The PQI Podcast

Season 3 Episode 11 Sal Bottiglieri   On this week’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Salvatore Bottiglieri, PharmD, BCOP to discuss the Moffitt Clinical Pharmacy Program.  Sal received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy in 2008. He completed his pharmacy residency at The Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, North Carolina and a Hematology/Oncology residency with...

Season 3 Episode 10- Wayne Woodbury- Community Oncology and Community Service   On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Wayne Woodbury, BSPharm, R.Ph Mr. Woodbury is the Pharmacy Director at Southern Oncology Specialists, a Medical Oncology/Hematology practice with five locations in the Greater Charlotte, North Carolina area.  He has overseen the growth of the practice’s medically integra...

Season 3 Episode 9- Dr. Ivo Abraham- Trilaciclib and the economic value of multilineage myeloprotection and other work     On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN. Dr. Abraham is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Arizona. For the past decade Dr. Abraham’s research has focused mainly on clinical outcomes and effectiveness research,...

Season 3 Episode 8- Porscha Johnson - Pharmacogenomics   On this week’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Porscha Johnson, PharmD, CPGx to discuss the role of the genomics pharmacist and the importance of pharmacogenomics today. We also discuss disparities in clinical trials and genetic testing and how Dr. Johnson champions health equity and innovative patient care.  Dr. Johnson is a graduate...

Season 3 Episode 7- Dr. Arjun Gupta- Time Toxicity   On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Arjun Gupta, MD.  Dr. Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, a symptom management enthusiast, and a health services researcher. His research specifically...

On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Cathy Marinak, APRN, AOCNP. Cathy is a Cancer Genetics Counselor with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute. Cathy holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and earned her master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University. Additionally, Cathy has received advanced training in genetics counseling, and is Board Certifi...

Season 3 Episode 5- Dr. Dawn Mussallem- Personal Survivor Story and Integrative Medicine in Breast Cancer   On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Dawn Mussallem, DO, DipABLM. Dr. Mussallem is a consultant in the Department of General Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is a diagnostic breast specialist at The Robert and Monica Jacoby Center fo...

Season 3 Episode 4- Thanatology   On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Robert S. Mancini, PharmD, BCOP. He is currently serving as the BMT Pharmacy Program Coordinator and PGY2 Oncology Pharmacy Residency Director at St. Luke’s Cancer Institute in Boise, ID. Dr. Mancini also serves as clinical oncology faculty at Idaho State University College of Pharmacy where he coordinates the oncol...

Season 3 Episode 3- NCCN Pharmacist Role   On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Evelyn Handel, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP is an oncology pharmacist based in the Philadelphia, PA area and currently serves as the Director of Drugs & Biologics Programs at the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN). Prior to joining NCCN, Evelyn was an Oncology Clinical Specialist at Roswell Park Comprehensi...

Season 3 Episode 2- Pharmacy Students and Oncology   On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Derek Gyori, PharmD, BCOP and Julianne Darling, PharmD, BCOP to lead a discussion with a group of NCODA pharmacy students. Derek is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Ambulatory Hematology and Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist...

Season 3 Episode 1- Survivorship On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Jennifer Klemp, PhD, MPH. Dr. Klemp is a Professor of Medicine, in the Division of Medical Oncology, the Director of Cancer Survivorship, and the Co-Program Leader for Cancer Prevention and Control at the University of Kansas Cancer Center. Her clinical-research practice focuses on cancer genetics and cancer survivor...

On this week’s bonus episode of the NCODA Legislative Interview Series, Kevin sits down with Barbara McAneny, MD with New Mexico Cancer Center. Dr. McAneny is a member of the NCODA Legislative & Policy Advisory Committee and the Immediate Past President of the American Medical Association. She is a trusted and respected voice in the legislative community, a dedicated advocate for patients and a co...

On today's bonus episode of the PQI Podcast, the Legislative Interview Series, Kevin sits down with Allison Rollins. Allison is the Senior Government Relations Manager at The U.S. Oncology Network. Kevin and Allison discuss the world of oncology and how legislation can positively impact the experience of patients around the country. They dive into how the PBM system can be reformed and where Allis...

