Rings a Bell

The one, the only, Dr. Shelita Dattani quizzes Kim on the 2025 Hypertension Canada guidelines. Dr. Shelita Dattani is a nationally and internationally recognized pharmacy leader, advocate, and speaker with over 25 years of experience across community practice, hospital settings, academia, industry and national associations. Shelitta is on the board of Hypertension Canada and knows the 20...

Are you anxious about what you don’t remember about anxiety therapy? Well have I got a treat for you. Episode 6 of Rings A Bell Podcast! Rami Safi, a pharmacist and psychotherapist (qualifying) brings us the good bad and the ugly of anxiety management. Enjoy a comprehensive overview of pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapeutics with a few helpful tips for managing your own anxiety al...

Episode 5 - Antibiotic Stewardship with Brad Phillips Episode 5 provides: A refresher on bacteriostatic vs. bactericidal antibiotics The ACTUAL rates of true penicillin allergy Why “walking pneumonia” is more of a slang term than a diagnosis  The declining efficacy of azithromycin  Where to find up to date resistance patterns Some oral options for uncomplicated MRSA Adapting prescription...

Episode 4 provides - A refresher on how red blood cells are formed, their lifecycle and inputs - An overview of the major types of anemia classified by pathophysiology and histology (how the red blood cells look under a slide) - Some simple physical symptoms that pharmacists can look for in practice and what they might indicate - A refresher on the major guidelines for iron deficiency anemia inclu...

Keywords: insulin sensitivity, metformin, blood sugar management, dietary approaches, microbiome, GLP-1 agonists, functional medicine, probiotics, metabolic health, clinical signs Summary: Episode 3 part 1 covers general metabolic health as it relates to pharmaceuticals, the microbiome and nutrition. My guest is Dr. Alex Nataros, a family doctor practicing in Port Hardy, BC. Subscribe to the Rings...

References from Shelley: - UpToDate as referenced summer 2025   - RxFiles 2023 edition   - Bristol Stool Chart   -  probioticchart.ca   - Why you should be careful with psyllium husk fiber supplement. YouTube:  https://youtu.be/mPHXldh4_H4?si=wtAMhpP2QDCxPlr6   - Cascara Sagrada withdrawal in USA  https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-history-exhibits/drug-...

On this episode of the Rings A Bell Pharmacy Podcast I welcome on Cheen-Young Liu. A bright star from U of T's PharmD program, she schools me on contraception! References from Cheen-Young: ·     CPS (Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties) - Contraception ·     Up To Date (I can't remember which specific pages I used, I viewed a lot but...

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