Angels for Change Hosts Fifth Annual SummitONE
Tampa, FL [August 3rd, 2023] Angels for Change hosted their fifth SummitONE Thursday, July 12th at the AmerisourceBergen, now Cencora, headquarters in Conshohocken, PA. This was the second in person SummitONE following the success from the 2022 summit hosted at the McKesson Corporation headquarters in Irving, TX.
SummitONE is the only event in the nation focused on ending drug shortages where both supply chain members and patients can attend together. This forum works with the pharmaceutical supply chain’s top leaders to bring about ONE outcome; ending all drug shortage crises. Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker at Angels for Change and Founder of SummitONE said “This national event is ONE system working for ONE outcome, together. I am proud of the growth and impact SummitONE is creating to build a resilient supply chain through collaboration of ideas, sharing of practical solutions, and fostering commitment to patients.”
The 2023 SummitONE was a sold-out event and an action-packed, 2-days of supply chain multi-stakeholder presentations from: Cencora, the Office of Science and Technology of Policy (OSTP) of the White House, Curae Pharma360, Milken Institute, Fresenius Kabi, ASHP and more. This type of patient focused collaboration makes it evident what is possible for the future of ensuring access to life-saving medicines.
“How do you get McKesson CEO, Brian Tyler into AmerisourceBergen (now Cencora) HQ and talking on stage with Steve Collis (CEO of Cencora)? A common cause - drug shortages. Really impressed by Angels for Change, Laura Bray” wrote Chris Moose from Healthcare and Platform Business at IBM.
The 2023 SummitONE Presenting Sponsor and Host was Cencora, and the 2023 Welcome Reception host was Vizient. Partnering with the supply chain to not just attend and participate but to help host is a key component of SummitONE’s success. Angels for Change creates the agenda and invites attendees; the working committee comes from volunteers from the host and sponsor organizations.
“SummitONE promotes an action oriented, collaborative supply chain approach, centered around patients. This is what makes our event unique. This is the approach that will build the resilient and reliable supply chain patients deserve. In a practical sense, shared responsibility with all members is how a small, volunteer supported, non-profit has been able to host 5 national events in 3 years. SummitONE would not exist without the volunteer work of the supply chain. We also can not end drug shortages without supply chain work. Everytime we host a SummitONE we prove that there is a culture of the willing within the supply chain to end this crisis.” Said Bray.
The 2023 summit theme was Forward, Together. Each speaker spoke about a current and collaborative project focused around increasing access and decreasing patient disparity.
Rich Tremonte, EVP and President, U.S. Pharmaceuticals and Animal Health at Cencora and Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker at Angels for Change gave the welcome remarks.
Brian Tyler, CEO at McKesson, and Laura Bray presented The Race to End Drug Shortages.
Cencora hosted a Leader Panel with Steve Collis, Chairman, President and CEO at Cencora, Gina Clark, EVP and Chief Communications and Administration Officer at Cencora, and Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker at Angels for Change
James Coburn, OSTP at the White House spoke on Partnership Power: the Next Generation Supply Chain.
Stephen Colvill, Founder of RISC Ratings gave the EDSA Update.
Autumn Ehnow, CEO at Curae Pharma360 and Mike Cunningham, Principle Consultant and Owner of RX 2020 presented the Angels for Change Program launch: Project GOLD.
Leaders Vimala Raghavendran, Sr Director of Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Center at United States Pharmacopeia (USP), Steve D’Amico, Vice President of Product and Business Development at Leiters Health, Mark Spiecker, President at STAQ Pharma, Erika LaFluer, Vice President of Sales & Business Development at Fagran, and Michael Ganio, Vice President of Global Resource Development and Consulting at ASHP discussed the Project PROTECT approach to mitigate shortages.
Sarah Wellic Kocsis, Director of Center for Public Health at Milken Institute and John Parker, SVP Communications and Marketing at Health Distribution Alliance spoke on the Future of the Supply Chain.
Lindsey Thomas, Senior Vice President Marketing at Fresenius Kabi shared On and Off Ramp: a Manufacturer’s Perspective
Laura Davis, mother of Drug Shortage Warrior Cole, Amy Gallagher, Vice President of Operations at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Terri Lyle Wilson, Director of Pharmacy Supply Chain Services at Children’s Hospital Association discussed the Patient Journey Impact.
See the full agenda here.
This month Angels for Change announced that SummitONE 2024 will be held in Chicago during July and that our 2024 Host and Presenting Sponsor will be Fresenius-Kabi. We are currently building our 2024 agenda and look forward to working with the supply chain and our Host Fresenius Kabi all year.
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About Angels for Change
Angels for Change is a volunteer supported, global, 501c3 organization started in Tampa, FL on a mission to end drug shortages through advocacy, awareness, and a resilient supply chain. Founder, Laura Bray, was driven to start Angels for Change after her own child faced 3 life-saving drug shortages in 9 months of pediatric cancer treatment. Each day Angels for Change advocates on behalf of any patient in a life-saving drug shortage, while building relationships with patients and members of the pharmaceutical supply chain to end all healthcare crises created by drug shortages. www.angelsforchange.org