PQS Quality Corner Show
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsJoin Pharmacy Quality Solutions Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts Nick Dorich, PharmD, for a podcast series "Quality Corner Show" that covers everything quality in the world of pharmacy and patient care. Look for future episodes to interview guests and experts in the healthcare profession.
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What's New at the PQA Annual Meeting 2024?
April 02, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBAmanda Ryan, PharmD, BCGP, CPHQ, Director of Education, Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about what to expect at the upcoming PQA Annual Meeting 2024 in Baltimore on May 14 - 16. Quality Corner Show Host and PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich asks Ryan about the main reasons to attend this year's meeting, who is attending, and how to register. Ryan breaks down the agenda for the event and promotes additional opportunities for pharma...
Pharmacists and Birth Control: Access Updates
March 12, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBThe Quality Corner show reunites with Veronica Vernon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, MSCP, and Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Pharmacy Practice at Butler College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for a newsworthy update on contraception access at the pharmacy level. Vernon chats with podcast host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts about medical terminology for contraception, pharmacy prescribing at the state level, and the recent announcement of the OTC norgestrel...
Healthcare Relationships: Conflict to Connection
February 27, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes - 30.6 MBThe Quality Corner show welcomes back Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA and Professor at St. John's University's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for a discussion on interpersonal conflict and how that relates to healthcare. Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, chats with Arya about different types of conflict and how connections are formed through these conflicts. Discussion revolves around internal boundaries and external relationships and th...
Unpacking Full Year Performance Data for 2023 in EQUIPP
February 13, 2024 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBPQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Training and Support, Brittany Boyd, returns to the Quality Corner show to help unpack the full year of performance data for 2023 in EQUIPP that is available with the 2024 February EQUIPP Refresh. Boyd talks with Quality Corner Show Host and PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, about what pharmacies can do with the full year performance data, where to start, and best tips in reviewing this information. She also promotes a team effort ment...
Highlights from the 2023 Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality
January 09, 2024 11:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show welcomes back PQS Director of Analytics and Program Development Andrew Thorne, PharmD, MS, to talk about findings from the 2023 Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality. Thorne first breaks down the first chapter of the report that studies the impact of socio-demographic factors, including age, gender, and low-income subsidy (LIS) status, on adherence rates for Cholesterol, Diabetes, and Renin Angiotensin System Antagonists (RASA) Proportion of Days Covered (PDC) measures...
Why Quality Matters MORE in 2024
December 12, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MBPodcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, chats with Emily Endres, VP of Client Services at PQS about why pharmacy and healthcare quality will matter more in 2024. Endres talks briefly about CMS legislation in 2024 and how that affects quality care and why that still matters for pharmacies. There is also discussion about what pharmacy teams should prioritize in relation to medication, adherence and and engagement.
Answering Your Top EQUIPP Questions From 2023
December 05, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBPodcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, partners with fellow teammate Connor Kovatch, Customer Experience Specialist to run down answers to the top EQUIPP questions from 2023. Kovatch addresses common questions that EQUIPP users have had related to medication adherence performance rates. Questions cover scenarios where patients have discontinued medications, are in hospice care, or have recently deceased.
The Evolving Role of Pharmacists in Hypertension Management
November 28, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show welcomes Radha V. Patel, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, Director, Pharmacy Quality Improvement at Centene Corporation to talk about how the managed care community can engage with community pharmacies to support adherence and clinical measures like Controlling Blood Pressure. Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts asks Patel why blood pressure management and cardiovascular health is a particular focus for a health plan to work with ph...
Enhanced Services Opportunities in EQUIPP®
November 21, 2023 13:00 - 17 minutes - 12.5 MBPodcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, interviews Stephanie Hale, PQS Quality Programs Manager about Enhanced Services opportunities currently available in EQUIPP. Stephanie talks about three programs: Controlling Blood Pressure, A1c, and Year End Adherence programs, and the response of pharmacies that are implementing these programs. For more information on PQS Enhanced Services visit https://www.pharmacyquality.com/pharmacyenhancedservices/
Leadership Lessons and Judo Tactics
November 14, 2023 11:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBThe Quality Corner Show invites back Jesse McCullough, Founder of Keystone Pharmacy Insights, to cover a variety of leadership lessons and topics without getting thrown by podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. McCullough talks about directional leadership, suggests implementing Judo tactics into leadership strategy such as reversal moves, and explores the discipline of the hope of healthcare. Read the start of the Hope of Healthcare below: It's time to...
