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Teleconference is NOW a Podcast<a href="" class="fb-share-btn" target="_blank"></a> <div class="fb-share-text">share</div></h1> <h1 class="sub-head">The digital program, <a href="/life-with-ig/ig-living-advocate-podcast.html"><em>IG Living Advocate Podcast</em></a> will replace the current Reader Teleconference</h1> <div class="row content-head"> <div class="col-md-12"> <p>The IG Living Advocate Podcast will replace the current Reader Teleconference and will continue to bring you the latest in <strong>I</strong>mmune <strong>G</strong>lobulin news and information from our industry experts.</p> <a href="/life-with-ig/ig-living-advocate-podcast.html" style="float: left"><img src="../assets/img/logo-IG-Living-Advocate-Podcast-Cover-web-img.jpg" alt="IG Living Advocate Podcast - Abbie Cornett" width="250" height="250" class="main-image-half-width img-responsive" title="IG Living Advocate Podcast - Abbie Cornett"/></a> <ul class="indent-left-1x"> <li>Listen to the latest episode of the <a href="/life-with-ig/ig-living-advocate-podcast.html">IG Living Advocate Podcast.</a></li> <li>If you would like to receive notification emails about upcoming podcasts and more, complete the <a href="/magazine/subscribe.aspx" title="IG Living Newsletter sign-up">IG Living Newsletter sign-up</a>.</li> </ul> <p>Need immediate answers to your questions? <br> Contact Abbie Cornett, <a href="/life-with-ig/patient-advocate.html">IG Living's Patient Advocate</a>, at <a href="mailto:acornett@igliving.com">acornett@igliving.com</a> or <strong>(800) 843-7477</strong>, ext <strong>1366</strong>.</p> <p> </p> <div class="break-3x"></div> <h3 class="sub-head" style="color: #50b5d5;">A Sampling of Previous Reader Teleconferences</h3> <div class="break-2x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">December 2018</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "How Medicare Covers Immune Globulin for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Neuropathy"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Kris McFalls is a senior reimbursement manager with CSL Behring responsible for helping to resolve complex reimbursement issues that affect patient access to care. She also speaks at patient and professional events on the topic of reimbursement. Kris has been with CSL Behring for nearly seven years. Before CSL, Kris was the patient advocate with IG Living. She has also worked as a volunteer for the Immune Deficiency Foundation. On a personal level, Kris has raised two sons with common variable immunodeficiency and is also a patient with a primary immunodeficiency.<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/how-medicare-covers-immune-globulin-for-primary-immunodeficiency-diseases-and-chronic-inflammatory-demyelinating-neuropathy.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-2x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">October 2018</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "Proper Nutrition for Immune Deficiency Patients"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Terry O. Harville, MD, PhD, medical director of the Special Immunology Laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a consultant for immunodeficiencies, autoimmunities and transplantation<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/proper-nutrition-for-immune-deficiency-patients.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-2x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">May 2018</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "Autoimmune Disorders Treated with Immune Globulin Therapy"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Sue Romanick, MD, Rheumatology Specialist, Bellevue, Wash.<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/autoimmune-disorders-treated-with-immune-globulin-therapy.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-2x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">February 2018</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "Immune Globulin (IG) Updates for 2018 and General IG Questions"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie J. Vaughan, RPh, Senior Vice President of Clinical Programs, Nufactor, Inc.<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/immune-globulin-ig-updates-for-2018-and-general-ig-questions.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-2x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">October 2017</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "How to Advocate for Yourself and/or Your Loved Ones"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Abbie Cornett, patient advocate for IG Living magazine<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/how-to-advocate-for-yourself-and-or-your-loved-ones.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-1x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">June 2017</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "Primary Immunodeficiencies and Comorbities"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Terry O. Harville, MD, PhD, medical director of the Special Immunology Laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and a consultant for immunodeficiencies, autoimmunities and transplantation<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/primary-immunodeficiencies-and-comorbities.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-1x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">April 2017</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "Treating IG Side Effects"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Marc Riedl, MD, MS, board-certified in allergy/immunology and an associate professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology at the University of California, San Diego<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/treating-ig-side-effects.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <div class="break-1x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">January 2017</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "How the 21st Century Cures Act Impacts Immune Globulin Reimbursement"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie J. Vaughan, RPh<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/21st-century-cures-act-impacts-immune-globulin-reimbursement.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <div class="break-1x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">September 2016</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "How the 21st Century Cures Act Impacts SCIG Therapy for Patients on Medicare."<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie J. Vaughan, RPh<br /></p> <hr> <div class="break-1x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">August 2016</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "IVIG for Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy, Guillain Barr茅 Syndrome and Myositis"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Todd Levine, MD<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/ivig-for-chronic-inflammatory-demyelinating-polyneuropathy-guillain-barr茅-syndrome-and-myositis.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <div class="break-1x"></div> <h4 class="sup-head">May 2016</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "Transitioning to Medicare: What Patients Treated with Immune Globulin Need to Know"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie Vaughan, RPh, Nufactor Senior Vice President of Clinical Programs<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/transitioning-to-medicare-what-patients-treated-with-immune-globulin-need-to-know.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">March 2016</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong> "The Safety of Intravenous and Subcutaneous Immune Globulin Products"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Keith Berman, MPH, MBA<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/safety-of-intravenous-and-subcutaneous-immune-globulin-products.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">December 2015</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Safety, Efficacy, Tolerability, Advantages and Disadvantages of Intravenous and Subcutaneous Immune Globulin Therapy"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Keith Berman, MPH, MBA<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-intravenous-and-subcutaneous-immune-globulin-therapy.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">September 2015</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Immunology Q & A"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Dr. Marc Riedl. <br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/immunology-question-and-answer.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a> </p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">June 2015</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"IG Therapy and Reimbursement"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Our expert guest, Leslie Vaughan, RPh, Nufactor Senior Vice President of Clinical Programs, has extensive experience in the clinical management of immune globulin infusions, as well as compliance on insurance and reimbursement issues.<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/ig-therapy-and-reimbursement.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">May 2015</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Advances in Gene Therapy for Primary Immunodeficiencies"<br /> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Caroline Kuo, M.D., clinical instructor of allergy and immunology at the UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif., who specializes in gene therapy research for primary immunodeficiencies.<br /> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/advances-in-gene-therapy-for-primary-immunodeficiencies.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">October 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Autoimmune Neuropathies" <br> <strong>Reader Teleconference: </strong>Facebook Chat in partnership with Neuropathy Association <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NeuropathyAssociation" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/NeuropathyAssociation</a><br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Todd Levine, M.D. <em>(Phoenix Neurological Associates)</em>; David Saperstein, M.D.<em>(Phoenix Neurological Associates)</em>; Michelle Greer, R.N. <em>(reimbursement specialist, Nufactor)</em>. </p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">September 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Exercise Success While Living with Chronic Illness" <br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Matt Hansen, DPT, the director of therapy for Harmony Home Health and Hospice in Utah and New Mexico, and president of SOMA Health, LLC, which has produced its first home exercise video designed for individuals of all ages, physical conditions and medical diagnoses (<a href="https://www.freedom2move.org/" title="freedom2move.org" target="_blank">www.freedom2move.org</a>, email address <a href="mailto:mdhansen@freedom2move.org">mdhansen@freedom2move.org</a>). <br> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/exercise-success-while-living-with-chronic-illness.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <p>Click on the links below for relevant IG Living articles written by Matt Hansen to follow up on teleconference content:</p> <ul class="indent-left-1x"> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2014-06_AR_Exercise-Success.pdf" target="_blank">Exercise Success</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2013-06_AR_Exercise-techniques-for-relaxation.pdf" target="_blank">Exercise Techniques for Relaxation</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2012-04_AR_How-Much-Exercise-is-too-much-or-too-little.pdf" target="_blank">How Much Exercise is Too Much or Too Little</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2011-10_AR_Exercise-for-the-mobility-impaired.pdf" target="_blank">Exercise for the Mobility Impaired</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2011-12_AR_Exercise-for-arthralgia.pdf" target="_blank">Exercise for Arthralgia</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2010-08_AR_Exercise-for-CIDP.pdf" target="_blank">Exercise for CIDP</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2010-12_AR_Exercise-and-Immune-disease.pdf" target="_blank">Exercise and Immune Disease</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">July 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"What you should know about your disease and infusions as a new patient." <br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie Vaughn, RPh <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>Help new patients gain an understanding of their disease and what takes place during an infusion. </p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">June 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Why Common Variable Immunodeficiency Disease (CVID) Takes So Long to Diagnose"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Marc Riedl, MD, MS <br> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/why-common-variable-immunodeficiency-disease-takes-so-long-to-diagnose.