Pharmacy Podcast Network

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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COVID-19 Omicron and New Antiviral Treatments | Lets Pharmonize

Welcome back to Let's Pharmonize! Here to bring you the same great content you've grown to love are Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift. Today we're kicking off Season Three of Let's Pharmonize with a discussion of the new variant of concern, Omicron, as well as some new antiviral treatments for COVID-19 hitting the market. 
This is NOT your physician's podcast. Hosts Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift dive into the pharmacy world with fun, interesting, and downright weird topics!
Tune in for NEW episodes, available on Spotify, Apple, Anchor, and more! Check out our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages at Let's Pharmonize to view videos and images relevant to every episode! If you have any questions, comments, or even corrections, e-mail us at pharmonization@gmail.com.
PLEASE READ: Shane and Cal are NOT medical professionals. DO NOT USE the information presented in this podcast to aid in your own personal health or medicinal benefit. This is a light-hearted podcast that should not be taken with the same seriousness as your own personal health.
A special thanks to Kelly Kerr for creating the music used in the intro and outro.
Additional Music from Pixabay and Fesliyan Studios
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The Thin Ledge: A Husband’s Memoir of Love, Trauma, and Unexpected Circumstances by Dan Shapiro

Daniel Shapiro, author of The Thin Ledge: A Husband’s Memoir of Love, Trauma, and Unexpected Circumstances. Daniel was a successful attorney in his early forties when his wife Susan suffered not one, but two massive brain hemorrhages. The bleeds left Susan spiraling into a depression, with a major personality change and barely able to speak, see, or walk. 
In this profoundly honest memoir, Daniel Shapiro shares the reality of the fifteen years he spent living and caring for his wife while also single handedly raising their three young children. Often Shapiro found himself looking for guidance as he struggled to figure out what is right, what is okay, what is wrong, what is just human, and how to bear it all. For anyone who has ever had to deal with the anguish and desperation of an illness, this book addresses questions that people living through unspeakable misfortunes may never mention, but almost always ask.
Daniel is available to talk about the book as well as:
Dan’s experience with the US healthcare system.
The struggle of a caregiver {1 in 5 Americans are caregivers}. 
The perspective of a male caregiver {most caregivers are women}. 
“The Long Goodbye” and moving on/growing from trauma.
The importance of mental health, especially when experiencing/having experience trauma.
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Mental Health & the Importance of Medication Adherence | RxSafe Podcast Series

Synopsis: Major psychiatric disorders are a growing public health concern that attributed to 14% of the global burden of diseases. The management of major psychiatric disorders is challenging mainly due to medication non-adherence.
There seems to be a scarcity of summarized evidence on the prevalence of psychotropic medication non-adherence and associated factors. Psychiatric disorders have been a global public health challenge. Almost 450 million people are affected by psychiatric disorders worldwide. 
Psychiatric disorders cost approximately $2.5 trillion dollars in 2010 and are expected to rise up to $6.0 trillion by 2030. Mental health disorders are surprisingly common in the United States. Nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental health illness, that’s 51.5 million people in 2019. Mental illnesses include many different conditions that vary in degree of severity, ranging from mild to moderate to severe. Lost resources and production, unemployment, absences from work, and premature death are some of the indirect economic costs.
Therefore, we’re excited to discuss this important topic today with three Pharmacist’s focused on Mental Health in their communities and practices.
Tyler Young RPh, is the lead pharmacist with Hines Prescription Shop, a locally-owned pharmacy in Barnesville, Georgia. Tyler helps hundreds of patients become more compliant with their medications by making it simpler with RxSafe Adherence packaging.
Dr. Thomas McDowell, PharmD, is the owner of McDowell’s Pharmacy in North Carolina. Thomas and I have been on several panel discussions in the past, both LIVE in person, and on Zoom. We value Thomas’s insights & look forward to his experiences helping patients with mental health conditions.
Dr. Monica Krishnan, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacist with a practice of over 18 years. She began her career as a inpatient critical care pharmacist at UCLA medical center in 2002. After starting a family and suffering the loss of her husband at a young age, Dr Monica switched paths and joined the field of community pharmacy.
Monica is a personal friend of mine, a member of the Pharmacy Podcast Network leading our ‘Pharmacists Focused on Mental Health’ podcast and currently works with the Walmart Health & Wellness team in Los Angeles.
Dr. Monica plans to continue to spread awareness and education on mental health and hopes to continue working and collaborating with other mental health advocates. She has an incredibly active Instagram which is focused on mental health advocacy.
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P2 Student Pharmacist Initiates, Develops, and Leads DSMES Classes | Beyond the Sig

