Talk to Your Pharmacist

Since 2018, Dr. Rebecca Van Vleck-DeMoss has been on a mission to educate healthcare professionals and patients regarding the appropriate use of transdermal fentanyl (TDF). Her mission began that year when my pharmacy detected 19 inappropriate TDF prescriptions, that if dispensed, most certainly would have ended in a patient's death. One particular patient stands out in her mind which has given he...

Guest - Tony Dao, PharmD, CPHIMS www.tonydaopharmd.com Tony shares that his informatics day to day is broken down into: 1) Breaks & Fixes 2) Requests 3) Long Term Projects Tony's hobbies include running an escape room business, writing music and performing magic. Main points from the episode: 1. Why did I get into pharmacy informatics? 2. How did I get trained, was it on the job or was it befo...

In this episode, we have guest, Pam Tarlow, PharmD who has been a practicing pharmacist since graduating from the School of Pharmacy at University of Southern California (USC) in 1981. Her practice has evolved over the years to include working closely with providers and patients on the safe, appropriate, and effective use of pharmaceuticals, botanicals, homeopathic, nutritional agents and therapeu...

In this episode, I'm the guest on the new podcast, Titans of Industry. We pick up with Part 2 of the conversation with host Nate Disarro. Some of the topics covered include: 1. What was your path to choosing to become a pharmacist? First Job you had? 2. What are the different areas within health care that pharmacists can practice? 3. What did the industry look like when you entered into it and whe...

In this episode, I am a guest on the new podcast, Titans of Industry, with podcaster Nate Disarro. On the Titans of Industry podcast, we cover 3 main areas: 1) your career path, 2) the state of the industry, and 3) personal routines or anecdotes that connect to you personally as a leader/forward thinker in your field. Here are some of the other topics that we hit: 1. What was your path to choosing...

In this episode, our guest is Rony Foumia who is the Area Director of Outpatient Pharmacy for the Michigan/Indiana markets for Ascension Health. He will be discussing: - Future of pharmacy students and job placement. - The future skill sets of pharmacists and what is needed to stay ahead. - Those suffering with addictions and surviving through a pandemic. - Mental health and those working on the f...

In this episode, our guest Danielle Plummer shares about taking the leap from community pharmacy to entrepreneurship. After being a retail pharmacy manager and working with tourists on the Las Vegas strip and near Fremont Street, she launched teleMDcare in late 2019 as a medical concierge service for tourists in Las Vegas. MAIN POINTS: If anyone is uninsured or underinsured (have high deductibles,...

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Rachna Patel, who has been in the field of Medical Cannabinoids since 2012 after spending years training as an Emergency Medicine doctor. She completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University (IL) and earned her medical degree from Touro University (CA). In 2014, she opened her own practice so that she could offer people care they otherwise wouldn’t h...

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Paul Grundy known as the “godfather” of the patient-centered medical home movement, has spent four decades focused on population health and a healing relationship of trust with a primary care provider. He currently serves as Chief Transformation Officer at Innovaccer. He serves as adjunct professor at the University of California San Francisco Department of Family...

In this episode, you’ll hear from Jamal Downer, PharmD is a Pharmacy Manager for Walgreens based in New York City. Jamal joined the Walgreens family in 2004 and is currently in charge of managing the store as well as providing counsel to those who need to speak with a pharmacist about their medications. Points of discussion: - Why did you choose to pursue a career in pharmacy? What do you like bes...

In this episode, we have guest Our guest, Michael C. Dull, PharmD is Chief Operating Officer, CHC Health. Michael Dull II, PharmD has been in the pharmacy industry for over 16 years. He has had a vast amount of experience in numerous different practice settings such as health system, community, managed care, industry advocacy, administration, and clinical tech industry. Michael has focused his car...

In this episode our guest is Candice Burtner, is a pharmacist who has always appreciated natural ways of living and healing. With a curiosity for the science behind medicinal therapies, she graduated from Belmont University with a Biology degree, then went on to complete pharmacy school at The University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Memphis. She started her natural therapy training as a men...

In this episode, our guest is Diana Harshbarger, Pharm. D. has over 30 years experience as an independent pharmacist and is running for US Congress seat out of East TN. If she wins, she could be the 1st female pharmacist in US Congress! She shares about her background and getting into compounding, main issues affecting pharmacy & compounding, why she's running for Congress, and the importance...

