The 2018 QS/1 Customer Conference in New Orleans once again offered an opportunity to hear about new products and interfaces and connect with fellow pharmacists. At this year’s conference the new leadership team was introduced: Alan Turfe, CEO and chairman of J M Smith; Kevin Welch, president, QS/1 and Integra; and Saul Factor, president, Smith Drug Company. The expo hosted more than 40 vendor partners as well as demos on QS/1 products, with staff available to answer questions. The keynote speaker, Chad Porter, shared his own story of overcoming adversity to serve as an example of how good leaders don’t let obstacles keep them from reaching their goals.
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Alan Turfe and Kevin Welch spoke about the new direction QS/1 will take as it builds on its history of technology excellence and enhanced customer service.

Whitney Bedo, Missie Barcia, and Rodney Krumm, right, Pontchartrain Pharmacy, with Hazem Nasser, Same Day Med, third from left, planned to discuss billing features with QS/1 staff during the expo time.

Eland Yu, North East Medical Services, and Peter Nguyen, Stout Street Health Center, during a break in the CE sessions.

Maeghan Livaccari, Tulane University, left, and Trina Stewart, Tulane University Department of Pharmacology, were excited to attend the conference in their hometown.

Cal Knowlton, B.Sc.Pharm., CEO and founder of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, with Farah Towfic, Pharm.D., and Matt Osterhaus, B.S.Pharm., of Osterhaus Pharmacy. Knowlton presented on personalized pharmacotherapy while Towfic and Osterhaus were both workshop facilitators.

Susan Gresham of OpenEdge Network, left, discusses the company’s payment services with Monica Oban of Seminole Pharmacy.

Scott Garrett, Kylie Garrett, and Chris Garrett, representing their family business, Southside Pharmacy. Kylie was interested in attending the collaborative-care workshop presented by John Pugh, Pharm.D.