Congratulations to Mackenzie Ellis of Lipscomb College of Pharmacy, in conjunction with Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, on winning the AMCP Foundation Best Poster Award in the student category for her outstanding research, analysis, and presentation skills!

Congrats to VSP’s student researcher Ailsa Watson (Lipscomb College of Pharmacy) for receiving the Best Student Poster Award at AMCP Annual Meeting 2024!

The objective of this study was to assess the appropriateness of the chronic inhaler regimen for patients admitted to the hospital based on clinical practice guidelines and insurance coverage. buff.ly/3Ld1K6H Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy @accppulmprn

Congratulations to Brooke Looney, PharmD, of Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy and Michelle Martin, PharmD, of UIC Pharmacy, for receiving nearly $30,000 from the ASHP Foundation's Optimizing Technology Solutions Innovation Grant! Read more: go.ashp.org/44V2JQa #TwitteRx

Medicare Part D’s New Prescription Payment Plan May Not Reduce Costs For All | Health Affairs buff.ly/42QIdAd by Stacie Dusetzina from Vanderbilt School of Medicine Autumn Zuckerman from Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Nancy Keating from HMS HCP & Harvard Medical School, and Haiden A. Huskamp

Medicare Part D’s New Prescription Payment Plan May Not Reduce Costs For All | Health Affairs buff.ly/42QIdAd by Stacie Dusetzina Autumn Zuckerman Nancy Keating and Haiden A. Huskamp from Vanderbilt School of Medicine Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Harvard Medical School via @health_affairs

Five for Friday! Virginia Sweeter details future PQA meeting dates! Plus, highlights members' on patient monitoring tools with Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy and NASP, Medicare Advantage outcomes from Humana , and food insecurity with Hy-Vee and sodahealth.
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VSP recently presented the 1st real-world evidence on Risankizumab dose escalation in Crohn’s Disease at CCC, describing medication access requirements and response to therapy; most patients improved or remained stable on the escalated dosage.

Health Affairs Stacie Dusetzina Nilay Shah Theresa Walunas, PhD, FAMIA Leah Zullig, PhD Nancy Keating Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy

Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Vanderbilt Department of Biostatistics Movement Disorders Policy Coalition Congrats!

Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Asembia Looking good!😊

VSP will be at Asembia's AXS24! Attendees can also check our staff's session presentations throughout the week:

Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia who initiated therapy through an integrated health-system specialty pharmacy had high therapy adherence rates. Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy @vumchealth #leusm #lymsm onclive.com/view/cll-sll-t…

In their new Forefront article, Stacie Dusetzina Autumn Zuckerman Nancy Keating and Haiden A. Huskamp of Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, and Harvard Medical School argue that the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan may have the unintended consequence of 'surprise' bills. bit.ly/3SP9XlG

New in print Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: study by senior biostatistician Ryan Moore (MS biostatistics Vanderbilt University) on dupilumab, w/first author Kristen Corey (@VUMCLung clinical fellow now Atrium Health), Autumn Zuckerman Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy & K. Cahill VUMC Department of Medicine sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

High therapy adherence rates were observed in patients with CLL who initiated therapy through an integrated health-system specialty pharmacy. Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy @vumchealth #leusm #lymsm onclive.com/view/cll-sll-t…

This study supported by Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy and VUMC Learning Healthcare System Platform, evaluated the effect of patient-tailored interventions on specialty medication adherence. Congratulations to Kibbons et al. for their recent publication in American Journal of Medicine! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37028694/

VSP co-authored this VUMC transplant pharmacy manuscript detailing their efforts to retrain certified pharmacy technicians on common billing errors and evaluate changes in error rates after retraining:
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New in Epilepsy Research: paper on cannabidiol and seizure disorders, co-authored by senior biostatistician Josh DeClercq & professor Leena Choir w/colleagues Lipscomb College of Pharmacy Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy & Ascension Saint Thomas sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

CLL/SLL Therapy Initiation at Specialty Pharmacies May Increase Treatment Adherence Rates Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy @vumchealth #leusm #lymsm
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