Pharmacy Focus

In this month's episode, Ed Cohen and John Beckner from NCPA discuss the HHS's decision to extend the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE), meaning Americans can continue utilizing Medicaid benefits and telehealth services that were expanded under the PHE, updates with the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, and the future of the monkeypox virus.

In this week's episode, host Jill Murphy shares a special message for her growing listeners of Pharmacy Focus. Additionally, she talks about all of the new series that have been created since the birth of the podcast. To be a guest on any of our shows or episode suggestions: JMurphy@pharmacytimes.com For Pharmacy Heroes: AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com

This week's episode features Dr. Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD, Founder and CEO of Pharmapreneur Academy, who discusses self care as a pharmacist, the ties of public health with pharmacy, and how pharmacists are playing an even bigger role in the field than their usual responsibilities. 

This month, we spoke with Tiago Reis Marques, MD, PhD, CEO of Pasithea Therapeutics, about how investigative psychedelic treatments could help treat both chronic pain as well as addiction, and what this could mean for the future of the opioid epidemic. 

This month, we spoke with Madeline Clark, a pharmacy student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, about how she has found mentors and continued to develop those relationships.

On this week's episode, Joanna speaks with Allyson Brennan, Founder of Emogene & Co, PharmD, about skincare, the importance of a healthy skin barrier, Vitamin C, and work-life balance. Keep an eye out for part 2 of the conversation between Joanna and Allyson on the next episode of On The Shelf.

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing preventative measures health care professionals can take to end the opioid epidemic from an emergency medicine perspective with Jake Deutsch, Emergency Medicine Physician, Mount Sinai Hospital System NYC, and Founder & Clinical Director of Cure Urgent Care. To learn more about Signify Analytics: https://www.signifyanalytics.com/

This week's episode features our previous guest Danny Stephens, MD, National Director of Family & Child Wellness, who discusses how equity is changing in patient care and how to show up and be trustworthy as a healthcare professional.

This month, we spoke with Bob Luschen, PharmD, clinical coordinator for the pharmacy department at cancer Treatment Centers of America, Atlanta, to learn about pharmacists' roles in melanoma treatment and what's coming down the pipeline.

This week, host Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, tackles the topic of "mompreneurs," or mothers who are also entrepreneurs. Soliman spoke with guests Jessica Jones, PharmD, BCMTMS, and Angela Orr, PharmD, RPh, about the importance of entrepreneurship and how to balance it all.

Today's episode features Karry La Violette, Senior VP of Government Affairs and Director of the Advocacy Center; and Michele Belcher, Current NCPA President, Owner of Grants Pass Pharmacy; about NCPA's Month of Action that is taking place in August.

On this week's episode, Joanna speaks with Carlene Link, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist and integrative life coach, about burnout, managing mental health, and the state of pharmacy. Dr. Carlene Link is a clinical pharmacist and integrative life coach.  She earned her BS in Biology in 2004, Doctorate of Pharmacy in 2008, completed her PGY-1 residency in 2009 and became a board certified pharmacother...

In this month's episode, Ed Cohen and John Beckner from NCPA are joined by Mitchel Rothholz, RPh, MBA, Chief of Governance & State Affiliates- American Pharmacists Association, and Executive Director, APhA Foundation, about pediatric COVID-19 doses and preparation for flu season. 

In this week's episode, we discuss the recent Roe vs Wade reversal and how this decision may be impact the pharmacy and its patients in multiple ways with Elizabeth Ruzzo, PhD, founder and CEO of Adyn. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

This week's episode features Dr. Helen Sairany, trauma-informed pharmacist, and past field provider for Doctors Without Borders in Iraq and Western Syria, on trauma informed care and how to show up as health care professionals. 

As PRIDE month comes to a close, we have a special bonus episode featuring Danny Stephens, MD, National Director of Family & Child Wellness, about the impact of PRIDE and the LGBTQ+ community as a health care professional. 

This month, we reviewed key topics and interviews from the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2022 Annual Meeting.

This month, we spoke with Carlie Traylor, PharmD, of the National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) to learn about a fellowship program offered by NCPA and CPESN that encourages innovation in the community pharmacy space.

On this week’s highly anticipated episode, Suzanne Soliman, PharmD, BCMAS, welcomes Sonia T. Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, to discuss biosimilars within the pharmacy industry. Listen now to hear from Sonia about how she got to where she is today, being an inspiring leader in the biosimilars industry. You will not want to miss it! 

In this week's episode, we will be discussing the importance of inpatient insulin management from the pharmacy perspective with Stephanie Mason, pharmacist and certified diabetes care and education specialist. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email AAntrim@pharmacytimes.com!

Today's episode features Doug Hoey and Bri Morris from NCPA who discuss the upcoming NCPA Annual Convention taking place in Kansas City, Missouri from October 1-4.  For more information and registration: https://ncpa.org/annual-convention

This week's episode is dedicated to PRIDE Month! Joslyn Hatfield (she/her), Vice President of Las Vegas PRIDE and Editor in Chief of Las Vegas PRIDE Magazine, discusses the health side of being inclusive in our communities and other needs for combatting health disparities in the LGBTQ+ community. 

This month, we spoke with Jim Gilligan, PhD, to learn about a phase 2 study investigating the use of psilocybin-assisted therapy for the treatment of binge eating disorder.

In this week's episode, Joanna interviews her best friend, Julia. They talk about the importance of connection and how to navigate friendships at their stage of life all while staying true to yourself and your values. They also talk about some of their favorite OTC products, navigating allergy medications, and how they plan to stay healthy this summer. 

In this month's episode, Ed Cohen and John Beckner from NCPA discuss a more in-depth perspective on pharmacy provided immunization services with Dr. Traci Poole.