Talk to Your Pharmacist

By Pharmacy Advisory Group

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What's Talk to Your Pharmacist about?

We're dispensing stories of success from across the continuum of care.

Talk to Your Pharmacist is a podcast for pharmacists, student pharmacists, and others across the country to hear from industry leaders about their leadership stories and current healthcare topics. The Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast was founded and hosted by pharmacist, Dr. Hillary Blackburn.

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Creating Your Vision and De...

05.28.2023

In this episode, our guest is Alex Barker with the HappyPharmD helps pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. For a time, he was a burned-out clinical pharmacy specialist. Now, he is the founder and head coach at TheHappyPharmD.com where alongside ...

Talk to Your Pharmacist episodes:

05.28.2023 Creating Your Vision and Delivering Value with Dr. Alex Barker In this episode, our guest is Alex Barker with the HappyPharmD helps pharmacists create fulfilling careers and lives. For a time, he was a burned-out clinical pharmacy specialist. Now, he is the founder and head coach at TheHappyPharmD.com where alongside ...
05.16.2023 Humanizing the Healthcare Experience with Jennifer Krippner In this episode, our guest Jennifer Krippner is a healthcare leader, passionate about relationships and obsessed with humanizing the experience for leaders, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and patients/families. She is the Chief Experience Officer at the Institute for Healthcare Excellence and ...
05.01.2023 How to Build a Career by Design vs Settle for Career by Default with Jerry Fu In this episode, our guest is Jerry Fu, a pharmacist and leadership coach. Getting fired was the wakeup call he needed to realize the urgency of improving himself as a leader. Once he helped facilitate a national Leader Development Seminar ...
04.16.2023 The New Front Doors to Care with Hims & Hers CMO, Dr. Pat Carroll In this episode, our guest is Dr. Patrick Carroll, a member of the Hims & Hers board and is Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Carroll oversees all matters pertaining to provision of care, clinical outcomes, patient safety, healthcare information systems and ...
04.03.2023 Clinical Trials Industry: A Career Option for Pharmacists with David Vulcano In this episode, our guest is David Vulcano who is a well-known thought leader and change agent in the clinical research industry through numerous associations, boards, initiatives, publications, presentations and contributions. A native of New Orleans, he has a Master’s ...
03.19.2023 Approach to Wellness through Health Coaching with Dr. Blair Theilemier In this episode, we invited back Dr. Blair Thielemier who is a Top 5 Most Influential Pharmacist, Entrepreneur, Business Development Consultant, and Founder of PharmapreneurAcademy.com Topics to discuss -- Identity Shifts for Success as an Entrepreneur in Healthcare Holistic/Integrative Medicine ...
03.10.2023 Leveraging Tech to Improve Patient Engagement and Communication with Mend’s Matt McBride In this episode, our guest is Matt McBride, the CEO and Co-Founder of Mend — an enterprise-grade patient engagement and telehealth platform designed to help healthcare organizations. At Mend, Matt is focused on using the power of telemedicine, A.I. reminders, ...
02.19.2023 Behind the Scenes in Pharmacy Benefits with Joey Dizenhouse In this episode, our guest isJoseph (Joey) Dizenhouse is Senior Vice President and Head of Pharmacy Services for HealthTrust Performance Group. He is responsible for the Pharmacy Services Group, which represents over $14 billion in annual pharmaceutical purchases across classes ...
02.06.2023 Making Healthcare Easier with Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug’s, Dr. Erin Albert In this episode, our guest is Dr. Erin Albert who is a
01.23.2023 Raise Your Hand with Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA In this episode, our guest is E. Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and an Advisor for State Government Affairs at the American Pharmacists Association. In these ...
01.08.2023 A Pharmacy for the Public Good with Ed Ullmann of WellnessRx Ed Ullman, Ed Ullmann holds a BS degree in Pharmacy from Albany College of Pharmacy & Health Services, an MPA degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, and was a National HMO Fellow at Georgetown ...
12.25.2022 Innovation to Scale Clinical Impact with Ariel Efergan In this episode, our guest is Ariel Efergan, who is currently Head of Growth at MDI Health, which created an artificial pharmacology intelligence platform to reduce medication-related problems at scale. Prior to MDI, Ariel consulted for Altease Health, a multi-state ...
12.11.2022 Deprescribing with Dr. DeLon Canterbury In this episode, our guest is Dr. Delon Canterbury of GeriatRx, which is a pharmacist-led medication management company that focuses on helping overwhelmed caregivers stop their loved ones from being overmedicated using genetic-drug screening, deprescribing, and health cost savings strategies. ...
11.27.2022 Get Ready to Glow with Dr. Allyson Brennan In this episode, our guest is Allyson Brennan, a pharmacist with 15 years of experience specializing in Neurology in Nashville, TN. She received a B.S. in Psychology with a minor in chemistry/biology as an undergraduate from Millsaps College and then ...
11.23.2022 Looking to the Future with Walgreens Executive, Rina Shah, PharmD In this episode, our guest is Rina Shah, PharmD, who serves as Group Vice President, Pharmacy of the Future & Healthcare Segment Strategy at Walgreens. She began her career at Walgreens in 1998 in our stores where she held various ...
11.03.2022 Learn about Illuminate Health with Dr. Stephanie Hyslop In this episode, our guest is Stephanie Hyslop, PharmD, MBA. She is a licensed pharmacist who received her PharmD from Purdue University in 2012 and her MBA from Butler University in 2020. Prior to joining Illuminate Health, Stephanie worked in ...
10.17.2022 Getting off the Sidelines with Dr. Anjanette Wyatt Our guest, Dr. Anjanette Wyatt is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Clinical Care Pharmacy in Houston Texas. She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and Doctor of Pharmacy from Texas Southern University (TSU) College of Pharmacy and ...
10.04.2022 Behavioral Technology and the Impact on Medication Therapies and Adherence with Bob Gold, Chief Clinical Behavioral Technologist and Founder GoMo Health In this episode, our guest is Bob Gold, who is the Chief Clinical Behavioral Technologist and Founder GoMo Health. Bob is one of the world’s leading behavioral technologists with more than 20 years applied research and development in the behavioral ...
09.18.2022 Integrating Primary Care as part of Value Based Care with Dr. Saba Syed In this episode, our guest is Our guest, Dr. Saba Syed, is a skilled clinical leader and lifelong learner with a track record of execution at the intersection of healthcare services, value based care business operations, technology, and data analytics. ...
09.04.2022 Sharing Some Pyrls with Pharmacist App Founder, Dr. Derek Borokowski - 8/14/22, 6.47 PM In this episode, our guest is Derek Borkowski, PharmD, who is a pharmacist, software engineer, and founder of the Pyrls.com website and mobile app. He is a 2018 Doctor of Pharmacy graduate from the University of Minnesota. Derek's past experience ...
08.21.2022 What Matters Most with TPA Executive Director, Dr. Anthony Pudlo In this episode, our guest is Anthony Pudlo, PharmD, MBA, who graduated from Drake University in 2007 and completed the University of North Carolina (UNC) community pharmacy residency in Chapel Hill, NC. He has served as a clinical coordinator and ...
08.07.2022 Democratizing Education with Dr. Kelley Carlstrom In this episode, our guest is Kelley Carlstrom, who received her Doctor of Pharmacy from The University of Colorado in 2010 and completed 2 years of post-graduate residency training to specialize in oncology. She is a board-certified oncology pharmacist that ...
07.26.2022 Get Started with Social Media with Happy Pharm Life's Sierra Richard Our guest, Dr. Sierra Richard is a residency trained pediatric and women's clinical pharmacist for an academic medical center. In her free time, she creates educational videos that help others learn about the value that pharmacists have and what it ...
