Beyond the Sig: Prescription for Transformative Pharmacy Care

Demonstrating Pharmacists’ Value through Quality Metrics | Beyond the Sig

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich sits down with Jeff Covelli, RPh of The Hometown Pharmacies, a regional independent pharmacy chain with 16 locations across Pennsylvania and Ohio. As Medication Therapy Management Coordinator at The Hometown Pharmacies, Jeff has become an expert on leveraging the metrics of pharmacy adherence and medication therapy management to provide value-based care. He explains how pharmacies can begin utilizing quality metrics to improve clinical outcomes and positively impact financial operations.
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Pharmacist-provided Care: Demonstrating Our Value | Beyond the Sig

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich sits down with Michelle Murphy, PharmD, MS, Director of Pharmacy at Amerihealth Caritas Pennsylvania.
As a member of the Flip the Pharmacy Payer Advisory Board, Michelle shares her insight into how pharmacists can demonstrate their value to payers in a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
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Medical Billing for Community Pharmacists: What We Know and Where We Need to Go | Beyond the Sig

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich chats with Ashley Keller, Partner Relationship Manager at OmniSYS. In this role, she works to develop strategic relationships within the pharmacy industry that advance the role of pharmacists as providers. Listen as Ashley shares her take on current trends in medical billing and what’s next for community pharmacists. 
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Pharmacist’s Guide to COVID-19 Testing | Beyond the Sig

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, third-year student pharmacist Brooke Kulusich chats with Garrett Sipes, PharmD of Chambers’ Apothecary in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Recently, this pharmacy has successfully implemented COVID-19 testing. Garrett walks us through this process step-by-step and shares valuable lessons learned for pharmacists looking to get involved. 
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A Story about a Patient | Beyond the Sig

If you didn’t document it, it didn’t happen.  In this episode of Beyond the Sig, Stephanie McGrath, PharmD, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network sits down with Josh Howland of PioneerRx and Kristen Hartzell of Hartzell’s Pharmacy to discuss how technology is supporting pharmacists in documenting their impact on patient care in an unprecedented way. 
Documentation through the Pharmacist’s eCare Plan is a key component of the Flip the Pharmacy initiative, and a driver in community pharmacy practice innovation.  But at the end of the day, it’s just a story about a patient.  
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Student Perspective: Engaging Students in Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation | Beyond the Sig

On this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, talks with Cameron Carpenter, fourth-year student pharmacist at Wilkes Nesbitt School of Pharmacy. In this student-to-student conversation, they discuss ways to engage student pharmacists in practice transformation efforts and Cameron shares his experience from completing an elective community APPE rotation at leading PPCN pharmacies across the state.
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Changing of the Guard | Beyond the Sig

The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Board of Directors has named Victoria E. Elliott, RPh, MBA, CAE as Chief Executive Officer.  Elliott will succeed Patricia A. Epple, CAE, who is retiring at the end of 2020.
“Pat has been an outstanding leader of PPA for the last almost two decades,” said Chuck Kray, president of PPA. “She is leaving a strong organization in the hands of an equally strong successor. We are looking forward to welcoming Victoria Elliott.” Epple has been with PPA since 2002.
As CEO, Elliott will blend her training as a registered pharmacist with her 24 years of experience in association management to lead PPA in its mission promoting the profession through advocacy, education, and communication to enhance patient care and public health. She will manage PPA operations, membership growth and engagement, and all program development and implementation. In addition, she will oversee PPA’s affiliated entities including its Educational Foundation, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network, and PharmPAC – PPA’s political action committee. 
A Certified Association Executive since 2003, Elliott’s qualifications include alliance-building, volunteer engagement, board governance, leading legislative advocacy, and grassroots efforts to affect laws and regulations that critically impact healthcare professionals and the patients they serve. “I look forward to joining the PPA management team and am excited to work with my pharmacy colleagues and the PPA Board of Directors to advance the state of pharmacy practice across Pennsylvania,” said Elliott.
Prior to this appointment, Elliott was the CEO of the Association for the Advancement of Wound Care (AAWC), where she led a management transition, implementation of a three-year strategic plan, a branding campaign, and the launch of a series of educational summits focused on critical wound care issues. She also served as Executive Director for the American Neurological Association, Dermatology Nurses’ Association, Attention Deficit Disorder Association, and the Society For Biomaterials at Association Headquarters, and was the Executive Director for the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists from 1998 to 2005.
Before her career in association management, Elliott spent six years as a pediatric pharmacist in the Jefferson Health System, and two years as the Assistant Director of Pharmacy at Hahnemann University Hospital. In addition to her pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, now part of the University of the Sciences, Elliott earned an MBA in Health and Medical Services from Widener University.
She is a Past President of the Mid-Atlantic Society of Association Executives (MASAE) and the Delaware Valley Society of Association Executives. She is also a member of the American Society of Association, the organization that confers the CAE designation. Elliott is a recipient of the MASAE Service Award for her distinguished service to the Association and in 2001, was recognized by the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy as the Young Alumnus Award winner. 
Ms. Elliott will begin her new role on December 1, 2020.  PSHP congratulates Ms. Elliott on this appointment and looks forward to working with her, and PPA, on Pennsylvania pharmacy issues. 
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Community Pharmacy Practice: Looking Back and Looking Forward | Beyond the Sig

In this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, a third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, sits down with Melissa S. McGivney, PharmD, FCCP, FAPhA who serves as Associate Dean for Community Partnerships and Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. As a national leader in advancing  pharmacist-provided patient care in the community for 20 years, Dr. McGivney shares her perspective on the progress our profession has made and the challenges that lie ahead.
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Flip the Pharmacy Best Practices from CPESN Luminaries | Beyond the Sig

In this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, a third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, chats with Deborah Bowers, pharmacist and owner of Yorkville Pharmacy in York, South Carolina, and Cheri Schmidt, Director of Clinical Pharmacy at Medicap Pharmacy in Ames, Iowa. These CPESN luminaries talk medication synchronization, expanding the roles of pharmacy technicians, immunizations, and diabetes management to kick off a new progression of Flip the Pharmacy.
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A Win-win: Engaging Student Pharmacists in Community Pharmacy Practice Transformation | Beyond the Sig

When student pharmacists are involved in practice transformation efforts, it can be mutually beneficial for both the student and the community pharmacy. 
In this episode of Beyond the Sig, Brooke Kulusich, a third-year student pharmacist at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, chats with Dr. Nicole Pezzino, Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Community Outreach and Innovation at Wilkes University Nesbit School of Pharmacy. Nicole shares her passion for community pharmacy practice transformation and innovative ways to engage students in these efforts. 
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