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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.
Talk to Your Pharmacist Podcast Interview - Danielle Vizcaino and Hillary Blackburn
Danielle Vizcaino, President and CEO of The Assistance Fund (TAF), discussed the organization's role in providing financial assistance to patients facing high medical out-of-pocket costs. TAF, founded in 2009, has helped over 190,000 people, including 40,070 in 2023, with nearly 100 disease-specific programs. Vizcaino highlighted the importance of patient referrals and the unique features of TAF, such as year-long assistance and no cap on annual assistance. She emphasized the need for continued support and awareness, especially for rare diseases like Duchenne muscular dystrophy and hypophosphatasia. Vizcaino also shared her journey from molecular biology to healthcare administration and her commitment to improving healthcare accessibility.
Introduction and Background of Danielle Vizcaino
Overview of The Assistance Fund (TAF)
Details About The Assistance Fund (TAF)
Danielle Vizcaino's Career Path and TAF's Mission
TAF's Role and Impact in the Healthcare Ecosystem
Common Diseases and TAF's Support
Founding Story and Funding of TAF
Advice for Aspiring Leaders and Pharmacists
Conclusion and Closing Remarks
Guest - Danielle Vizcaino
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AssistanceFund
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theassistancefund/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-assistance-fund/
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@theassistancefund
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-rJY98PFtKyMCBpdYpzDEQ
Website: https://tafcares.org/
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Brian Clyne who is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University
where he has served in numerous clinical, educational, and administrative leadership roles over the past 20 years. As Vice Chair for Education at ACT Leadership, Dr. Clyne develops and supports programs across the continuum of learners from undergraduates to faculty. In addition to medical education, Dr. Clyne’s areas of interest include career development and physician leadership. He founded and directed Leadership in Healthcare, a master’s level course for Alpert Medical School students. He is a
graduate of the Brown University Executive Master’s in Healthcare Leadership program and the ACT
Leadership and Performance Coaching Certificate program. His coaching practice is focused on mid-career healthcare professionals seeking to expand their leadership capabilities to make a lasting impact.
Talk to Your Pharmacist Podcast Interview - Dr. Brian Cyne and Hillary Blackburn
Hillary Blackburn and Brian Clyne discussed their experiences in healthcare leadership and career development, emphasizing the importance of transferable knowledge and skills, navigating career transitions, and addressing burnout. They also discussed the role of coaching in healthcare leadership development, highlighting the need for practical leadership skills beyond clinical expertise and the importance of selecting the right coach with industry background or experience in healthcare-related fields. Both speakers emphasized the transformative impact of coaching on personal and professional growth.
Leadership and healthcare with Dr. Brian Clyne.
Leadership development and coaching in healthcare.
Leadership development and coaching.
Coaching in healthcare, burnout, leadership, and career development.
Burnout and career development in healthcare.
Guest - Brian Clyne, MD
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, Our guest, Martha M. Rumore, PharmD, Esq, MS, LLM, FAPhA is a pharmacist-attorney in Frier Levitt’s Life Sciences Department. Her practice focuses on healthcare law; Food, Drug Cosmetic law; pharmacy law and regulatory issues; PBM issues; as well as pharmaceutical and medical device intellectual property including trademark, copyright, trade secret and all aspects of patent law (due diligence, prosecution, opinion work, litigation, and transactional matters). Dr. Rumore has over 15 years of law firm experience in the area of Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law and pharmaceutical intellectual property, counseling on early market opportunities for pharmaceutical clients particularly in the area of ANDA and 510K applications and all facets of Paragraph IV litigation.
Dr. Rumore has also worked in Drug Regulatory Affairs in the pharmaceutical industry and hospital pharmacy, both at the Director level. She taught Pharmacy Law and Drug Regulatory Affairs at Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Touro College of Pharmacy for close to 20 years and currently teaches Food, Drug & Cosmetic Law at Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University.
She is a frequent lecturer and has over 200 publications and presentations. Additionally, Dr. Rumore is a Fellow and former Trustee of the American Pharmacists Association, a former Board member of the American Society for Pharmacy Law and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education and is a three-time recipient of the Larry Simonsmeier Legal Writing Award.
This in-depth discussion on the current regulatory landscape for compounding pharmacies will look at:
Guest - Martha RumoreSenior Counsel
mrumore@frierlevitt.com
646.970.3226
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode, our guest is Kyle Turner, who is an Associate Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacist at the Midvale Clinic. He earned his PharmD degree at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy and then completed the Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency at the University of Minnesota. Currently, he is directing the Utah Pharmacist Payer Provider Patient (UP4) Alliance dedicated to creating partnership between health care stakeholders to improve outcomes, lower cost and improve the patient experience. His scholarly and teaching interests center on fostering leadership, interprofessional education, team-based practice development, and health care innovation.
He is also a consultant and national trainer for Intend Health Strategies, a non-profit dedicated to leadership development in the health care industry. Through Intend, Kyle shares the Relational Leadership framework with a diverse set of professionals across stages of training and practice with the goal of enhancing interprofessional teams and ultimately delivering better care. He and his wife have three active children and enjoy fun, faith and family together in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Main Points
Guest: Kyle Turner, PharmD
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Sarah Arington Leach, who currently serves as VP of Strategic Commercialization at Prasco. Her primary objective is to provide pharmaceutical manufacturers with solutions that break down barriers of entry and create access for needed and innovative therapies for patients and caregivers. Prior to Prasco, she worked at OhioHealth implementing 340B and Own-Use programs. Her passion was ignited for serving patients during her time spent in both the inpatient and ambulatory pharmacy settings. She is the granddaughter of Prasco’s Founder & Chairman, E. Thomas Arington and the daughter of Christopher H. Arington, the company’s Vice-Chairman & CEO. Prasco is committed to honoring God and His greatest commandment summarized by the phrase “love God and love people”.
Sarah completed her undergraduate degrees in Economics and Spanish at Emory University and received her MBA from Xavier University.
Interview topics:
Guest - Sarah Arington Leach, MBA: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-arington-leach-aa2666b3/
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Patrick Alonso, a licensed pharmacist and host of the Men's Health Unscripted podcast, isn't your typical healthcare expert. He works as an advocate for men’s health similar to how a financial advisor works as an advocate for monetary gains.
Patrick was recently interviewed on WFTS ABC News for his work with Your Tampa Healthcare Advocate, where he helps men and women navigate the complex healthcare system to achieve concrete health improvements through a holistic approach. His track record of reducing medications and improving A1c levels in diabetic patients speaks volumes about his experience.
By educating and empowering his clients regarding their health, Patrick was able to provide support, and assistance and alleviate the burdens that many experience in the healthcare system when battling a metabolic disease. These 3 clients were able to begin reversing their diseases eventually reducing their medication burden to a point where it was no longer needed or significantly decreased dosages.
Topics to discuss --
For example, in 2023 Patrick took on clients with various health issues and difficulty navigating the system but 3 of those clients stand out the most. These clients had worsening diabetes, and even with lifestyle interventions, they struggled to control their blood sugar. Utilizing his training and expertise in the healthcare system, medications, and supplements, Patrick implemented his program which removed the individual stressors from the patient and allowed them to truly focus on their health.
-Former College Athlete: Patrick understands the physical and mental challenges men face and has experience working with CEOs to athletes.
-Holistic Approach: Patrick helps with personalized wellness coaching, mental health help, and empowering men to take control of their health journey
-The Shocking Statistics: Patrick has extensive training in medications, disease states, drug interactions, benefits, risks, and side effects of prescriptions. Helping your listeners not enter into common prescription pitfalls.
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is James Wong, a pharmacist and founder of NiHowdy, pioneered the first platform offering customers drug rebates in Bitcoin on prescription refills. With experience in owning and operating pharmacies and skilled nursing facilities, he's a proud University of the Pacific graduate. Advocating blood donation, he highlights its potential to save lives, with each donation potentially aiding up to three individuals. Additionally, he emphasizes the personal benefits, citing a 50% reduction in cardiovascular incident risk and lowered cancer risk. Clearly passionate about Bitcoin and freedom technology, James is a staunch advocate.
Interview topics
Guest - James Wong, PharmD
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, we have two guests:
Harini's practice focuses on counseling several different types of pharmacy providers on their relationships with PBMs and other similar payors. She advises clients in a wide range of PBM-related matters including network access, audits, termination, wrongful recoupment actions, and fraud, waste, and abuse investigations. Harini utilizes her knowledge and experience to counsel on strategies and best practices to avoid any adverse action from payors and PBMs.
Lucas is a skilled and assertive litigator in Frier Levitt’s Healthcare and Life Sciences Litigation groups, where he represents healthcare and life sciences professionals in a variety of complex matters. With a focus on advocating for the rights of pharmacies and other healthcare providers, Lucas handles various types of disputes involving PBMs and also regularly navigates BOP matters in various legal issues, advising and representing clients in BOP inspections, investigations, enforcement actions, and other related matters across many jurisdictions nationwide.
Interview topics
LinkedIn: Frier Levitt | LinkedIn
Instagram: N/A
Website: Frier Levitt | LinkedIn
YouTube: Frier Levitt - YouTube
Twitter/X: (2) Frier Levitt (@FrierLevitt) / X (twitter.com)
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Lisa Blue MHI, BSN, RN. Lisa is the Chief Clinical Innovation Officer with Providertech, which offers technology
solutions to address the complexity of scaling patient engagement while improving operational efficiencies. She is an enthusiastic population health leader who believes that doing healthcare differently, and better, is possible. She is a registered nurse with clinical experience from acute
care to FQHCs, giving her the ability to effectively translate and enhance healthcare workflows. She earned her Diploma of Nursing from St Elizabeth Hospital Medical Center in Ohio, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at Grand Canyon University, and her Master of Healthcare
Innovation from Arizona State University, where she also was adjunct faculty from that program.
Interview topics
Guest -Lisa Blue MHI, BSN, RN
-LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-z-blue/
-Website https://www.providertech.com/
-YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL5wtK-1alzs3amrSzSIaFQ
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode, we hear about DR. JAMES CIMA’s journey to becoming a Doctor of Chiropractic started when he suffered a back injury at the age of 15 and spent years enduring back pain. When he graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of
Science, someone suggested he visit a chiropractor. The combination of being amazed by the results and his desire to be in the health field, he decided to enroll at New York Chiropractic College, graduating with honors and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. When he was in his last year of school, he saw a quote from Thomas Edison about a doctor who did not even exist. Mr. Edison stated that: “The Doctor Of The Future Will Give No Medication But Will Interest His Patients In Diet, Care Of The Human Frame, And The Cause And Prevention Of Disease.”
Dr. Cima has spent forty years of his life devoted to Mr. Edison’s definition of health and wellness, creating a health and wellness program that lives up to Mr. Edison’s vision of the doctor of the future. Over the years, he has authored many books and articles and taught, educated and trained countless doctors. He has also completed extensive postgraduate education in:
Nutrition Blood Chemistry Analysis, Exercise Physiology/Kinesiology, Neuroendocrinology, Craniopathy, Organ and Glandular Therapy, Neuromuscular Re-education, Extremity Technique, etc.
He is in the process of developing a website designed to help people worldwide improve their health through nutrition. When he’s not busy researching, writing, lecturing or helping patients, he enjoys spending time with his wife Gloria, his family, including four children and ten grandchildren.
As an avid golfer, Dr. Cima is also certified by the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI). With that training and the skills Dr. Cima states that he can improve the average golfer’s handicap by 5-10 strokes, simply by making their body more functional then creating the perfect swing
for their body type.
Dr. Cima is in practice with his son, Dr. James Paul Cima, and his daughter, Dr. Natalie DeJesse. Our 5000 square foot clinic along with ten other physicians (MD, DO, DC’s,) allows our patients to receive the best health care thru a Functional And Traditional Medical approach to health care.
Interview topics
• Using a blood test to determine what is the best diet for you and what supplements to take to improve your blood chemistry.
• How to eat more, lose weight, and never diet again.
• Let your presence command attention. How to achieve a beautiful, functional pain
free body.
• Turn stress into success. The mental emotional approach to health.
• The true cause of physical pain, and how to erase it.
• Cholesterol is the big hoax. Why heart disease is still the number 1 killer in the
US today.
What constitutes excellent health?
• What are the top three killers in our society today and how do you avoid the trap?
• How do you live to be 150 years old and enjoy the process?
Guest - James Cima
Email: drcima@cimahealth.com
Phone: 5618182972
Website: cimafunctionalmedicine.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjamescima/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrCimaDC
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, we hear from two guests sharing how a new discount works at the pharmacy to help lower prescription prices.
Margie Hocker, Pharmacy Manager and Certified Pharmacy Technician at Kerrville Drug Co. has been at the pharmacy for almost 30 years. She started working there out of high school delivering prescriptions. When it became a requirement that pharmacy technicians had to be certified, she studied on her own and passed the certification. Margie is deeply dedicated to Kerrville Drug Co and keeping it, as well as other independent pharmacies’, doors open.
Miranda Rochol, SVP Provider Solutions at Prescryptive, leads the product strategy and sales team for Prescryptive’s mobile-first platform that empowers the healthcare consumer with the ability to take ownership of their prescription and provides AI pricing solutions for pharmacies. Rochol has worked in the healthcare and pharmacy industry for 20 years, holding leadership positions at Healthcare Data Solutions and Walgreens and serving as a board member at the American Society for Automation in Pharmacy. She received her Bachelors of Science in Health Care Administration and Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Concordia University - Wisconsin.
Interview topics:
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter/X
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode, our guest is Colin Banas, MD, MSHA, Chief Medical Officer, DrFirst. Colin Banas is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist and the former Chief Medical Information Officer for VCU Health System in Richmond, VA prior to stepping down after 15 fulfilling years to pursue consulting. He is proud to have testified before the U.S. Senate and the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) on the topic of Health IT and the Meaningful Use Program and is a former Health IT Fellow for the ONC. His interests center the role of big-data and analytics on patient outcomes and on novel forms of Clinical Decision Support, those that are outside of the realm of traditional rules and alerts, and include real-time dashboarding and intuitive usability designs. He also helped spearhead the VCU effort to participate in the Open Notes initiative, where patients have access to their clinical documentation in real time. In 2017 Dr. Banas was humbled to receive the HIMSS-AMDIS award for Physician Executive of the Year from his peers.
Pharmacy Interoperability: New Opportunities, Persistent Challenges
Topic Summary: Interoperability has been a buzzword for the healthcare industry for many years, but until now, the conversation has centered around how to get doctors and healthcare systems more accurate, complete patient health data for improved outcomes. In 30 years of e-prescribing, the pharmacy’s role – at least where interoperable data sharing is concerned - has been viewed from the narrow lens of fulfillment. Today, there are encouraging signs of change, particularly coming out of the ONC’s annual meeting in December 2023.
Pharmacy Interoperability: Persistent Challenges….
-Technical, economic, structural, and psychological issues that must be addressed
-Conflicting concerns/interests of the major players within the industry, including NACDS/NCPA, AMA, HHS, and others
-Data standards/lack of available infrastructure and networks to advance and scale interoperability with pharmacists and pharmacies
-Competition can impede pharmacy collaboration in data sharing
….New Opportunities
-Awareness is growing, more attention and focus from ONC, CMS, and others of the unique technical, economic, and business challenges pharmacies face – and acknowledgment of the critical role pharmacists play as equal members of the patient care team
-AI in pharmacy workflow and patient-facing tech solutions are connecting the provider, patient, and pharmacy like never before
-Pharmacy vendors are looking for new and innovative ways to partner within innovative data-sharing business models
Guest - Dr. Colin Banas
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest Rosalie Audoin is CEO & Founder of FuturEdge Group. Rosalie Audoin is a trusted executive coach and senior leadership consultant, focusing on developing leaders within cross-cultural teams. She has spoken on many stages to help companies unlock their global team's full potential. Rosalie also coaches on three executive leadership programmes at the London School of Economics and has worked with leaders at Gallagher, Sony, Santander, Harper Collins, and Unicef, amongst others. As the CEO of FuturEdge Group, Rosalie assembled an international team of highly skilled leadership development experts; together, they have helped countless companies achieve success, both domestically and across the globe. Rosalie gained her edge when she turned around a client's train-wreck team in 12 weeks. As a fluent speaker of four languages, English, French, Spanish, and Creole, Rosalie brings a unique understanding and perspective to her work, through cultural intelligence, allowing her to enable powerful leadership transformations. Rosalie is known for her deep commitment to developing leaders across cultures and creating inclusive workplaces that prioritise closing the gender gap and developing conscious leaders for a better future.
Interview topics
creating an inclusive workplace where teams can thrive, develop their leadership skills, and contribute their best work.
Guest - Rosalie Audoin, CEO & Founder of FuturEdge Group.
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest, Julia Regan, co-founder and CEO of RxLightning, has over 15 years of experience delivering innovative healthcare solutions that disrupt the status quo and remove friction for patients, providers, payers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers. She has been at the forefront of some of the most transformational initiatives in the industry, including the development of real-time benefit check technologies and state-of-the-art tools that streamline medication onboarding. Julia has been recognized with numerous local, regional, and international awards, including being named a winner of the EY Entrepreneur of the Year in the East Central region. Since incorporating RxLightning, Julia has raised $20.5 million of capital from top-tier international healthcare investors including LRVHealth, McKesson Ventures, and Novartis Ventures.
RxLightning:
RxLightning digitizes, automates, and streamlines the historically manual specialty medication
onboarding process. With RxLightning, providers can quickly and easily complete patient enrollment
for any specialty medication in any therapeutic area, helping reduce paperwork, streamline
communication, and accelerate speed-to-therapy. Through the company’s MedAccess Ecosystem,
patients, providers, specialty pharmacies, and pharmaceutical manufacturers have insights into
each step of the patient onboarding journey. Learn more at rxlightning.com.
Interview topics
Guest - Julia Regan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliareganrxl/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/rxlightning
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Dan Blumenthal. Dr. Blumenthal received his MD and MBA degrees from Harvard Medical School and Harvard Business School and trained in internal medicine and cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Blumenthal is a past recipient of the American Heart Association’s Laennec Young Clinician Award and an accomplished health services and cardiovascular disease outcomes researcher whose previous work has focused on innovations in payment model design, quality improvement in cardiology, and leadership
development. He has published over 50 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Blumenthal previously was a member of the founding team at Devoted Health, where he held the roles of Associate Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director for the health plan.
Topics:
Guest - Dr. Dan Blumenthal
Website: https://cvausa.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-blumenthal-4a19029/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CardiovascularAssociatesofAmerica/
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
www.hillaryblackburn.com
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Natalie Park who is a pharmacist and a co-founder of Pharmesol. Pharmesol is an AI-enabled pharmacy assistant that automates frequent conversations and tasks 24/7 and scales the digital interactions between pharmacy teams and patients. Previously, Natalie conducted health economics and outcomes research at Novartis and worked on population health initiatives including medication management optimization at Geisinger Health. Natalie received her PharmD from Ohio State University and is pursuing a master’s degree in computer science at University of York.
Interview topics:
Guest - Natalie Park, PharmD
-LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/snataliepark/
-Website www.pharmesol.com
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Fady Boctor is the President and Chief Commercial Officer of Petros Pharmaceuticals. He has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, across a wide array of functions including brand and portfolio marketing, sales channel optimization, product portfolio strategy development and new product launches. Mr. Boctor has driven significant revenue growth for specialty biologics, mainstream Men’s Health product lines, rare/orphan disease therapeutics, and substance abuse rescue modalities. Mr. Boctor has worked for companies such as Novartis, Forest Pharmaceuticals, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Endo Pharmaceuticals and Adapt Pharmaceuticals (Emergent Biosolutions). Mr. Boctor has his BA in International Relations from Hamline University, Masters in Diplomacy from Norwich University and his MBA from the University of Manchester Business School.
Talking points:
o Completing a pivotal label comprehension study (LCS). Using FDA guidance provided to the company in 2022, the LCS is expected to satisfy a critical step in the organization's progress towards a possible non-prescription version of its therapeutic. Akin to a Phase 2a study in clinical development sequencing, this study's purpose is to evaluate the nonprescription Drug Facts Label and consumer comprehension of key guidelines for safe and appropriate use.
o Initiating a self-selection study using the Drug Facts Label (DFL) tested during its previously announced LCS.
o Developing a technological component of its self-selection study utilizing machine learning/artificial intelligence (AI), which the Company plans to integrate into its self-selection studies for its erectile dysfunction drug.
Guest - Fady Boctor
-LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fady-boctor-mba-8135185/ & https://www.linkedin.com/company/petros-pharmaceuticals/
-Website: https://www.petrospharma.com/
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest, (Founder & CEO of Sapient) - Dr. Jain is a physician-scientist with more than 20 years of expertise in physiology, biomedicine, engineering, computational biology, and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. He formed and managed Jain Laboratory at the University of California San Diego, where he guided a multi-disciplinary research team to develop next-generation rapid liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (rLC-MS) systems to probe the non-genetic landscape of disease across large-scale human studies.
Talking Points:
Guest - Dr. Mohit Jain
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Autumn-Kyoko Cushman, CEO, Co-Founder, who started her career as a Hospital Corpsman in the US Navy. Working in Hematology / Oncology, and Executive Medicine serving our nation’s top elected officials and their families. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (BSIT) and has experience in management consulting, bioinformatics, and partnerships with large healthcare companies & organizations such as Deloitte, The Department of Veterans Affairs, and the National Institute of Health.
Most Recently: IBM Watson Health / Merative (Acquired by Francisco Partners) working with MarketScan to compile clinical research data for large drug companies + hospitals + healthcare systems.
ShiftRx is revolutionizing the healthcare staffing landscape, starting in pharmacy. We provide seamless sourcing to integration of temporary healthcare providers. This platform was built by healthcare providers, for providers to empower them to work a more flexible schedule, increase economic opportunities, provide cross-training opportunities in new specialities, initial pathways to licensure, and give them the tools they need to be successful when picking up per diem work or being placed in a new role. We leverage the power of AI to create tailored onboarding modules based on the facilities unique systems, processes, and softwares so our providers know exactly what to expect, and they can instantly cashout after. ShiftRx is the prescription for the healthcare staffing crisis.
Main Points:
Guest - Autumn Cushman
Social Media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akcushman/
https://www.instagram.com/shift_rx/
https://www.tiktok.com/@shiftrxwastaken
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode, our guest is Charles Gellman - a visionary leader and accomplished entrepreneur, currently serving as the CEO of HiDO Health, a cutting-edge healthcare technology company. With a deep passion for improving people’s lives through innovation, Gellman has dedicated his career to revolutionizing the healthcare industry. The Journey in healthcare began with his early exposure to the challenges faced by patients and healthcare professionals. Inspired by the potential of technology to solve these issues, he pursued a Master’s degree in Clinical Informatics, laying a solid foundation for his future endeavors. After completing his education, Charles Gellman embarked on a series of successful ventures, focusing on developing innovative solutions to address the inefficiencies and gaps in the healthcare system. His entrepreneurial spirit and relentless pursuit of excellence led to the creation of several groundbreaking healthcare startups, each contributing to the advancement of patient care and operational efficiency.
In 2018, Gellman co-founded HiDO Health with the mission of empowering patients and healthcare providers through the seamless integration of technology and healthcare services. Under his leadership, HiDO Health has emerged as a leading provider of AI Assisted Robotics, leveraging artificial intelligence, data analytics, and telehealth platforms to improve patient outcomes and transform healthcare delivery. Gellman’s visionary approach has enabled HiDO Health to forge strategic partnerships with prominent healthcare organizations, establishing the company as a trusted and influential player in the industry. His commitment to collaboration and innovation has fostered a culture of creativity and excellence within the organization, attracting top talent and driving groundbreaking advancements in healthcare technology.
Beyond his role at HiDO Health, Gellman actively contributes to the healthcare community through his participation in industry conferences, speaking engagements, and advisory roles. His expertise in healthcare technology and his ability to anticipate emerging trends have positioned him as a sought-after thought leader, shaping the future of healthcare through his insights and guidance. With his relentless drive for progress and his unwavering dedication to improving healthcare outcomes, Charles Gellman continues to lead HiDO Health on a path of innovation and transformation. Through his visionary leadership, he aims to empower individuals, enhance healthcare delivery, and create a healthier world for all.
Main points to cover:
1). High cost of medications without provider/payer insights into patient behaviors
2). Challenges of labor shortages and strikes to patient care
3). The high cost of doing the same thing over and over
4). The impact of AI pharmacy to the future of home care
5). Discovering the blueprint of health with different cocktails of medications
6). What is the pharmacy of the future and how can pharmacists practice at the top of their license
Guest - Charles Gellman
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest, Kyle Kiser is the CEO of Arrive Health, an industry-leading provider of data-driven insights to points of care. As a thought leader in health technology and a diligent student of the complex healthcare value chain, he has been at the forefront of some of healthcare’s most transformational initiatives.
Fully aligned with Arrive Health’s aspirational vision, Kyle champions consumer choice. He capitalizes on the regulatory tailwinds that now mandate price transparency and interoperability in pharma to simplify the complexities within the healthcare landscape, and build collaborations between healthcare organizations, bringing patient cost and coverage data to the point of care. Motivated by an intense curiosity about the power of systems to transform entire ecosystems, Kyle knows how to leverage healthcare tools to drive behavior change across providers, payers, and patients. His focus on delivering accessible, affordable care as well as customer choice has impacted millions of patients’ lives.
Before joining Arrive Health, Kyle built robust pipelines, strategic partnerships, awareness, and exponential revenue growth for companies including Catapult Health, Welltok, Principal Wellness Company, and Ameritas. Kyle holds a Bachelor’s degree from Guilford College, where he currently sits on the Board of Trustees.
Main points to cover:
Guest - Kyle Kiser
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Zain Syed, PharmD, an oncology pharmacist with 10 years of experience turned product manager. He’s a health systems expert who specializes in oncology and pain management and has worked in a variety of settings including Infusion, Clinic, Inpatient, Outpatient, and Investigational Drug Services. And, he has his own newsletter and podcast called Digital Thoughts: How to create better healthtech products. Join 1000+ founders, clinicians, and executives for free.
Main points to cover:
Zain has seen the dark side of healthcare. The lack of access, financial struggles, and people falling through the cracks all leading to worse outcomes and increased costs to the system.
He is a tech nerd that tries to solve his problems using technology and optimizing workflows, and has seen how technology can help automate and give you back your time.
