September 2024

Highlights

There are just a few weeks to go until one of specialty pharmacy’s most notable conferences, NASP 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo. We hope you’ll consider joining our team at the following:

• 6 continuing education presentations and panels.
• 7 health system specialty pharmacy (HSSP) clinical outcomes research and posters.
• 1 way to find expert specialty pharmacy support: Booth # 310.
  

Read on to learn more.

Advancing Specialty Pharmacy Practice with 6 Continuing Education Sessions

During the conference, CPS will take the stage six times for educational presentations, most of which qualify for continuing education (CE) credits.

Sessions on Sunday, Oct. 6

Careers in Specialty Pharmacy | 10:15 a.m. - Noon CT | Location: Hermitage D

SPCB board chairman and HSSP expert Brandon Hardin, PharmD, MBA, CSP, kicks things off on Sunday with this multi-disciplinary panel exploring the specialty pharmacy career journey and where to find opportunities (like at CPS).

Get a warm welcome at 10:15 a.m. CT in Hermitage D.

Patient Voices for Clinical Choices: PROs to Drive Clinical Excellence in HSSP Practice | 1 - 1:50 p.m. CT | Location: Magnolia Ballroom

On Sunday, research pharmacist Carly Giavatto, PharmD, and director of clinical and central operations Lauren Bryant, PharmD, CDCES, will present a session about the power of patient-reported outcomes measures (PROs).

Drs. Giavatto and Bryant will explain how HSSPs are uniquely positioned to select, collect, and incorporate PROs into clinical protocols and will show attendees how to use them in practice.

Join them at 1 p.m. CT in Magnolia Ballroom.

CSP Exam Prep Workshop: Operations | 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. CT | Location: Hermitage C

Get ready for your CSP exam alongside Jayna Patel, PharmD, CSP, AAHVIP. She’s hosting a workshop on Sunday to show attendees how to collect and interpret clinical and patient-reported data.

Join her in Hermitage C at 2:30 p.m. CT.

Sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 8

Optimizing Patient Outcomes: A Specialty Pharmacy Framework for Interventions | 11:20 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. CT | Location: Tennessee Ballroom D

On Tuesday, Ana I. Lopez-Medina will participate in a panel about how specialty pharmacies optimize patient outcomes. Dr. Lopez-Medina serves on NASP’s Clinical Outcomes Committee, which develops and recommends metrics for measuring HSSP value.

During the session, Dr. Lopez-Medina and her fellow panelists will review the current state of specialty pharmacy interventions, discussing how attendees can use the committee’s framework to implement specialty pharmacy intervention documentation and reporting.

See the panel at 11:20 a.m. CT in Tennessee Ballroom D.

Sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 9

We’ve Got Nerve Too: Creating Impactful Sustainable Neurology Specialty Pharmacy Services | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT | Location: Tennessee Ballroom D

Join our neurology-focused specialty pharmacists Amanda Hickman, PharmD, MPH, MSCS, Meagan Schreiber, PharmD, CSP, and Jocelyn Furer, PharmD, as they discuss how HSSPs are having an impact on patients living with chronic neurological conditions.

During the session, they will describe the “world of opportunity” that specialty pharmacists have to benefit patient care in neurology. They’ll also explore the considerations specialty pharmacists should make as they plan de novo programs.

Hear the presentation at 12:30 p.m. CT in Tennessee Ballroom D.

Enhancing Clinical Operations with Technology Solutions and Data Science | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT | Location: Hermitage A

On Wednesday, our chief clinical officer, Lily P. Duong, PharmD, and her colleague, Joshua Bastian, will host a session about technology-enabled specialty pharmacy management.

During the session, they will use real-world case studies to describe how risk stratification is helping specialty pharmacists identify patients at risk for non-adherence.

What’s key to their success? Specialty pharmacy care management software and tools

like TherigySTM.

Join them at 12:30 p.m. CT in Hermitage A.

Presenting the Latest Specialty Pharmacy Clinical Research: 7 Outcomes Posters

This year, we’re honored to present seven clinical outcomes posters that advance health system specialty pharmacy practice.

Poster Presentations are Tuesday, Oct. 8 | 2 - 3 p.m. CT

Study: Implementation of the PozQoL in a Specialty Pharmacy Setting: Assessing the Impact of Pharmacist Interventions to Improve Quality of Life in People with HIV

Study: Evaluating Disease Activity and Health Literacy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study: Big Interventions for Little Patients: A Review of Pediatric Pharmacist Interventions within Health System Specialty Pharmacy

Study: A Health-System Specialty Pharmacy Approach to Optimize Medication Regimens Among Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Study: Exploring the Impact of Alternative Funding Programs on Medication Access and Clinical Outcomes

Study: Implementing Targeted Adherence Outreach for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Identified as at Risk of Non-Adherence

Study: Health System Specialty Pharmacy’s Role in Managing Medications for Weight Loss in Patients Without Evidence of Type 2 Diabetes

Want to learn more? Visit our booth - #310 - in Nashville.