medical
Pharmacy, Greenville Health Corporation Greenville, SC |
vroyal@ghs.org
Conference Participant Directory
Jon Andersen, MD, PhD
Medical Doctor
Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg
Copenhagen, Denmark |
jon.thor.traerup.andersen@regionh.dk
Thomas Arnone, DO
Associate Medical Director
Finger Lakes Health Systems Agency
Rochester, NY | drarnone@netscape.net
Rita Baglini, RPh
Clinical & Informatics Pharmacist | ASP Healthcare
White Plains, NY | rbaglini@apshealthcare.com
Stephanie Baker, MSc
Program Coordinator | Healthcentric Advisors
Woburn, MA | sbaker@healthcentricadvisors.org
Julia Bareham, MSc, BSP
Academic Detailer, LTC Project
RxFiles Academic Detailing
Saskatoon, Canada | Julia@RxFiles.ca
Michelle Bicket, BA
Program Evaluation Specialist
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Providence, RI | mbicket@nhpri.org
Michelle Boudreau, MA
Evaluation Specialist | Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia | michelle.boudreau@dal.ca
Kristin Busch, MPH
Program Manager
Alosa Foundation
Boston, MA | kbusch@alosafoundation.org
Stephen Braun
Medical Writer | Amherst, MA | braun.writer@gmail.com
Maria Brown, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
Veterans Administration Health Services
Coto de Caza, CA | maria.brown1@va.gov
Danelle Callan, MA
Program Coordinator | University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM | DCallan@salud.unm.edu
Scott Chappell, PharmD
Account Manager, Indegene
Atlanta, GA | schappell@indegenettm.com
Andrew Colby, BS, MBA
Director of Pharmacy, Health New England
Charlton, MA | acolby@hne.com
Mindy Craig, PA-C, MS
Director of Physician Outreach
Colorado Assuring Better Child Health and Development
Denver, CO | mindy@coloradoabcd.org
Shannon Criniti, PhD
VP, Strategic Initiatives | AccessMatters
Philadelphia, PA | shannon.criniti@accessmatters.org
Ellen Dancel, PharmD
Director of Clinical Materials Development
Alosa Foundation | Boston, MA
edancel@alosafoundation.org
Mathew Devine, DO
Associate Medical Director
University of Rochester – Department of Family Medicine
Rochester, NY | mathew_devine@urmc.rochester.edu
Macarius Donneyong, PhD
Research Specialist
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | MDONNEYONG@BWH.HARVARD.EDU
Michelle Dresser, MPH
Senior Manager, Programming and Strategy
Public Health Detailing
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
New York City, NY | mdresser@health.nyc.gov
Roar Dyrkorn, MD
Senior Consultant | Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | roar.dyrkorn@legemidler.no
Ann-Katrin Eriksen, MPharm
Pharmacist | RELIS, Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | ann.katrin.eriksen@legemidler.no
Ketil Arne Espnes, MD
Senior Consultant, Head of Section
Department of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | ketil.espnes@legemidler.no
Bruce Forcier, RHP
Academic Detailer | Express Scripts, Inc.
St. Louis, MO | bcforcier@express-scripts.com
Susan Haas, MD, MSc
Clinician in Residence
Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute
Boston, MA | s.haas@neu.edu
Michael Halperson, MAT
CEO, Alosa Foundation
Boston, MA | mhalperson@alosafoundation.org
Michael Harvey, PharmD
Program Manager
VACO PBM Academic Detailing | michael.harvey@va.gov
Mengdong He, MS
Research Specialist
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | mhe1@partners.org
Alisha Herrick, MPH
Coordinator | University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM | AlishaHerrick@salud.unm.edu
Chris Hopwood, MSc
Program Administrator
Healthcentric Advisors | Woburn, MA
chopwood@healthcentricadvisors.org
Bronwen Jones, MD
Director Evidence Based Programs
CPD, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie
Halifax, Nova Scotia | bjones3@dal.ca
Yannis Kalogirou Valtis
Global Health Delivery Project, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA | yannis_valtis@hms.harvard.edu
Chad Kay, PharmD
Program Manager | VACO PBM Academic Detailing
chad.kay@va.gov
Anita Kestin, MD, MPH
Associate Medical Director
Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island
Providence, RI | askestinmd@gmail.com
Harald Langaas, MPharm, MPH
Head of Section | RELIS, Dept of Clinical Pharmacology
Trondheim, Norway | harald.langaas@legemidler.no
Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD
Research Fellow
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | JLAUFFENBURGER@BWH.HARVARD.EDU
