Locked On Pharmacy

EP 27: The Joy of Precepting Precepting is an integral component of pharmacy education, and many pharmacists do it. While it may seem intimidating, preceptors say it is one of the rewarding parts of their professional life. In this edition of Locked on Pharmacy, two pharmacy educators talk about the joys of precepting.  Guests: Dr. Lisa Hong is an associate professor at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy in Loma Linda, CA. She practices on an adult inpatient medicine service at Loma Linda University Medical Center where she precepts up to 11 APPE students, 6 IPPE students, and 7 PGY1 residents per year and was recently honored with the 2021 Preceptor of the Year award. Dr. McKenzie Grinalds is an assistant professor at Cedarville University in Ohio and a clinical pharmacist of neurology at a local hospital where she serves as an IPPE and APPE preceptor. She was part of the second graduating class at Cedarville University School of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 and PGY2 (in internal medicine) at Eskenazi Health in Indianapolis. https://soundcloud.com/lockedonpharmacy/joy-of-precepting-podcast?si=e0da59e88f0a4c9292807b729a886ed4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EP 26: Overcoming Stigma in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorder Stigma is often based on myth, superstition, or prejudice against another group. These beliefs, not based on fact or evidence, often lead to a negative impact on mental health – and is especially seen in patients with substance use disorder. During COVID, the opioid epidemic has continued to rage through America, making it imperative that pharmacists and other health care providers go the extra mile to be conscious of how stigma hinders the treatment of those suffering from substance abuse disorder. Guest: Dr. Thomas Franko, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and coordinator of the Pain, Palliative Care and Addiction APhA Special Interest Group.  Listen to the podcast https://soundcloud.com/lockedonpharmacy/stigma-in-substance-abuse-treatment?si=be7ae5973674485295a513f660017c15&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Earlier this year, several pharmacy organizations – including APhA – asked the HHS to let pharmacists order and administer therapeutic treatments for patients who have been exposed to COVID-19. It's the latest in a series of rulings that dramatically expand pharmacists' role during the pandemic. Guest: Ilisa Bernstein, senior vice president of pharmacy practice and government affairs for APhA. Resources APhA's Pharmacists' Guide to Coronavirus APhA resources on COVID-19 therapeutics Free APhA CE: COVID-19 Monoclonal Antibody Assessment & Administration Reimbursement for Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign: What Pharmacists Are Learning More than 150 million people in the United States have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. It has been largest vaccination campaign in US history – and pharmacists have been essential to the effort. What have pharmacists experienced, and what have they learned from the process? We spoke with three pharmacists to get their personal perspectives: Gretchen Garofoli, from the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy Chichi Ilonzo Momah, owner of the Springfield Pharmacy in Springfield, PA Amina Abubakar, owner of the Rx Clinic Pharmacy in Charlotte, NC See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 21: Sandra Leal Sandra Leal, the 166th president of the American Pharmacists Association, was powerfully influenced by her childhood experiences growing up in an Arizona border town – including the pharmacist in nearby Mexico who essentially served as her family's main health care provider. In this episode, we talk about those formative experiences, and discuss the twin issues dominating pharmacy today: the pandemic, and structural racism in pharmacy. Recorded April 2, 2021. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Challenges and Opportunities of Health System Pharmacists When the general public thinks of a pharmacist, they may think of the pharmacist behind a counter at a community pharmacy. But as we know, pharmacists work in all kinds of practice settings–and that includes thousands of pharmacists in hospitals and other health-system environments. Their challenges are both similar to and different from community pharmacists. Last year, APhA created a special council to discuss health-system pharmacy issues, and to advise the association on how to serve pharmacists in those settings. Our guests are the council's co-chairs: Steve Rough, from the nationwide pharmacy consulting firm Visante, and Noelle Chapman, from Advocate Aurora Health in Chicago. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine: What Pharmacists Need to Know On February 27, the FDA authorized the emergency use of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Janssen Biotech – the third such vaccine to be so authorized. What do pharmacists need to know about this product? Our guests are Michael Hogue, President of APhA and a member of the CDC working group on COVID vaccines, and Stephan Foster, APhA's liaison to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the first COVID vaccines were released in December 2020, many states signed onto the federal government's plan to vaccinate residents of long-term care facilities, using two national pharmacy chains. West Virginia was different. Our guests are two pharmacists who developed, and then executed the plan that made West Virginia a national leader in vaccination rates for long-term residents against COVID-19. They are Krista D. Capehart , PharmD, BCACP, an APhA Fellow who is director of professional regulatory affairs for the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy and an associate professor of pharmacy at University of West Virginia; and Gretchen Kreckel Garofoli , PharmD, BCACP, a pharmacist in Morgantown, West Virginia, who is also the leader of APhA's Special Interest Group, Immunizing Pharmacists.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 2013, Congress passed the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, often called the “track and trace” law, which is designed protect consumers against counterfeit drugs. In November 2020, new requirements for pharmacists took effect. To learn more about what pharmacists need to know, we spoke with Ilisa Bernstein, senior vice president for government affairs and pharmacy practice at APhA; and Leigh Verbois, director of the Office of Drug Security, Integrity and Response for the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On December 18, 2020, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Moderna vaccine, exactly one week after granting the same to the vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech. Two days later, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) has issued its recommendations for the next two phases of vaccine allocation. Our guests are Michael D. Hogue, president of APhA, and a member of a working group of health care leaders that has been advising CDC on the rollout of the vaccine; and Stephan Foster. a member of ACIP, who has also served as a faculty member at the University of Tennessee's School of Pharmacy and as a captain with the US Public Health Service. Resources referenced in this podcast: FDA: Provider Guidance for the Moderna Vaccine (pdf) FDA: Patient information about the Moderna Vaccine (pdf) ACIP: Recommendations for Allocation Phase 1b and 1c (pdf) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Dec. 10, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that an Arkansas law regulating how PBMs and pharmacies interact could be enforced, and was not preempted by federal law. With more than three dozen other states debating or passing such legislation, the ruling could have nationwide impact. The CEOs of national pharmacy organization were unanimous in hailing the decision. In this episode, three guests discuss the case: Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Georgia); John Vinson, CEO of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association; and Scott Knoer, Executive Vice President and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the emergency authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine we spoke with two pharmacy experts in immunization to talk about what it means for pharmacists. Our guests: Michael Hogue, president of the American Pharmacists Association, Dean of the Loma Linda University College of Pharmacy, and a member of a special work group of health care leaders advising CDC on the rollout of the COVID vaccine. Stephan Foster, PharmD, FAPhA, CAPT (Ret.), U.S. Public Health Service, and APhA liaison to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In January 2020, a front page article in the New York Times by Ellen Gabler hit the pharmacy profession like a thunderbolt: How Chaos at Chain Pharmacies is Putting Patients at Risk. For many pharmacists, every word of it rang true - and propelled Wes Hickman from obscurity to pharmacy celebrity. Dr. Hickman's posts on the social media platform Reddit, announcing his decision to go out on his own, caught the attention of the NY Times. His experiences gave voice to the frustrations and fears of many like him. He is now the sole proprietor of an independent pharmacy bearing his name in Leland, N.C., just outside of Wilmington. We spoke with him recently on a weekday morning, as he was preparing to open his pharmacy and serve the people of the town where he was raised and still lives with his young family.  Here's the original NYT Article featuring Wes Hickman:  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/health/pharmacists-medication-errors.html  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

APhA President Michael D. Hogue talks with distinguished vaccine expert John Grabenstein about the two leading COVID-19 vaccine candidates. They discuss characteristics of each vaccine and the implications for delivery and dispensing. Excerpted from the Nov. 5 episode of APhA's weekly webinar on COVID-19. Listeners are invited to download a PDF copy of the webinar slides that are referenced in the episode.  APhA COVID-19 Resources: Know the Facts  https://www.pharmacist.com/coronavirus/practice-resources  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmacy benefit management companies – PBMs – are currently at the center of one of the hottest debates in pharmacy. But what are they, and why do many believe they're undermining patient care?  Antonio Caccia, APhA's new senior director for disruptive innovation and practice transformation, joins us to talk about what he found when pulled back the curtain on PBM practices in Ohio, and needs to be done to make pharmacy right again. Guests: Antonio Caccia, Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation and Practice Transformation, American Pharmacists Association See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

APhA Past President Nancy Alvarez interviews pharmacist, Jake Nichols, whose 15-year narcotics habit cost him a high-profile career and led to criminal charges for writing fake prescriptions and diverting drugs.  Jake Nichols is the Principal, Clinical Strategy Officer at axialHealthcare Specialist in Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the first time ever, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that may determine the future of pharmacy for years to come. In Rutledge v. PCMA, which originated in Arkansas, the Court has been asked to decide if states can regulate the controversial business practices of pharmacy benefit managers. Oral arguments will be heard Oct. 6 in this potentially landmark case. The American Pharmacists Association joined several other pharmacy organizations in filing an amicus brief, submitting arguments to support the state of Arkansas. Guests: Ilisa Bernstein, PharmD Senior VP for Pharmacy Practice and Government Affairs, APhA John Vinson, PharmD Chief Executive Officer, Arkansas Pharmacists Association For further information visit www.pharmacist.com/scotus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices