SenioRX Radio

Shelly Spiro is Executive Director of the Pharmacy HIT Collaborative (Collaborative). The Collaborative is an organization of the major national pharmacy associations and associate members focused on advocating and educating key stakeholders regarding the meaningful use of health IT and the inclusion of pharmacists within a technology-enabled integrated health care system.

The goals of the Collaborative are to assure pharmacists’ services through health IT are accessible, can connect, and support national quality initiatives. Spiro is active in national pharmacy associations, standards development organizations (NCPDP, HL7 and X12) and is a leader in Pharmacy HIT including 2014 appointment to Federal Advisory Committees Health IT Policy Committee’s Interoperability and Health Information Exchange Workgroup.

She is an American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) Past President and 2014 Archambault Award recipient. She earned her BSPharm degree in 1976 from University of Illinois College of Pharmacy She has authored several articles and is a national speaker on topics relating to various professional pharmacy, HIT systems, terminology and electronic prescribing.

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SenioRx Radio host Justin Rash, PharmD., interviews Steven Littlehale with PointRight about Senior Care - transitions of care. 

Steven Littlehale

Steven Littlehale, MS, GCNS-BC is PointRight’s Executive Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer. He has more than 25 years' experience as a long-term care professional beginning as a nurse assistant and leading to his work as an advance practice nurse, educator, researcher and consultant. He is a board certified specialist in gerontology and a nationally-known lecturer and consultant with numerous publications. Steven holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Vermont and a Master of Science from Georgetown University.

The Pharmacy Podcast Network, in collaboration with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, has launched SenioRx Radio. 

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About the Pharmacy Podcast Network:

In 2009 Todd S. Eury launched the pharmacy industry’s first podcast about the Business of Pharmacy dedicated to pharmacist professionals called the ‘Pharmacy Podcast Show’.

In 2011, Eury's podcast evolved and in the fall of 2014, several pharmacists joined the podcast publication and the Pharmacy Podcast Show was transformed into the Pharmacy Podcast Network. 

As a podcasting 1st in history, the audio-blog publication is the U.S. Healthcare System’s largest network of podcasts dedicated to the profession of pharmacy with 23 co-hosts developing content for 15 different podcasts segmented on different topics like healthcare law, technology, medical cannabis, senior care, and pharmacogenomics.

The Pharmacy Podcast Network has a collective listener base of about 67,000 and has personalized podcast publications for national associations like the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists and the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy.

We embed the podcasts into our sponsors web-environments or they can set up a new page on their site dedicated to the podcasts. 

Be sure to see our series sponsor's landing pages: 

McKesson Technologies: https://marketing.mckesson.com/2017-MPTS-Pharmacy-Podcast-Series.html

Cardinal Health: http://pharmacypodcast.com/podcast_tags/cardinal-health/

H. D. Smith: https://www.hdsmith.com/news-events/podcasts

CVS Health: http://pharmacypodcast.com/podcast_tags/cvs-health/

Majority of our podcast episodes are between 17-25 minutes (purposely for the average commute) 

With 25 leading co-hosts for 15+ different podcast segments, the PPN develops new content daily for our corporate sponsors including CVS Health, McKesson, Cardinal Health, RxSafe, KeyCentrix, R.J. Hedges & Associates, ASCP, and the NASP.  The folllowing podcasts are part of the PPN: https://soundcloud.com/pharmacy-podcast/sets 

• Pharmacy Leaders 

• Pharming Your Career 

• the Medical PotCast 

• the Gavel & Pestle Podcast 

• Specialty Pharmacy Podcast in collaboration w/ the NASP 

• SenioRx Radio in collaboration w/ the ASCP 

• the Fit Pharmacist 

• Pharmacy Inspection Podcast 

• PolitiTalkRx 

• PGX for Pharmacists 

• Pharming Your Career Pharmacy Compliance Guide 

• the Nontraditional Pharmacist 

• Income Outcomes Show 

• Pharmacy Future Leaders 

• Pharmacy Technician Podcast

Please take a look at our co-host intelligence source here, you should be part of this team: 

http://pharmacypodcast.com/cohost/

Sincerest thanks to our Listeners & Sponsors, 

Thank you. 

