Pharmacy Focus

In this month's episode, Staci Rush, clinical pharmacy technician at Hometown Pharmacy, discusses pharmacy intervention and how it can reduce hospital readmissions for patients. She mentions what the key warning signs are the pharmacy technicians should be on the look out for. If you would like to share your Pharmacy Technician Tips, email agallagher@pharmacytimes.com

In the first episode of Pharmacy Focus: Oncology Edition, we spoke with Ron Lanton, JD, principal at Lanton Law, to learn about President Biden's Cancer Moonshot Program and what it could mean for the future of cancer treatment in the United States.

On this week's episode, Suzy welcomes 2021 Women Pharmacist of the Year winners Nicole K Bookstaver, PharmD, BCACP; Seena L. Haines, PharmD, BCACP, NBS-HWC, CHWC, FAPhA, FCCP, FASHP, FNAP; Bled Nguessan, PharmD; and Dixie Leikach, RPh, MBA, FACA, to celebrate these honorable women and discuss key trends in pharmacy.

In this month's episode, Christina Madison, also known as the Public Health Pharmacist , joins Ed Cohen and John Beckner to discuss part 2 of public health in pharmacy and other hot topics in the field, such as advocating for pharmacy through public health and the pharmacist's role in the profession moving forward.

In this week's episode, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, welcomed back guests Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP, and Joanna Lewis, PharmD, to discuss the importance of identifying challenges and struggles that are commonly concealed.

This week, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, sat down with guest Janan Sarwar, PharmD, to discuss non-traditional career opportunities that pharmacists can use to further expand their expertise.

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing psychosocial outcomes in patients with recently diagnosed IBD with Caroline Benson, a 2nd year medical student who worked on the study, and Dr. Laurie Keefer, director of psychobehavioral research at Ichan School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytim...

In this month's episode, fourth-year student Ashley Lam discussed how pharmacists and pharmacy students can get involved in environmental issues. In addition to advocating for sustainable prescribing, Lam said students can get involved in organizations such as Rx for Climate and can encourage patients to make sustainable choices.

In episode 9 of Coffee With Suzy, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, sat down with guests Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, RPh; Ani Rostomyan, PharmD, BCPS; and Bhavana Mutha, RPh, BCMAS, BCMTMS, PDTM, to discuss pharmacogenomics. 

Today's episode features host Doug Hoey and guest Carlie Traylor from NCPA who discuss the Fellowship Program. 

Dr. Christina Madison, The Public Health Pharmacist , and Dr. Hillary Blackburn, from the podcast Talk to Your Pharmacist , speak at the APhA 2022 Annual Meeting and Exposition about the conference and other great topics in the pharmacy world! Stay tuned for more on-location podcast coverage in the near future!

Today is another special collaboration episode where Tim Ullbrich from the podcast Your Financial Pharmacist  joins us to talk all things finance, not only for current students in school, but for pharmacists who have debt and are looking for some extra advice.

In this month's episode, Mark Garofoli, director of Experiential Learning Program at WVU School of Pharmacy, discusses the role and impact of pharmacy technicians on opioids in the pharmacy. He mentions the process of dispensing opioids, new changes to the dispensing of controlled drugs, and best practices for pain management. If you would like to share your Pharmacy Technician Tips, email agallag...

In this month's episode, Christina Madison, also known as the Public Health Pharmacist , joins Ed Cohen and John Beckner to discuss part 1 of public health in the pharmacy and other hot topics in the field, such as the Test and Treat program announced by President Biden. 

In the eighth episode of Coffee With Suzy, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, spoke with Mackenzie Perry, PharmD, who is a part of continuing education programming.

In part 2 of the discussion with Kelsey Ramsden, co-founder, president, and CEO at MindCure, Ramsden discussed the potential links between sexual trauma and hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women. She also discussed how MDMA-assisted psychotherapy could help treat the disorder.

In episode 7 of Coffee With Suzy, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, spoke with ChiChi Illonzo Momah, PharmD, RPh, about women in pharmacy ownership.

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing clinician search data focused on mental health treatment needs with Dr. Stacy Miller, senior content management consultant at Wolters Kluwer Health. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this month's episode, we spoke with Savannah Sparks, PharmD, IBCLC, about her work both as a pharmacist and as a board certified lactation consultant. Sparks has also amassed 900.3 thousand followers on TikTok, so she discussed how pharmacy students can utilize social media to combat misinformation. 

In the sixth episode of Coffee With Suzy, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, sat down with Jennifer Palazzolo, PharmD, RPH to discuss the challenges that independent pharmacy owners face when owning and managing independent pharmacies.

Today's episode features Jack Mozloom and guests Dr. Kathy Campbell and Bri Morris from NCPA who discuss the Creating Health program and different perspectives on DIR. 

In the fifth episode of Coffee With Suzy, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, sat down with Joanna Lewis, PharmD, MBA and Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP to discuss the ongoing challenges of burnout in the pharmacy and insights on mental health.

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the importance of medication adherence with Dr. Bailey Scism, PGY2 Resident at Advent Health in Ambulatory Care. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this month’s episode, we talked with with Emily Holcomb, PharmD, BCPS, ISMP Safe Medication Management Fellow, on targeted medication safety best practices. If you would like to share your Pharmacy Technician Tips, email agallagher@pharmacytimes.com!

In the fourth episode of Coffee With Suzy, we listened back to some of the best moments from the series so far.