PittPharmacy_JenniferBaird_002Jennifer Baird (Class of 2016)  was one of twenty-one individuals awarded a gold medal for her abstract submission to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Nexus conference. Baird will be presenting this research at the poster exhibition during the conference in Orlando, Fla. on October 26-29th, 2015.

Baird’s research is entitled, Palbociclib Utilization and Costs Among 18 Million Insured Americans: Managed Care Pharmacy Opportunities.  This retrospective claims analysis was designed to evaluate palbociclib utilization patterns and costs immediately following approval in order to optimize utilization management programs. Research was conducted at Prime Therapeutics in Bloomington, Minnesota. Other key contributors included Patrick Gleason, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, Cathy Starner, PharmD, BCPS,CGP and Kevin Bowen, MD, MBA.

Each abstract was assessed by reviewers using a 1-5 scale on the following 5 criteria: relevance, originality, quality, bias, and clarity, the same criteria used by Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy (JMCP).

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