Pharmacy Podcast Network

Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA

Dr. Blackburn is a clinically and business trained pharmacist who's been practicing for almost a decade in a variety of healthcare settings. She has experience in healthcare strategy, business development, formulary development and management, consulting, and establishing successful medication access programs. In her current role, she serves as the Director of Pharmaceutical Services at Dispensary of Hope, a national non-profit medication distributor hosted by Ascension where she oversees the formulary, leads research initiatives, and manages the network of strategic advisors on Dispensary of Hope's Pharmacy Advisory Council.

Dr. Blackburn was selected to serve in a national leadership position on the American Pharmacists Association's (APhA) - APPM Executive Committee for 2021-2022. Additionally, she serves as Co-Chair for the Advocacy Committee for APhA's Care of the Underserved Special Interest Group and as a member of the Membership Engagement and Legislative and Policy committees for the Tennessee Pharmacist Association. Dr. Blackburn also precepts Belmont University College of Pharmacy student pharmacists and serves on the Dean's External Advisory Committee. Dr. Blackburn is a graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

Hillary is passionate about promoting the pharmacy profession and delivering expert patient care which led her to found the Pharmacy Advisory Group which provides pharmacy expertise in consulting and education. Her popular podcast, Talk to Your Pharmacist, has over 170 episodes highlighting successful pharmacy leaders and sharing about current healthcare trends. In 2012, Hillary returned to her Tennessee roots and met her wonderful husband, Chad, in Nashville where she enjoys staying involved in her community through volunteering, living an active lifestyle, traveling, spending time with friends and family, and welcoming their baby girl in August 2020.

In October 2020, she released her first book titled How Pharmacists Lead: Answers from Women Who Are Leading, Succeeding, and Impacting Pharmacy which is available on Amazon here.

SOCIALS:

Founder & Podcast Host, Talk to Your Pharmacist

Author, How Pharmacists Lead

Instagram@TalktoYourPharmacist; Twitter@HillBlackburn; Facebook

www.hillaryblackburn.com 

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On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli will take you on a journey of a pain guy in pain, and just what our patients hear from us as healthcare professionals, and what the healthcare system experience can be like when not being the one wearing the stethoscope, and rather being the patient in pain.

Can anyone imagine being dropped off at the ER by your Wife and toddler on Friday the 13th during a pandemic to only begin a 3 month long excruciating journey of pain? Pain Guy Garofoli can tell you all about it, and provide a few clinical pearls to improve patient care along the way! This is not a campfire conversation, but you can feel free to download and listen while camping, swimming, biking, walking, or however, you’d like, just be forewarned that Mark will not be sparing any painful details. You’re welcome and he’s sorry, all at once!

COVID & NSAIDs Info

https://www.bbc.com/news/51929628

Jeong HE, et al. Association between NSAIDs use and adverse clinical outcomes among adults hospitalized with COVID-19 in South Korea: A nationwide study. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jul 27.

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT04334629

NSAID COX-1 & COX-2 Studies

Feldman, M, et al. Do Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors Provide Benefits Similar to Those of Traditional Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, with Less Gastrointestinal Toxicity. Ann Intern Med. 2000; 132: 134-143

Herndon, C. et al. Management of Chronic Nonmalignant Pain with Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs. Pharmacotherapy. 2008; 28 (6): 788-805.

Masso Gonzalez EL, et al. Variability among nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Arthritis Rheum 2010; 62: 1592-601.

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USP 800: Budgeting for the Build 

We all know that the adoption of USP 800 has been banging around for what seems like ages. I have been talking to people like Bryan about it for over a year. Bryan and I specifically have been discussing the budgeting issues and misconceptions there are regarding upgrading to USP 800, so I was particularly excited to do this podcast.

I think it’s a really important issue and I believe that 503A really need to start moving towards USP 800 compliance but need a realistic idea of the process and what that is going to cost them.  In addition to our conversation about t the budgeting issues I think one of my biggest takeaways was the need to work as a  unified team and have an experienced team leader.

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Dr. Christina Madison, the Public Health Pharmacist and Todd Eury, CEO of the Pharmacy Podcast Network attended the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas and had the opportunity to interview several dynamic companies focused on healthcare information technology & it’s impact on better patient care. 

HIMSS is the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, which is a global advisor, thought leader and member association committed to transforming the health ecosystem. The HIMSS 2021 Global Conference was attended by more than 20,000 participants and offers a unique depth and breadth of expertise in health innovation, public policy, research and analytics to advise leaders and influencers on best practices in modern healthcare delivery.

