Listen in, and I can't wait to hear from you on what YOUR favorite things were of your 2019!

Chad Priest is a fascinating healthcare professional. He currently serves as the head of the Indiana Red Cross, and soon to be expanding into the Midwest Red Cross. He also professionally is trained as an EMT, Nurse, and Attorney. His area of specialty is disaster preparation and relief.

Chad was kind enough to speaking in my Nontraditional Healthcare Professional Elective this fall, and now in turn has invited me to speak at the red cross about one of my pet peeves - on meetings! LOL. Give a listen to my conversation with Chad for a different set of ideas on healthcare career development - and if you can, help out at your own local red cross, wherever in the world that is or happens to be!

Indiana Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/indiana/about-us/locations/regional-office.html

And a fantastic quote from Chad about why he chose nursing: https://nursing.iupui.edu/alumni-giving/alumni/spotlights/priest-chad.shtml 

FESTIVUS! But we have no grievances with you this year, my friends - thanks for making it another GREAT one in #podcasting!

End of the year review time!

What were the top 5+ episodes or topics here at The Edutainer Podcast? We break them down. Right. Now! (Random order):

We not only made it to Friday - but we made it to the HOLIDAYS! Double Yay Us!!! ☃️🙌

No rest for the naughty here, however. Here's what we're working on:

1. #20to2020 at ASCP over on LinkedIn Live - Submit your proposals to speak in 2020 to our senior care pharmacists at: www.ascp.com/callforproposals until the new year!

2. Podcasting 101 is coming to a close 😢BUT - I'm looking forward to the learners' new podcasts in 2020! 😊

3. QOTW is back! Q: How do I go about finding a job in a different state from where I currently live and work?

4. We wish you a happy, safe, and amazing holiday season! Don't forget to rest & reflect on all your amazing accomplishments over the past decade - KEEP BEING AWESOME!

HEOR - HECON - heard these acronyms before? 

I have - a million times! And I'm so glad that Dr. Erin Zagadailov reached out to The Edutainer and her kind offer to break down this career path for us - with bonus footage - on beekeeping!

Erin is Director of Health Economics & Outcomes Research for Rare Disease at a small commercial stage biotech company. Here, she breaks down her own career path within HEOR and shares with us where to learn more about this fascinating area of pharmacy practice within the pharmaceutical industry - AND one with JOB OPENINGS right now!

She also mentions ISPOR here too: https://www.ispor.org/

You can connect with Erin at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-zagadailov/

Erin - thank you for busting through and breaking down yet another industry acronym!

Sincere thanks to all for the Podcast Miniseries on Pharmacy Tribes, Associations & Organizations for the New Decade!

Thank you: Sara Rogers, PharmD, BCPS of ASP, Lisa Holle of ISOPP, Lucinda Maine of American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), Denise Fields, PharmD of Indiana Pharmacists Association, Chad Worz, PharmD, BCGP of ASCP, Melani Kane, PharmD of International Society of Cannabis Pharmacists (ISCPh), Jeff Sventek of Aerospace Medical Association, Dr. Jerrica Dodd of PharmaSis and Women in Pharmacy What's Next, Lauren Castle, PharmD, MS of the Functional Medicine Pharmacists Alliance, Suzanne Soliman PharmD BCMAS of Pharmacist Moms, Jennifer Goldsack of DiMe, and James Alexander, PharmD of Industry Pharmacists Organization and Kate Gainer of Iowa Pharmacy Association.

Other stuff that's cooking:

-HEOR/HECON career development tomorrow on the podcast!

Not really slowing down over here!

We've arrived at Episode #10! We're chatting today at the state pharmacy association arena with Kate Gainer, PharmD today of the Iowa Pharmacy Association - https://www.iarx.org/.

State pharmacy associations are doing some innovative updates to attract and retain the next generations of pharmacists. Listen to this episode to hear more!

Facebook page of Iowa Pharmacy Association: https://www.facebook.com/iowapharmacy/

If you'd like a summary of this entire miniseries, check out this link: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lets-talk-tribes-pharmacy-medicine-2020-erin-l-/

The podcast miniseries is back this week with an oncology pharmacy society!

The International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners is featured today: https://www.isopp.org/. ISOPP, "exists to advance oncology pharmacy care for patients around the world."

Our guest today is Dr. Lisa M. Holle, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, FISOPP - the current Treasurer of ISOPP.

Biosketch on Dr. Holle: Dr. Holle completed her Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy and post-baccalaureate Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She completed a specialized oncology residency at UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, and is a board-certified oncology pharmacist. Dr. Holle has worked as an oncology pharmacist for over 20 years in a variety of settings including private hospitals, academic medical centers, and medical communications. Currently, Dr. Holle is an Associate Clinical Professor at the UConn School of Pharmacy and Associate Professor at the UConn School of Medicine. Her practice site is at the UConn Health Carole and Ray Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she works in a team-based ambulatory care clinic focusing on genitourinary and gastrointestinal cancers and in another team based-clinic focusing on hematologic malignancies.

Dr. Holle is a Past President of HOPA and current Treasurer of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners (ISOPP). She is also an active member in many other professional oncology and pharmacy organizations. Dr. Holle’s clinical research program focuses on numeracy and patient decision-making, oncology quality improvement initiatives, medical marijuana, and oral anticancer therapy management. She has authored numerous articles and chapters on oncology and teaching-related topics. Dr. Holle was named an ISOPP Fellow in 2019.

ISOPP on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ISOPP-International-Society-of-Oncology-Pharmacy-Practitioners-225135194163335/

It's the weekend!

Enjoy me discussing my blunders, inter alia!

20 to 2020 Campaign at LinkedIn Live: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/meeting-needs-senior-care-pharmacists-one-day-time-erin-l-/

And the ASCP 2020 Call for Proposals: www.ascp.com/callforproposals

Have a great weekend!