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Each day, more than 130 people die from opioid overdoses. Opioids are a class of drugs that include prescription pain relievers like oxycodone. They also include illegal drugs like heroin. In 2019, 1.6 million Americans had an opioid addiction. This is also known as opioid use disorder. Yet effective medications—like buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone—are prescribed to only a fraction of people with opioid use disorder. Patients often receive such medications in an opioid treatment program. Methadone, for example, can only be given in a certified treatment program. Primary care physicians can apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. However, less than 10% of U.S. primary care providers have a buprenorphine waiver. Given the limited number of patients that each physician can treat, involving pharmacists in opioid treatment may improve access. The Doctor Patient Forum's Mission Statement is to advocate, educate, and defend the rights of patients, to protect all providers (including prescribers and pharmacists) who tirelessly work to treat their patients, and to bring awareness to the general public regarding restrictions upon medical providers. We are fighting for a return to individualized patient care instead of using guidelines and laws based on little evidence using arbitrary thresholds. Contrary to what has been said, we are not “industry funded.” We haven't taken any money from pharma. We are not being paid to promote opioids. We are simply chronic pain and illness patients who are fighting as hard as we can to effect change in this broken system where the patient's voice is non-existent. For part 4 of the series, we're honored to have Ms. Bev Schechtman. Ms. Schectman is one of the founding members of Don't Punish Pain Rally and is the VP of The Doctor Patient Forum. She grew up in northern New Jersey, and has lived in the Raleigh area in North Carolina since 2009. Bev has been married to Randy for 18 years, and has two teenage daughters, Emma, 17, and Livvy,13. She also has a 3-year-old Aussidoodle, Griffin. Bev has been living with Crohn's Disease and Psoriatic Arthritis for over two decades. She first contacted Claudia Merandi after being denied opioid medication while hospitalized for kidney stones in 2017.She was denied due to being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Bev is a passionate advocate for people with chronic pain and illness as well as those who have PTSD/ survived sexual assault/abuse. Bev has her B.A. in Psychology and hopes to get her M.S.W. in the near future. Bev is a voracious reader and researcher. She is passionate about understanding why pain patients are being mistreated so she can educate other patients and empower them to fight back. Bev hopes her advocacy work brings awareness to the anti-opioid zealots who are profiting off of punishing pain patients while pretending to care about those with addiction. She also believes strongly in Harm Reduction efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how Surescripts solutions are helping to revolutionize the specialty medications experience. Surescripts blog posts on pharmacy and specialty medications The Rise of Pharmacy to the Front Lines of Care and Innovation Avoiding Specialty Pharmacy Detours featuring findings from a Surescripts study in partnership with Accredo An Exercise In Trust: One Multiple Sclerosis Patient's Journey Relevant UN-Scripted Podcast Episodes The Future is Now for Specialty Medications A Day in the Life of a Specialty Pharmacist Managing Chronic Conditions with the Help of Your Pharmacist Press Releases Surescripts Further Streamlines Specialty Prescribing Process With New Services For Specialty Pharmacies Specialty Pharmacists Report Process Delays of Up To 10 Days To Get Patients Started On Treatment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the DarshanTalks Podcast, the host Darshan Kulkarni Pharm.D, MS, Esq. welcomes back guest Sean O'Brien to talk about Data & Privacy. Sean O'Brien is a lecturer at Yale Law School and Chief Security Officer at Panquake. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, where he founded and leads the Privacy Lab initiative. At the start of the podcast, he explained his journey in Yale and the Privacy lab. In Privacy Lab they deal with hands-on tech implementation where they show people how to be more secure, private and potentially anonymous about their privacy and data. There are digital self-defense workshops that were called crypto parties. These involved hands-on practices which is different from teaching basics and principles of a particular subject. The expert talked about teaching the students which included professionals, paralegals, law graduates, and undergrad students who are seeking to learn about cyber tech. With that, they performed cyber security activities and students came up with their own concepts of hacking. For example, They performed the activity of hacking other students' microphones in the same room, which was fun and engaging to learn. Discussion on social networking and privacy implications that the big giants like Facebook and Twitter are causing people to feel not so secure. Sean talked about the Panquake, a decentralized platform that works on blockchain, and how it's the game-changer for social networking with short messaging technology wherein people's privacy is protected. He described there are three components of determining the social networking with privacy i.e., the question of critical mass, the question of hunger and willingness to pay for privacy by users, and history of alternative/replacement of social networks. Panquake blockchain model will be based on Byzantine fault tolerance. Connect with Sean O' Brien: Email: sean.obrien@yale.edu Twitter: @seanodiggity Website: TalkLiberation.com Panquake.com ---- Disclaimers: 1. This discussion is merely an oral discussion and should not be relied upon solely on its own to support any conclusion of law or fact. 2. The discussion does not and should not reflect any individual products status as safe, efficacious, adulterated, or misbranded or meeting or not meeting expectations at a local, state, federal, or international agency or organization. 3. The discussion should not be construed to be complete advice that is right for you and may not necessarily represent a specific product. 4. This discussion is provided for general educational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice, regulatory advice, or medical advice. 5. This does not create an attorney-client relationship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have heard loud concerns of overwhelmed pharmacists in busy pharmacies. We have also heard of potential pharmacist protests to their employers in the form of a sickout. Pharmacy workforce issues that lead to frustration and burnout are very real. They have been building for some time, but they have become more acute with the stressors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace conditions have pushed many pharmacists and pharmacy teams to the brink of despair. Pharmacy burnout is a significant patient safety issue. It is impacting patients today with delayed prescription fulfillment, unacceptable waits for vaccines and testing, and potential errors due to high volume, long hours and pressure to meet performance metrics. Well-being APhA and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations developed the Pharmacy Workplace and Well-being Reporting (PWWR), a safe, confidential, and anonymous space for pharmacy personnel to report positive and negative workplace experiences. PWWR reports create a pool of aggregated data that will be used to influence and educate our pharmacy community and leaders—including those who can do something about it – on meaningful and actionable changes. The experiences and situations submitted via PWWR help tell a collective, powerful story that can spark change and improvement in well-being, delivery of care, and patient safety in pharmacies. APhA unwaveringly supports our pharmacists and the work of pharmacy teams as they seek overdue action from employers to improve eroding workplace conditions. However, we strongly believe that actions such as a sickout where pharmacists would walk away from direct patient care is not an appropriate action. A profession that is rightly demanding action to keep themselves and their patients safe should not compromise public welfare by abandoning patients who rely on them. Serving patients and ensuring patient safety is core to the profession of pharmacy. Pharmacists are caregivers, and we must address the fundamental issues causing burnout and frustration. The public, decision-makers, and regulators must be educated about, and recognize, the seriousness of our pharmacy teams' negative well-being and the need for both additional resources and realistic expectations to safely provide patient care services. The value within our practices are the individuals who serve the health care needs of their patients and communities. Pharmacists are committed to serving these needs and have demonstrated this commitment throughout the pandemic. However, they cannot sustain this commitment without immediate changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this very special episode of the RMS CLIMB Podcast, we're talking with Sports Host and Bestselling Author Colin Cowherd. Colin talks about lessons learned on the road to success and shares why being agile is perhaps the most important trait for entrepreneurs today. Plus, we'll learn key takeaways on being a motivational leader and keeping professional teams engaged and performing their best. Tune in Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Insights and Innovation with Intelligent Pharmacy Data You can't manage what you can't see. When pharmacy leaders at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital made their medication inventories visible through intelligent data solutions, they were able to make better decisions for their patients, their processes, and their balance sheet.