Guest - Zain Syed
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode, our guest is David Neubauer, an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and senior faculty of the Johns Hopkins Sleep Disorders Center.
He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, as well as a member of the Sleep Research Society, European Sleep Research Society, and the World Sleep Society, where he serves on the International Scientific Committee. He has served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the National Sleep Foundation.
He is the author of Understanding Sleeplessness: Perspectives on Insomnia published by the Johns Hopkins University Press, as well as numerous articles and book chapters on sleep-related topics. He is coauthor of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine Clinical Practice Guideline for the Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Insomnia in Adults and the current Wolters Kluwer UpToDate section on “Pharmacotherapy for Insomnia in Adults.”
He routinely champions the importance of healthy sleep as a key component in the pursuit of wellness.
Main points to cover:
Guest - David N. Neubauer, MD
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest, Dr. Thea M. Blystone is a visionary clinical consulting pharmacist dedicated to transforming the landscape of Pharmacy. With a strong belief in leaving a lasting legacy, she mentors aspiring pharmacists and spearheads initiatives that shift the focus from dispensing to clinical care. Through TM Pharmacy Consulting, LLC, Dr. Blystone empowers healthcare providers to achieve exceptional patient outcomes and embrace the future of healthcare. With a passion for advancing the practice of pharmacy, she is a catalyst for change, shaping a new era of clinical excellence within the pharmacy landscape around care management value-driven services all done remotely.
Topics:
Guest - Thea Blythstone, PharmD
LinkedIn: Dr. Thea M Blystone
Instagram: thearx
Website: www.tmrx.care
Youtube: RphAlly Live channel, Remote care services weekly lives, Thursday at 3:30pm EST streamed on Linkedin and Facebook.
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast was ranked Top 20 Pharmacy Podcasts by Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/pharmacist_podcasts/
In this episode, our guest is Marina Buksov, a Functional Medicine Pharmacist (PharmD), Mental Fitness & Health Coach, Herbal Educator, and lifelong learner of the Healing Arts. She is the creator of Build Your Holistic Herbal Practice course mentoring other healthcare professionals in clinical herbal as well as business skills. She is also a Functional Medicine Pharmacist as part of PharmToTable telehealth platform, and the host of the Holistic Pharmacy Podcast.
Marina guides practitioners to rediscover their passion for medicine by expanding their mind and clinical skills to include natural, holistic, alternative and herbal medicine from which conventional pharmacy practice originated! She believes in honoring plants as food and medicine for sustainable & sovereign health.
When she is not working or studying, Marina likes to dance, paint, and tinker with various concoctions (tea blends, meals, DIY projects). She lives with her husband, two adorable kiddos and two mischievous kitties in NYC.
Interview topics:
Guest - Marina Buksov, PharmD
Youtube: The Holistic Pharmacy Podcast - YouTube
https://open.spotify.com/show/3JWnDI814z9Bj1xcajCbjt
IG: @marinabuksov
https://www.facebook.com/krasotka22
LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marina-buksov
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marinabuksov?lang=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawfork
Connect with Marina at marinabuksov.com.
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
www.hillaryblackburn.com
In this episode, our guest, James Lott is the founder and CEO of Scripted (www.scripted.co), a Chicago-based health technology startup. James is a pharmacist and graduate of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. In 2020 he was recognized as Crain's Chicago Business 40 Under 40 and was a recipient of the Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action Award.
Topics:
Guest - James Lott, PharmD, MPP
Founder and CEO of Scripted (www.scripted.co)
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
Talk to Your Pharmacist was recognized as a Top 20 Pharmacy Podcasts by Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/pharmacist_podcasts/
In this episode, Dr. Richard Harris is a board-certified internal medicine physician and pharmacist. Dr. Harris attended the University of Texas at Austin for pharmacy school and then pursued medical education at the McGovern School of Medicine in Houston. As a lifelong learner, Dr. Harris continues to look for ways to grow both personally and professionally, which lead him to pursue and obtain his MBA at the University of Houston. Dr. Harris's client-centric view focuses on building relationships and trust through a comprehensive lifestyle medicine system. He is the Chief Strategy Officer for Nimbus Healthcare, and is the Medical Director for Script Health. Dr. Harris has been a subject matter expert and guest speaker at a number of national conferences and has served on advisory boards with some of the leading minds in medicine and holistic wellness. He is an avid reader, weight lifter, and video game enthusiast in his spare time. Dr. Harris enjoys sports, traveling, philanthropy, church, and keto donuts.
Topics:
Guest - Dr. Richard Harris, MD, PharmD, MBA
IG: Drharrismd
https://www.linkedin.com/in/drharrismd
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
Talk to Your Pharmacist is a Top 20 Pharmacy Podcasts by Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/pharmacist_podcasts/
In this episode, our guest is Patti Mara, a renowned expert in independent pharmacy growth and business coaching. With over 20
years of experience, Patti has dedicated her career to helping owners and teams achieve remarkable
results by uncovering the “shifting point” that propels them to new levels of success. Her passion lies in
transforming the way businesses operate. Leading to enhanced customer experiences, substantial
growth, improved customer retention, and increased profitability.
As the founder of PharmacySuccess.com, Patti utilizes her unique insights and expertise to provide
coaching and guidance to pharmacy professionals, empowering them to optimize their operations and
reach their full potential. Through her coaching programs and business strategies, Patti helps owners
and teams thrive in a competitive market, delivering exceptional value to their customers and driving
sustainable growth.
Patti is an accomplished author, having written the influential book “UpSolutions – Turning Your Team
into Heroes and Customers into Raving Fans”. This comprehensive guide offers practical solutions and
proven techniques to transform teams into high-performing heroes, while cultivating a loyal customer
base of raving fans.
Additionally, Patti is the visionary behind The UpSolutions Team Success Training and The Business
Accelerator Framework, powerful resources designed to equip businesses with the tools and knowledge
they need to achieve rapid growth and long-term success.
Interview topics
• The opportunity in change – using crisis to reinvent your pharmacy and emerge as a market leader.
• Reinventing During Disruptive Times – Creating UpSolutions to evolving patient needs.
• Setting you team up to win – The Four Pillars of Team Engagement
• Your customers are always talking to you, are you listening? How to turn your customers into your own Business Growth Catalyst.
Guest - Patti Mara
https://www.pharmacysuccess.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pattimara
https://www.instagram.com/patti.mara
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattimara
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
@HillBlackburn Twitter
Check out www.rx4mom.com for more info on Dr. Blackburn's maternal health project and follow along @rx_4_mom
Talk to Your Pharmacist has been named a Top 20 Pharmacy Podcasts by Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/pharmacist_podcasts/
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Jonathan Baktari, a CEO, a vaccine expert, and a physician with specialties in internal, pulmonary, and critical care medicine. With that background, Dr. Bakari has launched multiple innovative startups that leverage technology that expands and disrupts traditional markets, also focusing on growing a corporate
culture that empowers the leadership and staff to innovate.
Dr. Jonathan Baktari, MD is the CEO at both e7 Health and US Drug Test Centers and the host of Baktari MD. e7 health is a preventative health and wellness company that has been called the “the Uber of preventive medicine” and was named the Best Technology Company in the Healthcare Space in 2019. A former, triple board-certified physician with specialties in internal medicine, pulmonary and critical care medicine, being a healthcare CEO is only the latest chapter in Dr. Baktari’s life mission to help others by making integrative preventative medicine available to Everyone. He and his team at e7 Health specialize in preventative medicine, vaccinations, and testing for viruses.
Dr. Baktari, welcome to the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast. Now that our listeners have heard a bit about your background, maybe you can fill any gaps from that intro or share a bit more about your personal life.
Interview topics
• Roadblocks to accelerating growth of a company
• Top 5 underrated CEO skills that everyone needs to have
• Navigating relationships with partners, vendors, suppliers, etc
• 5 keys to successful negotiating strategies
• How to focus on customer and employee relationships as the key to accelerating
growth
• How to create a thriving, productive culture for employees
• Reinvesting: putting resources back into your own business
• The importance of communication in employee management
• By the bootstraps: How to create an organization entirely on your own
• 7 Entrepreneur Skills You Need to Elevate Your Business
Guest - Jonathan Baktari, MD
baktarimd@e7health.com
jonathanbaktarimd.com
+1 702-825-2012
Linkedin: in/jonathan-baktarimd
Podcast: baktarimdshow
YouTube: /baktarimd
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
Talk to Your Pharmacist was featured as a Top 20 Pharmacy Podcasts by Feedspot https://blog.feedspot.com/pharmacist_podcasts/
In this episode, our guest is Brooke Griffin, PharmD, BCACP is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Vice Chair of Clinical Services at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove. With over 20 years of experience in various ambulatory care clinics, she has worked on several multidisciplinary teams and precepted hundreds of students and residents. At the college she serves as a coach and mentor to several faculty and teaches part of the women’s health and professional development curriculum. She is a Professional Coach in Life & Work and is passionate about offering career support through a thought-provoking and creative process. She speaks nationally on various professional development topics, including the importance of coaching and mentoring, time management, and work/life integration. She started blogging for Pharmacist Moms in 2018 and one of her most read blogs was “Find Your Skinny Black Microphone: Advocacy for Pharmacy and Moms.” In 2019 she launched her own website and blog, 21st Century PharmD, which offers personal and professional development for pharmacists and students. In 2022 she launched Bold Idea Group with a mission to inspire bold ideas from within. She is on this self-development journey alongside all of you and believes “every pharmacist deserves a coach.”
3 points:
-Career support comes in many forms
- Why you need more than a mentor
- Why every pharmacist deserves a coach
- Self-awareness is not just a buzzword
-We have more power/agency in our careers than we think
Guest - Brooke Griffin, PharmD, BCACP
-LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brookegriffinpharmd/
-Website www.boldideagroup.com
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
Check out Hillary's maternal health work on www.rx4mom.com and follow @Rx_4_Mom
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode, our guest is Alex Barker with the HappyPharmD helps pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. For a time, he was a burned-out clinical pharmacy specialist. Now, he is the founder and head coach at TheHappyPharmD.com where alongside his team, he creates classes to help over 400 pharmacists find and create new career paths.
We published the book Indispensable: The Prescription for a Fulfilling Pharmacy Career. His goal is to help 500 pharmacists transition into new jobs by January 1st, 2020.
Alex Barker, helps pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. For a time, he was a burned-out clinical pharmacy specialist. Now, he is the founder and head coach at TheHappyPharmD.com where alongside his team, he creates classes to help over 400 pharmacists find and create new career paths.
We recently published the book Indispensable: The Prescription for a Fulfilling Pharmacy Career. When he’s not working with pharmacists, he spends time with his wife, Megan, and two lovely girls, Izzie and Addie.
To get a free copy of his book Indispensible, visit www.FreeRxbook.com
Dr. Alex Barker is the CEO and Founder of The Happy Pharm D, a nationwide coaching firm guiding pharmacists to inspiring careers and more fulfilling lives. Alex is an accomplished public speaker, a published author and teacher. Since 2017, his coaching program and career development seminars have guided over 2,000 pharmacists into new jobs and roles they love. His book Indispensable: A prescription for a fulfilling pharmacy career, has motivated countless pharmacists to love pharmacy again. Alex is a husband and the proud father of two daughters. He loves drinking coffee and eating good guacamole (though not at the same time). When he isn’t working, which happens occasionally, he plays Nintendo, Dungeon & Dragons, and reads comics.
Guest - Alex Barker, Pharm.D.
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD
In this episode, our guest Jennifer Krippner is a healthcare leader, passionate about relationships and obsessed with humanizing the experience for leaders, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients/families.
She is the Chief Experience Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Excellence and has helped transform over 70 organizations around the world since joining the IHE team in 2016.
As a former healthcare system executive, she has been able to create and build a culture of excellence, define and lead with connection and heart, and create efficiency and quality processes that improve the experience for all.
Jennifer is a recognized expert in the field of patient experience and human-centered care. She has over 25 years of experience in strategic planning, patient experience, physician development, and employee/community engagement. Jennifer is most passionate about building and nurturing connections and relationships.
Prior to her lead role at The Institute for Healthcare Excellence, Jennifer was the director of physician development and guest/public relations at Maple Grove Hospital in Minnesota. While there, she led staff-driven patient experience advisory teams and developed projects that directly contributed to consistent top-tier performance in key patient and staff satisfaction
results.
Topics to discuss --
Guest - Jennifer Krippner
Chief Experience Officer
The Institute for Healthcare Excellence
Project Leader
National Taskforce for Humanity in Healthcare
612-741-8016
jkrippner@iheteam.org
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Jerry Fu, a pharmacist and leadership coach. Getting fired was the wakeup call he needed to realize the urgency of improving himself as a leader. Once he helped facilitate a national Leader Development Seminar with PLEI in 2012, he grew confident enough in his leadership abilities to become a Pharmacist in Charge. That decision saved his career. His leadership experience opened up work opportunities he wouldn’t otherwise have been considered for. He has since founded Adapting Leaders, LLC to help others in the same way friends helped him, becoming certified through the International Coaching Federation. He now offers one-on-one coaching and group workshops, covering topics such as fighting apathy and leading without titles. He has coached leaders in Phi Lambda Sigma, Phi Delta Chi, and Boehringer-Ingelheim.
Topics to discuss --
Guest - Jerry Fu
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-e-fu-pharmd-acc-53710187/
website: www.adaptingleaders.com
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Patrick Carroll, a member of the Hims & Hers board and is Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Carroll oversees all matters pertaining to provision of care, clinical outcomes, patient safety, healthcare information systems and strategic initiatives and programs to enhance the Hims & Hers care model. In addition, Dr. Carroll is instrumental in managing relationships with health systems and collaborating with the executive team in the development of new clinical programs.
Prior to joining Hims & Hers in June of 2019 Dr. Carroll was the Group Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of Walgreens. Over his 5 year tenure he oversaw retail clinics, healthcare strategy, health system collaborations, quality programs as well as the development of the Walgreens Neighborhood Health Destination initiative. Prior to joining Walgreen’s in May 2014, Dr. Carroll served as the Chief Medical Officer of Integrated Care Partners, Hartford HealthCare’s clinical integration organization. He was also the Medical Director for Hartford HealthCare’s Medicare Shared Savings Program which currently has over 20,000 patients in a Medicare/CMS shared-risk pilot program. He played a key role in leading the Hartford HealthCare’s efforts in the transition to value-based care in a time of a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
From 2010–2012, Dr. Carroll served as the Chief Medical Officer for the Granite Medical Group in Quincy, Massachusetts. Granite Medical Group is a 40-provider Multi-specialty/Primary Care Group which is part of Atrius Health, a 1000 Medical Provider Group. Dr. Carroll received his bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross and his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. He completed his residency training at Middlesex Hospital in family practice, where he served as Chief Resident.
Dr. Carroll is Board Certified in Family Practice and in Adolescent Medicine.
Topics to discuss --
Guest - Dr. Patrick Carroll is a member of the Hims & Hers board and is Chief Medical Officer
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is David Vulcano who is a well-known thought leader and change agent in the clinical research industry through
numerous associations, boards, initiatives, publications, presentations and contributions. A native of New Orleans, he has a Master’s degree in both Social Work and Business Administration and holds the additional status of Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAC) and Certified Blockchain Professional. Among other things he is the a Vice President and Responsible Executive for Clinical Research for HCA Healthcare, providing research-related compliance and strategy consultation to their portfolio of hospitals, physician
practices and healthcare technology companies. He is also the President of the Nashville Angel Capital Group. David and his wife are empty-nesters living south of Nashville, Tennessee with where they involve themselves in work, family life as well as other charitable and
entrepreneurial opportunities.
Topics to discuss --
Guest - David Vulcano
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidvulcano/
President, Music City Angels (powered by the Sheltowee Network)
Board President, (Grammy Nominated) ALIAS Chamber Ensemble
Board Member, Mission Honduras
Independent Board Member, Downey Ridge Environmental (a.k.a. Greasezilla)
Member, Paranormal Investigation Committee for the Society of American Magicians
HCA Healthcare
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, we invited back Dr. Blair Thielemier who is a Top 5 Most Influential Pharmacist, Entrepreneur, Business Development Consultant, and Founder of PharmapreneurAcademy.com
Topics to discuss --
Guest - Blair Thielemier, PharmD
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Matt McBride, the CEO and Co-Founder of Mend — an enterprise-grade patient engagement and telehealth platform designed to help healthcare organizations. At Mend, Matt is focused on using the power of telemedicine, A.I. reminders, digital forms, and more to make it easier for patients and providers to communicate. With deep experience in healthcare tech companies – including OneOncology and Varian Medical Systems – Matt understands how medical offices work and how providers can leverage technology to reduce administrative burden, spend more quality time with patients and operate more efficiently.
Topics to discuss --
Guest - Matt McBride
E-mail: matt@mendfamily.com
Phone: 7347481079
Website:mend.com
LinkedIn link:https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewmcbride
Facebook link:https://www.facebook.com/mendfamily/?ref=pages_you_manage
Twitter: @mendfamily
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest isJoseph (Joey) Dizenhouse is Senior Vice President and Head of Pharmacy Services for HealthTrust Performance Group. He is responsible for the Pharmacy Services Group, which represents over $14 billion in annual pharmaceutical purchases across classes of trade and delivers innovative strategies across contracting, clinical, operational efficiency and supply management disciplines. The Pharmacy Services Groups also operates the largest sole sourced PBM collective in the country. Dizenhouse joined HealthTrust in 2016 after serving the organization as an outside consultant for more than a decade. Prior to HealthTrust, he spent 20 years working for a leading professional services advisory firm in a number of leadership roles and serving several Fortune 100 organizations and large health systems. Mr. Dizenhouse is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and is licensed in Life/Health
Insurance across all 50 states. He is a frequent speaker on subjects related to pharmacy insurance and benefits strategies, insurance exchanges as well as the general U.S. healthcare landscape.
Interview topics
• What do HR buyers need to look for in a PBM contract?
• What types of questions do HR or Total Rewards VP’s need to ask their PBM broker about their current deal?
• How can I push my PBM to do more or offer bigger discounts?
• Can you explain how pharmacy rebates work?
• What’s the craziest pharmaceutical pricing story you can tell us?
• How does a good PBM program reduce costs to employers and employees?
• What innovations do you see coming in the Pharmacy and Pharmacy Benefits
space?
Guest - Joey Dizenhouse, Senior Vice President and Head of Pharmacy Services for HealthTrust Performance Group
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Erin Albert who is a 🦄 creative pharmacist, author, attorney, and edutainer working in the healthcare, pharmacy benefits, health insurance, and education sectors. She works for Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company, PBC, and was named a LinkedIn Top Voice in 2022 for Healthcare. Her passions include helping patients, entrepreneurs, and business owners save money on their pharmacy and healthcare benefits, pharmacy law, and career development for healthcare professionals. Talking points: 1. Stacking degrees 2. Being an edutainer and content creator 3. Day job - Mark Cuban Cost Plus - creating the Cuban Indie Pharmacy Network Guest - Erin Albert, PharmD, JD, MBA https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinalbert/ https://linktr.ee/erinalbert Learning more about the Team Cuban Benefits Card and the Cuban Pharmacy Network: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=nlWlyavTPES7xglhq5HvD1HphS1YoUdPkOhB1GLRjD1UN1FWTFY5V0I3WFZFSjFCRUQzUUJJRkZPMS4u&web=1&wdLOR=c0AF41614-9B16-B248-AB8E-7DEF6BCE821B Fast acting Insulin interest form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=nlWlyavTPES7xglhq5HvDwx1m5bO2mRDq1ekDvUshMtUNUZBM0dDUTA3RVpUOEY1WVNWVDE4U0JTMiQlQCN0PWcu Website: www.costplusdrugs.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is E. Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and an Advisor for State Government Affairs at the American Pharmacists Association. In these roles he teaches, conducts research, and advocates across the country for increased patient access to pharmacist provided care. He previously was a part of the team working at the Ohio Pharmacists Association on the implementation of pharmacist provider status legislation in Ohio. He has held several volunteer leadership positions, including his term as the 2017-2018 American Pharmacists Association Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP) National President and member of the 2017-2018 APhA Board of Trustees. Michael shares about his role at APhA and APhA’s partnership with state association and where we see wins last year and opportunities this year in: Payment for services Scope expansion PBM reform Guest - Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Ed Ullman, Ed Ullmann holds a BS degree in Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Services, an MPA degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and was a National HMO Fellow at Georgetown Medical School, Washington D.C. Ed Ullmann is a member of the President’s Advisory Council at Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Services and he serves as an Adjunct Experiential Faculty member for the school. He has developed over 30 start-up companies, and for 16 years served as an HMO founder and CEO at Wellcare. He has also been a Pharmacy District Manager, a Mental Health Director, County Legislator, and was owner/operator of the world-renowned Warm Mineral Springs in Florida. Mr. Ullmann was named “1994 Health Care Entrepreneur of the Year in Southern New England” by Inc. Magazine, and received the CHIP Visionary Award from Sarasota County, Florida in 2007. Mr. Ullmann, a dedicated and visionary Pharmacist, and also a Scientist, is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Pharmacy Manager at Wellness Rx in Tannersville, NY. After expanding his professional strengths into other areas of Wellness management, Ullmann was approached several years ago by the region's business leaders to create a much needed Pharmacy and health care location. He accepted this challenge to bring his vision, knowledge and wisdom to an area underserved by the Pharmacy and Wellness industry. He has returned to his Pharmacy roots and supports the health needs of the Mountain Top region of the Catskill Mountains. Topics to discuss -- -- Pharmacy industry today -- changes to be made -- starting at Pharmacy Colleges -- Pharmacy Deserts in rural communities and small urban locations -- Consolidation of power by the Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) -- "Pharmacy for the Public Good" -- our Non Profit model -- offering additional and need services for our patients -- including immediate emergency triage and trauma care -- Offering hope and trust to our patients abandoned by the healthcare system Guest - Ed Ullmann, RPh, MBA https://www.wellnessrxllc.com/team/edward-ullmann-r-ph-mpa Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Ariel Efergan, who is currently Head of Growth at MDI Health, which created an artificial pharmacology intelligence platform to reduce medication-related problems at scale. Prior to MDI, Ariel consulted for Altease Health, a multi-state specialty provider group, and was formerly CEO and Founder at Pangea Medical. Ariel also serves as an advisor to other Healthtech startups. Originally from Chicago, Ariel splits his time between the US and Tel Aviv, where MDI's R&D is headquartered. Interview topics: - Technology used to scale clinical impact - Innovation in Healthcare - Pharmacy's role in reducing costs of care. - The move to value based care and its impact on pharmacy, PBMs, and pharmacy practice Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Delon Canterbury of GeriatRx, which is a pharmacist-led medication management company that focuses on helping overwhelmed caregivers stop their loved ones from being overmedicated using genetic-drug screening, deprescribing, and health cost savings strategies. They specialize in developing medication action plans for patients of all ages, but with a specialty in Geriatric care. Unlike a traditional pharmacist, GeriatRx develops a three-month strategy to address overmedicated patients using a holistic and evidence-based approach in accordance with your prescriber so that there are no gaps in communication of care. Founder of the Deprescribing Accelerator, DeLon envisions all pharmacists and senior care providers as Deprescribing Advocates and coaches professionals how to integrate, leverage, and monetize Deprescribing into clinical practice! The Deprescribing Accelerator trains passionate nurses, pharmacists, and prescribers on how they can be serve our overmedicated seniors by increasing your revenue’s practice with referrals and a value-based, sustainable care model within your business. Topics covered: - How caregivers and seniors need to leverage pharmacists to save time and money - What is Deprescribing and how can this save lives - Patient Empowerment and Advocacy against harmful medication use - Importance of Genetic Testing for medication interactions Guest - DeLon Canterbury, PharmD, BCGP African American COVID-19 Task Force (AACT+) President/CEO of GeriatRx, Inc. cell: 404-484-5092 email: geriatrxinc@gmail.com website: www.geriatrx.org Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Allyson Brennan, a pharmacist with 15 years of experience specializing in Neurology in Nashville, TN. She received a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in chemistry/biology as an undergraduate from Millsaps College and then went on to receive her B.S in Pharmaceutical Sciences and her PharmD. from The University of Mississippi. Two years ago, Allyson founded and created her own natural skincare company called Emogene & Co. focusing on effective natural skincare and the science behind purposeful ingredients. She created this company after noticing the skincare industry producing products full of toxic and ineffective filler ingredients. As a child, she was inspired by her grandmother, Emogene, who had a remedy for every skin issue or ailment. Throughout her professional career as a pharmacist, she noticed how she was drawn to medicinal chemistry and how specific molecules affected organs in the body. After becoming a mother, she began to focus on what molecules are available straight from the Earth to improve the health of our largest organ, our skin. Topics covered: 1. Founding of her business + Skincare tips (i.e. streamlined routine for healthy skin) 2. Changing career paths from pharmacist to entrepreneur 3. Balancing wearing many hats as a woman in business Guest: Allyson Brennan Instagram: @emogeneco Facebook: emogene and co. Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Rina Shah, PharmD, who serves as Group Vice President, Pharmacy of the Future & Healthcare Segment Strategy at Walgreens. She began her career at Walgreens in 1998 in our stores where she held various pharmacy roles. In 2007, Rina joined the corporate support center where she held multiple leadership positions in which she was responsible for launching innovative healthcare initiatives across the organization, overseeing retail and local specialty pharmacies, and leading sales operations and client services within market access. In her current role, Rina leads a team that is responsible for pharmacy operations, services and specialty across 9,000+ Walgreens pharmacies. In addition, she presently serves as Chair of the “NACDS 2023” Advisory Group. Rina received her Doctorate in Pharmacy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2005. Topics covered: - Role of Pharmacy/Pharmacists Throughout the Pandemic - Future of Pharmacy/Pharmacists - Strengthening the pharmacist-patient relationship to lower costs - Closing gaps in care in socially vulnerable areas - Current policy limitations that could restrict patient access to pharmacy services - Digital Tools Creating Efficiencies for Pharmacists/Pharmacies - Current Policy Limitations that Could Restrict Patient Access to Pharmacy Services - New Test and Treat bill giving pharmacists provider status Guest - Rina Shah, PharmD, Group Vice President, Pharmacy Operations and Services Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Stephanie Hyslop, PharmD, MBA. She is a licensed pharmacist who received her PharmD from Purdue University in 2012 and her MBA from Butler University in 2020. Prior to joining Illuminate Health, Stephanie worked in both the retail and hospital settings for nearly 10 years. She has a passion for ensuring patients understand their medication regimens and the importance of taking their medications as directed. She strives to improve overall health outcomes for her patients, and her recent transition into the healthcare tech sector provides an innovative avenue to do such. Topics include: Promoting the value of a pharmacist who is an underutilized resource Adding value to all stakeholders in an innovative way through technology Adapting to the dynamic landscape of healthcare (i.e telemedicine on the rise, innovative tech solutions to monitor patients like wearables, etc) Adding value for caregivers in the form of additional support system Reducing burnout for MDs, NPs, PAs Guest - Stephanie Hyslop (Hislop) - Illuminate LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-hyslop-pharmd-mba Instagram @steph.hyslop Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest, Dr. Anjanette Wyatt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Clinical Care Pharmacy in Houston Texas. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy from Texas Southern University (TSU) College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Wyatt is a community, science and pharmacy advocate. She began her career at Eli Lilly and Company where she received the Lilly STAR Award. She also worked at St. Luke Episcopal Health in the World-Renowned Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She has worked as an Adjunct Professor for Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and at Randalls/Tom Thumb Corporation. Her leadership experience includes serving as President of Association of Black Health System Pharmacists (ABHP), Alliance of Independent Pharmacists of Texas (AIP), Texas Association of Independent Pharmacy Owners (TAIPO), TSU Pharmacy Alumni Association and Jack and Jill of America North Houston Suburban Chapter. She has served on the Board of Directors and Executive Boards of American Pharmacists Association Foundation, Delta Research and Educational Foundation, Texas Pharmacy Association, Texas Pharmacy Association Foundation, Gulf Coast Society of Health System Pharmacists, National Pharmaceutical Association, and the TSU Pharmacy Alumni Association Foundation. She currently serves as the President of the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. Episode highlights: - The Future of Pharmacy and our place in health care - The Value of Entrepreneurship in Pharmacy - Women in pharmacy Guest - Dr. Anjanette Wyatt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-anjanette-wyatt-33124530/ Instagram: instagram.com/dr.anjanette Website: clinicalcarerx.com Facebook: facebook.com/ClinicalCarePharmacy Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Bob Gold, who is the Chief Clinical Behavioral Technologist and Founder GoMo Health. Bob is one of the world’s leading behavioral technologists with more than 20 years applied research and development in the behavioral and cognitive science of human motivation, activation and resiliency; with a specialty in the design of clinical care plans and digital therapeutics that integrate pyscho-social factors and personal determinants into physical and behavioral care plans for chronic and complex population health management; with a focus in diversity, equity, and inclusion for underserved vulnerable populations. Bob focuses his energy on recrafting clinical care plans and medication therapies into behaviorally-based remote care coordination, transitions of care, and rehabilitation/recovery digital therapy programs to achieve a sustainable population health business model for health systems, health plans, pharmaceutical companies and governments; reducing adverse events such as unnecessary ED visits and readmissions, collecting valuable ePROs (electronic patient-reported outcomes) and taking advantage of opportunities for Medicaid and Medicare value-based and RPM (Remote Patient Monitoring) reimbursements associated with the implementation of these programs. Bob’s evidence-based methods provide an individualized, disciplined and nurturing experience within the framework of a person’s lifestyle and typical day while improving satisfaction and adherence; especially for complex and chronic conditions that include co-morbidities and difficult to navigate patient health journeys. Bob’s BehavioralRx ® and Concierge Care ® system has also shown to bring back Joy in Practice for doctors and nurses enabling them to spend more time on high impact clinical work. Overall Theme: Medication Therapy in Vulnerable Underserved Communities: - About Bob and his work in underserved communities - Why Should I Trust: Unlearning to Learn - Can I Really Do the Things Necessary to Stay on Therapy/Plan - How to empower the family caregiver for medication and lifestyle adherence - Elevate the role of the pharmacist in a multidiscipline care team Guest - Bob Gold, Chief Clinical Behavioral Technologist and Founder GoMo Health https://gomohealth.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Our guest, Dr. Saba Syed, is a skilled clinical leader and lifelong learner with a track record of execution at the intersection of healthcare services, value based care business operations, technology, and data analytics. She has successfully developed, launched, and managed multiple clinical service lines with remote, diverse teams at a fast growing healthcare technology and value based primary care start up. She is among the top 10% of US pharmacists in validated clinical skills by maintaining double board certification in ambulatory care and geriatric pharmacy. Additionally, she is training the next generation of pharmacy leaders through her role as the residency director of a post graduate year two population health and data analytics residency. Saba has over 14 years of experience in community pharmacy, mail order pharmacy, managed care, primary care, population health, value based care operations, project management, product development, and leadership. This includes experience with prior authorizations (Medicare and Medicaid), Medicare formularies, medication reconciliation, transitions of care, medication therapy management (MTM), care management, accountable care organizations (ACO), Medicare quality measures, and medication adherence. Main points covered: - Career journey and why Saba joined VillageMD. - What is VillageMD? - Overview on primary care and value-based care. - How we approach pharmacy integration - How Village is hiring on the clinical team as well as pharmacist positions: https://www.villagemd.com/careers Guest - Saba Syed, PharmD, MS, EMBA, BCACP, BCGP Website: www.villagemd.com LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/villagemd/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/VillageMD Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/village_md/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pcvillagemd Saba’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabasyedpharmd/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Derek Borkowski, PharmD, who is a pharmacist, software engineer, and founder of the Pyrls.com website and mobile app. He is a 2018 Doctor of Pharmacy graduate from the University of Minnesota. Derek's past experience includes work in community pharmacy, digital health, and the pharmaceutical industry. Pyrls.com is a top drugs education and reference tool for clinicians and student-clinicians. Other company products include RxGrad.com and Pharmacist.dev Software developer of Pyrls.com, a top drugs education and reference tool for clinicians and student-clinicians. Other company products include RxGrad.com and Pharmacist.dev Topics covered: - What is Pyrls? Why did you create it? - Tell us about Y Combinator? - pathways to technology careers - learning programming/technology skills as a pharmacist how to, what's useful, etc - starting and growing an internet business - bootstrapping perspective (did this for the first 1.5 years of pyrls) or taking venture capital perspective (more recently) Guest - Derek Borkowski, PharmD Founder, CEO - Pyrls (YC W22) Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA, who graduated from Drake University in 2007 and completed the University of North Carolina (UNC) community pharmacy residency in Chapel Hill, NC. He has served as a clinical coordinator and regional clinical manager with Kerr Health in Asheville, NC, where he worked directly with patients and physicians to prevent and treat chronic diseases. Prior to his current role, Dr. Pudlo had served as vice president of professional affairs at the Iowa Pharmacy Association for almost ten years. In this role, he provided clinical resources to pharmacists across Iowa and served as liaison to state agencies and healthcare organizations to promote safe and effective medication use. In August 2021, Dr. Pudlo started in his current role as Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association. In this role, he leads an organization that advances, protects, and promotes high-quality pharmacist-provided patient care in the state of Tennessee. Some of the topics covered: -New executive director: spotlight current issues, trends, goals of the association in my first 1-3 years -Importance for advocacy, engagement in the profession – no better time for pharmacy’s voice to be heard than now as we come out of the pandemic -Personal/professional lessons learned of the pandemic – the mind is a powerful thing. -Career changes – value of the PharmD, moving to a new city, pursuit a Masters in Health Informatics, importance of family -Networking tips? Value of finding and building mentors/guides in your life. -Mental Health First Aid Guest: Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA TPA Executive Director 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, our guest is Kelley Carlstrom, who received her Doctor of Pharmacy from The University of Colorado in 2010 and completed 2 years of post-graduate residency training to specialize in oncology. She is a board-certified oncology pharmacist that has worked in a variety of traditional and non-traditional settings including at a large academic medical center, a small community hospital, as a consultant for a large electronic medical record implementation, and most recently in the healthcare technology space helping to create digital products and services for oncology clinicians and patients. Additionally, Kelley is the founder and CEO of KelleyCPharmD, a company that supports pharmacists develop their baseline oncology knowledge. She is passionate about decolonizing oncology pharmacy training and increasing accessibility and inclusion through her unique and innovative training programs. Interview topics: - The importance of networking and building community in our profession - I got my current day job through my presence on LinkedIn. I'm still floored when I find out people don't even have a profile! - Democratizing education - historically specialty knowledge was tightly guarded with gatekeepers but education is rapidly changing. This is great for increasing accessibility but also means there needs to be more proactive action on the individual to fill their knowledge gaps - Non-traditional roles - not many of us in tech - The great migration is hitting oncology pharmacy hard - we have lost lots of experienced clinicians at a time when cancer centers are expanding. There are a lot of opportunities in oncology. Guest - Kelley D. Carlstrom, PharmD, BCOP Founder and CEO | KelleyCPharmD, LLC Director of Clinical Growth & Strategy (OncoHealth); Founder/CEO (KelleyCPharmD) https://www.kelleycpharmd.com/ Social links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleydcarlstrom/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KelleyCPharmD Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelleycpharmd/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5m7yK-O1Ya361gDXflNsCA Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest, Dr. Sierra Richard is a residency trained pediatric and women's clinical pharmacist for an academic medical center. In her free time, she creates educational videos that help others learn about the value that pharmacists have and what it looks like to be a practicing clinical pharmacist. Her goal is to help pharmacy workers live their best "happy pharm life". Interview topics - How to get started on social media as a pharmacist/pharmacy student - Using social media for professional growth - Balancing social media, work, and life Guest - Sierra Richard, PharmD Happy Pharm Life, Pharmacy Content Creator -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happypharmlife -Website: https://www.happypharmlife.com -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/happypharmlife Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest,Samm Anderegg, PharmD, MS is Chief Executive Officer at DocStation, a software platform that helps pharmacies & health plans operate clinical programs at scale. As CEO, Dr. Anderegg plays an active role in product, strategy, business development, marketing, and customer engagement. Samm graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He completed residency training and a combined Master’s degree program specializing in Pharmacy Administration & Leadership at the University of Kansas Health-System. Talking points: Provider Status - State of the Union Payment for Services - Medical Billing Payment for Services - Payer Contracts Implementation & Sustainability Pharmacies of the Future Guest - Samm Andergg, CEO, DocStation To reach Dr. Anderegg, you can email him at samm@docstation.co. His LinkedIn is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammuelanderegg/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Michelle Fritsch is a board certified geriatric clinical pharmacist with a passion for healthy aging and education. She is a specialist in medication use, prevention, and retirement transition in people over 60. She is founder of Retirement Wellness Strategies; co-founder of Propel Comprehensive Wellness; and co-founder of Medipreneurs. She works with a broad definition of health – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aligned with purpose in each phase of life. Medipreneurs Summit 2022 is August 26-28 in Cincinnati, OH. It is nearly sold out. 2. This is Medipreneurs 5th Anniversary celebration! 3. Many entrepreneurial pharmacists got their start or reached new levels through Medipreneurs 4. We can talk about the mission/the ‘why’ of Mediprenerurs Medipreneurs is a catalyst for Intrinsica and RAPID Alliance to build a global health entrepreneur network! Www.Intrinsica.org Www.rapidalliance.org Www.Medipreneurs.com Michelle's other business includes work with leaders nearing retirement: 1. Retirement Wellness Strategies is for executives about 2-3 years before retirement. It is a 1:1 virtual 20-visit process to create a clear, one-page strategic plan for health in the transition to retirement and beyond with a clear picture of self-identity beyond that primary occupation. 2. Propel Comprehensive Wellness is that same process in a self-guided monthly-subscription format to help those nearing retirement prevent health decline and prepare for all of the phases to come in life. 3. I left 25 years in academia and innovative practice within health-systems (VA and community health system) to tackle this issue. Too many people, mostly men who are leaders, have a rapid health decline, a divorce, or completely lose their sense of self when they retire. This is nearly always preventable! Guest - Michelle Fritsch, PharmD, BCGP Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest, Shawn Bjorndal, CEO and Founder of RPhAlly, is a graduate of the School of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University. Launched midyear of 2020, RPhAlly is a community and networking platform for pharmacy professionals. Shawn’s vision of RPhAlly is to become a one-stop-shop to help pharmacy professionals find the right connections and career roadmaps, increase industry awareness, learn from colleagues, and advocate for the profession. Shawn began his pharmacy career in the retail setting and spent over a decade serving patients at the community level with three different national chains. In 2016, he transitioned to a leadership role in mail order and became licensed in 27 states. He is currently part of the San Diego Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force to help decrease the abuse of prescription drugs. His greatest professional passion is to help pharmacists figure out how to push our profession forward by creating programs that bring value through positive outcomes. Shawn, welcome to the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast Interview topics - RPhAlly intro: How it started and what it is now - Networking: The value, the struggles, the fun - Creating a business and entrepreneurship: there is so much opportunity out there for pharmacists. But we have to create our own programs and businesses. Provide examples like Jamie Wilkie and PGxAlly. - Advocacy: The ultimate goal of RPhAlly is to capture markets and be able to pump revenue back into the profession through various forms of advocacy. Guest - Shawn Bjorndal, PharmD, CEO and Founder of RPhAlly, Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-bjorndal-pharmd-71a3437/ Website: http://rphally.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest, Dr. John Kim, is the owner and pharmacist in charge of Robinson Drug & Compounding Center. His interest in compounding grew since his early days of pharmacy school, which led him to complete his pharmacy externship at the Professional Compounding Center of America (PCCA) in Houston, TX. After obtaining his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), he completed his Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative/Functional Medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging (A4M). Dr. Kim actively lectures in pharmacist educational events in a matter of functional medicine, cannabis medicine, and complementary therapies in treating complex disease states. John, welcome to the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast Interview topics: - Functional medicine - Wellness consultation - Aging population - The importance of custom tailoring hormone treatments instead of using a “one size fits all” approach Guest - John Kim, PharmD https://drkimwellness.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-h-john-k-8a8a6b32/ https://www.facebook.com/drjohnkimpharmd/ https://www.instagram.com/dr.john.pharmd/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, you’ll hear from Tim Ulbrich, who is helping to improve pharmacists’ financial literacy. Tim is a pharmacist passionate about identifying career paths that fit students’ goals and interests so they can have fulfilling careers and lives. Tim is also the creator of the pharmacy podcast, Your Financial Pharmacist, and author of the book, Seven Figure Pharmacist. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with his Doctor of Pharmacy and completed residency training in community/ambulatory care at Ohio State. After paying off more than $200,000 in non-mortgage debt, Tim is working to empower pharmacists and pharmacy students to take control of their financial future. Guest - Tim Ulbrich, Pharm.D. Website: www.yourfinancialpharmacist.com and www.yfpplanning.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourfinancialpharmacist/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/390846528023004/ LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/timulbrich/ Instagram: @yourfinancialpharmacist and @timothyulbrich Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research. Born and raised in the world of pharmacy, Antonio Ciaccia has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management, eventually heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, where his data analytics work helped lead state officials to audit and uncover $244 million in hidden prescription drug overcharges in the state Medicaid managed care program. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining and more drugs were being excluded from plan coverage. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Today, he serves as the President of 3 Axis Advisors, a consulting firm that works with Medicaid Fraud Control Units, provider groups, research firms, technology companies, law firms, investment analysts, employers, government agencies, benefit consultants, and private foundations to diagnose and eliminate inefficiencies and inappropriate incentives in the prescription drug supply chain. Within that capacity, he also serves as an advisor to the American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). He is also the CEO and co-founder of 46brooklyn Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the transparency and accessibility of drug pricing data for the American public. Main Points: Drug pricing is way too complex, and many entities make money off that complexity. Unfortunately, industry consolidation and vertical integration has put many pharmacies in a tough spot, as their once reliable business model has now become increasingly compressed over time. Because pharmacy economics has been primarily derived from revenue harvested from filing prescriptions, the service of pharmacists has been overlooked and thrown into the drug pricing stew. Drug prices are currently being exploited by arbitrageurs, compromising pharmacy viability and their ability to provide a high level of service to patients. Arbitrage must be eliminated, and pharmacists should derive compensation from better aligned incentive structures that emphasize the delivery of value-added services. Guest - Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-ciaccia-390879b/ -Instagram: @A_Ciaccia -Twitter: @A_Ciaccia -Website: https://www.3axisadvisors.com/ and https://www.46brooklyn.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our Our guest, Dr. Lisa Faast is an innovator, experienced business executive, and leader in the independent pharmacy industry. With over 20 years of experience as a pharmacy owner, consultant, compounder, and businesswoman, she is able to bring a unique perspective to the industry’s problems. Her passion is helping independent pharmacy owners thrive by focusing on diversifying and then growing revenue streams. She is currently CEO at DiversifyRx, a consulting and education company, a multi-store pharmacy owner, in addition to being a wife and mom of 4. Interview topics About DiversifyRx: Pharmacy owners have suffered enough from low profits, DIR fees, effective rate contracts, unfair audits, and much more. While it gets tougher as a pharmacy owner every year, there has never been more opportunity available than there is now. Every pharmacy owner should have a thriving, profitable pharmacy. DiversifyRx is on a mission to save every independent pharmacy. Our 6 Pillars of Pharmacy Profitability guides every pharmacy owner to find their own path to the pharmacy of their dreams. - It has never been harder to succeed as a pharmacy owner than now - There is also never been more opportunities for pharmacy owners - You must diversify to succeed - You must optimize to thrive - Mastering the 6 Profit Pillars will help you create the pharmacy of your dreams. Guest - Lisa Faast, PharmD (DiversifyRx) She is on a mission to save independent pharmacies!! www.DiversifyRx.com https://www.facebook.com/groups/diversifyrx https://www.instagram.com/diversify_rx https://www.tiktok.com/@diversifyrx https://www.linkedin.com/company/diversifyrx Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Cory Jenks, who earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist, outpatient clinical pharmacist, and inpatient clinical pharmacist. His current practice is as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy specialist, where he applies his passion for lifestyle interventions in the management of chronic disease. In addition to his career as a pharmacist, Cory is also an accomplished improv comedian, having started on his comedy journey in 2013. Since then, Cory has coached, taught, and performed improv teaching other healthcare professionals how to apply the valuable skills of improv comedy to create a more adaptable, empathetic, and humanizing healthcare experience. Cory lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife, Cassie, their two children, and ten chickens. When he’s not caring for patients or making people laugh, Cory enjoys harvesting rainwater, playing racquetball, basketball, and golf, and exploring the science of disease management through lifestyle. Cory is currently working on his master’s degree in “Dad Jokes” with the help of his two sons. Topics covered in the show: Cory’s personal story of being burned out from long hours and difficult interactions with his patients A new and innovative approach to customer service in your business How to bring empathy and compassion back into the medical field The frustration Cory was experiencing as a pharmacist, and how improv helped change his interactions with his patients How the lessons of improv can make customer experiences better How to build and retain high performing teams within your organization The one improv secret that can improve and transform your work culture How to find the time to have a side hustle when you work a full-time career What is Permission to Care, and why Cory wrote this book?
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Jamie Wilkey is a pharmacist who loves what she does and brings passion and happiness to the pharmacy profession. Jamie grew up in a small town in Wyoming where she got her start in pharmacy working at the local City Drug. She attended the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy for her Doctor of Pharmacy. She was active in student government while at UW and also served as president and later as vice-president of her pharmacy class. For 10 years post-graduation, Jamie worked in community pharmacy while having and raising her 4 little boys. Frustrated by the stress and schedule of that position created her own job for herself that better suits her talents, her passions, and her family’s busy schedule. She abruptly jumped out of retail and into the world of entrepreneurship and has found her true calling in life. She is the founder & CEO of Arches Health, LLC. She serves patients in her community as a consultant pharmacist focusing on pharmacogenomics. After getting her practice up and running began to empower other pharmacists to do the same. She teaches pharmacists in her online program & active network called PGx Consulting Confidence Academy to confidently champion PGx and create their own consulting practices that bring the flexibility, freedom, and satisfaction they are seeking from their careers. Just this year, she has taught over 160+ pharmacists how to change their careers. Dr. Wilkey is a member of CPIC as well as the nonprofit organization GTMR, and ASCP. She has been featured on over 15 podcasts in the past year, on Pharmacy Times, Kajabi, and was recently voted as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy. Jamie is optimistic about the future of pharmacy and knows great things are in store for those pharmacists who are willing to push boundaries, to think big, and to use the full extent of their education. Main points: - Tell us about your leap from community pharmacy to entrepreneurship The two-five main points I'd like to highlight: -entrepreneurship within pharmacy -pharmacogenomics -create new leaders in our field -the changing role of a pharmacist Guest - Jamie Wilkie Dr. Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, RPh Founder, PGx Consulting Confidence Academy CEO, Arches Health, LLC Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter If you want to join a free session to learn about setting up your consulting practice for PGx with Jamie, go here: https://7kvp9t8n.pages.infusionsoft.net/
In this episode, our guest Peter Koshland shares about his path to compounding and issues facing it today. Peter Koshland, PharmD opened his compounding pharmacy, Koshland Pharm, in 2009 in San Francisco and works with doctors and patients on individualized, integrative therapies that make a difference in the quality of patients’ day-to-day lives. Peter has seen the profound impact high-quality compounded medicine can have, so producing the absolute best patient outcomes is what drives his decisions as CEO of Koshland Pharm. When he is not in the pharmacy, Peter spends his time consulting with and educating doctors about the multiple applications of compounded medicine in their respective fields. Main topics: Why big pharma is lobbying against bio-identical HRT How bias against compounding pharmacies could limit the options available to doctors treating patients The economic impact that FDA overreach could have on pharmacists across the country Peter Koshland -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkoshland/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koshlandpharm/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KoshlandPharm -Website: https://www.koshlandpharm.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest, Sarah Ruth, has spent almost a decade building healthtech startups. She cut her teeth in healthcare technology at Oscar Health, where she helped grow the team by 1000 in less than two years. She moved on to Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet company, where she scaled the internal team and launched several of its portfolio companies, including CityBlock Health. Most recently, she led US Portfolio talent for Octopus Ventures, a UK-based VC fund that specializes in launching healthtech companies. Currently, she leads Recruiting for Thyme Care, a Nashville-based oncology navigation startup backed by Andresseen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, Frist Cressey, Casdin, and Bessemer. Sarah Ruth lives in Wedgewood Houston with her husband Michael and their Golden Retrievers Charlotte and Lucy. Talking Points: What does the interview process typically look like from behind the scenes? What makes a candidate standout? What is the best way to work with a recruiter? Is it ok to reach out to people on Linkedin? Guest - Sarah Ruth Hendrix https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahruthb Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Ramzi Yacoub, PharmD, who is Chief Pharmacy Officer at RxSense, overseeing the clinical side of the health tech company that provides transparency and access to consistently low prices on prescription drugs. He provides clinical guidance to clients, lends expertise and oversight to program development and oversees compliance for standards of care and safety. Prior to RxSense, he was Director of Client Services at Catalyst Health Solutions, then Catamaran, where he was a senior clinical consultant to large health plans and premier clients. He also spent several years as AVP of Health Plans with Solid Benefit Guidance. Ramzi holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Florida. He is based in Florida. Ramzi's Social Handles: https://www.linkedin.com/company/singlecare/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rxsense/ https://www.instagram.com/singlecare/?hl=en https://www.singlecare.com/ https://rxsense.com/ https://twitter.com/rxsense?lang=en https://twitter.com/singlecare Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Rajinder Rai, (Ra-GIN-der RIE) PharmD, the founder and CEO of digital wellness company SunRais Health™. With over two decades of experience in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical education, Dr. Rai is disrupting this field in holistic and innovative ways. As an advocate for pharmacists, she is actively involved in the advancement of this industry, and currently serves as the president of the Ventura County Chapter of California Pharmacists Association as well as on the advisory board of PatchRx and GoodRx. Dr. Rai aims to guide disease prevention from a holistic approach in order to lead and teach others how to live a healthy, strong, and free life. Main points: 1. Changing role of pharmacists and opportunities for them to pivot 2. Importance of aligning your vision in life with your purpose to have a fulfilling career and life. 3. Helping women get off "auto-pilot" Guest: Dr. Rajinder Rai www.thrivewithdrrai.com | IG: @thrivewithdrrai | www.sunraishealth.com | IG: @sunraishealth Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Jim Hrncir (pronounced: hern-sir), who is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern pharmaceutical compounding. Jim is responsible for the formulation of many Bio-Identical Hormones, Dermatological, Nutritional, and Anti-Aging compounds in wide use throughout the US. He has worked in radio and TV, including multiple appearances on Dr. Phil as a hormone expert. As a member of the board of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC), Jim is passionate about the benefits pharmaceutical compounding can bring to patients. Jim Hrncir, RPh founded Las Colinas Pharmacy, Compounding & Wellness in 1984 and is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern pharmaceutical compounding. Jim’s 1986 creation of Estradiol Transdermal Gel was the first of its kind in the United States, and he is responsible for the formulation of many Bio-Identical Hormone, Dermatological, Nutritional, and Anti-Aging compounds in wide use throughout the US. Jim was named the 2017 Compounding Pharmacist of the Year by Professional Compounding Centers of America (PCCA) and serves on the board of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC). Here are some of the topics we cover: For non-integrative medicine listeners, clarify what is compounded bio-identical hormone therapy Myths and benefits of compounded hormone therapy, maybe include what happened in WHI and how it has been 100% reversed from the 2002 findings release What about the negative NASEM study findings on the Clinical Utility of Compounded Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy? What about the Berkley Research paper dissecting NASEM's findings? What is being done to maintain patient access to compounded Bio-Identical Hormones? Guest - Jim Hrncir Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LasColinasPharmacy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LasColPharmacy?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-hrncir-rph-8564711a/ APC facebook: https://www.facebook.com/a4pcrx APC Twitter: https://twitter.com/a4pcrx?lang=en APC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/a4pcrx/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Helen Sairany, the CEO for South Carolina Pharmacy Association. Prior to joining SCPhA, Helen served as the Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacist Association. She has extensive knowledge, skills, and experiences in administrative management, regulatory, practice, healthy equity, and accreditation systems gained through her 11 years of serving the profession as a Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Duhok College of Pharmacy, and as a trauma-informed provider serving the needs of underserved communities at the frontline in Northern Iraq. We talk about the role of the state executive, current issues facing pharmacy, and the Women of Leadership meeting hosted by South Carolina Pharmacy Association.
