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78 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDelivering short doses of insight for hospitals’ frontline pharmacy professionals, Vizient pharmacy leader Gretchen Brummel brings together experts to verify best practices for navigating today’s pharmacy practice challenges and accelerating career growth. It’s a prescription for success, delivered by the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence.
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Special Delivery: Impacts of Specialty Pharmacy
April 09, 2024 14:35 - 9 minutes - 12.8 MBA big part of total national drug spend is the continuing growth of the specialty drug market. Health systems depend on specialty pharmacy to make up margin losses from other areas. Dr. Vinay Eapen, Senior Manager of Specialty Pharmacy at University of Texas Medical Branch, joins Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and your program to share a bold approach to starting specialty pharmacy services at an academic medical center. ...
A New Spin on Pharmacy Spend
March 19, 2024 18:27 - 15 minutes - 21.7 MBHealth system margins are shrinking making pharmacy spend a growing opportunity target. MultiCare Health System departs from historical methods with an exciting, multifaceted approach to the issue. Dr. Tyson Frodin, Assistant Vice President Pharmacy Supply Chain, Rev Cycle, Technology MultiCare Health System-Pharmacy Services, joins Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and your program host to give his thoughts on this issue. ...
505b2 Pathway: Ghost Generics
March 05, 2024 18:08 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBThe 1984 Hatch-Waxman Act codified the 505(b)(2) drug approval pathway and allowed the use of studies from a previously approved drug. To be clear, medications approved via this pathway are not generic molecules of the reference listed drug. They may have similar clinical effects and roles in therapy, but they also bring challenges. Dr. Tyler Wood, System Director of Pharmacy Oncology and Biosimilars, and Pharmacy Executive Director, Carolyn Liptak at Vizient, join Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy...
What’s pneu part 2: pneumococcal vaccines update
February 13, 2024 15:00 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBPneumococcal vaccines have been instrumental in decreasing invasive disease since their introduction in the 1980s. 2021 brought regulatory changes and recent ACIP recommendations were published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, also known as MMWR. Dr. John Schoen, Senior Clinical Manager of Evidence-Based Medicine and Drug Information shares his insights on these changes with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speaker: John Schoen, PharmD, BCPS Senior Clinical Manager of Evidence...
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook – Winter 2024
February 01, 2024 14:34 - 16 minutes - 22.1 MBVizient publishes our Pharmacy Market Outlook twice a year. The outlook features drug price projections and key market insights to help support members' strategic planning. Drs. Jeni Hayes and Amanda Frick, both Senior Clinical Managers for Market Intelligence, join Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence and your program host to give an early look. Guest speakers: Jeni Hayes, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS Senior Clinical Manager, M...
“Standardized” Stewardship – Navigating the new TJC Standards for Antimicrobial Stewardship
January 23, 2024 21:27 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBAnti-Microbial Stewardship Programs are critical to optimizing utilization, mitigating resistance, and improving patient outcomes. These programs are continuously refined, and recent updates to The Joint Commission standards provide an opportunity to enhance our approach. Dr. Ripal Jariwala, Infectious Diseases Clinical Pharmacist, and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco, and Dr. Ethan A. Smith, Clinical Infectious Diseases Specialist at Ronald Reagan U...
DSCSA “Go”
January 16, 2024 16:14 - 11 minutes - 15.3 MBThe Drug Supply Chain Security Act was designed to ensure the safety and integrity of our nation’s drug supply and prevent counterfeit medications from entering the market. In this third of a four-part series, Carolyn Liptak and Dwight deVera share their insights on FDA final DSCSA guidance with host Gretchen Brummel and how member providers can be ready. Guest speakers: Carolyn Liptak, MBA, BSPharm Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Dwigh...
Rollout Strategy Vexing: Pediatric RSV prevention strategy implementation challenges
December 26, 2023 15:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBRSV infections are not new and have devastating impacts. The recent advent of new prevention strategies has renewed the focus on the disease with a hopeful outlook. For the last 25 years, the only FDA approved product preventing RSV, lower respiratory tract disease, was palivizumab or Synagis, a monoclonal antibody indicated for use in high risk infants children and administered intramuscularly monthly throughout the RSV season. In May, the first ever RSV vaccines were approved, Arexvy and ...
