Pharmacy Podcast Network

Opioid Use Disorder is a Chronic Disease | Let’s Talk Stigma

In this episode of Let’s Talk Stigma, we will hear the voices of four different individuals who will talk about how we should recognize opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders as chronic health conditions or diseases, and not moral failings. The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association has partnered with Pharmacy Podcast Network to bring you a series of podcasts 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. 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. Learn more about your ad choices.

The LTC Pharmacy Definition Act: A Critical Moment for Long-Term Care | Integra X-Files

What exactly is the Long-Term Care Pharmacy Definition Act and what are the implications for long-term care pharmacy? 
Expert and consultant Brad Kile, PhD, president of the Dumbarton Group, LLC, joins our hosts Frances Nahas and Jim McDonald to discuss this Act, what pharmacists should know, and how to engage in the movement to drive positive change for long-term care.
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What Does Your Buying Group Do for You? | RMS CLIMB

Do you belong to a pharmacy buying group? Is it the right one? And are you getting the most out of your buying group relationship. In this months’ CLIMB Podcast, RMS President & CEO talks with APCI VP of Sales Mark Million and AAP VP of Sales Wayne Boese to discuss some of the things you might not know about buying group cooperatives. Find out what differentiates a buying group cooperative from other buying groups and what these industry experts think successful pharmacies will look like in the coming years.
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A Deeper Look into Pharmacy Business Accounting | Pharmacy Insiders

This Podcast features an interview with Olin and Scotty Sykes of Sykes and Company Accounting. 
We discussed the CVS announcement to close 900 stores over the next three years and the impact both positive and negative on the independent pharmacy segment.
The need for an accurate inventory by using the pharmacy technology to initiate a perpetual inventory system. 
From there we got into the EDIL loans from the SBA and their importance.
Finally we talked about the mistakes prospective owners make before buying their first store.
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What Does Sexual Health and CBD Oil Have in Common? | Sex PharmD

 This is the SexPharmD podcast with your host, Dr Nadia Archambault, Licensed Clinical Pharmacist and Certified Sex Therapist.  
With a focus on women's sexual health and wellness, Dr A is here to cover important health topics and answer all of your questions about subjects that can be applied to pharmacy practice. 
Today's Guest, Stephanie Zimmerman with Ananda Professional
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Mickey Fine Pharmacy with Jeff Gross | Pharmacy Crossroads

Jeff Gross, Mickey Fine Pharmacy
Mickey Fine Pharmacy is an institution in Beverley Hills. Jeff Gross, CPT is the owner and says despite having a fair number of Hollywood elites as customers that you’d be surprised how many “regular” people live in the area and use the pharmacy. Just like every other pharmacy Gross suffers from low reimbursement which has led him to develop a keen focus on immunizations. COVID has allowed him to do this in a big way as at the time this episode was recorded they had used nearly 10,000 doses. One area of focus for Mickey Fine has been pediatric immunizations. In this episode of PharmacyCrossRoads Gross tells how being a youth coach has helped him and his team develop a reputation for handling reluctant kids. 
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The Promising Role of Microbiome-Based Drugs for the Treatment and Prevention of Recurrent Clostridioides Difficile | PTCE Pharmacy Connect

Educational Objectives
Discuss the role of disruptions in the gut microbiome in the development of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) and recurrent CDIs
Review the efficacy, safety, and role of fecal microbiota transplantation and emerging microbiome-based drugs for treatment of CDIs and rCDIs
Faculty:
Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS
Professor and Chair
University of Houston College of Pharmacy 
Houston, Texas
Kevin W. Garey, PharmD, MS, has the following relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose:
Grant/Research Support: Summit, Acurx, and Parakek Pharmaceuticals, and Seres Therapeutics
Consultant: Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy Times Continuing Education™ is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. This activity is approved for 0.75 contact hour (0.075 CEU) under the ACPE universal activity number 0290-0000-22-048-H01-P. The activity is available for CE credit through January 31, 2023.
This activity is supported by a medical education grant from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Participants can claim credit for this CE activity by following the link below:
https://www.pharmacytimes.org/courses/the-promising-role-of-microbiome-based-drugs-for-the-treatment-and-prevention-of-recurrent-clostridioides-difficile
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Instagram’s Most Influential Pharmacist, Dr. Robin Barnett, PharmD.

