Professor
University of Maryland Baltimore, School of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Baltimore, MD
Eleanor M. Perfetto has worked in government, industry, consulting, and academia. Most recently, Eleanor was with the leading, U.S. nonprofit organization focused on patient issues as Executive Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the National Health Council (NHC). Currently, she holds a faculty appointment at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy as Professor of Pharmaceutical Health Service Research. Her research and policy work focus on patient and family engagement as applied to comparative effectiveness and patient-centered outcomes research; patient-focused drug and medical-product development; clinical outcome assessment, selection, and development; patient-centered value assessment; and healthcare quality measurement.
As caregiver for her late spouse who suffered from early dementia due to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Eleanor is a recognized advocate for patients with head-trauma-related dementia and their families. In May 2007, she received the Alzheimer’s Association New York City Chapter Advocacy Leadership Award. In 2010, she received the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter Award for Advocacy & Awareness. In 2012, she received the Legacy Award from the Concussion Legacy Foundation, for which she also is a past board president and two-term inaugural board member. Today, she serves on the Brain Injury Association of America board, where she chairs the Governance Committee and serves as Board Secretary.
Prior to joining the NHC and University faculty, Dr. Perfetto was with Pfizer Inc for almost eight years, most recently as Senior Director, Federal Government Relations. Early in her career, she served in the U.S. Public Health Service for 6 years as a pharmacist in the Indian Health Service in Pine Ridge, SD and Talihina, OK, and as senior pharmacoepidemiologist at the USPHS Agency for Health Care Policy & Research. Her highest rank was Commander (05).
Dr. Perfetto has a distinguished record of service to professional and other organizations. Currently, she is Chair of the ISPOR 2024 Patient-Centered Research Summit, is the immediate past chair of the Patient-Centered Special Interest Group and served as co-chair for the 2016 Annual Meeting. In the past, she has served as a CMS MedCAC member; co-chair of the National Quality Forum’s Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Project and on the Patient-Reported Outcomes Expert Panel; past Pharmacy Quality Alliance and Drug Information Association board chair; and past member of the Center for Medical Technology Policy and Health Industry Council Boards. She was an Assistant Editor for the Journal of Managed Care and Specialty Pharmacy and has been a peer reviewer for numerous journals, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, government granting agencies, and pharmacy professional organizations. She has contributed book chapters and published in peer-reviewed journals. She is a frequent speaker at national and international scientific conferences.
Dr. Perfetto holds BS and MS degrees in pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island and in 2009 received the School's Distinguished Alumni award. She also holds a PhD in Public Health, concentrating in health policy and epidemiology, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
(M2) Navigating the Intersection of Managed Care Pharmacy and Patient Engagement
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
10:15 AM – 11:30 AM CT