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Today's episode is about remote podcast interview best practices for first-time guests. Pharmacists, students, techs, professors, etc get invited to be on podcast interviews all the time. Want advice from an experienced podcast host (and guest) about being a first-time podcast guest? You need to listen to this episode! I have published almost 200 remote podcast interviews and been a guest on at least 10 remote podcast interviews since 2019.    The FULL show notes (including all links) are on https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.  Select episode 325.    If you know someone who needs these best practices, please share this episode with them. Subscribe for all future episodes. There will be a “Part 2” about in-person podcasting best practices for first-time guests later this year. Popular links are below. ⬇️   Apple Podcasts   https://apple.co/42yqXOG  Spotify  https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY  Amazon/Audible  https://adbl.co/43tM45P YouTube https://bit.ly/43Rnrjt   3 goals: sound good, have a conversation, and deliver value.   10 best practices: Use a good microphone  Practice microphone technique Wear wired headphones Use a strong internet connection Minimize background noise Wear “quiet” clothing and jewelry Join/end on time so you can take care of pre-interview and post-interview stuff Know your key talking points Be a generous guest Misc best practices - follow host instructions, disconnect external hard drives, ask questions in advance, and have fun!   Websites mentioned in this episode The Perrysburg Podcast https://www.perrysburgpodcast.com  SquadCast is remote recording software https://squadcast.fm/  ATR2100X-USB microphone (not an affiliate link) https://amzn.to/4loVgBZ   Samson Q2U microphone (not an affiliate link) https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Q2UPack--samson-q2u-recording-and-podcasting-pack-usb-xlr-dynamic-microphone-with-accessories  Mic check with Kim Newlove, RPh via Zoom (not recorded) $25/15 min https://calendly.com/kimnewlovevo/15minmicchecknotrecorded  Mic check with Kim Newlove, RPh via Zoom (RECORDED) $50/15 min https://calendly.com/kimnewlovevo/15minmiccheckrecorded  Ohio Pharmacists Association https://ohiopharmacists.org/aws/OPA/pt/sp/home_page    Visit Kim's websites and links! ✅ Guest Application Form (The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast) https://bit.ly/41iGogX ✅ Monthly email newsletter sign-up link https://bit.ly/3AHJIaF  ✅ LinkedIn Newsletter link https://bit.ly/40VmV5B ✅ Business website https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com ✅ Get my FREE eBook and audiobook about podcasting ✅ The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast ✅ Drug pronunciation course https://www.kimnewlove.com  ✅ Podcasting course https://www.kimnewlove.com/podcasting  ✅ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnewlove ✅ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kim.newlove.96 ✅ Twitter https://twitter.com/KimNewloveVO ✅ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kimnewlovevo/ ✅ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA3UyhNBi9CCqIMP8t1wRZQ ✅ ACX (Audiobook Narrator Profile) https://www.acx.com/narrator?p=A10FSORRTANJ4Z ✅ Start a podcast with the same coach who helped me get started (Dave Jackson from The School of Podcasting)! **Affiliate Link - NEW 9-8-23**      Thank you for listening to episode 325 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast.  If you know someone who would like this episode, please share it with them!

In this special episode, we discuss the Pharmacists Fight Back Act and explore Ohio's pivotal role in advancing PBM reform. Join us for a compelling discussion with three distinguished pharmacy leaders: David Burke, Executive Director of the Ohio Pharmacists Association; Mark Kinney, Executive Vice President of Government Relations at the Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC); and Antonio Ciaccia, CEO of 46brooklyn Research & 3Axis Advisors, our resident expert on PBM data. Legislative Spotlight: U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) and Diana Harshbarger (R, TN-01) have introduced the Pharmacists Fight Back Act to combat the detrimental practices of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the intermediaries responsible for escalating drug prices, undermining community pharmacies, and restricting patient options in federal healthcare plans. This bipartisan bill represents the most comprehensive federal reform targeting PBMs to date. Key Provisions of the Act: Establishes a transparent pharmacy reimbursement model based on market pricing, aligned with the National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC) plus a state-specific dispensing fee, capped at either 2% or $25. Eliminates PBM-imposed restrictions on patient choice through network exclusions. Safeguards community pharmacists by banning PBM practices that steer patients to their own affiliated pharmacies. The scrutiny on PBMs is intensifying, as communities nationwide face pharmacy shortages, hindering access to care and driving up health plan premiums and out-of-pocket drug costs. With recent developments, including a House Committee on Oversight & Accountability report, hearings featuring leaders from the three largest PBMs led by Representative James Comer (R, KY-01), and the potential for a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission, the urgency for Congressional action has never been greater.  Tune in to learn how we can advocate for meaningful change! Guests:  David Burke Executive Director Ohio Pharmacists Association dburke at ohiopharmacists dot org Mark Kinney Executive Vice President of Government Relations Independent Pharmacy Cooperative mark.kinney at ipcrx dot com Antonio Ciaccia Chief Executive Officer  46brooklyn Research

Welcome to part 2 of 3 in the 2024 Pharmacist Authors Series! The goal of the series is to inspire you to write your first book.     Dr. Helen Sairany is my guest.  She is an expert on trauma.  As we discuss her book, The We you Don't See:  Understanding the Long Shadows of Trauma, she shares the following:   Her background as a trauma survivor Why she wrote The We you Don't See: Understanding the Long Shadows of Trauma What the book is about Her target audience When to read the book What she wants you to do with the information [after you read the last page] Where you can buy the book Advice for pharmacist authors   During our interview, Helen also reads two excerpts from the book.     Bio - written by Helen Sairany, PharmD (July 2024)   As a 7-year-old Kurdish child in Iraq, a country torn by war and conflict, I was spotted by a U.S. Marine deployed to my country with a grenade in my hand, who saved my life by exchanging the grenade for a bag of candy. He later escorted my family and I out of war to seek refuge in the U.S.   Because of my turbulent childhood, I was diagnosed with complex PTSD in 2013. Thus, I aspire to live in a world where the vast majority are trauma-informed, feel psychologically safe and valued for the work they put out, and return home fulfilled.   Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic began, I have been open about my dormant childhood trauma. I have been traveling worldwide to give talks on topics such as trauma-informed care, leadership, and the workforce.    After having traveled to more than 100 countries worldwide, I developed an appreciation for the diverse mix of cultures, people, and traditions.    My interest in trauma stems from personal experiences of living through wars, navigating complex relationships, and continually learning what it means to be human.   Thank you for listening to episode 288 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast.   To read the FULL show notes (including all links), visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast.  Select episode 288.   If you know someone who wants to write a book or needs to learn about trauma, please share this episode with them.  Subscribe for all future episodes.  This podcast is on all major podcast players and YouTube.  Some popular podcast player links are below.   Apple Podcasts   https://apple.co/42yqXOG  Spotify  https://spoti.fi/3qAk3uY  Amazon/Audible  https://adbl.co/43tM45P YouTube https://bit.ly/43Rnrjt   Links from this episode Helen's website/newsletter/programs - https://helensairany.com/  Helen Sairany, PharmD on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-sairany/  Helen's Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/dr_sairany/  The We You Don't See:  Understanding the Long Shadows of Trauma by Dr. Helen Sairany

Pharmacists have been identified as the most accessible healthcare professional. With this in mind, pharmacists are perfectly positioned to impact many public health problems faced today. Whether related to smoking cessation, vaccination, health screening, diagnostic testing, nutritional deficiencies, the opioid crisis, or maternal-fetal health, pharmacists can transform the health of communities around the nation and the world!Listen as we talk with Myriam Shaw Ojeda, Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. She also serves as the Director of Pharmacy Extension and Public Health Initiatives with the Ohio Pharmacists Association and is a 2019 alumna of the Cedarville University School of Pharmacy. In this episode, she explains how pharmacists can impact public health in myriad ways.

Welcome to my recap of the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) Annual Conference (April 14-16, 2023).  The theme was “Reimagining Pharmacy.”  Click this link to find my OPA 2022 Recap episode.  Just before the 5 minute mark, you'll hear my LIVE interviews with 5 Ohio Pharmacists: Sheriff Benson, PharmD Zak Fettman, PharmD Aimee O'Reilly, PharmD Brigid Groves, PharmD Ola Latala, PharmD In this episode, I also talk about which LIVE sessions I attended, what I learned, who I connected with, my plans to watch the on-demand sessions, and more.  If you're an Ohio Pharmacist I think you will like this episode! This has a YouTube video filled with pictures I took throughout the weekend.  How do you find my YouTube channel?  Click this link. Subscribe to my YouTube channel: @thepharmacstsvoice   Thank you for listening to episode 214 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast! To read the full show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast/, and search for episode 214.

It's a lucky episode this month. Why you might ask? Well, this is the 12th episode of the Pharm Girls and Marcia's lucky number is 12! Girls just wanna have fun and that's what the girls do today. In this episode, the girls talk about this year's board of directors, a series of Pharm Facts you won't want to miss, and of course another VIP!   This episode's VIP is Dr. Alexandra 'Ola' Latala, who is currently a Fellow of the Ohio Pharmacists Association in Leadership and Association Management. Ola graduated in 2022 with her PharmD from Ohio Northern University. The girls and Ola talk about how she got the name Ola, her many talents including her collegiate tennis career, and what the Ohio Pharmacists Association is currently working on. Ola also has a love for travel so the girls play Would You Rather Travel Edition! ___ Connect with the Pharm Girls | Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube To learn more about Nebraska Pharmacy Association visit https://www.npharm.org/ ___ This show is produced by Grindstone. Interested in starting a podcast? Visit grindstoneagency.com/podcasting to learn more.  

Today we are hoping to make sense of the Inflation Reduction Act which is designed to protect Medicare recipients from catastrophic drug costs by phasing in a cap for out-of-pocket costs and establishing a$35 cap for a month's supply of insulin. And, as an historic win, Medicare will be able to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs for the first time ever. Guests:  Mark Blum  Mark is the Executive Director of America's Agenda, an organization he's led since its founding in 2005. America's Agenda is a national healthcare alliance that brings together labor unions, businesses, healthcare providers, and policymakers who share a common commitment to smart policy and effective action to advance our mission of affordable, high-quality, readily accessible healthcare for every American. Mark currently serves on the State Health Benefits Value and is a former member of the Quality Task Force in New Jersey and previously worked as an economics professor as well as national director of organizing for the American Association of University Professors. He completed his graduate studies at the London School of Economics.   A major focus for Mark in recent years has been the Pharmacy Benefit Manager issues facing our country. Mark is a founding member of the PBM Accountability Project. He works tirelessly to educate the public and advance solutions to help redirect prescription drug savings from very high PBM profits back to patients, employee health plans, and taxpayers. Antonio Ciaccia Antonio Ciaccia (cha-cha) is the President of 3 Axis Advisors, a firm that among many things studies drug pricing. He was recently featured on NBC's Today Show talking about the lengths PBMs force independent pharmacies to go to find savings for their patients. He's also spoken publicly about PBMs in the context of the Inflation Reduction Act. Antonio has been in and around pharmacies his entire life. A graduate from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science. For six years he headed up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are hoping to make sense of the Inflation Reduction Act which is designed to protect Medicare recipients from catastrophic drug costs by phasing in a cap for out-of-pocket costs and establishing a$35 cap for a month's supply of insulin. And, as an historic win, Medicare will be able to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs for the first time ever. Guests:  Mark Blum  Mark is the Executive Director of America's Agenda, an organization he's led since its founding in 2005. America's Agenda is a national healthcare alliance that brings together labor unions, businesses, healthcare providers, and policymakers who share a common commitment to smart policy and effective action to advance our mission of affordable, high-quality, readily accessible healthcare for every American. Mark currently serves on the State Health Benefits Value and is a former member of the Quality Task Force in New Jersey and previously worked as an economics professor as well as national director of organizing for the American Association of University Professors. He completed his graduate studies at the London School of Economics.   A major focus for Mark in recent years has been the Pharmacy Benefit Manager issues facing our country. Mark is a founding member of the PBM Accountability Project. He works tirelessly to educate the public and advance solutions to help redirect prescription drug savings from very high PBM profits back to patients, employee health plans, and taxpayers. Antonio Ciaccia Antonio Ciaccia (cha-cha) is the President of 3 Axis Advisors, a firm that among many things studies drug pricing. He was recently featured on NBC's Today Show talking about the lengths PBMs force independent pharmacies to go to find savings for their patients. He's also spoken publicly about PBMs in the context of the Inflation Reduction Act. Antonio has been in and around pharmacies his entire life. A graduate from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science. For six years he headed up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we are hoping to make sense of the Inflation Reduction Act which is designed to protect Medicare recipients from catastrophic drug costs by phasing in a cap for out-of-pocket costs and establishing a$35 cap for a month's supply of insulin. And, as an historic win, Medicare will be able to negotiate prices for high-cost drugs for the first time ever. Guests:  Mark Blum  Mark is the Executive Director of America's Agenda, an organization he's led since its founding in 2005. America's Agenda is a national healthcare alliance that brings together labor unions, businesses, healthcare providers, and policymakers who share a common commitment to smart policy and effective action to advance our mission of affordable, high-quality, readily accessible healthcare for every American. Mark currently serves on the State Health Benefits Value and is a former member of the Quality Task Force in New Jersey and previously worked as an economics professor as well as national director of organizing for the American Association of University Professors. He completed his graduate studies at the London School of Economics.   A major focus for Mark in recent years has been the Pharmacy Benefit Manager issues facing our country. Mark is a founding member of the PBM Accountability Project. He works tirelessly to educate the public and advance solutions to help redirect prescription drug savings from very high PBM profits back to patients, employee health plans, and taxpayers. Antonio Ciaccia Antonio Ciaccia (cha-cha) is the President of 3 Axis Advisors, a firm that among many things studies drug pricing. He was recently featured on NBC's Today Show talking about the lengths PBMs force independent pharmacies to go to find savings for their patients. He's also spoken publicly about PBMs in the context of the Inflation Reduction Act. Antonio has been in and around pharmacies his entire life. A graduate from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science. For six years he headed up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to my Spring 2022 update!  I do a general update each season.  The last three were episode 136, 122, and 108.  In this episode, I talk about my upcoming summer vacation, what's new with The Pharmacist's Voice ®, LLC, what's coming up on The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast, news from my personal life (husband, kids, etc.), and an update on what I'm listening to, reading, watching, and playing.   Thank you for listening to The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast episode 153!   Mentioned in this episode Perimenopause:  The Savvy Sister's Guide to Hormone Harmony by Dr. Anna Garrett (Lachesis Publishing, Inc.) Julie Walthers, audio engineer Whole Story Studio Annual Conference of the Ohio Pharmacists Association (April 2022) The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast Episode 136 Winter Update February 2022 The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast Episode 122 Fall Update November 2021 The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast Episode 108 Summer Update July 2021 The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast Episode 143 OPA Annual Conference Recap April 2022 The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast Episode 149 featuring Ijeoma Ekeocha, PharmD Pharmfluencers: The Inspiring Stories of Pharmacy Entrepreneurs by Kimber Boothe, PharmD Podcast Show Notes Summit I started using https://otter.ai to transcribe podcast show notes this spring. Journal of Pharmacy Technology Tim Tippets (VO Tech Guru)  Audition Ready Online Course Podpage podcast website builder My new Podpage www.thepharmacistsvoicepodcast.com  The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 152 featuring my Aunt Janet Titkemeier Tim Ulbrich, PharmD Tony Guerra, PharmD  Mike Koelzer, RPh Iqbal Atcha, RPh Dr. Dimple Gandhi Dr. Leslie Hodge Dr. Danielle Perrodin Josh Ball (brand photographer) Kristina Stuller (makeup artist) The Vanity Studios  Baby Steps Millionaires by Dave Ramsey. The Tombstone Express by Steve Edwards The 5 AM Club:  Own Your Morning.  Elevate Your Life by Robin Sharma Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir  The Martian by Andy Weir The Rosie Effect by Graeme Simsion Beyond Powerful Radio by Valerie Geller Permission to Care by Cory Jenks, PharmD Holderness Family YouTube Channel This Year is a Dumpster Fire! Parody by Penn and Kim Holderness Everybody Fights, so Why Not Get Better at It? By Kim and Penn Holderness Top Gun (original movie) Settlers of Catan (Original Board Game) Photosynthesis Ticket to Ride on iPad 