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <p>Click on the links below for relevant IG Living articles to follow up on teleconference content:</p> <ul class="indent-left-1x"> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2014-06_AR_Diagnosing-and-Treating-Common-Variable-Immune-Deficiency.pdf" target="_blank">Diagnosing and Treating Common Variable Immunodeficiency</a> <br> By <a href="/magazine/ig-living-team.html">Ronale Tucker Rhodes, MS</a> featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2014-06_Online-Issue">June-July 2014 issue</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">May 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Teens Living with Chronic Illness or Disability."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Miriam Kaufman, BSN, MD, FRCPC.<br> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/teens-living-with-chronic-illness-or-disability.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">April 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"How changes in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) effect people with chronic disease."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Kris McFalls, manager of reimbursement at CSL Behring, and a previous patient advocate for IG Living magazine. <br> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/how-changes-in-the-affordable-care-act-effect-people-with-chronic-disease.html" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a>   or visit the <a href="/resources/insurance.html">IG Resources - Insurance</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">March 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Strategies to cope with and adapt to the stress of living with a chronic illness."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Erika Lawrence, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist and an associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Iowa. She conducts research of how chronic stressors, such as illness, affects couples and families. In addition, she has a private practice in which she works with individuals, couples and families experiencing depression and anxiety symptoms or simply learning to cope with stress.<br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>Techniques in understanding what causes stress and how to deal with them. Getting family and friends on board to understand your illness and how they can support you.</p> <p>Click on the links below for relevant IG Living articles to follow up on teleconference content:</p> <ul class="indent-left-1x"> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2010-12_AR_How-to-Cope.pdf" target="_blank">How to Cope</a> By Erika Lawrence, PHD featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2010-12_Online-Issue">December-January 2010 issue</a>.</li> </ul> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">February 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"PI and the Immune System."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Marc Riedl, MD, MS, board-certified in allergy/immunology and an associate professor of medicine in the division of rheumatology, allergy and immunology at the University of California, San Diego. <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>Seasonal allergy and asthma how this affects PI patients. The length of effectiveness of IVIG and side effects.</p> <p>Click on the links below for relevant IG Living articles to follow up on teleconference content:</p> <ul class="indent-left-1x"> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2010-04_AR_Treating-Asthma.pdf" target="_blank">Treating Asthma</a> By Kris McFalls featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2010-04_Online-Issue">April-May 2010 issue</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2009-06_AR_GERD-and-Coughing-What-PIDD-Patients-Need-To-Know.pdf" target="_blank">GERD and Coughing: What PIDD Patients Need to Know</a> By Dharshini Mahadevan, MPH featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2009-06_Online-Issue">June-July 2009 issue</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2007-08_AR_Understanding-Food-Allergies.pdf" target="_blank">Understanding Food Allergies</a> By Jessica Schulman, PhD, MPH, RD featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2007-08_Online-Issue">August-September 2007 issue</a></li> </ul> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">January 2014</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"The Role of the Pharmacist on your IG Treatment Team."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Amy Ehlers, BS, PharmD, BCPS, Director of Pharmacy for Nufactor, Inc. <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>The importance of the pharmacist's role during your IG treatments.</p> <p>Click on the links below for relevant IG Living articles to follow up on teleconference content:</p> <ul class="indent-left-1x"> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2010-04_AR_Treating-Asthma.pdf" target="_blank">Treating Asthma</a> By Kris McFalls featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2010-04_Online-Issue">April-May 2010 issue</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2009-06_AR_GERD-and-Coughing-What-PIDD-Patients-Need-To-Know.pdf" target="_blank">GERD and Coughing: What PIDD Patients Need to Know</a> By Dharshini Mahadevan, MPH featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2009-06_Online-Issue">June-July 2009 issue</a></li> <li><a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2007-08_AR_Understanding-Food-Allergies.pdf" target="_blank">Understanding Food Allergies</a> By Jessica Schulman, PhD, MPH, RD featured in the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2007-08_Online-Issue">August-September 2007 issue</a></li> </ul> <p>For a free Infusion log and health diary, <a href="https://www.nufactor.com/resources/ig/ig-infusion-log.html?Section=IGliving-Resources" target="_blank">click here</a></p> <p><a href="/magazine/online/CurrentIssue">Click here</a> to read the latest issue of IG Living Magazine.