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David M. Angaran, MS, FCCP, FASHP
Assistant Director, Experiential Programs
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Gainesville, FL
Mr. Angaran began his pharmacy career in 1962 as a US Air Force pharmacy technician. He received his BS in Pharmacy from Drake University in 1968, and his MS in hospital pharmacy and residency from the University of Wisconsin in 1970. As a critical care clinical practitioner educator, he served as a pharmacy faculty member at the University of Wisconsin (1970-76), University of Minnesota (1976-1990) and University of Florida (1990-95) where he was Professor and Chair of the Pharmacy Practice Department. He was elected to the ASHP board of directors in 1988.
Mr. Angaran left academia to pursue his interests in the delivery of pharmacy care at a distance, working for Medco Health Solutions, an e-pharmacy startup ”cranespharmacy.com” and a specialty pharmacy, Chronimed, Inc. In 1998, he completed a one year ASHP managed care residency investigating Telemedicine and Telepharmacy. After a trial of semi retirement, he returned to the University of Florida College of Pharmacy in 2004 in the Office of Experiential Programs. Age-qualified for Medicare, he was selected to be Medicare Part D point person for the UF College of Pharmacy and has presented to health care professionals and the lay public about the topic. Mr. Angaran has contributed to the pharmacy literature through research publications, reviews and reflective writings about the life of a clinical practitioner. He recently was presented with the 2006 ASHP Award for Distinguished Leadership in Health Systems Pharmacy.
About the lecture
"Medicare Part D: Do NO Economic Harm"
The Medicare drug benefit was the first large scale social program based on the concept of promoting competition and choice. Seniors were expected to change from being passive participants in their health care, and become empowered consumers making informed choices from over 50 stand alone drug plans and multiple Medicare Advantage Plans. CMS, the primary source of comprehensive unbiased information, could only be accessed by telephone and www.medicare.gov. A daunting challenge, considering those over 65 years of age have an incidence of 50% health literacy, 25% cognitive impairment and 30% computer use. This presentation will point out some of the most common mistakes in drug benefit selection and how the pharmacist can be of valuable service to our senior citizens
Quoted from the 2007-2008 Philip C. and Ethel F. Ashby Lecture Announcement Announcement Brochure