Speaker Profile

SVP, ACS CAN

Biography
Pam is responsible for helping ACS CAN develop relationships with companies and individuals to help further the fight against cancer through dynamic partnerships, events, and forums. Pam began her career with ACS CAN in 2007. She has been integrally involved in helping to establish ACS CAN as a nationwide advocacy organization that influences and shapes public policy at all levels of government to impact our mission and to represent the voices of all cancer patients and their families.


 Session Abstract – PMWC 2023 Silicon Valley

Track 1 - January 27 9.00 A.M.-4.15 P.M.


Track Co-Chair:
Mary Relling, St. Jude

Pharmacists have long recognized that using unique patient characteristics to guide pharmacotherapy decision-making can improve drug response and mitigate drug-associated risks. Age, weight, and dietary habits were among the first patient-specific characteristics used to individualize pharmacotherapy. As technologies advanced, analytic tools that measure surrogate markers of liver and renal function, together with drug concentrations in biological fluids, were adopted to optimize therapeutic regimens. Cutting-edge genomic technologies are now being integrated into patient care for the selection of targeted therapies and identification of those at increased risk of poor pharmacotherapy outcomes. We’re excited to bring together experts who are advancing pharmacogenomics at scale through cutting edge clinical implementation, research, and education.

  • PMWC 2023 PGx Award Ceremony:
    Pioneer Honoree: Dan Roden, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Luminary Honoree: Kelly E. Caudle, St. Jude
  • Fireside Chat:
    PMWC 2023 Pioneer Honoree Dan Roden, Vanderbilt University Medical Center with Mary Relling, St. Jude
  • Keynote by PMWC 2023 Luminary Honoree:
    - Kelly E. Caudle, St. Jude
  • Fireside Chat:
    Chair: Damon Hostin, Illumina
    - Howard McLeod, Intermountain Health
  • Laboratory Testing and Reports
    Chair: Kristy Crooks, University of Colorado
    - Ann M. Moyer, Mayo Clinic
    - Stuart Scott, Stanford University
  • Implementation of PGx at UCSF
    - Bani Tamraz, UCSF
  • From Economics to Reimbursement (PANEL)
    Chair: Sara Rogers, American Society of Pharmacovigilance
    - Stirling Bryan, The University of British Columbia
    - Ray Stultz, Optum
    - Gabriel Bien-Willner, Palmetto GBA
  • Policy Efforts to Address Barriers to PGx Adoption
    Chair: Kristine Ashcraft, Invitae
    - Pam Traxel, ACS CAN
  • PGx Practice Liability
    Chair: Dan Hertz, University of Michigan
    - Anthony Morreale, VA, San Diego
    - Karen Merritt, Patient Advocate
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Pharmacogenomics Implementation
    - Carlos Bustamante, Galatea Bio
    - Kathy Giacomini, UCSF
  • Implementation of PGx Program & PGx Clinic Services in a Large Rural Healthcare Setting
    - April Schultz, Sanford