2026 Abstracts & Posters Presentations
NASP is pleased to present the publication peer-reviewed abstracts that are part of the inSPire2026 conference. NASP extends its heartfelt appreciation to the authors who are participating in the poster display of their work and are on hand to answer attendee questions to further expound on their research and results.

View all 2026 published abstracts in the Taylor & Francis MEDLINE-indexed journal Current Medical Research & Opinion (CMRO).
Abstracts accepted for presentation at inSPire2026 must reflect completed research and are based on the following: novelty of the research, significance of the findings, relevance to specialty pharmacy, and clarity. Submission of previously presented research is permitted.
2026 Poster Winners
With NASP members serving as poster judges, award winners were announced on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in the following categories:
- Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes and Practice-Based Research (OPR): OPR48-OR: Real-world outcomes of adalimumab biosimilar transitions in patients from inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatology clinics. Lead Author, Laura Petry, Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy
- Specialty Pharmacy Products, Services, or Programs (PSP): PSP82-OR: Impact of a virtual pharmacy service on biosimilar conversion, total cost of care, and the provider experience. Lead author: Jessica Lynton, Optum Specialty Pharmacy.
- Digital Engagement and Technology in Specialty Pharmacy Services (DTS): DTS97-OR: Digital technology intervention impact on staff productivity in a health system specialty pharmacy. Lead Author, Victoria Weavill, Shields Health Solutions.
- Education, workforce, and policy in specialty pharmacy (EWP): EWP104-OR: Alternative funding vs. traditional coverage: implications for specialty medication access. Lead Author: Autumn D Zuckerman, Multi-site Study, Lead Site Vanderbilt Health.
- Attendee Favorite: PSP82-OR: Impact of a virtual pharmacy service on biosimilar conversion, total cost of care, and the provider experience. Lead Author: Jessica Lynton, Optum Specialty Pharmacy.
To view abstract posters, please click on the abstract titles below.
Authors: Sulisa Chow, Anne Nelson, Sau Yeung
Authors: Adaolisa Anaka, Martha Stutsky, Chelsey Lindner, and Shreevidya Periyasamy
OPR3-OR: Adalimumab biosimilar implementation among health system specialty pharmacies
Authors: Viktoriya Avlasevich, Viktoriya Avlasevich, Katharine McCarthy, Katie Cruchelow, Morgan Petitte, Kelsi Conant, Julie MacDougall, Karen Thomas, Isabelle To, Bruce Blaine
OPR4-OR: The United States fertility benefit landscape for self-insured employers
Authors: Richard A. Brook, Ian A. Beren, Eric M. Rosenberg
Authors: Timothy P. Walton, Elizabeth Neal, Carol Sauerbrun, Jordan Bruns, James Sheets, Randy Broyles, Edward O’Bryan
Authors: Zaritza Cajigas, Vivian Ferrer, Carmen Colón, Daniel Díaz
Authors: Emily Chen, Angela Holian, Morgan Petitte
Authors: Madeline Allen, Rohina Bayat, Carol Luong
OPR9-OR: Pharmacist-driven risk mitigation with IVIG and SCIG: patient 360 survey outcomes insights
Authors: Amy Clarke, Luba Sobolevsky, Benjamin Pratt,