</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">November 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Keep a Healthy Immune System with the Help of Probiotics."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Mindy Hermann, MBA, RDN <br> <br> Probiotics can help with the body's natural microorganisms and boost the immune system. <br> <br> <a href="/life-with-ig/teleconference/keep-a-healthy-immune-system-with-the-help-of-probiotics.html" title="Keep a Healthy Immune System with the Help of Probiotics" class="btn btn-lg btn-blue" type="button">Meeting Highlights</a></p> <p>To read the latest IG Living article on Probiotics, click on the <a href="/magazine/online/IGL_2014-12_Online-Issue/" title="December-January 2014 Issue">December-January 2014 Issue</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">October 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Demystifying the Transitioning To Medicare"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie Vaughn, RPh <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>The transition to Medicare can be scary, but it doesn't have to be. Preparing for it in advance can lessen anxiety and eliminate problems.</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">August 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Insurance denials and how to prepare an effective appeal." <br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie Vaughn, RPh <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>Is it really possible to win? It seems like insurance companies have stacked the deck in their favor to greatly limit what they must cover.</p> <p>Here are two IG Living articles that you may find helpful as you prepare to submit your insurance appeal. <br> <a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2008-08_AR_Prepared-to-APPEAL-How-Readiness-Is-Next-to-Healthiness.pdf" target="_blank">How to Write an Effective Appeal Letter</a><br> <a href="/magazine/articles/IGL_2011-12_AR_How-to-Write-an-Effective-Appeal-Letter.pdf" target="_blank">Prepared to Appeal - How Readiness Is Next to Healthiness</a></p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">July 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Get your PIDD questions answered."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Terry Harville, MD, PHD <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>Tips on maintaining a full time job while suffering with PIDD. What role does diet play in treating PIDD?</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">June 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"All you ever wanted to know about IVIG, but didn't know who to ask."<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Michelle Greer, RN <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>IVIG dosing, adminstration, side effects, insurance, and products.</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">May 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Healthy Lifestyles and Exercise for the Chronically Ill"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Matt Hansen <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>How to promote healthy lifestyles and exercise for patients that are challenged with a chronic illness.</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">March 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Subcutaneous Immune Globulin Infusions"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Leslie Vaughn, RPh <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>General topics covered will include basic procedural questions, transitioning from IVIG, mitigating potential side effects, product storage, and insurance concerns.</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">January 2013</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"IVIG new patients"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Cindy Vokey, RN <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>What are the issues most new patients face? How can side effects to minimized? How can patient anxiety be reduced?</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">December 2012</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Stress of the Holidays"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Erika Lawrence, PhD <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>How do couples and families cope with and adapt to chronic stressors such as illness, especially during the hectic holiday season?</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">October 2012</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Mitigating IG side effects"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Amy Ehlers, Director of Pharmacy for Nufactor, Inc.<br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>What steps can be taken to lessen the side effects reported by patients undergoing IVIG and SCIG.</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">September 2012</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Safety and Methods of IG Administration" <br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Keith Berman, MPH, MBA, from Health Research Associates <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>What are the current safety measures being taken to ensure safe supply of products? What are the benefits and effectiveness of the various current methods of administration? What new methods are on the horizon?</p> <hr> <h4 class="sup-head">August 2012</h4> <p><strong>Topic: </strong>"Making your pharmacist a valuable member of your healthcare team"<br> <strong>Guest speaker: </strong>Amy Ehlers, PharmD, BCPS and pharmacist-in-charge for Nufactor, Inc. <br> <strong>Highlights: </strong>What role does the pharmacist play for those with a chronic illness? 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