Our guest, Dustin Lippert is someone I met in Nashville at the Entrepreneur Center. He just redesigned my website hillaryblackburn.com. If you are looking for someone to help with updating your website, he did a fantastic job. Wanted to have him on to talk about the importance of branding. A bit more about Dustin Over the last 6 years, between his 9-5 in a marketing agency and growing his own clients on the side, Dustin Adam Lippert has created identity systems for local, regional, and national brand ranging from startups to companies with annual revenue of $600 million. In the process he partnered with architectural firms, IT departments, interior design teams, and tech teams to implement brand assets across every medium including print, digital, and environmental products. On the side of his day job, Dustin successfully freelances with several of his own clients doing UI/UX for webdesign, branding, and independent consulting. Main points: 1) What is design? - Good design solves both visible and invisible problems with visible and invisible solutions. 2) A few ways design is changing/influencing the pharmacy industry. 3) What to consider when rebranding or launching a pharmacy's identity system and website. 4) How to apply 'design thinking' to your everyday life. How I Can Help Your Listeners 1) Brand Audit (We want to hear your goals then take a look at everything from your current logo and identity system, 2) Identity Design 3) UIUX Design 4) Print Design Dustin Lippert Email: dustinadamlippert@gmail.com Phone: 615.631.5525 Instagram — @dustinadamlippert Linkedin — linkedin.com/in/dustinadamlippert Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Mitch Lee of the ReTell Pharmacy podcast. Mitch started in retail pharmacy as a cashier in 2004 and stayed with it as a tech and into pharmacy school (graduated as a pharmacist in 2010). He began to see and hear SO many interesting intersections as a floater and decided to start ReTell Pharmacy Podcast to share those stories so others in our industry won’t feel alone when they have a tough day. Listeners send in their stories through Facebook and Twitter and a new episode of the show drops once a week on Fridays. He really tries to be intentional in being down-to-earth and not taking himself too seriously, as is often the case in the medical field. Guest Guest: Mike Lee (ReTell Pharmacy) Email: mitchell.lee83@gmail.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Our guest, Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, joined Cardinal Health in June 2020 to lead the company’s biosimilar strategy. She most recently served as the Vice President of Innovation and Digital Health at Premier Inc., where she led their national biosimilars strategy on behalf of 4,000 where she partnered with pharmaceutical manufacturers and providers to create resources, and education to help health system stakeholders evaluate and adopt biosimilars. Sonia is an established thought leader with numerous publications and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Biosimilars. She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from Belmont University. Main Talking Points: Commonly asked questions: - What are biosimilars? - How they are different than generics - How long they have been approved in the U.S. (and the rest of the world) - Why are they important (eg cost savings) - Explaining the interchangeability designation + why it matters - Understanding state regulations and how that will affect pharmacist adoption - Current market dynamics and what is on the FDA horizon for future biosimilars Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode our guest is Sharon Phares, PhD, MPH who is Senior Vice President of Research and Data Innovation with PSG. As the Senior Vice President of Research and Data Innovation, she oversees the strategy and execution of research and educational initiatives. These include primary and sponsored research as well as client projects for PBMs and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Sharon also serves as Assistant Adjunct Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Assistant Adjunct Professor of Internal Medicine with Washington University in St. Louis. Sharon’s expertise is at the intersection of best-in-class research and marketing—educating the market with scientifically valid yet understandable and actionable insights. Sample projects include: Creating a market analysis and report for a pharma manufacturer bringing an opioid addiction recovery drug to market Conducting a national survey on customer satisfaction for PBMs Discovering the impact of a drug manufacturer’s specialty patient support program through statistical analysis Sharon earned a doctorate in Sociology from North Carolina State University and an MPH from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health. Sharon was named as one of the Top 100 Women Leaders in STEM in 2012. Her areas of expertise include survey design, prescription drug benefit design, health outcomes research, health and wellness program development and outcomes, developing epidemiologic and population-based models of healthcare costs and utilization, behavioral economics, statistics, research methods, predictive modeling, and program evaluation. Sharon has authored or coauthored over 100 peer-reviewed publications as well as book chapters and white papers on healthcare, research methods, and human behavior. Main points: Pharmacy is the most highly used employee health benefit by members/patients, who deserve a great pharmacy benefit experience Selecting a PBM is a high-pressure decision driven by numerous factors Well-designed research provides insights on what plan sponsors, and by extension, their members, expect out of their PBM – this can help PBMs improve and plan sponsors clarify what is most important to them in their pharmacy benefit decisions Interview 2021 Guest - SHARON PHARES, PHD, MPH Company page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/psgconsults Sharon’s page: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonphares Website psgconsults.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Carm Huntress who co-founded RxRevu with the mission to create a more seamless, cost-effective prescribing experience for patients and providers. Since 2013, Carm has helped develop the industry’s leading Prescription Decision Support solution, which allows providers to select appropriate medication options for their patients. By working closely with physicians, health plans, IT vendors, and health systems, RxRevu is driving informed decision-making and better patient care. Carm brings more than 20 years of experience in startups focused on consumer and enterprise technology. Prior to founding RxRevu, Carm served as chief technology officer at Reef Partners and Audiogon. At a national level, he has played a key role in supporting data interoperability through the development of the FHIR standards and other projects with the Office of National Coordinator (ONC). Carm is a passionate thought leader who has presented at dozens of healthcare innovation conferences (HLTH, AHIP, Health Evolution, StartUp Health), and has been featured on numerous healthcare and entrepreneur platforms. Some of the topics he'll cover: - What is RxRevu --Growing a healthcare startup -Why are prices so complex? --Price transparency --Pharmaceutical value chain --New policies? -Collaboration between different healthcare groups and tech systems --How healthcare tools can drive positive provider behavior change --Driving med adherence Guest - Carm Huntress Email: carm.huntress@rxrevu.com Website: http://www.rxrevu.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmhuntress/ Twitter: @carmhuntress Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Our guest, James LaValle (Jim), R.Ph., C.C.N.M.T. is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board-certified clinical nutritionist, and expert and educator in integrative and precision health. James is best known for his expertise in personalized integrative therapies uncovering the underlying metabolic issues that keep people from feeling healthy and vital. A thought leader in drug/nutrient depletion issues he has published 4 books and 3 databases in this area alone. As such he has over 35 years’ experience integrating natural and integrative therapies into various medical and business models. His latest research is in drug-induced microbiome disruption. He is the founder of Metabolic Code Enterprises, Inc., which has launched the cloud-based Metabolic Code which helps practitioners and consumers identify their metabotype through labs, subjective surveys, evaluation of drug-induced nutrient depletion, and biometrics. He also founded Integrative Health Resources, which is focused on natural products industry consulting. Jim simplifies his teaching to focus on the following 3 areas: Gut, Immune, Brain Main Points: The nine key factors that are essential for the creation and maintenance of a strong, healthy body. Building your immune system and the importance of managing stress. Increasing your longevity What is the Metabolic Code Enterprises? Guest: Jim LaValle email: jlavalle@ihr-services.com Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-lavalle-1a6b8858/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jim-LaValle-169566756447190/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARDhHdP4f6nLyP9t9AXU2D3rA8sTENVAYxhsz8NlOLB1nCAbHYxDRGolWb3JFBD7MByr9IXr-6dTG_jx Twitter: https://twitter.com/jimlavalle?lang=en Website: http://www.jimlavalle.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier who is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy invited me to share some remarks with his leadership class. I share about writing the book, How Pharmacists Lead, and about what leadership means to me.
In this episode, our guest is Melissa Murer Corrigan was founding Executive Director and CEO of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) in Washington, D.C. from 1994-2011. She also is an innovator in credentialing and pharmacy workforce initiatives. Melissa’s leadership launched the PTCB program that has now certified over 700,000 pharmacy technicians working across the United States in large chains such as Walgreens and CVS, health systems and community pharmacies. PTCB certified technicians serve millions of patients annually. Murer Corrigan embraced ambition, took risks, and was the only women on the PTCB Board of Governors during her 17-year tenure as CEO. In 2012 Melissa joined educational assessment leader ACT in Iowa City as an executive leader for the Workforce Development Division and then progressed to serve as Vice President of Social Impact for ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning. Her current chapter includes leading the healthcare and credentialing consultancy Manville Heights LLC. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Institute for the History of Pharmacy and is the host of the MelisRxScripts podcast. Melissa has served as adjunct faculty with the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy since 2013. In 2015, she was named a Fellow of the American Society of Health- System Pharmacists and in 2016 Melissa was named a Fellow of the American Pharmacists Association. Also in 2016, she received the Honorary Alumni Award from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. She had the honor of being the commencement speaker for the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy in 2013 and Drake University in 2014. Passionate about both leadership and encouraging women leaders, Melissa provided the vision for the inaugural Zada Cooper Leadership Symposium. This now annual event features women in pharmacy leadership roles and celebrates the legacy of Locally in Eastern Iowa, Melissa has been recognized as a Woman of Influence and has served on the Board of Directors for Corridor Women Connect. Melissa is a graduate of Drake University’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. She received the 2010 Weaver Medal which is Drake University College of Pharmacy’s highest honor. Melissa is a past president of the Institute for Credentialing Excellence and received the association’s distinguished Certification Industry Leadership Award in 2008. She has served as President of the Board of Directors for the Council on Credentialing in Pharmacy. Melissa also received the Henry Cade Memorial Award from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy in 2012. Melissa shares about the following topics: · Leadership and encouraging more women leaders Zada Cooper National conference to support leaders · Pharmacy Technicians and serving as founding ED/CEO for the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board · Giving Back – Sharing your time and treasure · Well-being and Resilience MelisRxScripts Guest - Melissa Murer Corrigan - Podcast topics LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/melissamurercorrigan Twitter: @MurerCorrigan Website: https://www.melisrxscripts.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Leigh Ann Ross who is the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She previously served as the Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and currently serves as Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UM. Dr. Ross also works with the John D. Bower School of Population Health at the University of Mississippi Medical Center as a Professor in the Department of Population Health Science. Dr. Ross received a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Ole Miss. She completed a Primary Care Pharmacy Residency at UMMC. Since joining the faculty in 2009, Dr. Ross has led practice initiatives to implement medication management services at the Medical Center and in communities through UM’s Community-Based Research Program. In addition to her work in pharmacy, Dr. Ross completed a 2-year Congressional Fellowship in the Office of U.S. Senator Thad Cochran where she served as policy advisor on health care and also worked on labor, housing, and economic development. Dr. Ross is a graduate of Leadership Mississippi and has been actively involved in professional organizations at a state and national level. She is a Past President of the Mississippi Pharmacists Association and current President- Elect of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Dr. Ross is passionate about leadership development and advocacy within our profession. Key points: Service - I love professional service and I feel it is important to encourage our students and early career pharmacists to be involved in professional organizations. I have worked with most all professional organizations over the last 20 years, but my current focus is as President-Elect of ACCP and member of their Board of Regents. Leadership - I am passionate about leadership development. I appreciate the mentorship provided to me in this area and have tried to incorporate this into our curriculum for both students and residents. Advocacy - I feel advocacy to move pharmacy forward is very important. I have enjoyed building on my experience as a Health Policy Fellow and working with others to better understand legislative processes and how to advocate for our profession. Practice Advancement / Community-Based Research - I had the opportunity early in my career to lead the Pharmaceutical Care Clinics at UMMC, comprised of pharmacist-run clinics and interprofessional clinics and later to work with colleagues to implement a Community-Based Research Program to implement medication management services (like those in the Pharmaceutical Care Clinics) in community pharmacy and clinic settings. Through the Community-Based Research Program, we have established a number of partnerships, such as the Mississippi State Department of Health. Research - Most recently, I worked with colleagues to establish a Center for Clinical and Translational Science in our Research Institute. This Center is structured to facilitate research across the translational spectrum from basic research to clinical trials to communities. Our community research is now housed in this Center. Guest - Leigh Ann Ross, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, FCCP, FAPhA, FNAP Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, my friend Alex Barker of The Happy PharmD interviews me - Hillary Blackburn, the host of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast for a look back and look ahead at the podcast. To join the Women in Pharmacy Leadership League: https://pharmacy-leadership-league.mn.co/share/F-MccystLN4Zx2Aq?utm_source=manual
In this episode, we have Russell Gong who is the Co-founder and Head of Product & Brand for Cabinet Health Inc. His mission is to bring unmatched quality, environmental sustainability, and personalized care to all health essentials. Prior to Cabinet, Russ worked 10 years in social enterprises building and scaling local businesses in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. He is a Techstars Alumni and a member of the US Army National Guard serving as a Ranger Qualified Infantry Officer. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife Ali. A few of the key points from Russ about Cabinet's business: 1. Quality: Batch-level quality testing in medicine, partnership with Valisure, why supply chain matters, gluten free medicine 2. Sustainability: Environmentally sustainability in medicine and companies, how is cabinet improving their footprint in the environment and building a company from the ground up 3. Personalized Care : Personalized care what that means? From bundles, to customer relationships, to medicine itself. Guest - Russell Gong Cabinet's website: https://cabinethealth.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country, including Jillian Foster of Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp (TN/MS/AR) during this past year! Jillian Foster is the System Pharmacy Leader at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation. She shares how she led her team through COVID and advice for other female leaders or aspiring leaders. If you want to learn more about Jillian's leadership story, check out her episode on the show in 2017.
In this 4 part series Women Leading in a Crisis, we connected with another CPO of a large health system, LeeAnn Miller. She is the Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer for System Pharmacy Services at Yale-New Haven Health (YNHH). LeeAnn is responsible for advancing pharmacy services to drive high-value care for patients and the community. Yale New Haven Health is comprised of 5 Delivery Networks spanning the Connecticut shoreline and Rhode Island. LeeAnn oversees approximately 950 FTEs spanning acute care and ambulatory services inclusive of retail and specialty pharmacy. LeeAnn completed her undergraduate training at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy where she also earned a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Policy. She later completed a post-graduate doctor of pharmacy degree at Shenandoah University in Virginia. During the Covid-19 crisis, we’ve heard anecdotally about women leaders doing a better job and new research backs that up. One study found that outcomes related to Covid-19, including number of cases and deaths, were systematically better in countries led by women. Another looked at governors in the U.S. and similarly found that states with female leaders had lower fatality rates. Pharmacy has and will play maybe even a bigger role in 2021 as we roll out the COVID vaccine, and each of these ladies has been interviewed by media about the #vaccine and represented the pharmacy profession well!
It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country during this past year! After reading HBR's article in December 2020 on Women Are Better Leaders During a Crisis, we decided to interview some female pharmacy leaders to hear how they were handling the COVID Crisis. https://lnkd.in/gthJ9ZC To continue the series, our guest is Susan M Mashni, Pharm D, BCPS who is the VP & Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Sinai Health System and Associate Professor, Icahn School of Medicine. Sue encourages leaders to step up and let go of the fear factor.
It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country during this past year! After reading HBR's article in December 2020 on Women Are Better Leaders During a Crisis, we decided to interview some female pharmacy leaders to hear how they were handling the COVID Crisis. https://lnkd.in/gthJ9ZC To kick off the series, our guest is Helen McKnight. Helen graduated from University of Florida with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed a Pharmacy Practice Residency at University of Maryland Medical System. She has been a pharmacist for 25+ years. Her current role is Director of Pharmacy Services at Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to moving to Alabama, Dr. McKnight practiced Pharmacy in South Florida and Upstate New York. She has been fortunate to be part of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists “Leading Edge” and ASHP Foundation “Pharmacy Leadership Academy” programs. In 2016, Dr. McKnight completed her MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Management from New England College in New Hampshire. In 2019, Dr McKnight became the first Alabama pharmacist to pass the Board of Pharmacy Specialties-Compounded Sterile Preparations exam. Helen shares about the “Seasons of Leadership” Guest - Helen McKnight , PharmD, MBA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-mcknight-pharmd-mba-bcscp-b0a930bb/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Marialice Bennett, a former APhA Past President and the 2021 APhA Remington Medal recipient. Marialice is a Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Practice and Science and former Residency Director for The Ambulatory and Community Care Residency Programs at the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. She served as a co-founder and pharmacy director of University Health Connection, an innovative interprofessional health care clinic for faculty and staff of the university, from 1999 to 2011. She currently works with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and with the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) to advance community-based pharmacy practice and community-based residency programs. She earned her BS degree from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in 1969. Professor Bennett is recognized as a practice innovator and an agent of change. She was among the first clinical pharmacists to practice at the OSU Medical Center. Her practice team’s contribution to the development of both the OSU College of Pharmacy Clinical Partners and the OSU University Health Connection resulted in 2005 and 2006 ASHP Best Practice Awards. She received the 1999 APhA Daniel B. Smith Practice Excellence Award for her contributes to practice, the 2011 OPA Beal Award for lifetime contributions to pharmacy, 2015 OSU College of Pharmacy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the 2016 Bowl of Hygeia Award for service to the community. She has been involved with several national practice-based research projects including Project Impact: Hyperlipidemia and Patient Self-Management: Diabetes. She has contributed to numerous projects and tools developed to implement medication therapy management (MTM) nationally as well as frequently speaking and publishing on practice innovation. She received the 2004 APhA Foundation, Jake Miller Award for her contributions to practice-based research. Professor Bennett loves to teach and to mentor. She strives to bring innovation and inspiration to all learners. Over the past 30 years she has contributed to the advancement of community residencies nationally and leaves a legacy of cutting edge PGY1 and PGY2 programs at OSU. She feels blessed to have mentored 108 residents and numerous students during her career. She is honored to be the recipient of several OSU teaching awards, the 2004 APhA Community Pharmacy Residency Excellence in Precepting Award, 2009 APhA Gloria Niemeyer Franck Leadership Mentoring Award, the 2013 Linwood F. Tice Friend of APhA-ASP Award, and the 2016 OSU Alumni Society Josephine Sitterle Failer Award for volunteer service to students. Her service includes 2011-12 APhA President; 2007-2009 President of APhA-Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management and member of the APhA Board of Trustees; and member of numerous task forces, panels, and commissions related to MTM, practice innovation, and community residencies. Topics covered: Community based practice has been your passion Teaching & mentoring Telling the story of being a woman and an innovator in pharmacy. Addressing past and current barriers to women in leadership. Advice for overcoming some of the current barriers. Guest - Marialice Bennett, BSPharm, RPh, FAPhA LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/marialice-bennett-60b39011/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Launching Your Medical Writing Career Coupon Code: https://www.udemy.com/course/medical-writing-for-healthcare-professionals/?couponCode=TALKTOYOURRPH Our guest, Alex Evans is a pharmacist and medical writer currently living in Jacksonville, FL. He grew up in NC and went to pharmacy school at UNC. He’s addicted to the ocean, and during my time there he spent one month each over two summers in Roatan, an island off the coast of Honduras, as an intern at a dive shop, where he filled tanks, loaded the boats, and led dive and snorkel tours. Alex paid for the trips there by teaching marine biology for Duke TIP at their Marine Lab in Beaufort, NC, once I got back. After graduating, Alex spent a year in South Carolina before moving to Hawaii, where he lived for five years, both on the Big Island and Maui. Dr. Evans got into medical writing in 2016, and grew it from a hobby that made a little 'pocket change' to producing enough income to move into a part-time role at Ascension. He is now working as a pharmacy project manager at Ascension three days/week and writing the other two days. Guest - Alex Evans, PharmD, MBA https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexevanspharmd/ https://www.pharmcompliance.com/ https://alexevanspharmd.journoportfolio.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, our guest is Dr. Derek Imars who is the Area Director, Pharmaceutical Supply Chain-Midwest with The Resource Group. In this role Derek assists The Resource Group Participants in achieving business transformation goals within the Pharmaceutical space. Over the past few years he has been integral in the strategic development of The Resource Group’s National Operations - Pharmaceutical Community and has led many initiatives including but not limited to deployment of inventory management standards, enhancement of pharmaceutical procurement, and improvements within internal medication delivery. As a pharmacist himself, Derek sees his role as a bridge between finance, supply chain, technology, and pharmacy working daily to enhance patient care. This past year has been no different with Derek’s efforts focused on mitigating COVID-19 and now COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Background 1. What is The Resource Group? 2. What is the National Operations - Pharmaceuticals Community? 3. What is your current role? Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Explained 1. Why is the National Operations - Pharmaceutical Community unique? 2. Why is it necessary? 3. Why haven’t more supply chain solutions deliberately focused on this area of supply chain operations? COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution 1. What are the obvious challenges (well known/published)? 2. What are the hidden challenges (on the ground/not well known)? 3. How do you (National Operations - Pharmaceuticals Community) combat some of these hidden challenges? Impact on the Future 1. How has this vaccine (COVID) changed the industry? Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Professor Claire Thompson. Claire is an award-winning scientist, strategist, and storyteller with more than 15 years experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry spanning the large multi-nationals GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, virtual and Contract Research Organisations. She is CEO of Agility Life Sciences, an award-winning CDMO, consulting, and communications firm which works with organizations across the healthcare space to advance their products and raise their profile. She is also Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of Cambridge and holds an Honorary Professorship from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham. Claire is Chair of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s Women in Science and Education (FIP WiSE) initiative. Guest - Prof. Claire Thompson, CEO, Agility Life Sciences www.agilityhealthtech.com @agilitylifesci Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Carlene Link, who is a clinical pharmacist who works in the inpatient setting for a Level 1 Trauma hospital. She completed her undergraduate at John Carroll University, received her Pharm.D. from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy, and completed her PGY-1 residency at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital. In 2010, she became a board certified pharmacotherapy specialist (BCPS). She began her career as an Internal Medicine clinical specialist where she worked inpatient rounding with her teams for five years and then moved into the business sector, working for an international drug information company for another five years. Following the birth of her second child, she stepped back from Corporate America to raise her kids while returning to the clinical setting. A mom to two active boys, she is a workout enthusiast who loves fashion, cooking, traveling and reading. An active medical blogger, she is extremely passionate about empowering busy moms in healthcare to embrace their work-life harmony, advancing the profession of pharmacy and inspiring and motivating the next generation of pharmacy leaders (find her on social media @drcarlenelink!). Main points: Making a Commitment to Excellence - embracing work-life harmony - finding and cultivating passions outside of medicine - career path and advice for current and future students and residents - pharmacy career options outside of the traditional pharmacist role - how to advance our profession. Guest - Carlene Link, PharmD, BCPS @drcarlenelink Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Our guest Mark Karhoff is the founder and CEO of Ten Count Consulting, a healthcare supply chain consulting firm based in Chicago, IL Founded Ten Count Consulting in 2013 to help manufacturers to dispensers meet DSCSA and other track/trace compliance while building a foundation for transformations from scientist to pharmacist. Mark and his brother Mike have over 45 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain and have successfully completed over 50 transformative projects with clients around the world in various industries including pharmaceutical. Main points: What transformation is happening in the Rx Supply Chain? Why does it matter for patients and pharmacists? What are the upcoming DSCSA requirements on November 27, 2020 for pharmacies? Guest - Mark Karhoff, Ten Count Consulting Follow us on LinkedIn or Twitter for the latest on DSCSA and Rx Supply Chain: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ten-count-consulting-llc/ https://twitter.com/ConsultingTen/ https://www.tencountconsulting.com/ We hold a free and independent manufacturers’ best practice forum for patient safety and compliance. Contact us at info@tencountconsulting.com YouTube video series for small pharmacies on understanding DSCSA https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcJGpEANy_l2jppXPkhlU2Lnz26NdKNp4 Partnering with Michigan State University- The Axia Institute to bring new patient centric thinking to the US Rx Supply Chain. Chance for pharmacist to positively collaborate coming soon for pharmacist! https://axia.msu.edu/ten-count-consulting-llc-partners-with-the-axia-insitute 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, our guest is Nate Hedrick, who is a 2013 graduate of Ohio Northern University. By day, he is a pharmacist and clinical program advisor for Medical Mutual. By night and weekend, he works with pharmacists to buy, sell, flip, or rent homes as a licensed real estate agent with Berkshire Hathaway in Cleveland, Ohio. He has helped dozens of pharmacists achieve their goal of owning a house and is the founder of www.RealEstateRPH.com, a real estate blog that covers everything from first-time home buying to real estate investing. Main Points - Action Steps you can take today if you want to buy a home in 2021. (Happy to pivot if there is a different direction you want to go - Real estate investing is another popular topic): - Determine Your Must Haves - Develop a budget - Connect with an amazing real estate agent - Talk through your financing options and get pre-approved Guest: Nate Hedrick, PharmD www.RealEstateRPH.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
"Pharmacy Can Do More with More" and her goal is to help create 100 new pharmacy positions next year. In this episode, our guest is Dr. Kimber Boothe, PharmD, MHA. She is a pharmacist, healthcare leader, and entrepreneur with over 15 years’ experience in Health Systems and 10 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Kimber is the founder and CEO of the Kimber Boothe Group where she provides coaching, consulting, and courses on strategic pharmacy leadership and career development. She calls herself a connector and a pharmovator and is creator of the program Pharmovation, a course and system to ACCELERATE Your Pharmacy Career, ADVOCATE for resources & ADVANCE Pharmacy Practice. MAIN POINTS: 1. Need for Pharmacists - Pharmacy Can Do More with More There are many reasons why pharmacists are need and we can help achieve the quadruple aim. Despite concerns about pharmacist supply and significant reimbursement concerns, there is a need for pharmacists and we can increase the demand. Historically we try to do more with less and we are hesitant to ask for resources. Should have 1 pharmacist integrated with every primary care clinic 2. Innovation & Intrapreneurship for Practice Advancement - expand pharmacy roles and technology to advance practice across the continuum of care 3. Journey to Justify Resources It is important for us to learn the process to justify resources in our organizations. The main path is usually a business plan. When we come up with a new strategy - we basically have 3 ways to resource it o 1. Use existing resources if there is the capacity o 2. Reallocation of resources o 3. Justifying new resources through business plans Steps: o Strategic Planning o FTE Analysis o Business Plans o ROI o Approval 4. My Best Advice - Be bold, innovative, accountable. Own your career and be involved Kimber Boothe, PharmD, MHA Owner and CEO, The Kimber Boothe Group, LLC kimberboothe.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kimberboothe -Instagram: www.instagram.com/kimberboothe -Website: www.kimberboothe.com -Facebook: www.facebook.com/kimberboothe 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, our guest is Rear Admiral (RADM) Pamela Schweitzer, who retired in September 2018 from a four year term as the Assistant Surgeon General and 10th Chief Pharmacist Officer of the United States Public Health Service (PHS). As Chief Pharmacist Officer (first female in this role), RADM Schweitzer was responsible for providing leadership and coordination of more than 1,300 PHS pharmacy officers in 13 agencies with the Office of the Surgeon General and the Department of Health & Human Services. Here are some topic areas: - Tell us how you got involved with public health and a little about your career path. - How is the USPHS Commissioned Corps supporting the COVID-19 pandemic? - As first female pharmacist CPO, what advice did you have for other officers? - What are some take-aways you can share from your experience working for the federal government (HHS)? - What are you going to be working on in 2021? Points that will be covered: - Take risks - Open to changes within career - Leading from behind - relationships & collaboration - Next chapter Guest - Rear Admiral (RADM) Pamela Schweitzer Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, a fellow podcaster and pharmacist joins us to share about how she helps women become "corepreneurs." Dr. Anne Arvizu is a business advisor, entrepreneur, author, podcaster, leadership expert, keynote and former fortune 500 global executive, and host of The Corepreneur Podcast. Anne is the CEO & Medical Affairs Advisor at RxER Communications, a top global management consulting firm serving the Pharmaceutical/Biotech Industry. The companies Anne builds and affiliations she keeps all share a common focus of promoting productivity, health & life balance in the lives of entrepreneurial women executives. After having experienced the debilitating effects of corporate burnout and seeing her clients on the verge of physical and mental burnout, she launched The C-O-R-E Leadership Initiative to promote productivity, life balance, and business building skills for ‘entrepreneurial executives’, or Corepreneurs®. Anne will cover these main points: Dr. Anne Arvizu CEO & Medical Affairs Advisor at RxER Communications -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annearvizu/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annearvizu/ -Website: https://www.annearvizu.com/ and https://rxercommunications.com/ -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCII6QTTFZx8Wusu2twRLPBQ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnneArvizuOfficial/ -Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnneArvizu Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter How to address the biggest challenges women in medicine face and provide burnout solutions for anyone in the medical/pharma industry? How to break into the pharma/biotech industry? How to break out of the pharma/biotech (or any industry)?
In this episode, Hillary Blackburn (host of Talk to Your Pharmacist) joins Tony Guerra of the Pharmacy Residency Podcast, who asks about how applicants should fill in the "leadership" checkbox of the big five that programs look for: clinical, research, teaching, service, and leadership and how you did it on your way to residency. Then he asks what is the advice you would give to yourself as an applicant after you've talked to these leaders in the field, what are the RPDs and residents looking for under leadership? Tony thinks leaders find it hard to do the humble brag. He’s seen letters of intent that completely omit regional and presidential leadership positions, but this is a gender thing where he’s never seen a male omit this, but women sometimes do. Students think the reader will go to their CV, when the reader might not get to the CV if the LOI doesn't mention these qualifications. Tony dives into pages 80 and 81 of my book, How Pharmacists Lead, with the personal versus professional accomplishments, reticence for networking, and recognition that some recommenders will do a much better job "talking the candidate up" while others might not. In a book, it's always better to point someone to a chapter rather than a book so that they have a place that they might connect with and get immediate help with their pain point, but Tony always saw Chapter 4 as outlining the challenges and the rest of the book as the solutions. Tony thinks many students may lack the president or VP position but might have a story like this that demonstrates leadership. Tony thinks that How Pharmacists Lead does a great job of telling stories that these students applying for residency can lean on as a framework to write their own. He asks how Hillary would tell those kinds of stories that demonstrate leadership outside of formal leadership roles. Guest - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA of Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast Host for the Episode - Tony Guerra, PharmD of the Pharmacy Podcast Network Free course available at: www.residencybootcamp.teachable.com
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Karmen Stephens is the Vice President of Clinical at Consana. After graduating from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Pharmacy in 2010, she went right to work for that same busy chain, but ultimately ended up in Long Term Care, looking for a way to improve patient care. A chance meeting with two technology companies changed all of that (ask her about it, she loves to tell the story!) and lead to the creation of Consana. They started Consana because to change the way that clinical pharmacy services are paid for and delivered. By doing this, they can help patients better manage their medications and chronic disease states and achieve better health outcomes. As the VP of Clinic, Karmen's primary responsibilities include strategic program development and implementation, including oversight of Consana clinical operations and service innovation. Guest: Karmen Stephens Vice President of Clinical at Consana Social Media: Consana Website - https://consanahealth.com/ Consana LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/51714887/admin/ Karmen’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karmen-stephens-pharmd-bcgp-567879b1/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Danielle Perrodin, Personal Style & Identity Coach. Her mission is to help women create happier, healthier more beautiful lives. Through integrating the mind, body, and spirit, my clients expedite the time it takes to close the gap between their highest authentic self (who they truly are) and how they appear to the world. She combines her love for fashion and understanding of how the brain works to give her clients unique tools to style their mind and body in order to learn how to Be Her(£) Now! Some of Danielle's talking points: -Positive mindset is important, but emotional processing and spiritual healing is the key to success (Success should be defined on an individual basis) -Importance of showing up authentically to build that Know, Love, Trust relationship in order to build meaningful relationships quickly -Always loved fashion, never thought it could be a career until I hired a business coach -Trained as Integrative Life Coach in using the PunchLine Approach to help my clients gain power and control of their life and create a life they love -In one year, I launched my styling business, and I have been invited to be a Fashion Institute of Louisiana Board member, interviewed for a chapter of a best selling author's new book as an expert stylist, and have a call this week with a NYC fashion designer to work on her new design line called Dressing for the NOW. Guest: Danielle Perrodin, PharmD dperrodin99@gmail.com Www.danielleperrodin.biz Free 3 Day Integrative Closet Edit email series: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f7e1f1c45521c480b4de9f4 https://www.instagram.com/drdanielleperrodin http://linkedin.com/in/dr-danielle-perrodin-4a8377138 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1120786748051759/?ref=share https://www.facebook.com/Danieperrodin 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 have as a guest, Pinkey Patel, PharmD, who is a clinical pharmacist and personal trainer that specializes in pre/postnatal corrective exercise. As the CEO/founder of @thesnapback_, she is passionate about bridging the gap in women’s maternal healthcare globally by making pregnancy and postpartum resources accessible, easy-to-understand and helpful in teaching women to advocate for their health in the form of an app, consultancy, and blog! The SnapBack aims to provide women with a safe community, simple resources and evidence-based methods to implement and restore a sense of self, both physically and mentally. The average time between delivery and the first postpartum follow up visit is six weeks. After six weeks of sedentary living and physical-mental changes, most women are cleared to return to normal activity. Nine months of creating life and readjusting organs, cannot be solved effectively in one 30 minute appointment after six weeks. Women deserve better tools and guidance. Too often, she has seen new mamas returning to their pre-pregnancy workouts and unfortunately sustaining serious injury as they have not allowed their bodies to heal appropriately. From diastasis recti to leakage, there are significant body changes that first need to be addressed before embarking on a weight loss program. Employing the The Snapback methodology during and after the postpartum period will change the trajectory of how women view “fitness” during pregnancy. Her hope is to make simple, preventative and efficient Snapback techniques to revolutionize the way women recover. Society thrives when women thrive. She wants women to do more than Snapback. She wants them to become a stronger, more resilient version of themselves. When she’s not playing mama to a 12 month baby boy, Arjun and three-year-old daughter, Karishma, you can find her pumping iron, trying to squeeze in a run or enjoying some good ole’ tex mex, who can say no to chips and salsa? With a baby in one arm and a laptop in the other, she is on a mission to help mamas recover the right way! Guest: Dr. Pinkey Patel CEO/Founder, The SnapBack pinkey@thesnapback.com www.thesnapback.com Linked In: www.linkedin.com/in/pinkeypatel Instagram: www.instagram.com/fitpinkrx Website: www.thesnapback.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Pregnancy to Baby Nutrition with Dr. Lily Naanos In this episode, we hear from Dr. Lily Naanos who specializes in nutrition for pregnancy, postpartum, and babies. Her passion lies in supporting mothers and babies through holistic nutrition and natural remedies. What sparked this interest was my own journey and challenges transitioning to motherhood and seeing that there was not a lot of support out there for women during this critical stage of life. The most commonly sought advice is from parents seeking support in their baby's transition to solid foods and navigating adverse food reactions including food allergies, food sensitivities and eczema. Dr. Naanos helps with introducing babies to the top allergenic foods in the ideal window of 6-12 months to reduce the risk of future food allergies, as well as helping baby's gut and immune support through food and supplements to help them outgrow food sensitivities and eczema. To follow Dr. Naanos: Instagram - @prenatalfarmacist Facebook - www.facebook.com/prenatalfarmacist Website - www.prenatalfarmacist.com
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.
In this episode, Our guest, Dr. Foster is nationally recognized in the field of Immunization. He has been the liaison representative on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) since 2001. Additionally, he is on the Immunization Advisory Panel and a national faculty with APhA’s Pharmacy-based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program. Main Points: - what is the CDC's ACIP? - what is the pharmacists' role in immunization - discuss the current vaccine pipeline, including COVID-19 vaccines 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, Our guest, Lucy Adkins, PharmD, is the Director of Pharmacy Practice Initiatives at the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA). Dr. Adkins earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy at East Tennessee State University. Dr. Adkins began her pharmacist career as TPA’s Executive Resident in Association Management and Health Policy. After her residency, she joined the staff at TPA in her current role. In her role, Dr. Adkins has built relationships with TPA members and partners, and provided support and resources to them while managing several grants and opportunities aimed at increasing patient access to pharmacist-provided care and elevating the standards of care within pharmacy practice in Tennessee. She is a current member of TPA, APhA, and NCPA, and sits on the ONE Tennessee Board of Directors as well as serves on numerous committees as part of her role. Dr. Adkins currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee and is to be married to Eric Shell, a fellow pharmacist, in September 2020. On August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, which states: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.” While this was a major win for women across the United States, the journey to make this change possible was long and challenging. Taking 72 years to come to fruition, countless female activists broke the mold and forever changed the way women are viewed. Just like with other advocacy efforts, such as provider status, it may take several years for something to come to fruition, but it is important to be engaged and aware of issues affecting our profession.
For the past 8 years, Tara has been a compounding pharmacist at Innovation Compounding in Georgia and focuses on women's and men's sexual health. Tara collaborates with providers and patients across the US who are interested or presently using compounded medications to treat women’s health. Last year, Tara developed her website www.thesexualhealthpharmacist.com to advocate and educate the public on sexual health issues. She frequently provides lectures and webinars on Women’s and Men’s Health and sits on a monthly sexual health panel of experts called justASK! which encourages patients and providers to ask questions related to sexual medicine. Tara is working toward her AASECT certification as a Sexual Educator, which she will be the first pharmacist in the nation to obtain. MAIN POINTS: - Sexual health for women and men including types of sexual conditions such as Female Sexual Dysfunction, Pelvic Health and Pain, and Hormone Replacement Therapy - What we can do as pharmacists to help educate patients about sexual issues - Pipeline of sexual medicine Guest - Tara Thompson, PharmD website: www.thesexualhealthpharmacist.com instagram: @thesexualhealthpharmacist facebook: @theintimatepharmacist 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, our guest is Dr. April Jones who was once a young mother who battled her two-year-old son's cancer while getting her doctorate. Her struggle to make the heart-wrenching decisions with her family led to a discovery of God, courage, and a happiness within that helped her transform scary misfortune into a joy-filled life. Now after years in various pharmacy leadership roles, she is a medical director for Pfizer oncology, author of “No Mess, No Message”, actively involved in nonprofit endeavors and pharmacy advocacy, and co-founded The Drifted Drum Company. April's story is a testament to "let[ing] things change you for the better." Guest - April Jones, PharmD, MBA 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 have guest Shelly Spiro, Executive Director of the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative (PHIT), share about the following topics: - Pharmacy HIT Collaborative http://www.pharmacyhit.org/ - Pharmacist's role in health information technology and technology standards development, standard terminology, and patient care process - Pharmacist eCare Plan https://www.ecareplaninitiative.com/ Guest: Rachelle “Shelly” Spiro, RPh, FASCP Executive Director, Pharmacy Health Information Technology Collaborative APhA 2215 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037 (703) 599-5051, shelly@pharmacyhit.org LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/shelly-spiro-063878 and linkedin.com/in/shelly-spiro-63288736 Website http://www.pharmacyhit.org/ Twitter @shellyspiro and @pharmacyhit Host: Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Since 2018, Dr. Rebecca Van Vleck-DeMoss has been on a mission to educate healthcare professionals and patients regarding the appropriate use of transdermal fentanyl (TDF). Her mission began that year when my pharmacy detected 19 inappropriate TDF prescriptions, that if dispensed, most certainly would have ended in a patient's death. One particular patient stands out in her mind which has given her this passion to spread this vital information. In response to these potentially life-threatening errors, Rebecca created an educational presentation that she’s given to the New Mexico Pharmacist Association, New Mexico Health Systems Pharmacy Association, wrote a blog for TL;DR Pharmacy Simplified, and became a faculty member and presented for the nation-wide continuing education provider FreeCE.com. Guest: Rebecca Van Vleck-DeMoss, PharmD, BS Email: rvanvleck06@gmail.com Link to article on TL;DR Pharmacy Simplified. What Every Pharmacist Should Know about Transdermal Fentanyl: https://www.tldrpharmacy.com/content/what-every-pharmacist-should-know-about-transdermal-fentanyl?utm_source=tl%3Bdr+pharmacy&utm_campaign=84d04f1e8d-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cd3c0c3135-84d04f1e8d-139507955&goal=0_cd3c0c3135-84d04f1e8d-139507955&mc_cid=84d04f1e8d&mc_eid=0bcea8e501 Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Guest - Tony Dao, PharmD, CPHIMS www.tonydaopharmd.com Tony shares that his informatics day to day is broken down into: 1) Breaks & Fixes 2) Requests 3) Long Term Projects Tony's hobbies include running an escape room business, writing music and performing magic. Main points from the episode: 1. Why did I get into pharmacy informatics? 2. How did I get trained, was it on the job or was it beforehand? Day to day? 3. COVID-19 and how healthcare informatics/IT is changing 4. What is the point of my podcast and pharmacy informatics academy? 5. Why the escape room business, what does it have to do with pharmacy? Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we have guest, Pam Tarlow, PharmD who has been a practicing pharmacist since graduating from the School of Pharmacy at University of Southern California (USC) in 1981. Her practice has evolved over the years to include working closely with providers and patients on the safe, appropriate, and effective use of pharmaceuticals, botanicals, homeopathic, nutritional agents and therapeutic essential oils. She currently practices clinical integrative pharmacy at a unique independent pharmacy and as part of the team at an Integrative Medical Health Group. She is a lecturer and innovative experiential educator for many pharmacy schools, medical residents, and doctorate acupuncture programs. She is the Director of the inaugural PGY1 Integrative Health Pharmacy Residency. Pam is a faculty member and co-chair in Healthy Aging and Integrative Medicine at Yo San University Doctorate in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Program. She is also an author of pharmacist (CE) programs exploring bioactive nutrients and two CE programs on homeopathic medicines and involved in numerous pharmacy professional associations. In this episode, we cover the following questions: 1. Your career evolution as an integrative pharmacist as the field expands 2. Main areas of integrative pharmacy specialty and interest: regulation, hormone balance, bioactive compounds, mood support, therapeutic essential oils, and skillful communication 3. Framework and importance of performing drug/herb/nutrient/condition interactions checks. 4. Value of mentoring (as a mentor and as a mentee) 5. Staying motivated, current, authentic and helpful (including meditation) 6. What does integrative medicine mean to you? 7. What is some final advice that you would tell pharmacists about why and how to stay up to date or get into this area of practice? Interview with Pam Tarlow, Pharm.D. Clinical Pharmacist Director, IHPRx Integrative Health Pharmacy Residency Santa Monica Homeopathic Pharmacy pam@mindfulmeds.com Guest - Pam Tarlow, Pharm.D. LinkedIn Website: Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/
In this episode, I'm the guest on the new podcast, Titans of Industry. We pick up with Part 2 of the conversation with host Nate Disarro. Some of the topics covered include: 1. What was your path to choosing to become a pharmacist? First Job you had? 2. What are the different areas within health care that pharmacists can practice? 3. What did the industry look like when you entered into it and where is it now? 4. What challenges have you run into that turned into positive opportunities? or- what failure or apparent failure has set you up for success later in life? 5. Interesting/favorite stories in the business (inspirational or personal success stories) 6. Where is the state of the pharmacy industry right now amid the ever changing health care world? 7. Getting technical- talk a little about things outside the normal world of pharmacists (GPOs, telehealth, etc) 8. How do pharmacists and physicians compliment each other? what is the general relationship between the two? 9. What’s coming? What innovations do you see on the horizon? 10. How do you grow and sharpen your skill set top remain an innovator in your field? What skills do you have to develop that don’t come natural? What kind of people do you have to surround yourself with? 12. CBD- from a pharmacists perspective, talk about where its at in today's healthcare blueprint. (we can go as deep or shallow as you would like here) 13. Talk about the team aspect to your job. How important is that to the success of the business/work? 14. What is something everyone should know about your industry that is often unknown to the general public? Or- what are bad recommendations you hear by professionals in your industry? 15. What's next on your career list? 16. Who are some of your hero’s/titans/influencers? 17. Quick hits- best/latest book, daily routine, best piece of advice, what is a relatively new formed habit? if you wrote a book, what’s the title?, favorite artists/music, Favorite food? 18. Where can people follow you, hear more about what you're doing, or ask questions
In this episode, I am a guest on the new podcast, Titans of Industry, with podcaster Nate Disarro. On the Titans of Industry podcast, we cover 3 main areas: 1) your career path, 2) the state of the industry, and 3) personal routines or anecdotes that connect to you personally as a leader/forward thinker in your field. Here are some of the other topics that we hit: 1. What was your path to choosing to become a pharmacist? First Job you had? 2. What are the different areas within health care that pharmacists can practice? 3. What did the industry look like when you entered into it and where is it now? 4. What challenges have you run into that turned into positive opportunities? or- what failure or apparent failure has set you up for success later in life? 5. Interesting/favorite stories in the business (inspirational or personal success stories) 6. Where is the state of the pharmacy industry right now amid the ever changing health care world? 7. Getting technical- talk a little about things outside the normal world of pharmacists (GPOs, telehealth, etc) 8. How do pharmacists and physicians compliment each other? what is the general relationship between the two? 9. What’s coming? What innovations do you see on the horizon? 10. How do you grow and sharpen your skill set top remain an innovator in your field? What skills do you have to develop that don’t come natural? What kind of people do you have to surround yourself with? Check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com or www.hillaryblackburn.com to learn more. The Titans of Industry podcast is a new podcast that is worth a listen! Follow us on Twitter @hillblackburn or on Facebook & Instagram @talktoyourpharmacist
In this episode, our guest is Rony Foumia who is the Area Director of Outpatient Pharmacy for the Michigan/Indiana markets for Ascension Health. He will be discussing: - Future of pharmacy students and job placement. - The future skill sets of pharmacists and what is needed to stay ahead. - Those suffering with addictions and surviving through a pandemic. - Mental health and those working on the front lines. - Job losses, loss of health insurance and what people can do to afford their meds. Interview with Rony Foumia, Pharmacist LinkedIn Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rony-foumia-09892b129/ 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, our guest Danielle Plummer shares about taking the leap from community pharmacy to entrepreneurship. After being a retail pharmacy manager and working with tourists on the Las Vegas strip and near Fremont Street, she launched teleMDcare in late 2019 as a medical concierge service for tourists in Las Vegas.
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Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Rachna Patel, who has been in the field of Medical Cannabinoids since 2012 after spending years training as an Emergency Medicine doctor. She completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University (IL) and earned her medical degree from Touro University (CA). In 2014, she opened her own practice so that she could offer people care they otherwise wouldn’t have access to. In 2019, she wrote The CBD Oil Solution, published by Penguin Random House and in 2020, Dr. Patel became the CEO of her own CBD company, Doc Patels. Dr. Patel’s knowledge of CBD Oil has made her an asset in the specialty. She has been interviewed on over 200 podcasts, has taken the stage internationally to spread awareness, has been featured in articles for Lifehacker and MindBodyGreen and has appeared on major news networks such as NBC. Her insights into the field have helped many, many people.
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Guest - Dr. Rachna Patel
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
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In this episode, our guest is Dr. Paul Grundy known as the “godfather” of the patient-centered medical home movement, has spent four decades focused on population health and a healing relationship of trust with a primary care provider. He currently serves as Chief Transformation Officer at Innovaccer. He serves as adjunct professor at the University of California San Francisco Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine and the University of Utah Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. Paul is the founding president of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative. He served in the Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Clinton administrations and is a retired senior diplomat with the rank of Minister Consular in the U.S. State Department. He’s a supporter of the organization - Getting the Meds Right.
Topics include:
- Being an advocate for pharmacists
- What is a patient centered medical home?
- The importance of interdisciplinary training and care
Guest - Dr. Paul Grundy
https://gtmr.org/paul-grundy-md/
Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA
In this episode, you’ll hear from Jamal Downer, PharmD is a Pharmacy Manager for Walgreens based in New York City. Jamal joined the Walgreens family in 2004 and is currently in charge of managing the store as well as providing counsel to those who need to speak with a pharmacist about their medications. Points of discussion: - Why did you choose to pursue a career in pharmacy? What do you like best about community pharmacy? - What have been the most rewarding aspects of the job, especially during this time? - What are the implications of COVID-19 as it relates to the pharmacy industry and what sort of changes have pharmacists had to make as a result of the pandemic? - What is it like leading a team who is working on the front lines of COVID-19 and what have been your biggest learnings and points of inspiration? - Post-COVID-19, how do you see the pharmacy world shifting and adapting to this “new norm” and have there been any upsides to the shift in how you interact with patients/people? Interview with Walgreens Pharmacist, Jamal Downer 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 have guest Our guest, Michael C. Dull, PharmD is Chief Operating Officer, CHC Health. Michael Dull II, PharmD has been in the pharmacy industry for over 16 years. He has had a vast amount of experience in numerous different practice settings such as health system, community, managed care, industry advocacy, administration, and clinical tech industry. Michael has focused his career and been an industry leader in the field of development and implementation of pharmacy clinical services. Michael joined CHC Health as Chief Operating Officer in 2018. In past roles, Michael was the Director of Clinical Services at MarkeTouch Media and oversaw clinical services with Shopko Stores, in both roles he collaborated with executive management at pharmacy chains and technology vendors to operationalize clinical pharmacy services. Michael has given many talks at industry events where he has been the subject matter expert related to these services, including MTM and medication synchronization. Topics discussed: - What is CHC Health? - His role as COO - Overview of telehealth - Pharmacist's role in telehealth - Changes happening due to COVID-19- - What you see as future of telehealth Guest - Michael C. Dull, PharmD Chief Operating Officer, CHC Health www.chchealth.com mike.dull@chchealth.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 our guest is Candice Burtner, is a pharmacist who has always appreciated natural ways of living and healing. With a curiosity for the science behind medicinal therapies, she graduated from Belmont University with a Biology degree, then went on to complete pharmacy school at The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis. She started her natural therapy training as a mentee under Mark Binkley fresh out of school, and her most recent training has been with The Institute of Functional Medicine. She is currently working at Riverside Village Pharmacy in Nashville as Compounding Director and running their Low Dose Naltrexone Program for patients who need extra care. She is also Co-Founder and Virtual Health Consultant at My Functional Pharmacist, a virtual health consulting company for women. Candice has a passion for efficiency and simplicity in medicine. She loves guiding women through their health journeys in one-on-one settings to uncover their best next steps with clarity. After working in a wide variety of pharmacy settings, Candice has always brought a functional mindset to her style of care. Ultimately, this passion is what led to the creation of My Functional Pharmacist. Topics discussed include: Topics: - What is functional medicine (FM)? - Creation of My Functional Pharmacist - What is the role of the pharmacist in FM - A few easy tips for boosting immunity during this time Guest - Candice Burtner, PharmD Co-Founder, My Functional Pharmacist @MyFunctionalPharmacist on Facebook and Instagram 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, our guest is Diana Harshbarger, Pharm.D. has over 30 years experience as an independent pharmacist and is running for US Congress seat out of East TN. If she wins, she could be the 1st female pharmacist in US Congress! She shares about her background and getting into compounding, main issues affecting pharmacy & compounding, why she's running for Congress, and the importance of pharmacists being engaged in advocacy. Main Issues Affecting Pharmacy: • Support PBM Reforms • Eliminate Pharmacy DIR fees. • Increase MAC & Generic Drug Pricing Transparency • Fix DQSA as it relates to compounding • Fight for cBHRT & animal compounding Guest - Diana Harshbarger, Pharm.D. Doctor of Pharmacy Premier Pharmacy Inc. Website: www.votediana.com Instagram: dianaforcongress Twitter: DHarshbargerTN1 Facebook: dianaforcongress 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 chat with David Light, Founder & CEO, of the pharmacy and analytical lab company about drug safety and quality. High-level overview of Valisure: -- Valisure is the first ever pharmacy attached to a laboratory where every batch of medication is analyzed before being dispensed. -- Valisure’s mission is to help ensure the safety, quality, and transparency in the medications it delivers to consumers. -- All medications at Valisure come with a certificate of analysis, similar to nutritional information on food, and are sold at no additional cost. -- Valisure currently rejects over 10% of the batches we analyze for problems related to dosage, dissolution (how a pill dissolves), and the presence of carcinogens. -- Approximately 80% of medications in the U.S. are made from materials coming from India and China -- The $2 trillion global pharma supply chain is incredibly complex and medications can touch 10-20 hands before reaching the consumer. Guest - David Light Founder & CEO, Valisure www.valisure.com Selected media highlights: New York Times: Zantac Products Should Not Be Sold or Used, F.D.A. Warns, Citing Cancer Danger Bloomberg News: Carcinogen Found by Pharmacy in Popular U.S. Diabetes Drug Washington Post Feature Story: A tiny pharmacy is identifying big problems with common drugs, including Zantac Bloomberg Businessweek 9/16/19 Cover Story: Carcinogens Have Infiltrated the Generic Drug Supply in the U.S. Reuters: Online pharmacy flags possible new impurity in blood pressure drug Valisure and Govzilla Drug Quality Scores Collaboration: Press Release (Jan 8, 2020) Rep. DeLauro Calls for Ranitidine Ban and Reintroduces Bill: Congressional Press Release (Valisure presented at joint press conference in US Capitol Building, Jan 10, 2020) Sen. Warren, Cotton, Kaine and Romney Letter on Drug Safety and Reliance on China: Congressional Press Release (Valisure data directly discussed and cited in letter, Dec 9, 2019) Covid-related: Reuters (3/19/20): Potential coronavirus treatment touted by Trump already in shortage, pharmacists say WSJ (2/28/20): FDA Cites Shortage of One Drug, Exposing Supply-Line Worry BioSpace (3/26/20): Some Drugs Being Rationed as Suppliers Continue to See Increased Orders The Hill (3/27/20): Trump must cut our dependence on Chinese drugs — whatever it takes 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 have guest Peter Bechtel, who is President/CEO of WellTrackONE Corporation - an industry leading company dedicated to providing quality wellness program solutions to healthcare providers and organizations throughout the country.
