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Join us for a special seminar series Communication tools to accelerate research impact, brought to you by the PharmAlliance Practice and Student Domains.

In this session, entitled Reaching the Policy Maker – Communication Tools and Tactics, you’ll hear from Jon Easter on communication strategies to reach policymakers and affect positive change for our profession.

13 March 2024 – 4pm UNC | 8pm UCL | +1 day 14 March 7am Monash

Jon Easter is a Professor of the Practice and Vice Chair, Practice Advancement in the Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education. Easter directs the U.S. Healthcare and the Health Policy and Managed Care courses in the Pharm.D. curriculum. He serves as the Associate Faculty Director at CBOH that aims to create research and educational partnerships between business and pharmacy. Easter has led several pharmacy practice evaluations with a goal of driving positive change in healthcare transformation and policy development. His expertise is in health policy, transformation, and care coordination.

This is a new initiative from PharmAlliance that seeks to bring together a diverse community to problem solve in pharmacy and pharmaceutical science for our researchers, educators, practitioners, and learners. These workshops will follow design thinking principles and will ultimately result in ideas that participants can pursue as potential solutions that benefit their work.

What does participation involve?

-Participants can attend the meeting via Zoom or listen in on their phone

-Sessions last roughly 60 minutes

-Though not required, participants are welcome to contribute solution ideas during the workshop

Why participate?

-Deepen your understanding of the problem and contribute to the knowledge of others involved

-Network with others interested in finding solutions to the same problem

-Learn about funding opportunities in this space