Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Dr. Tamara Ruggles

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Tamara Ruggles, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), founder of The Deprescribing Clinic, and host of the Geriatric Pharmacy Focus podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network.Dr. Tamara Ruggles explains how medication-related harm and prescribing cascades in long-term care led her to found the Deprescribing Clinic to help patients optimize medications, reduce anticholinergic burden and side effects, and improve quality of life. She also highlights pharmacists’ roles in antimicrobial stewardship and pharmacogenomic testing to reduce adverse events, while advocating for broader coverage and reimbursement for pharmacist clinical services.If you have any topics or guests you'd like to see on future episodes, reach out to us on our website.The views and opinions expressed by the host and guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views, positions, or policies of Quality Insights. Publication number QI-042426-GK