Pharmacy Podcast Network

The Expansion of Point of Care Testing | TWIRx

Special Guest Pouria Sanae CEO of ixlayer Dr. Kristin Tallent, PharmD - POCTalk Host Point-of-care tests produce rapid, reliable results that aid in identification and monitoring of acute infections or chronic disease. POCT involves screenings and tests at or near the point of care, which produce actionable results within minutes. In addition to dispensing and medication management, pharmacists are poised during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic to provide preventive health services, including self-care recommendations and vaccinations. Many pharmacists may also use “waived” testing as designated by the FDA’s Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) to detect and aid in their decisions of disease management.
Pharmacists have an excellent opportunity to further evolve their role via point-of-care testing (POCT), especially considering the pressure that COVID-19 has placed on the health care system. Proper training, certification, and advances in testing technology enable POCT to occur in any setting.

An Independent Pharmacy Owner’s Perspective on Point of Care Testing | POCTalk

What is the independent pharmacy owner's perspective on point of care testing? Our wonderful guest, Chichi Ilonzo Momah, shares some insight about how point of care testing has affected her business, the barriers she has run into along the way, and some of the different types of tests you can perform as a CLIA waived laboratory. She even has a message for all the other independent pharmacy owners out there who might not be testing yet. Regardless of where you are in your testing journey, there is something to learn. https://implementationsciencecomms.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s43058-022-00324-z#ref-CR6https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1551741115001758?via%3Dihub

TWIRx | The Innovation in Pharmacy is Accelerating

Pittsburgh Pharmacy Leaders return, Dr. Chris Antypas, PharmD Co-Founder/President of Perigon Pharmacy 360 and Dr. Shawn Nairn, PharmD Founder of ACORx. We talk about the innovation in pharmacy accelerating.

RxSafe Pharmacy Profit Summit Panel 2023

Todd Eury, CEO of the Pharmacy Podcast Network moderated a panel on the expansion of Independent Community Pharmacy's profits by leveraging the RxSafe Rapid Pack automation technologies in conjunction with marketing & business development strategies. Panelists:  
Joe Williams, Brisson Drugs
Adam Robinson, Save-Rite Pharmacy
Easton Bryant, North Century Pharmacy
 
 

Integrative Medicine and Sexual Health | SexPharmD

Show Notes:Dr. Swathi's Website | www.doctorswathi.com
Dr. Swathi's IG | @doctorswathi
Dr. Swathi's LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/swathi-varanasi
Element Apothec's Website | www.elementapothec.com (use PODCAST20 for 20% off!)Element Apothec's IG | @elementapothec
The Element Apothec Show | www.pharmacypodcast.com/host/swathi-varanasi
Integrative Health 101 | integrativehealth101.teachable.com
Cannabis Science & Therapeutics for Pharmacist | www.medicalcannabismentor.thinkific.com/courses/copy-of-cannabis-science-and-therapeutics-for-pharmacists-1?ref=fa803a
Sacred Feminine Book | www.doctorswathi.com/the-sacred-feminine

A Day in the Life of a Happier At Home Owner | Happier at Home PRN

Today I would like to focus on “A Day in the Life of a Happier At Home Owner”.  The angle will be about how community pharmacy owners can manage this while operating their pharmacy businesses.  Below are some questions for Marie to guide the conversation.
 
What are the factors that you considered when deciding to start you Happier At Home business? (ex/ wanting to build a business for yourself that builds equity, wanting to increase quality of care of your community, wanting independence and to earn financially without health insurance oversite)
Are you stuck in an office running your business?  Focus here should be how you are a passive owner (as the pharmacy owners will be), and that you oversee and manage the administrative staff.  That you are responsible for strategy for the growth of your company
You hired a qualified full-time employee to work in the business day to day?
As the VP of Training and Field Operations of the Happier At Home franchise, what characteristic have you seen in the pharmacy owners that may be a predictor to success? Ex/ being forward-thinking, entrepreneurial, following our processes
What types of activities does the Business Support Manager do? Can talk about day-to-day activities
Any closing advice or suggestions to our Community Pharmacy owners listening today? Perhaps can talk about your growth and that even though you were nervous about moving forward, you are glad that you did and for what reasons.