Working Out with one of the Most Influential Pharmacists in America Dr. Robin Barnett, PharmD.
Dr. Robin Barnett, PharmD is fondly known as Dr. Robin B.
Dr. Robin B is a PharmD graduate of Loma Linda University with a B.S. in Biology at Syracuse University and background in entrepreneurship as a business owner. Robin has vast expertise in the pharmacy industry and unique knowledge in creating content for digital platforms and is one of the most influential pharmacists on Instagram with more than 450K followers. She also has a passion for community service which is evident through the various initiatives she has implemented in her local community dating back 15 years. Over the years she has not only attracted a dedicated fan-base, but also a well-known network of influential individuals through social media as a health and beauty influencer.
Dr. Barrett is a podcaster on her show called the Dose Show and has recently released a interactive fitness app --Dr. Robin B, the PlayBook: https://my.playbookapp.io/dr-robin
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The Inflection Point of Pharmacy: A Special Conversation with RxSafe CEO Bill Holmes

Bill Holmes is the founder and CEO of RxSafe. An engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur, Bill is a veteran of the pharmaceutical automation industry. Prior to founding RxSafe, he was integral to the success of the most recognized pharmacy automation and storage solutions companies including ddn, OmniCell, SupplyPro, and Pyxis. With over 100 US Patents to his name, Bill is constantly looking for innovative solutions to the industry’s most challenging needs. An innovative engineer and entrepreneur, Bill Holmes has developed over 150 US patents that benefit pharmacy staff and patients throughout the country. As the Founder and CEO of RxSafe, Bill designs, builds, and manufactures automated storage and dispensing equipment — including RapidPak Rx (a strip packaging system), RxSafe (a vial filling and storage system), RxVault (a narcotics and high-shrink drug storage system), and RxRWC. 
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From ACPHS to Elevation Oncology | Occupation Station

In this episode of Occupation Station, 2008 ACPHS grad Shawn Leland talks about the personal, educational and professional ways he has been inspired to help people live longer, healthier lives. Some of that inspiration came to him through a clerkship rotation that didn’t go as planned and instead landed him at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. While engaged in his studies, he was also seeing real health challenges in people he loved. He witnessed how important drug therapies were in helping them to live their best lives. After graduation, Leland says he experienced a big realization during a European Society of Medical Oncology conference and got an idea that led him to pull together the right researchers and financers to create a tumor agnostic drug development strategy. Even the name of Leland’s company, Elevation Oncology, comes from a very inspired place. Leland has frequently been inspired along his career path; now he shares that inspiration with current and prospective ACPHS students.
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Salah El-Saheb ’06, PharmD | Occupation Station

While his work is always changing to adapt to industry needs, a typical day for ACPHS grad Salah El-Saheb involves working with biostatisticians, data scientists and clinical operations. Salah is Executive Director, Evidence Generation Leader at Genentech and his goal is to find more efficient and effective ways to conduct drug trials to bring therapies out to patients as quickly as possible. While the work is complicated, his underlying desire is ultimately to get help to those who are sick with as little discomfort on their part as possible. His skill at partnering with medical colleagues to benefit patients comes from his experience in understanding drugs and his own patient interactions. In this episode of Occupation Station, Salah talks about the work and the education that prepared him for his current role. He also has advice for students about fellowships and preparing for industry careers.
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Why Stigma Exists | Let’s Talk Stigma

Podcast Episode 1 - Why Stigma Exists: In this episode of Let’s Talk Stigma, we will hear the voices of three different individuals who will share their perspectives on why they believe stigma with opioid use disorders exists and how we can begin to reflect on our own biases and recognize ways we need to change.
Let’s Talk Stigma Show Notes
The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association has partnered with Pharmacy Podcast Network to bring you a series of podcasts 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.
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.
Speakers: 
Stacie A. Brown CRS, CFRS
Overdose Prevention Outreach Coordinator
Allegheny County Health Department
Lauren Jonkman, PharmD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Kelley Kelley
Turtle Creek Borough Mayor
LEAD Community Engagement Coordinator
CONNECT (Congress of Neighboring Communities)
Kevin Kelley
Square Café General Manager
Logan Kissell, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacist, The Hometown Pharmacy
Micah J. Sobota, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASCP
Director, Crisis Stabilization Unit 
Coleman Health Services AAH
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United We Stand | The PUTTcast

Join PUTTcast hosts Monique Whitney & Lauren Young for a very special episode with #PizzaIsNotWorking founder Dr. Bled Tanoe, as they discuss problems and dangerous metrics in chain pharmacy, how advocating for pharmacy staff is critical to patient safety, and why real change can only happen when the profession of pharmacy unites regardless of workplace.
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Where’s the Patient’s Voice in Evidence-based Treatment & Research? | Pharmacist and Physician Opioid Collaborative

