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Talk to Your Pharmacist is a podcast for pharmacists, student pharmacists, and others across the country to hear from industry leaders about their leadership stories and current healthcare topics. The Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast was founded and hosted by pharmacist, Dr. Hillary Blackburn.
Becoming Parents with RxRadio & Talk to Your Pharmacist Podcast Hosts In this episode, fellow pharmacist and podcaster Dr. Richard Waithe and I share about becoming first time parents during 2020. We both launched our podcasts during August of 2017 and then both had our first baby in the summer of 2020. Follow Dr. Richard Waithe, President of VUCA Health and Founder of RxRadio Social Media: @RxRadio
Are you a female student pharmacist, new grad, or a female pharmacist who’s been practicing pharmacy for a while but interested in a leadership role? Check out this Women in Leadership Series by Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, seasoned host of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast and the author of How Pharmacists Lead: Answers from Women Who Are Leading, Succeeding, and Changing the Profession of Pharmacy available on Amazon. In this episode, we talk about the commonalities of female role models and common career paths.
Are you a female student pharmacist, new grad, or a female pharmacist who’s been practicing pharmacy for a while but interested in a leadership role? Check out this Women in Leadership Series by Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA, seasoned host of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast and the author of How Pharmacists Lead: Answers from Women Who Are Leading, Succeeding, and Changing the Profession of Pharmacy available on Amazon from: https://www.amazon.com/How-Pharmacists-Lead-Succeeding-Impacting/dp/B08KHGDTG3/ref=sr_1_2?crid=12M57JGIW89KO&dchild=1&keywords=how+pharmacists+lead+in+books&qid=1603477969&sprefix=how+pharmacists+lead%2Caps%2C164&sr=8-2 Women in Leadership Series: Why We Need Female Leaders covers: - The Current State of Female Leadership - Factors Contributing to a Lack of Female Leadership - Benefits of Female Leadership To learn more check out: www.hillaryblackburn.com @hillblackburn on Twitter @talktoyourpharmacist on Instagram and Facebook
Today, we have two special guests on the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast. Dr. Gabriela Falto was born in Puerto Rico. She completed a bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences with a Dual program in pharmacy. Dr. Falto obtained a doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) from Nova Southeastern University, PR. Since then, she began working as a clinical pharmacist in a hospital pharmacy providing pharmaceutical care to the inpatient population. Later on, Dr. Falto was the clinical pharmacist assigned to the Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant ward in the hospital setting where she monitored and evaluated patient specific drug therapy management plans. Dr. Falto is also the co-creator with friend and colleague Dr. Lisandra Blanco of Instagram page Pharmacists and Pregnancy, focused on pharmaceutical care before, during, and after pregnancy. Dr. Lisandra Blanco was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She obtained her bachelor's degree in industrial microbiology at the University of Puerto Rico. Then she got her doctor degree in pharmacy at Nova Southeastern University, PR campus. Since graduation she began to work in a retail pharmacy as a staff pharmacist. This work experience gave her the opportunity to provide pharmaceutical care according to the needs of the patients in every different setting, addressing concerns, providing immunizations and advice on treatments. Also counseled and educated all kinds of patients on proper administration of prescription and OTC medications, precautions, storage, and possible side effects. Topic: Preconception Health from the Pharmacists perspective 1. What is preconception health? 2. How are pharmacists involved or can help with preconception health? 3. Steps for a healthy pregnancy 4. Importance of prenatal vitamins Social Media Instagram: @pharmacistsandpregnancy
Pharmacy Dads, Are You a FitPharmDad? In this episode, our guest is Brian Bisher. Dr. Bisher graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy in 2013 and received a certification in health coaching from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2017. Six years ago, a two week experiment with fasting opened the gateway for his own personal wellness journey. Having struggled with insecurities about his physical appearance and health issues nearly my entire life, Brian have made it my mission and purpose to help others become the agents of change in their life and feel more secure in who they are physically and mentally, escaping the trap of self-comparison. Specifically, Brian’s focus is on young professional dads who want to get healthier and more fit for life without hating the process. He utilizes fasting as the foundational and transformative tool for helping men achieve their physical and health goals. Main Points: Getting started with your own health journey It’s not selfish—quite the opposite in fact The importance of understanding how your past painful experiences are affecting you now Enjoying the process to help make it simple and sustainable Not knowing where to start It does not have to be overwhelming Finding the right motivation to get you behind your goals Why I believe fasting is a great transformational tool to help guide you along the way Freedom Learned discipline Self-awareness All of the physical and mental benefits + some of my favorites Guest: Brian Bisher, PharmD Founder, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach EmpoweRX Health Solutions m: 513-519-8164 e: brianb@empowerxhealthsolutions.com w: www.fast2fitlife.com Social media: Instagram - @thefitpharmdad LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-bisher-pharmd-bcps-49bb825b/ youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCerj_q0SxGEsKk5_HTXyB3Q?view_as=subscriber Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Dr. Jangus Whitner is a primary care clinical pharmacist and the 340B Program Manager for PrimaryOne Health in Columbus, Ohio. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Center for Farmworker Health and locally on the Clinician Advisory Board for La Clínica Latina Free Medical Clinic in Columbus, Ohio. Dr. Whitner received his PharmD degree from The University of Toledo and completed two years of postgraduate residency training: PGY1 in pharmacy practice and PGY2 in ambulatory care pharmacy. He became a 340B Apexus Certified Expert in 2019 and is the Founder and Chair of the Ohio FQHC 340B Consortium. Here are some of the main topics discussed: 1) Description of my health center: PrimaryOne Health 2nd largest federally qualified health center in Ohio Serve >48,000 unique patients etc. 2) A brief description of the not-so-clear and not-so-smooth timeline for COVID19 Response for healthcare and telehealth in particular State & national considerations, insurers/billing, 340B 3) How we kept up my health center: Telehealth Task Force (multidisciplinary team - we made sure clinical pharmacy/340B was represented) 4) What telehealth means for 340B Telehealth = a "mechanism" or "mode of delivery" of a service, NOT a service itself 340B Policy and Procedures Definition of telehealth How do you handle the physical locations of providers/patients Timeline of new language (post-pandemic planning) 5) Expanding Telehealth to include Clinical Pharmacy Assess the telehealth feasibility of each service Operational? Sustainable? Safe? Efficient?
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Anna Garrett who has been a clinical pharmacist for over 20 years and has worked in a variety of practice settings. While traveling her career path, she discovered that working with women in midlife is her true passion. She offers a variety of services including hormone balancing, weight loss and health coaching designed to help women in perimenopause and menopause escape from hormone hell and feel amazing in their bodies so they can rock their mojo through midlife and beyond. Dr. Anna is passionate not only about helping women get their hormones balanced but also about teaching women how to advocate for themselves in the healthcare system. Guest - Dr. Anna Garrett www.drannagarrett.com www.perimenopausebook.com www.drannagarrett.com/coaching https://www.linkedin.com/in/annagarrett/ https://www.instagram.com/drannagarrett/ https://www.facebook.com/drannagarrett/ info@drannagarrett.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we talk with CEO of Enlighten Wellness, a company that brings cutting edge retail technology to the cannabis industry. The CEO, Jeremy Jacobs, covers the following: - cannabis history - CBD - what is CBD, how to provide guidance to customers, what are most common things customers are using it for - why education is needed about medical cannabis Interview with Guest - Jeremy Jacobs, EnlightenWellness Website: https://getenlightened.io/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com
In this episode, learn the highlights of medical cannabis as Hillary Blackburn sits down with former student pharmacist, Kari Frantzis, (now PharmD) to share what she's learned by researching the topic. CBD oil has hit the shelves in many retail pharmacies and she and others are getting asked questions frequently by patients. Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com
Retail Pharmacy - Balancing COVID and Mom Life with Dr. Linda Dumas About our guest: Linda Dumas, PharmD Education: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Class of 2010 -Pharmacy Manager, Publix -Assistant Pharmacy Professor at University of Florida (newly hired and starting in the Fall 2020, teaching via Zoom) -10 years as a pharmacist -Founder of Apothea (founded in June 2020) -New small business owner Linda Dumas, PharmD -Instagram: apothea.co -Website: apothea.co Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter More Topics to expect from Linda in the episode: -Retail Pharmacist changes during Covid-19: -wearing masks, Plexiglass at consultation window, curbside prescription deliveries -Managing a team thru Covid, the constant policy changes and procedures. -being proactive rather than reactive. We got a timer in the pharmacy and had it going off every 30 minutes as a reminder to go wash our hands. -Being a working mom & pharmacist during Covid: -My son’s school closed during Covid and we had a couple of really hard weeks as parents, both trying to work. -We took turns being home with William (our son) and the fact that I work 12-hour days made that easier to manage. My husband took off the days I was working to be home. -My son would come and visit me in the pharmacy from time to time, and explaining to him that he wasn’t able to go into the grocery store was hard. It’s not that he wasn’t allowed, but we both felt like it was an unnecessary risk of exposure. -Doing Zoom meetings with my son’s 4 year old class Questions I was asked during Covid: -Vaccinations; we have a program called Florida Shots and we had a lot of patients catch up on their immunizations during Covid. -While giving immunizations we were required to wear a face mask as well as a face shield. -A lot of patients asked about supplements or vitamins they could take to improve their immunity: Zinc, Elderberry, Vitamin C were big topics I was asked about -A lot of people inquired about getting their flu shot, we didn’t have any as flu season had passed but people who put off their shot were looking for it. -DIY hand sanitizer.
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