ASHPOfficial is the premier podcast of ASHP and the collective voice of our 50,000 members in health-system pharmacy. Through interviews and discussions with pharmacy thought leaders, ASHPOfficial will explore issues related to public health, medication use, and supporting the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other settings. To learn more about ASHP, please visit ashp.org.
Episodes
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
How do we prioritize what goes where and to who when we don’t have enough to go around? We welcome back Dr. Ken Richman, Professor of Philosophy and Health Care Ethics and IRB Chair at MCPHS University to talk about how ethics play an important role when it comes to the fair distribution of scarce life-saving resources.
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Thursday Apr 02, 2020
Join nationally recognized drug shortage expert Erin R. Fox, Pharm.D., BCPS, FASHP, Michael Ganio, Senior Director, Pharmacy Practice and Quality, and Tom Kraus, Vice President of Government Relations, as they discuss recent updates on drug shortages related to COVID-19 and the impact the recent federal relief law will have on managing the supply chain.
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Wednesday Apr 01, 2020
Today we talk with Susan Goodin, Head of Pharmacy Practice, Patient and Investigator Engagement, and the Innovation Strategy Lead in Biotherapeutics Development for Janssen Research and Development. Our focus is to talk about her experiences during her 25-year career while at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey in managing drug shortages and discussing ethical considerations in prioritizing care and lessons learned from the oncology perspective.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
In today’s episode of ASHPOfficial, host Tom Kraus, Vice President, Office of Government Relations at ASHP interviews Kathryn DiBitetto, vice president of the government relations team at 340B Health. 340B Health is a nonprofit organization of more than 1,400 hospitals and health systems that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Kathryn strives to educate policymakers about the program, and, today, speaks directly to listeners about ways they can advocate for 340B.
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COVID-19
ASHP is committed to supporting you in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and is regularly communicating updates on this crisis. We have opened access to our evidence-based online resources and tools on ashp.org, making them widely available to all pharmacists and healthcare professionals, and our COVID-19 Resource Center is updated frequently. Additionally, our podcast is currently featuring COVID-19 related content on a regular basis. ASHP has also launched a new COVID-19 Community on Connect, which serves as a forum for any healthcare providers to ask questions, share experiences, post resources, and more. Thank you for all that you are doing for your patients and your community.
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Dr. Eric Maroyka, Pharm.D., BCPS, Senior Director, Center on Pharmacy Practice Advancement sits down with Dr. Ryan Roux, Pharm.D., M.S., Vice President of Pharmacy at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to discuss COVID-19 preparation, response, and mitigation lessons learned to share with the field.
In this third installment of the series, Dr. Roux discusses lessons learned and key planning considerations for hospital and health-system pharmacy leaders with respect to pandemic planning, response, and mitigation. The coronavirus pandemic is stressing our healthcare system infrastructure, has the potential for a devastating economic fallout, and will test the outer limits of healthcare worker resilience. The potential and actual surge in COVID-19 patients is threatening the capability and capacity of the US healthcare system as well as the safety and welfare of healthcare workers.
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
Listen in as ASHP chats with Mike Ganio, Senior Director, Pharmacy Practice and Quality, about drug shortages and supply chain management as they relate to COVID-19. Mike shares the impact of pandemic related shortages, chronic shortages, and best practices for managing shortages at your institutions.
Friday Mar 27, 2020
Friday Mar 27, 2020
In our latest episode, Dr. Eric Maroyka, Pharm.D., BCPS, Director, Center on Pharmacy Practice Advancement sits down with Ross Thompson, M.S., R.Ph., Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer, Tufts Medical Center to discuss COVID-19 preparation, response, and mitigation lessons learned to share with the field.
In this second installation, Mr. Thompson discusses lessons learned and key planning considerations for hospital and health-system pharmacy leaders with respect to pandemic planning, response, and mitigation. The coronavirus pandemic is stressing our healthcare system infrastructure, has the potential for a devastating economic fallout, and will test the outer limits of healthcare worker resilience. The potential and actual surge in COVID-19 patients is threatening the capability and capacity of the US healthcare system as well as the safety and welfare of healthcare workers.
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Please join Dr. Vicki Basalyga, Pharm.D. BCPS, BCPPS, Director of the Section of Clinical Specialists and Scientists for today’s special edition podcast on COVID-19. Today we will be chatting with Dr. Ken Richman, Professor of Philosophy and Health Care Ethics and IRB Chair at MCPHS University in Boston about the ethics of research on COVID-19 during the 2020 pandemic.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
Wednesday Mar 25, 2020
In our latest episode, Dr. Eric Maroyka, Pharm.D., BCPS, Director, Center on Pharmacy Practice Advancement sits down with Dr. Christopher Fortier, Pharm.D., FASHP, Chief Pharmacy Officer, Massachusetts General Hospital to discuss COVID-19 preparation, response, and mitigation lessons learned to share with the field.
Dr. Fortier discusses lessons learned and key planning considerations for hospital and health-system pharmacy leaders with respect to pandemic planning, response, and mitigation. The coronavirus pandemic is stressing our healthcare system infrastructure, has the potential for a devastating economic fallout, and will test the outer limits of healthcare worker resilience. The potential and actual surge in COVID-19 patients is threatening the capability and capacity of the US healthcare system as well as the safety and welfare of healthcare workers.
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
Tuesday Mar 24, 2020
In today’s episode, we chat with Elaine Snow, BS Pharm., Editor-in-Chief of AHFS Drug Information® (AHFS® DI™) and Handbook on Injectable Drugs® (HID™) and Dr. Seth Strawbridge, Pharm.D. and Clinical Informaticist on the eHealth Solutions Team in ASHP’s Publishing Office about the amount of literature currently published on COVID-19, AHFS®, and other ASHP Resources.