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ForwardLeading the Pharmacy Enterprise through Mergers and Acquisitions
September 4, 2025
Leading through a merger and acquisition requires strategic decision-making, change management, and building trust and credibility. Challenges can be preventable through culture assessments, employee journey mapping, empowering mid-level leaders, and remaining flexible during integration. Our presenters will describe their experiences leading through the merger and/or acquisition process
Target Audience
- Pharmacists
- Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this activity, pharmacists should be able to:
- Analyze current trends and market dynamics influencing health systems and related pharmacy mergers & acquisitions.
- Describe key challenges, lessons learned, and operational considerations from recent hospital pharmacy merger case studies.
- Identify best practices to optimize integration, patient safety, and workforce alignment during pharmacy mergers and acquisitions.
FACULTY & PLANNERS
Faculty
Adnan Quershi
Managing Director, M&A
Kaufman Hall, a Vizient Company
Managing Director, M&A
Kaufman Hall, a Vizient Company
Bryan C. McCarthy Jr., PharmD, MS, MJ, FASHP
System Director of Inpatient Pharmacy
Brown University Health
System Director of Inpatient Pharmacy
Brown University Health
Jordan Dow, PharmD, MS, FASHP, FACHE
Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer
Froedtert & MCW Health Network
Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer
Froedtert & MCW Health Network
Planning Committee
Mital Desai, PharmD
Member Networks Director
Vizient, Inc.
Member Networks Director
Vizient, Inc.
Lauren McCree, MBA
Networks Manager, Pharmacy Networks
Vizient, Inc
Networks Manager, Pharmacy Networks
Vizient, Inc
Michale Cotugno, R.Ph
Director of Pharmacy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Director of Pharmacy
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Rodney Stiltner, PharmD
Director of Pharmacy
VCU Health
Director of Pharmacy
VCU Health
Kim Bentley, CHCP
CE Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education
Vizient, Inc.
DISCLOSURE
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
Disclosure Statements
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Statement of Content Validity
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
FDA Off-Label Use
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
Joint Accreditation Statement
In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Pharmacists (CPE)
Vizient, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 contact hours for pharmacists.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-25-085-L04-P
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.
Available Credit
- 1.00 ACPE Pharmacist
- 1.00 General CE - Attendance
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