07.13.2022 Pills to Patients with DocStation CEO, Samm Anderegg Our guest,Samm Anderegg, PharmD, MS is Chief Executive Officer at DocStation, a software platform that helps pharmacies & health plans operate clinical programs at scale. As CEO, Dr. Anderegg plays an active role in product, strategy, business development, marketing, and ...
06.28.2022 Supporting Medipreneuers with Dr. Michelle Fritsch In this episode, our guest is Dr. Michelle Fritsch is a board certified geriatric clinical pharmacist with a passion for healthy aging and education. She is a specialist in medication use, prevention, and retirement transition in people over 60. She ...
06.12.2022 Get Connected with RPhAlly with Shawn Bjorndal Our guest, Shawn Bjorndal, CEO and Founder of RPhAlly, is a graduate of the School of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University. Launched midyear of 2020, RPhAlly is a community and networking platform for pharmacy professionals. Shawn’s vision of RPhAlly ...
05.29.2022 The Future of Healthcare - A Wellness Approach with Dr. John Kim Our guest, Dr. John Kim, is the owner and pharmacist in charge of Robinson Drug & Compounding Center. His interest in compounding grew since his early days of pharmacy school, which led him to complete his pharmacy externship at the ...
05.16.2022 Equipping a Financially Well Workforce with Dr. Tim Ulbrich In this episode, you’ll hear from Tim Ulbrich, who is helping to improve pharmacists’ financial literacy. Tim is a pharmacist passionate about identifying career paths that fit students’ goals and interests so they can have fulfilling careers and lives. Tim ...
05.01.2022 Unlock the Full Potential of Pharmacists with Antonio Ciaccia In this episode, our guest is Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research. Born and raised in the world of pharmacy, Antonio Ciaccia has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as ...
04.17.2022 Helping Independent Pharmacies Survive & Thrive with Lisa Faast In this episode, our Our guest, Dr. Lisa Faast is an innovator, experienced business executive, and leader in the independent pharmacy industry. With over 20 years of experience as a pharmacy owner, consultant, compounder, and businesswoman, she is able to ...
04.03.2022 Taking a Fun Approach to Patient Care through Improv with Cory Jenks In this episode, our guest is Cory Jenks, who earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist, outpatient clinical pharmacist, and inpatient clinical pharmacist. His ...
03.20.2022 How the Pandemic Created Entrepreneurs: Leaving Retail Pharmacy with Dr. Jamie Wilkey In this episode, our guest is Dr. Jamie Wilkey is a pharmacist who loves what she does and brings passion and happiness to the pharmacy profession. Jamie grew up in a small town in Wyoming where she got her start ...
03.06.2022 The Modern Era of Compounding with Peter Koshland In this episode, our guest Peter Koshland shares about his path to compounding and issues facing it today. Peter Koshland, PharmD opened his compounding pharmacy, Koshland Pharm, in 2009 in San Francisco and works with doctors and patients on individualized, ...
02.13.2022 Demystifying the Interview Process with Recruiter, Sarah Ruth Hendrix Our guest, Sarah Ruth, has spent almost a decade building healthtech startups. She cut her teeth in healthcare technology at Oscar Health, where she helped grow the team by 1000 in less than two years. She moved on to Sidewalk ...
01.30.2022 Educating Consumers and Price Transparency with RxSense's Ramzi Yacoub In this episode, our guest is Ramzi Yacoub, PharmD, who is Chief Pharmacy Officer at RxSense, overseeing the clinical side of the health tech company that provides transparency and access to consistently low prices on prescription drugs. He provides clinical ...
01.16.2022 Embracing Digital Wellness with Dr. Rajinder Rai In this episode, our guest is Dr. Rajinder Rai, (Ra-GIN-der RIE) PharmD, the founder and CEO of digital wellness company SunRais Health™. With over two decades of experience in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical education, Dr. Rai is disrupting ...
01.02.2022 Integrative Medicine- Nuts and Bolts of How to Practice with Jim Hrncir In this episode, our guest is Jim Hrncir (pronounced: hern-sir), who is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern pharmaceutical compounding. Jim is responsible for the formulation of many Bio-Identical Hormones, Dermatological, Nutritional, and Anti-Aging compounds in wide use ...
