From
Market Watch:
The National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, Inc. (NADDI) will host its 22nd Annual Educational Training Conference specifically designed to promote cooperation between its diverse membership of law enforcement, healthcare, state regulatory and pharmaceutical manufacturing professionals in the prevention and investigation of prescription drug diversion.
Highlights of the NADDI conference include presentations from numerous educational, healthcare practitioners and regulatory administrators tackling a myriad of issues and investigative discoveries ranging from the accessibility of pharmaceutical tampering on the streets to managing transportation risks and storage of pharmaceutical drugs. Over the course of four days, NADDI conference attendees will gain valuable insights directly related to the state of prescription drug abuse; new developments surrounding investigative practices and policies; and varied entry points among pharmaceutical providers and consumers culpable to the illegal distribution of substandard, counterfeit drugs within an increasing interdependent population.
Speakers for this event include: Josh Bolin, Government Affairs Director for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy; Allan Coukel, Director of Medical Programs at Pew Health Group; Chuck Forsaith, Corporate Director of Supply Chain Security at Purdue Pharma LP; Dr. Melinda Shelby, Ph.D, Senior Scientist for Sports Services at Aegis Sciences Corporation; Fran Diamond of
NMS Labs; Joe Spillane, Pharmacist/Toxicologist at University of Florida; Demetra Antimisiaris, Assistant Professor & Director of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy at University of Louisville Department of Family & Geriatric Medicine; David Byram, Director of Public Sector at Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Dr. Hilary L. Surratt, Ph.D, Professor & Co-Director at the Center for Research on Substance Abuse & Health Disparities, Nova Southeastern University; Naburan Dasgupta, MPH from the School of Public Health at University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill); and a very special luncheon presentation from keynote speaker, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.