Current Trends in Medication Adherence
October 31, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBThe Quality Corner Show welcomes back Dr. Ben Urick, PharmD, PhD, Principal Health Outcomes Researcher at Prime Therapeutics and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Clinical Education at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, to talk about trends in medication adherence including creating value through medication adherence improvement. Urick reviews a bit of existing literature on medication adherence and then explores the relationship between health expenditures and medication adherence. Other t...
The Continuing Education of the Pharmacy Technician
October 17, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBPodcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, welcomes Zachary Green, CPhT, Associate Director, Partnership Development at the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) to the Quality Corner Show to talk about PTCB involvement with the Pharmacy Technician Educators Council (PTEC). Green provides a little history on PTEC and promotes a new conference slated for summer 2024 that would provide continuing education for Pharmacy Technicians. https://www.pte...
EQUIPP 2023 Summer Trade Show Recap
September 05, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBPQS Quality Corner Show Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts, recaps EQUIPP's appearance at three summer trade shows including McKesson IdeaShare, Cardinal's RBC, and AmerisourceBergen's Thoughtspot in 2023. PQS Team members that guest on this episode include Pharmacy Account Manager Patti Duda, Quality Programs Manager Stephanie Hale, and Sr. Director, Strategic Initiatives Ian Hubbell. They each share their experiences interacting with pharmacists and share th...
AI’s Future in Pharmacy
August 29, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBThe Quality Corner Show explores the rise of AI in healthcare and more specifically its use in pharmacy. Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, interviews co-founders of the AI Collective Whitley Yi, PharmD, BCPS, and Christy Cheung, PharmD about how pharmacists can leverage artificial intelligence as a tool in the workplace currently and what does the future hold for AI. Whitley Yi, PharmD, BCPS, Delivery Manager and Pharmacy Specialist, Well & Adjun...
Optimizing Social Media Strategies for Your Pharmacy
August 15, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 25 MBFounder and CEO of Uptown Creation Chris Cozzolino, PharmD joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about how pharmacies should optimize social media strategies with Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts. Cozzolino talks about which social media channels can have the biggest impact in optimizing your online presence and the importance of promoting a pharmacist's healthcare expertise. He also stresses that taking a leap and moving past your comfort zone c...
Aren’t All Pharmacists Clinical?
August 01, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 20.2 MBThe Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy recently published an editorial in 2023 asking the question, "Is the “clinical pharmacist” designation still relevant?" Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, interviews the author of this article, Dave L. Dixon PharmD, FCCP, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Pharmacotherapy & Outcomes Science (DPOS) at VCU on this episode of the Quality Corner Show. The origins of "Clinical Pharmacist" are discusse...
What's Next for Pharmacy Technicians?
July 18, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 21.5 MBThe Quality Corner Show welcomes back the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) to talk about what is next for pharmacy technicians. This time Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts sits down with William Schimmel, Executive Director & CEO at PTCB. Schimmel talks about how the role of pharmacy technicians has evolved pre-pandemic to post-pandemic, and what lies ahead in the form of new opportunities. PTCB
A Standing O for the PQA Annual Meeting 2023
July 11, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBOlunife Akinmolayan, PharmD, aka "O", APhA Executive Resident, Practice & Government Affairs, American Pharmacists Association, praises his experience at the PQA 2023 Annual Meeting and provides his takeaways from the event on the Quality Corner Show. Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, asks "O" about highlights from the event, and "O" details sessions pertaining to collaborative practice agreements and the medication use quality workshop. https:/...
Health Equity Highlights from PQA Annual 2023
July 05, 2023 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBPodcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, moderates a discussion and review of the health equity highlights from the PQA Annual Meeting 2023 in Nashville, TN. The guests for this episode include Christie Teigland, VP, Research Science and Advanced Analytics at Inovalon, and Lisa Hines, PharmD, CPHQ, Chief Quality and Innovation Officer at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance. Teigland speaks about the coming health equity index and Hines' talks about the PQA ri...
Pharmacist Intervention to Close Statin Gaps
May 23, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 20.1 MBPodcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, talks about pharmacist intervention to close statin gaps with Jennifer L. Bacci, PharmD, MPH, BCACP, Endowed Associate Professor in Innovative Pharmacy Practice at University of Washington School of Pharmacy. She's one of the co-authors of the JAMA article Community Pharmacist Intervention to Optimize Statin Adherence in Diabetes Care. In this episode Bacci explains why statin initiation is an important clinical...
OTC Naloxone and Community Access
May 09, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show welcomes Thomas Franko, PharmD, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Wilkes University on the podcast to talk about the upcoming release of OTC Naloxone and what that means for pharmacists in improving community access. Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts also asks Franko about where Naloxone will fit in the pharmacy setting and how pharmacists can tackle education on this medicine.
Continuous Quality Improvement Using Year-to-Date Data
April 25, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBHow can pharmacists utilize year-to-date data in EQUIPP for continuous quality improvement? The PQS Quality Corner Show Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts asks Crosby Tindal, PharmD, BCPS, Pharmacy Quality Manager, Operations Specialist at Cub Pharmacies about pharmacy team adherence-focused goals using year-to-date and end of year data. Tindal offers some strategy on using EQUIPP data throughout the year and what improving patient outcomes means for his...
APhA 2023: Professional Involvement, Friends, and Pharmily
April 11, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 25.6 MBPQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, PharmD, wraps up APhA 2023 with a set of interviews with Sidrah Alam, PharmD, MS PGx, Jessica K. Marx, PharmD, BCPS, and Sandra Rosa, B.S., R.PH. The group speaks about the importance of professional involvement at APhA, connecting with friends and pharmily, and the mental rejuvenation after attending the conference.
Deprescribing Antipsychotic Medications
March 28, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBThe Quality Corner Show welcomes back DeLon Canterbury, PharmD, BCGP, Deprescribing Implementation Strategist and President/CEO of GeriatRx, Inc. , to talk about deprescribing antipsychotic medications in geriatric populations and why the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is cracking down on nursing homes that overprescribe antipsychotic drugs. Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, asks Canterbury how to safely deprescribe antipsychotic medications a...
Info for Pharmacists about the Long Covid Patient Experience
March 14, 2023 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.5 MBSalam Kabbani, PharmD, Infectious Diseases Pharmacist Specialist and author of COVID Long-Hauler: My Life Since COVID joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about the patient experience and what pharmacists need to understand about Long COVID. Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, asks Kabbani to define Long COVID and explain how healthcare providers are learning and adapting to working with Long COVID patients. Visit Salam Kabbani's website Book: COVID ...
Highlights from the 2022 Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality
February 28, 2023 11:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show welcomes back PQS Senior Manager of Data Analytics Andrew Thorne, PharmD, MS, to talk about findings from the 2022 Trend Report in Pharmacy Quality. Highlighted topics include patient comfort levels on receiving new services at a pharmacy and whether pharmacists and pharmacy organizations are ready to embrace new services and value-based payment models. Thorne also addresses how likely health plans are to contract with pharmacies to provide reimbursement and st...
Providing Immunizations in Community Pharmacy
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBAngela Passamonte, PharmD. RPh, Clinical Programs Specialist at Retail Business Services joins the PQS Quality Corner Show to discuss the value of providing immunizations at a community pharmacy level with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts. Passamonte shares insight on topics including in-pharmacy pediatric vaccinations, receiving multiple vaccinations at one time, and new immunization opportunities on the horizon.
An Overview of ASCVD Risk Assessment
January 31, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBFor this upcoming heart health month, Emily Young, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, Cardiology Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD) Risk Assessment with Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts. In this episode, Young explains a comprehensive approach to managing lipids and how that guides a treatment plan, and the typical medications involved. To estimate risk for ASCVD, here...
New Year's Goals to be a High Performing Pharmacy
January 17, 2023 11:00 - 38 minutes - 27.1 MBWhat goals should a pharmacy set to become high performing pharmacy? Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts talks with Ray Arizmendi, Sr. Account Executive, Payer Relations at PQS about things that pharmacies can do now to become high performing pharmacies in 2023. Arizmendi also talks about performance programs and the ultimate goal of improving patient outcomes in this episode.
Pharmacy Teams Impacting COVID Clinical Services
December 20, 2022 11:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBJohn D. Grabenstein, PhD, Managing Editor, Immunize.org, talks about how pharmacy teams have made an impact in COVID Clinical Services during the pandemic on the Quality Corner Show with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. Grabenstein also talks about how pharmacists and pharmacy technicians experienced increased scope of practice. John D. Grabenstein is the author of the Aug. 18, 2022 JAPha article "Essential services: Quantifying the contributions of Americ...
Exploring Leadership Growth with Jesse McCullough
December 06, 2022 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBJesse McCullough, Founder of Keystone Pharmacy Insights, returns as a guest on the PQS Quality Corner Show to talk about exploring leadership growth. Topics include leadership growth plans, generational diversity in the workplace, and historical cycles and how that might relate to healthcare. Jesse McCullough on LinkedIn http://www.facebook.com/groups/kpipharmacy/
What the 2023 Medicare Star Ratings Means for Pharmacies
November 15, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBPQS Senior Manager of Data Analytics Andrew Thorne, PharmD, MS, returns to the PQS Quality Corner Show to chat about the 2023 Medicare Part C & D Star Ratings Technical Notes with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. Thorne explains how 2023 star ratings are set and how pharmacists can find value in updates to both Medicare Part C and D plans. There is also discussion on changes to PQA measures in part D.
EQUIPP® Summer Trade Show Recap 2022
September 13, 2022 10:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBPQS Quality Corner Show Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts, recaps EQUIPP's appearance at three summer trade shows including McKesson IdeaShare, Cardinal's RBC, and AmerisourceBergen's Thoughtspot in 2022. Dorich interviews a few PQS team members that attended these shows including Connor Kovatch, Customer Experience Specialist; Cameron Marous, BI Engineer; and Sarah Malick, Software Engineer. Each team member talks about some of the common questions and comme...
Immunization Updates on Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
August 30, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBKatie Dollar, PharmD, Clinical Staff Pharmacist at Price Chopper Pharmacy returns to the Quality Corner Show to provide immunization updates on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and rounds out a set of August Immunization Awareness Month episodes. In this episode, podcast host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts asks Dollar about HPV guidelines, prevalence, risk factors and historical prevention efforts. Dollar reminds pharmacists to check with their state board of pha...
Instilling Vaccine Confidence in Patients
August 23, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show talks with Jonathan Little, PharmD, Research and Innovation Project Management Specialist at APhA Foundation and Tana N. Kaefer, PharmD, Director of Clinical Services at Bremo Pharmacies about instilling vaccine confidence in pharmacy patients. In this episode, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, PharmD, asks Little and Kaefer about key deterrents to vaccine confidence that pharmacists can address. Little and Kaefer also provide first han...
The Pharmacy Technician’s Role in Immunizations Today
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 22.9 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show talks with Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) Vice President, Partnership Development Liza Chapman, PharmD, FAPhA, and Ryan Burke, PharmD, Director, Professional Affairs at PTCB about how the pharmacy technician's role with immunizations has evolved in the last three years. PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, PharmD, also asks Chapman and Burke their thoughts on whether pharmacy technician provided immunizations are here to stay...
A Further Look into Adult Vaccination Updates in 2022
August 09, 2022 10:00 - 21 minutes - 15 MBAmanda Applegate, PharmD, BCACP, Director of Practice Development at Kansas Pharmacists Association, returns to the Quality Corner Show for a part II continuation of her discussion on adult immunizations that covers Hepatitis B, Influenza, Pneumococcal, and RSV vaccines. Applegate touches upon flu vaccinations and relays to Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts how patients over the age of 65 should receive a high-dose or enhanced flu shot. She also provides r...
Immunization Updates for COVID-19 in 2022
August 02, 2022 10:00 - 19 minutes - 14 MBThe Quality Corner Show begins Immunization Awareness Month in August with the topic of COVID-19 immunization updates featuring Amanda Applegate, PharmD, BCACP, Director of Practice Development at Kansas Pharmacists Association. Applegate chats with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts about general recommendations for vaccinations for patients age 6 months to 5 years old, boosters, and vaccine safety.
What’s New in the Next Evolution of EQUIPP®
July 19, 2022 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBPQS Chief Operating Officer Nancy Chung joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about the launch of the new EQUIPP® interface with Podcast Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts. Chung talks about what users can expect with the changes to EQUIPP®, including how it looks, how navigation works, new functionality, and other features. More details are available here: https://www.pharmacyquality.com/equippevolution/
Addressing Healthcare for the LGBTQIA Community - Roundtable Discussion
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 26.2 MBThe PQS Quality Corner Show hosts a roundtable discussion addressing healthcare for the LGBTQIA community featuring Veronica Vernon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, NCMP, Assistant Professor, Butler University; Alex R. Mills, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP (He/Him/His), Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice (HIV, LGBTQ+ Health), University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy - Jackson Campus; and Kevin Astle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, AAHIVP, CDCES Assistant Professor , University of South Florida. PQS Associate D...
Providing Inclusive Care for the LGBTQ+ Community
June 28, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBPQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, PharmD, chats with Joseph A. Nardolillo, PharmD, BCACP, (he/him/his) Assistant Professor (Clinical) Department of Pharmacy Practice at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University about how pharmacists can provide inclusive care for the LGBTQ+ community.
Interview Highlights from the 2022 PQA Annual Meeting
June 22, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 30.3 MBThe Quality Corner Show takes a look back at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance (PQA) 2022 Annual Meeting with interviews featuring: Pharmacy Quality Alliance CEO Micah Cost, PharmD, MS Kristi Mitchell, MPH, CEO and Founder Health Equity Outcomes Brett Kay, Director, Healthcare Quality Strategic Customer Group, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Tripp Logan, PharmD, Community Pharmacist at SEMO Rx Pharmacies & Services www.semorx.com and Consultant at ESPhA www.espha.net
How Pharmacists Can Utilize PQA’s Social Determinants of Health Resource Guide
June 21, 2022 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBPharmacy Quality Alliance Chief Engagement Officer Richard Schmitz joins the Quality Corner Show to talk about how pharmacists can get the most out of PQA's Social Determinants of Health Resource Guide. Schmitz explains that the guide focuses on seven key barriers that patients face and that pharmacists can work with their patients to address these barriers by providing Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) services detailed within the guide. More info available at the Pharmacy Quality Alli...
Pharmacist Provided Education for Patients with Asthma
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBPQS Associate Director of Pharmacy Accounts, Nick Dorich, PharmD, chats with Hanna Friedrich, PharmD, PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident at CUB Pharmacy, about how pharmacists communicate to patients with asthma on this episode of the podcast. Friedrich reviews the asthma disease state and goes over key counseling points with the patient concerning inhaler use. She also touches upon a recent research project focused on pharmacist-led patient education for asthma management.
Student Pharmacists Discuss Public Health Advocacy
June 07, 2022 10:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe Quality Corner Show welcomes Zachary Oquendo, P4 Pharmacy Student at the University of a Rhode Island College of Pharmacy (URI) and Amanda Rocha, URI PharmD Candidate 2022 to discuss the public health role for pharmacists with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. In this episode, Oquendo and Rocha explain how every pharmacist is a public health provider, and they provide examples related to immunizations, opioid and substance use, and test & treat programs.
Increasing Quality Outcomes through Patient-First Communication
May 31, 2022 10:00 - 26 minutes - 18.8 MBJeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, Clinical Professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy talks about increasing quality outcomes through patient-first communication on the Quality Corner Show with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. In this episode, Bratberg explains the value of adopting patient or people-first language in patient counseling and harm reduction communications. He also provides some examples where using updated language and te...
How Opioid Measures Work: Concurrent Use of Opioids and BZDs
May 24, 2022 10:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBPQS Senior Manager of Data Analytics Andrew Thorne, PharmD, MS, joins the PQS Quality Corner Show to chat about the opioid measure "Concurrent Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines" with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. Thorne digs into the specifics of the Concurrent Use of Opioids and BZDs measure and how patients qualify for this measure. He also provides a patient scenario that may help pharmacists better understand patient considerations.
Provider Education and Opioid Use Disorder
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThe Quality Corner Show welcomes Elizabeth Salisbury, PharmD, PGY-1 Community-based Pharmacy Resident at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to talk about opioid use disorder with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. In this episode, Salisbury details what medications that pharmacists should be familiar with and how this applies with community pharmacy practice today.
Pharmacist’s Role in Respiratory Health
May 10, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBAndrew Straw, PharmD, BCADM, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Vice Chair at Cedarville University reviews common respiratory health conditions in community pharmacy practice with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts on the Quality Corner Show. Straw also discusses primary treatment options for these conditions and how pharmacists can be involved in managing respiratory health of their patients.
STEADI-Rx: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Fall Prevention
May 03, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 23.6 MBStefanie Ferreri, PharmD, BCACP, FAPhA, Smith-Olsen Distinguished Professor, Chair, Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education at UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy joins the podcast to talk older adult fall prevention and STEADI-Rx with Host Nick Dorich, PharmD, PQS Senior Manager of Pharmacy Accounts. STEADI-Rx is a resource to help pharmacists implement evidence-based, fall prevention strategies for their older patients. CDC Website STEADI-Rx