Learn how to improve the business of HIV pharmaceutical management

There's a free webinar coming up titled, "Solutions for Managing HIV in the Payor Community." This is a webinar sponsored by BioScrip and all the speakers are BioScrip employees. So, I hope it will be an informative webinar and not simply an infomercial. This is NOT a certified CME/CE event, so I am not expecting that it will be fair balanced and free of any commercial bias. However, if you wish to learn more about HIV management, then you'll probably find it informative. Those working in the public health sector may find this interesting.

This webinar will address:

• Emerging trends in HIV patient demographics
• Patient Diagnosis, Treatment and Compliance Issues
• Government Initiatives and Guidelines
• HIV business environment: Pharma trends, Costs, and  Copay Issues
• Unique challenges for Specialty Pharmacy payors
• Solutions for HIV disease management

The presenters are:

• Elizabeth Engelhardt, RN, MSN, VP, Clinical Services and Product Development, BioScrip, Inc.
• Sara Deno, Pharm.D., AAHIVE (American Academy of HIV Medicine HIV Expert), Director of Pharmacy Services, BioScrip, Inc.
• Stephen Cichy, Executive Vice President, Managed Care Sales, Marketing and Product Development, BioScrip, Inc.

To learn more about this webinar, click here.

Public Health Jobs in California

Here are a few examples of some current public health job openings in California (they are all related to HIV and AIDS and you must pass a civil service exam). Healthcare professionals who are looking for a transition into the non-clinical world of medicine may find some of these positions to be quite interesting. You can see that the salary range is also listed for each of these civil service jobs:

California Department of Public Health: Office of AIDS

Chief of the Surveillance, Research, and Evaluation Branch
Civil service classification: Public Health Medical Administrator I
Location: Sacramento, California
Salary range: $136,800 - $162,468 annually
This position is a California civil service position. In order to be eligible, a candidate must first apply for the Public Health Medical Administrator I civil service exam. Once the candidate has successfully completed the exam process, he/she can be considered for the Branch Chief position.

Medical Director
Civil service classification: Public Health Medical Officer III
Location: Sacramento, California
Salary range: $112,776 - $154,716 annually
This position is a California civil service position. In order to be eligible, a candidate must first apply for the Public Health Medical Officer III civil service exam. Once the candidate has successfully completed the exam process, he/she can be considered for the Medical Director position.

Chief of the HIV Prevention Research and Evaluation Section
Civil service classification: Research Scientist Supervisor II
Location: Sacramento, California
Salary range: $90,864 - $109,872 annually
This position is a California civil service position. In order to be eligible, a candidate must first apply for the Research Scientist Supervisor II civil service exam. Once the candidate has successfully completed the exam process, he/she can be considered for the Section Chief position.

Chief of the HIV Prevention Branch
Civil service classification: Public Health Medical Administrator I
Location: Sacramento, California
Salary range: $136,800 - $162,468 annually
This position is a California civil service position. In order to be eligible, a candidate must first apply for the Public Health Medical Administrator I civil service exam. Once the candidate has successfully completed the exam process, he/she can be considered for the Branch Chief position.

If you'd like more information about any of these job opportunities, please contact me.