Are you a healthcare worker that prepares, administers, manages, or is around hazardous drugs? Then join us as we talk with industry experts from all over the world tackling topics about protecting healthcare workers. Our goal is that these conversations will provide you more information on how to make your environment safe, simple, and FULLY Closed.
Equashield with Host Ricky Thackray
Today, we are joined by Dr. Michael Shafor, PharmD, who serves as an Adjunct Professor to the Pharmaceutics department at Nova Southeastern Pharmacy School, specializing in sterile compounding. Dr. Shafor talks through how Pharmacy students learn about the importance of handling hazardous drugs and educating future professionals. He also explains the significance of USP regulations and why they are so vital in the pharmaceutical field. Lastly, Dr. Shafor shares his input on why the Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) needs to keep evolving as new discoveries are made in healthcare.
Today we are diving into the world of CSTD safety and training with Gloria Porcelli, who is a Board-Certified Oncology Pharmacist from Montefiore Nyack Hospital. Gloria provides first-hand examples of how the ease of use of the Equashield CSTD has simplified teaching colleagues how to use the system. We also have a very intriguing conversation about why having a closed back syringe is vital to all healthcare workers.
To kickoff Season 2 of Fully Closed, we are joined by Dr. MJ Hamilton owner of Private Veterinary Specialties and Partner of Veterinary Oncology Partners. Hamilton is a long-time Equashield user and will be taking us into the world of the handling of hazardous drugs in the veterinary space. This includes the difference of safety measures versus human environments, why to use a CSTD, and how to evaluate the safety of certain processes.
Today we are joined by Erica Ferraro, Lead of US marketing for Equashield. We discuss the company's re-brand that is soon to launch, as Equashield transitions to EQUASHIELD, compounding technologies! Erica discusses how important it is that the healthcare worker is at the forefront of everything we do, and how we deliver the heart behind our messaging both now and into the future.
On this episode, we speak with Joe Pinto, Executive Director of Pharmacy Operations at Mount Sinai Health System, about their decision to protect their healthcare staff, their families, and everyone who enters their facilities from hazardous drugs. We discuss their multi-disciplinary approach and how stakeholders from many different departments came together in the name of safety.
In this episode, we talk with Kathy Parker about her personal stories of being an Oncology Pharmacy Technician and being introduced to CSTDs, joining the Equashield Team in both a clinical role and sales role and what that means to her.
In this episode we sit down with Mark Stanfield and discuss his story on the journey to becoming a Pharmacist, managing people within a Pharmacy, receiving life changing news, and the search for safety within their facilities.
Our first Episode! In this episode we lay the foundation and talk with Tammy Balzer and Josh Wong about what makes a drug hazardous, what does that mean, why is it important to provide safety to all healthcare workers in relation to hazardous drugs, and what routes of exposure should you be aware of.
Are you a healthcare worker that prepares, administers, manages, or is around hazardous drugs? Then join us as we talk with industry experts from all over the world tackling topics about protecting healthcare workers. Our goal is that these conversations will provide you more information on how to make your environment safe, simple, and FULLY Closed. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW!!
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