Today's Women in Pharmacy episode features host Suzanne Soliman, founder of Pharmacist Moms Group, and panelists Bhavana Mutha and Holly Alvarado, who discuss a variety of topics such as the mask mandate update and the future of COVID-19. 

In this week's episode, we will be discussing the critical role community pharmacists play in bridging the education gap and ensuring access to the COVID-19 vaccine with Chris Antypas, owner of Asti’s South Hills Pharmacy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]!

Today's special episode marks the first part of our new series, Women in Pharmacy Wednesday, featuring host Suzanne Soliman, founder of Pharmacist Moms Group! 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the treatment journey in spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, and the experience of taking SPINRAZA and Evrysdi, with Nick Sinagra, who is a patient himself with SMA. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]!

This week's episode marks our first official collaboration with Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift from Let's Pharmonize (Pharmacy Podcast Network)! We discuss old-timey medical treatments versus what we use today in modern medicine. 

Sources used in today's episode: 

Trepanation: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanning#:~:text=Modern%20medical%20practices,-The%20prefrontal%20leucotomy&text=Trepanation%20is%20a%20treatment%20used,term%20craniotomy%20for%20this%20procedure.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3876527/ 

Gonorrhea: 

Iron Lung:

Heliotherapy: 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the patient journey in specialty pharmacy with Autumn Zuckerman, director of specialty pharmacy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and JoAnn Stubbings, professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing medication misuse and the future of pharmacy in 2021 with Josh Benner, pharmacist, CEO and founder of RxAnte. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]!

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing prioritizing your wellness to make a meaningful career as a pharmacist with Dr. Joanna Lewis, pharmacist and creator of the blog, The Pharmacist’s Guide. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]! 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing performance measures in pharmacies and leadership techniques for every pharmacist with Jesse McCullough, who has a background in retail and performance measurement. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]! 

In this week’s episode, we will be discussing the latest COVID-19 vaccine updates and what researchers still need to know with Michael Haydock, senior director of cardiovascular, metabolic, and infectious diseases content at Informa Pharma Intelligence. If you would like to nominate a pharmacist or pharmacy staff member as a Pharmacy Hero, email [email protected]!