Pharmacy Steering Committee

Seated (l-r): Gail Amundson, MD; Ed Hirsch, MD; Steve Nace, MD; Standing (l-r): Mike Johnson, MD; Rhonda Georgieff, MD; Rick Horndasch, MD; Mike Namanny, PharmD; Cheryl Toland, Mark Getz, MD; Not pictured: Paul Manning, William Scharf, MD; Darin Hindermann, Josh Bellamy, PharmD; Nancy Bell, Dave Newell, Pharm D; Jack Schlicksup

The Pharmacy Steering Committee's focus is to:

• Develop and oversee strategies for continuous improvement of medication affordability and adherence
• Act as an advocate for consumers
• Develop strategies for consumer awareness and education
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive overview of the pharmacy-related initiatives of healthcare stakeholders in the region

Consumer Advisory Council

(l-r): Heather Fitzanko, Nancy Bell, Gail Amundson, MD; Maria Salzman, Tory Jennetten, Charlie Barton, Stephanie Polito; Not pictured: Sheema Khan, Adriane Lisenko, Mary Pille, Eric Turner, Norma Weaver, Denise Graves

The Consumer Advisory Council advises the President and CEO.

The role of the Council is to:

• Represent the voice of the consumer/patient
• Recommend patient-centered opportunities for improvement in the delivery of healthcare
• Assist the Program Manager to identify consumers to serve on project teams
• Assist the Communications Manager with consumer education initiatives, including the website, marketing campaigns and general messaging

Data Advisory Committee

(l-r): Vicky Keller, Dawn Smith, Maura Everett, Gail Amundson, MD; Tom West, Paul Wann, Seema Alikhan

The role of the Data Advisory Committee is to:

• Ensure that data is collected for the entire scope of an initiative and properly documented
• Establish common definitions of data content across all organizations
• Develop well-defined data dictionaries with clear meanings and acceptable values for each data element
• Define the attributes and values of data at the correct level of detail
• Define the legal aspects of the data elements to execute security measures accordingly