In this episode, our guest is Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research. Born and raised in the world of pharmacy, Antonio Ciaccia has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management, eventually heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, where his data analytics work helped lead state officials to audit and uncover $244 million in hidden prescription drug overcharges in the state Medicaid managed care program. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining and more drugs were being excluded from plan coverage. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Today, he serves as the President of 3 Axis Advisors, a consulting firm that works with Medicaid Fraud Control Units, provider groups, research firms, technology companies, law firms, investment analysts, employers, government agencies, benefit consultants, and private foundations to diagnose and eliminate inefficiencies and inappropriate incentives in the prescription drug supply chain. Within that capacity, he also serves as an advisor to the American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc. (APCI) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). He is also the CEO and co-founder of 46brooklyn Research, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the transparency and accessibility of drug pricing data for the American public. Main Points: Drug pricing is way too complex, and many entities make money off that complexity. Unfortunately, industry consolidation and vertical integration has put many pharmacies in a tough spot, as their once reliable business model has now become increasingly compressed over time. Because pharmacy economics has been primarily derived from revenue harvested from filing prescriptions, the service of pharmacists has been overlooked and thrown into the drug pricing stew. Drug prices are currently being exploited by arbitrageurs, compromising pharmacy viability and their ability to provide a high level of service to patients. Arbitrage must be eliminated, and pharmacists should derive compensation from better aligned incentive structures that emphasize the delivery of value-added services. Guest - Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonio-ciaccia-390879b/ -Instagram: @A_Ciaccia -Twitter: @A_Ciaccia -Website: https://www.3axisadvisors.com/ and https://www.46brooklyn.com/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter

Today's episode includes a recap of my weekend at the Ohio Pharmacist Association (OPA) Annual Conference April 1-3, 2022, and brief interviews with Ohio pharmacists Emlah Tubuo, PharmD and Greg Kramp, PharmD. Disclaimer.  I am an OPA Member, but I do not work for The Ohio Pharmacists Association.  The opinions mentioned in this podcast episode are my own and not necessarily those of OPA.  Also, I am not being compensated for any content in this podcast episode.   This episode has 4 parts.   In the first part, I'll give a recap from the sessions I attended:  session title and speaker(s) name(s), plus two take-aways. I attended 11 sessions and earned 16 hours of CE.  Ten sessions were 90 minutes long.  One was only 60 minutes long.  There were multiple offerings for each time slot, and it was hard to pick just one to attend. The second part is my interview with Emlah Tubuo, PharmD. The third part is my interview with Greg Kramp, PharmD. The fourth and final part of this episode will be a few stories about what went wrong back home while I was gone.  If you're a parent of teenagers, you're going to groan.  It has to do with my younger son missing the ACT on Saturday, April 2, and the death of the only houseplant I own.   Thank you for listening to The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 143! To read the full show notes, visit https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast/ Mentioned in this episode Annual Meeting of the Ohio Pharmacists Association April 1-3, 2022 (Conference Brochure) OPA (Ohio Pharmacists Association) home page Emlah Tubuo, PharmD LinkedIn Profile  Emlah Naturals website  Emlah Naturals Instagram Page Greg Kramp, PharmD LinkedIn Profile Lauren Castle, Functional Medicine Pharmacists Alliance Founder www.notimpossible.com     Eye gaze goggles video (YouTube) Brian Bisher, Cincinnati-area pharmacist World Autism Day April 2, 2022 The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 75 with Dr. Adam Martin, The Fit Pharmacist The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 89 with Dr. Cory Jenks, Pharmacist, Improv Comedian, and Public Speaker The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 73 with Dr. Lauren Castle (Functional Medicine Pharmacist) The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 133 with Dan Krinsky, BS, Ms, RPH, FAPHA The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 135 with Sue Paul, RPH   Subscribe to or Follow The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon/Audible Friday Sessions Early Results from Provider Status Implementation with speakers Stu Beatty, Ana Hincapie, Anne Metzger, and Rebecca Lahrman.   OTC/Self-Care Challenge moderated by Kristine Cline and Max Conrad.  5 Ohio pharmacy schools competed in this Jeopardy/game-show-like competition: UC (the University of Cincinnati), NEOMED (Northeast Ohio Medical University), OSU (The Ohio State University), Findlay (the University of Findlay), and ONU (Ohio Northern University).  I did not see a team from my alma Mater The University of Toledo.  Cedarville University did not have a team either.   Current Trends in Prescription Drug Diversion with Dr. Donnie Sullivan.  Generation RX and You:  Medication Safety in Action, led by Ruth Emptage, Kelsey Schmuhl, and Tessa Miracle.  Saturday Sessions By the way, this was the best MORNING at OPA ever in the history of my attending the Annual Meetings.  I was inspired.  I was entertained.  I laughed. I learned.   Self-Care and Professional Well-Being:  The Prescription to Beat Burnout with speakers Dr. Adam Martin (The Fit Pharmacist) and Dr. Tim Ulbrich (Co-Founder & CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist). *VERY INSPIRATIONAL SESSION!* Putting “Yes, And” to Work:  Building a More Adaptable, Empathetic, and Humanizing Healthcare Experience with speaker Cory Jenks.  *This was by far THE MOST FUN CE SESSION I'VE EVER ATTENDED.  EVER!! Pharmacy's Role in Human Trafficking Awareness with speakers Karen Kier and 2022 PharmD Candidate Temi Omitowoju from Ohio Northern University.   National Human Trafficking Hotline is 1-888-3737-888   Text “INFO” or “HELP” to BeFree.  The digits are 233733   https://humantraffickinghotline.org/report-trafficking Successful Pharmacy Entrepreneurship with Marc Sweeney and Chris Antypas.   “Challenging times are great for innovation.”   Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne.  Sunday sessions 2022 Legislative Update with four speakers:  Ernie Boyd (Executive Director of the Ohio Pharmacists Association), Michelle Fitzgibbon (a government relations professional), Dan Fitzpatrick (also a government affairs professional), and Antonio Ciaccia (CEO of 46 Brooklyn Research and 3 Axis Advisors). The 4 Pillars of Pharmacogenomics and Personalized Medicine with speakers Sue Paul, Dan Krinsky, and Amy Van Milligan, MD. Counterfeit Medicines in the US Supply Chain:  Learn How the Criminals Operate to Keep Your Patients Safe with non-pharmacist speaker Shabbir Safdar from the Partnership for Safe Medicines, which you can find at safemedicines.org. Dangerous Doses and Bottle of Lies by Katherine Eban were recommended by Mr. Safdar. Just a few things went wrong back home while I was away for 3 days. Gratitude first. The house did not burn down, and my husband and both kids were alive when I got home.    What went wrong? My son Derrick missed the ACT because he forgot about it. My only houseplant died a horrible death by wind, rain, and cold temps.  Our trash ended up in our recycling toter and the recyclables ended up in the trash toter. I left March 31, and no one flipped the calendars in the house to April.  No one printed the new lunch calendar for April either.   When my family went to church, no one brought the Noisy Change Offering, which is only collected the first Sunday of the month.  My son had to loan my husband cash so we could contribute toward the charity of the month.  My husband also forgot to pick his prescriptions up at the pharmacy on Saturday.  The pharmacy is closed Sunday. Better luck next time, boys!  Please laugh.  I know I did.  That's life, and life can be messy!  

