Interviews

Donald Klepser, PhD, MBA, professor and dean of academic affairs at the College of Pharmacy in the University of Nebraska Medical Center, discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the role of pharmacy technicians and what is expected as we move forward.

From the first approved CAR T therapy for multiple myeloma, to the recently-approved ciltacabtagene autoleucel, significant steps have been taken.

An intelligence-based system could help improve the timeliness of referrals to palliative care and hospice services in a community oncology environment.

Elizabeth Ruzzo, PhD, founder and CEO of Adyn, discusses the impact of the reversal of Roe v. Wade and how it will affect pharmacies.

June 27 is National HIV Testing Day, so Pharmacy Times® sat down with Brad McElya, PharmD, director of Specialty Health Solutions at Walgreens, to discuss the importance of HIV testing.

Anna Pham, PharmD, PGY2 ambulatory care resident at Intermountain Healthcare, discusses the role of ambulatory care pharmacists in primary care clinics.

Aimee Banks, PharmD, BCPS, MSCS, clinical pharmacist in the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses the role of the pharmacists in patient care, improving outcomes, and managing transitions of care.

Jeff Betcher, BSPharm, MBA, director of pharmacy at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses how automated chemotherapy dose rounding can help decrease drug waste and cost.

Tina Saleh, PharmD, PGY1 specialty pharmacy resident at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System, discusses how oral anticancer agents differ from infusions and how pharmacists can improve tolerability for patients.

Brooke Looney, PharmD, certified specialty pharmacist in the Oncology Clinic at Vanderbilt Specialty Pharmacy, discusses medication changes and adverse events for patients starting encorafenib and binimetinib.

Kayla Cierniak, PharmD, MS, BCPS, FISMP, medication safety officer in oncology at Seidman Cancer Center discusses the Bar Code Medication Administration and some challenges the initiative faced.

Arpit Mehta, PharmD, MPh, MHA, director of Pharmacy at Allegheny General Hospital, discusses innovations in health-system patient care models to improve patient outcomes.

Katherine Harte, PharmD, a PGY2 ambulatory care pharmacy resident at the Rhode Island Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island, discusses the impact of pharmacist management on SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonist utilization in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Aimee Banks, PharmD, BCPS, MSCS, clinical pharmacist in the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discusses new hematology, oncology, and autoimmune therapies in the pipeline that pharmacists should be aware of.

Beth Koselke, PharmD, BCOP, discusses the impact of pharmacist intervention in clinical trial enrollment, specifically in the MYLUNG Consortium.

Nicholas Robert, MD, chief medical officer at Ontada, discusses disparities in biomarker testing and how they are being addresses at ASCO 2022 Annual Meeting.

Tesh Khullar, co-founder and president of House Rx, discusses how social determinants of health can impact time to treatment initiation.

In this episode, host Joanna Lewis speaks to Camille Schrier, the 2019 and 2020 Miss America, about being a pharmacy student and what being Miss America means to her.

Sara Wettergreen, assistant professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacy, and Department of Family Medicine, at Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, on burnout and mental health concerns among pharmacy technicians

Cara McNulty, president of Behavioral Health and Mental Well-Being at CVS Health, discusses a recently published survey from CVS Health Study on rising concerns of mental health in Americans.

Ron Lanton, JD, principal at Lanton Law, discussed the recent Johnson & Johnson legal settlement in Texas to resolve opioid claims.

Laly Havern, PharmD, MS, BCACP, director in specialty health solutions leading in oncology and fertility at Walgreens, discusses the company's Fertility Awareness Campaign that is being launched as part of National Infertility Awareness Week.

Dave Dixon, PharmD, discussed heart failure treatments in the pipeline and what he sees for the future of pharmacists in cardiovascular care.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, MS, MBA director of pharmacy at Emory Healthcare and Winship Cancer Institute, discusses the pharmacists role in care teams for targeted therapies at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Annual Meeting.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Chelsee Jensen, PharmD, pharmaceutical formulary manager at Mayo Clinic, discusses biosimilar usage in health systems and challenges that come with it.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times®, Eric Tichy, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FAST, FCCP, Vice Chair of Pharmacy/Formulary at Mayo Clinic, discusses some formulary trends in biosimilars at the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy Annual Meeting.

Milind Desai, MD, national principal investigator of the VALOR-HCM trial, discussed new results presented at the American College of Cardiology 2022 Scientific Sessions.

George MacKinnon, founding dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy and a professor there, discusses burnout in the pharmacy and how it can ultimately impact patients.