Talk to Your Pharmacist

In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who understands the the niche that pharmacy plays as the medication experts. Sue Paul knew the value of a pharmacist and brought that to physician offices, nursing homes, and others to quarterback patients’ medication. You’ll learn how she took a risk, with limited business skills, but found a business coach who helped her grow the business. She also...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who is approaching health from a holistic standpoint. Lauren Harding is an Executive Consultant for 3RX Holdings, a pharmacogenomic company, and is also a certified integrative health coach. Lauren shares about the importance of taking opportunities. Connect with Lauren: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-harding-pgxrph Check out the shownotes: www.ph...

In this episode, you'll hear from the Vice President of Professional Affairs at American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Anne Burns. APhA is the largest pharmacy association in the country representing every part of the profession. Anne joined APhA’s Education Department in 1997, and transitioned to the Professional Affairs Department in 1999 to focus on pharmacists’ patient care services and commu...

In this episode, you’ll hear from Mike Torhorst who serves as Regional Director of Retail Pharmacy at Ascension Wisconsin. Mike has had experiences in a variety of retail pharmacy settings. He’ll share about how pharmacy can make an impact on the patient experience, as well as how pharmacy can take care of patients in underserved communities. Connect with Mike via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.co...

In this episode, you'll hear from guest, Susan Cantrell who is the CEO of AMCP or the Association of Managed Care Pharmacy. AMCP is the organization representing practitioners managing medication therapies. Susan took over that position in February 2016 and has had a long standing history in the association space as she was previously with ASHP for 19 years of her career. Susan is a fellow Ole Mis...

In this episode, you'll hear from Tim Church who's one of the pharmacists behind Your Financial Pharmacist (YFP). Tim shares about the VA as a practice setting which offers pharmacists the ability to practice as mid-level providers. He also talks about the origin of the YFP book, Seven Figure Pharmacist, that was released in spring 2017. Their newly launched online course for student loans is now...

In this episode, you’ll hear from Meghann Chilcott with OrderInsite which is a Nashville- based prescription inventory management company. Meghann is the SVP of Business Development, but got her start in the healthcare industry as a pharmacy technician. As the “fixer” at her pharmacy, she realized her passion for technology and was encouraged by her pharmacy manager to pursue healthcare IT vs. the...

In this episode, you’ll hear about the role of VP of Clinical Operations at Axial Healthcare from pharmacist, Stacey Grant. Pharmacists can play an important role in educating and analyzing data to help in the opioid epidemic. Stacey shares some of the skills that she has picked up along her career that help her inform payers and policymakers about insights and clinical tools derived from Axial’s...

In this episode, we’ll be talking about pharmacy entrepreneurship and you’ll hear about replicable models for revenue for MTM and pharmacogenomics. Our guest, Blair Theilemier, has hosted an online summit called Elevate Pharmacy Summit with the NCPA Innovation Center. Blair shares her story of how losing a job as a hospital pharmacist helped her to develop her business accumen and now teach many o...

In this episode, Dr. Scott Kjelson talks about the importance of taking action by getting involved in associations, speaking and promoting the profession, and fully understanding your organization and the entire health care system. He has been a successful public speaker and advocate for the profession of pharmacy. Scott explains the background of creating CAREERx Space where he has a vision to in...

In this episode, Suzy Soliman shares how she started the Pharmacist Moms Group on Facebook which has now grown to over 9,000 members. Suzy wanted to create a safe place to connect with other moms who are pharmacists to talk about parenting, careers, and even fashion tips. Suzy also talks about her role as Chief Academic Officer for the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) which offers...

In this episode, we learn about the use of technology in healthcare. Our guest, Helen Figge, has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space and has even been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT.” Helen explains that technology frees us up to be able to provide better healthcare and utilize all of our skills as clinicians. Her work with Health 2.0 assesses the top technolog...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who’s positioned herself as a leading healthcare executive as a former COO of a hospital and now a VP at a healthcare company. Erin Hendrick, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, shares how she first developed her clinical leadership skills first and built upon those. Dr. Hendrick emphasizes the importance of staying connected to colleagues and seeking advice from me...

In this episode, you’ll hear from fellow podcaster, Richard Waithe from RxRadio. He and I interview each other so you’ll get to hear more about his story and how he started RxRadio and hear more about me, Dispensary of Hope, and what I’ve learned about doing a podcast. Richard also shares tips about how to develop a brand. Check out his podcast RxRadio on iTunes to hear more from Richard who is ba...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a key thought leader on the medical cannabis industry. Laura Borgelt, PharmD, is a recognized speaker on the topic of pharmacy’s role with medical cannabis and most recently presented at APhA’s Annual Meeting 2018. For more information on cannabis, check out the fall 2017 interview with Joe Friedman titled “The Pharmacists' Role in Medical Cannabis” which has been...

In this episode, you’ll hear from Lucinda Maine, who’s been well recognized as a pharmacy leader for a number of years. Lucinda is the Executive VP and CEO of AACP or American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. She was most recently awarded APhA’s Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award. Lucinda shares what’s new from AACP which will be a media campaign for women over the age of 35, who...

This is a RE-RELEASE to spotlight APhA's President Elect, Brad Tice, who was one of our first interviews. APhA's Annual Meeting 2018 is coming to Nashville this weekend so I hope listeners will enjoy hearing about some of the priorities that the APhA leadership will be working on. In this episode, you'll hear about the importance of staying engaged and involved in pharmacy organizations because th...

In this episode, you’ll hear from Leah Ingram who serves as Director of Ambulatory Services at Vanderbilt. Leah has had a successful career and has built skill sets in every position along the way to her current role. She also managed to go back for her MBA when the time was right while balancing being a mom and wife. Leah encourages giving back to the profession by precepting and mentoring younge...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who specializes in personalized medicine. Megan Adelman serves as the Clinical Development Pharmacist at OneOme and explains how their company helps to provide information to optimize medication therapies, particularly for behavioral health treatment. There are multiple training options to learn more about pharmacogenomics. Find out more about OneOme:...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a healthcare leader who is a recognized expert in the 340B program. Lisa Scholz shares some of her tips for staying current in healthcare and some of her favorite books for professional development, including Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and Everyday Emotional Intelligence by Harvard Business Review. Lisa encourages pharmacists to be engaged and “to grab a seat at...

Serving Your Country In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist in the armed forces who also placed in the top 10 in the Ms Veteran America competition. Kelby Kuhn tells about her experience as a pharmacist at an air force base in San Antonio which includes running a busy pharmacy and leading disaster plan preparation efforts. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelby-kuhn-b8866bbb Find the show notes...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a leader in medication management and pharmacy practice models. Todd Sorenson is the director for both the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the University of Minnesota and the Alliance for Integrated Medication Management. Todd is a master at developing pharmacy practice models and teaching leadership development. He reinforces that “leadership starts with cho...

In this episode, you’ll hear from a nationally recognized expert in nutrition support, Joseph Boullata. Joe shares about some of his research looking at some areas of nutrition support such as how to administer medications with patients on a feeding tube. He advises that collaboration is one of the keys to success and reinforces the importance of being patient focused. ★ Support this podcast on Pa...

In this episode, you’ll hear from the 2018 APhA President, Nicki Hilliard, about some of her initiatives for this year. The focus on pharmacists as providers is top of mind for most pharmacists, and there has been growing support from Congress including 241 House Co-Sponsors and 50 Senate Co-Sponsors. Nicki encourages pharmacists at any level in their career that they can make a difference in our...

In this episode with healthcare attorney expert, Todd Nova, you’ll hear about many pharmacy hot topics including 340B, healthcare reform, the opioid epidemic, and the DSCSA. Learn the big takeaways from these topics and how it impacts the pharmacy field. Todd also explains an attorney’s role in advising health systems, particularly with new service lines. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★