Todd S. Eury - Founder | Publisher 

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Justin Rash, PharmD, Co-Host of SenioRx Radio interviews Frank Grosso, CEO of the ASCP about the "State of Senior Care Pharmacy".

The importance of senior care | Long-term care pharmacy is more important than ever before. The “baby boomer” population began in 1946, which means the “tip of the spear” just began turning 70 years old in 2016. As these baby boomers age, they will develop more comorbidities and health issues, and their impact on the system and their consumption of medications and health care services will skyrocket, so, this is probably just the tip of the iceberg. Consider this:

• Today there are over 46.2 million adults aged 65 and older in the United States; by 2060, that number is expected to double to 98 million.
• Starting in 2011 and continuing until 2030, approximately 10,000 baby boomers will celebrate their 65th birthday each day.
• Seniors represent 14.5% of the United States population, about 1 in 7 Americans.
• Nearly 92% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and 77% have at least two.
• Some type of disability (e.g. difficulty in hearing, vision, cognition, ambulation, self-care, or independent living) was reported by 36% of adults aged 65 and over in 2012.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has a useful tool - The Healthy Aging Data Portal - in which users can enter search categories and regions of interest in the US and Territories to find current healthy aging data for that area.

"Medications are probably the single most important health care technology in preventing illness, disability, and death in the geriatric population."

Brahma, Wahlang, Marak, Sangama. "Adverse Drug Reactions in the Elderly”: Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, Apr-Jun 2013.Senior Care Facts: http://www.ascp.com/page/seniorcarefacts

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Pharmacy Podcast Network Co-Hosts gather to discuss 'Social Media' in Pharmacy on the SenioRx Radio Podcast, sponsored by ASCP. 

Erin L. Albert, MBA, PharmD, JD Co-Host on Pharming Your Career, Chad Worz, Pharm.D Co-Host on SenioRx Radio, and Justin Rash, PharmD, BCGP Podcaster with SenioRx Radio talk about the importance of using social media to keep in contact, absorb information, research, and connect with other Pharmacy Professionals. 

Justin takes the helm of the SenioRx Radio podcast and Chad will be joining a new podcast segment in the near future. 

Listen and share this interesting discussion on Social Media in Pharmacy. 

Contact the ASCP: 

Michael Castanon

Digital Media Coordinator

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists | www.ascp.com

[email protected] | t: 703.739.1300 ext. 181

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Special Guests: 

Marypat Habermas PharmD CGP CMTM

RxAngels 

CEO and Director of clinical programs

Dr Lauren DePaul, PharmD, CMTM

CEO/Founder

THS Management

Hedva Barenholtz Levy, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP

Director, HbL PharmaConsulting

 

SenioRx Radio Host: Chad Worz, Pharm.D. Medication Managers LLC 513.746.5087 cell 888.847.2921 fax www.medicationmanagers.com

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About Integrated Care Partners:

To enhance already established standards of patient centered care, and improve the health of the population we serve by creating a system-wide community-based care coordination team and process.   Our Mission:  To be a high-performing network of integrated providers successfully delivering value-based population health.  Integrated Care Partners (ICP) is a physician-led, clinically integrated health care network whose mission is to assist our members in providing the highest quality care at the most reasonable cost for our patients in the current, rapidly changing medical environment.

CONTACT: https://integratedcarepartners.org/about-us 

About Sean Jeffery, PharmD

Sean Jeffery, Pharm.D., CGP, FASCP  SeanJ12cropDr. Sean M. Jeffery is Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services at Integrated Care Partners, the care coordination and clinical integration arm of Hartford Healthcare Group. Within this accountable care organization, Dr. Jeffery is responsible for pharmacy network development and strategy, population health management, and provision of direct patient care through home-visitations for high-modifiable risk patients.  

Dr. Jeffery is also a Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy. His area of expertise is senior care pharmacy. Prior to joining Integrated Care Partners, Dr. Jeffery served as a consultant pharmacist for VA Connecticut’s Geriatrics Consult service from 1998 – 2015. During this time Dr. Jeffery also established a PGY2 Geriatrics Pharmacy Residency Program and served as Director from 2002 – 2015.  Dr. Jeffery has extensive association leadership experience including, serving as President and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists from 2012 – 2014 and Chairman of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Geriatrics SIG in 2007 – 2008.

He currently chairs the Polypharmacy Special Interest Group for the American Geriatrics Society and is a member of the Medication Therapy Management Technical Expert Panel (TEP) for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He co-founded the Coalition for Senior Medication Safety in New Haven, CT to raise awareness among seniors about medication safety. The coalition supports community efforts which, target medication education/management to low-income, immigrant communities.  He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (BS) and Ohio State (PharmD) Universities and completed a post-graduate residency in geriatric pharmacy at the Duke Center for the Study of Aging and Durham VA Medical Center.

Christina M. Polomoff, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP

Dr. Christina Polomoff is a Population Health Clinical Pharmacist at Hartford Healthcare Integrated Care Partners. She is responsible for managing the complex pharmacy care needs of high-risk patients in addition to population health management strategies that focus on network pharmacy performance metrics. She is also an Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy.

Dr. Polomoff graduated from the University of Connecticut with her Doctor of Pharmacy and Business Minor in 2014. She completed her PGY1 residency at the VA Connecticut Healthcare System followed by a PGY2 ambulatory care residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.

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SenioRx Radio, part of the Pharmacy Podcast Network, in collaboration with the ASCP returns with a dynamic interview about Value Based Care in LTC Pharmacy.

Chad Worz, host of SenioRx Radio interviews Harry Thibodeau, PhC, R.Ph., CCP, FASCP Chief Operations Officer with Pharma-Care, Inc.

Medication related problems and medication mismanagement are a huge health problem with serious cost implications. In this age of austerity, employers are working hard to ensure that they provide employees and their families continued access to high quality health care while saving money.

To this end, the Asheville Project has proven to reduce avoidable treatment and hospitalizations that will generate substantial cost savings; up to four times greater than the cost of the program. Starting in Asheville, North Carolina, a Value Based Insurance Design, Medication Therapy Management (MTM) has had a long track record of achieving positive health outcomes for health plan enrollees with chronic conditions as evidenced by the twenty studies which found pharmacists improved economic and clinical outcomes through direct patient care.

1 Because of this impressive history, Value Based Care (MTM) programs are included in the Medicare Part D Prescription Drug benefit. Over the past several years, Pharma-Care, Inc. has successfully implemented Value Based Care (MTM) services for many independent pharmacies and several municipalities, which, to date have yielded a 7.30:1 return on investment. They also contracted with the New Jersey Counties Division of Aging & Community Services, a division of the Department of Human Services (DHS), to provide Value Based Care (MTM) services to seniors living in their respective communities.

The Pharma-Care, Inc. Value Based Care Design program focuses on people with chronic health conditions to accomplish the following goals:

▪ Improve therapeutic outcome for targeted beneficiaries through improved medication use

▪ Reduce the risk of adverse health events through decreasing number of errors in prescribing and in taking medications

▪ Reduce the number of per patient medication claims and medical, hospital and emergency department costs The program has documented the following consistent effects among participants:

▪ Improved knowledge of their disease ▪ Increased medication adherence ▪ Improved self-management behaviors

▪ Improved clinical outcomes Pharma-Care, Inc. presents “Best in Class” solutions by employing a studied proven model, deeply engaging participants, providing individualized and goal driven guidance, providing proof of performance, and easy implementation and integration into current health plans.

1 American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, October 2010

Chad Worz, Pharm.D. Medication Managers LLC 513.746.5087 cell 888.847.2921 fax www.medicationmanagers.com

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The Pharmacy Podcast Network in collaboration with the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists has launched SenioRx Radio. The newest segment of the Pharmacy Podcast Network is designed to Empower pharmacists committed to promoting healthy aging through the appropriate use of medications for our senior populations.

The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP) is the only international professional society devoted to optimal medication management and improved health outcomes for all older persons. Founded in 1969, ASCP is a non-profit membership organization currently based in Alexandria, VA.  

ASCP represents over 9,000 pharmacy professionals, including students, serving the unique medication needs of the senior population. Our members range in the services they provide and serve seniors in a variety of settings.

SIGN UP for the 2017 ASCP Forum 

http://forum.ascp.com/

Contact ASCP: 

Christine Polite National Director of Marketing & Media Relations American Society of Consultant Pharmacists | www.ascp.com [email protected] | t: 703.739.1300 ext. 134

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