NaRCAD2025 Program Book

Click the program book below to review the NaRCAD2025 sessions & speakers.
BREAKOUT CONTENT
DAY 1 BREAKOUTS: Creative Foundations

  • “AD 101: Igniting Behavior Change through the Power of Clinical Outreach Education” – Vishal Kinkhabwala, MD, MPH & Jess Alward, MS, NaRCAD
 
  • “Beyond the Visit: Practical Approaches for Lasting Engagement” – Nerissa Caballes & Rucha Patel, IL-ADVANCE, University of Illinois at Chicago
 
  • “Voices into Action: Building Patient-Centered Detailing Plans” – Darla Peterson, BS, & Mary Hightower, BSW, MPH, Iowa Health & Human Services, & Roger Lacoy, Advocate, Survivor



 
DAY 2 BREAKOUTS: Advancing the Scope of AD

 
  • “Proactive Approaches to Success: Coaching Strategies to Increase Detailer Confidence and Self-Motivation” – Kelly Kretzer, PharmD, RPh & Dan McMahon, MPH, Alosa Health
 
  • “Getting in the Door: Identifying & Building a Network of Key Clinicians in Your Community for Maximum Impact” – Brandon Mizroch, MD, MBBS, Brandacorp Public Health Consulting
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NaRCAD2025 Slides & Recordings

DAY 1 MAIN SESSIONS
DAY 1 KICK OFF & OPENING REMARKS
Bevin Amira, Deputy Director & Event Moderator, NaRCAD Mike Fischer, MD, MS, Director & Founder, NaRCAD


DAY 1 FIELD PRESENTATIONS:  “AD Leaders Across North America: Innovative Program Planning & Implementation”

“From Oversight to Insight: Reimagining Resources in Collaboration with Patients – Debbie Bunka, BSc, & Tahirih McAleer, BSP - RxFiles
“Direct-to-Patient Advertising in Public Health Detailing” – Rebecca Martinez, MS, RN, FNP-C, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Center for Academic Detailing on Opioids & Stimulants (CIAO)
“Detailing Within Your Capacity: Mastering Virtual Storytelling & Conversational Engagement with Providers – Amy McWeeney, PT, MSPT, New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services


SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT:  "Following the ‘Yes!’: Trauma-Informed Detailing for Thriving Clinical Teams”
Nadejda Razi-Robertson, PhD, LCSW, Synergy Health Consulting
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FEATURED PRESENTATIONS: "Celebrating Clinically Diverse AD Applications"

“Bridging Knowledge & Compassion: AD for Obesity Management Rooted in Evidence & Empathy” – Silvana Ferrara, RPh, Centre for Effective Practice

“DETAILD: Dementia Educational Techniques: Academic detaILing and DICE” ​– Tammi Albrecht, DNP, & Art Walaszek, MD, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute
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DAY 2 MAIN SESSIONS
THE ANNUAL AD TALK: “Provenance"
Jerry Avorn, MD, Co-Founder & Special Adviser, NaRCAD


THE THINK TANK: “Communicating Credible Evidence: Best Practices in Curation, Delivery, and Evaluation”

-CURATION: “Tending Our Public Health Garden: Keeping Out of the Political Weeds & Finding the Evidence-Based Fruit”
Jacki Travers, PharmD, & Yajaira Valdez, Pharmacy Management Consultants
-DELIVERY: “Leveraging Tools, Technology, and Team-based Care: Principles of AD Implementation”
Neelakshi Okhade, MD, Kaiser Permanente
-EVALUATION: “Measuring What Matters: Evaluation Best Practices in AD” 
Victoria Kulbokas, PharmD PhDc, University of Illinois at Chicago



FIELD FOCUS: “Unique AD Applications for Opioid Safety & Overdose Prevention Education”

“Using AD to Rapidly Train Providers for a Buprenorphine Telehealth Service” –  Finn Black, RN, MS, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Center for Academic Detailing on Opioids & Stimulants (CIAO)
“Building a Bridge (Buprenorphine Resource Initiative for Dispensing Guidance and Education): Engaging Community Pharmacists with AD Mini-Visits” – Monica Roberts, PharmD, University of Kentucky
“Train-the-Trainer: the ANET Program for Better Naloxone Education & Access” – Meghan Breckling, PharmD, BCACP, Assistant Professor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

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