Each day, more than 130 people die from opioid overdoses.
Opioids are a class of drugs that include prescription pain relievers like oxycodone. They also include illegal drugs like heroin. In 2019, 1.6 million Americans had an opioid addiction. This is also known as opioid use disorder. Yet effective medications—like buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone—are prescribed to only a fraction of people with opioid use disorder. Patients often receive such medications in an opioid treatment program. Methadone, for example, can only be given in a certified treatment program. Primary care physicians can apply for a waiver to prescribe buprenorphine. However, less than 10% of U.S. primary care providers have a buprenorphine waiver. Given the limited number of patients that each physician can treat, involving pharmacists in opioid treatment may improve access.
The Doctor Patient Forum’s Mission Statement is to advocate, educate, and defend the rights of patients, to protect all providers (including prescribers and pharmacists) who tirelessly work to treat their patients, and to bring awareness to the general public regarding restrictions upon medical providers. We are fighting for a return to individualized patient care instead of using guidelines and laws based on little evidence using arbitrary thresholds. Contrary to what has been said, we are not “industry funded.” We haven’t taken any money from pharma. We are not being paid to promote opioids. We are simply chronic pain and illness patients who are fighting as hard as we can to effect change in this broken system where the patient’s voice is non-existent.
For part 4 of the series, we're honored to have Ms. Bev Schechtman. Ms. Schectman is one of the founding members of Don’t Punish Pain Rally and is the VP of The Doctor Patient Forum. She grew up in northern New Jersey, and has lived in the Raleigh area in North Carolina since 2009. Bev has been married to Randy for 18 years, and has two teenage daughters, Emma, 17, and Livvy,13. She also has a 3-year-old Aussidoodle, Griffin.
Bev has been living with Crohn’s Disease and Psoriatic Arthritis for over two decades. She first contacted Claudia Merandi after being denied opioid medication while hospitalized for kidney stones in 2017.She was denied due to being a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Bev is a passionate advocate for people with chronic pain and illness as well as those who have PTSD/ survived sexual assault/abuse. Bev has her B.A. in Psychology and hopes to get her M.S.W. in the near future. Bev is a voracious reader and researcher. She is passionate about understanding why pain patients are being mistreated so she can educate other patients and empower them to fight back. Bev hopes her advocacy work brings awareness to the anti-opioid zealots who are profiting off of punishing pain patients while pretending to care about those with addiction. She also believes strongly in Harm Reduction efforts.
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Welcome to the 21st Century for Specialty Pharmacy | UN-Scripted by Surescripts

Hear from Accredo’s Katie Reeves and Dr. Andrew Mellin from Surescripts about how electronic solutions are axing the fax and bringing better quality of care to patients.
Learn how Surescripts solutions are helping to revolutionize the specialty medications experience.
Surescripts blog posts on pharmacy and specialty medications
The Rise of Pharmacy to the Front Lines of Care and Innovation
Avoiding Specialty Pharmacy Detours featuring findings from a Surescripts study in partnership with Accredo
An Exercise In Trust: One Multiple Sclerosis Patient’s Journey
Relevant UN-Scripted Podcast Episodes
The Future is Now for Specialty Medications
A Day in the Life of a Specialty Pharmacist
Managing Chronic Conditions with the Help of Your Pharmacist
Press Releases
Surescripts Further Streamlines Specialty Prescribing Process With New Services For Specialty Pharmacies
Specialty Pharmacists Report Process Delays of Up To 10 Days To Get Patients Started On Treatment
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Sean O’Brien and creating a new Social Media Network | Darshan Talks

