Pharmacy Podcast Network

What story does your pharmacy website tell? Is it different than other pharmacies in your community? Listen to the latest episode to learn why having a custom website for your pharmacy is so important.  To learn more about your website's potential contact:  PharmacyMarketing.com  This episode is sponsored by UltiGuard Safe Pack UltiGuard Safe Pack is the only pen needle product that comes with an all-in-one sharps container. Learn more about why UltiGuard Safe Pack is the best choice for your patients and your pharmacy. Learn more UltiGuard Safe Pack https://omny.fm/shows/pharmacy-podcast-network/playlists/ultiguard-safe-pack-podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The United States Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations for tobacco cessation have been recently updated. While no major changes to pharmacotherapy recommendations are in the new guidelines, the paper does emphasize that all health care providers can work with patients to help them achieve tobacco freedom. Learn how to support patients in your community. Reference: USPSTF Recommendation: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/tobacco-use-in-adults-and-pregnant-women-counseling-and-interventions  CPE details for GameChangers Podcast February 2021 Learning Objective: Discuss the rates of tobacco cessation and adverse effects of current Food and Drug Administration approved therapy for tobacco cessation. 0107-0000-21-083-H01-P 0.2 CEU/2.0 Hrs (Knowledge) Initial Release Date: 02/23/21 Expiration Date: 02/23/24 Additional CPE information is located at https://www.ceimpact.com/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Bolu Oladini, a pharmacist by training and now a life & relationship coach, founded CONFLUENCE Life Coaching to help people master their mental game and understand themselves on a deeper level.  His goal is to help single people unlearn toxic dating habits so they can manifest their ideal partner without confusion through conscious dating. By guiding his clients to deeper self-knowledge, his clients can optimize their relationships, mindset, and health.    Dr. Bolu uses a holistic and clinical approach to life & relationship coaching. He breaks down his clients' issues to get them the results they need. With his background in psychology, he uses his unique understanding of the human mind to overcome limiting beliefs and blockages in his clients’ subconscious minds. Also an experienced health coach, Dr. Bolu incorporates the importance of a healthy diet and fit lifestyle too. Through his 12-week Relationship Mastery Program, which includes support from an online community and weekly coaching calls, Dr. Bolu has helped numerous clients find their respective spouses. Having navigated the dating scene before being married for 2 years, he knows more than anyone what it takes to maintain a healthy modern marriage. Dr. Bolu helps his clients achieve synergy and have all aspects of their lives, relationships, health, and mindset flow together. FREE Relationship Red Flags Guide https://bit.ly/red-flags-relationship 12 Week Relationship Mastery Program: https://mailchi.mp/5884e5aec6ba/relationship-mastery-program Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/doctor_bolu/ Schedule an appointment with Dr. Bolu: Schedule Appointment with CONFLUENCE Coaching     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the first COVID vaccines were released in December 2020, many states signed onto the federal government’s plan to vaccinate residents of long-term care facilities, using two national pharmacy chains. West Virginia was different. Our guests are two pharmacists who developed, and then executed the plan that made West Virginia a national leader in vaccination rates for long-term residents against COVID-19. They are Krista D. Capehart , PharmD, BCACP, an APhA Fellow who is director of professional regulatory affairs for the West Virginia Board of Pharmacy and an associate professor of pharmacy at University of West Virginia; and Gretchen Kreckel Garofoli , PharmD, BCACP, a pharmacist in Morgantown, West Virginia, who is also the leader of APhA’s Special Interest Group, Immunizing Pharmacists.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Background: A big issue with vaccine distribution today is little consistency – some people are going to other states in order to get vaccinated faster, not to mention the inability to easily reach your pharmacy’s regular customers with information that’s important to them. Challenge: This presents challenges for pharmacies (as well as doctor’s offices and hospitals) as there are: Record call volumes Patient confusion Misinformation Challenges ensuring patients keep appointments for vaccinations Solution: Technology solutions can offer easy: Voice mail, e-mail and texting of information to help eliminate confusion Proactive outreach to vaccine candidates to schedule appointments Pre-vaccine appointment communications Educational follow-up after first vaccine appointment For more background on this topic, TalkDesk just released a new Vaccine Administration Solution: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210126005286/en/Talkdesk-announces-Small-Business-Lending-Solution-and-Talkdesk-Vaccine-Administration-Solution-to-support-COVID-19-relief-and-recovery See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich sits down with Jeff Covelli, RPh of The Hometown Pharmacies, a regional independent pharmacy chain with 16 locations across Pennsylvania and Ohio. As Medication Therapy Management Coordinator at The Hometown Pharmacies, Jeff has become an expert on leveraging the metrics of pharmacy adherence and medication therapy management to provide value-based care. He explains how pharmacies can begin utilizing quality metrics to improve clinical outcomes and positively impact financial operations. For all the Beyond the Sig Episodes, please visit:  https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How would a floater pharmacist plan to kidnap his patients? By tampering with their medication of course! Exactly how plausible is the method of abduction used by fictional character Elden Stammets in an episode of Hannibal? Find out with our intrepid hosts and special guest Kelly Brown in this week's episode.  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. All Rights Reserved Sponsored by: UltiGuard Safe Pack is the only pen needle product that comes with an all-in-one sharps container. Learn more about why UltiGuard Safe Pack is the best choice for your patients and your pharmacy. Learn more UltiGuard Safe Pack https://www.ulticare.com/ultiguard-safe-pack/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich sits down with Michelle Murphy, PharmD, MS, Director of Pharmacy at Amerihealth Caritas Pennsylvania. As a member of the Flip the Pharmacy Payer Advisory Board, Michelle shares her insight into how pharmacists can demonstrate their value to payers in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape. Access all the 'Beyond the Sig' Episodes here:  https://www.papharmacists.com/page/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As COVID-19 vaccines become available to the general population, retail pharmacies will play a pivotal role in vaccine administration. Learn how Harps Food Stores is implementing key strategies and following best practice recommendations to prepare for increased workload and required safety precautions. Guests Duane Jones, BS Pharm, Clinical Program Director and Pharmacy District Manager, Harps Food Stores, Inc. Mike Cantrell, RPh, Esq., Sr. Director Regional Operations, EnlivenHealth™ Hosted by Ken Perez, Vice President of Healthcare Policy, Omnicell https://www.omnicell.com/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program released the 2020 Asthma Guideline Update in December 2020. This guideline, published in JAMA, is different from the internal Global Initative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines and represents the first update since 2007. Learn about what makes these guidelines unique and how healthcare providers can maintain breaths. This episode is accredited for CPE. Subscribe at CEimpact (https://www.ceimpact.com/pharmacist) and claim your CE today! Reference: Commentary: Cloutier MM, Dixon AE, Krishnan JA, Lemanske RF, Pace W, Schatz M. Managing Asthma in Adolescents and Adults: 2020 Asthma Guideline Update From the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. JAMA. 2020;324(22):2301–2317. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21974  Guidelines: 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/all-publications-and-resources/2020-focused-updates-asthma-management-guidelines  CPE details for GameChangers Podcast February 2021 Learning Objective: Describe recommended therapy based on the staging on asthma in individuals 12 years or older Guest Faculty: Kelli Cunningham, PharmD, BCPS Dr. Cunningham reports no actual or potential conflicts of interest in relation to this episode of GameChangers. 0107-0000-21-083-H01-P 0.2 CEU/2.0 Hrs (Knowledge) Initial Release Date: 02/23/21 Expiration Date: 02/23/24 Additional CPE information is located at https://www.ceimpact.com/podcast  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices