Episodes
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Complex Patient Case - Women’s Health + Contraception
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Friday Jan 20, 2023
Reason for Visit: JS was referred by her PCP to the ambulatory care pharmacist for contraceptive counseling.
Chief Complaint: “I think I’m leaning more towards the pill, but I’m really open to anything. It’s also itchy again down there, probably another yeast infection.”
Guest Author: Elizabeth Salisbury, PharmD
Expert Panelists: Ashley Meredith, PharmD, MPH, BCACP; Rebecca Stone, PharmD, BCACP, and Sally Rafie, PharmD, BCPS
Wanna earn continuing pharmacy education (CPE) for this program? Be sure to log-in to the iForumRx website, review the case, listen to the podcast, and scroll to the bottom of the page to claim CE.
Check out the Birth Control Pharmacist website.
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
This episode is a collaboration between the ACCP Ambulatory Care Practice and Research Network (PRN) ... and iForumRx.org.
Wondering if a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) is right for your patient? Worried about workflow, prior authorization, billing, and payment? Our expert panelists explain how they manage patients in their practices and how they bill for their services.
Guests: Jennifer Trujillo, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, BC-ADM; Edward Saito, PharmD, BCACP; and Christina Sherrill, PharmD, BCACP, CPP
Produced by Jonathan Hughes, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP and Anna Love, PharmD, BCACP
Music by lemonmusicstudio from Pixabay
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Annual Wellness Visits: Pharmacists Closing Care Gaps
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Friday Jul 08, 2022
Many older adults do not receive recommended screening exams or treatments and frequently take multiple medications that place them at high risk of adverse effects and drug-drug interactions. Pharmacists performing an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) provides an opportunity to conduct a comprehensive medication review to identify and correct medication-related problems as well as close care gaps.
Guest Authors: Brenna Gelen, PharmD and Nicole Slater, PharmD, BCACP
Music by Good Talk
Friday May 06, 2022
Friday May 06, 2022
Two novel oral antiviral agents were granted emergency use authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in late December 2021. Although it is named after Thor’s hammer, Mjölnir, molnupiravir was given a last place (4th line) recommendation by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) COVID-19 Treatment Guideline Panel. What gives?
Guest Authors: Amanda Applegate, PharmD, BCACP and Mary Beth Dameron, PharmD, BCACP
Music by Good Talk
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Friday Jul 30, 2021
Allergic rhinitis affects millions of children and adults. Indeed, it is the fifth most common chronic disease in the United States. Although people do not die from allergic rhinitis, it sure can make you feel miserable, disturb sleep, and impair daily activities. Guidelines recommend the use of intranasal corticosteroids on a daily basis since the onset of action takes a few days. In reality, however, patients adjust their treatment according to the severity of their symptoms. As-needed corticosteroid use is effective for the treatment and prevention of asthma symptoms. Can we apply this same concept to allergic rhinitis? Could the as-needed use of intranasal corticosteroids achieve the same outcomes as daily use?
Guest Authors: Lalitha Sukumar, PharmD; Alyssa Gallipani, PharmD, BCACP; and Rahul Jacob, PharmD
Music by Good Talk
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Can a Polypill ‘TIP’ the Scale to a One-Size-Fits All Approach?
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Friday Feb 26, 2021
Creating an ideal therapeutic regimen is often like putting a puzzle together, with adherence being a critical piece of that puzzle. Studies, and clinical experience, show that patients are more likely to adhere to once-daily medication administration when compared to regimens that require more frequent dosing. Given that pill burden and medication cost are an increasing problem, would our patients benefit from a simple, low-cost, one-size-fits-all approach to addressing cardiovascular risk?
Guests: Ebony Isis Evans, PharmD, Katy Pincus, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, and Sara Wettergreen, PharmD, BCACP
Music by Good Talk
Friday Feb 12, 2021
There’s an App for That! Can Smartphone Apps Assist with Smoking Cessation?
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Friday Feb 12, 2021
Despite numerous anti-smoking campaigns, millions of adults continue to use traditional tobacco-cigarettes or e-cigarettes. Nearly 70% of smokers state they want to quit, however, less than 10% are successful. Disappointingly, less than 60% of smokers report being offered any advice from healthcare professionals when trying to quit. Smartphone applications are a new option for patients attempting to quit smoking in the digital age, but it is unclear if these apps improve quit rates.
Guest Authors: Yue Pheng Vang, PharmD and Michelle Balli, PharmD, BCACP
Music by Good Talk
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Friday Jul 31, 2020
Hypertension is poorly managed in the United States with only 25% of patients achieving optimal blood pressure (BP) control (BP less than 130/80 mmHg). To achieve optimal control, patients require close follow-up and BP-lowering medication regimens need to be titrated and periodically adjusted. Community pharmacists are in a unique position to manage patients who have poorly controlled hypertension. However, significant barriers exist to implementing hypertension management services by community pharmacists including a lack of reimbursement. Is chronic care management (CCM) a viable payment model to support these services?
Guest Authors: Kimberly Zitko, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP and Brittany Schmidt, PharmD, BCACP
Music by Good Talk
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Addressing the Adherence Problem: Do Med Sync Programs Really Work?
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
The “silent killer” that impacts every ambulatory care practice is medication non-adherence. Today, medication non-adherence is estimated to cause 125,000 preventable deaths every year and costs all of us $300 billion. It is no surprise that pharmacists have an important roll to play tackling this critical issue. Many pharmacies have now implemented medication synchronization or med sync programs to proactively address medication adherence. While some have called med sync a “golden ticket,” research is clearly needed.
Guest Authors: Michael Kachmarsky, PharmD, BCACP and Daniel Longyhore, PharmD, MS, BCACP
Music by Good Talk
Friday Aug 16, 2019
The Power of Pharmacist-to-Pharmacist Handoffs During Transitions of Care
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Friday Aug 16, 2019
Hospital readmissions are often medication-related and potentially preventable. Pharmacists can play a vital role in improving medication outcomes during transitions of care (TOC). Although numerous TOC practice models have been described, it remains unclear what practices will promote optimal continuity of care. A recently published study in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association (JAPhA) examined the impact of pharmacist-to-pharmacist handoffs using electronic communications to reduce hospital readmissions in high-risk patients.
Guest Authors: Jessica Wooster, PharmD, BCACP and Laressa Bethishou, PharmD, BCPS
Music by Good Talk