Pro Pharma Talks

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  • Rationing Medication Therapy

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    36 min
  • Government Funded Research & Privately Sold Medications

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    36 min
  • Cyber Security & Healthcare

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    36 min
  • The Reality of Testing Positive for Covid-19

    1. The science of Covid-19

    2. Pneumonia Vaccine

    3. Immunocompromised patients do well with most vaccinations including RSV – these patients at increased risk of infections – new research indicates that vaccinations against human papillomavirus, hepatitis B, herpes zoster are not a problem to give

    4. Misinformation

    • Prevention is KEY!
    • Once you have Covid-19, now what? –
    • Access
    • Precautionary responsibility
    • Super-spreaders

      • 5. Supporting Information


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      46 min
    • A Model for High Quality, Low Cost Health Care

      PP Talks – A Model for High Quality, Low Cost Health Care

      1. Rational -Arguments over ACA indicate that it is worthwhile to find another solution that uses basic principles to deliver high quality at low cost –The Cure That Works, by Sean Masaki Flynn
      2. Message  -- health care first rate, easily accessible, and inexpensive
      3. Singapore health care system
      4. Target – Singapore:  Elements of health care services
      5. Insurance
      6. Examples
      7. US Examples

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        42 min
      8. Observations on the Argument Over Health Care Policy

        1. Who Makes HC Policy?

             a. State differences – access, price and coverage

             b. Individuals affected – 

                  i. 17M buy insurance

                  ii. 29M don’t have insurance

                  iii. MCare & Medicaid not affected – State expansion of Medicaid, but higher rates of inflation in Red States

        2. Hospital Closures & Medicaid Expansion

             a. ACA improving health care?

                  i. Hospitals closed in States rejecting Medicaid

                       1. States expanding Medicaid – lower and falling hospital closures

                       2. ACA – improved hospital financial performance w/lower probability of closure for rural markets and counties w/large amt of uninsured

                       3. Supreme Court left Medicaid expansion to the States

                       4. Hospital closure leads to loss of well-paying and skilled jobs

        3. Wall Street – Another Option for Paying For Health Care Benefits

             a. Sell wealth management to individuals

                  i. Lower cost method to gain new customers

                  ii. Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Fidelity, Charles Schwab, E*Trade, Amazon/JPMorgan/Berkshire Hathaway

                  iii. Wall St has the analytics to redeploy investment dollars to benefits

                  iv. Same as insurance brokers?

                  v. TPA/PBM – middleman model to transactional model

        4. Geography Matters – John Wennberg, MD

             a. Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care – cost of living, site of care, volume of services delivered, hospital/MD salaries

             b. Example – 

                  i. SF Chronicle reports cost in No. CA 30% > So. Ca d/t UC Berkeley Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare

                  ii. Primary reasons -- D/t consolidation in hospitals, insurance and MD practices b/w 2010-2016 (adj for higher cost of living and wages)

                  iii. Result – mergers/acquisitions in health care = HP+PBMs, MD practices, Plans, Pharmacies lead to higher costs

                  iv. Marketplace competition, technology, telehealth, international competition, competitor ads leverage cost differences

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        45 min
      9. Fake & Counterfeit Medications

        What do people believe in fake medicines?

        1. Differences between fake and counterfeit?

             a. Counterfeit is medicine without active ingredient, contaminated, or wrong ingredient

                  i. Counterfeit examples – Fentanyl, Oncology meds – BCNU, Botox, Artesunate for malaria, antibiotics, meningitis vaccines, ED drugs

             b. False treatments 

                  i. Examples – fake miracle cancer cures, coronavirus treatments, nutritional supplements, cosmetic treatments, beauty treatments

             c. Result – harm, loss of hope and money

        2. Fake coronavirus treatments

             a. Fake tests

             b. Alcohol-based hand sanitizers, counterfeit respirators, biomagnetism magnetic therapy, covid-19 test packages, OMI sale therapy pipes inhalers, amniotic fluid products, colloidal silver, CBD

             c. Fake treatments

                  i. Hydroxychloroquine, chloroquine

                  ii. Natural treatments and cures

                       1. Herbal cold remedies, immune system support products, nutritional vitamins from natural sources to protect from infection, covid-19 cough syrups, natural zinc and vitamin C

        3. Why do people believe?

             a. Confirmation bias

             b. Lack of credible evaluation

             c. Attention and impatience

             d. Cognitively lazy

             e. Emotions

             f. Reiteration

             g. Social pressure

        4. Conclusion

             a. Skeptical of treats & cures

             b. Evidence, and confirmation

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        40 min
      10. Corona Virus Vaccine & The FDA Process

        PP Talks -- Is It Common for Compounds to Fail the FDA Approval Process?

        1. Stages of FDA Approval Process IND

        a. Phase 1 – Safety – 20-100 healthy, 2 yrs.

        b. Phase 2 – Effectiveness – 100-500 patients, 2 yrs.

        c. Phase 3 – Effectiveness & ADR, 1K-5K, 3.5 yrs.

        2. Vaccines

        a. Phase I fails = 37%

        b. Phase II fails = 69%

        c. Phase III fails = 42%

        d. Biologics License Application (BLA) application

        e. Vacc & Related Biologics Prod Adv Cmte (VRBPAC)

        3. Risks

        a. New vaccine for new virus

        b. Clinical trials never succeed

        c. Vaccine induced enhancement

        d. Acquire study population

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        44 min
      11. Let's Talk About Colon Cancer

        What is it?

        • Colorectal cancer
        • 3rd most diagnosed cancer in US (men & women)
        • S/S = blood in stool, GI irritation, irregular stools, chronic diarrhea, sudden weight loss
        • Diagnostic = colonoscopy – polyps, inflammation, ulcers, abnormal growths
        • ACS testing guidelines
          • Asymptomatic, negative family history, no polyps – every 10 years
          • Low-risk polyps – 5 years
          • High-risk polyps

            • What causes it?

            • Cause
              • Age (90% of cases for people > 50 y/o)
              • Family history
              • Race – African Americans (new Dx 20% higher in Blacks, and death rates 40% higher)
              • Ethnicity – Ashkenazi Jews
              • Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease
              • Low whole grain diets
              • Genetic predisposition
              • Smoking, alcohol use, lack of exercise, diabetes

                • How is it treated?

                • Stage O, I -- Sx
                • Stage II – Sx + Adj Chemo
                • Stage III – Sx + Adj Chemo
                • Stage IV – Sx + Chemo
                  • Chemo + Targeted Tx
                  • Gene types – + immunotherapy
                  • Radiation

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                    35 min
                  • What Aren’t People Talking About Healthcare?

                    What aren’t people talking about health care?

                    • Rationale
                    • Covid-19 Disruptions
                      • POV and lab decreased
                      • MDs financially restrained
                      • Hospitals losing money
                      • Patients lack access
                      • New diagnoses/therapies down
                      • Telehealth rising
                      • Unemployment rising
                      • Drug cost reduction
                        • CMS force PhRMA to publish drug prices on TV
                        • Legislation disallowing gag clauses
                        • Expand pricing transparency to radio, web, print and       social media
                        • HHS maintain a public list of drugs violating rule
                        • Exempt Rx < $35/Rx
                        • Health Care Benefits
                          • Price transparency
                          • Health care = Consumer product
                          • Retailers offer basic services
                          • Robotics
                          • Convenience

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                            43 min

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