Ambulatory Care Podcast: Recent Episodes
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast (ACP) is a podcast brought to you by PSW’s Ambulatory Care Advisory Committee. Each episode will focus on topic pertinent to ambulatory care pharmacy practice and is hosted by PSW members across the state.
Disclaimer: the information provided in the podcasts is not to be used as substitute for professional training and judgement. Use of this information indicates acknowledgement that neither PSW nor its contributing hosts will be responsible for any loss of injury, including death, sustained in connection with or as the result of using this information. PSW is under no obligation to update information presented with new information or other published literature as available.
Poster to Podcast: Highlighting the project - Evaluation of Sexual and Reproductive Health Products and Services in Wisconsin Community Pharmacies
In this focused episode, Ellie Maday and Lily Brabazon join Jonathan White for a practical conversation on the evaluation of sexual and reproductive health concerns. Together, they walk through a respectful, patient-centered approach to gathering information, identifying common concerns, and recognizing when symptoms or risk factors warrant urgent referral. Listeners will come away with helpful framing for real-world conversations—plus key counseling considerations to support safe, informed decision-making in practice. Educational content only; not medical advice.
Click here to view the original poster.
Contributors:
* Ellie Maday - PharmD Candidate 2026 (featured on podcast)
* Lily Brabazon - PharmD Candidate 2026 (featured on podcast)
* Quinlan Chesak - PharmD Candidate 2026
* Jonathan Becker - PharmD Candidate 2026
* Susanne Barnett PharmD, BCPS - Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice & Translational Research Division
* Marina Maes PharmD, BCPS, BCACP - Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice & Translational Research Division
Hypertension remains a prevalent and complex chronic condition requiring up-to-date knowledge of evidence-based care. The guidelines for prevention, detection, evaluation and management of high blood pressure in adults were updated in 2025. This podcast will explore some of the bigger changes to the AHA/ACC Guidelines for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults and will address questions pharmacy professionals may have about medication management and patient blood pressure goals. Sponsored by the PSW Ambulatory Care Advisory Committee, join PGY1 Resident Rachel Goldsborough as she summarizes these guidelines and provides oversight of the updates and changes.
This podcast is eligible for continuing pharmacy education. If you wish to claim credit use this link: https://www.lecturepanda.com/a/AHAACCPodcast
On this episode of PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast, Rani Rajan, PharmD—Ambulatory Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Mercyhealth—shares how her team advances chronic disease management, care transitions, and population health through pharmacist-led services, including building collaborative practice, optimizing workflows with technicians and technology, and practical tips to scale impact across health systems.
Every year, the American Diabetes Association publishes updates to their Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. This podcast highlights key changes in the 2025 Standards of Care, including new data for diabetes prevention, liver health recommendations for people with diabetes, and use of weight management medications in the diabetes population. Listen in as we discuss these updates and how they can be incorporated into your practice as a pharmacist!
Presented by:
Grace Nixon, PharmD, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital
To receive ACPE continuing pharmacy education credit for this session, please use the link here to log in to the PSW Learning Management System, Lecture Panda, and enter the session code provided at the end of this podcast. You must successfully complete a focused learning assessment, scoring better than 70% of answers correctly and a podcast feedback evaluation to claim continuing pharmacy education credit.
On this episode of PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast, Kate Hartkopf interviews Jordan Spillane and Rachel Drury from Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin regarding their recent publication in the Journal of General Internal Medicine highlighting the positive long-term health outcomes of their Ambulatory Diabetes Outreach Program (ADOP), a collaborative pharmacist and nurse-led initiative to assist in the direct management of patients with type 2 diabetes.
For more information on this initiative and its outcomes, you can find the publication here.
Speakers
Jordan Spillane, PharmD
Director of Ambulatory Pharmacy Services, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network
Rachel Drury, PharmD, BCACP
Ambulatory Pharmacy Manager, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin Health Network
In this poster to podcast episode, we learn about the impact student pharmacists within the VA system have on COPD symptom control and inhaler technique. This project was presented as a poster at the PSW Annual meeting in August 2024. Click here to view their poster.
Interviewees: Sydney Stampfli, Kaitlin Eisch, David Potapenko, Hannah Schu
In this podcast, various residency program directors and residents from across the state share some unique aspects of their PGY-2 ambulatory care residency experiences. Listen in to hear more about the following programs:1. Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc. PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency – Jennifer Foti, PharmD, BCACP (RPD) 2. Froedtert & MCW PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency – Jonathan White, PharmD, BCACP (RPD) 3. Froedtert & MCW PGY-2 Thrombosis and Hemostasis Management Residency – Mikie Te Ronde, PharmD (RPD) and Julia Kluck, PharmD (current PGY-2 resident) 4. Mayo Clinic Health System – Eau Claire Hospital, Inc. PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency – Katie Taylor, PharmD, BCACP (RPD) 5. SSM Health – Monroe Clinic PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency – Julie Bartell, PharmD, BCACP (RPD) and Kelly Thomas, PharmD (current PGY-2 resident) 6. UW-Health PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Residency – Kristina Heimerl, PharmD, BCACP (RPD)
In this podcast, various residency program directors, coordinators, and residents from across the state share some unique aspects of their PGY-1 ambulatory care residency experiences. Listen in to hear more about the following programs:1. Aurora Health Care Metro Inc. PGY-1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency – Amy Mahlum, PharmD, BCACP (RPD) 2. Concordia University of Wisconsin PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency – Sarah Ray, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA (RPD) 3. Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency (Ambulatory Care Setting) – Teresa Mysliwiec, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP (RPD) and Kaitlin Mockus, PharmD, BCACP (RPC) 4. SSM Health - Monroe Clinic PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency – Julie Bartell, PharmD, BCACP, FPSW (RPD) and Alison DeVore, PharmD (current PGY-1 resident) 5. Tomah VA Medical Center PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency – Kristin Arndt, PharmD, BCPS (RPD) 6. William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital PGY-1 Pharmacy Residencies in Ambulatory Care, General Practice, and HSPAL – Maria Wopat, PharmD, BCACP (RPD) 7. UW Health PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency – Becca Ninos, PharmD, BCACP (PGY-1 Preceptor and PGY-2 Ambulatory Care RPC)
A clinical debate about the benefits versus the risks of deprescribing statins in adults over the age of 75 in both primary and secondary prevention
Presented by:
Megan Gross, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident, SSM Health Monroe Clinic
Stephanie Garvin, PharmD, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident, SSM Health Monroe Clinic
In this episode of PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast, we highlight the research project completed by Alana Akam, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident at Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Akam’s project provides great insight into management of GLP-1s in times of shortage with a focus on clinical outcomes.
Alana Akam, PharmD
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident
Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Jonathan White, PharmDClinical Pharmacist, Residency Program Director - PGY2 Ambulatory Care
Froedtert & the Medical College of WisconsinCenter for Advanced Care, 4th floor
On this episode of PSW's Ambulatory Care Podcast, pharmacy student, Hope Schier, sits down with Dr. Jonathan White, from Froedtert & The Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, to discuss his unique career path as an ambulatory care pharmacy practitioner. Throughout the conversation, Dr. White reflects on his pharmacy journey, the impact of meaningful mentors, and his passion for academia and precepting.
This podcast covers contraception prescribing and counseling pearls. While the focus is on oral contraception, it also touches on contraception resources and general management concepts.
Presented by:
Sarah LeMay, PharmD
PGY-2 Health-System Pharmacy Administration & Leadership (HSPAL) Resident at William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital.
On this episode of PSW's Ambulatory Care Podcast, Jen Slaughter interviews Rachel Whitesitt, Tony Michalski, and Gabby Guara from Streu's Pharmacy in Green Bay. Rachel, Tony, and Gabby discuss their unique roles (including challenges, triumphs, and involvement with PSW) in the community pharmacy approach to ambulatory care. This podcast coincides with the #ShareYourStoryPSW social media campaign that can be found on PSW social media channels throughout 2023.
Rachel Whitesitt PharmD, MPH - rwhitesitt@streuspharmacy.net
Tony Michalski PharmD, BCPS - amichalski@streuspharmacy.net
Gabby Guara CPhT - ggaura@streuspharmacy.net
Tirzepatide (Mounjaro®) is a new medication for the treatment of type II diabetes with a dual acting mechanism acting as a GLP/GIP agonist. This episode discusses the new mechanism of action, some of the trial info that led to its approval, and its current place in therapy for diabetes management.
- Marcus Pribyl, PharmD. Current role as of 6/26/23: PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at SSM Health Monroe Clinic. After I am starting a new role at Olympia Medical Center as an Ambulatory Care Clinical Pharmacist.
- Miaja Anderson, PharmD. Current role as of 6/26/23: PGY1 Pharmacy Resident at SSM Health Monroe Clinic. After, Maija is starting a new role at Monroe Hospital as an Inpatient Pharmacist.
This podcast reviews how pharmacists can identify patients who are appropriate for aspirin deprescription.
Stephanie Garvin, PharmD
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at SSM Health - Monroe Clinic Medical Group
On this episode of PSW's Ambulatory Care Podcast, Jen Slaughter and Dan Wilk interview Kassie Kollauf, PharmD, Chelsea Voight, PharmD, BCACP, and Amanda Wegenka, PharmD, BCACP from Gundersen Health System. Kassie, Chelsea, and Amanda discuss their unique roles (including challenges, triumphs, and involvement with PSW) in their approach to chronic disease management in clinic and at the community pharmacy level. This podcast coincides with the #ShareYourStoryPSW social media campaign that can be found on PSW social media channels throughout 2023.
Kassie Kollauf - kkkollau@gundersenhealth.org
Chelsea Voight - clvoight@gundersenhealth.org
Amanda Wegenka - alwegenk@gundersenhealth.org
On this episode of PSW's Ambulatory Care Podcast, Jen Slaughter interviews Zach Hovis, Julie Otzelberger, and Jennifer Moore from Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin. Zach, Julie, and Jennifer discuss their unique roles (including challenges, triumphs, and involvement with PSW) in Froedtert's approach to Digital Care Monitoring. This podcast coincides with the #ShareYourStoryPSW social media campaign that can be found on PSW social media channels throughout 2023.
Hosted By:
Jen Slaughter - PhD, PharmD, BCACP, Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor - SSM/ DMG Primary Care
Interviewed:
Julie Otzelberger - julie.otzelberger@froedtert.com - CMA (AAMA) from Froedtert
Jennifer Moore - jennifer.moore@froedtert.com - MHA, Senior Manager, Inception Health
Zach Hovis - zhovis@mcw.edu - PharmD, BCACP,Assistant Professor, Clinical Sciences Department at MCW
Recorded by: Jen Slaughter, PharmD, BCACP, Interim Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor - DMG Primary Care, Pharmacist Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory at SSM Health in Madison.
Share Your Story PSW
On this episode of PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast, Jen Slaughter interviews Nicole Green, Josie Lipp, and Kayla Wegner from the Ambulatory Care team from ThedaCare. Nicole, Josie, and Kayla discuss their individual practice area focus, challenges, triumphs and involvement in PSW. This podcast coinsides with the #ShareYourStoryPSW social media campaign that can be found on PSW social media channels throughout 2023.
For questions about their practice, please reach out to:
Nicole Green - nicole.green@thedacare.org
Josie Lipp - josie.lipp@thedacare.com
Kayla Wegner - kayla.wegner@thedacare.org
This podcast episode reviews the 2023 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) Report. We briefly review new definitions and terminology for COPD and updates for pharmacotherapy recommendations. We discuss other pertinent updates for pharmacists including vaccine recommendations for patients with COPD.
Presented by: Emma Dreischmeier, PharmD, PGY-1 Ambulatory Care Resident, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Recorded by: Jen Slaughter, PharmD, BCACP, Interim Ambulatory Pharmacy Supervisor - DMG Primary Care, Pharmacist Clinical Specialist, Ambulatory at SSM Health in Madison.
Share Your Story PSW
On this episode of PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast, Jen Slaughter interviews Drea Maier, Paige Corliss, and Lauren Zepke from the Ambulatory Care team from SSM Health in Madison. Drea, Paige and Lauren discuss their individual practice area focus, challenges, triumphs and involvement in PSW. This podcast coinsides with the #ShareYourStoryPSW social media campaign that can be found on PSW social media channels throughout 2023.
A review the major categorical updates to the heart failure clinical guidelines compared to the previous guidelines from 2013.
Presenter:
Zach A. Pape, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Clinical Cardiology Pharmacist, Froedtert Center for Advanced Care Heart & Vascular Clinic
Recorded by: Amanda Egbert, 2024 PharmD Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy in Madison, WI.
On this episode of PSW’s Ambulatory Care Podcast, pharmacy student, Amanda Egbert, sits down with Dr. Denise Walbrandt Pigarelli to discuss her career as an ambulatory care practitioner. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Pigarelli talks about her transition from inpatient to ambulatory care pharmacy practice, the importance of interprofessionalism within health care, and what makes her career as an ambulatory care pharmacist so special.
Khrystyna Hlukhenka, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Resident at UW Health, presents "Deprescribing Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs)" where she reviews strategies for identifying appropriate patients and how to help them successfully taper off of PPIs.
A review of GLP1 role in therapy for patients with Type 2 diabetes and special considerations in the geriatric patient population
Speaker: Lauren Schleicher, PharmD, PGY-2 Ambulatory Care resident at UW Health
Every year, the American Diabetes Association publishes updates to their Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. This podcast highlights the key changes in the 2022 Standards, including new and changes to recommendations regarding specific populations, discussion surrounding SGLT2i and GLP1a use, glycemic targets and technology among others. Listen in as a PGY-1 Madison VA Pharmacy Residents discuss these updates and how pharmacists can continue to positively impact diabetes management.
Presented by:
Kristin Hesselbach, PharmD, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital
Cassie Sedgwick, PharmD, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital
Collins Enwerem, PharmD, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital
Tyler Albright, PharmD, William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital
PGY2 Programs interviewed in this podcast are:
- PGY2 Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
- Madison VA PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Residency Program
- Madison VA PGY2 Palliative Care Pharmacy Residency
PGY1 Programs interviewed in this podcast are:
- Ascension Wisconsin Residency Programs
- SSM Health - Monroe PGY1 Residency
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care Program at Froedtert
- PGY1 Community-Based Pharmacy Residency – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc.
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency – Aurora Health Care Metro, Inc
- PGY1 Pharmacy Residency Program at Concordia University Wisconsin
- Marshfield Clinic Ambulatory Care Residency
- PGY1 Ambulatory Care and PGY1 General Practice at Madison VA
Smart Insulin Pens are an emerging technology that can benefit patients with diabetes who are on multiple daily insulin injections. This podcast covers how smart insulins pens can be utilized to make data-driven treatment decisions. The second part of the podcast is a Q & A session with an endocrine clinical pharmacist detailing her experience with using InPen, a smart insulin pen, with patients.
Presented by: Sushma Dey, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Resident (Ambulatory Focus); Erin Newkirk, PharmD, CDCES, BCPS, Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin
This podcast explores the controversial potential untoward effects on cardiovascular health of xanthine oxidase inhibitors (often used for treatment of gout). The podcast takes a deep dive into the evidence to date, how to interpret it for frontline ambulatory pharmacists, and also previews studies to look out for in the near future.
Presented by: Michael Nagy, PharmD, BCACP
Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist – Zablocki VA Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
A review of the updated guidance from KDIGO regarding the management of diabetes in the setting of chronic kidney disease. This podcast addresses highlights of the update and attempts to provide FAQ clinicians encounter when attempting to apply this guidance in practice.
Recorded by Jen Slaughter, PharmD, BCACP
Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist
SSM Health
Every year, the American Diabetes Association publishes updates to their Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes. This podcast highlights the key changes in the 2021 Standards, including new recommendations regarding social determinants of health and updates to recommended treatments for diabetes and it’s associated complications. Listen in as Jordan Hilsenhoff, a PGY-1 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident at the Madison VA, discusses these updates and how pharmacists continue to positively impact diabetes management.
Presented by Jordan Hilsenhoff, PharmD, PGY1 Resident at the Madison VA
One pharmacist’s journey through multiple precepting experiences during a pandemic and how she developed her own recipe for navigating the virtual precepting world.
Stephanie Gruber, PharmD, BCACP
Primary Care Clinical Pharmacy Specialist
PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Residency Program Director
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison VA)
In January 2020, the updated version of the ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes was released. In this podcast, we will cover highlights and updated algorithms from this guideline that are most important to the ambulatory care clinical pharmacist.
Presented by Kaya Borg, PharmD
This podcast focuses on new and noteworthy recommendations from the 2019 Beers Criteria update, as well as how to best apply these suggestions in clinical practice for thoughtful geriatric medication management.
Christina Tran, PharmD
PGY-2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
This is part two of a two-part podcast intended for listeners interested in finding a residency program. This episode focuses on preparing for networking sessions like the ASHP Midyear residency showcase as well as next steps, including determining a final rank list.
Megan Heim, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS
Melissa Heim, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialists
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
This is part one of a two-part podcast intended for listeners interested in finding a residency program. This episode reviews effective strategies on how to identify characteristics you value in a residency program, perform a search for programs that match your values, and organize residency program information to compare sites.
Megan Heim, PharmD, BCACP, CTTS
Melissa Heim, PharmD, BCCCP
Clinical Pharmacy Specialists
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Danielle Womack, MPH
Vice President, Public Affairs
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
“How a Pill Becomes a Law” takes you through the legislative process and provides ideas of ways to get involved in enacting legislative change at the state level.
In November 2018, the ACC/AHA Multisociety Guideline for the Management of Blood Cholesterol was published. In this podcast, we briefly cover some of the most significant updates and highlights from the guidelines which most directly apply to those practicing in the ambulatory care setting which clinical pharmacists can use as they apply these recommendations in practice.
Presented by:
Zachary Pape, PharmD, BCACP. Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences at MCW School of Pharmacy
Michael W. Nagy, PharmD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences at MCW School of Pharmacy
Mathew A. Letizia, PharmD. Assistant Professor of Clinical Sciences and Director of Professional Laboratories – Year 1 at MCW School of Pharmacy
Are you a student pharmacist preparing to attend your first pharmacy professional conference? tune in to the PSW Ambulatory Care Podcast where a current student and new practitioner review their advice and tips for making the most of professional conferences.
Presenters: Catherine Kuecker, PharmD, PGY2 Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Resident, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital; Hannah Hecht, PharmD Candidate 2020, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy
In January 2019, the updated version of the ADA Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes was published.
In this podcast, we will cover the highlights from this guideline that are most important to the ambulatory care clinical pharmacist and discuss a case that allows you to pull together concepts from the new treatment algorithm.
An update on the use of aspirin in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
We will review three large trials published in 2018, the ARRIVE Trial, ASCEND Trial, and ASPREE Trial that compared risks vs. benefits of aspirin in a variety of different primary prevention populations. We will also explore new guideline recommendations as a result of this new evidence. Finally, I’ll try and summarize the impact this will have on practice and how I personally am changing the way I’m managing aspirin use.