Mary Jo Larson, PhD
Senior Scientist | Brandeis University
Waltham, MA | larson@brandeis.edu
Marcos Lau, PharmD
Program Manager | VACO PBM Academic Detailing
marcos.lau@va.gov
Nicole Levidow, MSPH, JD
Research Fellow
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | NLEVIDOW@PARTNERS.ORG
Jing Luo, MD
Research Fellow
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | JLUO1@PARTNERS.ORG
Mehdi Najafzadeh, PhD
Instructor in Medicine
Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and
Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | MNAJAFZADEH@BWH.HARVARD.EDU
David O’Riordan, MPSI, MPharm, MPH
PG Cert High Education
SPHeRE PhD Scholar, School of Pharmacy/Department of
Epidemiology and Public Health
University College Cork
Cork, Ireland | davidoriordan@ucc.ie
Robert Patterson, MD
Information Officer | Genelex Corporation
Seattle, WA | bpatterson5961@gmail.com
Erika Pierce, MMSc, PA-C
Academic Detailer | Maine Independent Clinical Information
Service
Manchester, ME | erikasnowman@hotmail.com
Sarah Popish, PharmD
Program Manager
VACO PBM Academic Detailing | sarah.popish@va.gov
Priyanka Randeria-Noor, MPH, MHA
Management Analyst
VACO PBM Academic Detailing | priyanka.randeria@va.gov
Jess Rogers, BA, MSc
Director, Evidence & Guidelines | Centre for Effective
Practice Toronto, ON | jess.rogers@effectivepractice.org
Stephen Martin, MD, EdM
Project Director | TandemHealth
Washington, DC | stmartin@gmail.com
Brittney Roth, BS
Research Coordinator
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL | broth423@ufl.edu
Margaret Mendes, PharmD
Program Director
Veterans Administration Health Services
San Diego, CA | margaret.mendes@va.gov
Jean Silver-Isenstadt, MD, PhD
Executive Director
National Physicians Alliance
Washington, DC | jean@npalliance.org
Elisabeth Fowlie Mock, MD, MPH
Academic Detailer | MICIS-Maine
Manchester, ME | mockdoc2@gmail.com
Meagan Shallcross, MPH
Healthy Steps/Physician Outreach Coordinator
Colorado Assuring Better Child Health & Development
Denver, CO | meagan@coloradoabcd.org
Jamie Mowers, MPH, MSW, MS
MCH/Family Health Public Health Associate
New York State Association of County Health Officials
(NYSACHO)
Albany, NY | jamie@nysacho.org
Janice Murphy, JD
Sr. Director of Strategic Alliances & Program Development
Alosa Foundation | Boston, MA
jmurphy@alosafoundation.org
Maryellen Thoma, BS, MA
Program Coordinator
Healthcentric Advisors
Woburn, MA | mthoma@healthcentricadvisors.org
Ginny Torrise, PharmD
Deputy Chief Consultant
VACO Pharmacy Benefits Management
Fairfax, VA | virginia.torrise@va.gov
Jacki Travers, PharmD
Academic Detailing Pharmacist
Pharmacy Management Consultants | Oklahoma City, OK
jacki-travers@ouhsc.edu
Mark Viron, MD
Attending Psychiatrist, Partial Hospital Program
Director of Training and Education
Massachusetts Mental Health Center | Boston, MA
mark.viron@state.ma.us
Vi Vo, MEd
Health Promoter | Sudbury & District Health Unit
Sudbury, ON | vov@sdhu.com
Rebecca Weintraub, MD
Faculty Director
Global Health Delivery Project, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA | rebecca@globalhealthdelivery.org
Jerry Avorn, MD, Co-director
javorn@partners.org
Michael Fischer, MD, MS, Director
mfischer@partners.org
Niteesh Choudry, MD, PhD, Faculty
nchoudry@partners.org
Bevin K. Shagoury, Communications & Education Director
bshagoury@partners.org
Daina Wells, PharmD
Program Manager | VACO PBM Academic Detailing
daina.wells@va.gov
Arielle Mather, MPH, Education & Training Manager
amather1@partners.org
James Yeh, MD
Physician | Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Boston, MA | JSYEH@PARTNERS.ORG
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Speaker Biography Addition
Please note that Julia Bareham, MSc, BSP, will be stepping in
for Amanda Kennedy, PharmD, for the Day 1 Breakout
Session, “Deconstructing an AD Visit”—thank you, Julia!
Julia Bareham, MSc, BSP
RxFiles Academic Detailing
Long Term Care Project
Julie Bareham is a graduate
of the University of
Saskatchewan’s College of
Pharmacy and Nutrition
where she earned her
Bachelor of Science in
Pharmacy in 2008. She
returned to the U of S in
2010 to pursue her Master
of Science degree.
In addition to this, Julia currently works for RxFiles on the
Long-Term Care Project focusing on optimizing medication
use in long-term care. She also has been a board member
with the Pharmacists’ Association of Saskatchewan since
2009.