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast is an interview with Chief Pharmacy Officer, Elaine M Ladd, PharmD, and Chip Phillips Chief Executive Officer at Pharmacy Development Services about the RxFactor PDS Super Conference 2022.  Throughout the Conference's three days in Orlando, you'll hear from industry leaders about where opportunity, disruption, technology, and mindset are accelerating change in your favor. Re-image your community pharmacy and the impact on patients' lives. Hear solutions to Independent Community Pharmacy's most challenging problems. Share your perspective and ideas with the community. It is possible to grow your business while staying true to your values as a healthcare provider. Join us for three immersive days of learning and connection at the PDS Super-Conference. Unleash the potential of your pharmacy business. GET TICKETS: https://web.cvent.com/event/2763f097-2a2a-4a59-af84-aa810bfaf0fd/summary Learn More: https://www.pdsconference.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to Let's Pharmonize! Here to bring you the same great content you've grown to love are Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift. Today we're kicking off Season Three of Let's Pharmonize with a discussion of the new variant of concern, Omicron, as well as some new antiviral treatments for COVID-19 hitting the market.  This is NOT your physician's podcast. Hosts Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift dive into the pharmacy world with fun, interesting, and downright weird topics! Tune in for NEW episodes, available on Spotify, Apple, Anchor, and more! Check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages at Let's Pharmonize to view videos and images relevant to every episode! If you have any questions, comments, or even corrections, e-mail us at pharmonization@gmail.com. PLEASE READ: Shane and Cal are NOT medical professionals. DO NOT USE the information presented in this podcast to aid in your own personal health or medicinal benefit. This is a light-hearted podcast that should not be taken with the same seriousness as your own personal health. A special thanks to Kelly Kerr for creating the music used in the intro and outro. Additional Music from Pixabay and Fesliyan Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Daniel Shapiro, author of The Thin Ledge: A Husband's Memoir of Love, Trauma, and Unexpected Circumstances. Daniel was a successful attorney in his early forties when his wife Susan suffered not one, but two massive brain hemorrhages. The bleeds left Susan spiraling into a depression, with a major personality change and barely able to speak, see, or walk.  In this profoundly honest memoir, Daniel Shapiro shares the reality of the fifteen years he spent living and caring for his wife while also single handedly raising their three young children. Often Shapiro found himself looking for guidance as he struggled to figure out what is right, what is okay, what is wrong, what is just human, and how to bear it all. For anyone who has ever had to deal with the anguish and desperation of an illness, this book addresses questions that people living through unspeakable misfortunes may never mention, but almost always ask. Daniel is available to talk about the book as well as: Dan's experience with the US healthcare system. The struggle of a caregiver {1 in 5 Americans are caregivers}.  The perspective of a male caregiver {most caregivers are women}.  “The Long Goodbye” and moving on/growing from trauma. The importance of mental health, especially when experiencing/having experience trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Synopsis: Major psychiatric disorders are a growing public health concern that attributed to 14% of the global burden of diseases. The management of major psychiatric disorders is challenging mainly due to medication non-adherence. There seems to be a scarcity of summarized evidence on the prevalence of psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors. Psychiatric disorders have been a global public health challenge. Almost 450 million people are affected by psychiatric disorders worldwide.  Psychiatric disorders cost approximately $2.5 trillion dollars in 2010 and are expected to rise up to $6.0 trillion by 2030. Mental health disorders are surprisingly common in the United States. Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental health illness, that's 51.5 million people in 2019. Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe. Lost resources and production, unemployment, absences from work, and premature death are some of the indirect economic costs. Therefore, we're excited to discuss this important topic today with three Pharmacist's focused on Mental Health in their communities and practices. Tyler Young RPh, is the lead pharmacist with Hines Prescription Shop, a locally-owned pharmacy in Barnesville, Georgia. Tyler helps hundreds of patients become more compliant with their medications by making it simpler with RxSafe Adherence packaging. Dr. Thomas McDowell, PharmD, is the owner of McDowell's Pharmacy in North Carolina. Thomas and I have been on several panel discussions in the past, both LIVE in person, and on Zoom. We value Thomas's insights & look forward to his experiences helping patients with mental health conditions. Dr. Monica Krishnan, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist with a practice of over 18 years. She began her career as a inpatient critical care pharmacist at UCLA medical center in 2002. After starting a family and suffering the loss of her husband at a young age, Dr Monica switched paths and joined the field of community pharmacy. Monica is a personal friend of mine, a member of the Pharmacy Podcast Network leading our ‘Pharmacists Focused on Mental Health' podcast and currently works with the Walmart Health & Wellness team in Los Angeles. Dr. Monica plans to continue to spread awareness and education on mental health and hopes to continue working and collaborating with other mental health advocates. She has an incredibly active Instagram which is focused on mental health advocacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of "Beyond the Sig" is with special guest P2 Wilkes University School of Pharmacy student, Julia Firestine as we focus on the student's role in DSMES classes. Julia was able to initiate and develop the DSMES accreditation as well as lead the discussions on her own. DSMES has helped her develop her clinical knowledge and grow with patients during the duration of the program. Leverage student pharmacists and their passion for patient care to develop your DSMES accreditation and allow them to take the lead!  