OPR10-OR: Alternative funding programs: patient voices from the frontlines
Authors: Katie Cruchelow, Kemberlee R Bonnet, Libby C Tunison, Autumn D Zuckerman, David G Schlundt
OPR11-OR: Alternative funding programs: pharmacist voices in the fight for access
Authors: Katie Cruchelow, Kemberlee R Bonnet, Libby C Tunison, Autumn D Zuckerman, David G Schlundt
OPR12-OR: Impact on outcomes, adherence, and cost for PCSK9 inhibitors filled at health-system pharmacies
Authors: Buzz Custer, Chandler Combs, Matthew Nettesheim, William Robinson, B. Kyle Hansen, Kathleen McDuffie, Lena Xhelili
OPR13-OR: Access, adherence, outcomes: a comprehensive real-world data analysis of tafamidis
Authors: David Gardner, Bisni Narayanan, Terri Sue Rubino, Tina Do, Vinay Sawant
Authors: Timothy P. Walton,, Elizabeth Duruz, Jordan Bruns, Michele Way, Geri Adler, William Marsh, Jessica Giles, James Sheets, Randy Broyles, Edward O’Bryan
Authors: Justin Lindhorst, Terry Rice, Regina Valenzuela, Kimberly Epps
OPR16-EN: Dual advanced therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: time to access and patient characteristics
Authors: Jessica Fann, Katie Cruchelow, Maxine Cork, Nicolas Gargurevich, Chelsea Renfro
Authors: Anthony Donovan, Carolyn Faylor, Carrie Nixon, Marysa Heisterkamp, Victoria McCarthy, Louie Dunn, Randall Moore
Authors: Megan Fleischman, Nick Howard, Gina Engle, Kama Thomas
OPR19-EN: Real world assessment of once-a-month dosing of lebrikizumab in commercial claims
Authors: Raj Chovatiya, Raj Chovatiya, William McCann, Lakshi Aldredge, Ray Gou, Josephine Tran, Alexandra Wallem, Evangeline Pierce, Louise DeLuca Carter, Shivani Pandya, Chen Chi-Chang, April Armstrong
Authors: Casey Fitzpatrick, Ruhama Mengesha, Andrew Wash, Ana Lopez-Medina
Authors: Angela Holian, Linda Morris, Emily Chen, and Morgan Petitte
Authors: Tasmina Hydery, Louis Cicchini, Jenna Dale, Shaila Yoshida
OPR23-OR: Trends in biosimilar formulary and contracting strategy from 2021 to 2026
Authors: Tasmina Hydery, Shaila Yoshida, Brian Biehn, Dennis Nelson
Authors: Tasmina Hydery, Shaila Yoshida, Brian Biehn, Dennis Nelson
Authors: Tamara Idlibi, Joshua Hevener, Y. Caleb Chun, Shreevidya Periyasamy, Barb Petronzio, Jonathan Newman, Martha Stutsky
OPR26-OR: Impact of multi step order transmittal on preventing specialty medication prescribing errors
Authors: Holly Jahn, Taylor Kissel
Authors: Kayla Johnson, Autumn D Zuckerman, Liana Hennum, Tania Gregorian, Elizabeth McNeer, Leena Choi, Katie Cruchelow
Authors: Rebecca Khaimova, Christopher Ho, Rikita Shah, Atisha Sharma
Authors: Charlotte Haskell, Amanda M Kibbons, Autumn D Zuckerman, Nicolas Gargurevich, Katie Cruchelow
Authors: Yang-Yi Avia Shemesh, Kyle Wojciechowski, Shreevidya Periyasamy, Sophy Levine, Rachel Quinn, Sam Lee, Martha Stutsky
Authors: Jiaying Li, Kristin Sigmon, Jennifer Carter
OPR32-OR: Specialty pharmacy operational metrics association on patient clinical adherence outcomes
Authors: Jessica Lynton, Dave Barry, John Krech, Clarisse Purvis, Samantha St. Jacque, Kelly Mathews
Authors: Lane Beckes, Megan Winebrenner, Ryan McDade, Kali Sassack, Elias Assaf
No OPR33-OR Audio Abstract
OPR34-OR: Pharmacist interventions for preventing ivig‑associated headaches in the home infusion setting
Authors: Sam Mihelich, Amy Ehlers, Joe DiStefano