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Guest - Peter Bechtel, President/CEO
WellTrackONE Corporation
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★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★In this episode on Easter Sunday, we have a fireside chat with podcast host, Hillary Blackburn. Great article: HBR’s What Will U.S. Health Care Look Like After the Pandemic? Robert S. Huckman https://hbr.org/2020/04/what-will-u-s-health-care-look-like-after-the-pandemic?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_weekly&utm_campaign=insider_activesubs&utm_content=signinnudge&referral=03551&deliveryName=DM76157 We’ve been talking about redesigning healthcare for a while now, and there’s nothing like a pandemic to accelerate it into a recreate mode. Crisis has increased demand for healthcare workers due to increasing cases and hospitalizations. To meet that demand, healthcare staff have been redirected from elective treatments (scheduled surgeries, etc) to care for COVID-19 pts. In some states, like NY, they’ve even allowed 4th year med students to graduate early to meet the frontline demand. We’re also seeing regulations loosened to allow for expanded scope of practice. States are allowing professionals to practice across state lines to meet the demand. Many regulations have been eased or suspended to improve patient care. For instance in TN: Pharmacist: tech ratio 90 day supplies without authorization Remote verification of prescriptions Authorization for telehealth *this is not federal since they still require PartB providers Pharmacists are stepping up across the country playing an invaluable role in getting patients their medications, navigating new COVID-19 treatment options, and managing drug shortages. There are multiple reliable sources of information for COVID-19 including our associations - APhA even has CE, ASHP has drug shortage and treatment updatse IDSA Infectious Disease Society of America released practice guidelines for COVID-19 on April 11 Agreed on 7 treatment options and that patients should be recruited into existing clinical trials to Many of the treatments have additional safety concerns and should be individualized based on symptoms and underlying health conditions. For patients who have been admitted to the hospital and in the context of a clinical trial: hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine + azithromycin (however, this combo increases the risk of QT prolongation and should really be reserved for those patients with bacterial pneumonia) Kaletra (ritonavir/lopinavir) AGAINST the use of corticosteroids UNLESS with ARDS Tocilizumab Convalescent plasma APhA and other pharmacy associations have put together policy recommendations including: Test and treatment of infectious diseases, such as flu, strep and COVID-19. Including allowing immunizations across all states HHS has issued guidance to allow pharmacists to order and administer COVID-19 diagnostic tests. CVS and Walgreens have ramped up testing sites. Ease operational workflows including allowing pharmacists to participate in telehealth and across state lines Allow therapeutic substitutions for drug shortages Reimburse for services provided within the scope There has been a shortage of primary care workers for years, particularly as the Boomer generation continues to age. How can we continue to utilize nonphysicians - like pharmacists and others to fill in these gaps on this crisis is over? What are some other ways that you think things will change in healthcare delivery once COVID-19 is resolved? Join the discussion on @talktoyourpharmacist FB page!
In this episode, our guest is Carly Stockdale, who is a partner at The Pharmary, a compounding pharmacy and consumer products company focusing on women and men navigating menopause and andropause, sexual health, thyroid dysfunction and other common issues through midlife. She currently advises and invests in digital health companies as an angel investor, and was previously a medical records startup entrepreneur, management consultant and healthcare administrator. We discuss: - Why did you invest in pharmacy? - How do you choose in which pharmacy businesses invest? - How pharmacy supports women's and men's health Host: Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA @TalktoYourPharmacist
In this episode, our guest is Dalton Fabian, PharmD, RPh who is a pharmacist with a passion for technology and data science. Some of the topics covered include: Some topics to cover – feel free to pick whichever are personally interesting to you, let me know if you want any more detail on any of these if it helps you plan the episode or build up questions beforehand: - Future of AI - how it will be complementary rather than replace clinicians – it will automate routine parts of clinician’s jobs to allow for more/different patient care services - Data science will likely be the next informatics in the pharmacy world - Networking to find your next job opportunity (especially non-traditional pharmacy jobs) - Operational data science (automating administrative parts of clinicians jobs with AI as the background – ex. Identifying which patients are most likely to go to the hospital in the next year and serving clinicians patients at risk in a good looking, easy to use tool) making a significant impact in healthcare - How to get into data science as a pharmacist Guest: Dalton Fabian, PharmD, RPh 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. Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP joins us to cover some topics as public health is top of mind right now in midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Some topics covered – - How did you develop an interest in public health? - What do you see as pharmacists’ role? - The importance of accurate information - Possible Treatments - Convalescent plasma - recovered from patients virus and using for treatment and protection has been used for novel viruses where there was no immunity to it. Using convalescent plasma is best option in lieu of effective treatment or vaccine where patient develops antibodies themselves. - Remdesivir - compassionate use. Started use for SARS but ended in Phase 3 trials because no other patients Using some older drugs - Hydroxychloroquine - Trying to limit the use of drug for COVID-19 patients only - Kaletra - older Pharmacy practice is changing with more telehealth and telepharmacy. Guest: Dr. Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP Website: ThePublicHealthPharmacist.com Social Media: @ThePublicHealthPharmacist (Facebook/Instagram) @PublicHealthRx (Twitter) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drchristinamadisonthepublichealthpharmacist 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, our guest is a pharmacy innovator and entrepreneur, Kevin P. Boesen, PharmD, who serves as Chief Sales Officer for Tabula Rasa HealthCare. Dr. Boesen was previously the founder and CEO of SinfoníaRx, now a subsidiary of Tabula Rasa HealthCare. Prior to joining SinfoníaRx, Dr. Boesen founded the Medication Management Center (the predecessor of SinfoníaRx) while serving as a faculty member at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy. He is a leader in the field of pharmacy and medication therapy management. Dr. Boesen served as the President of the Arizona Pharmacy Association and received numerous awards including the 2013 American Pharmacists Association Foundation Pinnacle Award, the 2009 and 2006 Arizona Pharmacy Association Innovative Practice Awards, 2009 Tucson's 40 under 40, and the 2011 National Community Pharmacists Association's Pharmacy Leadership Award. In addition to his positions at SinfoníaRx and the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, Dr. Boesen has worked in a variety of pharmacy, sales and management positions. His experience includes positions in hospital pharmacy, retail pharmacy, the pharmaceutical industry and the medical device industry. He also serves his community through a number of volunteer positions including his role on the Salpointe Catholic High School Education Foundation Board and STEM advisory committee. A few of the topics that Kevin will cover: Topics: - Pharmacy careers: While I have had a few non-traditional ones, I also have 6 pharmacists in my immediate family. We have all had diverse careers with really no overlap. - Entrepreneurship in pharmacy - Improvisation: While not on my bio, I was trained in Improv at the Second City in Chicago and use those skills quite a bit. I've even help incorporate Improv training into the pharmacy school curriculum at the University of Arizona through our communications course for first years.
In this episode, we talk with Griffin Budde who is a 4th year pharmacy student at the University of Wisconsin and Co-Founder/CEO of Pegasus Health Applications. He shares his thoughts on the following: - Background on Pegasus. How it got started. How will it help patients. Future direction - Pros and Cons of being a student and an entrepreneur - What I think other students could do to make themselves stand out/prepare themselves for the tough job market that lays ahead - Where I see pharmacy practice going Griffin Budde SOCIAL MEDIA: -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/griffinbudde/ -Instagram: griffin_budde Griffin loves to connect with anyone and everyone. He also enjoy helping people achieve their goals. So, feel free to reach out to him if you have questions, thoughts, etc. 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, our guest shares on topics related to the ever growing field of functional medicine. Topics include: 1. What is FM and FMPhA? 2. The role of the pharmacist in FM: it's a spectrum 3. How to get involved in FMPhA: symposium was in Indy 9/6-7 and we will be planning for 2020, online CE event 2/29 with FxMedCE.com (use code FMPhA for 10% off), grassroots efforts in other FM and pharmacy organizations, new membership website coming soon! Lauren Castle, PharmD, MS is the founder of the Functional Medicine Pharmacists Alliance at www.FMPhA.org, whose mission is to integrate pharmacists into the practice of Functional Medicine, and Functional Medicine into the profession of pharmacy. She completed her Doctor of Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University and her Masters of Science in Functional Medicine and Human Nutrition from the University of Western States. Lauren also works as a Market Health and Wellness Director for Walmart and serves as a social media influencer as @DrLaurenCastle on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.
In this episode, our guest is Rosemary Gibson, author of ChinaRx, senior advisor at the Hastings Center, and recipient of a 2019 Pinnacle Award for career achievement from the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. We discuss: - Why she wrote the book? Most Americans taking prescriptions or OTC meds have no idea where there medication came from or why that might be a concern. - How did she research this topic? even pharmacy leaders are in here - Lucinda Maine of AACP - Two major concerns in book: 1) risky for US to become dependent on any one country 2) lapses in safety standards and quality control - We're already starting to see more and more drug recalls - valsartan, ranitidine - Concerns about the Coronavirus and the supply chain - What are her hopes that the US will takeaway from your book? The US House has held Congressional hearings on the security of the pharmaceutical supply chain. Janet Woodcock, director of CDER, and others were key experts. Check out this episode to learn more Behind ChinaRx with Author Rosemary Gibson Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Dr. Justin Gatwood, who is a health services researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Nashville, TN, shares about a new national initiative between UTCOP and Kroger to help increase shingles vaccine rates. Two shingles vaccines are licensed and recommended in the United States. Zoster vaccine live (ZVL, Zostavax) has been used since 2006, and recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV, Shingrix), has been used since 2017, and is recommended as the preferred shingles vaccine. Discussion points · Overview of the Kroger/UT vaccine program that focuses on Shingrix dose completion: justification, approach, and expected impact · How this project contributes to the larger role of pharmacy and pharmacists in providing public health services · Parallel projects at UT focusing on improving vaccination rates in adults by leveraging community pharmacists · Lessons learned from addressing and expected challenges of expanding vaccination in community pharmacies 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 have our first guest from Canada who shares about pharmacist prescribing. Follow Dr. Arden Barry on Twitter for more content and check out this episode where he discusses: There is variable prescriptive authority for pharmacists across Canada: Like how pharmacy laws can differ from state-to-state, there is different legislation across the provinces in Canada for pharmacist prescribing. However, most provinces allow for some type of pharmacist prescribing. Only one province (Alberta) allows pharmacists to prescribe independently. There is currently an advocacy campaign by the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (which is similar to ASHP) British Columbia Branch aimed to allow pharmacists who practice in hospitals or other health care-related settings to prescribe. 2. Pharmacists should have the authority to prescribe: Pharmacists are the medication experts and already play a significant role in ensuring patients receive safe and optimal medication therapy. Pharmacists are capable of accepting the increased accountability and responsibility for prescribing in the delivery of patient-centered care. Pharmacists bring a unique perspective to prescribing given their knowledge of evidence-based medicine, safety, and drug interactions that is different than other health care professionals (e.g., nurse practitioners, physician assistants). Many pharmacists already prescribe in some form (e.g. over-the-counter medications). 3. Pharmacists in other parts of the world have the authority to prescribe: Pharmacists in the United Kingdom have had the ability to prescribe since 2006. Pharmacists who had completed a prescribing course in New Zealand were granted prescribing authority 2013. Work is being done in Australia to allow pharmacists to prescribe. 4. There is evidence that pharmacist prescribing improves patient outcomes: There is a growing body of evidence from Canada that shows that pharmacist prescribing benefits patients. Pharmacist prescribing has demonstrated improved glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, improved BP control in patients with hypertension, and lower LDL-C in patients with dyslipidemia. One Canadian study demonstrated that pharmacist-led care, as compared to nurse-led care, showed improved BP and cholesterol levels in patients with a previous stroke. A recent study called RxEACH that was published in JACC (2016;67:2846-54) showed lower overall cardiovascular risk (lower LDL-C, BP, and A1c as well as higher smoking cessation) in patients at risk of CVD with a community pharmacy-based intervention vs usual care. Another recent Canadian study showed that pharmacists were able to effectively and safely treat uncomplicated UTIs in a community pharmacy setting. This study won the Canadian Pharmacists Journal’s Best Paper of the Year in 2018. Guest - Dr. Arden Barry, BSc, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, ACPR Clinical Pharmacy and Research Specialist | Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services Assistant Professor (Partner) | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Associate Member | Department of Family Practice | Faculty of Medicine The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus Twitter: @ArdenBarry | @ubcpharmacy www.pharmsci.ubc.ca | www.facebook.com/ubcpharmacy Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Brandon Dyson is the co-founder of the website www.tldrpharmacy.com, which is the dot-connector and gap-filler of your pharmacy education. Tl;dr pharmacy simplifies complex topics and teaches you the hands-on, real world skills that you need to stand out in a crowded market. Brandon also manages an outpatient oncology pharmacy, and is an Assistant Professor for the Georgetown University School of Nursing. He will share: - all things tl;dr pharmacy - his role as the manager of an oncology infusion and retail pharmacy - a bit about his side hustle where he teaches pharmacology to NP students online through Georgetown University Interview with Brandon Dyson @tldrpharmacy on Facebook and Instagram. Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we interview Melissa Skelton Duke who is the Executive Director, Population Health Pharmacy Solutions at Banner Health a health system based in Phoenix, AZ. She covers the following topics: - What is population health, and whose responsibility is it to manage populations to improve their health? - What are some of the ways that healthcare payers, including CMS, are partnering with healthcare providers to address population health needs at the direct patient-care level? - What are some of the ways that pharmacists, pharmacies, or health-systems can market their services and receive payment for medication management services that improve population health? What advice do you have for pharmacists who want to learn more about population health and how they can become engaged in population health management programs and services? Guest - Missy Duke, PharmD, MS, BCPS LinkedIn Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-skelton-duke-72080931 Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we have Mohammed Abdulwahhab (Mo), who is the National Manager for Pharmacy Regulatory and Compliance at Ascension. Mo has an entrepreneurial spirit and shares about his experience building a business while still in pharmacy school. He'll cover: 1- How can students find an opportunity and leverage it to improve patient care (discuss the MTM and CPA and how those opportunities came across my way) 2- How to explore non-traditional methods for student employment and volunteering 3- How involvement in a professional organization can help you grow those opportunities 4- How to contribute as a student to your current place of employment Guest - Mohammed Abdulwahhab, PharmD Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest is Chad Gentry, who is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy and is the Director of Experiential Education Quality Assurance at Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy. Chad will share about: - translating IPE from the classroom and simulation to practice - his practice site at Mercury Courts model of care and the pharmacists role - inter institutional, interprofessional collaboration (VPIL and MVA) Chad Gentry's bio: Our guest Chad Gentry attended the University of Tennessee Knoxville and received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. He has primarily spent is professional career in academia, and has practiced in several interprofessional primary care clinics while on faculty at East Tennessee State University and Lipscomb University. He is board certified in ambulatory care and is a certified diabetes educator. Dr. Gentry has served in multiple leadership capacities involving experiential education and interprofessional education (IPE). He has published numerous manuscripts and presented, served as a reviewer for several journals, and are active with several pharmacy associations.
In this episode, we have guest Brad Trom, DPh, MBA. Until late 2018, Brad was Vice President, Vanderbilt Health Rx Solutions and the Executive Director, Retail and Specialty Pharmacy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, providing overall leadership for the Department of Pharmacy outpatient pharmacy services. The Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy model is a nationally recognized health system leader, providing comprehensive care and management of patients requiring specialty medications. Previously, Brad was the CEO of Lovelace Retail and Specialty Pharmacy, a division of Ardent Health Services in Nashville. He was named CEO of the Year at Ardent Health Services for innovating pharmacist-enhanced programs in medication reconciliation, pharmacist home visits, and Medication Therapy Management programs resulting in better patient outcomes. Brad’s career as a Healthcare Operations executive in the retail pharmacy industry included leadership and management responsibilities for a multi-state, multi-billion dollar pharmacy organization with Albertsons/Sav-on Pharmacy/Osco Drug. Brad currently serves as Vice Chair of CharityPharmacy.org and also is a member of the Dispensary of Hope Pharmacy Advisory Board. Past community involvement includes serving as a board member for the New Mexico Poison Control and Drug Information Center. He is also a past member of School of Pharmacy Advisory Boards at the University of Southern California, North Dakota State University, University of New Mexico, Western University of Health Sciences and the University of California, San Francisco. Brad received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from North Dakota State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. He is currently a registered pharmacist in the state of Tennessee. Brad will share about specialty drugs: - Specialty pharmacy growth, (50% of Rx spend in 2020) why? What are Specialty drugs? - Who pays for Specialty drugs? Why so expensive? Expense vs. patient accessibility. - What does a Specialty pharmacy do, that a traditional pharmacy doesn't do? What does it take to become a specialty pharmacy? What is happening in the Specialty pharmacy arena; recent developments (gross margin falling, largest independent specialty pharmacies getting acquired by the major specialty pharmacies, Why?)
In this episode, we have guest Dr. Mark Walsh, who is currently the Corp Head of Pharmacy Sourcing for HealthTrust where he is involved with the development and execution of clinical contracting strategies for more than 1,700 hospitals and roughly 35,000 outpatient service centers. Mark leads HealthTrust’s Drug Shortage Taskforce, provides clinical oversight and site assessments for the 503B Outsourcing Facility Program, serves as project lead for the Supply Interruption Mitigation Strategy initiative, leads the HealthTrust Pharmacy Operations Advisory Board, and negotiates contracts for pharmacy operations related services and equipment. Mark has served in a few different capacities prior to his role at HealthTrust which include Director of Pharmacy, Interim Chief Operating Officer, and Clinical Coordinator at a multi-campus facility. He is also a residency preceptor for the PGY-2 Corporate Pharmacy Leadership Residency at HealthTrust. Topics discussed include: Group Purchasing Organization, what exactly does a pharmacist do there? o GPOs aren’t commonly discussed as career paths for pharmacists and many aren’t familiar with what they actually do. The aggregation of healthcare and the role that pharmacist can play in it o IDNs are expanding rapidly and with those expansions (both from an acute care and outpatient perspective) there are tremendous opportunities for pharmacist to play a role. Efficiencies of scale are being taken for granted in current reimbursement models so there are constant pressures to innovate and streamline processes which are skills that are inherent to pharmacy. · Other roles within a health system besides a Director of Pharmacy in the Hospital o There is a growing trend of hospital systems identifying pharmacy as a leadership pool to draw on outside of just pharmacy. Pharmacists are being promoted to VP of Operations or COO roles due to the convergence of clinical insight (including working with the doctors) and operational performance. Guest - Mark Walsh PharmD, BCPS Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, our guest Dr. Christina Tarantola, PharmD, is a licensed pharmacist and also an award winning coach, best-selling author, and Creator of the Quantum Queen Transformation Program. She helps spiritually-driven, ambitious women transform so they can embody their inner Quantum Queen and accelerate the path to their big vision. Dr. Christina blends hypnotherapy, EFT, femininity, energy work, and aligned strategy to help you release blocks that are holding you back so you can own your power and confidence and live a life that matches your heart and soul. Over the past 7 years, Dr. Christina has helped hundreds of women through her workshops, retreats, videos, and books to release the struggle, step into their power, and claim the life they deserve. Christina will share about: 1. Work/life balance 2. Entrepreneurship/owning a business 3. Self-care tools pharmacists can use 4. How important having support or a mentor is Guest - Dr. Christina Tarantola, PharmD, CHC, CHt Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-christina-tarantola-56367355 Website: www.enlightenedwellnessPA.com IG: @enlightened_wellness_solutions Facebook: Enlightened Wellness Solutions Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we have a very special guest who is the only pharmacist serving as a member of the U.S. Congress - Rep. Buddy Carter! Our guest is Congressman Buddy Carter who is an experienced businessman, health care professional and faithful public servant representing the 1st District of GA. As the owner of Carter’s Pharmacy, Inc. South Georgians have trusted Buddy with their most valuable assets: their health, lives and families for more than thirty years. While running his pharmacy business, he learned how to balance a budget and create jobs. He also saw firsthand the devastating impacts of government overregulation which drives his commitment to ensuring that the federal government creates policies to empower business instead of increasing burdens on America’s job creators. He is a proud graduate of Young Harris College and the University of Georgia where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. We’re honored to have the ONLY pharmacist serving in Congress here with us to share: -his successes as a pharmacy owner -why he ran for office -healthcare topics - drug pricing, drug shortages, PBM regulation, Medicare for All, pharmaceutical supply chain -the future of pharmacy For more info about Congressman Carter: https://buddycarter.house.gov/ 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’re broadcasting live from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy’s first Women in Pharmacy panel. The APhA-ASP Women’s Health Committee hosted four women pharmacists in Nashville: Dr. Brooke Gross, Dr. Cailin Harris, Dr. Hillary Blackburn, and Dr. Danielle Falconer to share. This is part 2 of the discussion where we’ll cover: ● In what ways do you advocate for women and women’s health specifically? (if applicable) ● What gaps or disparities do you think exist in health care for women today? ● What piece of advice would you offer to the women student pharmacists in the room? Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we’re broadcasting live from Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy’s first Women in Pharmacy panel. The APhA-ASP Women’s Health Committee hosted four women pharmacists in Nashville: Dr. Brooke Gross, Dr. Cailin Harris, Dr. Hillary Blackburn, and Dr. Danielle Falconer to share. This is part 1 of the discussion where we’ll cover: ● What is your current role / title? What have some of your former roles / titles been? ● How did you get to where you are today? ● Have you faced challenges that you feel were due to your gender or sex? If so, would you elaborate? How did those challenges affect you? Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Jenny Bingham joins us to discuss telepharmacy services. Dr. Jenny Bingham, PharmD, BCACP is a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at SinfoniaRx. Throughout her career, she has launched several novel programs aimed to improve the quality of care for patients in a variety of settings. She manages a transition of care program that has led to: reduced readmission rates at 30-, 60-, and 90-days post-discharge; decreased Medicare beneficiary expenditures; and, a substantial return-on-investment. She also acts as the lead Telehealth Pharmacist for a rural based epilepsy clinic. She is committed to advancing the pharmacy profession through telehealth pharmacist-delivered mental health services, as seen by her involvement with multiple grant programs and readmission reduction services for serious mental illness patients. Dr. Bingham is also passionate about the advancement of pharmacists in the telehealth setting, as demonstrated by her role as the 2018-2019 Chair of the APhA Telehealth SIG, where she led her team to create one of the first continuing education series for Telehealth Pharmacists. She is the humble recipient of the 2017 Arizona Pharmacy Association’s Exemplary Patient Care Award, 2018 nominee for the American Pharmacists Association Foundation Career Achievement Pinnacle Award, as well as a finalist and winner for the 2019 Next-Generation Pharmacist® Technology Innovator Award. TALKING POINTS Role of telehealth pharmacy services and need for continued research dissemination Pharmacist ability to respond to national provider shortage crisis Ability for pharmacist to improve mental health and provide integrated behavioral health services via telehealth Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Joe Muha who is the Corporate Counsel/Director of Pharmacy Compliance for Discount Drug Mart joins us. With over 30 years of retail experience with an unparalleled background in law, compliance, purchasing, negotiation, business development, and team building. He has extensive relationships with pharmaceutical executive leadership in the compliance, manufacturing, and sales spaces. With a Juris Doctor, Pharmacy Bachelor, and Masters of Business Administration degrees, coupled with a Master of Legal Letters degree in Intellectual Property Law, he is a formidable addition to any team. Joe is admitted to the Ohio Bar as a Corporate Counsel, a licensed attorney in Michigan and Federal District of Western Michigan, admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States Bar, and a pharmacist licensed in five states. Discussion points: - Joe's background - pharmacist, MBA, attorney, professor, etc. - complex regulatory issues - pharmacy profession where we’ve been and where we’re going Guest - Joe Muha, RPh, MBA, JD Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-muha-esq-rph-mba-llm-7126a81/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we chat with Steve Huffines who served at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for a 40 year career culminating as the Director, Pharmacy Business Services. Steve played a significant role in growing Vanderbilt's Pharmacy Services from 25 FTEs to >500 today. Steve shares about his career trajectory at Vanderbilt which started as intern and he had opportunities as pharmacy team grew, etc. He also covers establishing service lines/programs at Vanderbilt. And how to grow and develop your pharmacy team and make them feel valued, through motivating your team and being a role model for them. Guest - Steve Huffines, RPh LinkedIn Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-huffines-84ab826/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we have a special guest and announcement to share that the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast has added our newest team member! Kristi Fritch is a 4th year student pharmacist at Belmont University College of Pharmacy in Nashville. Kristi has a number of skills, which is what caught my eye as I looked for an intern locally and made the choice to bring her on . Not only does she sing - which is pretty common in Nashville - but she also has great energy, passion, and pursues excellence as she has challenged herself by pursuing the combined PharmD/MBA degree. And we’re “essentially sisters” as we are both Chi Omegas. Kristi will be using these skills along with her expert marketing savvy to help grow the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast. Student pharmacists are a great way to add capacity to your team, and they benefit from your experienced mentorship! Guest - Kristi Fritch, PharmD/MBA Candidate (@RxTakeHeart @MyFunctionalPharmacist) @RxTakeHeart www.rxtakeheart.com https://www.facebook.com/rxtakeheart/ https://www.instagram.com/rxtakeheart/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Dr. Eric Christiansen covers several topics including: Podcasting How meded101 started/blogging How he got into creating test prep material Writing books Creating alternative sources of income Alternative work/opportunities possibility by creating content Future of pharmacy Work as LTC consultant or in physician's office Guest - Dr. Eric Christiansen, PharmD, BCGP, BCPS Consultant Pharmacist mededucation101@gmail.com Meded101.com - Clinical Pharmacy Education and Pharmacist Board Certification Help RealLifePharmacology.com - Real World Pharmacology Pearls Podcast LTCPharmD.com - Long Term Care Pharmacy Resources Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, we're talking about finances with financial advisor, Jessica Holte. Student loan debt is one of biggest things facing the millennial generations and is at all time high ~1.5 Trillion. Jessica shares insights about the following: -Student loans. Should you refinance, are you taking advantage of loan forgiveness but considering the debt leftover (taxation) -Taking advantage of work benefits. However, there may be pitfalls in the benefits offered (some pharmacists may start working for one company as an intern, do they continue to work there when they offer to pay off loans?, etc) -401k savings and other ways to save for retirement Whether you are a student pharmacist or later in your career, it is important to have a good understanding of your finances to set yourself and your future family up for success. Guest - Jessica Holte Website: http://jessicaholte.nm.com/Personal.htm Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In honor of October as American Pharmacists Month, this episode focuses on the importance of advocacy. Before your next advocacy day, listen to this episode to learn how you can be more effective in educating your elected officials. Our guest for this episode is Josh Archambault, who is a senior fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability, where he focuses on health care reforms that lower costs and expand choice for more Americans. Josh offers several examples of how to best communicate with staff and members, in addition to covering: - Truth about how legislative policy gets made Some general rules for how it really works - 3 Tips for dealing with legislators or their staff - 2 Tips to avoid with legislators Guest - Josh Archambault, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Government Accountability LinkedIn Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/archambaultjosh/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
Project management - pharmacists know how to do project management but here are a few additional tips and specifics about it to help you personally and professionally.
