OCPhA's Podcast on Pharmacy and Healthcare

22. Journeys - Investigational Drug Pharmacist feat. Dr. Melissa Kuo, PharmD, BCPS On today's episode, we talk to Dr. Melissa Kuo on her role as an investigational drug pharmacist and how she got into it. She also provides some advice on students or pharmacists who want to learn more about the role. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-kuo-pharmd-bcps-b1781473/ As always, you can visit us...

21. Journeys - Pharmacy Informatics feat. Dr. Tony Dao, PharmD, CPHIMS On today's episode originally recorded back in December 2018, Dr. Paideia Le interviews Dr. Tony Dao about his journey into pharmacy informatics. He briefly goes over what made him decide to pursue this route and he discusses some tips on how to get into it. To reach Dr. Dao, you can email him at tony.dao.pharmd@gmail.com . You...

20. Journeys - Pharmacy Oncology Specialist feat. Dr. Cham Nguyen, PharmD, BCOP On today's episode, we interview Dr. Cham Nguyen, PharmD, BCOP on what her role is as an oncology pharmacist at a major health system. She discusses how she got into the role and what motivated her to get there. To learn more about oncology pharmacy, check out http://www.hoparx.org/ . To contact Dr. Nguyen for further...

19. Town Hall Meeting for June 6th, 2019 The State of California is changing rules and retroactively clawing back reimbursements. Find out more at http://cpha.com/rx-fairness/ To RSVP for the Town Hall, visit http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07egc8pejsjvsdvmuf/start 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 thi...

18. Journeys - Consulting Pharmacist, Opioid/Sleep Medicine feat. Dr. Shahryar (Shawn) Barzegar, PharmD On today's episode, we delve into the world of consulting pharmacy with Dr. Shahryar Barzegar, PharmD. We discuss his journey into specializing in opioid and sleep medicine as a consultant pharmacist and he also provides some great advice to students in following their passion. To reach out to D...

17. Journeys - Clarify Simplify Align with Dr. Jessica Louie, PharmD, APh, BCCCP On today's episode, we speak with critical care pharmacist and entrepreneur, Dr. Jessica Louie. She discusses her journey through her career path towards becoming a critical care pharmacist and how she reset her mindset with KonMari methods to battle pharmacist burnout. For more information about Dr. Louie and her ass...

16. Journeys - Community Health Solutions feat. Dr. Richard Waithe, PharmD On today's episode, we go national and interview Dr. Richard Waithe about his career since graduation and becoming president of VUCAHealth. He talks about the patient-focused education tools that VUCAHealth provides and why he is passionate about it. He also discusses briefly about his own RxRadio podcast where he interview...

Journeys - 15. Veterinary Pharmacy & Academia feat. Dr. Michal Mingura, PharmD On today's episode, we speak with Dr. Michal Mingura, PharmD, on her journey into being in academia and her past experience in veterinary pharmacy. She will be presenting at CPhA's Western Pharmacy Exchange on Saturday, April 13th at 10:45 AM on veterinary pharmacy. More information: www.svhp.org vetmeds.org plumbsv...

Journeys - 14. Pain Management Pharmacist feat. Dr. Melissa Durham, PharmD, MACM, APh, BCACP On this episode of the OCPhA podcast, we speak with Dr. Melissa Durham, PharmD, MACM, APh, BCACP, about her journey into becoming a pain management specialist pharmacist. In addition, she provides insightful advice on how to navigate yourself into a career path similar to her's. Dr. Durham will be presenti...

13. Journeys - Oncology & Clinical Research feat. Dr. David Chu Today we speak with Dr. David Chu, PharmD, BCOP on his journey through PGY2 in oncology and what his current day-to-day is as a Clinical Research Pharmacist for the Hoag health system. To contact Dr. Chu, you can email him at david.chu@hoag.org . As always, you can visit us at www.ocpha.org or you can email us at info@ocpha.org ....

12. HIV Expert, Author, & Consultant Pharmacist feat. Michelle Sherman, RPh, APh, AAHIVP On today's episode, we had the honor of interviewing HIV expert and Advanced Practice Pharmacist Michelle Sherman on her vast career journey. We also discuss her current consulting practice and her other projects. Michelle will also be presenting at the upcoming CPhA Western Pharmacy Exchange and will also...

