Talk to Your Pharmacist

In this episode, Suzy Soliman shares how she started the Pharmacist Moms Group on Facebook which has now grown to over 9,000 members. Suzy wanted to create a safe place to connect with other moms who are pharmacists to talk about parenting, careers, and even fashion tips. Suzy also talks about her role as Chief Academic Officer for the Accreditation Council for Medical Affairs (ACMA) which offers credentialing to the medical affairs community. To learn more about the Pharmacist Moms Group, head over to www.pharmacistmomsgroup.com Check out the show notes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect on instagram @talktoyourpharmacist and on Twitter @HillBlackburn

In this episode, we learn about the use of technology in healthcare. Our guest, Helen Figge, has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space and has even been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Healthcare IT.” Helen explains that technology frees us up to be able to provide better healthcare and utilize all of our skills as clinicians. Her work with Health 2.0 assesses the top technologies to see how they fit in to healthcare. Helen shares important tips about how to become a recognized author such as: knowing your audience and what they would want to read putting yourself out there approaching writing in a practical sense Check out the shownotes at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with Helen Figge at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-figge-bs-pharmd-mba-cphims-fhimss-a00a2a33/

In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who’s positioned herself as a leading healthcare executive as a former COO of a hospital and now a VP at a healthcare company. Erin Hendrick, PharmD, BCPS, FASHP, shares how she first developed her clinical leadership skills first and built upon those. Dr. Hendrick emphasizes the importance of staying connected to colleagues and seeking advice from mentors, as well as realigning priorities depending on what your goals are and what is happening at your stage of life. As a healthcare executive with Shields Healthcare, she focuses on building specialty pharmacy practices, which is a service line that many hospitals are expanding. Check out the show notes: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with Erin Hendrick at Shields Health Solutions: http://www.shieldshealthsolutions.com/erin-hendrick/

In this episode, you’ll hear from fellow podcaster, Richard Waithe from RxRadio. He and I interview each other so you’ll get to hear more about his story and how he started RxRadio and hear more about me, Dispensary of Hope, and what I’ve learned about doing a podcast. Richard also shares tips about how to develop a brand. Check out his podcast RxRadio on iTunes to hear more from Richard who is based in Miami, FL. See the shownotes and other guests on Talk to Your Pharmacist check out www.pharmacyadvisory.com. Follow me on twitter @HillBlackburn

In this episode, you’ll hear from a key thought leader on the medical cannabis industry. Laura Borgelt, PharmD, is a recognized speaker on the topic of pharmacy’s role with medical cannabis and most recently presented at APhA’s Annual Meeting 2018. For more information on cannabis, check out the fall 2017 interview with Joe Friedman titled “The Pharmacists' Role in Medical Cannabis” which has been one of the most popular episodes. To learn more about medical cannabis from the pharmacist’s perspective, check out www.npr.center to sign up for curated information from leading experts.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Lucinda Maine, who’s been well recognized as a pharmacy leader for a number of years. Lucinda is the Executive VP and CEO of AACP or American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy. She was most recently awarded APhA’s Gloria Niemeyer Francke Leadership Mentor Award. Lucinda shares what’s new from AACP which will be a media campaign for women over the age of 35, who end up making most of the healthcare decisions for their family, to educate them about all of the opportunities to receive care from a pharmacist. I’m happy to say that I helped her achieve one of her goals for a successful meetings which is to meet someone new and to build a deeper relationship with an existing colleague. I thought this was a great tip and hope to borrow that rubric for success for any future meetings that I attend. Check out the shownotes at www.pharmacyadvisory.com Connect with her at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucinda-maine-37a2306/

This is a RE-RELEASE to spotlight APhA's President Elect, Brad Tice, who was one of our first interviews. APhA's Annual Meeting 2018 is coming to Nashville this weekend so I hope listeners will enjoy hearing about some of the priorities that the APhA leadership will be working on. 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. Connect with Brad: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradtice/ Also check out his efforts on pharmacogenomics: www.rxgenomics.com For the shownotes, go to Talk to Your Pharmacist's website: www.pharmacyadvisory.com

In this episode, you’ll hear from Leah Ingram who serves as Director of Ambulatory Services at Vanderbilt. Leah has had a successful career and has built skill sets in every position along the way to her current role. She also managed to go back for her MBA when the time was right while balancing being a mom and wife. Leah encourages giving back to the profession by precepting and mentoring younger students. Connect with Leah via LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-ingram-14285556/ Check out the shownotes: www.pharmacyadivsory.com

In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist who specializes in personalized medicine. Megan Adelman serves as the Clinical Development Pharmacist at OneOme and explains how their company helps to provide information to optimize medication therapies, particularly for behavioral health treatment. There are multiple training options to learn more about pharmacogenomics. Find out more about OneOme: https://oneome.com Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com

In this episode, you’ll hear from a healthcare leader who is a recognized expert in the 340B program. Lisa Scholz shares some of her tips for staying current in healthcare and some of her favorite books for professional development, including Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and Everyday Emotional Intelligence by Harvard Business Review. Lisa encourages pharmacists to be engaged and “to grab a seat at the table vs. being on the menu” as healthcare reform evolves. Connect with Lisa Scholz: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-scholz-b3009111/ Resources mentioned: Outliers - https://www.amazon.com/Outliers-Story-Success-Malcolm-Gladwell/dp/0316017930 Everyday Emotional Intelligence - https://www.amazon.com/Harvard-Business-Everyday-Emotional-Intelligence/dp/1633694119/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1517171931&sr=1-1&keywords=everyday+emotional+intelligence Check out the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com

Serving Your Country In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmacist in the armed forces who also placed in the top 10 in the Ms Veteran America competition. Kelby Kuhn tells about her experience as a pharmacist at an air force base in San Antonio which includes running a busy pharmacy and leading disaster plan preparation efforts. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelby-kuhn-b8866bbb Find the show notes here: www.pharmacyadvisory.com Check out the Pharmacist Virtual Summit on March 26 - 29: https://pharmacistsummit.com

In this episode, you’ll hear from a leader in medication management and pharmacy practice models. Todd Sorenson is the director for both the Department of Pharmaceutical Care at the University of Minnesota and the Alliance for Integrated Medication Management. Todd is a master at developing pharmacy practice models and teaching leadership development. He reinforces that “leadership starts with choices that we all make.” Todd inspires future pharmacists to be able to bring solutions to healthcare.

In this episode, you’ll hear from a nationally recognized expert in nutrition support, Joseph Boullata. Joe shares about some of his research looking at some areas of nutrition support such as how to administer medications with patients on a feeding tube. He advises that collaboration is one of the keys to success and reinforces the importance of being patient focused.

In this episode, you’ll hear from the 2018 APhA President, Nicki Hilliard, about some of her initiatives for this year. The focus on pharmacists as providers is top of mind for most pharmacists, and there has been growing support from Congress including 241 House Co-Sponsors and 50 Senate Co-Sponsors. Nicki encourages pharmacists at any level in their career that they can make a difference in our profession. Nicki has found a niche as a nuclear pharmacist and used her “tech” skills to produce an online nuclear training course. The course can be found at: http://www.nuclearonline.org/index.asp Check out the Talk to Your Pharmacist shownotes for this episode at: www.pharmacyadvisory.com

In this episode with healthcare attorney expert, Todd Nova, you’ll hear about many pharmacy hot topics including 340B, healthcare reform, the opioid epidemic, and the DSCSA. Learn the big takeaways from these topics and how it impacts the pharmacy field. Todd also explains an attorney’s role in advising health systems, particularly with new service lines.