WSPA Health System Pharmacy Podcast: Recent Episodes
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This monthly podcast highlights current events, interesting practitioners and timely information for Health System Pharmacists and Technicians. Hosted by the Washington State Pharmacy Association's Health System Academy.
Join us for our next Health Systems Leadership podcast with chair, Michael Wong. For this podcast, we have Ken Kenyon, PharmD, the Vice President of pharmacy services at Valley Medical Center. Ken comes with over 20 years of pharmacy experience along with a considerable amount of knowledge on the 340B program. How did we get to today's predicament with 340B? Listen to this episode to learn more!
For the final episode of 2025, we interview Drs. Loan Lam and Angela Nguyen on their journey to different types of residency. Dr. Lam did her residency with WSU CPPS Providence Visiting Nurses while Dr. Nguyen did her PGY1 residency with Providence Sacred Heart and PGY2 residency with UC Irvine in infectious diseases. Choosing a program can be tough with over 2,000 programs available in the United States. Please give this podcast a listen if you would like to learn more about factors that may be impactful in your search for a residency program.
In this episode of the WSPA HSA Podcast, we continue to explore the diverse roles available within pharmacy. Stanley and Kaela sit down with Drs. Cherisse Norberte, Sheila Mohebbi, and Hannah Christensen. Each of these pharmacists share their unique journey into the specialized field of psychiatric pharmacy. Join us as we listen to how they ended up where they are now and the advice they have for those also curious about a career in psychiatry. Below, you will find links that are mentioned in the podcast for you to use as well.
Resources for Community, Retail, and Ambulatory Care Pharmacists | American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP)
Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology
In this episode of the WSPA Health Systems Academy podcast, we join Dr. Stanley Tan as he interviews Dr. Emily Rapesak. