Locked on Pharmacy Podcast

In this episode, former APhA President Nancy Alvarez sits down to chat with pharmacist and consultant Jimmy Bennett, BsPharm, who has owned pharmacy businesses, led and consulted on projects and programs that are on the cutting edge of pharmacy practice. Make sure you tune in to learn how Jimmy’s businesses are supporting communities, and how he’s involving patient care services as part of the dispensing and compounding. Jimmy has also contributed to including hypertension and asthma control and counseling in the community pharmacy setting.

In this episode of the Locked on Pharmacy Podcast, former APhA President Nancy Alvarez sits down to chat with pharmacist and entrepreneur Sue Paul, RPh, who owns three (3) companies: Synergy Consulting (office based practice that assists patients and physicians in managing chronic disease states), PGx101 (pharmacogenomics education service for pharmacists), and Medipreneurs (a community for pharmacists who want to create career positions independently. Make sure you tune in to learn how Sue is supporting communities, educating patients on all aspects of medication to empower them to take control of their health and empowering other pharmacists to dream about how they would practice if there weren’t any barriers.

  In this episode, former APhA President Nancy Alvarez sits down to chat with medication management expert Betty Chaffee, PharmD, owner and sole proprietor of BetterMy Meds, a consultant practice providing Medication Therapy Management services to patients in local communities. Make sure you tune in to learn how Betty is supporting communities, helping patients to better manage their medication regimen and serving as an inspiration to pharmacists who are looking to break out of the mold of their current practice and use their knowledge and passion to transform the practice of pharmacy in unique and innovative ways!

In this episode of the Locked on Pharmacy Podcast, Immediate Past APhA President Nancy Alvarez chats with expert Joseph Saseen, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Department of Family Medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, about guidelines and recommended regimens for treating hypertension. Download this podcast and hear the evidence behind new hypertension guidelines and guidance on how to deliver optimal patient-centered treatment and much more!

In this episode, Immediate Past APhA President Nancy Alvarez sits down to chat with pain expert Chris Herndon, PharmD, CPE, Professor in the School of Pharmacy at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, about pain and the impact of the opioid epidemic and stigma on treatment planning for patients. Make sure you tune in to hear best practices and the latest on pain management, the opioid debate, patient advocacy and much more from one of the most respected thought leaders in the profession of pharmacy!

In this episode, Immediate Past APhA President Nancy Alvarez sits down to chat with new APhA President Nicki L. Hilliard, PharmD, MHSA, BCNP, FAPhA, about a number of topics, including the State of the Union of APhA and the profession of pharmacy. Make sure you tune in as the two leaders open up about the evolving role of pharmacists in the changing health care environment!

Pharmacists in some states are now allowed to prescribe oral contraceptives. This exciting opportunity is yet another way pharmacists are meeting the needs of patients in their communities and helping to improve access to health care. In this episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews pharmacist, Dr. Autumn Stewart-Lynch, a clinical faculty member at Duquesne University who teaches the therapeutics of contraception and also practices in a family medicine clinic where she helps patients, along with family medicine residents and physicians, to select an appropriate contraceptive method. Listen as Dr. Stewart-Lynch talks about the evolving role pharmacists have in prescribing hormonal contraceptives.

Pharmacists are the medication experts on health care teams, and often work with physicians and other health care providers to ensure that a patient is receiving the most appropriate medications, and using them safely and correctly. Pharmacists have also take on an increasingly active role in preventing thousands, if not millions, of illnesses by providing influenza and other necessary vaccinations. In this episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews Adam C. Welch, Associate Dean for Assessment and Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy – East Tennessee State University about the importance of immunizations and the improved access that pharmacists offer.

Opioid addiction, misuse and abuse has grown into a public health crisis that is tearing down communities throughout the country. How do we address this complex problem? In this episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews pain physician, Elliot J. Krane, MD, who takes a deep dive into the mystery of chronic pain.

Addiction has become a public health crisis that is tearing down communities throughout the country. How do we address this complex problem? In this episode, APhA President Nancy Alvarez interviews pharmacist, Jack Nichols, whose 15-year narcotics habit cost him a high-profile career and led to criminal charges for writing fake prescriptions and diverting drugs. Listen as Jake sheds light on the stigma associated with addiction.