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SUMMARY:GPBCH Annual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Driving Change: Putting Employers Behind the Wheel\nJoin us for the GPBCH Annual Conference where we anticipate 240-300 attendees! We look forward to seeing you on June 5th! \nOur theme throughout CY 2025 has been “Driving Change”\, and specifically\, how we can empower Employers in their efforts to innovate\, control cost\, improve access and quality of their employee benefit offerings\, as well as\, enhancing employee engagement. The Annual Conference continues that theme and adds a component focused on Elevating the Employer voice in shaping the Federal and State agenda on Employer Sponsored Benefits. \nClick here for the PDF Presentation and Click here for the webinar recording.
URL:https://gpbch.org/event/gpbch-annual-conference/
LOCATION:DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Philadelphia Center City\, 237 South Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19107\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Heart & Other Muscles: Employer Symposia on Managing Cardiovascular & Musculoskeletal Conditions
DESCRIPTION:The Heart & Other Muscles: Employer Symposia on Managing Cardiovascular & Musculoskeletal Conditions – March 26\, 2025\nScience History Institute\nPhiladelphia\, PA\n8:00am – 4:00pm \n\nWe had nearly 130 registrants attend our Heart & Other Muscles program – thank you to all of our speakers\, attendees\, and sponsors for making this event possible! We’ve received great feedback on our presentations throughout the day so we are glad to be able to provide you with the PDF presentations below: \n\n9:00 – 9:30 | Heart Health Matters: The Changing Landscape of Cardiovascular Disease (Click here for Edo’s Presentation) – Edo Paz\, MD – Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs\, Hello Heart\n9:30 – 10:00 | Role of Primary Care in Preventing Cardiovascular Disease (Click here for Edgar’s Presentation) – Edgar Chou\, MD\, MBA\, FACP\, Enterprise Medical Director – Population Health & Value Based Care\, Thomas Jefferson University\n10:00 – 10:30 | A Community Perspective: DE Collaborative Learnings and Employer Applications – Shebra Hall\, MPA\, Chief\, Bureau of Chronic Disease\, Delaware Department of Health & Social Services (Click here for Shebra’s Presentation) and Kyi-Sin Than\, Senior Director\, Center for Healthcare Economics & Policy (Click here for Kyi-Sin’s Presentation)\n10:45 – 11:15 | Empowering Organizations to Create a Culture of Health and Well-being – Heather Gavras\, MPH\, RDN\, National Program Lead\, Workforce Health\, American Heart Association (Click here for Heather’s Presentation )\n11:15 – 12:00 | An Employer’s Perspective on Prevention and Cost Management of Cardiovascular Disease – Jon Stump\, Vice President\, Product Services\, Independence Blue Cross\, Dolores Roman\, D.O.\, Medical Director\, Independence Blue Cross\, and Sam Kenish\, Administrator\, Teamsters Local 830 Employee Benefit Funds\n1:00 – 1:30 | Overview of Musculoskeletal Conditions (Click here for Sera-Leigh’s Presentation ) – Sera-Leigh Ghouralal\, PhD\, Senior Researcher\, Integrated Benefits Institute\n1:30 – 2:00 | Tackling Joint Pain in the Workplace: Awareness\, Education and Strategies (Click here for Serena’s Presentation ) – Serena E. Weisner\, MS\, Director of Community Programs\, Osteoarthritis Action Alliance\n2:10 – 2:55 | How Employers Can Lower MSK Costs Through Appropriate Care and an Integrated Ecosystem (Click here for Bijal & Therese’s Presentation ) – Abbas Haider\, RVP\, Enterprise Sales\, Lantern\, Bijal Toprani\, Senior Clinical Solutions Lead\, Hinge Health\, and Therese Adams\, Senior Benefits Manager\, Aramark\n2:55 – 3:25 | Spotlight on Women’s Musculoskeletal Health (Click here for Nora’s Presentation ) – Nora Sandorfi\, MD\, Professor of Clinical Medicine\, Rheumatology\, University of Pennsylvania\, Philadelphia\n\n\n 
URL:https://gpbch.org/event/the-heart-other-muscles-employer-symposia-on-managing-cardiovascular-musculoskeletal-conditions/
LOCATION:Science History Institute\, 315 Chestnut Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19106\, United States
CATEGORIES:In-Person
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Employers Only Forum
DESCRIPTION:All GPBCH Employer Members are encouraged to join us for our first quarterly GPBCH Employers Only Forum on Wednesday\, March 19th at 10:00AM. Our Employers Only Forums are a great time for employers to ask burning questions of other GPBCH employer members. We always have great discussions at these meetings\, so bring topics of interest with you!
URL:https://gpbch.org/event/webinar-employers-only-forum/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Driving Change in 2025 - Pharmacy Trends and Results with Employers Health
DESCRIPTION:During this webinar\, we heard from the pharmacy benefits experts at our partner\, Employer’s Health\, speaking on current trends\, legislation and regulatory updates. We also heard from GPBCH Employer members\, Aileen Espiritu\, Benefits Manager with Essity North America\, and Ginger Miller\, Director of Health & Benefits with Utz Brands\, Inc.\, who discussed their Pharmacy strategies and how they have partnered with Employers Health. \nInterested in learning more about Employers Health and how they may be a fit for your organization? Please contact Chris Donley (cdonley@employershealthco.com)\, Regional Vice President\, Business Development with Employers Health\, to learn more.
URL:https://gpbch.org/event/webinar-driving-change-in-2025-pharmacy-trends-and-results-with-employers-health/
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SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Driving Change in 2025 - Healthy Weight
DESCRIPTION:Three of the top five most common New Year’s resolutions focus on losing weight and improving overall health. During this webinar\, we heard from Jennifer Jones\, Clinical Solutions Director with Noom\, who delved into how employers can support these goals\, short and long-term\, by integrating behavioral science and technology into the programs offered to members. Additionally\, we explored options for providing access to GLP-1 medications as part of a sustainable approach to weight loss and health improvements.
URL:https://gpbch.org/event/webinar-driving-change-in-2025-healthy-weight/
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