Authors: Miranda Murray, Taylor Kissel, Joshua DeClercq, Autumn D Zuckerman
Authors: Bisni Narayanan, Terri Sue Rubino, Tina Do, Vinay Sawant
No OPR36-OR Audio Abstract
OPR37-OR: Closing the adherence gap: a real-world pilot of supportive interventions in abemaciclib therapy
Authors: Bisni Narayanan, Annette Hood, Carolyn Kelsey, Mahsa Talbott, Jack Taylor, Michele Riccardi, Johnetta Blakely, Stephen Ziter, Sam Abdelghany
No OPR37-OR Audio Abstract
Authors: Anne Nelson, Sulisa Chow, Sau Yeung
Authors: Stacey Ness, Alan Huber, Suzanne Strasters, Laura Remy-Martin, Nari Ji
No OPR39-EN Audio Abstract
OPR40-EN: Assessment of the aggregation profile of commercially available intravenous immunoglobulin products
Authors: Stacey Ness, Gil Bu Kang, Alan Huber, Suzanne Strasters, Laura Remy-Martin, Jihye Lee
No OPR40-EN Audio Abstract
Authors: Patrick Nichols, Jordan Bailey, Nicolas Gargurevich, Kristen Whelchel, Leena Choi
Authors: Geert R. D’Haens, Omoniyi J. Adedokun, Tae Eun Yang, Bruce E. Sands, Silvio Danese, Nat A. Terry, Mobolaji Olurinde, Rian Van Rampelbergh, Marion L. Vetter, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Remo Panaccione
No OPR42-EN Audio Abstract
Authors: Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Zhenhua Xu, Jie Shao, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Millie Long, Silvio Danese, Matthew Germinaro, Marion L. Vetter, Shadi Yarandi, Thomas Baker, Jessica R. Allegretti, David T. Rubin
No OPR43-EN Audio Abstract
Authors: Chardé Parrish, Beau Rader, Josh DeClercq, Aisha Alliu, Autumn D Zuckerman, Katie Cruchelow
Authors: Ajay Bhatia, Erin A. Bohula, Marcoli Cyrille, Gabriel Paiva da Silva Lima, Roberto P. Giugliano, Marc S. Sabatine, Nicholas A. Marston, Gaetano M. De Ferrari, Lawrence A. Leiter, Jose C. Nicolau, Jeong-Gun Park, Sabina A. Murphy, Emileigh Walsh, Huei Wang
No OPR45-EN Audio Abstract.
Authors: Monica Patel, Nevonda Jackson, Nousheen Derenzo, Zachary Rose, Tiffany Nason, Susan Carr, Nicole Edwards-Durden, Tim Howze, Elizabeth Carlton, Jennifer Cooper, Kimberly McClelland
Authors: Jay Pauly, Ed Casey, Pam Smith, Michelle Smith, Lisa Casasanta, Darris Brown, Rick Urena, Eva Liotiri
No OPR47-OR Audio Abstract
Authors: Laura Petry, Autumn D Zuckerman, Joshua DeClercq, Katie Cruchelow
Authors: Laura Proshek, Chelsea Kim, Zachary Harris, Meagan Freel
OPR50-EN: Health system specialty pharmacy as a care management platform to support value-based care
Authors: Samir Malkani, Gabriella Pugliese, Nicholas Bull
Authors: Kristina Heimerl, Connie Vo, Jaynika Patel, James Langley
OPR52-OR: Specialty pharmacist interventions and outcomes in rare lung disease
Authors: Aaron Hill, Maria Roberts, Natalie Harmeyer, Alicia Morris, Rebecca Tally
Authors: Michael Zummo, Bisni Narayanan, Terri Sue Rubino, Tina Do, Vinay Sawant
Authors: Ana Lopez-Medina, Amanda K. Cooper, Diane Faraone, Dana Simonson, Jeff Lombardo, Pratik Shah, Andrew Wash
OPR55-EN: Multisite analysis of health system specialty pharmacy interventions that lead to cost avoidance
Authors: Autumn D Zuckerman, Katie Shanklin, Katie Cruchelow, Miller Hadley, Morgan Petitte, Rachel Mitchell, Megan Kuik, Nicole Cowgill, Emily O’Reilly, Paul Groehler, Martha Stutsky, Katherine McCabe, Karen Thomas, Nicholas C. Johnson, Rachel Chiou, Megan E. Fleischman, Kama Thomas
