Talk to Your Pharmacist

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Our guest, Dr. Sierra Richard is a residency trained pediatric and women's clinical pharmacist for an academic medical center. In her free time, she creates educational videos that help others learn about the value that pharmacists have and what it looks like to be a practicing clinical pharmacist. Her goal is to help pharmacy workers live their best "happy pharm life". Interview topics - How to get started on social media as a pharmacist/pharmacy student - Using social media for professional growth - Balancing social media, work, and life Guest - Sierra Richard, PharmD Happy Pharm Life, Pharmacy Content Creator -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/happypharmlife -Website: https://www.happypharmlife.com -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/happypharmlife Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter

Our guest,Samm Anderegg, PharmD, MS is Chief Executive Officer at DocStation, a software platform that helps pharmacies & health plans operate clinical programs at scale. As CEO, Dr. Anderegg plays an active role in product, strategy, business development, marketing, and customer engagement. Samm graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He completed residency training and a combined Master’s degree program specializing in Pharmacy Administration & Leadership at the University of Kansas Health-System. Talking points: Provider Status - State of the Union Payment for Services - Medical Billing Payment for Services - Payer Contracts Implementation & Sustainability Pharmacies of the Future Guest - Samm Andergg, CEO, DocStation To reach Dr. Anderegg, you can email him at samm@docstation.co. His LinkedIn is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammuelanderegg/ Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @ta

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Michelle Fritsch is a board certified geriatric clinical pharmacist with a passion for healthy aging and education. She is a specialist in medication use, prevention, and retirement transition in people over 60. She is founder of Retirement Wellness Strategies; co-founder of Propel Comprehensive Wellness; and co-founder of Medipreneurs. She works with a broad definition of health – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aligned with purpose in each phase of life. Medipreneurs Summit 2022 is August 26-28 in Cincinnati, OH. It is nearly sold out. 2. This is Medipreneurs 5th Anniversary celebration! 3. Many entrepreneurial pharmacists got their start or reached new levels through Medipreneurs 4. We can talk about the mission/the ‘why’ of Mediprenerurs Michelle's other business includes work with leaders nearing retirement: 1. Retirement Wellness Strategies is for executives about 2-3 years before retirement. It is a 1:1 virtual 20-visit process to create a clea

Our guest, Shawn Bjorndal, CEO and Founder of RPhAlly, is a graduate of the School of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University. Launched midyear of 2020, RPhAlly is a community and networking platform for pharmacy professionals. Shawn’s vision of RPhAlly is to become a one-stop-shop to help pharmacy professionals find the right connections and career roadmaps, increase industry awareness, learn from colleagues, and advocate for the profession. Shawn began his pharmacy career in the retail setting and spent over a decade serving patients at the community level with three different national chains. In 2016, he transitioned to a leadership role in mail order and became licensed in 27 states. He is currently part of the San Diego Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force to help decrease the abuse of prescription drugs. His greatest professional passion is to help pharmacists figure out how to push our profession forward by creating programs that bring value through positive outcomes. Shawn, welcome to the Talk

Our guest, Dr. John Kim, is the owner and pharmacist in charge of Robinson Drug & Compounding Center. His interest in compounding grew since his early days of pharmacy school, which led him to complete his pharmacy externship at the Professional Compounding Center of America (PCCA) in Houston, TX. After obtaining his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), he completed his Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative/Functional Medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging (A4M). Dr. Kim actively lectures in pharmacist educational events in a matter of functional medicine, cannabis medicine, and complementary therapies in treating complex disease states. John, welcome to the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast Interview topics: - Functional medicine - Wellness consultation - Aging population - The importance of custom tailoring hormone treatments instead of using a “one size fits all” approach Guest - John Kim, PharmD https://drkimwellness.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/d-h-john-k-8a8a6b32/ https://www.facebook.

In this episode, you’ll hear from Tim Ulbrich, who is helping to improve pharmacists’ financial literacy. Tim is a pharmacist passionate about identifying career paths that fit students’ goals and interests so they can have fulfilling careers and lives. Tim is also the creator of the pharmacy podcast, Your Financial Pharmacist, and author of the book, Seven Figure Pharmacist. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with his Doctor of Pharmacy and completed residency training in community/ambulatory care at Ohio State. After paying off more than $200,000 in non-mortgage debt, Tim is working to empower pharmacists and pharmacy students to take control of their financial future. Guest - Tim Ulbrich, Pharm.D. Website: www.yourfinancialpharmacist.com and www.yfpplanning.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourfinancialpharmacist/ and https://www.facebook.com/groups/390846528023004/ LinkedIn (personal): https://www.linkedin.com/in/timulbrich/ Instagram: @yourfinancialpharmacist and @timothyulbrich Host -

In this episode, our guest is Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research. Born and raised in the world of pharmacy, Antonio Ciaccia has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management, eventually heading up government affairs for the Ohio Pharmacists Association, where his data analytics work helped lead state officials to audit and uncover $244 million in hidden prescription drug overcharges in the state Medicaid managed care program. After years of studying the pharmacy marketplace, Antonio became increasingly perplexed and concerned as he saw drug costs spiking while payouts to pharmacies were declining and more drugs were being excluded from plan coverage. Knowing something was being lost somewhere in

