OCPhA's Podcast on Pharmacy and Healthcare

47. OCPhA Monthly Meeting Spotlights - Community Pharmacy with Dr. Paideia Le Originally recorded July 2021, OCPhA president Rod Patterson interviewed Dr. Paideia Le on how community pharmacies are integral in patient care. Dr. Le has been heavily involved in pharmacy practice and helping the community ever since she was a student at Western University College of Pharmacy. Since graduation, she ha...

46. Unique Pharmacy Technician Roles feat. Cynthia Bennett Today's Pharmacy Technician Day, so we're celebrating it by spotlighting pharmacy technician roles with our special guest, pharmacy technician by training, Cynthia Bennett. She has had a career in many different facets of pharmacy, including inpatient, oncology, academia, and leadership. She shares some of the different paths pharmacy tech...

45. OCPhA Monthly Meeting Spotlights - Pharmacy Informatics with Dr. Tony Dao Today's episode is an excerpt from the June OCPhA Monthly Meeting. On today's episode, OCPhA President Rod Patterson interviews Dr. Tony Dao on his role in pharmacy informatics, as well as his journey from pharmacy school to where he is today. On this episode, he discusses: His journey from student to informatics pharmac...

44. SB 362 featuring Senator Josh Newman and Guest Host Dr. Azita Alipour On today's special episode of the OCPhA podcast supported by our joint OCPhA/OCSHP Legislative Committee, we interview Senator Josh Newman on the SB 362 bill that prioritizes patients over quotas. This episode was guest hosted by Dr. Azita Alipour. Additional Resources: 1.       Bill Fact Sheets ( https://drive.google.com/dr...

43. Residency, Community, and Clinical Pharmacy Manager feat. Dr. Nancy Dao Ever wondered what a clinical pharmacy manager does? What about going from a residency to a pharmacy manager position in the ambulatory space? On today's episode (originally recorded in August 2020) we speak with Dr. Nancy Dao on her career path from residency to community to being a clinical pharmacy manager at Share Our...

42. OCPhA Monthly Meeting Spotlights - Community Pharmacy with Dr. Linh Lee Today's episode is an excerpt from the May 2021 OCPhA monthly meeting where we spotlight community pharmacy. OCPhA President Rod Patterson interviewed Dr. Linh Lee of Ralphs Company regarding her pathway to community pharmacy leadership and advice on those gearing towards that same path. To connect with Dr. Lee, visit http...

The Many Roles of Informatics Pharmacists feat. Quyen Ly On today’s episode, we get to speak with very experienced pharmacist Quyen Ly on her career in the many facets of healthcare informatics. She discusses some of her lessons learned and how it is important to keep on being curious. Today’s topics include: How curiosity breeds larger roles Her experience as an integration architect The importan...

40. Specialty Pharmacy and Being Involved at CPhA feat. Dr. Samuel K Lee On today's episode originally recorded in September 2020, we speak with Trustee-at-Large of CPhA and CEO of Advanced Pharmacy Solutions. Dr. Samuel K Lee. Today's episode covers several topics from Dr. Lee: What is specialty pharmacy? What does a community pharmacy residency entail? Dr. Lee's career path that resulted in his...

39. COVID-19 Pandemic and Independent Pharmacy feat. Dr. Paideia Le Community pharmacists are extremely important in these times when patients are having difficulties with seeing their providers. On today's episode, Dr. Paideia Le returns to the show to discuss what she's been doing with her independent practice to ensure that they are there for their patients in these times of need. She also disc...

Take Control of Your Investments and Loans feat. Dr. Tim Ulbrich of Your Financial Pharmacist On today's episode, we speak with co-founder and CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist, Dr. Tim Ulbrich, and about investment and loan strategies. Topics include: IRA versus Roth IRA Taxable versus nontaxable funds Goal setting and why you're investing Loan repayment strategies To reach out to Dr. Ulbrich, you...

37. Pharmacy Week - 5 Things You Didn't Know That Were Invented by a Pharmacist On today’s episode, here are five things you may have not known that pharmacists or people who have gone through pharmacy apprenticeships had a hand in: Mascara Coca Cola Lightbulb Margarine Baby Formula Happy Pharmacy Week and American Pharmacists Month! As always, you can visit us at www.ocpha.org or you can email us...

36. CPhA's Digital Health Conference DHX 2020 feat. Dr. Risa Vatanka The technology is available, so let's use it to design pharmacy's future together! On today's episode, we speak with DHX Virtual Chair, Dr. Risa Vatanka, about how digital health and technologies have been exponentially catalyzed during the pandemic. In addition, much more of this discussion will be continued during the upcoming...

35. CPhA Vision, the Pharmacy Job Market, and the Future of Pharmacy Practice feat. CEO Susan Bonilla Today, we have a special guest on our podcast, the current CPhA CEO Susan Bonilla. We get to talk about some interesting topics, including: Susan's background prior to CPhA CPhA's vision The roles and responsibilities of the CPhA CEO Being a non-pharmacist in the CEO position The pharmacy job mark...

34. Journeys - Moving to California, Ambulatory Care, Academia, and the Importance of Being Involved feat Dr. Sarah McBane Dr. Sarah McBane, PharmD, CDE, BCPS, FCCP, FCPhA, APh, has had an amazing journey in the past years to get to where she is today. She's not a California native, yet it feels like California was always her home. In today's episode, she discusses: How her pharmacy perspectives c...

33. Journeys - The Massive Field of Managed Care feat. Dr. Nicole Quang On today's episode, we talk about Dr. Nicole Quang's journey into managed care and how she is going back to residency to continue her learning experience even after having worked in the field already. To reach out to Dr. Quang, visit her LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-v-quang/ As always, you can visit us at www...

32. Journeys - Psychiatric Pharmacist to Medical Science Liaison feat. Dr. Dri Wang On today's episode, we're excited to speak with Dr. Dri Wang on her unique journey going into psychiatric pharmacy through a residency route and then pursuing a position as a medical science liaison for Otsuka. To contact Dr. Dri Wang for any additional questions, you can contact her at wangindriani8@gmail.com As a...

31. Student Spotlight - Steven Nguyen - A Student's Perspective on the Future of Pharmacy On today's episode of the Student Spotlight series, we speak with Steven Nguyen, a current student at MBKU's pharmacy school. Steven shares some of his experiences in unique rotations in Japan as well as where he sees the future of pharmacy going and where he wants to contribute in it. As always, you can visi...

30. Journeys - Consultant Pharmacist, Academia, and Being President-Elect of CPhA feat. Clifford Young, RPh, CGP On today's episode of our Journeys Series, we had the opportunity to speak with current president-elect of CPhA, Clifford Young, RPh, CGP on his role in pharmacy and how he got into consulting and being part of academia. Thank you so much to Clifford for being on the podcast. To contact...

29. Journeys - Precision Medicine / Pharmacogenomics and the Path to Academia feat. Dr. Judy Lee Aoyagi, PharmD On today's episode, we speak with Dr. Judy Lee Aoyagi of AUHS to discuss her role in academia and her many experiences, including being a clinical data analyst and a pharmacogenomics consultant. To reach Dr. Aoyagi, you can email her at elimgene@gmail.com or visit her LinkedIn page at ht...

Five Fun Facts About Pharmacy Pharmacy Week is ending! Today's episode is a little break from our typical episodes as we talk about five fun facts related to the history and profession of pharmacy. Sources https://www.digitalpharmacist.com/blog/five-pharmacy-fun-facts/ https://www.pharmacytimes.com/contributor/beth-lofgren-pharmd-bcps/2015/12/8-interesting-pharmacy-facts As always, you can visit u...

27. CPJE Update - Retake Dates are November 16, November 17, 2019 CPJE has given an update on when the pharmacy graduates can retake the exam. More info at https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/applicants/statement_cpje.shtml . As always, you can visit us at www.ocpha.org or you can email us at info@ocpha.org . Follow us on social media and share this podcast with your friends! Twitter: @OCPhA_CA Instagram:...

26. OCPhA Events + Flash Sale for Wine and Cheese Cathy Pham and Melody Ra, our OCPhA Social Committee Co-Chairs, take over this episode to talk about the OCPhA social events! In addition, for this week only, registration to OCPhA's Wine and Cheese event will provide you with a FREE raffle ticket! More info at www.ocpha.org/wineandcheese2019 As always, you can visit us at www.ocpha.org or you can...

25. Student Spotlight: Stephanie (Stephy) Lee: Engineering a Path to Clinical Care On today's first episode of the Student Spotlight series, we highlight current second year pharmacy student Stephanie (Stephy) Lee at Western University College of Pharmacy. She comes from a unique background in engineering and found her way to pharmacy through personal life circumstances that she's willing to share...

24. DIR Fees, Clawbacks, and How To Take Action feat. Dr. Ken Thai On today's episode, we discuss the topic of DIR fees and clawbacks, with updates from our very special guest, president of the California Pharmacists Association, Dr. Ken Thai. More info about CPAG and Californians for Access to Life-Saving Medicine: https://cpha.com/rx-fairness/ https://www.rx-fairness.org As always, you can visit...

23. CPhA's Digital Health Conference feat. Dr. Parisa Vatanka Welcome to another episode of the OCPhA Podcast. On today's episode, we get to speak with Dr. Parisa Vatanka, PharmD, CTTS about the upcoming Digital Health Conference held by CPhA. Technology is being integrated in healthcare day by day so it's important for pharmacists to understand how these tools can be leveraged for better patient...