INDUSTRY
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DAY 1 Monday 5/5/2025
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TIME | COURSE | FACULTY | LOCATION |
6:00 PM | Registration and Welcome Reception | ClubHouse Suites – Cabernet Room | |
7:00 PM | Welcome /Introduction to PPALS Leadership | Barbara, Jayne, Jean | ClubHouse Suites – Cabernet Room |
8:00 PM | PACT Capstone Project and Reflection Paper Discussion | Robert Tomaino | ClubHouse Suites – Cabernet Room |
DAY 2 Tuesday 5/6/2025
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INDUSTRY INTRODUCTORY
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TIME | COURSE | FACULTY | LOCATION |
8:30 AM | Welcome to the Sanford/PPALS PACT Course | Barbara Wuebbels, RN | Sanford Dakota Room |
8:45 AM – 9:30 AM | Introduction to Sanford Research | Sharon Hunt | Dakota Room |
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM | 2025 Case Study Everyone | David LaGreca,Facilitator | Dakota and Coyote Rooms |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | BREAK | Moquist Hall | |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | History: Importance of Patient Advocacy | Jayne Gershkowitz | Dakota Room |
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | LUNCH | Moquist Hall | |
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM | Building Your Patient Advocacy Function | Gissoo Decotiis | Dakota Room |
3:00 PM – 3:15 pm | BREAK | Moquist Hall | |
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM | Drug Development | Sandi Heibel, PhD | Dakota Room |
4:15 PM – 5:30 PM | Patient Advisory Boards | Amanda Sowinski | Dakota Room |
5:30 PM- 6:00 PM | Transport to The Barn | Faculty, Staff and Attendees | |
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | PACT Group Dinner | The Barn (located on the Sanford campus) | |
DAY 3 Wednesday 5/7/2025
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INDUSTRY INTRODUCTORY
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TIME | COURSE | FACULTY | LOCATION |
8:30 AM | Morning Address | Jayne Gershkowiz | Dakota Room |
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM | Introduction to Sanford CoRDS Registry | Colette Free | Dakota Room |
9:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Compliance | Tiffany Cummings-Damiani | Dakota Room |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | BREAK | Moquist Hall | |
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM | What Is the ROI of Patient Advocacy | Jennifer Helfer | Dakota Room |
12:15 PM – 1:30 PM | LUNCH | Moquist Hall | |
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Identifying Partners Within Related Industries | Anne Melchior | Dakota Room |
2:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Building Partnerships with Government & Academia | David Eckstein, PhD & Jill Weimer, PhD | Dakota Room |
3:45 PM- 4:00 PM | BREAK | Moquist Hall | |
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Tell Your Patient Advocacy Story | Chris Smith | Dakota Room |
5:00 PM- 5:30 PM | Return to Clubhouse Suites | ||
6:00 PM | Dinner on your own – explore Sioux Falls! | ||
DAY 4 Thursday 5/8/2025
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INDUSTRY INTRODUCTORY
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TIME | COURSE | FACULTY | LOCATION |
8:30 AM | Morning Address | Jean Campbell | Dakota Room |
8:45 AM – 10:00 AM | Four-Legged Table: Industry, PAO, Academia and Government | Barbara Wuebbels, Moderator; David Eckstein, Jayne Gershkowitz, Jill Weimer, Rob Long | Dakota Room |
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | Patient Advocacy’s Role in Improving Clinical Trial Diversity | Michelle Slattery & Erin Slattery | Dakota Room |
11:00 AM – 11:15 PM | BREAK | Moquist Hall | |
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Understanding Best Practices of Working with Non Profit Organizations | Jean Campbell | Dakota Room |
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Challenges Facing Patient Advocacy Function | Open Discussion; Moderated by Jean Campbell | Dakota Room |
12:30PM – 1:30 PM | LUNCH | Moquist Hall | |
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM | Common Ground: Where the Patient Advocacy Function and the Patient Community Meet | Open Discussion; Moderated by Jayne and Barbara | Dakota Room |
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Closing | Barbara, Jayne and Jean | Dakota Room |
3:30 PM | Opening: Sanford CoRDS Great Plain Summit | Dakota Room |



