Our guest,Samm Anderegg, PharmD, MS is Chief Executive Officer at DocStation, a software platform that helps pharmacies & health plans operate clinical programs at scale. As CEO, Dr. Anderegg plays an active role in product, strategy, business development, marketing, and customer engagement. Samm graduated with distinction from the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy. He completed residency training and a combined Master’s degree program specializing in Pharmacy Administration & Leade...
Jul 13, 2022•30 min•Ep. 207
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Michelle Fritsch is a board certified geriatric clinical pharmacist with a passion for healthy aging and education. She is a specialist in medication use, prevention, and retirement transition in people over 60. She is founder of Retirement Wellness Strategies; co-founder of Propel Comprehensive Wellness; and co-founder of Medipreneurs. She works with a broad definition of health – physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aligned with purpose in each p...
Jun 28, 2022•27 min•Ep. 206
Our guest, Shawn Bjorndal, CEO and Founder of RPhAlly, is a graduate of the School of Pharmacy at North Dakota State University. Launched midyear of 2020, RPhAlly is a community and networking platform for pharmacy professionals. Shawn’s vision of RPhAlly is to become a one-stop-shop to help pharmacy professionals find the right connections and career roadmaps, increase industry awareness, learn from colleagues, and advocate for the profession. Shawn began his pharmacy career in the retail setti...
Jun 12, 2022•27 min•Ep. 205
Our guest, Dr. John Kim, is the owner and pharmacist in charge of Robinson Drug & Compounding Center. His interest in compounding grew since his early days of pharmacy school, which led him to complete his pharmacy externship at the Professional Compounding Center of America (PCCA) in Houston, TX. After obtaining his Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.), he completed his Fellowship in Anti-Aging and Regenerative/Functional Medicine from the American Academy of Anti-Aging (A4M). Dr. Kim actively lec...
May 29, 2022•26 min•Ep. 204
In this episode, you’ll hear from Tim Ulbrich, who is helping to improve pharmacists’ financial literacy. Tim is a pharmacist passionate about identifying career paths that fit students’ goals and interests so they can have fulfilling careers and lives. Tim is also the creator of the pharmacy podcast, Your Financial Pharmacist, and author of the book, Seven Figure Pharmacist. He graduated from Ohio Northern University with his Doctor of Pharmacy and completed residency training in community/ambu...
May 16, 2022•31 min•Ep. 203
In this episode, our guest is Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3 Axis Advisors and CEO of 46brooklyn Research. Born and raised in the world of pharmacy, Antonio Ciaccia has been crawling around pharmacies his entire life. After three years as a pharmacy technician and two years of pre-pharmacy curriculum, Antonio diverted course, graduating from The Ohio State University in 2007 with dual degrees in communications and political science before moving into the world of association management, eventua...
May 01, 2022•36 min•Ep. 202
In this episode, our Our guest, Dr. Lisa Faast is an innovator, experienced business executive, and leader in the independent pharmacy industry. With over 20 years of experience as a pharmacy owner, consultant, compounder, and businesswoman, she is able to bring a unique perspective to the industry’s problems. Her passion is helping independent pharmacy owners thrive by focusing on diversifying and then growing revenue streams. She is currently CEO at DiversifyRx, a consulting and education comp...
Apr 17, 2022•25 min•Ep. 201
In this episode, our guest is Cory Jenks, who earned his doctor of pharmacy degree from the University of South Carolina in 2011. Since then, he has practiced as a retail pharmacist, outpatient clinical pharmacist, and inpatient clinical pharmacist. His current practice is as an ambulatory care clinical pharmacy specialist, where he applies his passion for lifestyle interventions in the management of chronic disease. In addition to his career as a pharmacist, Cory is also an accomplished improv ...
Apr 03, 2022•23 min•Ep. 200
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Jamie Wilkey is a pharmacist who loves what she does and brings passion and happiness to the pharmacy profession. Jamie grew up in a small town in Wyoming where she got her start in pharmacy working at the local City Drug. She attended the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy for her Doctor of Pharmacy. She was active in student government while at UW and also served as president and later as vice-president of her pharmacy class. For 10 years post-graduation...
Mar 20, 2022•23 min•Ep. 199
In this episode, our guest Peter Koshland shares about his path to compounding and issues facing it today. Peter Koshland, PharmD opened his compounding pharmacy, Koshland Pharm, in 2009 in San Francisco and works with doctors and patients on individualized, integrative therapies that make a difference in the quality of patients’ day-to-day lives. Peter has seen the profound impact high-quality compounded medicine can have, so producing the absolute best patient outcomes is what drives his decis...
Mar 06, 2022•20 min•Ep. 198
Our guest, Sarah Ruth, has spent almost a decade building healthtech startups. She cut her teeth in healthcare technology at Oscar Health, where she helped grow the team by 1000 in less than two years. She moved on to Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet company, where she scaled the internal team and launched several of its portfolio companies, including CityBlock Health. Most recently, she led US Portfolio talent for Octopus Ventures, a UK-based VC fund that specializes in launching healthtech companies...
Feb 13, 2022•36 min•Ep. 197
In this episode, our guest is Ramzi Yacoub, PharmD, who is Chief Pharmacy Officer at RxSense, overseeing the clinical side of the health tech company that provides transparency and access to consistently low prices on prescription drugs. He provides clinical guidance to clients, lends expertise and oversight to program development and oversees compliance for standards of care and safety. Prior to RxSense, he was Director of Client Services at Catalyst Health Solutions, then Catamaran, where he w...
Jan 30, 2022•28 min•Ep. 196
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Rajinder Rai, (Ra-GIN-der RIE) PharmD, the founder and CEO of digital wellness company SunRais Health™. With over two decades of experience in the field of pharmacy and pharmaceutical education, Dr. Rai is disrupting this field in holistic and innovative ways. As an advocate for pharmacists, she is actively involved in the advancement of this industry, and currently serves as the president of the Ventura County Chapter of California Pharmacists Association as we...
Jan 16, 2022•28 min•Ep. 195
In this episode, our guest is Jim Hrncir (pronounced: hern-sir), who is recognized as one of the pioneers of modern pharmaceutical compounding. Jim is responsible for the formulation of many Bio-Identical Hormones, Dermatological, Nutritional, and Anti-Aging compounds in wide use throughout the US. He has worked in radio and TV, including multiple appearances on Dr. Phil as a hormone expert. As a member of the board of the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding (APC), Jim is passionate about the bene...
Jan 02, 2022•34 min•Ep. 194
In this episode, our guest is Helen Sairany, the CEO for South Carolina Pharmacy Association. Prior to joining SCPhA, Helen served as the Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Pharmacist Association. She has extensive knowledge, skills, and experiences in administrative management, regulatory, practice, healthy equity, and accreditation systems gained through her 11 years of serving the profession as a Director of Content Development and Partnership at the American Phar...
Dec 19, 2021•26 min•Ep. 193
Our guest, Dustin Lippert is someone I met in Nashville at the Entrepreneur Center. He just redesigned my website hillaryblackburn.com. If you are looking for someone to help with updating your website, he did a fantastic job. Wanted to have him on to talk about the importance of branding. A bit more about Dustin Over the last 6 years, between his 9-5 in a marketing agency and growing his own clients on the side, Dustin Adam Lippert has created identity systems for local, regional, and national ...
Dec 13, 2021•28 min•Ep. 192
In this episode, our guest is Mitch Lee of the ReTell Pharmacy podcast. Mitch started in retail pharmacy as a cashier in 2004 and stayed with it as a tech and into pharmacy school (graduated as a pharmacist in 2010). He began to see and hear SO many interesting intersections as a floater and decided to start ReTell Pharmacy Podcast to share those stories so others in our industry won’t feel alone when they have a tough day. Listeners send in their stories through Facebook and Twitter and a new e...
Nov 28, 2021•42 min•Ep. 191
In this episode, our guest is Our guest, Sonia Oskouei, PharmD, BCMAS, DPLA, joined Cardinal Health in June 2020 to lead the company’s biosimilar strategy. She most recently served as the Vice President of Innovation and Digital Health at Premier Inc., where she led their national biosimilars strategy on behalf of 4,000 where she partnered with pharmaceutical manufacturers and providers to create resources, and education to help health system stakeholders evaluate and adopt biosimilars. Sonia is...
Nov 15, 2021•31 min•Ep. 190
In this episode our guest is Sharon Phares, PhD, MPH who is Senior Vice President of Research and Data Innovation with PSG. As the Senior Vice President of Research and Data Innovation, she oversees the strategy and execution of research and educational initiatives. These include primary and sponsored research as well as client projects for PBMs and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Sharon also serves as Assistant Adjunct Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Assistant Adjunct Professor of Internal M...
Oct 31, 2021•29 min•Ep. 189
In this episode, our guest is Carm Huntress who co-founded RxRevu with the mission to create a more seamless, cost-effective prescribing experience for patients and providers. Since 2013, Carm has helped develop the industry’s leading Prescription Decision Support solution, which allows providers to select appropriate medication options for their patients. By working closely with physicians, health plans, IT vendors, and health systems, RxRevu is driving informed decision-making and better patie...
Oct 19, 2021•28 min•Ep. 188
Our guest, James LaValle (Jim), R.Ph., C.C.N.M.T. is an internationally recognized clinical pharmacist, author, board-certified clinical nutritionist, and expert and educator in integrative and precision health. James is best known for his expertise in personalized integrative therapies uncovering the underlying metabolic issues that keep people from feeling healthy and vital. A thought leader in drug/nutrient depletion issues he has published 4 books and 3 databases in this area alone. As such ...
Oct 03, 2021•32 min•Ep. 187
In this episode, Dr. Kenneth Hohmeier who is a faculty member at the University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy invited me to share some remarks with his leadership class. I share about writing the book, How Pharmacists Lead, and about what leadership means to me.
Sep 19, 2021•19 min•Ep. 186
In this episode, our guest is Melissa Murer Corrigan was founding Executive Director and CEO of the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) in Washington, D.C. from 1994-2011. She also is an innovator in credentialing and pharmacy workforce initiatives. Melissa’s leadership launched the PTCB program that has now certified over 700,000 pharmacy technicians working across the United States in large chains such as Walgreens and CVS, health systems and community pharmacies. PTCB certified tec...
Sep 05, 2021•34 min•Ep. 185
In this episode, our guest is Dr. Leigh Ann Ross who is the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy and Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice. She previously served as the Chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice and currently serves as Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Research Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at UM. Dr. Ross also works with the John D. Bower School of Po...
Aug 22, 2021•29 min•Ep. 184
In this episode, my friend Alex Barker of The Happy PharmD interviews me - Hillary Blackburn, the host of the Talk to Your Pharmacist podcast for a look back and look ahead at the podcast. To join the Women in Pharmacy Leadership League: https://pharmacy-leadership-league.mn.co/share/F-MccystLN4Zx2Aq?utm_source=manual
Aug 08, 2021•54 min•Ep. 183
In this episode, we have Russell Gong who is the Co-founder and Head of Product & Brand for Cabinet Health Inc. His mission is to bring unmatched quality, environmental sustainability, and personalized care to all health essentials. Prior to Cabinet, Russ worked 10 years in social enterprises building and scaling local businesses in Latin America, Eastern Europe, and Southeast Asia. He is a Techstars Alumni and a member of the US Army National Guard serving as a Ranger Qualified Infantry Off...
Jul 25, 2021•34 min•Ep. 182
It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country, including Jillian Foster of Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corp (TN/MS/AR) during this past year! Jillian Foster is the System Pharmacy Leader at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation. She shares how she led her team through COVID and advice for other female leaders or aspiring leaders. If you want to learn more about Jillian's leadership story, check out her episode on the show in 2017.
Jul 11, 2021•12 min•Ep. 181
In this 4 part series Women Leading in a Crisis, we connected with another CPO of a large health system, LeeAnn Miller. She is the Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer for System Pharmacy Services at Yale-New Haven Health (YNHH). LeeAnn is responsible for advancing pharmacy services to drive high-value care for patients and the community. Yale New Haven Health is comprised of 5 Delivery Networks spanning the Connecticut shoreline and Rhode Island. LeeAnn oversees approximately 950 FTEs span...
Jun 27, 2021•29 min•Ep. 180
It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country during this past year! After reading HBR's article in December 2020 on Women Are Better Leaders During a Crisis, we decided to interview some female pharmacy leaders to hear how they were handling the COVID Crisis. https://lnkd.in/gthJ9ZC To continue the series, our guest is Susan M Mashni, Pharm D, BCPS who is the VP & Chief Pharmacy Officer, Mount Sinai Health System and Associate Professor...
Jun 13, 2021•34 min•Ep. 179
It's been exciting to watch several female pharmacy leaders of health systems all across the country during this past year! After reading HBR's article in December 2020 on Women Are Better Leaders During a Crisis, we decided to interview some female pharmacy leaders to hear how they were handling the COVID Crisis. https://lnkd.in/gthJ9ZC To kick off the series, our guest is Helen McKnight. Helen graduated from University of Florida with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed a Pharmacy Practi...
May 30, 2021•29 min•Ep. 178