Referenced Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877129720303397?casa_token=aMfiYa3u-4IAAAAA:9hp61_fP1cXhalJBjHiZrev9p770vKR06Ysa_ey0UHJjj1e5sAPmyZJRkenbGOlQ2v5L4HUl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Great Resignation and LTC's Conundrum    Join Frances Nahas and Jim McDonald as they have a candid chat with longtime, long-term care  customer Rusty Lee on the unique challenges long-term care faces amidst this new phenomenon  triggered by the pandemic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of @darshantalks, we discuss Patient Centricity with guest Emma Sutcliffe. Emma Sutcliffe, Senior Vice President, Patient Insights and Solutions at Prime Global (https://primeglobalpeople.com/), talks about her experience hosting a webinar with two prominent industry leaders in the field of patient engagement. Novartis is the gold standard in patient engagement and was used as a case study in that session. Patient engagement is not yet mainstream, so experts are trying to push it towards the companies. Business benefits highly from patient engagement because of the "triple wing" concept: get medical services, products for patients in time and patient-focused drug development. Companies are 19% more likely to launch a drug with successful pharma if they've included patients within their clinical design program. It results in better medicines through the pipelines and patient activation. When patients become active, their patient activation measure (PAM) in patient-centred care is likely to rise on all four levels. They will be 28% more likely to consume fewer healthcare services, which means that the burden on ER departments will reduce as people are more health literate; they can manage health crises independently. Her company has started to help those patients who have reduced activation because of stress levels during a traumatic event, pandemic or work anxiety. Pharma companies that are adding to their PAM improve society's health activation as a whole. She compares UK and US healthcare and speaks about their merits. For the former, through the NHS, patients can try and circumvent diagnostic pathways to get treatments faster via patient activation. For the latter, it is that professional relationships between pharma companies and patient engagement groups are robust. Patients sometimes skirt around the rules and regulations to get access to medicines, but with patient engagement, they don't have to do that. She concludes with her observations on the present regional compliance challenges at play regarding pioneering global patient activation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Dr. Gillian Bell, a Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy, shares her path from pharmacy school to her non-traditional PharmD job as Pharmacogenomics Lead, Genome Medical.  On This Episode We Discuss:  • Gillian's education (Brief)  • Gillian's PharmD work experience prior to PGx (Brief) Residency  • Gillian's PGx work experience prior to Genome Medical (Brief) Mission Hospital  • Brief description of Genome Medical, its mission, its services, its clients  • Gillian's roles and responsibilities as the Pharmacogenomics Lead at Genome Medical  • What does a typical day at Genome Medical look like for its pharmacists? How do the pharmacists interact with the genetic counselors?  • “Genetic Counseling” or “PGx Inclusive Medication Therapy Management' do the pharmacists provide one or the other or both? Neither? To whom are the services provided? Providers and/or to patients?  • Gillian's advice to pharmacists who want to pursue a career in PGx  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Madelaine A. Feldman, MD, FACR Dr. Madelaine Feldman is a rheumatologist in private practice with The Rheumatology Group in New Orleans, LA. She is President of the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations, Chair of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines and past member of the American College of Rheumatology insurance subcommittee. Dr. Feldman is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, and lectures extensively to patients, physicians, regulators, and legislators both locally and nationally, speaking before the Health subcommittee of Energy and Commerce in 2019.  She has spoken and written on the drug supply channel, particularly the effect that formulary construction and utilization management tools have on pricing and access to drugs (availability & affordability). Dr. Feldman is honored to be the recipient of the American College of Rheumatology's 2021 Innovation in Clinical Care award. She received the Distinguished Service Award for Tulane Medical School, was named one of the Top Women in New Orleans by City Business in 2017 and is the former radio talk show host of “Driving with Dr. Mattie.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Enhancing Patient Care: Value of Pharmaceutical Medical Information Services Taking into consideration the breadth of information available to healthcare professionals, what makes the information provided by manufacturers valuable? Join us in this episode where Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Research and Publications, phactMI/ Professor Emerita, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and guest speakers Patrick Reilly, PA, CEO phactMI and Dominick Albano, PharmD, Vice President Global Medical Information Pfizer discuss the value and clinical impact of medical information provided by manufacturers. This is the final episode in a series of three podcasts. If you have not listened to our first two episodes, check them out with the links below: ●           phactMI: Collaborate, Elevate, Enhance Patient Care: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN3217426537.mp3?updated=1640013129  ●           Where Pharmacists Go for Medical Information:  https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN9590480303.mp3?updated=1639087070    Learn more about phactMI at www.phactMI.org/about/ Follow phactMI on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter References: Albano D, Follman S, Patel YD, et al. Enhancing Patient Care: Value of Pharmaceutical Medical Information Services. J Nurse Pract. 2021;17:840-45. phactMI. Enhanced Search. www.phactMI.org. Accessed November 10, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmacy CrossRoads host Bruce Kneeland will be covering the IPC Annual Conference 2022 . IPC is excited to announce the return of the in-person IPC Conference! This esteemed event will be held April 12-15, 2022 at the fabulous Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California! Register today to join us for 3 full days in sunny California where you will find opportunities to give back to community and pharmacy while learning about the latest industry trends and networking with other independents from across the nation. Help IPC support the local community by participating in our new outreach program, earn up to 9 hours of continuing education credit, network with 60+ industry leading vendors, and impart your pharmacy wisdom on the next generation of pharmacy students! Don't miss this opportunity to participate in the event of the year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ransomware is a major threat to any and all computer networks. All companies large, small, healthcare, nonhealthcare can be impacted by it. Ransomware is a cyber-attack where the user cannot obtain access to their system. They are criminal acts that much be treated as one, swift action must be taken to protect your system and your patients PHI.  Join Jeff Hedges from the Pharmacy Compliance Guide and Becky Templeton from R.J. Hedges & Associates, as they discuss Ransomware, how to determine a HIPAA breach, what to do if you are a victim of Ransomware, how to report cyber-attacks, how to report a breach due to ransomware attack, how cyber insurance may help, what kind of fines may be associated with a cyber-attack, and the real steps to prepare for an OCR inspection. Learn more about how to protect your pharmacy from Ransomware threats: https://www.rjhedges.com/blog/topic/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Darshan Talks Podcast, host Darshan Kulkarni Pharm.D, MS, Esq. discuss 340B Pharmacy Programs with guest Rita Baskett. Rita Baskett RPh, MBA/MHA, CEO of Integrated Pharmacy Services, Inc. that is a consulting firm that concentrates on 340B solutions. The company focus on the integration of compliant pharmacy solutions to improve costs and health outcomes through the use of government programs (when applicable and qualified) and technology partners. 340B is a part of statute written in 1992 with the federal registrar that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities at significantly reduced prices. The 340B Program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services. The hospital started using 340B for retail prescriptions and later it morphed into mix used areas including emergency room, observation status, etc. There are certain hospitals that qualify and one of the criteria is it has to be non-profit, the drugs are intended for outpatient use. The second criterion requires that the hospital have a sufficient Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment percentage. DSH hospitals must have an adjustment percentage greater than 11.75 percent for the most recent cost reporting period ending before the calendar quarter involved. Sole community hospitals and Rural referral centers must have an adjustment percentage of greater than 8 percent. Connect with Rita Baskett: On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-bask... Email : rita.baskett@ipsconsultants.com Website: ipsconsults.com Connect with us: Website: http://www.darshantalks.com Law Firm: http://www.kulkarnilawfirm.