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HealthTrust presents…“Pharmaceutical Innovations & Novel Drug Approvals with Implications on Health System Practice”

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Please Note: Continuing education credit is only available to those attending the session live. CE credit is not available when accessing the program on demand.

Healthcare systems continue to face rapid growth in high-cost, specialty and first-in-class drug approvals, creating increasing challenges related to formulary
management, budget impact and clinical integration. The presenters will share a focused update on pharmaceutical innovations with the greatest impact on pharmacy practice and healthcare systems. Emphasis is placed on agents affecting formulary strategy, budget planning and patient outcomes across acute and ambulatory care settings. Attendees will gain practical insight into key indications, safety considerations and operational implications to support evidence-based decision making. The session highlights therapies most likely to influence utilization, contracting and clinical protocols across the membership.

Learning Objectives for Pharmacists, Nurses & Healthcare Executives | At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Recognize novel therapies that are FDA-approved or in the pharmaceutical pipeline that may have implications on health system practice.
2. Identify key therapeutic classes of innovation in the U.S. market for 2026 and beyond.
3. Recall novel GLP-1 indications, formulations, and dosing frequencies for use, as well as barriers to success within the growing biosimilar landscape

Learning Objectives for Pharmacy Technicians | At the end of this session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify the mechanism of action of GLP-1 receptor agonists and the resulting cardiovascular/endocrine benefits and adverse events this class of medications has on patients
2. Recall the dosage forms and frequency of administration of novel HIV preexposure prophylaxis medications
3. Recognize biosimilar interchangeability and how it may improve patient access to costly injectable drugs

Presenters:

Cristina Alberti, PharmD  |  PGY2 Pharmacy Operations Fellow  |  HealthTrust & Belmont University  |  Nashville, TN

Timothy Krafcisin, PharmD  |  PGY2 Clinical Management Fellow  |  HealthTrust & Belmont University  |  Nashville, TN

Target Audience:  Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs, Nurses & Healthcare Executives

CE Credit: Approved for Pharmacists, Pharmacy Techs, Nurses & Healthcare Executives

This program is approved for CPEs by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE). Attendees of this program may earn 1.0 CPE Contact Hours. Belmont University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The Universal Activity Numbers for this activity are 0863-9999-26-031-L01-P and 0863-9999-26-031-L01-T. Pfiedler Education is a division of AORN, provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP13019, for 1 contact hour. 1.0 contact hours approved for Nurses.

By attending this program offered by HealthTrust, participants may earn up to 1 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

Belmont University CPHS Policy on Privacy & Confidentiality: 

• All registration information for CPE activities collected in the registration system and/or on paper (e.g., sign-in sheet) is kept confidential and used only for the purpose of awarding CPE credit.
• Archived recordings of CPE activities are edited so that only the presenter’s shared screen and image are visible. Comments entered into a chat box during the CPE activity will be excluded from the recording whenever possible.
• CPHS does not share with any third party (including ineligible companies) or its agents the names or contact information of CPE learners without the explicit consent of the individual learner. If a third-party requests that information be shared with CPHS CPE participants, CPHS will receive the requested information from the third party and share it with CPE participants via CPHS’s own communication methods.

Note about CE credit: If you plan to obtain credit for a live session, stay until the end of the presentation to receive the verification code you will need to obtain the continuing education credit. CE credit is individual. No group credit is available. Each person must register for a webinar and attend the webinar in its entirety in order to receive an email after the event with instructions on how to apply for continuing education credit. Attendees should not share the code or forward the email to others who did not actually attend the program. If they are not able to be verified on our webinar provider reports and registration list they will not receive credit. If you are joining only by phone, you will not be eligible for credit. You must also log in and join the visual portion of the webinar to be part of our CE provider-required reporting.