EVENT REGISTRATION
Advance registration and payment required - $35 for members and $40 for guests.
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SPEAKER TOPIC
COVID Update on Treatments and Vaccines: Looking Forward with Hope.
Ms. Lamberton will give an overview on COVID, including how the industry first reacted by taking important steps when the pandemic was declared and ongoing collaboration with the private sector and other stakeholders around the world. The session will provide a status of the clinical trials underway for both vaccines and treatments, the complexity of research for vaccine development and how the industry is working in partnership with other companies on manufacturing.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ms. Lamberton serves as Deputy Vice President of State Policy and External Outreach at PhRMA, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers Association of America, a trade association of 33 biopharmaceutical companies based in Washington, DC. In her role, she analyzes policy, provides strategy, and serves as a lobbyist for the industry in the states issues such as Medicaid, cost and value of medicines, adherence, Insulin, vaccines, clinical trials and conducts outreach with patient and provider groups.
Ms. Lamberton works closely with the National Governors’ Association and serves on Boards for the National Foundation of Women Legislators, American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Food Allergy Research and Education organization, and most recently, appointed to the Advisory Board for her alma matter, the College of Health and Human Services at GMU.
Prior to working at PhRMA, she worked for a senior’s organization on Medicare and long-term care issues. She has also worked at the GAO, on Capitol Hill for a former Virginia senator, at the Center for Health Policy, Research, and Ethics at GMU, and as a clinical research nurse at National Institutes of Health on neurological patient protocols such as Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, brain and spinal cord disorders, cancer and more.
Ms. Lamberton graduated from nursing school at Texas Woman’s University in Houston and served as President of both the Texas Student Nurses Association and National Student Nurses Association. She currently enjoys being a guest lecture for graduate level health policy courses and motivating other healthcare providers to join the ranks of healthcare lobbyists that improve access and care for patients. She works as a nurse volunteer, regularly working with patients as part of the Virginia Medical Reserve Corp in Arlington.
COVID-19 UPDATE
Our commitment to the safety of our guests is of highest priority. As such, Flagler Tiger Bay Club is following CDC guidelines and recommendations at this event.