Introducing Dexcom G7 | Real-Time Real Talk by Dexcom

Disclaimer: This podcast is not approved for CME credit. Every diabetes treatment plan is different, individual results may vary – nothing you hear on this podcast should be considered medical advice. All claims are supported by clinical evidence referenced in the show notes. For clinical study results, please refer to the Dexcom G7 User Guide. For product-related questions, please refer to the instructions for use. For complete safety information, go to dexcom.com/safety-information. 
 
Fingersticks required for diabetes treatment decisions if symptoms or expectations do not match readings.
Dexcom G7 can complete warmup within 30 minutes, whereas other CGM brands require up to an hour or longer.
Smart devices are sold separately. For a list of compatible smart devices, visit: dexcom.com/compatibility. 
The Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (Dexcom G7 System) is a real time, continuous glucose monitoring device indicated for the management of diabetes in persons aged 2 years and older. 
Egils Bogdanovics, MD is a paid spokesperson for Dexcom and is a guest on this episode of the podcast.
About Hello Dexcom 
 
Dexcom Provider website
 
Dexcom’s partners are working to integrate insulin pumps, insulin pens, and digital health apps with Dexcom G7.
Data from collaborator devices and products must be verified by those collaborator devices and products. Users should confirm data and connections with their collaborator devices and products.
 
A separate Follow app and internet connection are required to follow CGM users’ glucose readings and trends. CGM users should always confirm glucose readings on the Dexcom G7 app or receiver before making treatment decisions.
Brief Safety Statement
BRIEF SAFETY STATEMENT: Failure to use the Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (G7) and its components according to the instructions for use provided with your device and available at https://www.dexcom.com/safety-information and to properly consider all indications, contraindications, warnings, precautions, and cautions in those instructions for use may result in you missing a severe hypoglycemia (low blood glucose0 or hyperglycemia (high blood glucose) occurrence and/or making a treatment decision that may result in injury. If your glucose alerts and readings from the G7 do not match symptoms, use a blood glucose meter to make diabetes treatment decisions. Seek medical advice and attention when appropriate, including for any medical emergency.
Dexcom Clarity Safety Information
The web-based Dexcom Clarity software is intended for use by both home users and healthcare professionals to assist people with diabetes and their healthcare professionals in the review, analysis, and evaluation of historical CGM data to support effective diabetes management. It is intended for use as an accessory to Dexcom CGM devices with data interface capabilities. Caution: The software does not provide any medical advice and should not be used for that purpose. Home users must consult a healthcare professional before making any medical interpretation and therapy adjustments from the information in the software. Caution: Healthcare professionals should use information in the software in conjunction with other clinical information available to them. Caution: Federal (US) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a licensed healthcare professional. 
Dexcom, Dexcom Follow, Dexcom Clarity, and Dexcom Share are registered trademarks of Dexcom, Inc. in the U.S., and may be registered in other countries.
References
Dexcom G7 User Guide
Seagrove Partners. The Diabetes Forum: 2021 CGM Market Primer. P26
Psavko S, Katz N, Mirchi T, Green CR. Usability and teachability of continuous glucose monitoring devices in older adults and diabetes educators: a task analysis and ease of use survey. JMIR Hum Factors. 2022 Nov 8. doi: 10.2196/42057.
Welsh JB, Psavko S, Zhang X, Gao P, Balo AK. Comparisons of Fifth-, Sixth-, and Seventh- Generation Continuous Glucose Monitoring Systems. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2022 Jun 13:19322968221099879. PMID: 35695305. doi: 10.1177/19322968221099879.
Satish K. Garg, MD, et al. Accuracy and Safety of Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Adults with Diabetes.Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.Jun 2022.373 380.http://doi.org/10.1089/dia.2022.0011.
Automatically Generated Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Notifications and Their Association with Glycemic Control Kaushik Shankar, Priscilla Hastedt, Mark Derdzinski, John Welsh, Caleb Barger, Gary Cohen, San Diego, CA, Portland, OR Diabetes 2020;69 (Supplement_1):79-LB
Insights from big data (2): Benefits of self-guided retrospective review of continuous glucose monitoring reports. Parker AS, Welsh J, Jimenez A, Walker T. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2018;20(S1):A-27
Denice S Feig, et al. Continuous glucose monitoring in pregnant women with type 1 diabetes (CONCEPTT): a multicentre international randomised controlled trial. 
 