Journeys - 11. Community, Managed Care, Academia with Dr. Bonnie Hui-Callahan On today's episode, we interview Dr. Bonnie Hui-Callahan on her journey through different aspects of pharmacy! Dr. Hui-Callahan will also be presenting at the upcoming Western Pharmacy Exchange hosted by the California Pharmacists Association. You can reach Dr. Hui-Callahan at the following: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedi...

Journeys - 10. Clinical Pharmacist in Health IT feat. Dr. Komal Patel On this episode of OCPhA's Journeys Series, we repost an interview from the Pharmacy, IT, & Me podcast in which an Orange County pharmacist, Dr. Komal Patel, discusses her journey into being a clinical pharmacist for Catalia Health. To contact Dr. Patel for questions: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/komal-patelrx/ Emai...

Journeys - 9. Travel Medicine, Immunizations, Academia feat. Dr. Jeff Goad On today's episode, we speak with Dr. Jeff Goad, Pharm. D., MPH, on his vast amount of experiences in his career! This includes but is not limited to travel medicine, academia, community practice, pediatrics, geriatrics, and immunizations. If you'd like to reach out to Dr. Goad for more information about his career, you can...

Journeys - 8. Compounding Pharmacy and the Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum feat. Debby Johnson In this episode recorded back in December 2018, we speak with pharmacist Debby Johnson regarding her career as a compounding pharmacist and also take a dive into learning more about the Don & June Salvatori California Pharmacy Museum in which Debby Johnson runs. To contact Debby J...

Journeys - 7. Special Episode: WPE & the Future of Pharmacy with CEO Jon Roth On today's episode, we had the honor of speaking with CPhA CEO Jon Roth on the future of the pharmacy profession as clinical care providers. In addition, Western Pharmacy Exchange is coming up and Mr. Roth has kindly provided a discount to our listeners! To take advantage of the discount, please contact Sheila Johnst...

Journeys - 6. Career Coach feat. Dr. Ashlee Klevens Hayes aka RxAshlee Today, we are honored to speak with Dr. Ashlee Klevens Hayes, founder of RX Ashlee and pharmacy career strategist! Listen in as we navigate through her journey to being a career strategist! To find out more, you can visit www.rxashlee.com As always, you can visit us at www.ocpha.org or you can email us at info@ocpha.org . Follo...

AB1753 & Controlled Prescription Security Forms Tony and Paideia discuss AB1753 and its implications to pharmacists currently practicing. For more information on the bill and the California Board of Pharmacy's recommendations, please visit the Board of Pharmacy statement 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 thi...

Journeys - 5. Compounding Pharmacy feat. Dr. Sylvia Moore This week's episode, we interview Dr. Sylvia Moore about her career with independent pharmacy and compounding pharmacy. If you'd like to reach her, you can email her at lagunasyl@gmail.com 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!...

December 23rd, 2018: Noteworthy News & Updates Hosts Paideia and Tony talk about some noteworthy news and updates for the pharmacy profession in SoCal. Credit to The Script for Board of Pharmacy updates! 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: @OCPhA Fa...

Journeys - 4. Healthcare Advisory Consultant feat. Dr. Reem Hanna Welcome to another episode of our Journeys Series. This week, we speak with Dr. Reem Hanna and discuss her roles as a healthcare advisory consultant. If you have any questions about becoming a healthcare advisory consultant, you can send your questions to Dr. Reem Hanna at reemhanna1@yahoo.com As always, you can visit us at www.ocph...

Geriatric Pharmacy and Long Term Care feat. Dr. Lee Meyer, PharmD This week, we have special guest Dr. Lee Meyer, PharmD, CGP discuss the field of geriatric pharmacy and long term care. If you have any questions for Dr. Lee Meyer, you can reach him at lee.meyer@m2pharmacists.com 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...

Journeys: Community Pharmacy Operations with Dr. Rod Patterson In today's episode, we discuss Dr. Rod Patterson's extensive pharmacy career in the community setting, starting from internship, going through recruiting, and ending up in managerial and operations roles. Dr. Patterson also provides amazing advice for pharmacy students and pharmacists in regards to employment and opportunities. As alwa...

Journeys - 1. Independent Pharmacy feat. Dr. Paideia Le-Nguyen In our first official episode, Tony interviews Dr. Paideia-Le Nguyen of Quinn's Apothecary to discuss her journey into becoming an independent pharmacy owner. Dr. Le-Nguyen also provides some advice to those interested in become their own independent pharmacy owner. More info on Quinn's Apothecary can be found on their website at www.q...