Talk to Your Pharmacist

Dec 02 2024 262 ep. 28 mins 163
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We're dispensing stories of success from across the continuum of care. Talk to Your Pharmacist is a podcast for pharmacists, student pharmacists, and others across the country to hear from industry leaders about their leadership stories and current healthcare topics. The Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast was founded and hosted by pharmacist, Dr. Hillary Blackburn.

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Empowering Pharmacy Leaders: Practical Steps for Enhancing Team Performance with Laurie Lee Smith

Dec 02 2024 21 mins  
In this episode, our guest is Laurie Lee Smith, who is the CEO of Laurie Lee Leadership and a seasoned executive coach with over threedecades of healthcare expertise, certified by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). Laurie’s international coaching and leadership engagements have spanned continents, including North America, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, with a focus

Shedding Light on Rare Diseases with Tamar Thompson

Nov 25 2024 23 mins  
In this episode, our guest, Tamar (Tay-mar) Thompson with us, the Head of Corporate Affairs at Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease. With over 20 years of experience in healthcare, Tamar leads global corporate efforts in policy and advocacy. She recently has been showcasing Alexion’s new short film, Rare Connections in NMOSD where she underscores the need to raise awareness of NMOSD

Assistance Options for Patients with CEO, Danielle Vizcaino

Oct 20 2024 22 mins  
Talk to Your Pharmacist Podcast Interview - Danielle Vizcaino and Hillary BlackburnDanielle Vizcaino, President and CEO of The Assistance Fund (TAF), discussed the organization's role in providing financial assistance to patients facing high medical out-of-pocket costs. TAF, founded in 2009, has helped over 190,000 people, including 40,070 in 2023, with nearly 100 disease-specific

Cultivating Leadership & Performance with Dr. Brian Clyne

Oct 14 2024 29 mins  
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Brian Clyne who is a Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown Universitywhere he has served in numerous clinical, educational, and administrative leadership roles over the past 20 years. As Vice Chair for Education at ACT Leadership, Dr. Clyne develops and supports programs across the continuum of learners from undergra

Regulatory Considerations in Compounding Pharmacy Practice with Martha Rumore

Aug 26 2024 34 mins  
In this episode, Our guest, Martha M. Rumore, PharmD, Esq, MS, LLM, FAPhA is a pharmacist-attorney in Frier Levitt’s Life Sciences Department. Her practice focuses on healthcare law; Food, Drug Cosmetic law; pharmacy law and regulatory issues; PBM issues; as well as pharmaceutical and medical device intellectual property including trademark, copyright, trade secret and all aspect

Relational Leadership with Dr. Kyle Turner

Aug 04 2024 26 mins  
In this episode, our guest is Kyle Turner, who is an Associate Professor (Clinical) at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy and a clinical pharmacist at the Midvale Clinic. He earned his PharmD degree at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy and then completed the Pharmaceutical Care Leadership Residency at the University of Minnesota. Currently, he is directing the Utah

Ins & Outs of Pharmaceutical Manufacturing with Sarah Arington Leach

Jul 23 2024 23 mins  
In this episode, our guest is Sarah Arington Leach, who currently serves as VP of Strategic Commercialization at Prasco. Her primary objective is to provide pharmaceutical manufacturers with solutions that break down barriers of entry and create access for needed and innovative therapies for patients and caregivers. Prior to Prasco, she worked at OhioHealth implementing 340B and Ow

A ‘FinanciaI Advisor’ Approach to Healthcare with Patrick Alonso

Jul 12 2024 21 mins  
In this episode, our guest is Patrick Alonso, a licensed pharmacist and host of the Men's Health Unscripted podcast, isn't your typical healthcare expert. He works as an advocate for men’s health similar to how a financial advisor works as an advocate for monetary gains.Patrick was recently interviewed on WFTS ABC News for his work with Your Tampa Healthcare Advocate, where he he

Bitcoin for Drug Rebates with Nihowdy's James Wong

Jun 16 2024 27 mins  
In this episode, our guest is James Wong, a pharmacist and founder of NiHowdy, pioneered the first platform offering customers drug rebates in Bitcoin on prescription refills. With experience in owning and operating pharmacies and skilled nursing facilities, he's a proud University of the Pacific graduate. Advocating blood donation, he highlights its potential to save lives, with e

The ABCs of BOPs and PBMs: A Comprehensive Guide for Pharmacies

Jun 02 2024 28 mins  
In this episode, we have two guests:Harini BupathiHarini's practice focuses on counseling several different types of pharmacy providers on their relationships with PBMs and other similar payors. She advises clients in a wide range of PBM-related matters including network access, audits, termination, wrongful recoupment actions, and fraud, waste, and abuse investigations. Harini uti