This episode of "Beyond the Sig" is with special guest P2 Wilkes University School of Pharmacy student, Julia Firestine as we focus on the student's role in DSMES classes. Julia was able to initiate and develop the DSMES accreditation as well as lead the discussions on her own. DSMES has helped her develop her clinical knowledge and grow with patients during the duration of the program. Leverage student pharmacists and their passion for patient care to develop your DSMES accreditation and allow them to take the lead! 
Referenced Article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877129720303397?casa_token=aMfiYa3u-4IAAAAA:9hp61_fP1cXhalJBjHiZrev9p770vKR06Ysa_ey0UHJjj1e5sAPmyZJRkenbGOlQ2v5L4HUl
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The Great Resignation | Integra X Files

The Great Resignation and LTC’s Conundrum 
 
Join Frances Nahas and Jim McDonald as they have a candid chat with longtime, long-term care 
customer Rusty Lee on the unique challenges long-term care faces amidst this new phenomenon 
triggered by the pandemic. 
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Commercial Benefits of Patient Engagement | DarshanTalks

In this episode of @darshantalks, we discuss Patient Centricity with guest Emma Sutcliffe. Emma Sutcliffe, Senior Vice President, Patient Insights and Solutions at Prime Global (https://primeglobalpeople.com/), talks about her experience hosting a webinar with two prominent industry leaders in the field of patient engagement.
Novartis is the gold standard in patient engagement and was used as a case study in that session. Patient engagement is not yet mainstream, so experts are trying to push it towards the companies. Business benefits highly from patient engagement because of the "triple wing" concept: get medical services, products for patients in time and patient-focused drug development.
Companies are 19% more likely to launch a drug with successful pharma if they've included patients within their clinical design program. It results in better medicines through the pipelines and patient activation. When patients become active, their patient activation measure (PAM) in patient-centred care is likely to rise on all four levels.
They will be 28% more likely to consume fewer healthcare services, which means that the burden on ER departments will reduce as people are more health literate; they can manage health crises independently. Her company has started to help those patients who have reduced activation because of stress levels during a traumatic event, pandemic or work anxiety. Pharma companies that are adding to their PAM improve society's health activation as a whole. She compares UK and US healthcare and speaks about their merits.
For the former, through the NHS, patients can try and circumvent diagnostic pathways to get treatments faster via patient activation. For the latter, it is that professional relationships between pharma companies and patient engagement groups are robust. Patients sometimes skirt around the rules and regulations to get access to medicines, but with patient engagement, they don't have to do that. She concludes with her observations on the present regional compliance challenges at play regarding pioneering global patient activation. 
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Pharmacists as Pharmacogenomic Counselors | PGX for Pharmacists

On this episode, Dr. Gillian Bell, a Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy, shares her path from pharmacy school to her non-traditional PharmD job as Pharmacogenomics Lead, Genome Medical. 
On This Episode We Discuss: 
• Gillian’s education (Brief) 
• Dr. Bell's work experience prior to PGx (Brief) Residency 
• Gillian’s PGx work experience prior to Genome Medical (Brief) Mission Hospital 
• Brief description of Genome Medical, its mission, its services, its clients 
• Gillian’s roles and responsibilities as the Pharmacogenomics Lead at Genome Medical 
• What does a typical day at Genome Medical look like for its pharmacists? How do the pharmacists interact with the genetic counselors? 
• “Genetic Counseling” or “PGx Inclusive Medication Therapy Management’ do the pharmacists provide one or the other or both? Neither? To whom are the services provided? Providers and/or to patients? 
• Gillian’s advice to pharmacists who want to pursue a career in PGx 
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The Public Deserves the Truth about Pharmacy Benefit Managers with Madelaine A. Feldman, MD, FACR

Madelaine A. Feldman, MD, FACR
Dr. Madelaine Feldman is a rheumatologist in private practice with The Rheumatology Group in New Orleans, LA. She is President of the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations, Chair of the Alliance for Safe Biologic Medicines and past member of the American College of Rheumatology insurance subcommittee.
Dr. Feldman is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, and lectures extensively to patients, physicians, regulators, and legislators both locally and nationally, speaking before the Health subcommittee of Energy and Commerce in 2019.  She has spoken and written on the drug supply channel, particularly the effect that formulary construction and utilization management tools have on pricing and access to drugs (availability & affordability).
Dr. Feldman is honored to be the recipient of the American College of Rheumatology's 2021 Innovation in Clinical Care award. She received the Distinguished Service Award for Tulane Medical School, was named one of the Top Women in New Orleans by City Business in 2017 and is the former radio talk show host of “Driving with Dr. Mattie.”
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phactMI: Enhancing Patient Care

