NASP Speciality Pharmacy Podcast

The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy™ (NASP™), founded in 2012, represents specialty pharmacy professionals in all practice settings and highlights the unique value our members bring to patients and the healthcare system. NASP is focused on building collaboration among all organizations involved in specialty pharmacy to deliver the benefits and services needed to improve patient outcomes.
NASP has a strong vision, innovative and motivated leaders, and an inspired mission—exactly what the specialty pharmacy industry needs.
 
Specialty pharmacy is the fastest growing segment in the industry today. Innovations in drug discovery, drug delivery systems, advanced monitoring techniques, and informatics have all increased the need for advanced specialty pharmacy. NASP provides the platform for clinical, scientific, and business exchange for all specialty pharmaceutical stakeholders and fosters collaborative initiatives to align the goals of all stakeholders.As an organization, we are committed to advancing the profession by supporting the importance of professional certification through the Specialty Pharmacy Certification Board (SPCB). NASP meets the needs of a growing membership by creating a strong, unified voice for the industry. Members receive unmatched educational and networking opportunities through the Specialty Pharmacy Conference and Specialty Pharmacy Education Center (SPEC), which offers more than 300 hours of education specific to specialty pharmacy. Learn more about the benefits for individual and corporate members.
NASP is a not-for-profit, 501 (c)6 organization that offers both individual and corporate members. NASP does not promote or endorse corporate products or services.
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NASP Executive Director: Jim Smeeding, RPh, MBA
Jim Smeeding, RPh, MBA, is a founder of the Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy. His research interests are in applied pharmacoeconomics, systems integration and managed care. His pharmacy degree is from the University of Buffalo and his MBA from the University of Texas. Over the past 39 years his practice orientation has been in hospital pharmacy, clinical services design, home infusion therapy, managed care services, and disease management.
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Jim’s private clients constitute the spectrum of pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, diagnostic testing and all classes of pharmacy affairs – hospital, retail, chain, managed care, academic and research. His broad expertise in professional affairs has allowed his clients to understand, approach and impact medical and pharmacy affairs from product selection through to the value proposition as well as professional communications, patient communications and safety. Jim is widely known for his broad interests and his ability to moderate a program to bring out cogent learning points and make the educational program applicable to practice.
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About NASP
The National Association of Specialty Pharmacy, a not-for-profit organization founded in 2012, represents specialty pharmacy professionals in all practice settings and highlights the unique value its members bring to patients and the healthcare system. NASP is collaborating with other professional pharmacy associations, certification boards, accreditation organizations, special interest groups, specialty pharmacy organizations, academia, and researchers to create a unified voice for specialty pharmacy. 
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