Standardizing Pharmacy Services within a Health System
In this episode, Jillian Foster shares about her role as system pharmacy leader with Baptist Memorial Health Care as she is helping to bring different service lines together to standardize as a system. Pharmacy is becoming less about what happens within the four walls of the hospital to include more ambulatory services such as infusion […]
How Do Prescription Drug Plans Work?
In this episode, you’ll hear about how prescription drug costs work for Americans with Medicare and Medicaid and a bit about how someone might seek information about different health plans. We also discuss some about the current drug pricing complexities and hope to offer some solutions for consumers to be savvy. Guest, Ryan McCostlin, is […]
Expanding an Independent Pharmacy Business
In this episode, you’ll hear from Rick Sain who helped lead an independent pharmacy in Murfreesboro, TN to successful expansions in long term care, compounding, medical equipment and most significantly specialty pharmacy which is why Fred’s purchased this business in 2015. He explains the benefits of having a coach or consultant and the importance of […]
Inside Academia: A Dean’s Perspective
In this episode, you’ll hear about the vision and strategies used for successfully leading a school of pharmacy. Through careful planning, Dean David Allen has taken on numerous key initiatives to advance the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy since assuming the position in 2012. You’ll learn the importance of finding mentors and developing goals.
Telehealth & Business Tips from a Pharmapreneur
In this episode, you’ll hear from a pharmapreneur who will share his rubric for deciding whether to pursue a new business idea or not. Todd Barrett has been involved in many areas of pharmacy including long term care and specialty. Currently, he is leading a telehealth company that brings a prescriber into pharmacies to conveniently […]
What It’s Like to Be a Pharmacist on Capitol Hill
In this episode, you’ll hear about how pharmacists can play a role in developing policy on Capitol Hill. Special guest, Constance Payne, shares her experience representing pharmacy on key legislation such as the Drug Safety and Supply Chain Act. She is currently running a program for the state of Tennessee in her role as Health […]
Leading Clinical Pharmacy Services in a Hospital
In this episode, you’ll hear about the importance of developing your leadership style and how to stay up-to-date on topics important to the hospital C-suite. Special guest, Phil Ayers, is a nationally recognized nutrition support pharmacist. He leads the clinical services at Mississippi Baptist Health Systems.
A Growing Field within the Pharmaceutical Industry
In this episode, you’ll hear about the up and coming area of health economics and outcomes research (HECOR) in the pharmaceutical industry. Anne DePriest shares about her role as Principal Liaison at Janssen Pharmaceuticals and some skills that might benefit pharmacists in one of these HECOR positions.
How Can Pharmacy Make Impacts on Healthcare Quality?
In this episode, you’ll learn about quality integrated networks and how a quality consulting company provides services to many different healthcare groups. Amanda Ryan, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Qsource , shares the initiatives and metrics that she’s focused on as a pharmacist to help impact quality within healthcare settings.
Blockchain Technology Use in Pharmacy
In this episode, you’ll learn about the use of blockchain in healthcare and hear about a unique partnership between a start up company, Hashed Health, and Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy. Our guest, Beth Breeden, has been a pioneer in the pharmacy informatics space, successfully securing the first partnership among schools of pharmacy across the […]