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/darshantalks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshanku... ---- Disclaimers: 1. This discussion is merely an oral discussion and should not be relied upon solely on its own to support any conclusion of law or fact. 2. The discussion does not and should not reflect any individual products status as safe, efficacious, adulterated, or misbranded or meeting or not meeting expectations at a local, state, federal, or international agency or organization. 3. The discussion should not be construed to be complete advice that is right for you and may not necessarily represent a specific product. 4. This discussion is provided for general educational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice, regulatory advice, or medical advice. 5. This does not create an attorney-client relationship #pharma #340B #darshantalks #hospital #federal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Learn how Surescripts solutions are helping to revolutionize the specialty medications experience Surescripts blog posts on pharmacy and specialty medications The Rise of Pharmacy to the Front Lines of Care and Innovation Avoiding Specialty Pharmacy Detours featuring findings from a Surescripts study in partnership with Accredo An Exercise In Trust: One Multiple Sclerosis Patient's Journey Relevant UN-Scripted Podcast Episodes The Future is Now for Specialty Medications A Day in the Life of a Specialty Pharmacist Press Releases Surescripts Further Streamlines Specialty Prescribing Process With New Services For Specialty Pharmacies Specialty Pharmacists Report Process Delays of Up To 10 Days To Get Patients Started On Treatment   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli chats with Dr. Laura Meyer-Junco, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, an international expert on Over-the-Counter (OTC) self-care pain management, about the complexities of pain medications that are readily available for anyone and everyone in our society in dollar stores, gas stations, grocery stores, hotel gift shops, and pharmacies alike. Just how much info can be crammed into one analgesic pharmacy aisle? Tons! Laura provides some pearls and pointers to help us all help others with OTC pain medications. Join the discussion right here, right now, on the Pain Pod. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! Resources Pediatric OTC Pain Medication Dosing https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000783.htm Dr. Laura Meyer-Junco Bio https://www.painweek.org/media/read/laura-meyer-junco Pain News Network (Pain Guy's Recent PAINWeek Poster Video Interview) https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of @darshantalks, we discuss Clear Messaging with guest Bob Libbey. Bob Libbey, Corporate Communications Leader and Advisor at AdvisoryCloud (https://www.advisorycloud.com/), discusses how to craft a clear message and all that it entails. Clients should get direct responses to questions they raise. It is essential as a business person to trust your instincts and assess opportunities. This could mean looking at where these choices fit where you're at in your career to switch back to a more positive direction. In terms of functioning in a fast-growing company, professional skills need to be taught long before the employee comes into the workplace. When issues aren't aligning, it is usually time to look at the next opportunity. His role helps companies define what their values are. This can involve internet content and consultations on planning strategies. People need to use the right words to communicate. There is the initial consideration of a generation gap present, but the terms used are generally universal. When it comes to how to use buzzwords, the level of language should be kept simple. Shorter construction of sentences enables the audience to grasp the message better. This is also a nod to Millenials and Gen-Z because people consume so much news every second that they don't have time to go through each one thoroughly. On average, a corporate employee may get 120 emails a day. There is a continued rise in activity across all social networking platforms. Companies can include great engaging headlines to promote their brand with great art, so it catches the viewer's eyes, and people stop scrolling through their feed to read their message. They must work towards delivering great leads that draw people in but should not solely focus on promotion. He has taught writing in several outlets: at the graduate level, in-house consultation and conferences, and people always ask how long the story should be. It is fine if the story stretches to 1,200 words, but the words should carry the story and not the other way around. Writers and editors have to be informative but not loose with the words on the content side. It is vital to observe what drives content, like art, headlines or the audience itself. He elaborates on SEO optimisation when starting to create a profile piece. His approach is usually to find the story behind the apparent story and get to the roots, but different professionals have varying opinions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Nick Van Terheyden is no ordinary medical Doctor, bringing not just deep clinical experience and understanding of healthcare systems from around the world and a broad range of business and technology insights from a diverse career with some of the most prestigious hospitals, consulting firms, and technology companies. Dr. Nick has successfully identified, designed, built and launched products in the complex world of healthcare. He has a strong track record of leadership and team building with diverse groups and stakeholders, building market share and successfully implementing technology in the health care industry.   Dr. Nick brings his extensive experience in strategy and innovation to his clients offering them a fast track to success by avoiding the pitfalls hidden in the complexity of the healthcare system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About Dr. Blair Thielemier, PharmD: Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and daughter. Blair is preparing the next virtual pharmacy conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit. She is also the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business, a contributing author for Pharmacy Times and guest host on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website. https://www.btpharmacyconsulting.com/ Pharmapreneur Academy https://pharmapreneuracademy.com/pharma-academy/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

Educational Objective Identify best practices for managing toxicities associated with therapies for the treatment of Waldenström macroglobulinemia   Faculty: Victoria Nachar, PharmD, BCOP Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Ambulatory Hematology Oncology University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Clinical Assistant Professor University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Ann Arbor, Michigan Faculty has no financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-21-457-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through June 20, 2022. This activity is supported by educational grants from Pharmacyclics LLC., an AbbVie Company and Janssen Biotech, Inc; and BeiGene, Ltd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

About ALVA-10 For far too long there has been a gap between payers and diagnostic companies where diagnostic technology has been characterized as “expensive and unnecessary”, because it has been poorly understood, undervalued and underutilized. Alva10 was established in response to this divide. With years of experience in pharmaceutical and diagnostic companies, Founders Hannah Mamuszka and Lena Chaihorsky built a team and company dedicated to narrowing that knowledge gap. Armed with and driven by knowledge, curiosity and a passion to innovate the industry, Alva10 set out to redesign the healthcare system while restructuring current spiraling healthcare spend. Read more about how Alva10 was founded here. Alva10 reduces ineffective therapeutic spend through customized solutions that provide advanced knowledge of patients' ability to respond to costly therapies before they are given. Through our proprietary model M.A.T.E. we restructure the relationship between health insurance payers and Precision Medicine diagnostic companies. The result of this new way of doing business is a broad range of completely novel healthcare tools that directly solve the large clinical and economic challenges for payers and providers.  