Sue Paul, RPh is a pharmacist, entrepreneur and small business owner.  She is the Founder of  SyneRxgy Consulting LLC, a concierge pharmacy service, co-founder of PGx101, LLC, a pharmacogenomic certificate training/coaching company, and Medipreneurs, LLC, an international conference and community for pharmacy entrepreneurs.  She is active in local, state and national professional organizations including APhA and also serves as Vice President of the Ohio Pharmacists Foundation Board of Trustees.  Mentioned in this episode www.linkedin.com/in/sue-paulrph www.synerxgy.com www.pgx101.com www.medipreneurs.com 2022 Medipreneurs Summit August 26-28, 2022 Instagram @pgx101  Instagram @medipreneurs Email:  suepaulrph@gmail.com  Dan Krinsky, BS, MS, RPh, FAPhA Mariam S. Yasin (2022 PharmD/MS PGX Candidate) Jamie Wilkey, PharmD Carol Bell, PharmD (KY Pharmacist) Michelle Fritsch, PharmD Anna Garrett, PharmD PharmGenEd Program at UCSD The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 111: Interview with Medipreneurs Co-Founders Sue Paul and Michelle Fritsch  The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast Episode 11:  Interview with Sue Paul and Michelle Fritsch, Medipreneurs Co-Founders The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile The Annual Meeting of the Ohio Pharmacists Association  Ohio Pharmacists Association APhA (American Pharmacists Association)   Read the full show notes at https://www.thepharmacistsvoice.com/podcast Thank you for listening to episode 135 of The Pharmacist's Voice ® Podcast! Subscribe to or Follow The Pharmacist's Voice Podcast! Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon/Audible  Highlights from the interview How did Sue get into PGX? It started with clopidogrel.  Sue has experience in a number of settings:  community practice, nursing homes, and hospital.  While working in an outpatient pharmacy doing a “meds to beds program,” Sue noticed that cardiologists were prescribing P2Y12 inhibitors for patients post stent-placement.  The patients had expensive copays.  “Why not use clopidogrel?” Sue thought.  She researched why and found that clopidogrel is a prodrug.  According to Sue, ~30% of the population can't metabolize clopidogrel to its active form.  Cardiologists selected other options to avoid a clogged stent. How did Sue learn about PGX?   When Sue started, she was self-taught.  She learned about PGX from free resources ~ 2013-2014.  She continued to learn online from the PharmGenEd™️ Program at UCSD (University of California San Diego).  Her first official certificate training was at the Test2Learn™️ inaugural event (University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy), months after incorporating PGX into practice. Sue founded a non-dispensing pharmacy business called SyneRxgy (pronounced si·nr·jee).  Through SyneRxgy and working with a primary care office (via contract), Sue saw a lot of mental health issues.  She pitched PGX to the practice.  They were interested.  She found labs that could serve her patients well and was able to get started serving patients with PGX about 4 months after joining the practice.   Filling in the gaps Part of entrepreneurship is getting curious about something and figuring it out.  Sue saw gaps in her PGX education, namely implementation.  She learned how to implement PGX in her practice as an entrepreneur.  PGX 101 trainings “fill in the gaps” Sue experienced. PGX101 98% of PGX101 students complete the course.   12 hours of home study  8 hours of live training $497 investment/20 ACPE accredited continuing education credit hours Registration deadline for the next training is February 12, 2022, because the 12-hour, self-paced part must be completed before February 26.  Sue recommends breaking the 12-hours up into bite-sized chunks of 2 hours each.  The LIVE online training is February 26 and 27.  The next online training is April 23 and 24, 2022. Visit https://www.pgx101.com for more information. Are all PGX101 students pharmacists?   No.  Most have been pharmacists or pharmacy students, but there has also been an oncologist, some genetic counselors, and a handful of nurse practitioners.  PGX201 After PGX101 training is complete, if students want a deeper dive into PGX and implementation, they can goin the PGX201 Community.  To learn more, visit https://www.pgx101.com.   $297/3 months (renewable membership) or $998/12 months How does Sue get paid? Sue gets paid a daily rate by the practice she works for.  Sue's home patients, on the other hand, are cash-based. Success stories Sue told several stories about how she has made a difference in the lives of her patients.  PGX and home-visit stories were both shared. Sue's advice for pharmacist Moms Sue had 4 kids in 5 years.  They are all adults now.  “There's no better reward than investing in your kids.  Do what you need to do to be able to do that.” Strength in numbers How do we get more PGX-trained pharmacists in doctor's offices?  PGX101 trainings are part of the solution.  PGX Pharmacists adding more PGX pharmacists to their practices will also help.   Making a connection Is there a way to connect prescribers with PGX-trained pharmacists?  Carol Bell, PharmD (KY Pharmacist) started a PGX Pharmacists registry and is passing it along to Sue Paul and Dan Krinsky.  Look for the registry to be available later this year (2022).   Referrals from other pharmacists How can a non-PGX pharmacist refer a patient to a PGX pharmacist?  It's simple, just reach out to a pharmacist who is doing PGX.  If they can't help you, they may know someone who can.   Medipreneurs Sue Paul, Dr. Anna Garrett, and Michelle Fritsch, PharmD cofounded Medipreneurs to support and encourage healthcare entrepreneurs.  Medipreneurs is celebrating their 5th year in 2022.  The annual conference is August 26-28 in Cincinnati, OH.  Sue is on the Board of Advisors.   LinkedIn is the best way to connect with Sue.  

