Unscripted

Nish Kasbekar, PharmD, BSPharm, FASHP, is the President of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and Chief Pharmacy Officer at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. Dr. Kasbekar talks through her priorities for ASHP this year, her path through professional organizations and her advice to those looking to get involved! Read the article from The Philadelphia Inquirer where...

On episode 35 with Dr. Megan Rech we dove into the reasons why clinical pharmacists are leaving health systems and on episode 53 with Dr. Alicia Lichvar we talked about the pressures on clinical pharmacists. This week I sat down with Dr. Bryan McCarthy Jr, System Director of Inpatient Pharmacy at Lifespan, to talk through how they are addressing the need for clinical pharmacist retention through a...

LeAnne Kennedy, PharmD, BCOP, CPP, FHOPA, is the President of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA), co-founder of the North Carolina Oncology Pharmacists (NCOP) Association, and Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Manager at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist.  Dr. Kennedy talks through how NCOP started more than 20 years ago as well as her priorities for HOPA this year!

Presentations are a topic we are all familiar with and strive to improve upon. Whether it is for a discussion with your team and you are pitching an idea for a protocol or you are presenting at a national meeting, you want to be able to tell the story in a way that connects to the audience. We talk about ways to become a more effective presenter in this episode! Dave Hager, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, is...

On episode 35 with Dr. Megan Rech we talked through why clinical pharmacists are leaving health systems early. This week we are doing a parallel topic on the pressures on clinical pharmacists.  Alicia Lichvar, PharmD, BCPS, is a Transplant Clinical Pharmacist at UC San Diego Health. Dr. Lichvar was the lead author on a recent publication titled ‘ Acts of attrition: The pressure on our clinical pha...

This week we are diving into a topic involving a new care model. Hospital-at-home enables patients who need acute level care to receive care at home instead of in the hospital. There are many aspects to this model that require operational planning within the pharmacy.  I was excited to be joined by our guest today, Joey Muscarella, PharmD, BCPS, the clinical pharmacist within the hospital-at-home...

Annie Andrews, MD, MSCR, is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) College of Medicine, Pediatric Hospitalist at MUSC Health and ran for the Congressional seat of SC-1 in 2022. After the election she founded a political action committee (PAC), one of the first focused on children, called ‘ Their Future. Our Vote. ’  We talk through her decision to shift career...

Toyin Tofade, MS, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC, FFIP, is the President and Professor at the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.  Dr. Tofade won the ASHP Donald E. Francke Award in 2022, which honors pharmacists who have made significant international contributions to advance pharmacy practice. We talk about her career path from faculty member to Dean at Howard University to her newest role as Pr...

Allison Baxley, PharmD, BCOP, is the Director of Oncology and Ambulatory Care Pharmacy at OU Health in Oklahoma City. She is also a romance author under the pen name Allison Ashley.  Her latest book, Would You Rather (check it out, it's so good!) was published in 2022. You can pre-order her next book, The Roommate Pact , that hits shelves August 1, 2023! We talk through her author world and h...

Nabila Ismail, PharmD, is a pharmacist and solo traveler who started Dose of Travel , a brand, media company and boutique travel agency. Her company is curating trips for people of color with several planned for this year. She works remote as a pharmacist doing medical writing and marketing consulting. Hear her unique path and how she’s leveraging her degree and combining her passions to create th...

Wendy Horton, PharmD, MBA, is the Chief Executive Officer at UVA Medical Center in Charlottesville, VA.  Dr. Horton is a pharmacist by training and talks about her career path through pharmacy and beyond. We talk through dual career couples, her advice for pharmacists and women leaders and the top challenges we are facing in healthcare!

Paul Walker, PharmD, FASHP,  is the current President of the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) and is a Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean of experiential education and community engagement at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy and Manager in the Department of Pharmacy at Michigan Medicine.  Dr. Walker describes his impactful year as President of ASHP as his theme...

Tony Scott, PharmD, MBA, DPLA, is the Director of Pharmacy at Emory University Hospital and Director-at-Large for ASHP’s Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders.  Dr. Scott was the lead author on a recent publication titled ‘ Leading diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts within the pharmacy department ’ in AJHP. We talk through the article and you’ll hear ways you can incorporate DEI in your work...

Welcome to the New Year! The start of another year is a great time to set new goals for yourself, both professional and personal. This episode of Small Scripts will walk you through three ways to set both professional and personal goals. 

Chase Pruitt, MD, DDS, is a former Oral Maxillary Facial Surgeon who sold his co-founded practice, Omaha Oral Surgery, to a private equity firm. After effectively retiring in his mid-30s, he is now pursuing bitcoin and software development through a new company, Omaha Healthcare Technology. Dr. Pruitt and I are longtime friends from our undergraduate days at the University of Wyoming. He completed...

Andrea Sikora, PharmD, MSCR, BCCCP, FCCM, is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy and is a critical care clinical pharmacist at Augusta University Medical Center. We talk through critical care pharmacist practice models, her recently awarded RO1 grant funding, and her new book “Pay it Forward: a map to mentorship in medicine.” You can purchase the book on...

Brent Reed, PharmD, MS, BCPS-AQ, is a PhD student in Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Dr. Reed practiced for ten years as a cardiology pharmacist specializing in the management of heart failure and was a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. We talk through his career shift to pursue his PhD in Organizational Science and how he hop...

Jay Holloway, PharmD, is a Community Pharmacist at Heart City Drug in Ainsworth, Nebraska. He is a vocal supporter of improving transgender healthcare and making our work environments more inclusive.  We talk through ways we can improve transgender health and small actions you can do to promote inclusivity!

Within the United States, reproductive rights have come back into the spotlight with the Supreme Court overturning Roe vs Wade. On this episode, I asked two friends and colleagues to join me in discussing reproductive health and rights, Kat Miller, PharmD, MHA, DPLA, FASHP, and Meghan Swarthout, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP.  We talk through the healthcare implications around reproductive rights and h...

Dr. Kevin Astle and Dr. Kyle Wilby started RxSHARE which stands for Pharmacists for Sexual and Gender Health Advocacy, Reform, and Equity. Dr. Kevin Astle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCES, is an Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida Taneja College of Pharmacy in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Kyle Wilby, PharmD, PhD is an Associate Professor of Program Evaluation at the Dalhousie Universi...

Jeff Little, PharmD, MHA, FASHP, FACHE, is the Director of Pharmacy and Outpatient Imaging at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. He served as the 2021-2022 ASHP Chair of the Section of Pharmacy Practice Leaders.  Jeff has an extensive background in advocacy and focused the ASHP SPPL on advocacy this year. He talks through his experiences with congressional and state leaders and gives me advic...

Almut Winterstein, RPh, PhD, FISPE, is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy, the Dr. Robert and Barbara Crisafi Chair for Medication Safety, and director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Safety at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. As an expert in drug safety she has chaired the Food and Drug Administration’s Drug Safety and Risk Manageme...

Megan Rech, PharmD, MS, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM, is an Emergency Medicine Clinical Pharmacist and Research Director of Emergency Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center.  Dr. Rech and colleagues published a recent article in JACCP titled “Premature attrition of clinical pharmacists: call to attention, actions, and potential solutions."  We discuss the paper, reasons for the premature attrition...

Heidi Finnes, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, is the President of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA) and Senior Manager of Pharmacy Cancer Research at the Mayo Clinic.  Dr. Finnes details her goals for HOPA this year, including DEI and burnout. We also discuss investigational drugs and clinical trials!

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