Rxperience

ASCP has always cultivated leaders.  We may be the cradle of pharmacist leaders amongst the pharmacy associations. But not all are pharmacists. Lisa Gables started her career in accounting, working in adult day care before it became cool. She spent time at ASCP embedding herself in supporting the work our pharmacists and pharmacies dealing with older adults and the medically complex. She now leads...

A pillar of our industry doesn't need to be in it for decades and can come from anywhere at anytime. It is a part of what makes LTC pharmacy such a great place. Alan Obringer's special skill when he started in LTC was height. :) Now he stands tall as a leader in long term care and has an amazing practice in Florida helping move our sector forward. Want to know how to pivot, innovate in succeed in...

Nothing screams "ASCP entrepreneurial pharmacy" like a family run pharmacy established in 1933, in the hometown of the largest pharmacy retailer (CVS) in the shadow of the 10,000 lbs gorilla (Amazon Pharmacy). White Cross Pharmacy has chucked and jabbed for nearly a century, always ahead of the curve taking care of people in their community with the kind of care only a family independent pharmacy...

In this episode, your hosts & favorite pharmacist frontiersmen, speak with Dr. Brian Anderson, MD, CEO of the Coallition for Health AI (CHAI). CHAI is a leading health AI community made up of 1000s of healthcare organizations with a goal to make health AI safe and effective for all. Dr. Anderson provides tremendous insights on the impacts AI will have in healthcare and for pharmacists. Look fo...

You can't out passion our next guest. Miriam Cho is an engine of energy for long term care pharmacy. Don't tell her no, don't short pay her services, and don't give her a challenge you don't want solved. Miriam works in long term care pharmacy in Indiana and Illinois and she's at the center of the fight for fair reimbursement. Join us as we discuss what she is asking states to do, where things are...

Take the road less traveled... go where no one has gone before.. blaze the trail..  all of these phrases describe our next guest, Dee Antimasaris. A pharmacist whose incredible career has focused on providing pharmacist services in places without traditional pharmacists.  She works at a University without a pharmacy school, teaching physicians pharmacology and providing the kinds of services that...

Embedded in insurance plans and state Medicaid departments, Ben Link became an insider. A pharmacist double-agent per se. You may have heard Ben speak at our annual meeting in Denver, providing unparalleled insight into the drug pricing schemes of third party plans and Federal and state programs. He eventually landed with investigative journalists and industry experts like Antonio Caccia to blow t...

Join this discussion with a beacon of the industry, Dan Buffington. We will discuss how to launch your consulting business, and how to plan an exit strategy. Then we will make some predictions on the future, and maybe answer the most important question of all: Who is better, Jaron or Kevin? Look for us on... Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Checkout our other podcasts at ascp.com/podcasts Want...

Bob Warnock has always been a forerunner of long term care pharmacy.  He is a pillar of ASCP. Not only did he own and operate a LTC pharmacy, he sold it and worked for Omnicare as it become the market leader.  He then teamed up with the largest nursing home chain and established one the first large scale pharmacies using onsite dispensing, only to follow that up with running pharmacies for one of...

The Vanguards of Health Care are the patients we serve in long term care. Join us for a discussion with Gary Puckrein, President and Founder of the National Minority Quality Forum, a DC based advocacy think tank who has been working with Medicare and Medicaid data for over 25 years and holds a database of over 160 million medical profiles from which he can predict health care down to the zip code...

What better way to celebrate President's Day than to dig deep into the elected leadership of ASCP.  Marsha Meyer, President #52 and Rob Leffler, President-elect and future President #53 join Tom and Chad (incidentally, he was President #45).  Leaders guide ASCP and the President sets the plan each year to help move the organization forward. Listen in as we hear their stories, what drives them and...

And so it begins! The first official episode of 'The New Frontier'  with Jaron Stout and Kevin Walker begins. This new series begins as a solo episode with just Kevin and Jaron. Want to know more what their plans are for the show for the rest of the year? Tune in! Jaron and Kevin will have episodes at second week of each month.  Look for us on... Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Checkout our ot...

Pharmacy in older adults and the medically complex...  the final frontier. These are the stories of intrepid pharmacists. Its mission: to explore strange new ways to get paid for services; to seek out new opportunities and new practices; to boldly go where no pharmacist has gone before! This new Rxperience Podcast series is Captained by Jaron Stout and Kevin Walker and promises to shine a beam on...

Way back in 1969, a forward thinking, innovative group of pharmacists convened together in a new association called ASCP. Identifying as pharmacists who were "consulted" by these shiny, new care centers called nursing homes, they started an industry and a service centered around managing medications - how to best package, deliver, start, stop and evalaute medications in an effort to keep people sa...

It's Inauguration week and who better to lay down the gauntlet of politics than Jim Flood and Scott Douglas from Crowell and Moring, a DC based lobbying firm. Jim and Scott often are called to present election dynamics to ASCP members and they bring their unique perspectives, Jim, former Counsel for Senator Chuck Schumer and, Scott, former Counsel for Senator Mitch McConnell. Both formerly worked...

And it begins. Season 3. 2025. Tom. Chad. The road ahead for long term care pharmacy and consultant pharmacists. Get a preview of ASCP's actions in a changing political landscape at a pivotal time for pharmacy. 2025 promises to be disruptive and ASCP promises to disrupt things to the support of our members who take care of the most vulnerable.  Look for us on... Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio...

That's a wrap! Season 2 of Rxperience concludes with a deep dive into what's happening to close out 2024 and the quick start to 2025. A reflection on our amazing guests of this season, some random thoughts on future guests and what policies are a priority for LTC pharmacies and consultant pharmacists in the next administration and in the next year. Happy Holidays to all our members and friends!  L...

Listen as Tom and Chad interview amazing guests, vendors, members, and many more during the exhibit hall from Annual Meeting 2024!  Look for us on... Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Checkout our other podcasts at ascp.com/podcasts

The one when Tom interviews our attendees on the Berman Award Reception red carpet! Listen as Tom interviews some of our most distinguished guests and long-time members to see their reaction to Annual Meeting 2024! Look for us on... Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Checkout our other podcasts at ascp.com/podcasts

In this episode, Chad and Tom are joined by Madeline Barnes, Director of Technology & Evidence-Based Programming at the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh, and Amy Amond, PharmD, HomeMeds Consulting Pharmacist at Giant Eagle. Together, they discuss Partners in Care Foundation’s HomeMeds℠ program, an evidence-based medication inventory program that helps prevent medication-related errors in...

Digging deeper, this weeks podcast recalls our conversation with June Simmons of Partners in Care. Partners in Care and their HomeMeds program has been working advanced care services for older adults in the home for over 25 years. Being a pioneer is one thing, developing a sustainable model changes healthcare.  Join us as we talk to board member and medical director Manoj Mathew and pharmacist Sin...

Serving on the House Ways and Means Committee, today's guest authored 9 laws. He stood up Medicare Part D and Health Savings Accounts. Since then, he has led one of the most powerful healthcare consultancy firms in Washington D.C.  Join our conversation with Joel White who advocates for pharmacy and helps push agendas that keep our profession and its role intact and at the fore. Joel's insight on...

Here. We. Go. The election season is upon us and in full swing. Drawing on the two ASCP beltway policy experts who redefined our role and presence in the national spotlight, Veronica Charles and Jim Lewis banter what should be important and top of mind for pharmacists in long term care and consulting pharmacy as they consider their local, state and Federal election choices. Look for us on... Apple...

Tom and Chad discuss major issues in long term care pharmacy ahead of the annual meeting in November. How does everything fit together? LTC at home, fair reimbursement, payment for non-dispensing services, the true "management" function of medication use. It all fits into a dagma that IS this long term care pharmacy industry. Look for us on... Apple Podcasts Spotify iHeart Radio Checkout our other...

Tom and I are old enough to remember typing pharmacy labels and filling physical prescriptions into Dewey Decimal System type apothecary drawers.  Times have changed and the informational age is now becoming the artificial intelligence age. Throughout most of the last two decades, Shelly Spiro, a former ASCP President, has led the effort for ALL of pharmacy in health information and technology. Wh...