I have my student pharmacist on rotation with me, Dustin Chandler who’s a 4th year at Belmont to help me out with this one.
Project management is generally the way in which one person or team manages their resources in order to complete a project. These resources can be anything from time, money, personnel, or physical resources like materials needed to build houses.
Project management is can help people, teams, or organizations complete task effectively and efficiently. By this, I mean if one keeps track of your project, your progress, your goals, what you start with or end with; you can reduce the total cost by planning ahead and analyzing your current resources. As for time, being able to balance all of the projects that you have on your plate along with when they are due is crucial to having them done on time. Like a good chef, you would be able to work on multiple dishes at the same time to have them all come out hot, fresh, and ready for your customers.
· The five roles in PM - https://hbr.org/2016/11/five-critical-roles-in-project-management Written in a way that is intended for major projects. But still applies to more discrete projects such as my definition of the 7 items above.
One major thing you need to have is clear understanding of where you are and what your goals are. If you know where your current resources are allocated and where you need to spend them to accomplish your goals, then you can do better forward thinking. If you goals are clear, there will be less last minute adjustments as you try and get a better picture of what you want out of a project toward the end.
This leads to you needing realistic and achievable goals. One thing that I always heard is that your goals need to be SMART: Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and timely.
Another important aspect that you have to consider is that someone has to be taking stock in how well you are progressing. If you just continuously work on a project without taking a step back every now and then to make sure you or your team is on the right track, you could get to the end and realize you never hit your goal. But that’s not necessarily bad, you’ve gained experience working on this type of project and you’ve attained some value from this failure.
Sponsor: Person at the head of the project who helps get everything available to use. This person is usually the one who either has to approve, fund, or collect your budget/resources. They generally have SOMETHING to gain out of the project
Project manager: this individual (or individuals) is generally the head operator and reports to the sponsor. They can tell how much the budget is, what needs to be done, set timelines, goals, and milestones, along with many other tasks.
Team Leader: while most of the time the project manager takes on this role, this is not always the case. The team leader is the one who facilitates the other team members. Do they have complaints or problems? He listens to them and reports to the project manager. He also does work on the project as well, setting a good example for other members.
Team Members: these are the people who do most of the work on the project and with the project team. These members need to have some sort of skill or area they excel at that would help the project. Have someone who is really good at IT? Great for a project focused on technology, not so great for ones focused on manual labor. Generally skills are either technical, problem-solving based, interpersonal, or organizational. Each team generally needs a member who excels at atleast one of these skills to be balanced. Over the course of the project, you may find that you need to increase your skill balance by adding or subtracting members from your teams. For instance, if you have a team member who never communicates what they are doing, it might be a good idea to replace them with someone with better interpersonal skills.
A project is: a set of interrelated activities, usually involving a group of people who are working together toward a common goal over a period of time.
Getting everyone on a project team aligned behind the project’s objectives isn’t easy. How to surmount this challenge? Ask for help from team members who object to the project goal. Invite everyone’s input during project meetings. And explain the thinking behind your decisions.
- Gain trust
- Ask for help
- Listen to opinions of others
The Four Phases of PM - https://hbr.org/2016/11/the-four-phases-of-project-management . Very corporate and written in a way that is intended for major projects. E.G. building a reservoir and hydroelectric dam in Bolivia. But still applies to more discrete projects such as my definition of the 7 items above.
1. Planning: Set up what problem you are trying to solve, who needs to be involved, and what you want to have done. In this phase you are making estimates about time, resource, and monetary requirements. This is also the phase of a project that has the most fluidity. Nothing is set or is being set in stone yet. Think the scope of the project is to big? Separate it down to smaller ones or trim some of it down on the current one. Have budget concerns? Cut down in other areas to reduce the budget. The major factor in this phase is t...
In this episode, you'll hear from Tennessee's State Senator Shane Reeves. Senator Reeves has been a successful pharmacy business owner and was elected to serve in the state of TN’s senate in 2018. Don't miss this inspiring episode with a great pharmacy leader who now has the chance to make a big impact on the state's healthcare system. Senator Reeves will share about: - successes as a pharmacy owner - why he ran for office - TN healthcare - future of pharmacy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanereeves68 https://www.reevesfortn.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, you'll hear from Sharzad Green, Pharm.D. who has continued to evolve her career from a retail pharmacist to providing private consultations for the following conditions: - Hormone imbalance-Peri-menopause, Menopause, Andropause, PMS, PCOS, Post-partum depression-using Bio-identical hormones - Adrenal fatigue syndrome - Sexual dysfunction She also serves as a consultant for several independent pharmacies to: - teach their staff and other providers about the above subjects - provide patient consultations for their patients - offer courses for pharmacists who are interested in learning about the above and starting their own business Guest - Sharzad Green, Pharm.D. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/greenbalancerx/ www.fabuvag.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, Seth DePasquale talks about how he helps compounding pharmacies with compliance and quality issues through pharmacyinspection.com and mypharmacyeducation.com. Seth co-owns and operates BET Pharm, a compounding pharmacy specializing in long-acting injectable hormone formulations for equine reproduction. He is the pharmacist-in-charge and operator of BET’s sterile compounding facility located in Lexington, Kentucky. Seth provides a remarkable perspective and grasp of the processes, procedures and operational aspects of aseptic processing of high risk hazardous sterile injectable drugs. In 2018, Seth launched mypharmacyeducation.com to build a video based education platform for learning about all aspects of sterile compounding. Seth offers consulting for compounding, in addition to his online video trainings, etc. We'll cover USP 800/797/795: - Compounding - Hazardous disposal - Who does this impact? Guest - Seth DePasquale, PharmD mypharmacyeducation.com pharmacyinspection.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this episode, hosts of RxRadio and Talk to Your Pharmacist meet up in Nashville to talk shop about what's new with the shows - both celebrating 2 years in August 2019. Richard Waithe (RxRadio) and Hillary Blackburn (Talk to Your Pharmacist) discuss future of pharmacy, digital health, and additional degrees. This is Part 1 of their unscripted conversation. Host of RxRadio - Richard Waithe, PharmD https://rxradio.fm/https://rxradio.fm Rx Radio: Pharmacy's Podcast Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook
In this episode, Blair Theilemier shares about her new program for helping pharmacists create their own consulting businesses. Key points: - pharmacy is changing from product focused to service focused business models - most pharmacists are unprepared in knowing how to 'sell' their services - opportunity for early adopters of the pharmacist consultant model Try her new course here: https://pharmapreneuracademy.com/ref/20/?campaign=TalktoYourPharmacist Use my code for $50 off the first month - TTYP50 Guest - Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD Photo: http://www.btpharmacyconsulting.com/about.html http://www.btpharmacyconsulting.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this podcast, our guest is Lindsey Elmore, PharmD, will share her opinion on how to be the best pharmacist possible: 1. Realize that health and wellness is a choice made day in and day out. It is our job to empower the patient to weigh pros and cons and make the decision that is right for them, with our guidance and input. (Free download: www.lindseyelmore.com/ebook) 2. Always keep the patient’s best interest at heart, and never forget that the patient is a person. (Recommended reading: https://amzn.to/2LLhVuO) 3. On behalf of patient safety, we must know more than just medications. We must know interactions between medications and food, drinks, supplements, essential oils, and alternative methods. (Follow up video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVbL-BbyKBY) Guest - Lindsey Elmore, PharmD Dr. Elmore has inspired people to take ownership of their health and wellness. Join her on her journey: @lindseyelmore on Facebook and Instagram and online at www.lindseyelmore.com. Share your Essentials journey #essentialsbook on social media. You can also follow along with her gluten-free, vegan foodstagram @cleanslatecleanse on Instagram and @thecleanslatecleanse on Facebook. Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter
In this podcast, our guest, Shawn Hodges, PharmD, President/CEO, Innovation Compounding shares the following in compounding pharmacy: - types of compounding pharmacy - advocacy - key issues and regulations affecting compounding Guest - Shawn Hodges, PharmD Website: www.innovationcompounding.com Email: shodges@innovationcompounding.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
During this episode, you’ll learn how a pharmacist is using her passion for women’s health to help pharmacists help women with selecting birth control. Dr. Sally Rafie founded the Birth Control Pharmacist to educate and support pharmacists who are prescribing birth control. Connect with Sally Rafie, PHARMD, BCPS, APH, NCMP: LinkedIn - http://linkedin.com/in/sallyrafie Twitter - https://twitter.com/sallyrafie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/birthcontrolpharmacies/ Websites - https://birthcontrolpharmacist.com/ and https://www.birthcontrolpharmacies.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this interview with Tara Thompson, PharmD of Innovation Compounding, she shares the following tips about compounding pharmacy: - What is compounding pharmacy? - How did you get into compounding? - Women’s Health specific compounding needs Female sexual dysfunction Pelvic health Hormones & pellet hormone therapy Guest - Dr. Tara Thompson, PharmD Linked In: Website: www.innovationcompounding.com Email: tthompson@innovationcompounding.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from a pharmacist in the ambulatory care practice and functional medicine niche. Melody Hartzler's typically sees patients with diabetes and IBS as well as thyroid, HTN, HLP, COPD. Listen in to learn how to get started in functional medicine. Guest - Dr. Melody Hartzler Website: https://pharmtotable.life/about/ IG: @Pharmtotable.life Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter Other Links - Intro to Functional Medicine: https://www.ifm.org/learning-center/introduction-functional-medicine/ https://www.ifm.org/functional-medicine/what-is-functional-medicine/ FMPhA: http://www.fmpha.org ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Ken Sternfeld, who is the Founder and Director of New Business Development at RXVIP. Ken is a pharmacist by training, who went to work in other fields after school. He now uses those marketing and business skills, that he developed along the way, to build business models for reimbursing pharmacists for their services such as medication management and pharmacogenomics testing. This is Ken's second appearance on the show where he talks about working with students - the next generation of pharmacy. Learn about Concierge Pharmacy: How it can work for independent pharmacies How it can work in physician offices How it can work in community settings Connect with Ken on LinkedIn or give him a call: 1-844-MYRXVIP Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
During this episode, you’ll learn how a pharmacist is combining his passions for community pharmacy with technology. David D. Pope, PharmD, CDE is currently the Chief of Innovation and Co- Founder of STRAND Clinical Technologies, a rapidly-growing suite of technology that bridges clinical pharmacy with the retail landscape. STRAND’s technology, including the STRAND Intervention platform, is used by clinical pharmacists across the country to combat chronic disease by providing intervention strategies and revolutionizing healthcare communication between providers. Additionally, the STRAND platform is the first technology in the country to produce the Pharmacist eCare Plan, an ONC-backed clinical document designed to bring clinical pharmacist resources more readily into the healthcare landscape. Dr. Pope also consults for a variety of healthcare organizations, including the US Center for Disease Control (CDC), on medical informatics, tobacco cessation strategies, chronic care management, and more. His company, STRAND, was recently commended by the White House for leading Zika response efforts through community pharmacists. Dr. Pope is also Chairman of the Board of the STRAND Foundation, a charitable arm aimed at improving health disparities across the globe. His business, STRAND, was recently named in the University of Georgia Top 100 most rapidly growing businesses in America that are graduate-owned. Dr. Pope lives with his wife and five children in Evans, GA, where he enjoys serving his local church through music and medical missions, Ironman triathlons, and mixed martial arts. Guest - David Pope, PharmD, CDE: Instagram: strandrx Website: www.strandrx.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from a live panel discussing The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Population Health, Healthcare Access and Quality from the Becker's Hospital Review Clinical IT & Pharmacy Conference in May 2019. Adam Myers, MD, MHCM, FACHE, CHCQM, CPHRM, Chief, Population Health, Cleveland Clinic; Director, Cleveland Clinic Community Care Charles Watson, DO, Chief Medical Information Officer, Kettering Health Network Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, Director, Pharmaceutical Services, Dispensary of Hope, a Ministry of St. Thomas Health and Ascension For the shownotes, check out: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, PhD, shares about his career path with a large retail chain to LTC to academia and consulting. Joey is also the new Speaker for APhA’s House of Delegates. He pursued his PhD in pharmaceutical health services research with an emphasis in pharmacoeconomics, while teaching at the University of Maryland. With this role, he hopes to do more to impact policies and the broader issues affecting the pharmaceutical industry. Guest - Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, PhD LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joeymattingly/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jmattinglyrx/ Website: https://www.mattinglymanagement.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRz-5brgOE4UxNAkQTKzfxQ Twitter: @joeymattingly Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from panelists at a recent Becker's Hospital Review Conference featuring the first pharmacy track. This panel discussion is titled "Health IT & Pharmaceuticals: Cost Savings and More" -- Brad Myers, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, Executive Director – Pharmacy and Laboratory Services, University of Missouri Health Care -- Susan Kokura, PharmD, Corporate Clinical Pharmacy Manager: CPOE/Informatics, Deparment of Pharmacy, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital -- Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, Director, Pharmaceutical Services, Dispensary of Hope, a Ministry of St. Thomas Health and Ascension -- Brandon Zarharof, Director of Optimization, Shields Health Solutions -- Moderated by Ayla Ellison, Managing Editor, Becker’s Healthcare ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Autumn Zuckerman. Autumn received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy, then completed two years of ASHP-accredited residency training at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System VA, specializing in ambulatory care. She began working at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy in July 2015 and soon after joined the Infectious Diseases team where she provided clinical pharmacy services under a collaborative practice agreement for those with HCV infection and at high risk for HIV acquisition. Dr. Zuckerman was appointed Program Director of Health Outcomes and Research at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy in January 2018. Since its inception, the Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy Outcomes Program has engaged in numerous outcomes research projects, demonstrating the value of pharmacists in specialty pharmacy practice setting. Dr. Zuckerman also serves as an affiliate professor at University of Tennessee College of Health Sciences, Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy, and Belmont University College of Pharmacy, and was recently the recipient of the Carl Wayne Shaddix Pharmacy Practitioner of Excellence Award from Samford University. As Program Director of Health Outcomes and Research at VSP, Dr. Zuckerman’s goals are to empower clinical pharmacists to produce meaningful research that improves the way we delivery specialty care and demonstrates the value of the pharmacist in patient care. Main discussion points for the podcast 1. The role of specialty pharmacists in patient management a. Overview of how specialty pharmacy differs from traditional community pharmacy (cost, complexity, care plans, etc.) b. Typical responsibilities and tasks of a specialty pharmacists c. Different specialty pharmacy models with a focus on what a health-system specialty pharmacist does based on my experience 2. The need for a focus on outcomes in specialty pharmacy a. Costs of treatment, nonoptimized therapy, growing industry, and current ineffective methods of driving quality b. What “outcomes” specialty pharmacists and providers are interested in and how we go about collecting them and monitoring patients. 3. Demonstrating the value of the specialty pharmacist in outcomes research a. Disparity of training in pharmacy school to demonstrate pharmacists’ value despite the importance of doing so to advance the profession and secure pharmacist integration into patient care. b. Results from some of the VSP studies showing pharmacist value 4. Call to educate patients, students, providers, and pharmacists about specialty pharmacy and demonstrate our value. Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from APhA Annual Meeting Keynote Speaker, Eileen McDargh. Eileen discusses cultivating resiliency skills to control burnout which was the theme from APhA’s meeting in Seattle so our listeners can all learn from that great keynote: Question: why this topic: Question: Why the word “cultivate” and how do you define resiliency Give us insights that we can practice to help us begin to develop these skills Watch words: I choose. Stop the blame game. Avoid the black hole of negativity Remember- all life happens in context… where are you now? Self care includes: diet, exercise, and yes—meditation AND play Guest - Eileen McDargh SOCIAL MEDIA: www.eileenmcdargh.com or www.theresiliencygroup.com Twitter: macdarling Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/speakereileen/ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileenmcdargh/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from two 2nd year pharmacy residents discuss their research on burnout. Main discussion points for the podcast Burnout (community-based setting perspective) - what is burnout, why is it important, what contributes to burnout, strategies to prevent burnout Residency - value of residency training, why I choose residency vs. job, what does a resident do, etc. Research - how to get involved with research, choosing a project, challenges to completing research, etc. Guests - Shannon Kraus, PharmD, BCPS and Kristine Mason, PharmD Kristine’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinemason/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, our guest is Melissa Madigan, PharmD, JD, is the Policy and Communications Director for the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP). Melissa shares about the following topics: What is NABP? What are the dangers for patients related to purchasing prescription medications online? What are some proposed solutions? What is the Verified Internet Pharmacy program? Guest - Melissa Madigan, PharmD, JD www.nabp.net https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-madigan-48945b58/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from Honeybee Health owner, Jessica Nouhavandi, PharmD. Key POINTS from Jessica: The pharmacist mindset needs to be rewired - away from what insurance wants to what the patient needs Protect the trusted triage between the patient, doctor and pharmacist - No room for medication to be politicized Online players needs to be held MORE accountable - they break every vow of the pharmacists oath - where’s the outrage from the community? Guest - Jessica Nouhavandi, PharmD Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-nouhavandi-pharm-d-21417743/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/honeybeehealthrx/ Website - www.honeybeehealth.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/honeybeehealthrx/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/honeybeehealth_ YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbfLFsc0klAAYPOr9JEm-Q? Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about sparking joy from Dr. Jessica Louie, PharmD, APh, BCCCP - Burnout and Declutter Coach, Certified KonMari Consultant, Critical Care Pharmacist and Assistant Professor at West Coast University School of Pharmacy. Take Action today with FREE resources on Mindful Decluttering and How to Set Goals + a free Burnout Doctor webinar on 3 myths of burnout & 6 ways to reset it on ClarifySimplifyAlign.com Website: https://drjessicalouie.com/ Free Burnout Webinar and Coaching information: https://drjessicalouie.com/services/ Free Resources with Mindful Decluttering and How to Set Goals: https://drjessicalouie.com/instagram-links/ Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-m-louie-pharmd-bcccp/ Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjessicalouie/ Host: Hillary Blackburn, PharmD Twitter: @hillblackburn Instagram: @talktoyourpharmacist Website: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, I caught up with another APhA Annual Meeting speaker, Stuart Beatty, PharmD, who is an expert on expansion of pharmacy services, to share about: ● Value-based payments ● Population health ● Payment/justification for services ● Provider status opportunities (discuss Ohio) Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD ● www.pharmacyadvisory.com ● https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ ● @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook ● @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from industry expert on how blockchain is a possible solution for the drug supply chain. Dwight DeVera of RxTransparent shares about a new FDA pilot and some points for pharmacies to know about the Drug Supply Chain and Security Act. Guest: Dwight DeVera Web: https://www.rxtransparent.com Twitter: @dwightdevera Linkedin: http://Linkedin.com/in/dwightdevera Youtube: http://bit.ly/RXTYouTube Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from an ER pharmacist who shares what life is like in the emergency room. This is a fast-paced, think-on-your feet type of environment and one where pharmacy can play a major role in advising on high cost medications and implementing opioid stewardship programs. Dr. Justin Griner also hosts a Facebook group called the Tennessee Pharmacy News where he keeps pharmacists across Tennessee updated on pharmacy related news from all over the state. Interview with Justin Griner - ER pharmacist Guest - Justin Griner, Pharm.D., BCPS Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/989634421129662 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-griner-pharm-d-bcps-8636404/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Alex Barker with the HappyPharmD helps pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. For a time, he was a burned-out clinical pharmacy specialist. Now, he is the founder and head coach at TheHappyPharmD.com where alongside his team, he creates classes to help over 400 pharmacists find and create new career paths. We recently published the book Indispensable: The Prescription for a Fulfilling Pharmacy Career. His goal is to help 500 pharmacists transition into new jobs by January 1st, 2020. To get a free copy of his book Indispensible, visit www.FreeRxbook.com Guest - Alex Barker, Pharm.D. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-barker-pharmd/ Website http://thehappypharmd.com/ http://indispensablepharmacist.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear a live episode from APhA Annual Meeting where I connected with a conference speaker, Molly Ekstrand, to discuss excelling in team based care. Molly will talk about the value proposition for successful ambulatory care pharmacists. Guest - Molly Ekstrand, BPharm, BCACP, AE-C LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/molly-ekstrand-bpharm-bcacp-ae-c-49396a10 Twitter: @EkstrandMolly Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Have you always wanted to be an author? Learn how pharmacist, Tony Guerra, has successfully created over 14 audiobooks. Tony Guerra is a Maryland pharmacy graduate that teaches college chemistry and pharmacology. He precepts an academic rotation focused on face-to-face classroom teaching and educational publishing. His primary goal is to make complex science both engaging and accessible which he does via the classroom and other platforms such as YouTube, audiobooks, etc. Guest - Tony Guerra, M. HCI., Pharm.D. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonypharmd/ Website https://www.memorizingpharmacology.com/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/quic1235 Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
What do pharmacists do? That’s what Pharmacists for Healthier Lives media campaign is hoping to show the American public: “Pharmacists do more than fill prescriptions; they are an essential part of the healthcare team.” It’s important to grow the public’s understanding of the value of a pharmacist. During this episode, Lucinda Maine shares about the new media campaign, Pharmacists for Healthier Lives. This campaign is directed toward women over the age of 35, who end up making most of the healthcare decisions for their family, to educate them about all of the opportunities to receive care from a pharmacist. Learn more about the campaign here: https://pharmacistsforhealthierlives.org Guest: Lucinda Maine, who’s been well recognized as a pharmacy leader for a number of years. Lucinda is the Executive VP and CEO of AACP or American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. She has been honored with several prestigious awards, including the University of Minnesota Outstanding Alumnus Award, the Linwood Tice Friend of APhA-ASP Award and the Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award from the American Pharmacists Association. In 2017 she was installed in the Alabama Pharmacy Hall of Fame. In March 2019, Lucinda will receive the Remington Honor Medal, the professions’ highest honor presented annually by APhA. Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Tim Ulbrich who is a clinical professor of pharmacy and program director for the Master’s in Health-System Pharmacy Administration at The Ohio State University. After paying off more than $200,000 in non-mortgage debt, Tim is working to empower pharmacists and pharmacy students to take control of their financial future. He is the Co-founder & CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist, co-host of Your Financial Pharmacist Podcast and co-author of Seven Figure Pharmacist: How to Maximize Your Income, Eliminate Debt and Create Wealth. Guest - Tim Ulbrich, Pharm.D. Website: www.yourfinancialpharmacist.com and www.yfpplanning.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourfinancialpharmacist/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/390846528023004/ LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/timulbrich/ Instagram: @yourfinancialpharmacist and @timothyulbrich Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
If you want to better understand DSCSA and how it affects pharmacists and pharmacies, then this episode is for YOU! In this episode, we learn about the following things associated with the Drug Supply Chain and Security Act (DSCSA): How do the rules affect retail pharmacy? Why is track-and-trace important to pharmacies? Are there consequences of non-compliance? What types of solutions exist in the market? Guest - DAVE WENDLAND | Vice President – Strategic Relations www.hamacher.com www.facebook.com/HamacherResourceGroup/ www.linkedin.com/company/hamacher-resource-group-inc-/ https://twitter.com/HRG_Inc HRGIncVideos (YouTube) Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
During this episode, you’ll learn how a pharmacist is combining his passions for informatics and antimicrobial stewardship. Dr. Brian Fung, who shares about life as an informatics pharmacist on his YouTube channel (link below), will cover the following in this episode: - Day to day activities of pharmacy informatics - Current state of pharmacy informatics - Future state of pharmacy informatics Connect with Brian: a. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkfung/ b. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ufbfung/ c. Website: www.BrianKFung.com d. YouTube: www.youtube.com/BrianFungRx Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
If you want to better understand what comparative effectiveness research is and how it could be used to influence formularies, then this episode is for YOU! During this episode, you’ll learn the following: What misaligned incentives are currently in place in the market that do not help to lower cost of medications What Comparative Effectiveness Research is and the organizations that publish it How Comparative Effectiveness Research is used by TruData to create our algorithms. With this information and the cost data, a formulary, benefits plan design can be made on clinical data not just brand to generic or what rebates are largest for the PBM. What roles that a pharmacist can excel at How to look for pharmacy type roles that do not fall into the retail/hospital space Guest - Greg Snyder, PharmD, MBA https://www.linkedin.com/in/snydergregory/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/trudatarx/ https://www.trudatarx.com https://tedxbeaconstreet.com/videos/whats-the-prescription-for-lowering-drug-prices/ TEDx talk given by TruData CEO, Catalina Gorla Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
If you want to better understand AI, how to get started in informatics, or how to become an Amazon Alexa programmer, then this episode is for YOU! In this episode, we learn about the use of Amazon Alexa in healthcare. Our guest Anthony Blash has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space, and holds the distinction of being the first pharmacy graduate in the nation to complete a pharmacy informatics residency. Anthony shares his experience developing courses at Belmont University College of Pharmacy that meet the Health Information Management System Society’s rigorous standards and the execution of projects such as successfully creating artificial intelligence software for Amazon Alexa. Guest - Anthony Blash, PharmD, BCompSc, CPHIMS HIMSS, pharmacy informatics: https://www.himss.org/site-search?f%5B0%5D=field_topic%253Aparents_all%3A3001 CAHIMS certification: https://www.himss.org/health-it-certification/cahims/handbook%0D%0A Anthony’s LinkedIn: student accomplishments, current events: Dr. Anthony Blash, PharmD, BCompSc, CPHIMS - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyblash Alexa Skill from Amazon: My Medicine Cabinet: https://skills-store.amazon.com/deeplink/dp/B07J3YCZ55?deviceType=app&share&refSuffix=ss_copy Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Joanna Lewis is the 340B Compliance Coordinator at Baptist Health in Jacksonville and creator of the Pharmacist’s Guide blog. Joanna is a graduate of MUSC School of Pharmacy and the Citadel’s MBA program. She’s worked in a variety of practice settings and began the Pharmacist’s Guide blog as a way to connect with other pharmacists. Guest: Dr. Joanna Lewis https://www.thepharmacistsguide.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-lewis-pharmd-mba-47821530/ @pharmacistsguide on Instagram Host: Dr. Hillary Blackburn www.pharmacyadvisory.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist on FB and Instagram @Hillblackburn on Twitter Shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
