Events

Each year, the PAN Foundation hosts and participates in key conferences and events to increase awareness of charitable patient assistance and serve as a resource on healthcare access, equity, and affordability topics for healthcare and patient advocacy groups.

Below is a listing of some upcoming and past events where we have served as a resource and thought leader on charitable patient assistance and healthcare access issues.

If you would like to set up a meeting with us at an upcoming event, use our Contact us form to submit an inquiry. We look forward to connecting with you.

Upcoming events

Reuters Pharma USA 2023 

March 28-29, 2023
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Session title: Post-Inflation Reduction Act: The continued need for patient assistance
Date and time: March 29 at 9:10am ET
Speaker: Kevin L. Hagan, PAN Foundation President and CEO  
Description: Join this session to understand the key Medicare reforms included in the Inflation Reduction Act; discover the projected impact of the new reforms on patient affordability; hear what patients are saying about the new reforms and their ability to afford their co-pay prescription costs; and recognize the critical role charitable assistance programs will continue to play moving forward.


NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Find financial assistance for patients with rare diseases

April 6, 2023
Time: 12:00-1:00pm ET
Location: Virtual webinar
Description: For people living with rare diseases, finding financial help for their out-of-pocket cost is vital—the PAN Foundation is here to help. Come learn about the PAN Foundation and how you can apply for a PAN grant to help cover out-of-pocket treatment costs for over 25 rare diseases in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and how they support people with rare diseases
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Connecting underinsured patients with the treatment they need

April 14, 2023
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm ET
Location: Virtual webinar
Description: The PAN Foundation helps people living with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases to financial help for their out-of-pocket treatment costs. Come learn about the types of financial assistance we offer, eligibility criteria, how to apply for a grant, ways to access community support, and more in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and what type of financial assistance we can provide
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

Informa Pharmaceutical Compliance Conference

April 25-27, 2023
Location: McLean, Virginia
Session title: Partnering with patients and patient organization engagements
Date and time: April 27 at 9:00am ET
Speakers:

  • Mia Harmon, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, PAN Foundation
  • Howard Dorfman, Founder, H.L. Dorfman Pharmaceutical Consulting, LLC

AXS23 – Asembia’s 2023 Specialty Pharmacy Summit  

April 30-May 3, 2023 
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
Exhibiting: Exhibit hall
Session title: Post-Inflation Reduction Act: The continued need for patient assistance 
Date and time: May 3 at 8:00am PT
Speakers:

  • Kevin L. Hagan, President and CEO, PAN Foundation
  • Kelly Brantley, Practice Director, Avalere Health
  • Carmine DeNardo, Vice President and General Manager, Omnicell Specialty Pharmacy Services

Description: Join our session to understand how Medicare Part D benefit reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act will impact patient access to treatment and need for financial assistance in 2024 and beyond, particularly for patients with complex conditions. We will present new insights on the patient populations most likely to need financial assistance from charitable foundations even with these reforms, and how patient assistance can be leveraged to advance equitable health outcomes.


National Rural Health Association: Annual Rural Health Conference 

May 16-19, 2023 
Location: San Diego, California
Exhibiting: Exhibit hall


NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Connecting underinsured patients with the treatment they need

May 23, 2023
Location: Virtual webinar
Time: 3:30-4:30pm ET
Description: The PAN Foundation helps people living with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases to financial help for their out-of-pocket treatment costs. Come learn about the types of financial assistance we offer, eligibility criteria, how to apply for a grant, ways to access community support, and more in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and what type of financial assistance we can provide
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 

June 2-6, 2023
Location: Chicago, Illinois (and online)
Exhibit: Booth #2032


National Council on Aging: Age + Action 2023 

June 12-13, 2023 
Location: Arlington, Virginia (online June 20-21)
Exhibiting: Exhibit hall


National Association of Hispanic Nurses Annual Conference 

July 11-14, 2023 
Location: Portland, Oregon
Exhibiting: Exhibit hall


NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Find financial assistance for patients with rare diseases

July 12, 2023
Location: Virtual webinar
Time: 1:00-2:00pm ET
Description: For people living with rare diseases, finding financial help for their out-of-pocket cost is vital—the PAN Foundation is here to help. Come learn about the PAN Foundation and how you can apply for a PAN grant to help cover out-of-pocket treatment costs for over 25 rare diseases in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and how we support people with rare diseases
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

