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Thoughts on store hour cuts and a conversation with Dr. Ify Yvonne, PharmD regarding possible solutions to expand retail-level harm-reduction interventions and empower pharmacists/techs to offer education, resources, and support with less red-tape.
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The Pharmacy Podcast Network has released a 7-part series in partnership with the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association designed to help community pharmacists implement change and practice transformation. The ‘Let’s Talk Stigma’ podcast miniseries is designed to equip community-based pharmacists to provide culturally sensitive care to individuals with opioid use disorders. 
 
Today's guests were instrumental in the creation of this series. 
Alyssa Khieu, Student Pharmacist at the University of PittsburghLogan Kissell, PharmD 
 
This podcast miniseries was developed by the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy in collaboration with Duquesne University School of Pharmacy and paid for through CDC grant funding provided by the Allegheny County Health Department to the University of Pittsburgh and Duquesne University Schools of Pharmacy.
Podcasts as a Method to Deliver Education on Stigma Surrounding Opioid Use Disorder
byLogan M. KissellKim C. ColeyAlyssa S. KhieuElizabeth J. BunkSophia M. C. HerbertJoni C. Carroll 
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The Hometown Pharmacy, Poland, OH 44514, USA
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Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Center for Integrative Health, Duquesne University School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA 15282, USA
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Pharmacy 2022, 10(6), 161; https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy10060161
Received: 1 October 2022 / Revised: 8 November 2022 / Accepted: 9 November 2022 / Published: 29 November 2022

Pediatric Pharmacy Association commissioned a team to create the Key Potentially Inappropriate Drugs in Pediatrics (KIDs) List, an open-access, evidence-based reference aimed at improving medication safety in children.
 
The KIDs List has several potential uses in clinical practice, including incorporating it into electronic health record safety alerts and using it as a clinical reference or teaching tool.
 
 
This episode is sponsored by FRAMEWORK LTC. For more information visit frameworkltc.com

On 'This Week in Pharmacy' we talk with Shawn Bjorndal, PharmD, founder of RphAlly - the only online chat room & networking environment built specifically for the Profession of Pharmacy. Pharmacists Must Network to Thrive

Dr. John Kim, Pharm.D., FAARFM is a functional medicine pharmacist and the Owner/Pharmacist In Charge at Robinson Wellness Pharmacy. He has been in clinical practice for 15 years and he has been a foremost voice in health, wellness, and preventative medicine. He received his Doctorate in Pharmacy from Rutgers University with High Honors and trained in Functional Medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M). Dr. John actively lectures throughout the country and is an influencer within the functional medicine world to educate and empower everyday people to live a healthy fulfilling life. His message is Doctor of the Future is You - the patient. Connect with Dr. John via: Instagram: @dr.john.pharmd www.drkimwellness.com Get the free Ebook here: https://m.drkimwellness.com/optin1676483017829

Welcome to the Road To Match Day Series. A podcast designed to help guide you through the residency application process. Subscribe, and tell your friends about the show.

Special Guest: Lindsay Bealor Greenleaf, J.D., M.B.A., Vice President, and Head of Policy with ADVI Health Inc. discusses recent legislative developments including U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA) introduction of two bills that seek to hold pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) accountable for opaque practices that contribute to high drug prices for consumers.

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.

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

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.

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
 
 

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

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.

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 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! 

 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.

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!).

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

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

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