The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: ATOD Special Session on Medicare Drug Benefit
3219.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
ATOD Special Session on Medicare Drug Benefit
Learning Objectives: See individual abstracts.
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Panelist(s):Deborah Socolar, MPH
Moderator(s):Fred Mayer, MPH, RPh
2:30 PMIntroduction and perspective - Frederick S. Mayer
2:40 PMA Medicare drug benefit: Progress and prospects - Congressional staff member (to be announced)
3:00 PMA comprehensive Medicare drug plan can be affordable and protect research - Alan Sager, PhD and Deborah Socolar, MPH
3:20 PMThe Drug Industry Act: The solution to expensive and safer prescription drugs? - Larry D. Sasich, PharmD, MPH, FASHP
3:40 PMDiscussion
Organized by:Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs
Endorsed by:Medical Care
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA