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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.
In this episode, you’ll hear about the vision and strategies used for successfully leading a school of pharmacy. Through careful planning, Dean David Allen has taken on numerous key initiatives to advance the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy since assuming the position in 2012. You’ll learn the importance of finding mentors and developing goals. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmapreneur who will share his rubric for deciding whether to pursue a new business idea or not. Todd Barrett has been involved in many areas of pharmacy including long term care and specialty. Currently, he is leading a telehealth company that brings a prescriber into pharmacies to conveniently meet the needs of patients in a one stop medical visit. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about how pharmacists can play a role in developing policy on Capitol Hill. Special guest, Constance Payne, shares her experience representing pharmacy on key legislation such as the Drug Safety and Supply Chain Act. She is currently running a program for the state of Tennessee in her role as Health Policy Associate at the Tennessee Division of Health Care Finance and Administration. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the importance of developing your leadership style and how to stay up-to-date on topics important to the hospital C-suite. Special guest, Phil Ayers, is a nationally recognized nutrition support pharmacist. He leads the clinical services at Mississippi Baptist Health Systems. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the up and coming area of health economics and outcomes research (HECOR) in the pharmaceutical industry. Anne DePriest shares about her role as Principal Liaison at Janssen Pharmaceuticals and some skills that might benefit pharmacists in one of these HECOR positions. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll learn about quality integrated networks and how a quality consulting company provides services to many different healthcare groups. Amanda Ryan, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Qsource , shares the initiatives and metrics that she's focused on as a pharmacist to help impact quality within healthcare settings. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll learn about the use of blockchain in healthcare and hear about a unique partnership between a start up company, Hashed Health, and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy. Our guest, Beth Breeden, has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space, successfully securing the first partnership among schools of pharmacy across the country to work with IBM Watson. Beth shares her experience as an Associate Professor at Lipscomb College of Pharmacy and tips for staying current in the pharmacy field. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear how pharmacists are being utilized to evaluate medication use within the clinic setting. Angela Dyer, the Director of Pharmacy Procurement & Utilization at HCA, shares about her role evaluating medication use, purchasing, and waste. She draws from her experiences as a former hospital pharmacy director and ambulatory care pharmacist to help her succeed in this role. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll learn about the importance of building relationships with other pharmacists and the benefits of being a member and engaged in pharmacy associations. Our guest, Micah Cost, is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacist Association. Micah shares about his journey and tips for other pharmacists to grow professionally. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear about the importance of staying engaged and involved in pharmacy organizations because that can lead to leadership in those groups. Also, we hear about a new product that Cardinal Health will be launching to address medication adherence and discuss the future of personalized medicine. Our guest, Brad Tice, is the President-elect for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Brad has been involved in APhA since his election to a leadership position as a student. APhA's focus is on provider status for pharmacists and expanding our role. He also serves as the Director of Product Strategy and Commercialization for Cardinal Health. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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