Talk to Your Pharmacist

In this episode, you'll learn about quality integrated networks and how a quality consulting company provides services to many different healthcare groups. Amanda Ryan, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Qsource , shares the initiatives and metrics that she's focused on as a pharmacist to help impact quality within healthcare settings.

In this episode, you'll learn about the use of blockchain in healthcare and hear about a unique partnership between a start up company, Hashed Health, and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy. Our guest, Beth Breeden, has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space, successfully securing the first partnership among schools of pharmacy across the country to work with IBM Watson. Beth shares her experience as an Associate Professor at Lipscomb College of Pharmacy and tips for staying current in the pharmacy field.

In this episode, you'll hear how pharmacists are being utilized to evaluate medication use within the clinic setting. Angela Dyer, the Director of Pharmacy Procurement & Utilization at HCA, shares about her role evaluating medication use, purchasing, and waste. She draws from her experiences as a former hospital pharmacy director and ambulatory care pharmacist to help her succeed in this role.

In this episode, you'll learn about the importance of building relationships with other pharmacists and the benefits of being a member and engaged in pharmacy associations. Our guest, Micah Cost, is the Executive Director of the Tennessee Pharmacist Association. Micah shares about his journey and tips for other pharmacists to grow professionally.

In this episode, you'll learn about following your passions and the importance of giving back in terms of your time, talents, and gifts. Our guest, Kam Nola, and her family even have a family philanthropy - rheumatoid arthritis. Kam has been involved in several aspects of the rheumatology field including working with biologics company, Immunex, during the launch of the first TNF inhibitor to serving as the President of the American College of Rheumatology. She is the Professor & Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice at Lipscomb University.

In this episode, you'll hear about the importance of staying engaged and involved in pharmacy organizations because that can lead to leadership in those groups. Also, we hear about a new product that Cardinal Health will be launching to address medication adherence and discuss the future of personalized medicine. Our guest, Brad Tice, is the President-elect for the American Pharmacists Association (APhA). Brad has been involved in APhA since his election to a leadership position as a student. APhA's focus is on provider status for pharmacists and expanding our role. He also serves as the Director of Product Strategy and Commercialization for Cardinal Health.

In this episode, you'll hear about the creation and inspiration for the podcast and what listeners can expect from the show. After listening to podcasts such as How I Built This, Entrepreneur on Fire, and TEDTalks, Hillary Blackburn wanted to create a podcast dedicated to showcasing leaders who are doing innovative things in healthcare. Talk to Your Pharmacist is set up as 20 - 30 minute interview. Special guests will share perspectives on a range of topics such as population health, specialty pharmacy, academia, industry, and clinical pharmacy.