Drugs and Coffee Podcast

In this episode we explore 2 very interesting topics. 1. Joann was intrigued by Antiphospholipid Syndrome and how it affects expecting mothers. There is a link between this syndrome and miscarriages, and a few lab tests paired with detailed patient history can potentially prevent a miscarriage. 2. Marko was fascinated by a medical mystery that has been around for over 40 years. To this day scientists have not been able to find a congenitally blind person that is also a schizophrenic. What is the link? More of our content can be found on https://www.drugsandcoffee.com Join our growing Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/drugs...

Sam Parr is the CEO and co-founder of TheHustle.co, daily business email newsletter with over 1 million subscribers that will keep you coming back for more. He also started Trends.co and Hustlecon.com. We spent some time with Sam chatting about pharmacy and trends in digital health. *** Use code "COFFEE" for 50% OFF Trends.co subscription! *** https://trends.co/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find more Drugs&Coffee content at: + Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/drugs-and-coffee-podcast + Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CjrawRrrND8EQEPWzJ0vs + iTunes podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... + Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drugsandcoffee/ + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drugsandcof... + Twitter: https://twitter.com/drugsandcoffee + Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpH... + LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug... ~~~~~~~~~~~~ #pharmacy #digitalhealth #drugsandcoffee #healthcare #hustle #thehustle

Alex Barker PharmD is an author, speaker and founder of The Happy PharmD. He has specialized in helping pharmacist find fulfilling jobs or start their own business. He has spoken with over 1000 pharmacists and he is very familiar with the challenges a lot of pharmacists are facing these days. Hear what he has to say about the future of pharmacy profession, as well as what advice he has for the pharmacist struggling with their current jobs. You can find more information about Alex and the services he provides on: - www.thehappypharmd.com - Check out his FREE book at www.freerxbook.com

Joann Tweh PharmD, drugsandcoffee co-founder and co-host, shares how she used her clinical knowledge to help her own mother. Learn how she quickly recognized rare Stevens-Johnson syndrome (on 3 separate occasions), and how she helped her mother navigate health care system when she was diagnosed with brain tumor. All of these examples highlight importance of acting as a patient advocate. Small acts of support can have a very significant impact. For the video version of this podcast, please visit https://www.drugsandcoffee.com/watch/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find more Drugs&Coffee content at: + Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/drugs-and-coff... + Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CjrawR... + iTunes podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... + Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drugsandcoffee/ + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drugsandcof... + Twitter: https://twitter.com/drugsandcoffee + Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpH... + LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug... ~~~~~~~~~~~~

We had a pleasure to chat with Flaviu Simihaian, CEO of Troy Medicare, new Medicare Advantage plan founded and backed by pharmacist and many other healthcare professionals. Flaviu shares his vision for more meaningful and effective healthcare model, and explains how will Troy Medicare partner with local independent pharmacies and small chains to provide excellent clinical services to its members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find more information about Troy Medicare at: + Troy Medicare - https://www.troymedicare.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find more Drugs&Coffee content at: + Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/drugs-and-coff... + Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0CjrawR... + iTunes podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... + Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?... + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drugsandcoffee/ + Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drugsandcof... + Twitter: https://twitter.com/drugsandcoffee + Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRpH... + LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/drug...

Matt Maughan PharmD has a unique career story that led him from Utah to Philadelphia PA, Charleston SC, Cleveland, OH, then all the way to Middle East country of Qatar and back to New Hampshire US. He has extensive hospital management experience as a manager and director of pharmacy with significant focus on patient safety and general pharmacy operation. His latest job at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center as Director of Telepharmacy gave him an opportunity to explore telepharmacy and all the benefits of using power of internet and computer technology to help patients and fellow medical professionals. Find out about his journey from pharmacy school to residency and landing various hospital management jobs. He shares all the good and bad, and it is definitely an hour packed of great information for future and current pharmacist. We also discuss future of pharmacy in the digital world. Hear from Matt how he thinks pharmacy will look in the next decade. Visit our website at drugsandcoffee.com for more information and for all available channels. Check out our Youtube channel and get to see video version of this podcast.

For our first episode of Drugs&Coffee podcast we were lucky enough to have Amina Abubakar PharmD, owner of Rx Clinic Pharmacy in Charlotte NC, founder of Avant Institute for Clinicians and most recently clinical director of Troy Medicare. Amina shared her journey from Kenya to US, as well as her journey from pharmacy school to working as a community pharmacist, opening her own pharmacy and finally championing the new wave of collaborative care model. Find out how and why community pharmacist partner with local primary care providers to provide clinical services. Find out more about this model, and how you can become part of this new exciting practice method.