Authors: Emma Anderson, Joshua Van Veldhuizen, Blake Shoemaker, Dana Gress, Kelly Mathews
Authors: Blake Shoemaker, Jessica Lynton, Dana Gress, Kelly Mathews, Amber Holguin, Rachel McKinney, Clarisse Purvis, Stephanie LaPointe
OPR58-RP: Implementation of the Vectra® test into health-system specialty pharmacy practice
Authors: Casey Fitzpatrick, Muhamed Miljkovic, Amber Skrtic, Sara Kissinger, Anne Falen, Kathleen Bailey, Karis Lee
Authors: Martha Stutsky, Y. Caleb Chun, Heidi Luder, Tammy Napolitano
OPR60-EN: Identifying inflammatory bowel disease specialty pharmacy measures using a modified delphi method
Authors: Autumn D Zuckerman, Karen C. Thomas, Shubha Bhat, David Choi, Dana Simonson, Jerry St. James, Martha Stutksy, Dana Harman, Andrew Wash, Miranda Murray, Jessica Fann, Joshua DeClercq
Authors: Eleanor Chiang, Bisni Narayanan, Drew Gazetos, Tina Do, Terri Sue Rubino
No OPR61-OR Audio Abstract
Authors: Sarah Wright, Kimhouy Tong, Bisni Narayanan, Tina Do, Terri Sue Rubino, Vinay Sawant
Authors: William Trombatt, Rachel Anderson, John Koshan, Cara Piaggesi, Alicia Coppolino
Authors: Shubha Vaidya, Alysha Robinson
OPR66-OR: Specialty pharmacy support in primary care migraine management
Authors: Andrew Wash, Amanda Hickman, Amber Skrtic; Khang Tran, Mindy Roselli, Natilee Azzara, Casey Fitzpatrick, Ana I. Lopez Medina, Jessica Mourani, Jay Pauly, Amanda Batog
Authors: allison watson, Sarah Bukhgalter, Misty Rombach, Thomas Pouliot
OPR68-OR: Advancing specialty pharmacy intervention documentation: a quality improvement initiative
Authors: Kristen Whelchel, Taylor Kissel, Miranda Murray, Dustin Donald, Jennifer Gobbell, Matt Bowles, Autumn D Zuckerman
Authors: Stephanie White, Christopher Rodriguez, Jared Crumb, Joshua DeClercq, Chelsea Renfro
Authors: Lane Beckes, Megan Winebrenner, Ryan McDade, Kali Sassack, Elias Assaf
No OPR70-OR Audio Abstract
Authors: Sau Yeung, Sulisa Chow, Anne Nelson
Authors: Alicia Zagel, Sarah Smith, Dana Simonson
Authors: Afrah Almalham, Diana Le, Brittani Collins, Niki Seidel
Authors: Nicole Cowgill, Justin Arnall, Kyle Osborne, Jeron Speaks, Thuy Tran, Jain N. Patel, Sarah A. Morris, Grace Nguyen, James Symanowski, Allison Morse, Alicia Hamilton, Mathew Smith, Nury Steuerwald, Lauren Downing
Authors: Andrew Wash, Lauren Bryant, Nicole Prokopick, Alison Calabrese, Amber Skrtic, Casey Fitzpatrick, Courtney Ray, Alexis Gately, Jessica Mourani, Beth Carpenter, Nicholas McDonald, Ana Lopez-Medina
Authors: Sean Glynn, Terry Spalding, Jeff Lettman, Mikey Brogdon, Morgan Pitarresi
Authors: Esther Goldschein, Kelsey Hennig, Amelia Persico, and Martha Stutsky
Authors: Andrew Wash, Amanda Hickman, Amber Skrtic, Ana Lopez-Medina, Casey Fitzpatrick, Melissa Geyer, Caresse Campbell, Jessica Mourani
PSP79-OR: Pharmacist interventions associated with a cardiac amyloidosis patient management program
Authors: Namarta Kalia, Alexandra Adler, Chelsey Lindner, Martha Stutsky
Authors: Diana Le, Nathan Hart, Brittani Collins
PSP81-RP: Beyond inhalers: transforming COPD care through pharmacist led biologic optimization
Authors: Steven Ly, April Madrigal, Donisha Lewis, Robert Pullano, Mary Kate McCann
