SLRA Presentation & Dinner – September 2018

St. Louis Rheumatology Association

Thursday, September 20th, 2018

Drug Pricing; How did we get here and where are we going?

Presenter: Steve Miller, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Express Scripts

Steve Miller has served as Chief Medical Officer at Express Scripts since 2006, focusing on supporting government relations, leading the Pharmacy & Therapeutics committee, managing the Medical Affairs team and interfacing with client groups.

He received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and he trained in the Pathology and Research fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

He degrees in Internal Medicine which he received at the University of Colorado, Nephrology at Washington University, and did a cardiology research fellowship at University of California-San Francisco. Miller earned his MBA at Olin.

Dr. Steve Miller’s expertise represents years as a  medical researcher, clinician and administrator, and spans numerous healthcare  subjects. Since joining the company in 2005, Dr. Miller has represented Express Scripts as a presenter at nationwide conferences.

At Express Scripts, he is actively involved in developing their clinical programs and advancing the use of generic pharmaceuticals and  specialty medications. Dr. Miller is a leader in the promotion of legislation to create a pathway at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the regulation of biogenerics and biosimilars.

Prior to joining Express Scripts, Dr. Miller was the vice president and chief  medical officer at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of  Medicine in St. Louis.

6:15 – 7:00 pm Registration

7:00 – 9:00 pm Presentation and dinner

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This live activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Washington University School of Medicine, Continuing Medical Education and St. Louis Rheumatology Association.  Washington University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  Washington University designates this live activity for a maximum of _1_ AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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