Enhancing Patient Care: Value of Pharmaceutical Medical Information Services
Taking into consideration the breadth of information available to healthcare professionals, what makes the information provided by manufacturers valuable?
Join us in this episode where Evelyn Hermes-DeSantis, PharmD, BCPS, Director, Research and Publications, phactMI/ Professor Emerita, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and guest speakers Patrick Reilly, PA, CEO phactMI and Dominick Albano, PharmD, Vice President Global Medical Information Pfizer discuss the value and clinical impact of medical information provided by manufacturers.
This is the final episode in a series of three podcasts. If you have not listened to our first two episodes, check them out with the links below:
●           phactMI: Collaborate, Elevate, Enhance Patient Care:
https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN3217426537.mp3?updated=1640013129 
●           Where Pharmacists Go for Medical Information: 
https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSN9590480303.mp3?updated=1639087070 
 
Learn more about phactMI at www.phactMI.org/about/
Follow phactMI on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter
References:
Albano D, Follman S, Patel YD, et al. Enhancing Patient Care: Value of Pharmaceutical Medical Information Services. J Nurse Pract. 2021;17:840-45.
phactMI. Enhanced Search. www.phactMI.org. Accessed November 10, 2021.
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Have You Heard About the Independent Pharmacy Conference? | Pharmacy CrossRoads

Pharmacy CrossRoads host Bruce Kneeland will be covering the IPC Annual Conference 2022 .
IPC is excited to announce the return of the in-person IPC Conference! This esteemed event will be held April 12-15, 2022 at the fabulous Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California! Register today to join us for 3 full days in sunny California where you will find opportunities to give back to community and pharmacy while learning about the latest industry trends and networking with other independents from across the nation. Help IPC support the local community by participating in our new outreach program, earn up to 9 hours of continuing education credit, network with 60+ industry leading vendors, and impart your pharmacy wisdom on the next generation of pharmacy students! Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in the event of the year!
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Ransomware: HIPAA Breaches | Pharmacy Compliance Guide

Ransomware is a major threat to any and all computer networks. All companies large, small, healthcare, nonhealthcare can be impacted by it. Ransomware is a cyber-attack where the user cannot obtain access to their system. They are criminal acts that much be treated as one, swift action must be taken to protect your system and your patients PHI. 
Join Jeff Hedges from the Pharmacy Compliance Guide and Becky Templeton from R.J. Hedges & Associates, as they discuss Ransomware, how to determine a HIPAA breach, what to do if you are a victim of Ransomware, how to report cyber-attacks, how to report a breach due to ransomware attack, how cyber insurance may help, what kind of fines may be associated with a cyber-attack, and the real steps to prepare for an OCR inspection.
Learn more about how to protect your pharmacy from Ransomware threats:
https://www.rjhedges.com/blog/topic/podcasts
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340B Pharmacy Programs | DarshanTalks

In this episode of the Darshan Talks Podcast, host Darshan Kulkarni Pharm.D, MS, Esq. discuss 340B Pharmacy Programs with guest Rita Baskett. Rita Baskett RPh, MBA/MHA, CEO of Integrated Pharmacy Services, Inc. that is a consulting firm that concentrates on 340B solutions. The company focus on the integration of compliant pharmacy solutions to improve costs and health outcomes through the use of government programs (when applicable and qualified) and technology partners. 340B is a part of statute written in 1992 with the federal registrar that requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities at significantly reduced prices. The 340B Program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services. The hospital started using 340B for retail prescriptions and later it morphed into mix used areas including emergency room, observation status, etc. There are certain hospitals that qualify and one of the criteria is it has to be non-profit, the drugs are intended for outpatient use. The second criterion requires that the hospital have a sufficient Medicare disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment percentage. DSH hospitals must have an adjustment percentage greater than 11.75 percent for the most recent cost reporting period ending before the calendar quarter involved. Sole community hospitals and Rural referral centers must have an adjustment percentage of greater than 8 percent.
Connect with Rita Baskett:
On LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rita-bask...
Email : rita.baskett@ipsconsultants.com
Website: ipsconsults.com
Connect with us:
Website: http://www.darshantalks.com
Law Firm: http://www.kulkarnilawfirm.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/darshantalks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darshanku...
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Disclaimers:
1. This discussion is merely an oral discussion and should not be relied upon solely on its own to support any conclusion of law or fact.
2. The discussion does not and should not reflect any individual products status as safe, efficacious, adulterated, or misbranded or meeting or not meeting expectations at a local, state, federal, or international agency or organization.
3. The discussion should not be construed to be complete advice that is right for you and may not necessarily represent a specific product.
4. This discussion is provided for general educational purposes and should not be construed as legal advice, regulatory advice, or medical advice.
5. This does not create an attorney-client relationship
#pharma #340B #darshantalks #hospital #federal
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Striving for a Streamlined Specialty Experience: How Surescripts Tech Helped Accredo Shave 2 Days Off Its Turnaround Time | UN-Scripted by Surescripts

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
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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OTC Pain Meds | PAIN POD

