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This program is approved for one hour of CE credit in Kansas and has one hour of CE credit pending in Missouri.
About the speaker: Jessica Wehner Lea, EMBA, Pharm.D., BCPP President of Tria Health
With more than 10 years of extensive experience in pharmaceutical care, Dr. Jessica Lea was named President of Tria Health in 2010. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Clinical Pharmacist at MedTrak Services, LLC where she played an instrumental role in the development of Tria Health and other wellness programs. Her background in academia and numerous pharmacy achievements continue to fuel her passion of providing patient-centered care that results in optimal health outcomes. Lea graduated in 2014 with her Executive MBA from Rockhurst University and is an active member of Kansas City’s Central Exchange Mentorship Program.
Jessica Lea graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2000 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. In 2001, Lea completed an ASHP accredited psychiatric pharmacy practice residency at Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center in St. Joseph, Missouri. She continued on to complete a two-year post-doctoral fellowship in 2003 at Western Missouri Mental Health Center. Upon completion of her fellowship, Lea joined the UMKC School of Pharmacy where she spent four years as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Pharmacy Practice. She left in 2007 to begin her career at MedTrak Services.
In 2013, Lea was recognized by PharmaVoice as one of the “Most Inspiring People in the Life-Sciences Industry” and was a winner of Ingram Magazine’s 2013 Fittest Exec Challenge.
Lea was honored by Ingram’s Magazine this year as one of Kansas City’s “40 Under Forty” and joined The Kansas City Business Journal’s 2014 class of “Women Who Mean Business.”
