The Med List

Most of us are aware that our senior population is overmedicated, but that doesn't just happen when we apply for Medicare. Pill burden is a process and in mental health it is getting worse for our young adults. Join us and our expert guest, Shawn Gill, PharmD, as we talk about this issue and how to address it.

Nothing feels connected when we consider the medication list. This is one of the reasons The Med List was started. Join us as we visit with our expert guest, Ahunna Freeman, PharmD, BCGP, as we discuss the disconnects she has seen and how she is trying to connect the dots for patients and primary care providers.

With care personalization and patient choice growing in health care, it is important for health care professionals with different training to know the skills and knowledge of various health professions. How do they do this and what is being improved to help patients receive better care? Join us and our expert guest, Stephanie Conway-Allen, to discuss educating the team.

So many things can make a drug a logical choice for one patient, but not another. What about something that impacts every cell in our body and is makes s all unique, our genetics? Join us and expert guest, Lusia Fomuso PharmD, MPH, CPGX , a TEDx speaker and pharmacist, as we talk about the opportunities and limitations.

Sometimes medicine doesn't move quickly enough or have incentives to study a new use for an existing medication. Though off-label prescribing can introduce effective treatment options, this practice is not without issues. Join us and our expert guest, Jeannette Wick, to examine insights on Gabapentin and Trazodone issues overuse.

We hear the word quality care and you may have heard of quality improvement or quality metrics, but when that word, "quality", is used it can mean several things that impact the care being delivered and received. Join us and expert guest, Nicholas Dorich, as we jump into a conversation about how quality drives healthcare.

Lots of factors go into retirement planning, but what about your patient’s or your own med cabinet? Join us & our expert guest, Nicole Brandt, pharmacist & geriatric thought leader, as we discuss national efforts to keep seniors in their home.

Getting the most out of your medical benefits seems like a given, but patients often skip & avoid physical therapy. What can we do to improve our use of this valuable specialty? Join Kevin Walker, PharmD , Donna Bartlett , and our expert guest, Heidi Moyer, PT, DPT to discuss her insights as a physical therapist.

Diseases that are not "curable" and end of life treatment decisions are subjects that "we" try to avoid. Emotions are part of that, but another is confusion around what our medical system has to offer. Join us and expert guest, Andy Arwari MD MS FACP SFHM FAAHPM HMDC, a hospice & palliative medicine board-certified physician, to give you more clarity and comfort around these topics.

Getting your med list right can require lifestyle changes & sometimes we make “resolutions” to make those happen. As we all know, “resolutions” can hit bumps. Join us and expert guest and clinical exercise physiologist, Janet Huehls, MS, ACEM-CEP, CHWC , to help you avoid those bumps or get you back on track.