The PQI Podcast

Season 3 Episode 14- The Venetoclax PQI and AML Updates, Alison Carulli, PharmD, BCOP

This week we sit down with Alison Carulli, PharmD, BCOP to discuss her role as an oncology pharmacist, the venetoclax in AML PQI and AML Updates from ASH. Alison completed her PGY2 oncology residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. She is currently practicing as an oncology clinical pharmacy specialist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where she specializes in caring for patients with leukemia, undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant and CAR-T cell therapy.

Access the Venetoclax for the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia PQI here.

This episode is brought to you by Genentech. 

Season 3 Bonus Episode- The Elevated Role of the Oncology Pharmacy Technician, Amanda Skeen, CPhT

This week we sit down with Amanda Skeen, CPhT to discuss her role as an oncology pharmacy technician, drug purchasing, and robotics. Amanda has worked as a certified pharmacy technician since 2009 and is currently the Oncology Purchasing Agent for the Cancer Center service line at Cone Health. She manages a multi-million-dollar pharmaceutical inventory, as well as leads their compliance initiatives and hazardous drug compounding robotics program. For more information on the Oncology Pharmacy Technician Association please email [email protected]. 

Season 3, Episode 13: Oral Oncolytic Nurse Navigator - April Hallatt, BSN, RN, OCN

This week we sit down with April Hallatt, BSN, RN, OCN to discuss her role as Oral Oncolytic Nurse Navigator, the importance of the multidisciplinary team, and how she uses NCODA resources. April is the Oral Oncolytic Nurse Navigator at Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Cancer Center in Muncie, Indiana and is nationally certified in oncology. Along with a multidisciplinary team, she developed a nurse navigation program that patient-centered and focuses on appropriate monitoring and support for all patients while on an oral oncolytic. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Ball State University, Muncie and has over 18 years of nursing experience.  

 If you would like more information on joining NCODA's nursing committee, please email [email protected].

This week we sit down with Shana O. Ntiri, MD, MPH, FAAFP to discuss her role within these organizations and health disparities in cancer screening and specifically breast cancer patients.

Dr. Ntiri is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  She serves as the Medical Director for the Baltimore City Cancer Program and the Senior Medical Advisor for Community Outreach and Engagement at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center.   She divides her time between direct patient care, teaching, community-based cancer control efforts and research. Her research interests include health disparities—particularly in relation to cancer screening—and the impact of community and primary care-based cancer screening initiatives upon health outcomes for urban, under resourced patient populations. Dr. Ntiri is the current president of the Maryland Academy Family Physicians and serves as a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusiveness in Family Medicine.

Season 3 Episode 11 Sal Bottiglieri

On this week’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Salvatore Bottiglieri, PharmD, BCOP to discuss the Moffitt Clinical Pharmacy Program. 

Sal received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Albany College of Pharmacy in 2008. He completed his pharmacy residency at The Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro, North Carolina and a Hematology/Oncology residency with The University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. He currently serves as the Clinical Pharmacy Coordinator in Medical Oncology services at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida. Sal practices in multiple solid tumor clinics including the gastrointestinal, head & neck, and endocrine clinic. Some of his interests include clinical pharmacy patient education and virtual health experiences, oral chemotherapy management, and clinical pharmacy administration.

Season 3 Episode 10- Wayne Woodbury- Community Oncology and Community Service

On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Wayne Woodbury, BSPharm, R.Ph Mr. Woodbury is the Pharmacy Director at Southern Oncology Specialists, a Medical Oncology/Hematology practice with five locations in the Greater Charlotte, North Carolina area.  He has overseen the growth of the practice’s medically integrated pharmacy by broadening new to market product offerings, expanding payer relations, and improving medication therapy management and patient outcomes by adhering to accreditation performance standards.  A graduate of Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston, MA, he has over 20 years of service in the fields of community, retail, long-term care, oncology/hematology and specialty pharmacy. He is a certified immunizer with experience in pharmacy management, legal and regulatory adherence, drug compounding, medication therapy management, and patient care. He currently sits on the Advisory Board for WeINSPIRE (www.weinspiremovement.org ),  a multimedia platform that connects people doing good, generates inspirational stories, and ignites positive action. Through Ambassadors, internships, and stories WeINSPIRE seeks to ignite positivity and joy.

Mr. Woodbury is also the Founder & Principal Clothier at Woodbury Collection, a clothing brand that focuses on concierge image curation.  Woodbury Collection was founded in 2009 on the premise that every individual is the sum of their unique composition and experiences. The mission is to help individuals discover their personal style by pinpointing and accentuating that individuality. Today we discuss his path into oncology, the importance of community service and challenges he faces in Community Oncology.

Season 3 Episode 9- Dr. Ivo Abraham- Trilaciclib and the economic value of multilineage myeloprotection and other work

On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN. Dr. Abraham is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Arizona. For the past decade Dr. Abraham’s research has focused mainly on clinical outcomes and effectiveness research, in particular how variability in (drug-centric) treatment regimens is associated with variability in patient outcomes. He has (co-)authored more than 260+ articles and more than 60+ chapters, and has (co-)edited 29 books, monographs, and journal issues.

Today we discuss his article on Trilaciclib and the economic value of multilineage myeloprotection, his personal story, and his other work in oncology.

You can access the article discussed in the podcast here.

You can access the Trilaciclib PQI here.

Season 3 Episode 8- Porscha Johnson - Pharmacogenomics

On this week’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Porscha Johnson, PharmD, CPGx to discuss the role of the genomics pharmacist and the importance of pharmacogenomics today. We also discuss disparities in clinical trials and genetic testing and how Dr. Johnson champions health equity and innovative patient care. 

Dr. Johnson is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Howard University College of Pharmacy in Washington, DC. She furthered her training through the completion of a two-year post-doctoral clinical pharmacy fellowship in Hematology/Oncology and Critical Care at Howard University Hospital. Currently, she practices as a Medical Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Atlanta where she specializes in caring for medical oncology, hematology, and bone marrow transplant patient populations. She oversees and contributes to many hospital-wide and department initiatives and the development and delivery of educational material and presentations to all disciplines according to cutting-edge research within the field. Dr. Johnson also serves as an independent consultant for pharmacogenomics and the Lead Clinical Oncology Pharmacist for her cancer institute’s Cancer Genomics Team to ensure the exceptional care for all patients through implementation of precision medicine.

Season 3 Episode 7- Dr. Arjun Gupta- Time Toxicity

On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Arjun Gupta, MD.  Dr. Gupta is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He is a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, a symptom management enthusiast, and a health services researcher. His research specifically examines cancer care access and delivery, the costs of cancer care, and the hidden burdens imposed on and faced by people with cancer and their caregivers while receiving this care.

Today we discuss time toxicity of cancer treatment and his related article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. The article can be found here: https://ascopubs.org/doi/pdf/10.1200/JCO.21.02810.

On today’s episode of The PQI Podcast we welcome Cathy Marinak, APRN, AOCNP. Cathy is a Cancer Genetics Counselor with Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute. Cathy holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University and earned her master’s degree from Florida Atlantic University. Additionally, Cathy has received advanced training in genetics counseling, and is Board Certified in Oncology. In her current role, Cathy uses her over 30 years of experience, to guide patients through the genetic screening and testing process, and provides support and referrals based on testing results. 

Today we discuss the role and importance of a genetics counselor, pathways to becoming a genetics counselor, and Florida Cancer’s genetics counseling program. 

More information on Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute can be found here: https://flcancer.com/.