12.19.2021 Women of Leadership- Educate, Advocate, and Network in South Carolina with State Executive, Helen Sairany In this episode, our guest is Helen Sairany, the CEO for South Carolina Pharmacy Association. Prior to joining SCPhA, Helen served as the Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacist Association. She has extensive knowledge, skills, and ...
12.13.2021 Design Thinking and Building Your Brand with Dustin Lippert Our guest, Dustin Lippert is someone I met in Nashville at the Entrepreneur Center. He just redesigned my website hillaryblackburn.com. If you are looking for someone to help with updating your website, he did a fantastic job. Wanted to have ...
11.28.2021 Keeping It Real with ReTell Pharmacy Podcaster, Mitch Lee In this episode, our guest is Mitch Lee of the ReTell Pharmacy podcast. Mitch started in retail pharmacy as a cashier in 2004 and stayed with it as a tech and into pharmacy school (graduated as a pharmacist in 2010). ...
11.15.2021 Biosimilar Updates with National Expert, Sonia Oskouei In this episode, our guest is Our guest, Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, joined Cardinal Health in June 2020 to lead the company’s biosimilar strategy. She most recently served as the Vice President of Innovation and Digital Health at Premier ...
10.31.2021 Understanding the Pharmacy Health Benefit with Sharon Phares, PhD, MPH at PSG In this episode our guest is Sharon Phares, PhD, MPH who is Senior Vice President of Research and Data Innovation with PSG. As the Senior Vice President of Research and Data Innovation, she oversees the strategy and execution of research ...
10.19.2021 Ready Prescription Pricing with RxRevu's Carm Huntress In this episode, our guest is Carm Huntress who co-founded RxRevu with the mission to create a more seamless, cost-effective prescribing experience for patients and providers. Since 2013, Carm has helped develop the industry’s leading Prescription Decision Support solution, which ...
10.03.2021 Managing Stress and Applying Natural Therapies with Jim LaValle Our guest, James LaValle (Jim), R.Ph., C.C.N.M.T., ND (trad), is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board-certified clinical nutritionist, and expert and educator in integrative and precision health. James is best known for his expertise in personalized integrative therapies uncovering ...
09.19.2021 Leadership is a Journey - Chat with Dr. Ken Hohmeier In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier who is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy invited me to share some remarks with his leadership class. I share about writing the book, How Pharmacists Lead, and about ...
09.05.2021 Women in Pharmacy - Bringing Others Up Around You with Melissa Corrigan In this episode, our guest is Melissa Murer Corrigan was founding Executive Director and CEO of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) in Washington, D.C. from 1994-2011. She also is an innovator in credentialing and pharmacy workforce initiatives. Melissa’s leadership ...
08.22.2021 Commitment to Service and Advancing the Profession with Dr. Leigh Ann Ross In this episode, our guest is Dr. Leigh Ann Ross who is the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She previously served as the Chair ...
08.08.2021 Celebrating 4 Years of Talk to Your Pharmacist with Alex Barker of The Happy PharmD In this episode, my friend Alex Barker of The Happy PharmD interviews me - Hillary Blackburn, the host of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast for a look back and look ahead at the podcast. To join the Women in ...
07.25.2021 Solving the 3Ps: Pills, prices, and plastic with Cabinet Co-Founder, Russ Gong In this episode, we have Russell Gong who is the Co-founder and Head of Product & Brand for Cabinet Health Inc. His mission is to bring unmatched quality, environmental sustainability, and personalized care to all health essentials. Prior to Cabinet, ...
07.11.2021 Women Leading in a Crisis with Jillian Foster, System Pharmacy Leader at Baptist Memorial It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country, including Jillian Foster of Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp (TN/MS/AR) during this past year! Jillian Foster is the System Pharmacy Leader at Baptist Memorial Health ...

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