This podcast aims to explore what health disparity and equity is, examine their connection to Pharmacoequity and discuss how the P&T committee can address these issues within the formulary review process.
Incorporating Pharmacoequity into Formulary Management
Broadcast Date: June 25, 2024
Angela Colella (she/her) is the manager of the Enterprise Drug Policy Center for Advocate Health, a 67-hospital health system in WI, IL, NC and GA. She obtained an undergraduate degree in English literature from University of Wisconsin, Madison and a PharmD from Concordia University Wisconsin. She completed a post-graduate year 1 residency at Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee, WI. Colella’s service to ASHP includes active membership on the Council of Pharmacy Practice and in the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists.
Gift Nweke, PharmD, MS, BCPS, DPLA, she/her is a system pharmacy manager at Novant Health. She supports formulary management by leveraging pharmacoeconomics, outcomes research and variation analysis. Other areas of leadership include resident and student development programs along with training programs for pharmacists and technicians. Gift earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Texas Southern University and completed a combined postgraduate years 1 and 2, MS residency, and graduate program in health system administration at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center and the University of Houston.
The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.
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