Flex your Pharmacy
December 19, 2023 18:16 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBWith healthcare complexity and workforce challenges increasing across the board, there's opportunity for pharmacies to take on new roles to improve patient care. Dr. Jill Michaud, system director of pharmacy at Aspirus Health, joins us to share their innovative approach to expanding pharmacy services with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speakers: Jill Michaud, PharmD, MS-HA System Director of Pharmacy Aspirus Health Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Viz...
DSCSA “Set”
November 21, 2023 18:23 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBThe Drug Supply Chain Security Act was designed to ensure the safety and integrity of our nation’s drug supply and prevent counterfeit medications from entering the market. In this second of a four-part series, Carolyn Liptak, Eric Marshall, and Josh Bolin share their insights on FDA final DSCSA guidance with host Gretchen Brummel and how member providers can be ready. Guest speakers: Carolyn Liptak, MBA, BSPharm Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice E...
The nose knows: updates in intranasal pharmacology, Part 2
November 16, 2023 15:00 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBIntranasal administration of medications is on the rise for both on and off label uses. Dr. Mark Donaldson, Associate Principal and Dr. Philippe Mentler Senior Consulting Director, both at Vizient join host Gretchen Brummel for two episodes, sharing details on these drugs, their actions and indications. Guest speakers: Mark Donaldson, BSP, RPH, PHARMD, FASHP, FACHE Associate Principal Vizient Philippe Mentler, PHARMD, BCPS Senior Consulting Director Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel,...
The nose knows: updates in intranasal pharmacology, Part 1
November 14, 2023 15:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBIntranasal administration of medications is on the rise for both on and off label uses. Dr. Mark Donaldson, Associate Principal and Dr. Philippe Mentler Senior Consulting Director, both at Vizient join host Gretchen Brummel for two episodes, sharing details on these drugs, their actions and indications. Guest speakers: Mark Donaldson, BSP, RPH, PHARMD, FASHP, FACHE Associate Principal Vizient Philippe Mentler, PHARMD, BCPS Senior Consulting Director Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel,...
MINDing our Residents: Helping them from the Inside Out
October 24, 2023 14:00 - 13 minutes - 19.2 MBPharmacy residents can experience burnout during their training, and as preceptors, it is our responsibility to work to prevent this. Practicing Mindfulness can help. Glenn Kuz, Clinical Pharmacist at UW Medicine and certified mindfulness meditation practitioner joins Gretchen Brummel to discuss a formal training program he developed for the residents at UW Medicine, providing a safe patient care environment and improving their own wellbeing. Guest speakers: Glenn Kuz, PharmD Clinical Ph...
Insights Into Oncology Drug Shortages
October 04, 2023 14:56 - 14 minutes - 20.1 MBVizient recently published a paper on the impact of oncology drug shortages for patients and provider members. Drs. Carina Dolan and Jeni Hayes share their insights of the causes and how to improve things moving forward with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speakers: Carina Dolan, PharmD, MS, BCOP AVP of Market Intelligence Vizient Pharmacy Solutions Jeni Hayes, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS Senior Clinical Manager, Market Intelligence Vizient Pharmacy Solutions Host: Gretchen Brummel, Ph...
DSCSA “Ready”
September 26, 2023 14:48 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBThe Drug Supply Chain Security Act was designed to ensure the safety and integrity of our nation’s drug supply and prevent counterfeit medications from entering the market. Carolyn Liptak shares her insights on DSCSA with host Gretchen Brummel and how member providers can be ready. Guest speakers: Carolyn Liptak, MBA, BSPharm Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Host: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center...
Invest in Yourself…Start with your Heart
September 12, 2023 15:30 - 14 minutes - 12.9 MBIn our last episode of VerifiedRx, Lisa Hanlon, Medication Safety and Compliance Specialist at Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center and Heart Rhythm Meditation practitioner, shared the connection between medication safety and meditation by exploring the science, methods and rationale around cultivating stress resilience strategies such as meditation and their impact on not only personal but also professional performance. Today, Gretchen welcomes Lisa back to explore meditation for newco...
Mastering Mindfulness and Meditation to Mitigate Medication Error Risk: Promoting a Present and Resilient Workforce
September 12, 2023 14:50 - 14 minutes - 34 MBMedication safety is top of mind for all pharmacy professionals, and being present and resilient is integral to safe and effective patient care. Lisa Hanlon, Medication Safety and Compliance specialist at Penn State Health, Hershey Medical Center and Heart Rhythm Meditation practitioner joins Gretchen Brummel to walk us through the methods, science and reasoning behind mindfulness and meditation as key tools for providing a safe patient care environment and improving our own wellbeing. G...
It takes a village! Advancing pharmacy practice through excellence in public policy, Part 2
August 22, 2023 15:47 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievements of our pharmacy members. 3 winners of the 2022 Excellence in Public Policy Award, Jacqueline Blake, Drs. Leeann Miller and Marjorie Lazarre, all from Yale New Haven Health, join Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence at Vizient, and your program host to discuss advancing pharmacy practice through public policy. Guest speakers: LeeAnn Miller, PharmD, MS, CPEL Vice P...
It takes a village! Advancing pharmacy practice through excellence in public policy, Part 1
August 15, 2023 16:33 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievements of our pharmacy members. 3 winners of the 2022 Excellence in Public Policy Award, Drs. Amber Zaniewski, Steph Luon, and Marie Renauer, all from Yale New Haven join Gretchen Brummel, Pharmacy Executive Director in the Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence at Vizient, and your program host to discuss advancing pharmacy practice through public policy. Guest speakers: Steph Luon, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP Manager, Ambulatory ...
Pharmacy Market Outlook Summer 2023
August 02, 2023 16:22 - 13 minutes - 19 MBJeni Hayes and Shannon Holden share insights on the Summer 2023 Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook with host Gretchen Brummel. Jeni, and Shannon discuss the outlook’s projection, and ways that frontline staff can use the report. Guest speakers: Jeni Hayes, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPS Senior Clinical Manager for Pharmacy Outcomes Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Shannon Holden, PharmD, BCACP, CACP Senior Clinical Manager for Ambulatory Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Exc...
Giving you the business: executive pharmacy leadership, Part 2
July 25, 2023 14:00 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy members. The Excellence in Executive Leadership Award is given to an enterprise leader who demonstrates strategic insight, advances leading clinical practices, and shows business acumen for the entirety of their organization. Christine Collins, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Lifespan, this year’s winner of the Executive Pharmacy Leadership Award, joins Vizient’s own Dan Kistner, Group Sen...
Giving you the business: executive pharmacy leadership, Part 1
July 18, 2023 18:57 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy members. The Excellence in Executive Leadership Award is given to an enterprise leader who demonstrates strategic insight, advances leading clinical practices, and shows business acumen for the entirety of their organization. Christine Collins, Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Lifespan, this year’s winner of the Executive Pharmacy Leadership Award, joins Vizient’s own Dan Kistner, Group Sen...
Just culture - A case of mistaken identity
July 11, 2023 14:00 - 16 minutes - 36.9 MBEvery year, the Vizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievements of Vizient member pharmacies. In 2022, the MD Anderson Pharmacy Division won the Excellence and Performance Improvement Award for working toward a just culture through education and evaluation of adverse events. Dr. Marisa Mendoza and Dr. Ali-Reza Shah-Mohammed provide the details of their successful program. Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy P...
Public Defenders: A creative vaccination approach to public health
June 27, 2023 14:34 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy members. The winners of the Excellence and Innovation Award implement an innovative approach to challenging patient care or operational practice issues with other departments or disciplines. Dr Kelsey Waier, director of operations; Dr. Jon Hutchinson, senior pharmacy supervisor; and Dr. Stephanie Kang, COVID vaccine coordinator from UCSF Health join host Gretchen Brummel to discuss their award-winning program...
Get back to where you once belonged in community pharmacy
June 13, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBOver the last century, delivery models and business practices in community pharmacy drastically changed. In recent years, we’ve seen this trend accelerate significantly. Dr. Randy McDonough CEO-Co-Owner of Towncrest Pharmacy discusses the challenges, positive opportunities within community pharmacy and how to take back the profession with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speaker: Randy McDonough, RPh, PharmD, MS, BCGP, BCPS, FAPhA CEO/Co-Owner Towncrest Pharmacies, Towncrest LTC, and Towncrest ...
Comfortably Numb: long-acting bupivacaine products expert panel
June 06, 2023 14:00 - 17 minutes - 24.5 MBThe expanding market for long-acting, injectable bupivacaine gives clinicians multiple, additional anesthetic options. Dr. Kerry Schwarz and Dr. John Schoen both Senior Clinical Managers in the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence, join Gretchen Brummel to discuss a recent Vizient Expert Panel on the topic. Guest speakers: Dr. Kerry Schwarz, PharmD, MPH Senior Clinical Manager Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Dr. John Schoen, PharmD, BCPS Senior Clinical Manager ...
When I come around-pharmacy consulting brings a green day to member spend
May 23, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MBManaging pharmaceutical spend is a high priority of every health system pharmacy. The road to success is smoother when traveled with trusted partners. Wendy Talley, director of pharmacy and Dr. Ashley Wilson, pharmacy manager from St. Tammany Health System, as well as Dr. Tony Huke, pharmacy executive director and advisory solutions at the Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence discuss their collaboration with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speakers: Wendy Talley, RPh Director of ...
There’s no putting the genie back in the bottle, pharmacogenomics are here to stay!
May 09, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 16.2 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy members. The winner of the Excellence in Clinical Practice Award implements novel strategies to improve patient outcomes and reduce the cost of medication utilization. Dr. Eric Teye Matey, Clinical Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist and Residency Program Director of the PGY-2 Pharmacogenomics program from Mayo Clinic Rochester discusses the forward thinking of the pharmacogenomics program at Mayo with host Gretchen...
Transcendental Medication Management: Transformational Practice in Pharmacy
April 25, 2023 14:00 - 12 minutes - 17.4 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy members. Dr. Travis Dick, director of clinical pharmacy practice, research and education and Dave Webster, director of acute care operations, both at the University of Rochester Medical Center discuss URMC’s award winning transformational practice programs with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speakers: Dr. Travis Dick, PharmD, MBA Director of clinical pharmacy practice, research and education University of ...
Behind the velvet rope: Pharmacy Vision Awards nomination process
April 18, 2023 14:00 - 11 minutes - 16.4 MBVizient Pharmacy Vision Awards celebrate the values and achievement of our pharmacy members. Dr. Katie Korte, Senior Director and Dr. Steven Lucio, Senior Principal, both at Vizient, discuss importance and the ease of applying for the third year of the Pharmacy Vison Awards with host Gretchen Brummel. Guest speakers: Dr. Katie Korte, PharmD, MHA, BCPS, BCCCP Senior Director Vizient Dr. Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS Senior Principal Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS ...
Start, stop, pivot: how COVID-19 catalyzed changes to health-system pharmacy practice
April 11, 2023 14:00 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic disrupted almost every sector imaginable in health care, especially pharmacy practice. Dr. Julie Cunningham, Associate Chief Pharmacy Officer of clinical practice at Mayo Clinic Midwest region, and Dr. Dmitry Walker, Assistant Director, Pharmacy Oncology in Investigational Drug Services at West Virginia University Medicine discuss stopping and starting pharmacy services due to COVID with Gretchen Brummel. Guest speakers: Julie Cunningham, PharmD, R.Ph Associate Chie...
It’s in Demand: Drug Shortage Stewardship
March 28, 2023 14:00 - 13 minutes - 31.3 MBFor decades, an ultimate solution to drug shortages has eluded healthcare professionals. A new concept that holds promise to get us closer to ending this pervasive problem is drug shortage stewardship (DSS), and on this episode, Steven Lucio takes the host role, with Gretchen Brummel and Kyle Hoelting as the guest experts, to discuss this new and exciting approach. Moderator: Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS Senior Principal, Pharmacy Solutions Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence ...
No patient left behind: the race to end drug shortages
March 14, 2023 14:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBDrug shortages continue to plague patient care and cause significant disruption at all points of the medication use process. Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker at Angels for Change, joins host Gretchen Brummel to address how positive change can be made with drug shortages. Guest speakers: Laura Bray, BSBA, MBA Chief Change Maker Angels for Change Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Show Notes: [00:38-0...
Biosimilars – How it’s going
February 28, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBDr. Shannon Smallwood, senior pharmacy executive, and Dr. Steven Lucio, senior principal in the Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence join host Gretchen Brummel to discuss dynamism in the biosimilar market and how pharmacists are compensating by evolving their interactions in a market where third-party payers seem to hold all the cards to provide the best options for patients. Guest speakers: Shannon Smallwood, PharmD, BCPS Senior Pharmacy Executive Vizient Steven Lucio, PharmD,...
Biosimilars – How it started
February 21, 2023 15:00 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MBBiosimilars have been around in the U.S. since Zarxio was approved by the FDA in 2015, and the vernacular can get confusing. Dr. Shannon Smallwood, Senior Pharmacy Executive and host Gretchen Brummel address the basics of biosimilars for the masses. Guest speaker: Shannon Smallwood, PharmD, BCPS Senior Pharmacy Executive Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Show Notes: [00:40-01:25] Bi...
How can you mend a broken heart failure?
February 07, 2023 15:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBDrs. Shannon Holden and David Bragin-Sanchez share new developments in heart failure pharmacotherapy and guidelines, while stressing the importance of the role of the clinical pharmacist as part of a collaborative team. Guest speakers: Shannon Holden, PharmD, BCACP, CACP Senior Clinical Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Vizient David Bragin-Sanchez, MD, FACC, FESC, FISC Cardiologist MultiCare Pulse Heart Institute Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizien...
Pharmacy Market Outlook Winter 2023
January 25, 2023 20:30 - 14 minutes - 19.5 MBCarina Dolan, AVP, Clinical Oncology, Pharmacoeconomics & Market Insights at Vizient, and her teammates Jeni Hayes and Shannon Holden share insights on the Winter 2023 Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook with host Gretchen Brummel. Carina, Jeni, and Shannon discuss the outlook’s projection, and ways that frontline staff can use the report. Guest speakers: Carina Dolan, PharmD, MS, BCOP AVP of Clinical Insights and Forecasting Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Jeni Hayes, Ph...
The KIDs List – naughty or nice
January 03, 2023 17:01 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBDrs. Rachel Meyers and David Hoff address how to use the KIDs List to help with issue of potentially inappropriate medications and excipients in pediatric patients. Guest speakers: Rachel Meyers, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FPPA Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist Rutgers University, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy David Hoff, PharmD, BCPPS, FCCP, FPPA Pharmacy Director, Acute Care Children’s Minnesota Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Execu...
Data-driven future through post-grad training: pharmacy informatics at Vizient
December 27, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 22.3 MBDr. Bryan Shaw, Senior Director of Pharmacy Analytics and Informatics. Dr. Purvi Patel, Pharmacy Informatics and Supply Chain Leadership fellow, and Dr. Brian Ortega, Pharmacy Informatics and Supply Chain Leadership PGY2 resident address training the next generation of pharmacy informatics professionals. Guest speakers: Bryan Shaw, PharmD, DPLA Senior Director, Pharmacy Analytics and Informatics Vizient Purvi Patel, PharmD, PISCL Fellow Vizient Brian Ortega, PharmD, PISCL PGY2...
Safety matters: how patient safety organizations help you prevent harm
December 13, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 11.9 MBKathryn Merkeley, program director with the Vizient PSO addresses how Patient safety organizations, or PSOs, improve patient safety and quality through the reduction of adverse events. Guest speakers: Kathryn Merkeley, MHSA, RN, CPPS, PMP PI Program Director Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Show Notes: [01:15-02:13] What is a PSO? [02:14-02:59] Benefits of PSO membership to organization...
The new R&R: pharmacy technician recruitment & retention
November 29, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBDrs. Meghan Swarthout and Michael Alwan share their challenges around technician recruiting and retention in the current landscape for health care organizations. Guest speakers: Meghan Swarthout, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHP Director, Pharmacy Patient Care Services and Population Health Johns Hopkins Heath System Michael Alwan, PharmD, MS Director of Pharmacy Services University of Washington Medical Center Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizien...
There’s no place like Hospital at Home
November 22, 2022 15:49 - 16 minutes - 38.5 MBDr. Lorie Gull, Manager of Pharmacy Operations at UMass Memorial Medical Center and Dr. John Folstad, Pharmacy Operations Manager at Mayo Clinic Health System share their insights on the accelerating shift of eligible patient care out of an in-patient setting, pre and post COVID-19. They also discuss how treating acute care patients through hospital at home programs early adopters are demonstrating success. Guest speakers: Lorie Gull, BSPharm, MBA, DPLA Manager, Pharmacy Operations UMass...
Vax Romana: Peace of mind through preventing COVID-19 vaccine errors
November 08, 2022 17:54 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBDr. John Schoen and Dr. Emily Diehl share the complexities and very real potential for errors of the various COVID-19 vaccines. Multiple platforms, volumes, indications, as well as the dilution and storage instructions all contribute to the risk. Guest speakers: John Schoen, PharmD, BCPS Senior Clinical Manager of Drug Information Vizient Emily Diehl, PharmD, BCPPS Pharmacy Executive Director for CHA Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director ...
No diversion? Think again: Drug diversion update
October 25, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBCarolyn Liptak, Pharmacy Executive Director at Vizient shares her expertise on Medication diversion in today’s health care environment. Diversion is a complex and pervasive issue that challenges health systems and creates significant impacts. Guest speakers: Carolyn Liptak, MBA, RPh Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Show Notes: [01:11-02:35] Why drug diversion...
The managed care equation: connecting your health plan and your pharmacists
October 11, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBSusan Wescott, MBA, Executive Lead of Clinical Services at Alluma discusses her insights on how clinical collaboration between a health plan and ambulatory pharmacists is an effective equation for improved outcomes and savings. Guest speaker: Susan Wescott, RPh, MBA Executive Lead of Clinical Services Alluma Moderator: Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS Pharmacy Executive Director Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence Show Notes: [01:45 - 05:02] Why Mayo Clinic ventured i...
To use Aduhelm or not to use Aduhelm- that is the question…now what is the evidence? Part 2
September 20, 2022 14:00 - 13 minutes - 30.5 MBDr. Mandy Leonard, Senior Director of Drug Use Policy and Formulary Management at Cleveland Clinic and Steven Lucio, Senior Principal in Pharmacy Solutions at Vizient discuss their insights on the approval, role, and coverage of Aducanumab, the first drug in a new class approved for Alzheimer’s by the FDA’s accelerated approval process. Guest speakers: Mandy Leonard, PharmD, BCPS Senior Director of Drug Use Policy and Formulary Management Cleveland Clinic Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS ...
To use Aduhelm or not to use Aduhelm- that is the question…now what is the evidence? Part 1
September 13, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 25.1 MBDr. Mandy Leonard, Senior Director of Drug Use Policy and Formulary Management at Cleveland Clinic and Steven Lucio, Senior Principal in Pharmacy Solutions at Vizient discuss their insights on the approval, role, and coverage of Aducanumab, the first drug in a new class approved for Alzheimer’s by the FDA’s accelerated approval process. Guest speakers: Mandy Leonard, PharmD, BCPS Senior Director of Drug Use Policy and Formulary Management Cleveland Clinic Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS ...
Could this be the - plase? Tenecteplase or alteplase for acute ischemic stroke, part 2
August 09, 2022 14:00 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBDr. James Braun, Neurosciences Pharmacy Clinical Specialist at SSM Health St. Louis, and Dr. Kyle Hoelting, Senior Manager of Drug Information at Vizient, continue to share their insights on the use of TNK vs Alteplase for treating acute ischemic stroke. They also discuss the nuances of this therapeutic area and share recent work from an expert panel led by Vizient. Guest speakers: James Braun, PharmD, BCCCP Neurosciences Pharmacy Clinical Specialist SSM Health Kyle Hoelting, PharmD...
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook Summer 2022
July 27, 2022 18:00 - 6 minutes - 8.5 MBDr. Carina Dolan, Editor in Chief of Vizient’s Pharmacy Market Outlook and Senior Director of Clinical Oncology and Pharmaceutical Outcomes at Vizient, shares insights on the Summer 2022 Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook with host Gretchen Brummel. Dr. Dolan discusses the outlook’s projection, impact of inflation, and ways that frontline staff can use the report. Guest speakers: Carina Dolan, PharmD, MS, BCOP Senior Director of Clinical Oncology and Pharmaceutical Outcomes Vizient Mod...
Could this be the - plase? Tenecteplase or alteplase for acute ischemic stroke, part 1
July 12, 2022 14:00 - 21 minutes - 28.9 MBDr. James Braun, Neurosciences Pharmacy Clinical Specialist at SSM Health St. Louis, and Dr. Kyle Hoelting, Senior Manager of Drug Information at Vizient, share their insights on the use of tenecteplase vs alteplase for treating acute ischemic stroke. They also discuss the nuances of this therapeutic area and share recent work from an expert panel led by Vizient. Guest speakers: James Braun, PharmD, BCCCP Neurosciences Pharmacy Clinical Specialist SSM Health Kyle Hoelting, PharmD, B...