Authors: Jessica Lynton, Janelle Vircks, Kristi Allsup, Andrew Hayden
PSP83-OR: Role of delivery methods on specialty-pharmacy-related operational outcomes
Authors: Jeffrey Mick, Timothy Scott, Natalie Snyder, Morgan Pettite, Scott Strassels
Authors: Ana Lopez-Medina, Sandra Poon, Dan Ge, Casey Fitzpatrick, Andrew Wash, Jessica Mourani
Authors: Miranda Murray, Autumn D Zuckerman, Jessica Fann, Nicolas Gargurevich
PSP86-RP: Value of an integrated outpatient pharmacy by utilizing a medication therapy problem (MTP) framework
Authors: Allison Ngan, Myra Pascua
Authors: Terry Richardson, Jeffrey Dunn, Melinda Bachini
PSP88-RP: Evaluating specialty medication adherence following implementation of refill management workflows
Authors: Morgan Astrin, Amanda Stallworth, Willie Michael
PSP89-OR: A centralized utilization management model’s impact on medication access
Authors: Janelle Vircks, Jessica Lynton, Kelly Mathews, Alex Bhatia, Derek Fisackerly
DTS90-OR: Impact of clinical digital assessments on patient engagement and clinician administrative burden
Authors: Lauren Lawler, Jessica Vinckier, Truman Crafts, Derek Fisackerly, Kelly Mathews
Authors: Meghna Misra
No DTS91-RP Audio Abstract
DTS92-RP: Reinventing payer mastering: from data hygiene to market acceleration
Authors: Meghna Misra
No DTS92-RP Audio Abstract
Authors: Tiffany Nason, Nevonda Jackson, Linda Schiff, PJ Barker, Brooke Bernhardt
Authors: Kaitlin Ciaramitaro, Hayley O’Rourke
DTS95-RP: Mavacamten REMS management process improvement strategy
Authors: Jocelyn Brown, Emily Puckett, Sandra Harris, Jennifer Simpson
Authors: Connie Vo, Kelsy Richardson, Megan Kuik, James Langley
DTS97-OR: Digital technology intervention impact on staff productivity in a health system specialty pharmacy
Authors: Victoria Weavill, Sonia Patankar, Ramamohana Jonnala, Martha Stutsky
Authors: Kristen Whelchel, Autumn D Zuckerman, Nicolas Gargurevich, Charisse Puckett, Christine Gill, Leena Choi
Authors: Janet Ye, Tamiko Yamatani
Authors: Kuwan Blake, Taylor Woods
EWP101-EN: The impact of team member engagement on quality metrics, process improvements and patient safety
Authors: Gregory Caspero, Joseph Millward, Lucille Jones, Pamela Koerner, Abigail Jastrab, Richard Faris
EWP102-OR: Specialty clinical pharmacist career ladder to support growth and professional advancement
Authors: Mandy Chen, Amelia Persico, Manpreet Badwal
EWP103-EN: An immersive training model to build and grow a specialty pharmacy in an academic health system
Authors: Lisa Kumor, Karen Thomas, Nehrin Khamo, Fiona Bush, JoAnn Stubbings
EWP104-OR: Alternative funding vs. traditional coverage: implications for specialty medication access
Authors: Autumn D Zuckerman, Katie Williford, Amanda Kibbons, Martha Stusky, Chloe Kim, Alicia Verret, Stephanie Barrus, Jenny Loucks, Kama Thomas, Samantha Curry, Rebecca Freedman, Lisa Cristofaro, Kate McCarthy, Diana Gabelman, Karen Thomas, Matt Plassmeier, Rikki-Lynn Bressler, La
EWP105-OR: Supporting a culture of safety: improving near miss reporting in a health-system specialty pharmacy
Authors: Elizabeth Rightmier, Allison Trawinski
Authors: Lena Evangelista, Alexa Risser, Kimberly Tynik, Terri Sue Rubino, Katie Laskin, Vinay Sawant
Authors: Zachary Harris, Sooin Yang, Aarezo Riaz, Chaeok Jeon