Pharmacy Profit Summit LIVE 2023 Post Show | DiversifyRx

Pharmacy Podcast Network was the media partner for the DiversifyRx Pharmacy Profit Summit LIVE 2023 with hundreds of badass pharmacy owners for the most unique in-person pharmacy event.
Pharmacy Profit Summit Orlando was all about building a battle plan for the DIR Fee Apocalypse in 2024 by bringing new strategies, tactics, and vetted companies to active pharmacy owners that want to improve their pharmacy profits.
The attendees are action-takers. They don't attend the Pharmacy Profit Summit to get CEs or qualify for rebates. Instead, they are looking to improve their pharmacy and, in this case, build their cash flow! 

Pathways to a Pharmacy Franchise | Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast

 In the first of a two-part episode, host Jason Callori and Connie Lane, Director of Franchise Development at Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. as they discuss the various pathways customers can take to join the Medicine Shoppe or Medicap Pharmacy Franchise.

Meet Dr. Swathi Varanasi | The Element Apothec Show

Who is Dr. Swathi Varanasi? Tune into the first episode of The Element Apothec Show to learn about the host–an integrative health pharmacist, wellness entrepreneur, speaker, author, and educator. Dr. Swathi Varanasi, better known as Dr. Swathi, was recently named one of The 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy. Dr. Swathi has paved the way for other healthcare professionals to pursue non-traditional career paths through creating postdoctoral training programs, industry internships, and online courses. She is a speaker, author, and co-founder of the international award-winning plant-based wellness and skincare brand, Element Apothec. As a healthcare disruptor, she looks for opportunities to break barriers and challenge her western-trained colleagues to think beyond the conventional scope of their practice. Through the many modalities of integrative medicine and patient-centered shared decision-making, she believes that health and wellness is achievable for everyone. Emphasizing an evidence-based approach, Dr. Swathi is passionate about educating practitioners, students, patients, and consumers, and strives to empower everyone to be the best, most authentic version of themselves. Dr. Swathi received her Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy (Charleston, SC) and her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish from Carleton College (Northfield, MN). She is certified in Plant-Based Nutrition from Cornell University. Dr. Swathi serves adjunct faculty and has guest lectured at colleges, universities, and conference stages worldwide. She has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals and has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Yahoo, Well+Good, and mindbodygreen. Dr. Swathi lives in Los Angeles, CA, and Toronto, ON, Canada. In her free time, she can be found delving into personal development, spending time with her fiancée, learning about sustainable fashion, or planning her next trip (35 countries and counting!).

Omnipod Innovation Story- From Concept to Future State | Omnipod Simplify Life

We are excited today to bring you a special guest. Jason O’Connor isthe Vice President of Product at Insulet Corp., makers of Omnipod. In hisrole, Jason oversees the development of the innovation pipeline at Insulet.We have no doubt that you, our audience will find this interview to be veryengaging and insightful on the innovation story of Omnipod
 
The Pod has an IP28 rating for up to 25 feet for 60 minutes.  The PDM/Controller is not waterproof.  The Dexcom G6 Sensor and transmitter are water-resistant and may be submerged under eight feet of water for up to 24 hours without failure when properly installed.  For a list of Omnipod 5 compatible smartphone devices visit Omnipod.com/compatibility

Strategic Reform Success: PSSNY & the state of New York | The PUTTcast

Through jubilant wins and gut punching losses, the pharmacists of New York never give up. Listen in as PUTTcast host Lauren Young digs into the upcoming positive changes under New York's new Medicaid carve out, and PSSNY's inexhaustible fight to get it across the finish line.
 
Special Guests:
Heather Ferrarese, President, Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
Steve Moore, Owner, Condo Pharmacy, Past President, Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
Greg Reybold, Director of Healthcare Policy & General Counsel, ACPI

TWIRx | Valentines Day Special

Special guests:Dr. Nadia Archambault PharmDThe SexPharmDClinical Pharmacist,Certified Sex Therapist, Sexual Health CoachDr. Tamara Ruggles PharmDCEO of Specialty Pharmacy Consulting & Owner of The Deprescribing Clinic 

Immunizations, Point of Care Testing and How Pharmacy Owners are Moving Forward | Pharmacy Crossroads

John Beckner, R.Ph., from NCPA talks about how immunizations include much more than flu and COVID. They are a door opener to capture many new, and profitable, revenue streams. NCPA can help with detailed guide books and classes to show how to bill for immunizations and how you can obtain, and profit from, a CLIA waiver. Check out the website; www.ncpa.org and look under the Resources tap.