Lena Chaihorsky | Co-Founder ALVA-10 Lena is the co-founder and Vice President of Payer Innovation at Alva10. With a background in biology and mathematics from Tufts, she is a skilled healthcare executive with a proven track record of developing and executing value based reimbursement strategies for diagnostics companies. Lena has extensive leadership experience in sales, national contracting, and all aspects of reimbursement within start-up and global companies, most recently AmniSure and QIAGEN. Lena also contributes to Alva10's public speaking and writing efforts, leveraging her unique perspective on payer business and innovation models and their intersections with the diagnostics industry. Her work on commercial approaches to health economics data analysis led to her appointment as co-chair of the World Economic Forum's workgroup dedicated to the economics of rare disease data federations in 2019. She is active within the Tufts Alumni Career Networking Community, and both a mentor and mentee within the HLTH Foundation's CSweetener , a 501(c) 3 charity working toward healthcare equality, diversity and access by empowering women to seek and obtain mentorship from industry leaders. About PBGH - Pittsburgh Business Group on Health Since the 1980s, the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health has been driving change in healthcare – giving a voice to employers in their efforts to contain rising costs for care and prescription drugs that are suppressing the ability of their employees to receive the care they need when they need at a price they can afford. More than 100 leading employers from across southwestern Pennsylvania enjoy the benefits of and solutions provided by PBGH – one of the nation's leading non-profit organizations dedicated to helping companies protect and promote their ability to provide high-quality, equitable and affordable healthcare for their employees. From award-winning prescription drug containment initiatives to nationally renowned educational programs for human resources, benefits managers and C-suite officers, PBGH delivers the comprehensive cost-savings and health and wellness solutions companies need today to drive and implement change in healthcare. PBGH's targeted voice advocates for employers at the highest local, state and federal levels – lobbying and pursuing real transformation in the way healthcare is delivered and paid for so companies and organizations have the power to be competitive and succeed so our region thrives. Jessica Brooks | President & CEO PBGH Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Dr. Thomas Franko, PharmD, president of the Pennsylvania Pharmacist's Association talks with Todd Eury, CEO & Founder of the Pharmacy Podcast Network about his 'Vision for the Role of the Pharmacist in 2022'. Most people see pharmacists behind the counter dispensing pills and occasionally giving advice on prescription and over the counter (OTC) medications; they may sometimes remind customers of preventive screenings or flu shots. But pharmacists are capable of much more. As part of their professional degree, they receive extensive training on medication management to optimize treatment options, manage medication side effects, interactions and duplications, interpret lab results, perform physical exams, and administer vaccines. --from Deloitte Insights The pandemic increased opportunities for pharmacists to deliver hands-on care. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) gave pharmacists the authority to order and administer COVID-19 tests, childhood vaccines (3–18 years of age), and COVID-19 vaccines.4 Subsequently, pharmacists, interns, and pharmacy technicians were on the front lines, testing for COVID-19, giving shots, and educating the public, all the while keeping their doors open throughout the pandemic. These efforts elevated the public's perception of pharmacists and offset the burden on other parts of the health care system, providing an opportunity for the profession to redefine its role and value. About Dr. Thomas Franko, PharmD Dr. Franko is the PPA's on-coming President for 2022. After service as a clinical pharmacist in outpatient chronic pain management, Dr. Franko joined Wilkes University in 2013. He maintains an ambulatory care practice site with the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education in Kingston, PA. He is involved with medication therapy management for several chronic diseases, especially pain management, at the Wright Center. Along with pharmacy students, Dr. Franko trains pharmacy and medical residents from Moses Taylor Hospital and The Wright Center. He is an active member of the American Pharmacists Association, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association. His interests are in pain management, substance use disorder and harm reduction strategies. Education and Training Doctor of Pharmacy, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA Pharmacy Practice Residency, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Empowering People to Live Healthier Lives, a special podcast with Dr. Richard Ashworth Pharmacists, Physcians, and people commited to better health for our nation are working closer than ever before. Dr. Richard Ashworth believes we can do more. Interesting insights on how the healthy aging sector will evolve post-pandemic – including concerns on reported increased levels of stress in seniors and the need to more actively address social determinants of health. Dr. Ashworth and Dr. Madison also talk about navigating the shift to virtual engagement and the opportunities and challenges healthcare organizations will face once the nation fully reopens from COVID-19.  Our guest: Dr. Richard Ashworth, PharmD joined Tivity Health as President and CEO, and as a member of the Board of Directors, in June 2020. Previously, Ashworth facilitated the growth of Walgreens for nearly 30 years, transforming the company into a global leader in pharmacy and health and wellness. He started at Walgreens as a store clerk in 1992, and most recently led as President, responsible for developing the strategies and plans for all Walgreens operations including leadership, development and management of the business. Ashworth has spent his career focused on improving the health and well-being of others, with a passion for making a difference in the lives of customers and members. His experience includes navigating a rapidly changing healthcare landscape while serving a portfolio of large customers and individual consumers in the intensely competitive retail realm. Ashworth is an influential voice in public health policy and the future of healthcare and has shared his views at the White House and on Capitol Hill. He also served on the NACDS board for the last four years, formerly as Chairman. Ashworth earned a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (PharmD) and a master's degree in business administration. Our host: Dr. Christina Madison, PharmD is the Founder and CEO of The Public Health Pharmacist™, PLLC a public health consulting firm. She is a clinical pharmacist specializing in public health with a focus on infectious communicable diseases. As a past President of the Nevada Public Health Association, she has been asked to share her clinical public health and infectious disease expertise with Local, State, and International Media outlets and NGO's. Dr. Madison has been featured in over 200+ on-air TV appearances since January 2020 related to the pandemic and public health. She has an intimate knowledge of the impact public health messaging, policy, and legislation can have on communities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Special guests: Alan Ehrlich, Executive Editor at DynaMed and an Associate Professor in Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester Bio: Alan Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP is the Executive Editor at DynaMed and an Associate Professor in Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester. He is board certified from the American Board of Family Medicine and a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Alan graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 1984 and completed his residency at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in 1987. He is involved in the teaching of Evidence-Based Medicine to third year medical students and writes the Evidence-Based Medicine column for Clinical Advisor magazine.  Eileen Yoshida, Deputy Editor of Medication and Clinical Informatics, EBSCO Health Bio: Eileen Yoshida is the Deputy Editor of Medication and Clinical Informatics at EBSCO Health. In this role, she leads the medication and clinical informatics strategies for the organization. Eileen brings over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, most recently leading the Clinical Knowledge Management and Decision Support team at Partners HealthCare. Previously, she served with Capgemini as an EHR implementation strategist and with the University of Chicago Hospitals in a special project's role. Eileen has extensive experience in clinical informatics, EHR implementation, healthcare          consulting and clinical pharmacy and is a published author and speaker on clinical decision support. She holds a degree in Pharmacy from the University of Toronto and a master's in business administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.  