NCODAs Legislative & Policy Liaison, Kevin Scorsone sits down with Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA from Texas Oncology and member of NCODAs Legislative & Policy Advisory Committee. As an expert in healthcare policy, Dr. Patt has testified before Congress to protect access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. She chairs the Council on Legislation for the Texas Medical Association and works to formulate res...

NCODA is proud to announce our first episode in a series of legislative discussions with thought leaders in the legislative and advocacy space. On this episode, Kevin Scorsone, NCODA Legislative & Policy Liaison interviews Stephen Schleicher, MD and the Chief Medical Officer from Tennessee Oncology and a member of the NCODA Legislative & Policy Advisory Committee. Stephen Schleicher, MD, MBA, was...

Season 2 Episode 20- Treating Radiation Side Effects with the Medically Integrated Team On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Jessica Bahari, MD, DABR, Kaetlyn Parker, PharmD, and Tiffany Lommel MS, RDN, LDN from Cancer Specialists of North Florida (CSNF) in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Jessica Bahari-Kashani is board certified in radiation oncology. Dr. Bahari’s special interests include...

Season 2, Episode 19 - Oncology Pharmacy Technicians On this week's episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Vonda McClendon, CPhT and Rebecca Garland, RPhT to discuss their paths to becoming oncology pharmacy technicians, the aspects of their roles they most enjoy, how pharmacy technicians can make a difference in patient adherence, and the value in NCODA’s Oncology Pharmacy Technician Association (...

Season 2 Episode 18- Proactive Symptom Management in Myelofibrosis On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Kristyn DiSogra, PharmD, BCOP and Justin Arnall, PharmD, BCOP. Dr. DiSogra and Dr. Arnall worked on a myelofibrosis quality improvement project while clinical pharmacists with the Atrium Health Specialty Pharmacy Service in Charlotte, North Carolina. Dr. DiSogra completed her PGY1 re...

Season 2 Episode 17- Dr. Annemie Galimont- Oncodermatology On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Dr. Annime Galimont. Dr. Galimont is a dermatologist in the Netherlands and participates in Dutch and international expert groups to create information material and guidelines for safe care. She is Secretary of the Dutch Association of Dermatology and works with the multinational association...

Season 2 Episode 16- Linda Carlson, PhD- Integrative Oncology and Mindfulness On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Linda Carlson, PhD. Dr. Carlson holds the Enbridge Research Chair in Psychosocial Oncology, is Full Professor in Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary, and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychol...

On this week’s episode of the PQI Podcast we welcome Dr. Debra Patt, Oncologist with Texas Oncology, Dr. Barry Brooks, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center, and Kevin Scorsone, Legislative & Policy Liaison with NCODA, to discuss the disparities in the oncology space and how legislation can make a major impact moving forward. We also had the opportunity to t...

Season 2 Episode 13- Andrew Ruplin, PharmD On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Andrew Ruplin, PharmD. Andrew is an outpatient clinical oncology pharmacist at the University of Washington Medical Center and Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA). He obtained his PharmD from Drake University in Iowa before completing his PGY1 residency at the University of Chicago Medicine, and then went o...

Season 2 Episode 13- Josh Raub, PharmD, BCPS- Personal Cancer Story and Pharmacist Journey On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Joshua N. Raub, PharmD, BCPS. Josh earned his PharmD degree from Wayne State University’s (WSU) Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Currently,...

Season 2 Episode 12- Dr. Ethan Basch- Digital Solutions in Monitoring Patient Reported Outcomes On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Ethan Basch, MD, MSc. Dr. Basch is an oncologist and outcomes researcher at the University of North Carolina, where he is Chief of Oncology and Physician-in-Chief of the North Carolina Cancer Hospital. He has led a research program for many years focused...

Season 2, Episode 11: Updates In Pain Management - Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE. Dr. Garofoli is Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Experiential Learning for the West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, along with being a Clinical Pain Management Pharmacist at the WVU Medicine Center for I...