On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli chats with Dr. Laura Meyer-Junco, PharmD, BCPS, CPE, an international expert on Over-the-Counter (OTC) self-care pain management, about the complexities of pain medications that are readily available for anyone and everyone in our society in dollar stores, gas stations, grocery stores, hotel gift shops, and pharmacies alike. Just how much info can be crammed into one analgesic pharmacy aisle? Tons! Laura provides some pearls and pointers to help us all help others with OTC pain medications. Join the discussion right here, right now, on the Pain Pod. Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!!
Resources
Pediatric OTC Pain Medication Dosing
https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000783.htm
Dr. Laura Meyer-Junco Bio
https://www.painweek.org/media/read/laura-meyer-junco
Pain News Network (Pain Guy’s Recent PAINWeek Poster Video Interview)
https://www.painnewsnetwork.org/
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Stigma in Substance Use Treatment | Locked On Pharmacy

Overcoming Stigma in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorder
Stigma is often based on myth, superstition, or prejudice against another group. These beliefs, not based on fact or evidence, often lead to a negative impact on mental health – and is especially seen in patients with substance use disorder.
During COVID, the opioid epidemic has continued to rage through America, making it imperative that pharmacists and other health care providers go the extra mile to be conscious of how stigma hinders the treatment of those suffering from substance abuse disorder.
Guest: Dr. Thomas Franko, associate professor of pharmacy practice at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, PA, and coordinator of the Pain, Palliative Care and Addiction APhA Special Interest Group. 
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Helping Companies Convey Their Values Clearly | DarshanTalks

In this episode of @darshantalks, we discuss Clear Messaging with guest Bob Libbey. Bob Libbey, Corporate Communications Leader and Advisor at AdvisoryCloud (https://www.advisorycloud.com/), discusses how to craft a clear message and all that it entails. Clients should get direct responses to questions they raise. It is essential as a business person to trust your instincts and assess opportunities. This could mean looking at where these choices fit where you're at in your career to switch back to a more positive direction. In terms of functioning in a fast-growing company, professional skills need to be taught long before the employee comes into the workplace.
When issues aren't aligning, it is usually time to look at the next opportunity. His role helps companies define what their values are. This can involve internet content and consultations on planning strategies. People need to use the right words to communicate. There is the initial consideration of a generation gap present, but the terms used are generally universal. When it comes to how to use buzzwords, the level of language should be kept simple. Shorter construction of sentences enables the audience to grasp the message better. This is also a nod to Millenials and Gen-Z because people consume so much news every second that they don't have time to go through each one thoroughly. On average, a corporate employee may get 120 emails a day. There is a continued rise in activity across all social networking platforms.
Companies can include great engaging headlines to promote their brand with great art, so it catches the viewer's eyes, and people stop scrolling through their feed to read their message. They must work towards delivering great leads that draw people in but should not solely focus on promotion. He has taught writing in several outlets: at the graduate level, in-house consultation and conferences, and people always ask how long the story should be.
It is fine if the story stretches to 1,200 words, but the words should carry the story and not the other way around. Writers and editors have to be informative but not loose with the words on the content side. It is vital to observe what drives content, like art, headlines or the audience itself. He elaborates on SEO optimisation when starting to create a profile piece. His approach is usually to find the story behind the apparent story and get to the roots, but different professionals have varying opinions.
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Digital Health & the Pharmacist | A Special Discussion with Dr. Nick Van Terheyden, the Incrementalist

Dr. Nick Van Terheyden is no ordinary medical Doctor, bringing not just deep clinical experience and understanding of healthcare systems from around the world and a broad range of business and technology insights from a diverse career with some of the most prestigious hospitals, consulting firms, and technology companies. Dr. Nick has successfully identified, designed, built and launched products in the complex world of healthcare. He has a strong track record of leadership and team building with diverse groups and stakeholders, building market share and successfully implementing technology in the health care industry.   Dr. Nick brings his extensive experience in strategy and innovation to his clients offering them a fast track to success by avoiding the pitfalls hidden in the complexity of the healthcare system.
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Pharmacy Practice is CHANGING | Join the Pharmapreneur Academy 2022

About Dr. Blair Thielemier, PharmD:
Blair Green Thielemier, PharmD is an independent consultant pharmacist living in Arkansas with her husband and daughter. Blair is preparing the next virtual pharmacy conference, the Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit. She is also the founder of Pharmapreneur Academy, an online e-Course and Community where she guides pharmacist-entrepreneurs through the process and barriers of building a pharmacy consulting business. She is the author of How to Build a Pharmacy Consulting Business, a contributing author for Pharmacy Times and guest host on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. More information about Dr. Thielemier can be found on her website.
https://www.btpharmacyconsulting.com/
Pharmapreneur Academy
https://pharmapreneuracademy.com/pharma-academy/
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