TWIRx | Community Pharmacy: State of the Nation

Special guests: Jack Teitelman - President of TITAN Group, Drug Diversion Experts Peter Kreckel Pharmacist in Charge and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacology for Saint Francis University

From the Back Burner to Precision and Lifestyle Thriving for Women in Healthcare w/Dr. Tamar Lawful | Holistic Pharmacy Podcast

We are getting so close to the end of the year and the end of Season 5 of the Holistic Pharmacy Podcast! I want to thank you so much for tuning in and learning how to be better practitioners and humans together. I could not do this without your support and feedback, and it truly inspires me to keep going every day even when challenges inevitably arise. With the solstice coming up, I invite you to take stock of your year and your life, and reflect on what resources you already have that you can tap into. Winter is the season for slowing down and introspection, so really allow yourself to just be. Ask yourself what you need, and what would serve you. And take care of yourself! Which leads me to the topic of today’s episode, where today’s guest passionately shares about her own journey and the powerful realization that women in healthcare need to take care of themselves just as well as they take care of their patients. Dr. Tamar Lawful, is a Doctor of Pharmacy and graduate of the University of the Sciences - Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She is a licensed Pharmacist in California, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. As an Advanced Practice Pharmacist, she specializes in Pharmacogenomics, Nutritional Genomics and Integrative Nutrition. She combines these skills as Founder of LYFE Balance, Inc. where she takes a holistic and integrative approach to deprescribe unnecessary medications; promote food as medicine; guide healthy lifestyle changes; and highlight the importance of self-love to help women working in healthcare reclaim and maintain their health. With her signature InHer GlowTM Health Empowerment program, she utilizes nutrigenomics to guide clients' health goals and has helped women with diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and hormonal disorders lose weight, get off medications and adopt a sustainable healthy lifestyle. Her clients go from putting themselves on the back burner to the point of failing health to loving themselves first, eating healthy, eliminating brain fog, having more energy, losing weight and living their best lives! Dr. Lawful has devoted her talents to foster youth programs, youth summer camps, and philanthropic endeavors. Born in Jamaica and raised in New Jersey, she now calls California home and enjoys being a mother, playing the guitar, spa days, food, and beach life.
Connect with Dr. Lawful via: https://www.thelyfebalance.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/drtamarlawful www.facebook.com/drtamarlawful www.instagram.com/drtamarlawful https://www.youtube.com/@drtamarlawful
Gifts for 2023: Register for Dr. Tamar’s free Webinar: https://bit.ly/3gkBz1o and get the free Self-care workbook: http://bit.ly/3BkmMvc
* Dr. Tamar is now enrolling new clients for January 2023 Health Coaching Program. Submit application and book a discovery call to learn more at https://bit.ly/3rjKRwE
 
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Key Conversations for Your LTC Pharmacy | Integra X Files

In this special episode, we highlight conversations in four key areas that provide actionable insights that can drive positive business outcomes.
 
Growth: A candid conversation on Transition of Care: How Culture and Technology Can Bridge the Gap and how the commitment to caring for people remains key. Listen to the full conversation in Episode 9.
 
Pharmacy Operations: This was an eye-opening conversation on Lean Six Sigma – Making It Work for LTC Pharmacy to drive greater efficiencies. Listen to the full conversation in Episode 7.
 
Policy: An open conversation on Politics & Policy: How Elections Affect Your Pharmacy and how to be an advocate for your profession. Listen to the full conversation in Episode 13.
 
Technology: Our own Bob Bates, COO of RedSail Technologies, sat down on The Great Enabler – Cloud Technology and shared why cloud computing should be an integral part of a long-term care operation. Listen to the full conversation in Episode 5.
 

Destigmatizing, Deprescribing and Disrupting Mental Illness w/Dr. Fred Moss | Holistic Pharmacy Podcast

