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**What’s the benefit?** The [National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (opens in a new tab)](http://www.naspnet.org/)
 announced its plan last week to create advisory councils for major stakeholders in the pharmacy industry. They include Specialty Pharmacy Providers, Pharmaceutical/ Biotechnology Manufacturers, Managed Care Organizations, Institutional Pharmacy, and GPOs and Distributors, according to [a news release (opens in a new tab)](http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/national-association-of-specialty-pharmacy-nasp-initiates-advisory-councils-for-major-stakeholders-300150351.html)
. Corporate or individual NASP members may volunteer to be council members starting in November, after which the board of directors will make the final decision on appointees.

**Why it works:** With the new advisory councils, NASP members will have another channel for participation in their association. “The establishment of advisory councils gives a formal voice to all NASP stakeholders with regard to membership, policy, education, and other NASP activities,” Mike Ellis, president of the NASP board of directors, said in a statement. “We will be encouraging members to serve on an advisory council and by doing so take a more active role in the progress of NASP and advocacy for the specialty-pharmacy industry.”

**Other benefits:** NASP specializes in specialty-pharmacy education. Members have free access to the [NASP Center for Specialty Pharmacy Education (opens in a new tab)](http://www.proce.com/CSPE)
 as well as monthly webinars. Topics are broad, such as specialty pharmacy and benefit verification, and more specific, such as rheumatoid arthritis and biosimilars.

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