NaRCAD’s 2025 AD Virtual Summit:
"The Power of 'WE': Building Solutions & Sustainability Together"

Click the program book below to review the 2025 AD Summit sessions. For recordings, slides, and resources, visit the archive below!
PLEASE NOTE: Some video recordings may be pending. All will be completed and accessible by Thursday, July 3rd.
DAY 1 | MAIN SESSIONS
WELCOME & KICK-OFF, OPENING REMARKS & NETWORKING ROUNDTABLE
  • Bevin K. Amira, Deputy Director, NaRCAD Co-Host
  • Vishal Kinkhabwala, MD, MPH Training Consultant, NaRCAD Co-Host
  • Mike Fischer, MD, MS, Founder & Director, NaRCAD
Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording



LEADING WITH PURPOSE: BEING INTENTIONAL ABOUT PATIENT INCLUSION
"The Power of WE: Elevating the Voices of People with Lived Experience"
  • Mary Hightower, Regional Health Specialist, Iowa Department of Health & Human Services
  • Darla Peterson, Regional Health Specialist, Iowa Department of Health & Human Services
Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording (presentation begins at 44:10)

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BUILDING BRIDGES: CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS INCORPORATING AD:
Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording

Speakers & Presentations Include:

"Integrating Navigators into AD in the ER: The SUN Program at MetroHealth to Better Support Patients with Substance Use Disorder"
  • Christine Fishman, RPH, MPH, Academic Detailing Lead, MetroHealth
  • Aimee Scheidemantel, MS, LPC, LICDC, Manager – Substance Use Navigation, MetroHealth

"Community Health Worker Training: Beyond the Clinic Walls"
  • Yajaira Valdez, Community Outreach Coordinator University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

"Over the Counter and Into the Community: Empowering Pharmacists Through Academic Detailing"
  • Derrick LaRue, PharmD, Director, Academic Detailing Program, ONE Tennessee
DAY 2 | MAIN SESSIONS
SPECIAL PLENARY: THE EVOLUTION OF AD: EMBRACING NEW APPLICATIONS
​Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording

Speakers & Presentations Include:

"A Dual Approach: Public Health Detailing for Primary Care Providers and OB/GYNs to Support Maternal Health and Chronic Disease"
  • Michelle Dresser, MPH, Senior Manager of Programming and Strategy, Public Health Detailing Program New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

"Patient Detailing: A Novel Approach to the Original Model of Academic Detailing"
  • Debra Rowett, PSM, BPharm, Adv Prac Pharm, FPS, Professor and Discipline Leader, Pharmacy and Professorial Lead Interprofessional Education and Learning UniSA, Clinical and Health Sciences University of South Australia, Director of the Drug and Therapeutics Information Service (DATIS), Southern Adelaide Local Health Network

"Linkage to Experts: Using Detailing to Increase Access to Mental Health Care"
  • Melanie Susswein, MS, Project Manager Center for Health Communications Moody School of Communication, University of Texas at Austin

 
STORIES FROM THE FIELD: AD IN UNIQUE IMPLEMENTATION SETTINGS
Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording (presentation begins at 01:23:25)

Speakers & Presentations Include:

"Academic Detailing in School Systems: Building Community Where Learning Happens"
  • Alesha Heil, PharmD, MBA, Special Programs Manager Rational Drug Therapy Program West Virginia University School of Pharmacy

"Supporting Older Adults with Alzheimer’s Disease"
  • Dominick Trombetta, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP, RPh, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Wilkes University
  • Paul Fanikos, RPh, MPA/HA, Chief Operating Officer, Alosa Health

"Overdose Data to Action – Local Community Settings & Academic Detailing"
  • Alexandria M. Stevenson, MPH, Lead Health Educator Florida Department of Health, Broward County
  • Johanna C. Lucas, MPH, Health Educator Florida Department of Health, Broward County
  • Jordana Petit-Homme, BS, CHES, Academic Detailer Florida Department of Health in Broward County​
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS
DAY 1 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS: AD COURSE CATALOG

​1. “High Impact, Low Cost: Building Quality AD Interventions on a Budget​”
Amanda Kennedy, PharmD, BCPS, Detailing Consultant, NaRCAD
Professor of Medicine, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine
​Bevin K. Amira, Deputy Director, NaRCAD

Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording


​2. "Mobilizing Community Networks to Drive Sustainable Change"
La-Tricia Gordon, RN, CARN, Academic Detailer
Rutgers Medications for Addiction Treatment Center of Excellence
Ameer Soliman, PharmD, Academic Detailer, Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers University

Slide Deck PDF

​3. “Celebrating Community Identity to Foster Resilience and Engagement”
Rocko Cook, Public Health Detailer and Program Manager
Detailing Improved Sexual Health (DISH), Arizona State University
David Watt, Senior Detailer, Detailing Improved Sexual Health (DISH)
Arizona State University

Slide Deck PDF

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DAY 2 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS: AD COURSE CATALOG

​1. “Applying the AD model to Community Outreach: Building & Strengthening Partnerships”
Chirag Rathod, PharmD, Training Facilitator, NaRCAD
Clinical Pharmacist, Academic Detailer, Illinois ADVANCE
Steve Hiemenz BsRPh, MBA, BCGP, BCPS, Clinical Pharmacist, Academic Detailer
Illinois ADVANCE
Tina Aneziris, PharmD, BCGP, Clinical Pharmacist, Academic Detailer, Illinois ADVANCE
Stephanie Cooper, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Academic Detailer, Illinois ADVANCE

Slide Deck PDF


2. “Nothing About Us Without Us: Incorporating the Patient Voice into Campaign Materials”
Jacki Travers, PharmD, Training Facilitator, NaRCAD
Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Management Consultants
​Bevin K. Amira, Deputy Director, NaRCAD

Slide Deck PDF | Video Recording


3. “Exploring Personal Values, Cultural Responsiveness, and Empathy-building in AD”
Tahirih McAleer, BSP, Academic Detailer, RxFiles Academic Detailing Program
Zack Dumont, BSP, ACPR, MSPharm, Training Facilitator, NaRCAD
Clinical Pharmacist, RxFiles Academic Detailing Service
Manager of Clinical Pharmacy, Saskatchewan Health Authority 

Slide Deck PDF
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ALL SHARED LINKS & RESOURCES LIST
MAIN SESSION RESOURCES:

 
NARCAD RESOURCES: BUILDING AN AD INTERVENTION:



POTENTIAL FUNDING SOURCES:

  • Civil Monetary Penalty (CMP): Funds projects that support resident and family councils and other consumer involvement in assuring quality care in nursing home facilities. Think: falls prevention, deprescribing, training for staff on palliative care, pressure ulcers. Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program   
 
  • Health Service Initiative (HSI): Projects must directly improve the health of low-income children less than 19 years of age who are eligible for CHIP or Medicaid but may also serve children regardless of income. HSI FAQs
 
EXAMPLES OF SOURCES OF EXISTING PATIENT VOICE NARRATIVES: 
 EXAMPLES OF QUALITATIVE DATABASES:
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National Qualitative Databases for Qualitative Data to Use in Your Campaigns:
UNDERSTANDING BEST EVIDENCE: Libguide for Practicing Evidence-based Medicine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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