Presenting episode 8 of Diverse Conversations where we will discussing the Future of Pharmacy with Dr. Bruce Berger (PhD, FAPhA, President Berger Consulting, LLC and Professor Emeritus, Auburn University.)

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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In episode 1 of our new series, we will be discussing the Future of Healthcare Innovation with Prashant Khambekar (SVP, Harbinger Systems).

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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Dr. Dave Dixon is an associate professor and interim department chair at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy in Richmond, Virginia. He is also co-director of the School’s Center for Pharmacy Practice Innovation which aims to be a leader in transforming ambulatory and community pharmacy practice and advancing pharmacists’ roles on patient-centered, collaborative care teams. His clinical background is in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and ambulatory care pharmacy practice. His research interests include team-based care for managing cardiovascular risk factors, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Dr. Dixon is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the National Lipid Association, and the American College of Clinical Pharmacy.

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Twitter: @DaveDixonPharmD

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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Presenting episode 6 of Diverse Conversations where we will discussing the Future of Pharmacy with Kristen Watt, Pharmacist and Owner @Kristen's Pharmacy.

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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In episode 5 of Diverse Conversations, we will be discussing the Future of Pharmacy with Roger Simard, cheif digital product officer @ Canadian Red Cross.

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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Presenting episode 4 of Diverse Conversations where we will discussing the Future of Pharmacy with Tim Smith (BSc. Pharm., CDE, CTE), co-founder of Simplicity Wellness.

Tim Smith is the Co-Founder of Simplicity Wellness, a health coaching and chronic disease management practice based in Winnipeg. After more than a decade in community practice, professional services, and pharmacy operations, he believes that managing health should be simple, if not always easy. Tim is a certified diabetes educator and tobacco educator and holds additional certifications or training in Opioid Dependence Treatment and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia. Licensed to practice in four provinces and territories, Tim has spent much of his career working in, with, and for Indigenous and other remote communities across Canada. Tim is a passionate advocate for the increased role pharmacists must play if we are to improve patient outcomes and the fiscal sustainability of our healthcare system. Since 2019, Tim has been a board member of Pharmacists Manitoba and serves as Vice-President.

Connect with Tim:

www.simplicitywellness.ca

@simplicitywell (Twitter, Facebook, IG)

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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In this episode of the Diverse Conversations Podcast, we will be discussing the Future of Pharmacy with Dr. Sandra Leal (PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, CDCES), President, American Pharmacists Association.

Sandra Leal is serving as the 166th President for the American Pharmacists Association.

She is the past chair and current member of the National Center for Farmworker Health. She serves on the American Diabetes Association Diabetes is Primary group to highlights the impact that pharmacists can have on improving the care for people with diabetes.

Dr. Leal received her PharmD from the University of Colorado and her MPH in Public Health Practice from the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Leal completed her residency at the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System and a Primary Health Care Policy Fellowship with the Department of Health and Human Services.

She has published and presented her work in numerous national and international publications and venues. She has been recognized as the Good Government Pharmacist of the Year by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) for her advocacy work on pharmacist provider status. Dr. Leal is a two-time recipient of the Pinnacle Award from the APhA Foundation for her progressive practice innovations and received the ASHP Best Practice Award for her leading practice in diabetes management.

Two themes that govern Dr. Leal’s professional life are a passion to eliminate barriers to care and to improve access and outcomes for patients. Dr. Leal has led efforts on both local and national levels to integrate pharmacy, public health, and advocacy to improve the healthcare system and to reduce health inequity.

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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A candid conversation with Justin J. Bates, CEO of the Ontario Pharmacists Association, as he discusses pharmacy, elections, diversity, and the future of pharmacy. He shares some incredible insights into how advocacy takes place and how he envisions the future of pharmacy.

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

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Episode 1: Lars-Åke Söderlund, President Community Pharmacy Section at the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and Diverse Conversations Podcast host, Aska Patel discuss pharmacy's future on a global level.

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Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies.

Connect with Aska:

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