Dr. McDonough interviews Dr. Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, an ambulatory care pharmacist and certified diabetes care and education specialist about the role she plays in the family medicine and internal medicine clinics at Primary Health Care, Inc, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Des Moines, Iowa. They discuss everything from how Wendy got into this area, creating sustainable clinical services, and the trials/tribulations of learning how to bill for services in an FQHC.  


Interviewed: 
Wendy Mobley-Bukstein, PharmD, BCACP, CDCES, CHWC, NASM-CPT, FAPhA, FADCES
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University

Randy P. McDonough, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, FAPhA 
CEO & Co-Owner, Towncrest Pharmacy Corp.

In this episode, PSW Director of Team-based Care Strategies & Business Development, Kate Hartkopf, interviews Dr. Rachel Kavanaugh, Dr. Mathew Letizia, and Professor Karen MacKinnon to learn more about the approaches to incorporate interprofessional education into the academic setting. They offer insights and innovative approaches to IPE while keeping the needs and desires of pharmacy students at the center of their strategies.

Interviewed: 
Rachel Kavanaugh, PharmD, BCACP
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy

Mathew Letizia, PharmD
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy

Karen MacKinnon, BPharm, RPh
Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy

In this episode, PSW Director of Team-based Care Strategies & Business Development, Kate Hartkopf, interviews Dr. Kristina Heimerl and Dr. Jessica Norman to learn more about their involvement in interprofessional education in ambulatory care. Drs. Heimerl and Norman offer pearls based on their experiences providing interprofessional education, including innovative approaches, how to overcome barriers, and what they find most joyful about interprofessional education.

Interviewed:
Kristina Heimerl, PharmD, BCACP
UW Health

Jessica Norman, PharmD, BCACP
UW Health

In this episode, TPA Director of Professional Affairs Olivia Welter interviews Dr. Leslie Hamilton to learn more about her involvement in interprofessional education as an academic and critical care pharmacist. Dr. Hamilton offers insights on how interprofessional collaboration benefits patient care, which barriers she has encountered as an interprofessional educator, and strategies for successful implementation of interprofessional education. 

Interviewed
Leslie Hamilton, PharmD, FCCP, FCCM, FNCS, BCPS, BCCCP 
UTHSC College of Pharmacy/UT Medical Center

In this episode, TPA Director of Professional Affairs interviews certified pharmacy technicians Sheena Illarramendi and Jenny Powell on career opportunities for pharmacy technicians. Sheena and Jenny offer insights on the difference between career ladders and career lattices, aspects of pharmacy technician positions that are appealing for techs who are looking to advance, and what the future of the pharmacy technician career might look like. 

Interviewed
Sheena Illarramendi, CPhT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy

Jenny Powell, CPhT, CHW, Diabetes Educator
Gibbs Pharmacy

In this episode, TPA Director of Professional Affairs Olivia Welter interviews Drs. Thai Hensch and Mitchell Lingerfelt to learn more about their experiences with creating high-performing teams and succession planning. Drs. Hensch and Lingerfelt offer insights on how to empower team members to be leaders, strategies for creating and maintaining high-performing teams, and essential components for a successful succession plan. 

Interviewed
Thai Hensch, RPh, MBA, CPHQ
Essentia Health Ambulatory Pharmacy Services

Mitchell Lingerfelt, PharmD
Kroger Health

In this episode, UW-Madison PharmD candidate, Hanna Lovstad, interviews Drs. Kate Hartkopf, Emmeline Paintsil, and Olivia Welter to discuss common myths and misconceptions about networking. Listen as they share tangible strategies and approaches to authentically build a professional network.

Interviewed: 
Kate Hartkopf, PharmD, BCACP
Director of Team- based Care Strategies & Business Development
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin

Emmeline Paintsil, PharmD, MSLD, BCPS
Director of Professional Affairs
Iowa Pharmacy Association

Olivia Welter, PharmD
Director of Professional Affairs
Tennessee Pharmacists Association

Audrey Kostrzewa from Wisconsin and Brett Barker from Iowa address medical misinformation in pharmacy practice.

Drea Maier and Mike Grunske discuss pharmacists roles in primary care focused on practice in Wisconsin.

McKenzie Highsmith and Ashley Ellis discuss pharmacists roles in primary care focused on practice in Tennessee.