BOSTON, Jan. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tony® award and two-time Emmy® award winner Blythe Danner will present a keynote address at CBI's 13th Annual Patient Assistance and Access Programs on March 6-7, 2012 in Baltimore, MD. CBI's annual conference has become the gold standard and largest gathering of the nation's leading Patient Assistance and Access Program (PAP) experts with nearly 500 participants.

Through PSI's (Patient Services Inc.) former Director of Public Relations, Randy Paltrow (Danner's sister-in-law), who succumbed to cancer in 2007, Danner is personally acquainted with the importance of patient assistance and access. Danner's keynote will focus on Treatment Innovation, Affordability and Access - Understanding the Plight of Patients with Chronic Illness. She will discuss the devastation of chronic illness and the hope afforded by continued R&D innovation. The importance of access to treatments and affordability for families in need will be highlighted. Review the complete conference agenda.

Blythe Danner won two Emmy® awards for her role on Showtime's "Huff" and was nominated twice for roles on "Will & Grace" and Joyce Carol Oates' "We Were the Mulvaneys." She received a Golden Globe® nomination for Anne Tyler's "Back When We Were Grownups," and her list of career accomplishments continues with a Tony® award for her Broadway debut in "Butterflies Are Free" and nominations for roles in Harold Pinter's "Betrayal," Tennessee Williams' "Streetcar Named Desire" and Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Follies."

Her film roles include Woody Allen's "Alice," "The Great Santini," the "Meet the Parents" series, "What's Your Number?" and "Sylvia," a film in which she appeared with her daughter, actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Upcoming projects include "The Lucky One" and "Hello I Must Be Going."

Danner takes action to support causes that are important to her. She has passionately advocated for environmental concerns for more than 40 years as a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists and other groups, and serves on the national board of Planned Parenthood. Since the death of her husband Bruce Paltrow nine years ago from oral cancer, she has also been helping the Oral Cancer Foundation raise disease awareness.

In addition to keynote Blythe Danner, the Patient Assistance and Access Programs conference features 65 distinguished speakers. Participants will have access to the Patient Access Networking Pavilion and benefit from exclusive coverage on the latest issues, including: reform and insurance exchanges; income eligibility criteria for patient cost sharing and specialty programs; new web portals for enrollment; and, innovation in institutional programs, pharmacy cards and bulk replenishment.

For more information about the Patient Assistance and Access Programs Conference: http://www.cbinet.com/pap

Contact: 

Kristina Weljkovic
T: 339-298-2285
Kristina.weljkovic@cbinet.com 

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