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Episode 14 | Pharmacists and Smoking Cessation Services - Myriam Shaw-Ojeda and Andrew Straw
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English - December 17, 2021 17:23 - 53 minutes - 122 MBLife Sciences Science Business Entrepreneurship pharmacy innovation healthcare medication higher education college university education cedarville ohio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Smoking continues to be a public health concern in the United States. Despite clear data on the negative health implications of smoking, 14% of adults in the US are current smokers. Pharmacists, with accessibility in underserved communities and unique knowledge regarding nicotine replacement products, are uniquely positioned to assist individuals interested in smoking cessation. In this episode of DISRxUPT, Dr. Myriam Shaw-Ojeda, assistant professor for pharmacy practice at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and Director of Pharmacy Extension and Public Health at the Ohio Pharmacists Association and The Ohio State University Extension, and Dr. Andrew Straw, assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University, join us to discuss this topic. Listen as we describe the unique work that the Ohio Pharmacists Association has done to provide training for pharmacists interested in providing smoking cessation services, including the opportunity to manage nicotine replacement therapy and be reimbursed for these services in the state of Ohio.