Pharmacy Focus

Today's special episode marks the first part of our new series, Women in Pharmacy Wednesday, featuring host Suzanne Soliman, founder of Pharmacist Moms Group! 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the treatment journey in spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and the experience of taking SPINRAZA and Evrysdi, with Nick Sinagra, who is a patient himself with SMA. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

This week's episode marks our first official collaboration with Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift from Let's Pharmonize (Pharmacy Podcast Network)! We discuss old-timey medical treatments versus what we use today in modern medicine.  Sources used in today's episode:  Trepanation:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning#:~:text=Modern%20medical%20practices,-The%20prefrontal%20leucotomy&tex...

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the patient journey in specialty pharmacy with Autumn Zuckerman, director of specialty pharmacy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and JoAnn Stubbings, professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing medication misuse and the future of pharmacy in 2021 with Josh Benner, pharmacist, CEO and founder of RxAnte. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing prioritizing your wellness to make a meaningful career as a pharmacist with Dr. Joanna Lewis, pharmacist and creator of the blog, The Pharmacist’s Guide . If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com! 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing performance measures in pharmacies and leadership techniques for every pharmacist with Jesse McCullough, who has a background in retail and performance measurement. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com! 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the latest COVID-19 vaccine updates and what researchers still need to know with Michael Haydock, senior director of cardiovascular, metabolic, and infectious diseases content at Informa Pharma Intelligence. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com! 

In this week's episode, we will be discussing the surge of insomnia during the COVID-19 pandemic, also known as coronasomnia, with Thomas So, manager of the Meducation Group at First Databank. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the steps community pharmacies can take to begin implementing COVID-19 testing with Nancy Lyons, chief pharmacist for McKesson Health Mart. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the neurological impacts that COVID-19 has on the brain with Daniel Wilson, president of Western University Health Sciences and former president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week's Thanksgiving themed episode, we will be taking the time to thank every pharmacist on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic for their hard work during these unprecedented times. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing how COVID-19 has affected cancer care with David Hughes, clinical pharmacy specialist in hematology and oncology at Boston Medical Center, and Radhika Jhaveri, clinical manager at Boston Medical Center who oversees infusion-based chemotherapy. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacy...

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing what students can learn from the COVID-19 pandemic with Brooke Griffin, founder of 21st Century PharmD . If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com !

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing how to handle the financial concerns rooted from the COVID-19 pandemic with Tim Ulbrich, co-founder and CEO of Your Financial Pharmacist . If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com !

In this week’s bonus episode, we will be celebrating Women Pharmacist Day and discussing the significant gains of women in their pharmacy careers with Suzy Soliman, Maggie Ryman, Lisa King, Brooke Griffin, Kate Gainer, and Lisa Garrelts Maclean. *Note: The correct name is Linda Garrelts Maclean, which does not reflect what she is addressed as in the original recording.

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing a recent study regarding long-term care outcomes and cost with Russell Procopio, executive vice president of Long-Term Care Pharmacy. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the significance of pharmacists’ ability to administer and order vaccines for children during the COVID-19 pandemic with Michael Hogue, president of the American Pharmacists Association. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we discuss rural community pharmacies and their handling of COVID-19 with Troy Trygstad, executive director of CPESN USA. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we discuss emergency medicine pharmacists with Kathryn Samai, emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week’s episode, we discuss the importance of expanding the role of pharmacy technicians with Jessica Langley, executive director of education and advocacy at NHA. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week's episode, we discuss how to prevent burnout and manage stress in the pharmacy landscape with Adam Martin, founder of The Fit Pharmacist . Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

In this week's episode, we discuss awareness of mental health for pharmacists and treatment and diagnosis of mental illness with Elizabeth Skoy and Amy Werremeyer, associate professors at the North Dakota State University of Pharmacy. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com! 

In our first episode, we cover how different pharmacies are combatting the COVID-19 pandemic with Jenni Zilka, group vice president of Good Neighbor Pharmacy field programs and services. Email your pharmacy hero nomination to AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!