Prevent Blindness 12th Annual Focus on Eye Health Summit

July 12-13, 2023
Location: Virtual
Exhibiting: Exhibit hall


National Medical Association Annual Convention & Scientific Assembly 

July 29-August 2, 2023 
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Exhibit: Booth #327 


National Black Nurses Association Annual Institute and Conference  

August 1-6, 2023 
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Exhibit: Booth #406


NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Connecting underinsured patients with the treatment they need

August 21, 2023
Location: Virtual webinar
Time: 2:00-3:00pm ET
Description: The PAN Foundation helps people living with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases to financial help for their out-of-pocket treatment costs. Come learn about the types of financial assistance we offer, eligibility criteria, how to apply for a grant, ways to access community support, and more in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and what type of financial assistance we can provide
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

Healthcare Advocate Summit 

September 6-8, 2023 
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Exhibiting: Exhibit hall


NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Find financial assistance for patients with rare diseases

September 12, 2023
Location: Virtual webinar
Time: 12:00-1:00pm ET
Description: For people living with rare diseases, finding financial help for their out-of-pocket cost is vital—the PAN Foundation is here to help. Come learn about the PAN Foundation and how you can apply for a PAN grant to help cover out-of-pocket treatment costs for over 25 rare diseases in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and how we support people with rare diseases
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Connecting underinsured patients with the treatment they need

November 9, 2023
Location: Virtual webinar
Time: 11:30am-12:30pm ET
Description: The PAN Foundation helps people living with life-threatening, chronic, and rare diseases to financial help for their out-of-pocket treatment costs. Come learn about the types of financial assistance we offer, eligibility criteria, how to apply for a grant, ways to access community support, and more in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and what type of financial assistance we can provide
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

Past events

Informa Patient Assistance Programs 2023 

March 20-22, 2023
Location:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exhibit: Booth #214
Session title: Understanding the need for patient assistance post-Inflation Reduction Act
Date and time: March 21 at 11:30am ET
Speakers:

  • Kevin L. Hagan, President and CEO, PAN Foundation
  • Kelly Brantley, Practice Director, Avalere Health
  • George Valentine, PAN Patient and Family Advisory Council member

Description: Join this session to understand how Medicare Part D benefit reforms in the Inflation Reduction Act will impact patients’ access to treatment and need for financial assistance in 2024 and beyond, particularly for patients with complex conditions. Attendees will benefit from new insights on the patient populations most likely to need financial assistance from charitable foundations even with these reforms, and how patient assistance can be leveraged to advance equitable health outcomes.


2023 NCODA Spring Forum

March 16, 2023
Location:
Indianapolis, Indiana
Session title: How advocacy and legislation impact your practice  
Time: 10:45-11:30am ET
Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, PAN Foundation
  • John Driscoll, Senior Operations Consultant, American Oncology
  • Nancy Egerton, PharmD, Director of Pharmacy and Admixture Services, New York Oncology Hematology

Description: Learn how you can get involved with the impact that advocacy and legislation makes on practices today.


NeedyMeds and PAN Foundation webinar: Find financial assistance for patients with rare diseases

March 15, 2023
Time: 2:00 – 3:00pm ET
Location:
Virtual webinar
Description: For people living with rare diseases, finding financial help for their out-of-pocket cost is vital—the PAN Foundation is here to help. Come learn about the PAN Foundation and how you can apply for a PAN grant to help cover out-of-pocket treatment costs for over 25 rare diseases in this one-hour webinar. You will learn:

  • Who PAN is and how we support people with rare diseases
  • How you can apply for and manage a PAN grant
  • What additional resources PAN offers beyond co-pay grants

University of Michigan’s Virtual V-Bid Summit 2023

March 8, 2023
Location: Virtual
Session title: Advancing pharmacoequity and enhancing access to essential medications
Speakers:

  • Amy Niles, PAN Foundation Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer
  • Jalpa Doshi, PhD, Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • John O’Brian, PharmD, MPH, President and CEO, National Pharmaceutical Council

Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) Advocacy Days 2023

March 5, 2023
Location: Washington, DC
PAN speaker: Amy Niles, Chief Advocacy and Engagement Officer, PAN Foundation
Session title: The 118th Congress and melanoma advocacy