About
The Event
November 18, 2020 | 2-3:30 pm (central time)
Join us as bioscience industry leaders provide a worldwide and state level update on COVID-19 vaccines. This unique town hall style event – sponsored by Amgen, PhRMA, and Merck – will provide an updated timeline on COVID-19 vaccines, anticipated supply chain constraints, distribution once a vaccine is approved, and more.
Join our virtual town hall to:
- Hear from state and national experts on COVID-19 vaccine development, safety, and distribution
- Learn about local clinical trials that are working to treat patients throughout the US and worldwide
- Ask direct questions of and connect with industry leaders
- Understand how Kansans can learn more about accessing affordable vaccines once approved by the FDA
Meet the Speakers
Mike Ybarra, MD, FACEP, FAPCR
Vice President, Advocacy and Strategic Alliances & Chief of Medical Affairs - PhRMA
Hannah Spann
Director of Healthcare Logistics -
UPS
Alice Weingartner
Chief Strategy Officer - Community Care Network of Kansas
Barbara Pahud, MD, MPH
Director Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research - Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Associate Professor of Pediatrics - UMKC School of Medicine & The University of Kansas Medical Center
Rick Couldry
Vice President, Pharmacy and Health Professions - The University of Kansas Health System
Connie Satzler
Immunize Kansas Coalition
Event Moderators
Sonia M. Hall, PhD
President & CEO -
BioKansas
Dana Malick
Deputy Vice President, State Government Advocacy - PhRMA
Event Sponsors