Research: Report from HIMSS19: Novel Techniques to Combat the Opioid Misuse Epidemic Courtney Holmes, RN, Executive Clinical Consultant, IBM Watson Health Bio: Courtney Holmes is a Clinical Program Director supporting IBM's Micromedex solution suite, as well as an Executive Clinical Consultant with Watson Health. Courtney focuses on providing clinical leadership in the sales and development of cognitive solutions and engagement with key stakeholders to support meaningful use of Watson Health solutions. She provides subject matter expertise for the Healthcare. Provider Segment. This includes providing strategic and clinical expertise to ensure high value development/improvements and intuitive, seamless clinical workflow design. Courtney collaborates among global product offerings teams to ensure clinically relevant approaches to client engagements, and leads Watson Health solution sales activities through client briefings, demonstration of solutions, workshops and other formats as needed.  Ms. Holmes joined IBM in 2018 and brings 17 years of extensive oncology nursing experience to the team. Her experience ranges from direct clinical care at some of the top hospitals in the country, to developing the nurse educator program for a large pharmaceutical company and leading a team of nurses in her region. Courtney spent time building strong customer relationships with key nursing organizations, targeted accounts, and other identified key customers. She also focused on providing clinical expertise and support to sales to optimize overall customer experience, as well as helping facilities achieve better patient outcomes by improving overall quality of care and providing insight on best practices. Blog post: https://www.ibm.com/blogs/watson-health/how-ai-infused-clinical-decision-support-may-change-medicine/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Participants and Roles:         Sheila Arquette, President & CEO, NASP, Host/Interviewer                            Purpose: Discuss how implementing risk-based care benefits patients and can improve their adherence rates Ashleigh Burdette, MSN, RN, is the Sr. Director of Clinical Innovation with Biologics by McKesson. Ashleigh has been a Registered Nurse for nearly 15 years and holds a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialization in leadership and administration. She began her nursing career as an oncology nurse working in both bone marrow transplant and an outpatient clinic. In 2015, she joined Optum/United Health Group to focus on oncology patient support, utilization review, and clinical case management. In 2017, she joined Cardinal Health's hub business and had the opportunity to lead both clinical operations and account management. Ashleigh joined Biologics by McKesson in 2020 to lead cross-functional collaboration to create customized patient management solutions that support the holistic needs of patients. ·            What is risked-based care, and how does it differ from “standardized care”? ·            What's the methodology behind risked-based care? ·            Is the nurse-patient connection important? Why or why not? ·            What are some outcomes you've seen with this type of personalized level of care and support? ·            If someone wanted to implement this type of tailored support in their care setting, what are some of the essential components to keep in mind? Contact the NASP: https://naspnet.org/about Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where Pharmacists Go for Medical Information Due to the advancement of technology, healthcare professionals have access to a wealth of medical information in just a few strokes of their keyboard. Thinking of the quantity of resources available brings up the question, what sources of information are actually being used to inform treatment decisions? Join us in this episode where Patrick Reilly, PA, CEO phactMI and guest speakers John Jones, MBA, Director of Technology phactMI and Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Research and Publications, phactMI/ Professor Emerita, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey discuss the most common sources of medical information and the role of manufacturers in providing scientifically accurate information. This is the second episode in a series of three podcasts. If you have not listened to our first episode, check it out with the link below: ●           phactMI: Collaborate, Elevate, Enhance Patient Care: https://pharmacypodcast.com/2021/12/11/phactmi-podcast-series/   Learn more about phactMI at www.phactMI.org/about/ Follow phactMI on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Educational Objectives ·            Recognize best practices for managing adverse effects associated with immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-targeted therapy combinations   Faculty: Jacob K. Kettle, PharmD, BCOP Pharmacy Manager Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Department of Pharmacy University of Missouri Health Care Columbia, Missouri   Faculty, has the following financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: Jacob Kettle, PharmD, BCOP, has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: Speakers Bureau: Genentech, Merck, Amgen, Lilly, DSI Consultant: Pfizer, Lilly Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hours (0.075 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-21-438-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through December 17, 2022. This activity is supported by educational grants from Eisai Inc and Exelixis, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Educational Objectives ·             Describe the role of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-targeted therapy combinations across malignancies ·             Recall knowledge of ICI-targeted therapy combinations to treatment selection in patients with cancer   Faculty: Jacob K. Kettle, PharmD, BCOP Pharmacy Manager Ellis Fischel Cancer Center Department of Pharmacy University of Missouri Health Care Columbia, Missouri Faculty, has the following financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: Jacob Kettle, PharmD, BCOP, has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose: Speakers Bureau: Genentech, Merck, Amgen, Lilly, DSI Consultant: Pfizer, Lilly Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 0.5 contact hours (0.05 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-21-437-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through December 17, 2022. This activity is supported by educational grants from Eisai Inc and Exelixis, Inc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Introduction As the safety of compounding practices comes under renewed scrutiny from authoritative bodies, more attention is being paid to assistive and robotic technologies. Learn how a stepped approach to adopting compounding technology can lead to safer, more efficient, and cost effective compounding operations. Participants Host: Ken Perez, Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell, Inc. Guest Expert: Kevin N. Hansen, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCSCP, Assistant Director of Pharmacy, Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli will chat with Dr. David Brushwood, a world-renowned pharmacy law expert, about all things pain management, controlled substances, drug diversion, and pharmacy law. You may be sitting down listening, but it turns out you'll only be using the edge of the seat! Corresponding legal responsibility, check. Professional conversations between prescribers and dispensers alike, check. DEA Red Flags, check. An attempted prescription from a zoo, check, wait, what? Yes, check. You name it, if it's pharmacy law and pain management related, it's discussed, right here, right now, on the Pain Pod. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! DEA Red Flags Info Prescribers Cash only patients and/or no acceptance of worker's compensation or insurance Prescribing of the same combination of highly-abused medications Prescribing the same (high) quantities of pain drugs to most/every patient High number of prescriptions issued per day Geographically out-of-area patient population Dispensers High percentage controlled to non-controlled medications High volumes of controlled substances generally Same Medication(s)/Quantities prescribed by the same prescriber for many patients Large geographical distances between pharmacy, prescriber(s), and patient Multiple patients with the same last name or address Sequential prescription #s for highly diverted drugs from the same prescriber Patients receiving controlled substances from multiple prescribers Patients seeking early prescription refills paying out-of-pocket NABP ”Red Flags” Video https://nabp.pharmacy/initiatives/awarxe/pharmacist-resources/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bob Graul is a consultant providing Business Development Services for First Financial Bank's Professional Services Division and has Graul Consulting – Small Business Consulting. Mr. Graul hosts Pharmacy Insiders on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. Mr. Graul was Managing Director for the Professional Services Division of First Financial Bank which closed $50M in SBA loans annually. As National Vice President – RxOwnership for McKesson Corp from 2010 to 2015 Mr. Graul developed and launched RxOwnership and built it into a $1 billion program. Mr. Graul was President and CEO of Rancho Santa Fe Health Mart Pharmacy from 1985 to 2008 guiding it from $700K to $6M annually. He also served as CFO for OBJ, Inc. Graul was a consultant for retail pharmacies and McKesson Corp with responsibility for the RxOwnership program from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, he has served on several Boards and held voluntary consulting positions within the pharmaceutical industry. He has broad experience in the banking, retail drug, ownership transfer and managed care industries. Graul received the Outstanding Alumni Award from National University in 1997. He was named Pharmacist of the Year in 2005 by the San Diego County Pharmacist Association. Graul was awarded the Innovative Pharmacist of the year in February 2007 by the California Pharmacists Association. He was appointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy by Governor Schwarzenegger in February of 2007 and served for one term on the Board. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ (PTCE) provides industry-leading pharmacy CE to retail, oncology, managed care, specialty, and health-system pharmacists. They use multiple deliverables in the live, virtual, on-demand, and print formats created by in-house pharmacists to deliver tailored multi-specialty education. Podcast 1: Waldenström Macroglobulinemia and Treatment Advancements with the Use of BTK Inhibitors Educational Objectives ·             Outline the pathophysiology of Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) and its connection to use of new and emerging drug therapies ·             Review clinical guidelines and treatment selection in patients with WM Faculty: Victoria Nachar, PharmD, BCOP Clinical Pharmacist Specialist, Ambulatory Hematology Oncology University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Clinical Assistant Professor University of Michigan College of Pharmacy Ann Arbor, Michigan   Faculty has no financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose. Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 0.5 contact hour (0.05 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-21-441-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through June 13, 2022.  This activity is supported by educational grants from Pharmacyclics LLC., an AbbVie Company and Janssen Biotech, Inc; and BeiGene, Ltd. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen in as host Monique Whitney speaks with special guests Dr. Benjamin Jolley and Deborah Keaveny about the vertical integration of healthcare, how it applies to antitrust, and possible steps state and federal governments can take to begin to combat the issue for pharmacies and their patients. Host:  Monique Whitney, PUTT Executive Director Special Guests:  Dr. Benjamin Jolley, PharmD Pharmacist, Pharmacy Consultant, Blogger  Deborah Keaveny, RPh Pharmacist, Pharmacy Owner, PUTT Board Member Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmacy pioneer Bruce Kneeland selects 4 road trip pharmacies The trip, dubbed “Four Savvy Southern Pharmacies,” will include on-site visits and interviews with the owners of pharmacies in Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and South Carolina. Summary written by Sandra Levy Independent pharmacy veteran Bruce Kneeland is once again hitting the open road on an extensive pharmacy road trip. This year's trip, dubbed “Four Savvy Southern Pharmacies,” will include on-site visits and interviews with the owners of pharmacies in four southern states: Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee and South Carolina.  Liberty Software, is sponsoring the trip.  [Read more: Pharmacy pioneer Bruce Kneeland selects 8 road trip pharmacies] The key takeaway will be the production and distribution of a white paper that Kneeland will produce. The document will outline, in a step-by-step manner, the management tools and marketing techniques the four pharmacies use to successfully implement one or more of the enhanced care services their pharmacies provide.    Kneeland will look at how these four pharmacies chose a specific enhanced care service to provide and how they got their staff to buy into providing the new service. He also will look for ways the pharmacies use features in their Liberty Software system to support these new services. One of Liberty's newest features is an appointment scheduler with features that help them manage their immunization program, interact with state immunization registries, automate billing procedures and auto-populate eCare plans.  [Read more: CPESN USA taps Bruce Kneeland to support local networks] The pharmacies Kneeland will visit provide a cross-section of independent pharmacies. One is in a major metropolitan area, another in a suburban location and two are in rural towns. Two are clinically focused and the others have more traditional front-ends. One even has an old fashion soda fountain.    The four pharmacies to be visited are Flower Mound Pharmacy in Flower Mound, Texas; Caldwell Pharmacy in Wynne, Ark.; Kirby Whitten Pharmacy in Bartlett, Tenn.; and Roche Pharmacy in Whitmire, S.C.  Kneeland noted that the white paper will be designed to provide pharmacy owners with a road map that will outline specific steps pharmacy owners can take to replicate the success of the four pharmacies he visits on the trip. When completed, the white paper will be made available, free of charge, to any pharmacy owner requesting it from Liberty Software Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

phactMI, a 501 (c)(6) corporation, is a collaboration of Medical Information leaders from the pharmaceutical industry. These Medical Information professionals provide accurate and unbiased clinical data on their products that facilitates the safe and effective use of medicines. How and why was phactMI created? Join us in this episode as Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Research and Publications, phactMI/ Professor Emerita, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and guest speakers Patrick Reilly, PA, CEO, phactMI and Mary Sendi, North America Medical Information Regional Lead Pfizer/ President phactMI discuss medical information, the role of manufacturers in providing scientifically accurate information, and the genesis of phactMI. Learn more about phactMI at www.phactMI.org/about/ Follow phactMI on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter References: phactMI. About phactMI. www.phactMI.org/about. Accessed November 10, 2021. Hermes-DeSantis ER, Johnson RM, Redlich A, et al. Proposed best practice guidelines for scientific response documents: a consensus statement from phactMI. Ther Innov Regul Sci. 2020;54:1303-11. Rai R, Hermes-DeSantis ER, phactMI. Healthcare professional's opinions on an endorsement tool for scientific response documents developed by pharmaceutical companies. phactMI Internal Data. Presented at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. 2019. phactMI. Code of practice. www.phactMI.org/code-of-practice. Accessed November 10, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does public health mean to you? Access to healthcare for all walks of life Bio  Dr John Brosious is the founder of the gender surgery program at UNLV, and co-founder of NGAHP. After graduating from Indiana University School of Medicine, he completed his plastic surgery residency at the University of Nevada. His passion in gender affirming care began years ago while in practice in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After returning to Nevada in 2016, he quickly realized the need to streamline gender-affirming healthcare in Nevada. Working with the gender expansive community is currently the focus of his practice, in addition to complex reconstruction for trauma, burn, and cancer patients. His hobbies include fitness, traveling, and tattoos. Link: https://www.unlv.edu/people/john-brosious Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Integra X Files! Join our hosts Frances Nahas and Jim McDonald in a conversation with guest Chad Worz, Pharm.D., BCGP, FASCP, the chief executive officer of ASCP, as they talk long-term care pharmacy trends, stormtroopers, and highlights from the recent ASCP Annual Meeting. For all the X-Files Episodes, visit the Integra X-Files Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsey Childs-Kean, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, co-founder and advisory team member of the #PharmGradWishList interviews Joseph Washington, PharmD/MPH candidate, #PGWL sponsee and winner of the 2021 PGWL Post-Graduate Education Scholarship to support the financial endeavors involved with pursuing graduate pharmacy training. Joseph is a soon to be graduate of the University of Florida, pursuing a dual degree in pharmacy along with a Master of Public Health, and is fervently paving a way to make his mark in the distinguished profession of clinical sciences. Joseph has a drive to holistically change the landscape of healthcare, to provide equitable access to services amongst all populations. More so, Joseph has had the distinction of serving as the National President for the Student National Pharmaceutical Association, where he routinely amplified the voices of underrepresented minorities. Now, Joseph is looking to begin his career, building off of his clinical prowess, within the realm of health economics and outcomes research. Joseph is appreciative of the outpouring of support from the pharmacy community, who have devoted efforts to allow young clinicians, such as himself, the opportunity to continue to break down barriers and hurdles. To support other aspiring pharmacists, like Joseph, please follow @PharmGradWishList on twitter and instagram and check out pharmgradwishlist.org!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For thirty-five years, George S. Zorich worked as a pharmaceutical executive. Along the way, he served on several pharmacy boards, including the ASHP and that of the University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy. He always found it surprising that graduates were very skilled at clinical pharmacy but not entrepreneurship. His book Entrepreneurs in Pharmacy and Other Leaders will become a useful text for pharmacy students and faculty alike under the new ACPE mandate that pharmacy programs teach entrepreneurship. Section one of the book profiles ten professionals who launched their own innovative businesses from a pharmacy degree. Section two highlights thirty people who became leaders in health care with their pharmacy degrees. Zorich is donating all of the royalties to pharmacy programs and foundations that encourage and foster entrepreneurship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

According to the Department of Health and Human Services: Fifty-five percent of the elderly are non-compliant with their prescription drug orders, meaning they don't take their medication according to the doctor's instructions. Approximately 200,000 older adults are hospitalized annually due to adverse drug reactions. Special guest:  Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom  Washington, DC – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and minority committee members lawmakers will hold a forum to discuss the impact of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in pharmaceutical markets with industry experts, pharmacists, physicians, and PBMs. In anticipation of the forum the Senior Care Pharmacy Coalition (SCPC) offered the following statement from SCPC President and CEO Alan Rosenbloom: “We welcome today's forum to examine PBMs and their anti-competitive practices, which ultimately drive-up costs for patients and put independent pharmacies out of business. A handful of PBMs dominate the market, and most are part of much larger health care conglomerates that spread both horizontally and vertically to encompass prescription drug plans and health insurers, retail, specialty, mail order, and long-term care (LTC) pharmacies, giving them immense power to favor the pharmacies they own over the pharmacies they don't. This forces some pharmacies, especially LTC pharmacies, to provide life-saving medications to patients at a cost that could put them out of business and threaten patient access to essential medications, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities. Older Americans with long-term care needs require an average of 12-14 prescriptions per year. They are particularly vulnerable to soaring drug prices, and often least able to adapt when local pharmacies close. This is especially true of Medicare beneficiaries who need long-term care and typically have chronic or medically complex conditions as well. This group requires the medication management and enhanced pharmacy services that LTC pharmacies provide. Any unfair PBM practices that inhibit LTC pharmacy services or force them to close can be life-threatening for the hundreds of thousands of patients they serve daily. Today is a great first step and we thank Rep. James Comer (R-KY) for holding this important forum. Future inquiries must be bipartisan, and since LTC pharmacies and their patients are uniquely impacted by PBMs, we urge Congress to include LTC pharmacies in policy conversations like this one. Congress must pass legislation that requires transparency in PBM drug pricing and related information and provides stronger oversight to hold PBMs accountable.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The contents of the super-soldier serum have been the subject of speculation for decades. Today we learn the truth about what makes Captain America great from our very own Justin Frederick.  This is NOT your physician's podcast. Hosts Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift dive into the pharmacy world with fun, interesting, and downright weird topics! Tune in for NEW episodes, available on Spotify, Apple, Anchor, and more! Check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages at Let's Pharmonize to view videos and images relevant to every episode! If you have any questions, comments, or even corrections, e-mail us at pharmonization@gmail.com. PLEASE READ: Shane, Mickey, Cal and Justin are NOT medical professionals. DO NOT USE the information presented in this podcast to aid in your own personal health or medicinal benefit. This is a light-hearted podcast that should not be taken with the same seriousness as your own personal health. A special thanks to Kelly Kerr for creating the music used in the intro and outro. Additional Music from Pixabay and Fesliyan Studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest, 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. Interview topics:  Compounding for hormone replacement, dermatology, urology, thyroid disorders, and pain management  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  The importance of custom tailoring hormone treatments instead of using a “one size fits all” approach Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, we welcome Jerry Meece, who is a major leader in diabetes management with nearly 25 years of experience. We discuss how diabetes education has evolved from a knowledge-based approach to a patient empowerment-based approach. Jerry also discussed the 10 minute consult that he created and how that can be implemented in your DSMES practice. He provides encouraging advice about how pharmacists can become more involved in diabetes management at a higher level.   References: PSAD Special Issue PaperTrends in diabetes self-management education https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dme.14256 Diabetes Self Management Education Patient Empowerment Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ransomware; being held hostage from your own information and your own data. It's in the news every day, generally large businesses, and banks, but it happens to every type and size of business every day. With complex schemes, malicious deception, various access points, complex research, and impersonation- ransomware is a worldwide threat that often funds nefarious dealings like terrorism, oppressive government and even the development of more ransomware. Today Jeff Hedges, the Pharmacy Compliance Guide and owner of R.J. Hedges & Associates and Nick Dorazio, Present of LVTech and technology expert are going to talk about what ransomware is and how it happens, put some context around the shear cost of this type of event happening to your business, we'll go over some terminology and solutions for your business and even how you can prevent this from happening to your system.  https://www.rjhedges.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices