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THRIVE ON THURSDAY: Join us each Thursday for action items and transformation tools. Whether you practice in community, health system or independent pharmacy - this show will help you grow and transform your practice. We welcome Pharmacists, Students and Technicians to join us each week.SATURDAY SERIES: Join us on Saturdays as we share best practices specific to independent community pharmacy teams, with a focus on COVID-19. Episodes are hosted by CPESN-USA Luminaries.

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Episodes

  1. COVID 19 Vaccine- Coming Soon to a Community Pharmacy Near You (Vol 2-60)

    Late this week a press release from HHS announced the US government's partnership with Chain and Independent Community Pharmacies to increase public access to COVID-19 vaccines. With community-based pharmacies on the forefront of this effort, it is time to mobilize operations, plan and act…

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  2. COVID 19 Vaccine- Payer Engagement (Vol 2-61)

    A conversation with Trista Pfeiffenberger

  3. Focus on the Goal- Sucess Strategies from 2020 CPESN USA Luminary of the Year (Vol 2-59)

    There are many community pharmacy owners involved in CPESN who have selflessly given their time to share best practices and lead others to payer opportunities. Join in today as we reflect on the efforts of one of those community pharmacy leaders who has dedicated the last several years supporting...

  4. Building a Community Pharmacy Legacy (Vol 2-58)

    Owning a community pharmacy takes dedication and a passion to serve your community. With ongoing threats to this everchanging industry and the need to continually reinvent your pharmacy how is it possible to stay motivated moving forward with a growth mindset. We are joined by Bill Osborn,...

  5. Integrating Community Health Workers into a Community Pharmacy Model (Vol 2-57)

    Community Health Workers are the link between health and social services offered in the community and can serve to facilitate access to those services for patients who may benefit from them most. Tripp Logan, pharmacist owner of L&S Pharmacy in Charleston, Missouri shares how training his staff…

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  6. Taking Your Community Pharmacy Services from Good to Great (Vol 2-56)

    Payer opportunities are on the rise causing community pharmacies to adjust workflows to actively participate in clinical services. New opportunities can either motivate you to change your practice or cause you to be so overwhelmed that you implement no change. Today we are joined by Cody Clifton,...

  7. Public Immunization in Community Practice (Vol 2-56)

    Even in non-pandemic times, there is more Pharmacies can do to advocate for and administer childhood immunizations in pharmacy practice. Start to follow the 3 A’s of Immunization: Advocate, Assess, Administer. Read more on this topic here: https://bit.ly/3kMKhmE. Download your free tool to ensure...

  8. Designing Your Marketing Campaign (Vol 2-55)

    How do I generate consistent, new ideas to market my pharmacy? What should I be thinking about when designing a campaign with a limited budget? This week we are joined by marketing expert, Sean Copley who helps us tackle these questions. In today's episode Sean shares his experiences working with...

  9. Replay: Technician Product Verification: Experiences from Iowa (Vol 2-54)

    Shifting the responsibilities of the Pharmacy Technician to meet the needs of the current pharmacy landscape is critical for continued success. Technician Product Verification is something that has been done in health systems for some time now, but it is a newer concept in community pharmacy.…

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  10. Community Pharmacies Called to Action: Promoting COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Registration (Vol 2-53)

    COVID-19 vaccine(s) are on the horizon of entering the marketplace, but first we need volunteers for Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials. Today we talk with vaccine expert, Dr. Jim Kublin MD, MPH from the COVID-19 Prevention Network based at Fred Hutch. He describes how Operation Warp Speed...

  11. Replay: Take the PBM out of it (Vol 2-52)

    Listen in to learn more about how you can work directly with employers to provide value in their pharmacy benefit, improving both your bottom lines as well as positively impacting their medical spending.

  12. Transforming Community Pharmacy Practice (Vol 2-51)

    Join in this week to hear from Flip the Pharmacy Coach, Kelci Trahms on how to build a systematic appraoch to offering enhanced services. Building a new enhanced service can be a challenging undertaking and guest Carlie Traylor shares how the NCPA Innovation Center/CPESN Pharmacy Fellowhsip is...

  13. The Community Pharmacy Residency (Vol 2-50)

    Eric Mueller, our PGY1 Community Pharmacy Resident joins Randy and Mike today to discuss the residency program, why he decided to enter a residency, what he expects to gain from it and other details of his upcoming year. During the discussion we also hit on the overall value of residency programs...

  14. Is there a Payer Opportunity in Your Own Backyard? (Vol 2-49)

    Chris Antypas, President/COO of Asti’s Pharmacy and Health Director of Pharmacy Solutions, Henderson Brothers, shares how to identify local payer opportunities in your own community. He explains strategies to start the conversation with self-insured payers and how to navigate the complexities of...

  15. Managing Prescription and Clinical Revenue Streams (Vol 2-48)

    Most pharmacy revenue is still predominantly linked to sale of prescription pharmaceuticals. It is important to manage and track reimbursement closely to ensure a healthy pharmacy. But as pharmacies transition to more clinical based revenue streams, it is also important to follow these. Randy and...

  16. Care Planning: A Strategy for the Future of Community Pharmacy (Vol 2-47)

    Care Planning is an emerging workflow activity that is proving to be critical in longitudinal care delivery in Community Pharmacy. Join in today with our guest Josh Howlin, VP of Clinical Strategy PioneerRx Pharmacy Software, to discuss care planning implementation tips to incorporate in your...

  17. Replay -- Preparing students to Assist with Practice Transformation (Vol 2-46)

    Thrive Subscribe is on Vacation this week. Randy talks with Dr. Brooke Griffin of Midwestern University College of Pharmacy and discuss some of the exciting programs they have created for students to prepare them for the evolving pharmacy landscape. For preceptors working with any of the 80…

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  18. How COVID Testing May Position Community Pharmacy For Future Opportunitie (Vol 2-45)

    Joe & Ashley are joined by Community Pharmacy Owner and CPESN Florida Luminary, Eric Larson to talk through strategies for setting up a COVID testing site. Eric shares his experience of how he and his dedicated staff are conducting over 200 tests daily and why you might want to consider doing the...

  19. Emerging trends in Community Based Pharmacy (Vol 2-44)

    Join us today as Randy and Mike review some items from a list of emerging trends in community pharmacy that was published in late 2018. They discuss them and weigh in on how things have developed since its publication, especially as the world has pivoted during the emerging pandemic.

  20. Perspective of a Seasoned Luminary: Persistency, Assembling the Team, and Making An Impact Vol 2-43

    Join us on this week’s podcast where CPESN Iowa Luminary, Matt Osterhaus shares his best practices on time management, payer strategies and getting staff prepared for enhanced service delivery. Matt shares his goals for developing a revenue generating business model, his experiences negotiating...

  21. Replay—Which Comes First: Community Pharmacy Payment or Services? (Vol 2-42)

    Community pharmacy change is here. Revenue models have shifted and will continue to shift. Different players are entering the marketplace. What are you doing to stand out and survive? It can be either a very exciting time for your pharmacy practice or a scary time. But you, and you alone, will...

  22. The State of Community Pharmacy Practice (Vol 2-41)

    Join us this week for a lively discussion with pharmacist, health economist and Executive Director of CPESN USA, Troy Trygstad ([email protected]). Troy discusses opportunities and challenges ahead for community pharmacy. This episode follows the release of the CPESN State of the Union as he...

  23. Integrative Pharmacy Practice (Vol 2-40)

    Learn more about what it means to create an integrative pharmacy practice. This week, Suzanne Feeney talks with Pharmacist Lucinda Harms about how nutritional wellness can fit into your community-based practice. GameChangers CE Podcast: Vitamin D: Repletion doses and the evidence of potential...

  24. Reducing Risk and Protecting Your Property(Vol 2-39)

    Today Ashley and Joe have a conversation with the Assistant VP of Risk Management for Pharmacist Mutual Insurance Group, Paul Samson. Paul shares things we can do to protect our patients, staff, and property to minimize our risk as owners.

  25. What's Going on with Quality? (Vol 2-38)

    Jake Galdo, PharmD, Director, Education and Program Development at Pharmacy Quality Alliance joins us to share what the community-based pharmacy needs to know right now about quality measures. We’ll address how the COVID-19 Pandemic has affected quality measures and what you need to consider...

  26. COVID-19 Practice Pearls: Telehealth Services (Vol 2-37)

    The utilization of telehealth has been an essential pathway to maintain access to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the setting of an ongoing pandemic, there continues to be a need to manage patients with chronic disease(s), counsel patients on prescribed medications and offer…

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  27. Let's Get Clinical (Vol 2-36)

    Staying up-to-date clinically in today's fast paced environment can be hard! Listen in for tools you can use to stay current with on new guidelines and current literature. On this episode, we talk with Randy about his process for keeping current clinically. We'll also introduce a new CE podcast...

  28. COVID-19 Practice Pearls: Billing for Services(Vol 2-35)

    Hosts Ashley Branham and Joe Moose talk with Pharmacist David Pope, the chief innovation officer who leads OmniSYS’s efforts to develop innovative solutions that support the evolving role of pharmacy in healthcare delivery. This episode discusses billing for services provided in relation to...

  29. Pharmacists need to own Pharmacogenetics (Vol 2-34)

    As the professional medication experts, pharmacists need to take ownership of and implement Pharmacogenetics. In this episode, Brad Tice shares what you need to know to get started.

  30. COVID-19 Practice Pearls: NCPA Resources (Vol 2-33)

    Listen in to learn more about how NCPA helps support community practice through the COVID-19 Pandemic. NCPA is monitoring information and guidance provided by CDC and other government agencies, and advocating on behalf of community pharmacies on the front lines. ncpa.org/coronavirus-information

  31. The Key to Meaningful Conversations with Your Patients (Vol 2-32)

    We've all heard the term motivational interviewing, but why do you need this skill? If you don't change your counseling style, you won't get the results you need. Listen in as Nora Stelter, PharmD shares how to have impactful conversations with your patients.

  32. COVID-19 Practice Pearls: Legal Considerations (Vol 2-31)

    Attorney Shawn Parker, joins this week's COVID-19 series to share considerations for reopening your pharmacy doors. We'll talk with him about masks, immunizations and what you need to do to follow CDC guidelines.

  33. Direct Contracting (Vol 2-30)

    On this week's episode, Randy McDonough talks with Tom Balmer from Plumber Supply Company about a partnership where his company accesses pharmacy benefits directly from Towncrest Pharmacy, bypassing the PBM. Randy and Tom talk about what this looks like one year into the relationship.

  34. Take Care of Your Pharmacy Team: De-Stress and comfort tactics (Vol 2-29)

    Stress and anxiety relief is on the way! Pharmacy owner, Hashim Zaibak PharmD, joins this episode to share examples pharmacies can easily replicate to ensure the entire pharmacy staff is supported during COVID-19. We'll talk about how to minimize stress and anxiety, as well as simple ideas you…

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  35. Opioid Stewardship: A 3 tiered approach to safety (Vol 2-28)

    Joe Moose from Moose Pharmacy and Attorney Shawn Parker join us this week to discuss best practices for opioid safety. Opioid stewardship should be a critical component of your pharmacy workflow. Learn how to implement a 3-tiered process to dispense Opioid prescriptions.

  36. COVID-19: Practice Pearls: Marketing your Pharmacy in the time of COVID-19 (Vol 2-27)

    This week’s episode is all about marketing – how do you make sure your pharmacy stays engaged with your local communities to highlight the services you offer? Listen in for 3 steps you can take to market your pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.depietropharmacy.com/about/#meet-tom...

  37. Is Specialty Pharmacy Right for Me? (Vol 2-26)

    How does specialty pharmacy fit into the community setting? Jonathan Ogurchak, PharmD, CSP Founder & CEO of STACK, a compliance management software shares steps for investigating specialty pharmacy options.

  38. COVID-19: Practice Pearls: Steps to reopen your Pharmacy (Vol 2-26)

    The Federal stay-at-home order has been lifted, which means something different for each of your pharmacies depending on where you practice. Learn the steps to take to prepare to open your pharmacy doors so you can keep your teams and communities safe. For more thoughts on reopening your…

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  39. Overcoming Pain Points in Community Pharmacy (Vol 2-25)

    Do you struggle to find time and gain knowledge needed to change your pharmacy's payment model? The way you've worked for years isn't working anymore. You know your pharmacy needs to offer services AND consistently engage with payer opportunities. Listen to this podcast so you can convert your...

  40. COVID-19: Practice Pearls: The Financial Pandemic (Vol 2-24)

    Cash flow has been a common concern for pharmacies due to continued decline of product reimbursement. This is an even bigger issue right with the pandemic. Listen in for action steps you can take right now to maintain your business. Also, if you haven’t yet, get your PPP loan in now (more funds...

  41. Better Together: How Pharmacy Technicians Support Patient Care (Vol 2-23)

    Pharmacy is about a lot more than drug product and cost. It is about relationships and managing drug therapy. https://bit.ly/3eJmO2D Often times the Pharmacy Technician role is thought of only to support the dispensing aspect of community pharmacy yet Pharmacy Technicians are critical to…

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  42. COVID-19: Practice Pearls- Testing for COVID-19 (Vol 2-22)

    Public health officials and political leaders are warning that most states are not conducting a sufficient number of COVID-19 tests to monitor how the virus is spreading and its extent in a way that would allow Americans to safely return to work. On April 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health &...

  43. PBMs and Pandemics (Vol 2-21)

    Pharmacies and pharmacists are critically important to the local communities they serve. As Italy’s death toll from the novel coronavirus climbed, its doctors made a plea to other countries: Manage the pandemic in the community, not in hospitals and emergency rooms. Randy talks with Catherine...

  44. COVID-19: Practice Pearls - Community Partnerships (Vol 2-20)

    This week we'll share best practices and examples of how pharmacy teams across the country are working within their communities to provide support. Our guest hosts, Joe Moose and Ashley Branham, address ideas like staff sharing, remote access for pharmacy management systems and even partnership...

  45. Be PrEPared: HIV prevention in community pharmacy (Vol 2-19)

    Department of Heath and Human Services (HHS) has initiated a national program called READY, SET, PrEP. Join us to hear from Pharmacist Dena Dillon as she shares best practices for implementation. Looking for CE to prepare you for READY, SET, PrEP? CEImpact has CE on this topic specific to…

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  46. COVID-19: Practice Pearls - Create an Exposure Plan (Vol 2-18)

    Roger Paganelli, is a third-generation pharmacist and owns Mt. Carmel Pharmacy with his two brothers in NYC. He is a leader in his state, serving on the board of the Pharmacists Society of NY. Since the COVID-19 crisis began, his pharmacy has been making special accommodations and has been in...

  47. After COVID: Creating the "New Normal" for Community Pharmacy (Vol 2-17)

    Community pharmacies are a valuable resource to both the communities they serve as well as the overall health care system and need to be included in the payment system for non-dispensing services. In this episode, APhA President and Loma Linda School of Pharmacy Dean Michael Hogue shares how...

  48. COVID-19: Practice Pearls (Vol 2-16)

    Listen in each Saturday as our guest hosts, Ashley Branham and Joe Moose, share COVID-19 best practices from pharmacies around the country. Rebecca Snead, CEO of the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, joins this episode talk about the work being done at the state and national…

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  49. COVID-19: Treatment Guidelines, Testing and PPE (Vol 2-15)

    This week we have Geoff Wall, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS with us to discuss the evidence surrounding possible COVID-19 treatment options, including the use of chloroquine compounds, azithromycin and IL-6 receptor antagonists. We've also partnered with CEImpact to bring you CE for this week's episode.…

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  50. COVID-19: Practice Pearls - Protecting your Workforce (Vol 2-14)

    You need to know how to operate your community pharmacy during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Many of us have our doors locked while we serve our patients. Need to know how to deal with signature logs during social distancing? Want to hear more about how to split your team up to ensure they stay safe?…

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THRIVE ON THURSDAY: Join us each Thursday for action items and transformation tools. Whether you practice in community, health system or independent pharmacy - this show will help you grow and transform your practice. We welcome Pharmacists, Students and Technicians to join us each week.SATURDAY SERIES: Join us on Saturdays as we share best practices specific to independent community pharmacy teams, with a focus on COVID-19. Episodes are hosted by CPESN-USA Luminaries.

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