Get ready to deconstruct everything you’ve ever thought about the field of mental health and psychology. Today I’m honored to bring in the esteemed Holistic Physician, Restorative Coach, Podcaster, Psychiatrist Expert Witness at Welcome to Humanity - Dr. Fred Moss. Dr. Fred has been actively practicing in the mental health field internationally for over 40 years, and as a psychiatrist, has been an unwavering stand for the transformation of the prevailing, disempowering conversation that encompasses the industry globally. He is a firm believer that conversation, communication, creativity, and human connection are ultimately at the source of all healing of all conditions in all fields. Along with being a highly successful restorative/transformational coach, his signature technology, True Voice Podcasting is for people who are ready to take their lives back by speaking their authentic message into the world. TVP is designed to guide people from all walks of life, who are ready to rediscover the confidence and courage necessary to bring their full and real humanity back into all areas of their life. Dr. Fred’s conversations and talks are designed to be thought-provoking and compelling and leave audiences refreshed and revitalized, with a new sense of what it really means to be a human being. Dr. Fred Moss, MD is the foremost expert on delivering your True Voice into the world so that it can heal. Your voice matters. Your voice can heal. More About Dr. Fred Dr. Fred Moss arrived on Earth on March 1, 1958, and from that very second has been earmarked to be a healer. The family he was born into was in chaos and, in many ways, was counting on his arrival to bring health and wellness back into balance. Little Freddy had his hands full, and over the next six decades, he has made it his business to bring healing to the world around him, not only to his family and friends but to the community and world at large. What a journey it has been. Dr. Fred has had a host of life experiences, including, among other things, being a 2-time college dropout and a Northwestern University Medical School graduate (1988). Over the last four decades, Dr. Fred has been firmly entrenched in the mental health system, first as a child care worker and then as an internationally well-known psychiatrist. In addition, Dr. Fred has had leadership roles in multiple modalities, including inpatient and outpatient, homeless shelters, nursing homes, orphanages, halfway houses, drug rehabilitation centers, home visits, prisons and jails, and telepsychiatry in many regions of the USA. Dr. Fred has been committed to the notion that communication, connection, creativity, and conversation are at the heart of all healing of all conditions of all types. Without this, people simply do not heal. With it, miracles regularly occur. Voices heal. Listening heals. We humans are best when we are connected to others, and Dr. Fred’s life mission has now become to assure that all people know that who they are and what they do matters and that their voice, no matter where they are from, or where they are going, can be heard. As the founder of the Welcome to Humanity movement, and the True Voice Podcasting Mastermind and methodology, Dr. Fred now finds himself making the difference he came here to make. His years in the community, where he has been a physician to over 40,000 patients, and his storied and adventurous life traveling around the world, has now left him uniquely qualified to remind us all of what we already know. Communication is where love arises from, and speaking truth and listening authentically are the source of that love. Dr. Fred is married to his dream partner, Alexandra, and lives in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California. He is the proud father of two beautiful children in Texas and is owned collectively by his three cats, Valentino, Despacito, and Winston. Links, audio podcast, and more -Welcome To Humanity podcast, a show that explores what it means to be human and how to live an extraordinary life.
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TWIRx | Is There a Pharmacist Shortage?

Is There a Pharmacist Shortage? CNN and Forbes reported this week, January 30th - February 1st, through two different stories about a staffing issue due to a shortage of pharmacists throughout the country. The statistics released by the US Department of Labor in fall of 2022 show that the total number of active pharmacists in the United States rose to a new record high of 315,470. 
Today's guests are Alex C. Varkey, PharmD, MS, FAPhA APhA President-elect Designate; Director of Pharmacy Services at Houston Methodist Hospital - Texas Medical Center and Dr. Swathi Varanasi, PharmD Integrative Health Pharmacist. 
Alex discusses the American Pharmacists Association stance on the subject of pharmacist shortages and Swathi discusses the changing roles of the pharmacist and her business Element Apothec. 
Dr. Swathi Varanasi, or Dr. Swathi for short, is a bilingual pharmacist specializing in integrative and preventative health. Dr. Swathi has paved the way for other healthcare professionals to pursue non-traditional career paths through creating postdoctoral training programs, industry internships, and online courses. She is a speaker, author, and co-founder of the international award-winning plant-based wellness and skincare brand, Elēment Apothēc.

Introducing NasoClenz - The Brand New Product That Helps People Keep Their Nose Clean | Pharmacy Crossroads

An exciting new, FDA Approved Class 1 over the counter health device is helping scores of pharmacies improve front-end sales.  The good news is the product provides people with hours long protection from germs, viruses and even allergens by lining the nasal passages with a protective gel barrier.  Dr. Gail Lebovic, a female surgeon and entrepreneur has developed the product, tested and is brining it to market. Almost by happenstance, two of the earliest customers for, the product, where two independent pharmacies.  Now scores of them, all across the coutry are selling NasoClenz to their customers.  
 
For more information visit www.nasoclenz.com