In this episode of the DarshanTalks Podcast, the host Darshan Kulkarni Pharm.D, MS, Esq. welcomes back guest Sean O'Brien to talk about Data & Privacy. Sean O’Brien is a lecturer at Yale Law School and Chief Security Officer at Panquake. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, where he founded and leads the Privacy Lab initiative. At the start of the podcast, he explained his journey in Yale and the Privacy lab. In Privacy Lab they deal with hands-on tech implementation where they show people how to be more secure, private and potentially anonymous about their privacy and data. There are digital self-defense workshops that were called crypto parties. These involved hands-on practices which is different from teaching basics and principles of a particular subject. The expert talked about teaching the students which included professionals, paralegals, law graduates, and undergrad students who are seeking to learn about cyber tech. With that, they performed cyber security activities and students came up with their own concepts of hacking. For example, They performed the activity of hacking other students' microphones in the same room, which was fun and engaging to learn.
Discussion on social networking and privacy implications that the big giants like Facebook and Twitter are causing people to feel not so secure. Sean talked about the Panquake, a decentralized platform that works on blockchain, and how it's the game-changer for social networking with short messaging technology wherein people's privacy is protected. He described there are three components of determining the social networking with privacy i.e., the question of critical mass, the question of hunger and willingness to pay for privacy by users, and history of alternative/replacement of social networks. Panquake blockchain model will be based on Byzantine fault tolerance.
Connect with Sean O' Brien:
Email: sean.obrien@yale.edu
Twitter: @seanodiggity
Website: TalkLiberation.com
Panquake.com
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Pandemic Stresses and Patient Safety | Locked On Pharmacy

We have heard loud concerns of overwhelmed pharmacists in busy pharmacies. We have also heard of potential pharmacist protests to their employers in the form of a sickout.
Pharmacy workforce issues that lead to frustration and burnout are very real. They have been building for some time, but they have become more acute with the stressors brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Workplace conditions have pushed many pharmacists and pharmacy teams to the brink of despair. Pharmacy burnout is a significant patient safety issue. It is impacting patients today with delayed prescription fulfillment, unacceptable waits for vaccines and testing, and potential errors due to high volume, long hours and pressure to meet performance metrics.
Well-being
APhA and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations developed the Pharmacy Workplace and Well-being Reporting (PWWR), a safe, confidential, and anonymous space for pharmacy personnel to report positive and negative workplace experiences. PWWR reports create a pool of aggregated data that will be used to influence and educate our pharmacy community and leaders—including those who can do something about it – on meaningful and actionable changes. The experiences and situations submitted via PWWR help tell a collective, powerful story that can spark change and improvement in well-being, delivery of care, and patient safety in pharmacies.
APhA unwaveringly supports our pharmacists and the work of pharmacy teams as they seek overdue action from employers to improve eroding workplace conditions. However, we strongly believe that actions such as a sickout where pharmacists would walk away from direct patient care is not an appropriate action. A profession that is rightly demanding action to keep themselves and their patients safe should not compromise public welfare by abandoning patients who rely on them. Serving patients and ensuring patient safety is core to the profession of pharmacy.
Pharmacists are caregivers, and we must address the fundamental issues causing burnout and frustration. The public, decision-makers, and regulators must be educated about, and recognize, the seriousness of our pharmacy teams’ negative well-being and the need for both additional resources and realistic expectations to safely provide patient care services. The value within our practices are the individuals who serve the health care needs of their patients and communities. Pharmacists are committed to serving these needs and have demonstrated this commitment throughout the pandemic. However, they cannot sustain this commitment without immediate changes.
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Learn, Adapt, and Grow; A one on one with Colin Cowherd | RMS CLIMB

On this very special episode of the RMS CLIMB Podcast, we’re talking with Sports Host and Bestselling Author Colin Cowherd. Colin talks about lessons learned on the road to success and shares why being agile is perhaps the most important trait for entrepreneurs today. Plus, we’ll learn key takeaways on being a motivational leader and keeping professional teams engaged and performing their best. Tune in
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Insights and Innovation with Intelligent Pharmacy Data | The Future of Pharmacy by Omnicell

Insights and Innovation with Intelligent Pharmacy Data
You can’t manage what you can’t see. When pharmacy leaders at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital made their medication inventories visible through intelligent data solutions, they were able to make better decisions for their patients, their processes, and their balance sheet.  
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The RxFactor PDS Super Conference 2022

This podcast is an interview with Chief Pharmacy Officer, Elaine M Ladd, PharmD, and Chip Phillips Chief Executive Officer at Pharmacy Development Services about the RxFactor PDS Super Conference 2022. 
Throughout the Conference's three days in Orlando, you’ll hear from industry leaders about where opportunity, disruption, technology, and mindset are accelerating change in your favor. Re-image your community pharmacy and the impact on patients’ lives. Hear solutions to Independent Community Pharmacy's most challenging problems. Share your perspective and ideas with the community. It is possible to grow your business while staying true to your values as a healthcare provider. Join us for three immersive days of learning and connection at the PDS Super-Conference. Unleash the potential of your pharmacy business.
GET TICKETS: https://web.cvent.com/event/2763f097-2a2a-4a59-af84-aa810bfaf0fd/summary
Learn More: https://www.pdsconference.com/
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