Special guests: 

Robert Cohen 

Jay Sultan

Collin Banas

Tina Moen 

Casey Pittolk & Mike Vidmar

Nick Potts 

Michelle Trombetta 

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The Pharmacopoeia, oft taken for granted, has been through many major changes over the past few centuries. Mickey Ferguson takes us back to the ancient origins of what we now know as the pharmacopoeia.

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 [email protected].

PLEASE READ: Shane, Mickey, 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.

Additional music and sound by Fesliyan Studios.

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In this episode of On Script, Jeremy and special guest co-host, Lyndsey McDonald, Director of Retail Pharmacy Relationships at NHA, have a discussion with Raymond McCall, Chief Strategy Officer for Medly Pharmacy. 

Raymond discusses Medly’s unique business model, merging technology and pharmacy practice to deliver innovative patient care, and how they leverage pharmacy technicians as one of their foundational cornerstones to deliver the best possible customer service.  Additionally, Raymond shares a little bit about Medly’s ambitious growth aspirations to serve patients all across the US, and the importance of staffing highly trained pharmacy technicians and giving them opportunities to grow professionally within the Medly organization. 

If you’re a pharmacy professional looking for new opportunities to join an innovative company, be sure to check their Careers page often as Medly rapidly expands to new markets near you.  You don’t want to miss this episode!

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Pharmacy dashboards are no longer enough. To manage organizational complexity and make better informed decisions, pharmacy leaders need dynamic intelligence tools. Learn how emerging technologies, including predictive and prescriptive analytics, can take medication management to the next level.

Guests:                     

Jennifer Tryon, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Associate Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Wake Forest Baptist Health

Allen Flynn, PharmD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Learning Health Science, University of Michigan Medical School

Host:                         

Ken Perez, Vice President, Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell

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Caroline L. Ko, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, co-founder of the PharmGradWishList interviews Henry Agyeman PharmD., BSc. Dr. Agyeman grew up in Ghana and moved to the US to pursue an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from VCU. His desire to help people led him to pursue the pharmacy profession. He just graduated from the University of Cincinnati with his PharmD degree and will be relocating from Ohio to Virginia to begin a PGY1 residency with VCU and Publix. The #PharmGradWishlist community will be raising funds to help with his moving costs and licensing fees as he will be required to be licensed in both Virginia and Florida for his residency. He aspires to be an accessible community health professional to provide optimal medication therapy and care for his patients. Henry Agyeman moving fund #PharmGradwishlist https://www.gofundme.com/f/henry-agyeman-moving-fund-pharmgradwishlist Dr. Agyeman is thankful for the generous support of the pharmacy community to help him into the next stage of his career. He is being sponsored by the #PharmGradWishList movement (@PharmWishList) to get the word out about his support. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Description: Horror movies haven't been known for their meticulous research into physiology and pharmacology. However, the effects of the events in Fear Street: Part 1 - 1994 may surprise you. In this episode we'll discuss, antiarrhythmics, opioids, and epipens, and what happens when you have the ultimate pharmacy cocktail.  

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 [email protected].

PLEASE READ: Shane, Kelly 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.

Additional music and sound by Fesliyan Studios.

This episode is sponsored by the 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., 

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Tom Kraus VP, Government Relations at ASHP 

CMS pass through funding

What is pass through funding for residency programs and why is it so important?

On March 29th the US District Court of South Carolina granted MUSC Health’s motion for summary judgment again HHS for their disallowance of PGY1 residency costs.  Can you provide some details/background on this case?  What was the guidance that CMS was failing to provide?

Can speak about ASHP’s work with CMS to make the guidance more apparent to other programs moving forward?

What will be the downstream effect of this case on residency programs in the future?

Can you break down the practice for our listeners?

What are the concerns with white bagging?

What are the steps being taken at the state and federal level to take action to the concerns related to white bagging?

Co-signing letter to the FDA

Leveraging PELA and SPPL; can you explain?

Partnership with AHA

Provider status

Can you talk about the work ASHP has done to ensure that pharmacists can provide Medication-assisted treatment (MAT)?

At the end of April the US House and Senate introduced the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act.  A similar bill has been submitted for the past couple of years.  Can you walk us through the history of this bill? What it would allow pharmacists to do? Why it is so important for the Country?  Statistics?

This bill continues to have bipartisan support.  What do we need to do as pharmacists to finally get this passed?

COVID-19 and its effect on provider status and Advocacy

Since the start of COVID-19 we’ve seen congress put forth bills and amendments that outline the healthcare response to the pandemic.  One such amendment to the PREP Act outlined that “any physician, advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, or practical nurse” who had a license within the last 5 years could participate in the vaccination effort, even if the license was inactive.  Pharmacists were left out of this amendment originally.  I believe that has since been updated, but what is it that we need to be doing as individuals within the profession to help government officials to understand the worth of pharmacists and consider them as a primary focus in any further legislation?

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