In this episode, we chat with David Light, Founder & CEO, of the pharmacy and analytical lab company about drug safety and quality. High-level overview of Valisure: -- Valisure is the first ever pharmacy attached to a laboratory where every batch of medication is analyzed before being dispensed. -- Valisure’s mission is to help ensure the safety, quality, and transparency in the medications it...

In this episode, we have guest Peter Bechtel, who is President/CEO of WellTrackONE Corporation - an industry leading company dedicated to providing quality wellness program solutions to healthcare providers and organizations throughout the country.  Peter will share: What are Annual Wellness Visits (AWV)? How does WellTrackONE works with physicians?  How do you utilize pharmacists? What is the new...

In this episode on Easter Sunday, we have a fireside chat with podcast host, Hillary Blackburn. Great article: HBR’s What Will U.S. Health Care Look Like After the Pandemic? Robert S. Huckman https://hbr.org/2020/04/what-will-u-s-health-care-look-like-after-the-pandemic?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_weekly&utm_campaign=insider_activesubs&utm_content=signinnudge&referral=03...

In this episode, our guest is Carly Stockdale, who is a partner at The Pharmary, a compounding pharmacy and consumer products company focusing on women and men navigating menopause and andropause, sexual health, thyroid dysfunction and other common issues through midlife. She currently advises and invests in digital health companies as an angel investor, and was previously a medical records startu...

In this episode, our guest is Dalton Fabian, PharmD, RPh who is a pharmacist with a passion for technology and data science. Some of the topics covered include: Some topics to cover – feel free to pick whichever are personally interesting to you, let me know if you want any more detail on any of these if it helps you plan the episode or build up questions beforehand: - Future of AI - how it will b...

In this episode, Dr. Christina Madison, PharmD, FCCP, AAHIVP joins us to cover some topics as public health is top of mind right now in midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Some topics covered – - How did you develop an interest in public health? - What do you see as pharmacists’ role? - The importance of accurate information - Possible Treatments - Convalescent plasma - recovered from patients viru...

In this episode, our guest is a pharmacy innovator and entrepreneur, Kevin P. Boesen, PharmD, who serves as Chief Sales Officer for Tabula Rasa HealthCare. Dr. Boesen was previously the founder and CEO of SinfoníaRx, now a subsidiary of Tabula Rasa HealthCare. Prior to joining SinfoníaRx, Dr. Boesen founded the Medication Management Center (the predecessor of SinfoníaRx) while serving as a faculty...

In this episode, we talk with Griffin Budde who is a 4th year pharmacy student at the University of Wisconsin and Co-Founder/CEO of Pegasus Health Applications. He shares his thoughts on the following: - Background on Pegasus. How it got started. How will it help patients. Future direction - Pros and Cons of being a student and an entrepreneur - What I think other students could do to make themsel...

In this episode, our guest shares on topics related to the ever growing field of functional medicine. Topics include: 1. What is FM and FMPhA? 2. The role of the pharmacist in FM: it's a spectrum 3. How to get involved in FMPhA: symposium was in Indy 9/6-7 and we will be planning for 2020, online CE event 2/29 with FxMedCE.com (use code FMPhA for 10% off), grassroots efforts in other FM and pharma...

In this episode, our guest is Rosemary Gibson, author of ChinaRx, senior advisor at the Hastings Center, and recipient of a 2019 Pinnacle Award for career achievement from the American Pharmacists Association Foundation. We discuss: - Why she wrote the book? Most Americans taking prescriptions or OTC meds have no idea where there medication came from or why that might be a concern. - How did she r...

In this episode, Dr. Justin Gatwood, who is a health services researcher and Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy in Nashville, TN, shares about a new national initiative between UTCOP and Kroger to help increase shingles vaccine rates. Two shingles vaccines are licensed and recommended in the United States. Zoster vaccine live (ZVL, Zostavax) has been used since...

In this episode, we have our first guest from Canada who shares about pharmacist prescribing. Follow Dr. Arden Barry on Twitter for more content and check out this episode where he discusses: There is variable prescriptive authority for pharmacists across Canada: Like how pharmacy laws can differ from state-to-state, there is different legislation across the provinces in Canada for pharmacist pres...