Future-Proofing Employee Health: Innovations in Pharmacy Benefits & Sleep Health

Future-Proofing Employee Health: Innovations in Pharmacy Benefits & Sleep Health

April 24, 2025 12:00 PM to 4:00 PMTerminal City Club, Vancouver, British Columbia
Area of Interest: Benefits, Networking Format: In Person

An in-person presentation hosted by CPBI Pacific Region

  

With rising drug costs, evolving regulations, and an increasing focus on employee well-being, employers must stay ahead of key pharmacy benefit trends while also addressing holistic health factors like sleep.

This session will cover:

  • The changing landscape of pharmacy benefits, including cost drivers, regulatory shifts, and National Pharmacare.
  • Innovations in drug plan management, from biosimilars and obesity medications to diabetes treatments and rare disease coverage.
  • How insurers and employers are adapting to new models like value-based pricing and data-driven cost containment.
  • Why sleep is the missing piece in employee wellness—why we aren’t getting enough, how circadian rhythms play a crucial role, and what steps employees can take toward Elite Sleep.

Join us to gain actionable insights on optimizing pharmacy benefits and empowering employees with the tools to improve their health—day and night.

Cancellation Policy

SPEAKERS 

Joanne Jung, B.Sc. (Pharm.)
Pharmacy Practice Leader
WTW - Canada Region  

Joanne Jung leads Willis Towers Watson’s Pharmacy practice in Canada, bringing 27 years of pharmacy experience. She advises employers on optimizing drug plan utilization and managing costs, working with a diverse range of employer, trustee, and union groups.

Previously, Joanne led drug strategy innovations at B.C.’s largest private insurer and earned recognition as a clinical pharmacist. She holds a pharmacy degree from UBC and completed a hospital residency at St. Paul’s Hospital. A published researcher and frequent speaker, she has served on several national advisory boards and CLHIA committees. 

  

Anar Dossa, Pharm. D, CDE
Director of Pharmacy Services 

Pacific Blue Cross

Anar Dossa is the Director of Pharmacy Services at Pacific Blue Cross with 30+ years of experience as a pharmacist. Her clinical area of interest is Diabetes. She is a Certified Diabetes Educator, Past Chair and Board Member with the College of Pharmacists of BC, and a Clinical Assistant Professor at UBC's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences.

 

Dr. Glenn J. Landry, PhD

Glenn Landry has studied circadian rhythms and sleep for over 25 years. He completed his graduate research at Simon Fraser University, examining circadian mechanisms of entrainment, supervised by Dr. Ralph Mistlberger and supported by grants from MSFHR and NSERC. He then focused his research efforts on sleep, aging and cognition as a CIHR postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Teresa Liu-Ambrose’s Aging, Mobility, and Cognitive Neuroscience Lab at UBC. His research there explored age-related changes in sleep duration, efficiency and architecture that contribute to or accelerate cognitive decline in older adults. As an academic, Glenn’s goal was to develop chronotherapeutic interventions capable of delaying cognitive decline in older adults, with the objective of improving quality of life, productivity, and extending capacity for independent  living. Now in private practice, Glenn is a sleep coach. He works with older adults, shift workers, and families to improve physical and mental health through better sleep quality by translating sleep science into practical interventions tailored to each client.

  
  

 

When

Thursday April 24, 2025
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm Registration & Lunch
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm Speaker: Joanne Jung
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Speaker: Anar Dossa
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Speaker: Glenn Landry
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Panel Discussion / Q&A

 

Where

Terminal City Club
837 W Hastings St,
Vancouver, BC V6C 1B6

 

CE Credit

Certificates of Attendance confirming education hours will be offered, with which attendees may seek corresponding accreditation via their preferred regulatory body. 

 

Registration Fee

Members: $79
Non-Members: $119
Members Table of 8: $549
Non-Members Table of 8: $829
Sponsorship Credits: 3 

  

Questions

Krista Frayn
Phone: (403) 888-3185

[email protected]

 
   

Kim Duxbury



By continuing to use this website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.