The Regimen

Listen in with former RIDOC Medical Director Dr. Justin Berk as he shares his experience and hot takes on the RI Prison system and the carceral system as a whole. From OUD, housing, and the COVID-19 pandemic, we cover it all.

Tune in to listen to the Season 6 Premiere of The regimen Public Health Podcast. New Host Jake Lawrence PharmD ’23, and standing host Jeffrey Bratberg PharmD take a deep dive into recent social media phenomenons and miracle diabetes medications- GLP-1 Ra drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Today we are joined by two very special guests - Registered Pharmacist, URI College of Pharmacy Professor and Cert...

Welcome back! Tune in for a sneak peak at the great topics and discussion we have planned for Season 6 of The Regimen, a public health podcast.

Tune in to hear about the recently expanded access of mifepristone, now able to be dispensed through REMS certified pharmacies. Today we are joined by two amazing guests- family medicine Dr. Andrea Arena and third-year Brown medical student, Rachel Moody, in discussing the current landscape of medication abortion, barriers to access, recommendations for reproductive justice advocacy, and more!&nbs...

In 2022, the opioid crisis claimed over 100,000 lives. Expanding access to medication assisted substance use disorder treatment has never been so critical. Now, with the DEA X-waiver eliminated, the opportunity to provide life saving treatment is that much easier. This week The Regimen is proud to welcome the team responsible for a pivotal study that evaluated a pharmacy based approach to buprenor...

We're joined this week by two fantastic guests, Dr. Virginia Lemay and Dr. Audrey Whalen. We discuss potential benefits and barriers to expanding point of care testing and the changing landscape of medication administration services in community pharmacies.  

Listen to hear our hosts joined by two amazing guests- Joseph Kennedy and Russel Scarpa in discussing the changing landscape of information exchange, the "right" to spread health misinformation, and it's detrimental effects on public health.

Welcome back! We're kicking off our second year and season 5 of The Regimen by giving you a glimpse into what we have planned for 2023. 

Dr Rob Dufresne joins us to discuss psychedelic drugs, their potential uses in the treatment of mental health disorders, and their status as controlled substances.

Dr. Amy Nunn, the Executive Director at the Rhode Island Public Health Institute and a key founder of Open-Door Health, joins us to discuss HIV exposure, vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ communities, and how infection risks can be minimized using PrEP therapy.

Dr. Lynn Taylor, director of RI Defeats Hep C and physician director of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Services at CODAC Behavioral Health, joins us to discuss efforts to eliminate Hepatitis C Virus in Rhode Island and the role Pharmacists can play in its prevention, treatment, and education.

Joined by associate professor of sociology at Saint Louis University, Professor Elizabeth Chiarello, this episode discusses professional ethics and conscience clauses as they relate to pharmacy.

On this episode, we are joined by our fellow co-host, Dr Bratberg, to discuss the monkeypox virus infection in the United States and other non-endemic countries; including how it it transmitted, diagnosed, prevented and treated.

On this episode of The Regimen, we are joined by Dr. Nick Dorich, Pharmacy Quality Solutions Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts and host of the Quality Corner Show. We discuss methods for measuring health care quality, and how they can be applied to the measurement of pharmacy quality in improving patient care.

Hey everyone, Season 4 of The Regimen is here! Listen to hear what topics we will be discussing in the upcoming season - quality measures, monkey-pox, Hepatitis C, Lyme Disease, psychedelics, PREP/STI care and more!

The Regimen returns for its fourth season. Meet co-hosts Amanda Rocha and Zachary Oquendo, and join us for weekly episodes as we discuss topics like infectious diseases, pharmacy quality measures, and more.

On this episode, we welcomed Dr. Chris Federico and Dr. Sally Rafie to The Regimen. Chris is the President of the Rhode Island Pharmacist Association, and Sally is the founder of the Birth Control Pharmacist Project. Chris and Sally joined us to discuss legislation and implementation of pharmacist prescribed hormonal contraception here in Rhode Island.  

On this episode of The Regimen, we welcome Dr. Erica Estus and Lisa Morris, pharmacists who are involved with American Society of Consultant Pharmacists. Listen to our discussion about their roles in ASCP, how they advocate for their patients, as well as the importance of student pharmacist participation in pharmacy organizations.

On this episode of The Regimen, we welcome Dr. Thomas Franko, an ambulatory care pharmacist and associate professor of pharmacy practice at Wilkes University. Dr. Franko joins us to discuss the draft CDC clinical practice guideline for prescribing opioids as well as the pharmacist’s role in pain management.

On this episode of The Regimen, we welcome Dr. Booth Wainscoat, an infectious disease consultant, to discuss COVID-19 vaccines, fear surrounding COVID-19, and long-haul COVID. Dr. Wainscoat tells us about his experience treating patients with COVID-19, and how difficult it can be to talk about. We also discuss some myths surrounding COVID-19 vaccines, and what scientists are working on to disprove...

Hey listeners, the first episode of Season 3 of The Regimen is here! We are joined by Karen Ernst, executive director at Voices for Vaccines, to discuss vaccine misinformation, vaccine hesitancy, and where to find credible vaccine information. 

Hey everyone, Season 3 of The Regimen is here! Listen to hear what topics we will be discussing in the upcoming season - misinformation, COVID-19, geriatrics, the benefit of patient counseling, pharmacist prescribed hormonal contraception, and more!

To wrap up season 2 we welcome URI/Walgreens PGY-1 community resident Dr. Joe Honig and URI PharmD Candidate and former public health student Mike Burkett to discuss advocacy projects they have been working on throughout the year and how pharmacists can advocate for the profession.

This week we were live at Seminar by the Sea with special guests Dr. Kelly Matson and Dr. Erica Hardy to discuss the updated CDC STI guidelines and expedited partner therapy, or EPT and how we can increase the access to this service.

This week we welcome Dr. Anita Jacobson to The Regimen to discuss pharmacist prescriptive authority. We also take a look at hormonal contraceptive and tobacco cessation prescribing bills introduced in Rhode Island and across the country and how passage of those bills will benefit public health.