Smoking continues to be a public health concern in the United States. Despite clear data on the negative health implications of smoking, 14% of adults in the US are current smokers. Pharmacists, with accessibility in underserved communities and unique knowledge regarding nicotine replacement products, are uniquely positioned to assist individuals interested in smoking cessation. In this episode of DISRxUPT, Dr. Myriam Shaw-Ojeda, assistant professor for pharmacy practice at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and Director of Pharmacy Extension and Public Health at the Ohio Pharmacists Association and The Ohio State University Extension, and Dr. Andrew Straw, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University, join us to discuss this topic. Listen as we describe the unique work that the Ohio Pharmacists Association has done to provide training for pharmacists interested in providing smoking cessation services, including the opportunity to manage nicotine replacement therapy and be reimbursed for these services in the state of Ohio.

Antonio Ciaccia exposes Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their drug pricing complicity. Joe Biden used real-world examples to sell Build Back Better. President of 3 Axis Advisor discusses his Pharmacy Benefit Managers PBM report 3axisadvisors com: Antonio Ciaccia (CHA CHA), President of 3 Axis Advisors. He led government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. Antonio has since spent years studying the pharmacy marketplace, publishing several analyses on the drug pricing code and pulling the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Joe Biden uses real world story to expose drug company thievery and to sell Build Back Better. ‘Utterly Obscene': Just 8 Pfizer and Moderna Investors Became $10 Billion Richer After Omicron Emerged: “Pharma execs and shareholders are making a killing from a crisis they helped to create,” said one justice campaigner. In the first week that the Omicron variant sparked global fears of a new wave of infections, a small handful of investors and executives with Pfizer and Moderna—currently the world's preeminent makers of Covid-19 vaccines—saw over $10 billion in new wealth, with the Moderna's CEO alone adding over $800 million to his personal fortune. --- If you like what we do please do the following! Most Independent Media outlets continue to struggle to raise the funds they need to operate much like the smaller outlets like Politics Done Right SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel here. LIKE our Facebook Page here. Share our blogs, podcasts, and videos. Get our books here. Become a YouTube PDR Posse Member here. Become a Politics Done Right Subscriber via Patreon here. Become a Politics Done Right Subscriber via Facebook here. Consider providing a contribution here. Please consider supporting our GoFundMe equipment fund here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Antonio Ciaccia exposes Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and their drug pricing complicity. My question is, should PBMs even exist? Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors led government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. Antonio has since spent years studying the pharmacy marketplace, publishing several analyses on the drug pricing code, and pulling the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. If you have health insurance, whether it be through Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance, chances are it's managed by a PBM. They act as middlemen between drug manufacturers and patients' health plans, negotiating savings on prescription medicines and determining which drugs will be covered by insurance. However, PBMs fail to pass savings to the patients and insurance companies, while undermining the possibility for competition that would drive value and savings for consumers. This drives up the cost of prescription drugs, leaving you to pay more out of pocket. “With PBMs essentially centered at the core of the U.S. drug supply chain, it begs for scrutiny of how their business practices may exacerbate drug pricing dysfunction and excess,” said Mr. Ciacias. “As PBMs claim to be the only entity working to control drug prices, we believe that analyses like this report can shed light on the incentives and opportunities PBMs have to inflate costs rather than provide savings to plan sponsors and patients.”--- If you like what we do please do the following! Most Independent Media outlets continue to struggle to raise the funds they need to operate much like the smaller outlets like Politics Done Right SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube Channel here. LIKE our Facebook Page here. Share our blogs, podcasts, and videos. Get our books here. Become a YouTube PDR Posse Member here. Become a Politics Done Right Subscriber via Patreon here. Become a Politics Done Right Subscriber via Facebook here. Consider providing a contribution here. Please consider supporting our GoFundMe equipment fund here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Ohio among three states who have successfully sued Biden Administration over vaccination mandates, as of Tuesday; second lawsuit filed accusing Republican lawmakers of creating unconstitutional, gerrymandered congressional map that makes nearly 90 percent of districts sure bets for GOP; Ohio Pharmacists Association pushes for greater latitude in prescribing drugs used to treat COVID-19.

Returning guest, Cathy Kuhn, PharmD, Director, Voice of the Customer at Updox, a complete healthcare communication platform for in-person and virtual care, discusses their recently released "Paperless Practice Playbook" with tips for providers on how to increase productivity, improve patient engagement and reduce burnout. She talks about why providers must eliminate paper in order to reduce the amount of time spent on administrative tasks for both provider and patients and how one practice saved more than 500 hours a year on administrative tasks by leveraging a paperless practice. #Productivity #PatientEngagement #ReduceBurnout Cathy Kuhn, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, is the Director of Strategy Consulting at Updox. She is past president of the Ohio Pharmacists Association and current president of the American Pharmacist's Association's (APhA) Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management and APhA board member. Cathy's service to the profession has given her a front-row seat to a pharmacists' positive impact, and fuels her drive to claim a pharmacist's role as members of the healthcare team and to operate at the top of the licensure.

On this episode of Leadership Lessons in Health-System Pharmacy you will hear from Antonio Ciaccia, as we discuss Leadership Strategy Implications for the Changing Pharmacy Landscape. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management. He rejoined the pharmacy world, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency and growing the role of the pharmacist. Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code through his consulting firm, 3 Axis Advisors, and dedicates a substantial portion of his time educating the public about prescription drug prices through 46brooklyn Research, a non-profit organization he co-founded in 2018. He was recently named as the Senior Advisor for Disruptive Innovation & Practice Transformation for the American Pharmacists Association.

Opioids play a critical role in managing cancer-associated pain, but they're highly addictive, and they don't always provide sufficient pain relief for cancer patients. Many patients therefore turn to cannabis or cannabis-derived products to help manage their pain, using them either as standalone treatments or as an adjuvant therapy to opioids. But does research support cannabis use for this purpose? The evidence is mixed, and some studies suggest there may indeed be benefits for cancer pain—but there's also reason for caution. How Much Research Is There? There's a relatively strong body of research on cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain generally, according to Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, president of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and co-founder of Radicle Health, a cannabis education and advocacy organization. However, much of this research has focused on neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries, and comparatively few studies have examined pain in the cancer context. Among the studies that exist for cancer, many have small sample sizes, and study design is also an issue. “We have animal studies and some clinical human studies,” says Theisen, but there's “a lack of randomized controlled trials, which are considered to be the gold standard.” A further complicating factor in the research on cannabis and cancer pain is that most of the existing studies on this topic have relied on products that do not match those cancer patients actually use in practice. According to Hance Clarke, MD, PhD, associate professor of anesthesia at the University of Toronto and author of a recent review article on cannabis and pain,1 the products that have been studied most extensively are pharmaceutical-grade cannabis isolates, such as nabiximols (an extract containing THC and CBD in a precise one-to-one ratio), nabilone (synthetic THC), and dronabinol (also synthetic THC). However, cancer patients outside of the research context are much more likely to use dispensary cannabis and non-pharmaceutical-grade plant-based extracts. “We're kind of stuck without enough evidence on the products that people are currently using,” says Clarke. This is important, because patients may react quite differently to a dispensary product than to a pharmaceutical product, according to Clarke. Guests:  Eloise Theisen, MSN, RN, is a board certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in cannabis therapy. For over 20 years, Eloise has worked primarily with cancer, dementia and chronic pain patients. In the last several years, Eloise has focused her efforts on cannabinoid therapies. Eloise was one of the first healthcare professionals to bring a clinical dosing regimen to the cannabis space. In 2019, Eloise was elected President of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and will serve through 2022. In 2019, Eloise co-authored Pain Free with CBD: Everything You Need to Know and Effectively Use Cannabidiol with Alice O'Leary Randall.    Joe Jeffries, Pharm D is currently Director of Pharmacy at FarmaceuticalRx, a medical cannabis dispensary in East Liverpool Ohio. Joe is the former Director of Pharmacy at Barnesville Hospital and was named the Healthcare Worker of the Year, largely for his creation of a program to help those struggling with drug addiction. Joe was also President of the Ohio Pharmacists Association from 2000-2001.  Host:  Joseph Friedman  CannaRPh Consultants CRx Magazine Advisory Board, CRx Podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Opioids play a critical role in managing cancer-associated pain, but they’re highly addictive, and they don’t always provide sufficient pain relief for cancer patients. Many patients therefore turn to cannabis or cannabis-derived products to help manage their pain, using them either as standalone treatments or as an adjuvant therapy to opioids. But does research support cannabis use for this purpose? The evidence is mixed, and some studies suggest there may indeed be benefits for cancer pain—but there’s also reason for caution. How Much Research Is There? There’s a relatively strong body of research on cannabis for the treatment of chronic pain generally, according to Eloise Theisen, RN, MSN, president of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and co-founder of Radicle Health, a cannabis education and advocacy organization. However, much of this research has focused on neuropathic pain in multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries, and comparatively few studies have examined pain in the cancer context. Among the studies that exist for cancer, many have small sample sizes, and study design is also an issue. “We have animal studies and some clinical human studies,” says Theisen, but there’s “a lack of randomized controlled trials, which are considered to be the gold standard.” A further complicating factor in the research on cannabis and cancer pain is that most of the existing studies on this topic have relied on products that do not match those cancer patients actually use in practice. According to Hance Clarke, MD, PhD, associate professor of anesthesia at the University of Toronto and author of a recent review article on cannabis and pain,1 the products that have been studied most extensively are pharmaceutical-grade cannabis isolates, such as nabiximols (an extract containing THC and CBD in a precise one-to-one ratio), nabilone (synthetic THC), and dronabinol (also synthetic THC). However, cancer patients outside of the research context are much more likely to use dispensary cannabis and non-pharmaceutical-grade plant-based extracts. “We’re kind of stuck without enough evidence on the products that people are currently using,” says Clarke. This is important, because patients may react quite differently to a dispensary product than to a pharmaceutical product, according to Clarke. Guests:  Eloise Theisen, MSN, RN, is a board certified Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner who specializes in cannabis therapy. For over 20 years, Eloise has worked primarily with cancer, dementia and chronic pain patients. In the last several years, Eloise has focused her efforts on cannabinoid therapies. Eloise was one of the first healthcare professionals to bring a clinical dosing regimen to the cannabis space. In 2019, Eloise was elected President of the American Cannabis Nurses Association and will serve through 2022. In 2019, Eloise co-authored Pain Free with CBD: Everything You Need to Know and Effectively Use Cannabidiol with Alice O’Leary Randall.    Joe Jeffries, Pharm D is currently Director of Pharmacy at FarmaceuticalRx, a medical cannabis dispensary in East Liverpool Ohio. Joe is the former Director of Pharmacy at Barnesville Hospital and was named the Healthcare Worker of the Year, largely for his creation of a program to help those struggling with drug addiction. Joe was also President of the Ohio Pharmacists Association from 2000-2001.  Host:  Joseph Friedman  CannaRPh Consultants CRx Magazine Advisory Board, CRx Podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of DISRxUPT, we discuss pharmacy advocacy with Dr. Melody Hartzler, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Cedarville University and founder of PharmToTable. Dr. Hartzler has worked closely alongside the Ohio Pharmacists Association for legislative efforts and has participated in providing testimony to the Ohio Legislature on the language of the law for consult agreements. She says this about pharmacy advocacy:“Advocacy is speaking up about what our profession can do to influence change in laws and practice.”These efforts and many others have culminated in important recent changes in Ohio pharmacy law, including provider status, payor recognition, and provider ID numbers. Listen in as we discuss the basics of the pharmacist's role in advocacy through patient, provider, and legislature relationships.

Today’s episode is about why I go to conferences and what I hope to accomplish at them.  I’ll talk about pharmacist conferences, VoiceOver conferences, and just for the fun of it motorcycle shows - because they’re the closest thing to motorcycle conferences I know, and I love motorcycles.   Mentioned in this episode VOcation Conference Sept 11-13, 2020  APhA (American Pharmacists Association)  Medipreneurs  OPA (Ohio Pharmacists Association) Cleveland International Motorcycle Show Why do I go to pharmacist conferences?  I need the CE, and I want to meet other pharmacists!   Pharmacist conferences I have attended The Annual Meeting of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Medipreneurs Conference Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) Annual Meeting and Midyear meeting CE stands for continuing education.  As an Ohio Pharmacist, I need to earn 40 contact hours of approved CE every 2 years.   What kind of CE do I get at conferences?   General CE Law CE Medication safety and patient safety CE Which session topics do I pick?  Law, medication safety, patient safety, trending topics (ex: provider status), classic topics (ex: asthma management), anything that interests me (ex: autism), and anything that will help with my volunteer work (poison prevention, medication safety, and addiction disorders).   The Annual Meeting of The Ohio Pharmacists Association was postponed from April to August.  Then, it went virtual.  I love the LIVE conference for the in-person networking.  Without the meals, the trade show, the poster presentations, and other activities, it’s just not the same.  I feel a little bad not attending because I want to support OPA, but it’s just not the right situation for me.  If the midyear meeting in November or the annual meeting next April are LIVE, I’ll be there! I’ve only been to one voiceover conference, and it changed my life!  A voice actor friend told me about a conference called VOcation last summer.  VOcation focuses on THE BUSINESS OF VOICEOVER.  It applies to every level from beginner to advanced and every genre from animation to audiobooks.  The conference was on Broadway in the upper west side in New York City. Why would I go to a VoiceOver conference in New York City?  What did I hope to accomplish there?  For my trip to the big city to be a success, I had to walk away with a plan for a demo and ideas on how to get work.  When I looked at the sessions offered at the conference, it was easy to pick which ones to go to because I had those two goals. What do I hope to learn about at VOcation this year?   Source Connect and Directed Sessions Networking Negotiating contracts:  usage rights, rates, session fees, and so on Finding work through agents and using pay-to-play sites All sessions will be recorded and available for 14 days afterward.  I’m looking forward to this conference, and I really appreciate that everything is recorded because I don’t think I can sit in front of a computer all day in my house without my husband and kids finding me!   I met great people at VOcation last year.  Voice Actors are FUN PEOPLE with great stories and creative personalities.  I was inspired by them.  Discussing struggles and successes helped me grow too.  Some of us formed an accountability group.  We call ourselves “The Accountabilibuddies.”  We meet every other Thursday and talk about what we’ve accomplished, what we’re working on now, what’s next, and what’s in our way.  We challenge and support one another.   One of my accountabilibuddies will be on the podcast Friday, August 31.  His name is Bill Larson, and you’re going to love him.  He definitely uses his voice to entertain.  But, he also does medical narration.  Any pharmacists listening to Bill might be interested in how a non-pharmacist succeeds in medical narration without a healthcare background.   I love motorcycles.  I go to motorcycle shoes and events, which are like conferences.  Everyone has hobbies.  This is one of mine. Two motorcycle events I LOVE Cleveland International Motorcycle Show Mid Ohio Just like pharmacist conferences and VoiceOver conferences, motorcycle shows and events bring together like-minded people.  People who go to motorcycle shows, love motorcycles.  People gather to check out what’s new, what’s for sale, and - best of all - test drives.   Some people would say that the best day of their life was they day they got married.  I would agree with that.  Others would say that the best day of their life was the day their child or children were born.  I would rank the birth of my two sons at the top too.  Next is line is July 10, 2015.  I test-drove a BMW motorbike with AN ENTIRE FLEET of other BMW motorbikes.  Every single BMW motorbike being sold that year was lined up for test drives.  We rode in a pack on some twisty, hilly roads in the middle of Ohio, and it was amazing!  Everything was green and blooming.  The riders were all being safe.  Truly, it was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen in my life.  If I close my eyes, I can still remember being in the middle of the pack. Everybody has their thing.  Whatever you love, do it!  And, enjoy it.  If going to conferences and learning about new things and connecting with like-minded people sounds good, do that too.  

Brad White is a second-generation pharmacist and co-owner and Vice President of Medicine Center Pharmacies in Canton, Ohio. He graduated from Purdue University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy. Brad is a member of PCCA, IACP, NCPA, and the Ohio Pharmacists Association. Brad founded a PCAB Accredited Non-Sterile Compounding Pharmacy in 2006. Brad has had many rewarding opportunities as a pharmacist is to help patients find solutions to problems that they are having trouble solving with commercially prepared medications. He and his team have been dispensing LDN since 2014 and continue to do research and educate patients and providers in the field of compounding and LDN.

Antonio Ciaccia was born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life.  After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management.   Thinking that pharmacy would be in his rear-view mirror forever, he ended up making his way back to his pharmacy home, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Sunshine in the Black Box of Pharmacy Benefits Management: Florida Medicaid Pharmacy Claims Analysis https://www.3axisadvisors.com/projects/2020/1/29/sunshine-in-the-black-box-of-pharmacy-benefits-management  This podcast episode was sponsored by P.U.T.T.  https://www.truthrx.org/about.html 

Antonio Ciaccia was born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life.  After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management.   Thinking that pharmacy would be in his rear-view mirror forever, he ended up making his way back to his pharmacy home, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. Sunshine in the Black Box of Pharmacy Benefits Management: Florida Medicaid Pharmacy Claims Analysis https://www.3axisadvisors.com/projects/2020/1/29/sunshine-in-the-black-box-of-pharmacy-benefits-management  This podcast episode was sponsored by P.U.T.T.  https://www.truthrx.org/about.html  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Episode 99 we interview Dr. Cathy Kuhn, a pharmacist who is using her passion for community pharmacy to serve as a strategy consultant for a health information technology company called Updox. Dr. Kuhn previously served as the President of Ohio Pharmacists Association, currently serves as president of the Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management and is on the Board of Trustees for APhA. We discuss her story, day to day, and her impact at Updox. Hope you enjoy! Connect with Cathy: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathy-kuhn-370b1217/ Learn more about Updox: https://www.updox.com/ Music by: Richard Waithe Richard's book, The First Time Pharmacist, is now available on Amazon. Get it here: www.amazon.com/dp/1732381402 Like Rx Radio on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RxRadio.fm Check out our memes on Instagram: instagram.com/rxradio.fm Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/rxradiofm Host: Dr. Richard Waithe www.twitter.com/richard_waithe www.facebook.com/pharmacydude www.instagram.com/richiewaithe Podcast episodes are powered by VUCA Health, a company that has the largest library of medication education videos that serves to enhance patient engagement and provide an on-demand extension of pharmacists and other healthcare providers. Learn more at vucahealth.com

Today's Medical PotCast Episode features our host Joseph (Joe) Friedman, R.Ph. MBA, is founding member and was a principal at Professional Dispensaries of Illinois, (PDI) Medical LLC. From the moment Illinois’ Medical Cannabis program was signed into law, he became deeply involved in the complex process of positioning himself as a medical expert on cannabis.  Also participating in part 2 of the debate is Joseph Jeffries, RPh, is the Pharmacy Director of FARMACEUTICALRX, and was the President of the Ohio Pharmacists Association from 2000-2001 and holds a BS in Pharmacy from Ohio Northern University College of Pharmacy. Mr. Jeffries has operated multiple retail pharmacies in southeastern Ohio, including Jeffries Drugs, Inc., for 13 years until it merged with an Ohio food chain. Following this merger, Mr. Jeffries was appointed Pharmacy Director over multiple pharmacies operated by this food chain in Ohio. Mr. Jeffries started and eventually sold a compounding pharmacy in St. Clairsville. Mr. Jeffries has been the Pharmacy Director for Barnesville Hospital System, in Belmont County, Ohio, for the past 15 years directing both institutional and retail pharmacy operations. The retail pharmacies at Barnesville fills more than 1000 prescriptions per week. Most recently, Mr. Jeffries coordinated and founded Addiction Services of Eastern Ohio (ASEO), a consortium of entities including Barnesville Hospital, the local Mental Health and Recovery Board, and Crossroads Counseling Services that provides medication assisted treatment and counseling services to opioid addicted patients.  Bradley Carlson, PharmD is a Clinical Pharmacist, Cannabis Pharmacist. Bradley Carlson attended Minnesota State University, Mankato and graduated in 2001 with a bachelor of science in microbiology and minor in chemistry. In 2009, he graduated with his doc-tor of pharmacy from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. He completed his residency with an emphasis in emergency medicine at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids Minnesota. Brad pio-neered the emergency department pharmacy program at Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota and worked as an ER pharmacist for many years. In the fall of 2014, Brad joined LeafLine Labs, one of Minnesota’s two medical cannabis growers/extractors/distributors, to author its application and later launch its vertically-integrated program. Brad served as Chief Pharmacist and VP of Pharmacy Operations with LeafLine Labs from its beginnings, through the Minnesota state rollout of the medical cannabis program in July 2015 and into March 2016. Brad continues to work as an ER pharmacist at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park Minnesota, and as a pharmacist consultant for PDI Medical (a medical cannabis clinic and dispensary) in Buffalo Grove Illinois. David G. Evans, Senior Counsel, Cannabis Industry Educating Litigators, he is a graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and Rutgers Law School. He was a Public Defender Trial Attorney and managed the New Jersey Intoxicated Driving Program. He was on the faculty of the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. PART ONE of the DEBATE:  https://omny.fm/shows/pharmacy-podcast-network/the-medical-cannabis-debate-part-1-ppn-episode-910  The Pharmacy Podcast Network is supported by several healthcare organizations. Today's sponsored has no opinion on this topic. Learn more UltiGuard Safe Packhttps://www.ulticare.com/ultiguard-safe-pack/podcast  

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IN DATA WE TRUST Special Guest: ANTONIO CIACCIA with 3 Axis Advisors.  Born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life.  After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management. Thinking that pharmacy would be in his rear-view mirror forever, he ended up making his way back to his pharmacy home, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IN DATA WE TRUST Special Guest: ANTONIO CIACCIA with 3 Axis Advisors.  Born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life.  After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management. Thinking that pharmacy would be in his rear-view mirror forever, he ended up making his way back to his pharmacy home, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IN DATA WE TRUST Special Guest: ANTONIO CIACCIA with 3 Axis Advisors.  Born and raised in pharmacy, Antonio has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life.  After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management. Thinking that pharmacy would be in his rear-view mirror forever, he ended up making his way back to his pharmacy home, heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade organization with a strong track record of advocating for drug pricing transparency. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in the middle of an ever-growing transaction, Antonio has spent years working to crack the drug pricing code and pull the rug out from what he believes is one of the most dysfunctional marketplaces in the world.

We all know that prescription drug prices are costing us a lot of money. One Ohio company is doing something about it. 46Brooklyn was created to obtain, analyze and release data on pharmaceutical pricing. Co-founder Eric Pachman's experience in retail pharmacy management showed him something was fundamentally flawed in prescription drug supply chain. At the same time, Antonio Ciaccia was advocating for drug price transparency for the Ohio Pharmacists Association. The two joined forces, and 46Brooklyn was born. Join Scott McGohan for a revealing conversation on how data holds the key to controlling drug costs.

Gag orders, clawbacks and PBMs--what do they have to do with the cost of your medication? In today's podcast Antonio Ciaccia, director of government and public affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, shares what you need to know. 

Episode 036 | Scott and Anne Marie welcome Antonio Ciaccia of the Ohio Pharmacists Association, a trade group that represents pharmacy professionals. Ciaccia says pharmaceutical companies take a lot of heat for rising drug prices. But most people aren’t aware that middlemen within the pharmacy supply chain negotiate prices, often in secrecy. Ciaccia blames "a dysfunctional system." Scott blamed “an overabundance of greed.”

This week I caught up with Ernie Boyd, the Executive Director of the Ohio Pharmacists Association to talk about the Compound Conference. But before we get started, Last summer, the IACP leadership developed a multi-year strategic plan to guide the Academy in tackling many of the opportunities and challenges facing the compounding pharmacy community. In addition to expanding our educational programs, publications, and our legislative efforts at the federal and state level, this plan directly guides our organization as it enters its 25th year.

This week I caught up with Ernie Boyd, the Executive Director of the Ohio Pharmacists Association to talk about the Compound Conference. But before we get started, Last summer, the IACP leadership developed a multi-year strategic plan to guide the Academy in tackling many of the opportunities and challenges facing the compounding pharmacy community. In addition to expanding our educational programs, publications, and our legislative efforts at the federal and state level, this plan directly guides our organization as it enters its 25th year.To see how we're doing and where YOU want us to go, we've created this brief member survey. It will take less than five minutes of your time but that investment will bring enormous return to IACP. The survey will be available until Friday, July 24.You can take it by visiting us at tiny.cc/IACPSurvey and that link is in the notes section of this podcast.Also, last week, David Miller and I talked about the Senate Biologic Repackaging Letter. Today, Wednesday July 8 is the last day to get engaged. Check the notes section to get involved.Register today for The Compound Conference. The Hotel Room Block Ends in 1 Week on July 15th. For more information and to register, visit us online at IACPRx.org/TheCompoundConferenceContact your Senators TODAY! http://tiny.cc/IACPodcast-ContactSenateRe-listen to last week's show: IACPRx.org/?page=IACPodcastEpisode12Follow IACP on social media!http://FB.com/IACPRxhttp://FB.com/IACPRxPubshttp://Twitter.com/IACPRxhttp://Twitter.com/IACPRxPubshttp://Instagram.com/IACPRxhttp://Instagram.com/IACPRxPubs See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Scot Maitland caught up with Dave Miller, Executive Vice President and CEO of the IACP to talk about Senate Bill 1406. This has the potential to be a positive thing for ALL pharmacists. The easiest way to share this information is to tell your colleagues to visit IACPRx.org/Publications and select Podcast number 11.This podcast is brought to you by The Compound Conference. The Compound Conference is a new event that IACP is producing in association with the Ohio Pharmacists Association this coming August 15, 2015 at the Hilton Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. Register today at IACPRx.org/TheCompoundConferenceOther links for this show:IACPRx.org/TheCompoundConference See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About OPA: Mission Statement The Mission of the Ohio Pharmacists Association is to unite the profession of pharmacy, and encourage interprofessional relations while promoting public health through education, discussion and legislation. History & Purpose The Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) was formed September 2, 1879 in Columbus, Ohio under the name Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association (OSPA). The purpose of the Association was to elevate the character of the pharmaceutical profession, by uniting the reputable druggists of the state in order to foster the education of those learning the art and thereby stimulate the talent of those engaged in pharmacy. In cooperation with its members and leaders, the present-day OPA continues to function by this purpose and act to positively impact the profession as these past extraordinary individuals did. Ernest Boyd, R.Ph., MBA Executive Director Ohio Pharmacists Association 2674 Federated Blvd Columbus, Ohio  43235 614-389-3236 eboyd@ohiopharmacists.org www.ohiopharmacists.org   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About OPA: Mission Statement The Mission of the Ohio Pharmacists Association is to unite the profession of pharmacy, and encourage interprofessional relations while promoting public health through education, discussion and legislation. History & Purpose The Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPA) was formed September 2, 1879 in Columbus, Ohio under the name Ohio State Pharmaceutical Association (OSPA). The purpose of the Association was to elevate the character of the pharmaceutical profession, by uniting the reputable druggists of the state in order to foster the education of those learning the art and thereby stimulate the talent of those engaged in pharmacy. In cooperation with its members and leaders, the present-day OPA continues to function by this purpose and act to positively impact the profession as these past extraordinary individuals did.