Faculty

James M. Hoffman, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, Program Chair
Medication Outcomes and Safety Officer
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee

James Hoffman is Medication Outcomes and Safety Officer in the Pharmaceutical Department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. In his position, Hoffman leads medication use policy, medication safety, and research pharmacy services at St. Jude. Hoffman is also an assistant professor of clinical pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.

Dr. Hoffman received both his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. In addition, he received a Masters of Science degree in pharmacy administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also completed a residency in pharmacy administration and a fellowship in outcomes research at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics.

Hoffman is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist (BCPS). He is an active member of ASHP, serving on the editorial board of the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP) and on the Council on Pharmacy Practice. He has experience analyzing various aspects of national medication use and policy. Since 2004, Hoffman has been the lead author of an annual AJHP publication on prescription drug expenditures. He has made local and national presentations on several topics, including biosimilars and follow on biologics, medication expenditure patterns, and medication safety.

Justine Coffey, J.D., LL.M.
Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs
Government Affairs Division
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Bethesda, Maryland

Justine Coffey is Director, Federal Regulatory Affairs, in the Government Affairs Division of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). She has held this position since March of 2007. Her responsibilities include advocating ASHP's positions on various issues before federal agencies whose regulatory and rulemaking authority impacting health-system pharmacy.

Ms. Coffey received her J.D. degree from American University, Washington College of Law and her LL.M. degree from the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC.

Previously, Justine worked as a consultant, providing health policy consulting services to individual clients. She also advised state government agencies on federal and state laws, regulations, and policies that had an impact on Medicaid and other state programs. From 2002 to 2005, Ms. Coffey worked for the American Pharmacists Association, first as a policy and regulatory writer, and then as a senior policy analyst, which involved managing 340B Drug Pricing Program issues for the Health Resources and Services Administration Pharmacy Services Support Center.

JoAnn Stubbings, R.Ph., MCHA
Manager, Research and Public Policy
Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Department
University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
Chicago, Illinois

JoAnn Stubbings, R.Ph., MHCA, is Manager of Research and Public Policy in the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Department at the University of Illinois (UIC) at Chicago College of Pharmacy. Ms. Stubbings is also Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

Ms. Stubbings is responsible for managing pharmaceutical policy issues that pertain to outpatient pharmacy services, namely healthcare reform, Medicare Part D, as well as special topics, such as Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies. She chairs the Specialty Pharmacy Task Force for UIC's Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Department. UIC has a growing specialty pharmacy practice and is experimenting with different models for both take-home and clinic-administered medications. Ms. Stubbings is also a member of the Specialty Pharmacy Task Force of the University HealthSystem Consortium in Oak Brook, Illinois.

Ms. Stubbings spent many years in the pharmaceutical industry and in managed care consulting. She brings a practical knowledge of pharmaceutical policy to her teaching and service. Her teaching portfolio includes courses in pharmacy services and reimbursement, pharmaceutical marketing, and mentoring of students and residents. She has been recognized by her students with many teaching awards. She is an advocate for health-system pharmacists and payment for pharmacy services.

Disclosure Statement

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James M. Hoffman, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, Program Chair
Dr. Hoffman declares that he has no relationships pertinent to this activity.

Justine Coffey, J.D., LL.M.
Ms. Coffey declares that she has no relationships pertinent to this activity.

JoAnn Stubbings, R.Ph., MCHA
Ms. Stubbings declares that she has no relationships pertinent to this activity.

Catherine Klein, R.Ph.
Ms. Klein declares that she has no relationships pertinent to this activity.