The Medicare Part D Drug Program: Making the Most of the Benefit

Dr. Jack E. Fincham is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy, and was a Kellogg Pharmaceutical Clinical Scientist Fellow at the University of Minnesota where he obtained his Ph.D. in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. He completed a Post-Graduate Certificate Degree in Health Economics at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. Dr. Fincham has researched varying topics pertaining to health economics, international health, patient compliance, public health, medication management, avoiding medication risks, the Medicare Part D Drug Benefit, and drug use in the elderly. Dr. Fincham has authored over 200 refereed and professional manuscripts published in over 50 journals, and has made over 200 professional and research presentations to allied health, dental, medical, information technology, nursing, pharmacy, and public health professional groups from Asia, Australia, Canada, the Republic of China, Europe, Turkey, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Fincham has written ten books including: The Medicare Part D Drug Program: Making the Most of the Benefit, and an Everyday Guide to Managing Your Medicines both published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. He serves as the inaugural editor-in-chief of the Prevention Education Resource Center (PERC www.teachprevention.org) sponsored by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research. Dr. Fincham currently serves as Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, the University of Missouri – Kansas City, School of Pharmacy; and as Adjunct Professor of Health Policy and Management at the University of Georgia, College of Public Health. From 1994-2004, Dr. Fincham served as dean of the University of Kansas School of Pharmacy.