Pharmacy Growth Collaborative (PGC): 2026 Pharmacy Conference
June 3-5, 2026
Carlsbad, CA
Engage Directly with Health System Leaders
The Health Management Academy’s (THMA) Pharmacy Growth Collaborative brings health system pharmacy leaders and select industry executives together for candid discussions on key issues shaping pharmacy strategy. With peer-driven content and a retreat-style setting, this event fosters collaboration and meaningful connections.
THMA’s Pharmacy Growth Collaborative gathers twice each year - once in Spring and once in Fall - for an immersive, retreat-style event. The Pharmacy Growth Collaborative is opening space for additional industry members. We are seeking industry members who can bring important thought leadership and ideas to drive health forward.
Upcoming Pharmacy Growth Collaborative Dates & Details
For over 25 years, The Health Management Academy has convened healthcare conferences for C-suite leaders and select industry executives, curating two-way conversations, collaborative problem solving and thought leadership sharing.
Health System Forum Members
The THMA Difference Lies in Access, Intentional Design, and a Strict Focus on Community
The Pharmacy Growth Collaborative creates a purpose-built space for executive-level engagement. Every session, social setting, and touchpoint is curated to foster meaningful, candid dialogue between fellow health system pharmacy leaders and select industry innovators, most commonly CEOs, Chief Growth Officers, and strategic product leaders.
Industry Forum Members
Recent topics include:
Strategic Integration Across Clinical Disciplines: Pharmacy, oncology, and cardiovascular leaders explored how cross-functional collaboration can improve patient outcomes and organizational performance. Sessions featured real-world examples of breaking down silos to align clinical, operational, and financial goals through more integrated service models.
Evolving Policy and Financial Realities: Experts provided up-to-the-minute insight into the federal landscape—examining how reforms to Medicaid, ACA, and the 340B Drug Pricing Program intersect with the Inflation Reduction Act. Health systems and industry leaders discussed the financial implications of these shifts and identified strategies to sustain access and stability amid regulatory change.
Redefining Pharmacy’s Role in Value-Based Care: Members examined pharmacy’s expanding influence in value-based care transformation, emphasizing how data-driven collaboration with payer and population health teams can drive measurable improvements in outcomes and total cost of care.
Building and Partnering for the Future of Infusion Care: Leaders debated the financial and operational considerations of building versus partnering for ambulatory infusion services, weighing capital investments, market positioning, and long-term strategies to strengthen access, quality, and growth.
The Pharmacy Growth Collaborative Experience
The Pharmacy Growth Collaborative (PGC) is a 2.5-day experience designed exclusively for forward-thinking pharmacy executives and their industry partners. Each Forum explores timely challenges and emerging opportunities through peer-driven dialogue, real-world case studies, and strategic insights into the evolving healthcare landscape.
Our Convening Experiences
About The Health Management Academy
Since 1998, The Health Management Academy has cultivated the premier membership-based community of healthcare’s most influential CXOs from top U.S. health systems, as well as decision makers from innovative industry companies.
We cultivate exceptional peer groups, providing original market insights, world-class leadership development programs, and novel member alliances to more than 2,000 health system senior executives and 200 industry organizations.
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Health System Executives
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Health System C-Suite Members
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Exec Industry Members
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Of U.S. Physicians
