Program Faculty
Angela Turner Cassano, Pharm.D., BCPS
Program Chair and Moderator
President
Pharmfusion Consulting, LLC
Midlothian, Virginia
Angela Turner Cassano, Pharm.D., BCPS, is President of Pharmfusion Consulting in Midlothian, Virginia. A graduate of Campbell University School of Pharmacy, Dr. Cassano completed two residencies at the Virginia Commonwealth University, including a joint specialty residency in adult medicine and pediatrics. During her career she has held positions as a hospital clinical pharmacist, clinical assistant director, and assistant health System director of quality assurance and drug safety.
Dr. Cassano established Pharmfusion Consulting in 2005 as an independent consulting company assisting primarily health-system pharmacies with improving pharmacy operations through clinical expertise and practice. The company focuses on quality and regulatory assurance, medication safety and technology, clinical programs and operations solutions.
Barbara Hintzen, BBA, CPhT
Operations Manager
University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview
Fairview, Minnesota
Barbara Hintzen, CPhT, BBA, is Operations and Purchasing Manager at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Fairview, Minnesota. Ms. Hintzen has completed an ASHP accredited technician program and has been a PTCB certified technician since 1995. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota. She has chaired and co-chaired the advisory committee for Century College's Pharmacy Technician program (2001-2007) and was a key member in revising the Minnesota Society of Hospital Pharmacists' guidelines and training packet for Tech-Check-Tech (2003). Ms. Hintzen has served on a variety of pharmacy professional committees and is currently an active member of local and state professional organizations.
Melissa Murer Corrigan, R.Ph.
Executive Director and CEO
Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
Washington, D.C.
Melissa Murer Corrigan, R.Ph., is Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), a national certification program for pharmacy technicians since its inception in 1995. Prior to PTCB, she was a Marketing Research Associate with the American Red Cross. From 1991-93, Ms. Corrigan served as Project Manager for the Scope of Pharmacy Practice Project, a task analysis of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. She completed the American Pharmaceutical Association-National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives Executive Residency in Association Management. As part of her residency, she worked for three months with the Missouri Pharmacy Association. Ms. Corrigan also practiced as a Community Pharmacist for Walgreens in Chicago, Illinois. She is a graduate of Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and serves on the Drake University Pharmacy National Advisory Council. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy.
Ms. Corrigan directs the overall conduct of PTCB's nationally accredited certification program for pharmacy technicians. Since 1995, PTCB has certified over 300,000 pharmacy technicians nationwide through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Examination and transfer process. She is a member of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board of Governors, serving as Secretary.
The PTCB is governed by five organizations: American Pharmacists Association; American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists; Michigan Pharmacists Association; and the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The goal of PTCB national certification is to enable pharmacy technicians to work more effectively with pharmacists to offer safe and effective patient care and service.
This activity is planned and conducted by ASHP Advantage.