In this episode, our Our guest, Dr. Lisa Faast is an innovator, experienced business executive, and leader in the independent pharmacy industry. With over 20 years of experience as a pharmacy owner, consultant, compounder, and businesswoman, she is able to bring a unique perspective to the industry’s problems. Her passion is helping independent pharmacy owners thrive by focusing on diversifying and then growing revenue streams. She is currently CEO at DiversifyRx, a consulting and education company, a multi-store pharmacy owner, in addition to being a wife and mom of 4. Interview topics About DiversifyRx: Pharmacy owners have suffered enough from low profits, DIR fees, effective rate contracts, unfair audits, and much more. While it gets tougher as a pharmacy owner every year, there has never been more opportunity available than there is now. Every pharmacy owner should have a thriving, profitable pharmacy. DiversifyRx is on a mission to save every independent pharmacy. Our 6 Pillars of Pharmacy Profitabili

In this episode, our guest is Cory Jenks, who earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist, outpatient clinical pharmacist, and inpatient clinical pharmacist. His current practice is as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy specialist, where he applies his passion for lifestyle interventions in the management of chronic disease. In addition to his career as a pharmacist, Cory is also an accomplished improv comedian, having started on his comedy journey in 2013. Since then, Cory has coached, taught, and performed improv teaching other healthcare professionals how to apply the valuable skills of improv comedy to create a more adaptable, empathetic, and humanizing healthcare experience. Cory lives in Tucson, Arizona, with his wife, Cassie, their two children, and ten chickens. When he’s not caring for patients or making people laugh, Cory enjoys harvesting rainwater, playing racquetball, basketball, and golf, and explori

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Jamie Wilkey is a pharmacist who loves what she does and brings passion and happiness to the pharmacy profession. Jamie grew up in a small town in Wyoming where she got her start in pharmacy working at the local City Drug. She attended the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy for her Doctor of Pharmacy. She was active in student government while at UW and also served as president and later as vice-president of her pharmacy class. For 10 years post-graduation, Jamie worked in community pharmacy while having and raising her 4 little boys. Frustrated by the stress and schedule of that position created her own job for herself that better suits her talents, her passions, and her family’s busy schedule. She abruptly jumped out of retail and into the world of entrepreneurship and has found her true calling in life. She is the founder & CEO of Arches Health, LLC. She serves patients in her community as a consultant pharmacist focusing on pharmacogenomics. After getting her p

In this episode, our guest Peter Koshland shares about his path to compounding and issues facing it today. Peter Koshland, PharmD opened his compounding pharmacy, Koshland Pharm, in 2009 in San Francisco and works with doctors and patients on individualized, integrative therapies that make a difference in the quality of patients’ day-to-day lives. Peter has seen the profound impact high-quality compounded medicine can have, so producing the absolute best patient outcomes is what drives his decisions as CEO of Koshland Pharm. When he is not in the pharmacy, Peter spends his time consulting with and educating doctors about the multiple applications of compounded medicine in their respective fields. Main topics: Why big pharma is lobbying against bio-identical HRT How bias against compounding pharmacies could limit the options available to doctors treating patients The economic impact that FDA overreach could have on pharmacists across the country Peter Koshland -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterkos

Our guest, Sarah Ruth, has spent almost a decade building healthtech startups. She cut her teeth in healthcare technology at Oscar Health, where she helped grow the team by 1000 in less than two years. She moved on to Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet company, where she scaled the internal team and launched several of its portfolio companies, including CityBlock Health. Most recently, she led US Portfolio talent for Octopus Ventures, a UK-based VC fund that specializes in launching healthtech companies. Currently, she leads Recruiting for Thyme Care, a Nashville-based oncology navigation startup backed by Andresseen Horowitz, AlleyCorp, Frist Cressey, Casdin, and Bessemer. Sarah Ruth lives in Wedgewood Houston with her husband Michael and their Golden Retrievers Charlotte and Lucy. Talking Points: What does the interview process typically look like from behind the scenes? What makes a candidate standout? What is the best way to work with a recruiter? Is it ok to reach out to people on Linkedin? Guest - Sarah R

In this episode, our guest is Ramzi Yacoub, PharmD, who is Chief Pharmacy Officer at RxSense, overseeing the clinical side of the health tech company that provides transparency and access to consistently low prices on prescription drugs. He provides clinical guidance to clients, lends expertise and oversight to program development and oversees compliance for standards of care and safety. Prior to RxSense, he was Director of Client Services at Catalyst Health Solutions, then Catamaran, where he was a senior clinical consultant to large health plans and premier clients. He also spent several years as AVP of Health Plans with Solid Benefit Guidance. Ramzi holds a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) from the University of Florida. He is based in Florida. Ramzi's Social Handles: https://www.linkedin.com/company/singlecare/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/rxsense/ https://www.instagram.com/singlecare/?hl=en https://www.singlecare.com/ https://rxsense.com/ https://twitter.com/rxsense?lang=en https://twitter.com/sing

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Rajinder Rai, (Ra-GIN-der RIE) PharmD, the founder and CEO of digital wellness company SunRais Health™. With over two decades of experience in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical education, Dr. Rai is disrupting this field in holistic and innovative ways. As an advocate for pharmacists, she is actively involved in the advancement of this industry, and currently serves as the president of the Ventura County Chapter of California Pharmacists Association as well as on the advisory board of PatchRx and GoodRx. Dr. Rai aims to guide disease prevention from a holistic approach in order to lead and teach others how to live a healthy, strong, and free life. Main points: 1. Changing role of pharmacists and opportunities for them to pivot 2. Importance of aligning your vision in life with your purpose to have a fulfilling career and life. 3. Helping women get off "auto-pilot" Guest: Dr. Rajinder Rai www.thrivewithdrrai.com | IG: @thrivewithdrrai | www.sunraishealth.com | IG:

In this episode, our guest is Jim Hrncir (pronounced: hern-sir), who is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern pharmaceutical compounding. Jim is responsible for the formulation of many Bio-Identical Hormones, Dermatological, Nutritional, and Anti-Aging compounds in wide use throughout the US. He has worked in radio and TV, including multiple appearances on Dr. Phil as a hormone expert. As a member of the board of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC), Jim is passionate about the benefits pharmaceutical compounding can bring to patients. Jim Hrncir, RPh founded Las Colinas Pharmacy, Compounding & Wellness in 1984 and is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern pharmaceutical compounding. Jim’s 1986 creation of Estradiol Transdermal Gel was the first of its kind in the United States, and he is responsible for the formulation of many Bio-Identical Hormone, Dermatological, Nutritional, and Anti-Aging compounds in wide use throughout the US. Jim was named the 2017 Compounding Pharmacist of t

In this episode, our guest is Helen Sairany, the CEO for South Carolina Pharmacy Association. Prior to joining SCPhA, Helen served as the Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacist Association. She has extensive knowledge, skills, and experiences in administrative management, regulatory, practice, healthy equity, and accreditation systems gained through her 11 years of serving the profession as a Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), Director of Quality Assurance at the University of Duhok College of Pharmacy, and as a trauma-informed provider serving the needs of underserved communities at the frontline in Northern Iraq. We talk about the role of the state executive, current issues facing pharmacy, and the Women of Leadership meeting hosted by South Carolina Pharmacy Association.

Our guest, Dustin Lippert is someone I met in Nashville at the Entrepreneur Center. He just redesigned my website hillaryblackburn.com. If you are looking for someone to help with updating your website, he did a fantastic job. Wanted to have him on to talk about the importance of branding. A bit more about Dustin Over the last 6 years, between his 9-5 in a marketing agency and growing his own clients on the side, Dustin Adam Lippert has created identity systems for local, regional, and national brand ranging from startups to companies with annual revenue of $600 million. In the process he partnered with architectural firms, IT departments, interior design teams, and tech teams to implement brand assets across every medium including print, digital, and environmental products. On the side of his day job, Dustin successfully freelances with several of his own clients doing UI/UX for webdesign, branding, and independent consulting. Main points: 1) What is design? - Good design solves both visible and invisible

In this episode, our guest is Mitch Lee of the ReTell Pharmacy podcast. Mitch started in retail pharmacy as a cashier in 2004 and stayed with it as a tech and into pharmacy school (graduated as a pharmacist in 2010). He began to see and hear SO many interesting intersections as a floater and decided to start ReTell Pharmacy Podcast to share those stories so others in our industry won’t feel alone when they have a tough day. Listeners send in their stories through Facebook and Twitter and a new episode of the show drops once a week on Fridays. He really tries to be intentional in being down-to-earth and not taking himself too seriously, as is often the case in the medical field. Guest Guest: Mike Lee (ReTell Pharmacy) Email: mitchell.lee83@gmail.com Host - Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA www.hillaryblackburn.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillary-blackburn-67a92421/ @talktoyourpharmacist for Instagram and Facebook @HillBlackburn Twitter

In this episode, our guest is Our guest, Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, joined Cardinal Health in June 2020 to lead the company’s biosimilar strategy. She most recently served as the Vice President of Innovation and Digital Health at Premier Inc., where she led their national biosimilars strategy on behalf of 4,000 where she partnered with pharmaceutical manufacturers and providers to create resources, and education to help health system stakeholders evaluate and adopt biosimilars. Sonia is an established thought leader with numerous publications and currently serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Biosimilars. She holds a Doctor of Pharmacy from Belmont University. Main Talking Points: Commonly asked questions: - What are biosimilars? - How they are different than generics - How long they have been approved in the U.S. (and the rest of the world) - Why are they important (eg cost savings) - Explaining the interchangeability designation + why it matters - Understanding state regulations an