If you want to better understand the importance of people and how can you build a high performing team, then this episode is for YOU! During this episode, you’ll learn the importance of focusing on people. Our guest, Richard Williams, is a fellow Ole Miss alum and mentor of mine. He’s newly retired from a long career at in the pharmaceutical industry where he served in a variety of roles including national accounts. Richard is a gifted connector, just like Malcolm Gladwell describes in his book Tipping Point. He is incredibly intentional, a gifted coach, and has a huge heart for service through which he continues to give back to others and support the younger generations with values and skills to excel in life. Check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com for the show notes and follow us on instagram @talktoyourpharmacist Guest - Richard Williams, RPh Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardhwilliamsonline ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from fellow podcaster, Dr. Adam Martin. Dr. Adam Martin earned his doctorate of pharmacy degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. With over 7 years of experience working full-time in the community pharmacy setting, he’s passionate about empowering other pharmacists and pharmacy students to put the health back into healthcare through leading by example in their professional practice to not only live their best lives, but to inspire others along the way to do the same. He is the founder of The Fit Pharmacist, a company with a mission to empower stressed pharmacists with simple, effective plans to master their mindset, nail their nutrition, and fit fitness into their busy schedule. He is the author of the best-selling pharmacy book Rx: YOU! The Pharmacist's Survival Guide for Managing Stress & Fitting In Fitness (available on Amazon in print and for Kindle). Through podcasting, collaborating with other passionate professionals across the profession, and delivering content across social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube, The Fit Pharmacist strives to provide essential tools and resources enabling each and every member of our profession to make a difference in our patient’s lives by starting with the source: YOU! He currently resides in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, yet loves to travel the world with a passion for learning, serving, food- touring, and of course visiting innovative pharmacy schools and pharmacies along the way. Here is the link for the book: https://amzn.to/2LVX9ps Connect with Adam at www.thefitpharmacist.com Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Lisa King, who is the co-author of Tiny Life Changes. The book, Tiny Life Changes, went to number 1 on Amazon on its launch date of January 9. Ms. King does speaking engagements and has put together a coaching and accountability package for women who want to change their lives. They believe that taking it one day and one step at a time will lead to big results in achieving goals and dreams. Their website is tinylifechanges.com. Check out the show notes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
For pharmacists who are getting ready for interviews, this episode is for you! You’ll hear some tips and tricks for successful CVs and cover letters. Also - I am hosting a second webinar on January 15 at 6pm CT to prep you for interview tips and get you ready to ace your residency interviews. Sign up on the website www.pharmacyadvisory.com/workshops In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Ashley Gulyas, is the co-founder of Academy & Apothecary. She has been reviewing, creating, and formatting resumes for over fifteen years. She specializes in assisting pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to emphasize their skills and work experience to obtain the fulfilling pharmacy positions they desire. Ashley is a full-time pharmacist with a Doctorate of Pharmacy and a mother of three. Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from our guest, Megan Nichole, is creator and founder of the LaziMILLENNIAL. She’ll share how she turned her passion for writing into a full time career, all while being a wife and mom. Megan’s website is https://www.lazimillennial.com. Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Kyle Skiermont who will share how he has helped lead Fairview Pharmacy Services towards the Triple Aim. Kyle serves as COO at Fairview Pharmacy Services which is the largest health system owned ambulatory pharmacy organization. Connect with Kyle Skiermont: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-skiermont-75809a10/ Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This episode is a LIVE panel discussion on “How to Prep for Residency Interviews.” This panel includes Hillary Blackburn, host of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast who will be moderating the discussion, as well as great panelists representing several different organizations from the Nashville area: - Alicia B. Perry, Pharm.D., CPPS; Manager, Pharmacy Services & Clinical Therapeutics with HCA; Residency Programs Manager and PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program Director - Kenneth C. Hohmeier, PharmD; Associate Professor & Director of Community Affairs; Residency Program Director of PGY1 Community Pharmacy Residency Program; University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Department of Clinical Pharmacy - Maggie DeVier, PharmD, BCPS; Critical Care Clinical Pharmacist and Residency Program Coordinator for Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital - Montgomery Green, PharmD, BCPS; Associate Professor and Faculty liaison for ASHP at Belmont University College of Pharmacy If you’re listening to this, you are most likely interested in pursuing a pharmacy residency, or post-graduate training; however, many of these tips can also apply to any graduating pharmacy student or anyone needing help with interview skills. This panel discussion will cover the key points of communication skills and how to be prepared. If you want to attend Pharmacy Advisory Group's workshop on residency prep, check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com/resources Shownotes are available at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Dr. Jerrica Dodd shares about her mission to add a human touch to pharmaceutical care and improve lives through patient engagement, provider partnerships, and education. Through the creation of Your Pharmacy Advocate, Dr. Dodd is able to achieve that mission and use her skills from years as a medical science liaison to accomplish that goal. Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, we learn about the use of blockchain as a solution to meet DSCSA standards for the pharmaceutical supply chain. Dr. Steven Malen shares about his role at the startup CureAll. To connect with Dr. Steven Malen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenmalen/ Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Ken Majkowski who will share how he has worn many hats as a pharmacist within a single organization, SureScripts. Ken now serves as Chief Pharmacy Officer at FamilyWize which is a company that offers a prescription savings card to help underserved patients. Connect with Ken Majkowski: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-majkowski-aab2b713/ Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who is passionate about lifelong learning. Dr. Mike Corvino recently launched the CorConsult Rx podcast to share evidence based medicine and drug updates with clinicians. He has a great insta feed too for some quick clinical pearls on social media. To connect with Mike, check out his LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/corconsultrx/ Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Dr. Adam Chesler with Telepharm about how telepharmacy is utilized to expand the pharmacists’ reach and improve patient access. Telepharmacy is just one new innovation in the future of pharmacy and the adoption of telepharmacy has varied from state to state. There is good utilization of this technology to expand pharmacy services, particularly in rural areas. However, many settings including health systems and independent pharmacies are leveraging telepharmacy. To learn more about Telepharm, check out: https://www.telepharm.com/ Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Follow us on Instagram @talktoyourpharmacist ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a healthcare leader who is a recognized expert in the 340B program. Chris Hatwig, M.S., R.Ph., FASHP, serves as the President of Apexus, which is the Prime Vendor Program for the 340B program. Chris has kept taking opportunities which have led to his long success as a 340B thought leader. #340BProgram #SafetyNet #Pharmacy Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who is passionate about leveraging technology to provide education and solve problems. Dr. Beju Shah recently launched the Daily Dispense to share digital content with other pharmacists using the LinkedIn platform. He has combined his background in computer sciences to help him create solutions to medication errors and others that have advanced the level of care provided at the hospital systems where he’s practiced. To learn more about the content from Daily Dispense, check out their YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQHB0pT2534cURzjyJkHPZg Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, we talk with Samford pharmacy professor, Dr. Roger Lander, about pharmacist burnout. Dr. Lander is an expert in ambulatory care and has helped to share pharmacy best practices around the world. There has been a lot of talk about physician burnout with some research. Pharmacist burnout is well-known across the profession, but not as readily identified outside of the pharmacy profession. This episode shares some of the symptoms and strategies for dealing with burnout. To connect with Roger: https://www.samford.edu/pharmacy/directory/Lander-Roger-D Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This episode is a live recording from a presentation at the Nashville Area Pharmacists Association (NAPA) meeting where I had the pleasure to talk about "Healthcare Is Getting Disrupted... Is Pharmacy Ready?" This varies from our traditional style of interviewing a guest, but I wanted to share this two part episode because disruption is such a big topic, particularly in healthcare. NAPA meets on a monthly basis to provide CE and networking opportunities for pharmacists in the middle Tennessee area. To see the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This episode is a live recording from a presentation at the Nashville Area Pharmacists Association (NAPA) meeting where I had the pleasure to talk about "Healthcare Is Getting Disrupted... Is Pharmacy Ready?" This varies from our traditional style of interviewing a guest, but I wanted to share this two part episode because disruption is such a big topic, particularly in healthcare. NAPA meets on a monthly basis to provide CE and networking opportunities for pharmacists in the middle Tennessee area. To see the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, we learn about the use of blockchain as a solution to meet DSCSA standards for the pharmaceutical supply chain. Darryl Glover shares about his role at the startup iSolve. Darryl has had an interesting career path as a pharmacist in the biopharmaceutical space. As a member of the startup community, Darryl advises to be aware of the many possibilities available with a pharmacy degree, because “pharmacy is a means to an end, not an ends to a mean.” To connect with Darryl: Darryl Glover - Chief Clinical Officer - iSolve.io | LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/darrylglover Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This episode is a live recording from a panel discussion which varies from our traditional style of interviewing a guest, but I wanted to share about an interesting conference held in Nashville every year called Health:Further. This year (August 2018) I was lucky enough to be on one of the most popularly attended sessions titled “Debating Medical Cannabis.” Health:Further is a festival that brings attendees that are the best and brightest leaders in healthcare, from clinicians to investors, executives to entrepreneurs. Health:Further keynote speakers included the CEO of HCA, the Editor-in-Chief of LiveStrong.com, the VP of Health & Wellness Transformation at Walmart. To learn more about Health:Further, check out https://www.healthfurther.com To see the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the life sciences biopharma industry, specifically how products are developed and enter the market. Steve Woody walks us through some of the behind the scenes of this industry and explains how a pharmacist might get involved in this industry. He also shares the process of getting products developed and onto the market for consumer use. Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from student pharmacist at Howard University College of Pharmacy, Shanice Anderson. Her passion for pharmacy and helping others shines through in this interview as she shares about the ways she is impacting the profession. Shanice pursued an internship at Pfizer for the summer of 2018 and while in school is working on a research project in addition to writing and serving as editor for Howard’s Black Apothecary newsletter. Shanice authored a LinkedIn article “Versatility of a PharmD” to spread the word about options in pharmacy. Connect with Shanice Anderson here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaniceanderson-pharmd2020 Check out the shownotes on the Talk to Your Pharmacist website: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Ken Sternfeld, who is the Founder and Director of New Business Development at RXVIP. Ken is a pharmacist by training, who went to work in other fields after school. He now uses those marketing and business skills, that he developed along the way, to build business models for reimbursing pharmacists for their services such as medication management and pharmacogenomics testing. Connect with Ken on LinkedIn or give him a call: 1-844-MYRXVIP Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who understands the the niche that pharmacy plays as the medication experts. Sue Paul knew the value of a pharmacist and brought that to physician offices, nursing homes, and others to quarterback patients’ medication. You’ll learn how she took a risk, with limited business skills, but found a business coach who helped her grow the business. She also is a founder of the Medipreneur group that hosts conferences for pharmacist entrepreneurs and others who want to discuss innovative things in pharmacy practice. Check out the show notes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who is approaching health from a holistic standpoint. Lauren Harding is an Executive Consultant for 3RX Holdings, a pharmacogenomic company, and is also a certified integrative health coach. Lauren shares about the importance of taking opportunities. Connect with Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-harding-pgxrph Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from the Vice President of Professional Affairs at American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Anne Burns. APhA is the largest pharmacy association in the country representing every part of the profession. Anne joined APhA’s Education Department in 1997, and transitioned to the Professional Affairs Department in 1999 to focus on pharmacists’ patient care services and community pharmacy residency program accreditation. Anne shares about her efforts keeping up with the different models of care in pharmacy. For more information about APhA: www.pharmacist.com For the shownotes, check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Mike Torhorst who serves as Regional Director of Retail Pharmacy at Ascension Wisconsin. Mike has had experiences in a variety of retail pharmacy settings. He’ll share about how pharmacy can make an impact on the patient experience, as well as how pharmacy can take care of patients in underserved communities. Connect with Mike via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-r-torhorst-70140142 Check out the Shownotes: www.pharmacyadivsory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from guest, Susan Cantrell who is the CEO of AMCP or the Association of Managed Care Pharmacy. AMCP is the organization representing practitioners managing medication therapies. Susan took over that position in February 2016 and has had a long standing history in the association space as she was previously with ASHP for 19 years of her career. Susan is a fellow Ole Miss alum and University of Mississippi Medical Center resident. Fun fact - she was the very 1st resident at UMMC in Jackson, MS Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear from Tim Church who's one of the pharmacists behind Your Financial Pharmacist (YFP). Tim shares about the VA as a practice setting which offers pharmacists the ability to practice as mid-level providers. He also talks about the origin of the YFP book, Seven Figure Pharmacist, that was released in spring 2017. Their newly launched online course for student loans is now available. Check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com/studentloancourse Shownotes for the epidote are available at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Meghann Chilcott with OrderInsite which is a Nashville- based prescription inventory management company. Meghann is the SVP of Business Development, but got her start in the healthcare industry as a pharmacy technician. As the “fixer” at her pharmacy, she realized her passion for technology and was encouraged by her pharmacy manager to pursue healthcare IT vs. the pharmacist route. Her background allows Meghann to help pharmacies with important factors such as inventory, productivity and profitability with tools. OrderInsite, which is a new startup in health care tech, provides innovative solutions to your pharmacy replenishment with its Replenish, Exchange, Count and Analyze products. Check out the shownotes at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with Meghann Chilcott at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meghannchilcott/ To learn more about OrderInsite, check out: https://www.orderinsite.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the role of VP of Clinical Operations at Axial Healthcare from pharmacist, Stacey Grant. Pharmacists can play an important role in educating and analyzing data to help in the opioid epidemic. Stacey shares some of the skills that she has picked up along her career that help her inform payers and policymakers about insights and clinical tools derived from Axial’s patient database. Check out Axial Healthcare: https://www.axialhealthcare.com The shownotes for this episode are available at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, we’ll be talking about pharmacy entrepreneurship and you’ll hear about replicable models for revenue for MTM and pharmacogenomics. Our guest, Blair Theilemier, has hosted an online summit called Elevate Pharmacy Summit with the NCPA Innovation Center. Blair shares her story of how losing a job as a hospital pharmacist helped her to develop her business accumen and now teach many others ways that they can also build their own pharmacy consulting businesses. Connect with Blair at www.btpharmacyconsulting.com Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Dr. Scott Kjelson talks about the importance of taking action by getting involved in associations, speaking and promoting the profession, and fully understanding your organization and the entire health care system. He has been a successful public speaker and advocate for the profession of pharmacy. Scott explains the background of creating CAREERx Space where he has a vision to inspire and prepare pharmacists for their careers. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Suzy Soliman shares how she started the Pharmacist Moms Group on Facebook which has now grown to over 9,000 members. Suzy wanted to create a safe place to connect with other moms who are pharmacists to talk about parenting, careers, and even fashion tips. Suzy also talks about her role as Chief Academic Officer for the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) which offers credentialing to the medical affairs community. To learn more about the Pharmacist Moms Group, head over to www.pharmacistmomsgroup.com Check out the show notes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect on instagram @talktoyourpharmacist and on Twitter @HillBlackburn ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, we learn about the use of technology in healthcare. Our guest, Helen Figge, has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space and has even been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT.” Helen explains that technology frees us up to be able to provide better healthcare and utilize all of our skills as clinicians. Her work with Health 2.0 assesses the top technologies to see how they fit in to healthcare. Helen shares important tips about how to become a recognized author such as: knowing your audience and what they would want to read putting yourself out there approaching writing in a practical sense Check out the shownotes at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with Helen Figge at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-figge-bs-pharmd-mba-cphims-fhimss-a00a2a33/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who’s positioned herself as a leading healthcare executive as a former COO of a hospital and now a VP at a healthcare company. Erin Hendrick, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, shares how she first developed her clinical leadership skills first and built upon those. Dr. Hendrick emphasizes the importance of staying connected to colleagues and seeking advice from mentors, as well as realigning priorities depending on what your goals are and what is happening at your stage of life. As a healthcare executive with Shields Healthcare, she focuses on building specialty pharmacy practices, which is a service line that many hospitals are expanding. Check out the show notes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with Erin Hendrick at Shields Health Solutions: http://www.shieldshealthsolutions.com/erin-hendrick/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from fellow podcaster, Richard Waithe from RxRadio. He and I interview each other so you’ll get to hear more about his story and how he started RxRadio and hear more about me, Dispensary of Hope, and what I’ve learned about doing a podcast. Richard also shares tips about how to develop a brand. Check out his podcast RxRadio on iTunes to hear more from Richard who is based in Miami, FL. See the shownotes and other guests on Talk to Your Pharmacist check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com. Follow me on twitter @HillBlackburn ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a key thought leader on the medical cannabis industry. Laura Borgelt, PharmD, is a recognized speaker on the topic of pharmacy’s role with medical cannabis and most recently presented at APhA’s Annual Meeting 2018. For more information on cannabis, check out the fall 2017 interview with Joe Friedman titled “The Pharmacists' Role in Medical Cannabis” which has been one of the most popular episodes. To learn more about medical cannabis from the pharmacist’s perspective, check out www.npr.center to sign up for curated information from leading experts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Lucinda Maine, who’s been well recognized as a pharmacy leader for a number of years. Lucinda is the Executive VP and CEO of AACP or American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. She was most recently awarded APhA’s Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award. Lucinda shares what’s new from AACP which will be a media campaign for women over the age of 35, who end up making most of the healthcare decisions for their family, to educate them about all of the opportunities to receive care from a pharmacist. I’m happy to say that I helped her achieve one of her goals for a successful meetings which is to meet someone new and to build a deeper relationship with an existing colleague. I thought this was a great tip and hope to borrow that rubric for success for any future meetings that I attend. Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with her at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucinda-maine-37a2306/ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
This is a RE-RELEASE to spotlight APhA's President Elect, Brad Tice, who was one of our first interviews. APhA's Annual Meeting 2018 is coming to Nashville this weekend so I hope listeners will enjoy hearing about some of the priorities that the APhA leadership will be working on. 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. Connect with Brad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradtice/ Also check out his efforts on pharmacogenomics: www.rxgenomics.com For the shownotes, go to Talk to Your Pharmacist's website: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Leah Ingram who serves as Director of Ambulatory Services at Vanderbilt. Leah has had a successful career and has built skill sets in every position along the way to her current role. She also managed to go back for her MBA when the time was right while balancing being a mom and wife. Leah encourages giving back to the profession by precepting and mentoring younger students. Connect with Leah via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-ingram-14285556/ Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadivsory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who specializes in personalized medicine. Megan Adelman serves as the Clinical Development Pharmacist at OneOme and explains how their company helps to provide information to optimize medication therapies, particularly for behavioral health treatment. There are multiple training options to learn more about pharmacogenomics. Find out more about OneOme: https://oneome.com Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a healthcare leader who is a recognized expert in the 340B program. Lisa Scholz shares some of her tips for staying current in healthcare and some of her favorite books for professional development, including Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and Everyday Emotional Intelligence by Harvard Business Review. Lisa encourages pharmacists to be engaged and “to grab a seat at the table vs. being on the menu” as healthcare reform evolves. Connect with Lisa Scholz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-scholz-b3009111/ Resources mentioned: Outliers - https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930 Everyday Emotional Intelligence - https://www.amazon.com/Harvard-Business-Everyday-Emotional-Intelligence/dp/1633694119/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517171931&sr=1-1&keywords=everyday+emotional+intelligence Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Serving Your Country In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist in the armed forces who also placed in the top 10 in the Ms Veteran America competition. Kelby Kuhn tells about her experience as a pharmacist at an air force base in San Antonio which includes running a busy pharmacy and leading disaster plan preparation efforts. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelby-kuhn-b8866bbb Find the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Check out the Pharmacist Virtual Summit on March 26 - 29: https://pharmacistsummit.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a leader in medication management and pharmacy practice models. Todd Sorenson is the director for both the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the University of Minnesota and the Alliance for Integrated Medication Management. Todd is a master at developing pharmacy practice models and teaching leadership development. He reinforces that “leadership starts with choices that we all make.” Todd inspires future pharmacists to be able to bring solutions to healthcare. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from a nationally recognized expert in nutrition support, Joseph Boullata. Joe shares about some of his research looking at some areas of nutrition support such as how to administer medications with patients on a feeding tube. He advises that collaboration is one of the keys to success and reinforces the importance of being patient focused. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from the 2018 APhA President, Nicki Hilliard, about some of her initiatives for this year. The focus on pharmacists as providers is top of mind for most pharmacists, and there has been growing support from Congress including 241 House Co-Sponsors and 50 Senate Co-Sponsors. Nicki encourages pharmacists at any level in their career that they can make a difference in our profession. Nicki has found a niche as a nuclear pharmacist and used her “tech” skills to produce an online nuclear training course. The course can be found at: http://www.nuclearonline.org/index.asp Check out the Talk to Your Pharmacist shownotes for this episode at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode with healthcare attorney expert, Todd Nova, you’ll hear about many pharmacy hot topics including 340B, healthcare reform, the opioid epidemic, and the DSCSA. Learn the big takeaways from these topics and how it impacts the pharmacy field. Todd also explains an attorney’s role in advising health systems, particularly with new service lines. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Alex Barker with the HappyPharmD talks about the importance of having a coach. At the HappyPharmD, he focuses on helping pharmacists find inspiring work. Alex talks through how coaching helps others follow their heart and not their head. Coaching can help people to overcome their fears to do some uncomfortable things. This is a great show for students, and others, to realize that it’s a good idea to treat everyone as if you will work for them one day. Also, you'll learn some great tips from Alex like how important it is to ask yourself tough questions and to find ways that make you stand out. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the role of a medication safety officer. Pharmacists can play an important role as medication safety experts, particularly in regards to policy development and creating informatic related tools. Rosemary Duncan is a Medication Safety Officer at Johns Hopkins. She shares how her career took some unexpected turns, but she took opportunities as they came to get to where she is today. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the emerging field of medical cannabis from pharmacist, Joseph Friedman with PDI Medical in Illinois. Joe walks us through some of the basics of medical cannabis and explains the pharmacists’ role in this industry. He also shares some resources to check out if you want to learn more about the medical cannabis industry. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about the importance of identifying your strengths and pursuing your passion. Ashlee Klevens Hayes utilizes her experience as a hospital operations pharmacist to help in her consulting role for venture capital groups. She uses her natural networking and connecting skills to help coach pharmacists into inspiring work at The Happy PharmD. Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Tim Ulbrich who is helping to improve pharmacists’ financial literacy. Tim is a pharmacist passionate about identifying career paths that fit students’ goals and interests so they can have fulfilling careers and lives. He is an expert in developing sustainable, innovative patient care models. Tim is also the creator of the pharmacy podcast, Your Financial Pharmacist, and author of the book, Seven Figure Pharmacist. Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Sandra Leal who serves as the COO at SinfoniaRx, a leading provider of MTM services. Sandra shares about her passion for solving problems such as access and other health systems issues. She has worked collaboratively to bring clinicians into the technology development process. Sandra share tips that have helped lead to her successful career including saying “yes” to opportunities. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear more about blockchain from healthcare entrepreneur and CEO of Hashed Health. Hashed Health has really been a leader defining blockchain innovation in healthcare. You’ll hear about some use cases for blockchain in the pharmacy industry and some tips on how to learn about this emerging technology. Our guest John Bass has been a successful healthcare executive for over 20 years and has already led two startups through successful exits. He has been a featured speaker at numerous conferences across the country to talk about blockchain. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, Jillian Foster shares about her role as system pharmacy leader with Baptist Memorial Health Care as she is helping to bring different service lines together to standardize as a system. Pharmacy is becoming less about what happens within the four walls of the hospital to include more ambulatory services such as infusion centers and specialty pharmacy. She shares advice that hard work and doing a good job does get noticed. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear about how prescription drug costs work for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid and a bit about how someone might seek information about different health plans. We also discuss some about the current drug pricing complexities and hope to offer some solutions for consumers to be savvy. Guest, Ryan McCostlin, is a member of the Bernard Health team that specializes in helping individuals and employers find affordable insurance solutions. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you’ll hear from Rick Sain who helped lead an independent pharmacy in Murfreesboro, TN to successful expansions in long term care, compounding, medical equipment and most significantly specialty pharmacy which is why Fred’s purchased this business in 2015. He explains the benefits of having a coach or consultant and the importance of reading to develop leadership skills. Rick will share his experience growing a business and tips for looking ahead to the next big thing to take care of patients and get paid for those services. Rick Sain is the former SVP of Retail Pharmacy Business Development of Fred’s. He is most well known for his role serving as the Co-Owner of Reeves Sain Drug Store for over 25 years. He received his pharmacy degree from the University of Tennessee and has been president of the Tennessee Pharmacist Association along with being the recipient of many leadership awards. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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 ★
In this episode, you'll learn about following your passions and the importance of giving back in terms of your time, talents, and gifts. Our guest, Kam Nola, and her family even have a family philanthropy - rheumatoid arthritis. Kam has been involved in several aspects of the rheumatology field including working with biologics company, Immunex, during the launch of the first TNF inhibitor to serving as the President of the American College of Rheumatology. She is the Professor & Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice at Lipscomb University. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
In this episode, you'll hear about the creation and inspiration for the podcast and what listeners can expect from the show. After listening to podcasts such as How I Built This, Entrepreneur on Fire, and TEDTalks, Hillary Blackburn wanted to create a podcast dedicated to showcasing leaders who are doing innovative things in healthcare. Talk to Your Pharmacist is set up as 20 - 30 minute interview. Special guests will share perspectives on a range of topics such as population health, specialty pharmacy, academia, industry, and clinical pharmacy. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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