The Regimen

Listen in with former RIDOC Medical Director Dr. Justin Berk as he shares his experience and hot takes on the RI Prison system and the carceral system as a whole. From OUD, housing, and the COVID-19 pandemic, we cover it all.

Tune in to listen to the Season 6 Premiere of The regimen Public Health Podcast. New Host Jake Lawrence PharmD ’23, and standing host Jeffrey Bratberg PharmD take a deep dive into recent social media phenomenons and miracle diabetes medications- GLP-1 Ra drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Today we are joined by two very special guests - Registered Pharmacist, URI College of Pharmacy Professor and Certified Diabetes Outpatient Educator, Dr. Lisa Cohen, to give her expert opinion on these hot to market drugs, and Register Nurse and URI Alum, Angelina Aguiar, to discuss her personal experience using Saxenda, a GLP-1 indicated for weight loss, and why she ultimately chose to stop therapy.

All this and more on this weeks season premiere of The Regimen!

Welcome back! Tune in for a sneak peak at the great topics and discussion we have planned for Season 6 of The Regimen, a public health podcast.

Tune in to hear about the recently expanded access of mifepristone, now able to be dispensed through REMS certified pharmacies. Today we are joined by two amazing guests- family medicine Dr. Andrea Arena and third-year Brown medical student, Rachel Moody, in discussing the current landscape of medication abortion, barriers to access, recommendations for reproductive justice advocacy, and more! 

In 2022, the opioid crisis claimed over 100,000 lives. Expanding access to medication assisted substance use disorder treatment has never been so critical. Now, with the DEA X-waiver eliminated, the opportunity to provide life saving treatment is that much easier. This week The Regimen is proud to welcome the team responsible for a pivotal study that evaluated a pharmacy based approach to buprenorphine treatment. Today we get an exclusive behind the scenes look at the efforts that made this research possible and first-hand evidence of its impact on patients.

We're joined this week by two fantastic guests, Dr. Virginia Lemay and Dr. Audrey Whalen. We discuss potential benefits and barriers to expanding point of care testing and the changing landscape of medication administration services in community pharmacies.  

Listen to hear our hosts joined by two amazing guests- Joseph Kennedy and Russel Scarpa in discussing the changing landscape of information exchange, the "right" to spread health misinformation, and it's detrimental effects on public health.

Welcome back! We're kicking off our second year and season 5 of The Regimen by giving you a glimpse into what we have planned for 2023. 

Dr Rob Dufresne joins us to discuss psychedelic drugs, their potential uses in the treatment of mental health disorders, and their status as controlled substances.

Dr. Amy Nunn, the Executive Director at the Rhode Island Public Health Institute and a key founder of Open-Door Health, joins us to discuss HIV exposure, vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ communities, and how infection risks can be minimized using PrEP therapy.