Biography

KENNETH SCHAFERMEYER, Ph.D.

Professor, Pharmacy Administration
Director, International Initiatives
kschafermeyer@stlcop.edu
314.446.8452

Education

Ph.D. in Pharmacy Administration from Purdue University;

M.S. in Pharmacy Administration from University of Tennessee;

Bachelor of Science from St. Louis College of Pharmacy

Area of Speciality

Health economics
Financial analysis of pharmacy operations
Medicare, Medicaid and managed care prescription programs
Public policy issues related to medication usage
Optimizing the use of pharmacy technicial support

Favorite courses,activities,and scholarly interest

Health systems management and economics
Fellow of the American Pharmaceutical Association
Fellow of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Member of the National Community Pharmacists Association, Missouri Pharmacy Association, and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy

Vita highlights

Recent publications:

Schafermeyer KW and Williams BM, The National Pharmacy Technician Training Program, 7th Edition (St. Louis: National Healthcareer Association, 2009).

Schafermeyer KW, "The Impact of Managed Care on Pharmacy Practice," in Navarro RP, Managed Care Pharmacy Practice, 2nd Edition (Sudsbury, CT: Jones and Bartlett, 2008).

McCarthy RL and Schafermeyer KW, Health Care Delivery: A Primer for Pharmacists, 4th Edition (Sudsbury, CT: Jones and Bartlett, 2007).

Schafermeyer KW, Khan S and Scott DM, "Insurance and Managed Care," Chapter 9 in Hurd PD and Levin BL, Pharmacy and Public Health (Sudsbury, CT: Jones and Bartlette, 2007).

Schafermeyer KW, "A Study of the Additional Costs of Dispensing a Workers' Compensation Prescription," Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy 2007 3: 123-136

About Me

Dr. Schafermeyer enjoys turning wooden bowls, pens and mortars and pestles in his free time. He also leads or participates once or twice a year in Global Village Missions for Habitat for Humanity in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.