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Pharmacy Growth Collaborative (PGC): 2025 Pharmacy Conference

September 15-17, 2025

Oceanside, 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.

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Upcoming 2025 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. 

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September 15-17, 2025

Oceanside, CA

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Health System Forum Members

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Northwell Health health system logo featuring a grid of multicolored triangles to the left of the words "Northwell Health" in blue text.
Ochsner Health health system logo with a blue and gold abstract emblem to the left of the name in blue text.
Intermountain Health logo with stylized red and purple symbol and navy text.
Mass General Brigham industry logo with teal icon and blue text.
Novant Health health system logo with a bold purple "N" and two vertical squares, followed by the words "Novant Health" in gray text.
UnityPoint Health logo featuring a white cross within a blue square followed by the name "UnityPoint Health" in black text.
WellSpan Health logo featuring a rising sun graphic above the word “WellSpan” in blue with “HEALTH” in bold blue text below.
Yale New Haven Health logo featuring the words “Yale New Haven Health” in a stacked format with gradient blue tones on a transparent background.
Cedars-Sinai health system logo with two interlocking red rings on the left and gray text on the right.
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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.

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Industry Forum Members

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GE Healthcare logo featuring the classic GE monogram inside a circular emblem followed by the text "GE Healthcare" in blue.
Accenture logo featuring the company name in bold black font with a forward-pointing purple greater-than symbol above the "t".
Johnson & Johnson logo in classic red cursive script, representing the global healthcare and pharmaceutical company.
Qventus logo with the company name in dark gray lowercase letters and a red accent mark above the "s."
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Recent topics include:

  • Seasons of a Chief Pharmacy Officer: A panel of CPOs at different career stages shared insights on leadership evolution—highlighting lessons learned, personal transitions, and the next generation’s leadership needs in health system pharmacy.

  • The Future of Specialty Pharmacy: With growth and complexity accelerating, this session explored emerging models, value-based trends, and how top-performing systems are building high-impact specialty pharmacy strategies.

  • Rethinking PBM Strategy: Banner Health leaders pulled back the curtain on pharmacy benefit management, examining shifting models like Pharmacy Benefit Administrators (PBAs), regulatory pressures, and how managed care pharmacy is being reimagined.

  • Operational Innovation at Fairview: Fairview Health Services outlined its multi-pronged strategy to optimize care through home infusion, MTM, patient assistance, and integrated clinical services—providing a replicable blueprint for cost-effective pharmacy transformation.

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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.

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Our Convening Experiences

The Power of Relationships With Jeff Jones

Join us as Jeff Jones shares his personal experience with The Health Management Academy, which spans over two decades.

The Power of Vulnerability and Collaboration

Beth Walker, CEO of Oschner Baptist, shares how the open, trust-filled environment among C-suite executives allows them to candidly discuss their challenges.

How THMA Has Deepened Healthcare Relationships

Todd Cozzens, Founder of Transformation Capital, shares how THMA has helped deepen his industry connections and relationships.

Investing in Tomorrow's Healthcare Leaders

Andy DeLao, CSO & CMKO at Ge HealthCare, shares his insights and experiences working with The Health Management Academy.

Cultivating Connections with Health System CXOs

Nicole Shingler, VP, Enterprise Revenue Cycle for R1 RCM explains just how much THMA stands apart by cultivating connections within the healthcare industry.

Having a Support System is Critical

Nkem Iroegbu, President of Advocate Health, speaks about having the right support system in the healthcare industry.

How a Sense of Ownership Makes All the Difference

Corey Aferiat, VP at THMA, talks about how members feel a very unique sense of ownership over the forums.

Being Honest & Open in Healthcare

Dennis Murphy President & CEO of IU Health shares how coming to THMA events has helped him professionally.

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.

2,000+

Health System Executives

600+

Health System C-Suite Members

200+

Exec Industry Members

75%

Of U.S. Physicians

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