Thanks to all those who attended the 2008 National Pharmacy Forum event held in Atlanta February 11-13th. This year’s event was well attended and the speakers received high reviews as did the tours of the Centers for Disease Control. Your support for our organization is greatly appreciated.

We would especially like to recognize all of our sponsors for this year’s Forum event. A special thanks to AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, Merck, and Cardinal Health. With your support, we were able to create an amazing program this year. We would also like to thank all of the members of our Pharmacy Forum Steering Committee and especially the co-chairs, Fred Pane and Kim Kersten, for obtaining quality speakers and developing phenomenal content ideas.

Highlights from the 2008 National Pharmacy Forum included:

• Keynote speaker Morton Kondracke
• Ample networking opportunities
• Educational sessions from industry leaders Bruce Gellin, Kate Ellingson and Diana Conmy
• Tours of the CDC which included the Division of Emergency Operations
• Presentations on hot button issues such as emergency preparedness, comparative effectiveness, pedigree, panel discussions on the 340B drug pricing program and reimbursement

Educational session slide presentations that have been made available by Forum speakers may be obtained by emailing info@higpa.org. Please note that these slides are intended for Forum attendees only.

Please mark your calendars for the 2008 International Expo, which will be held October 20-22 at the JW Marriot: Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida.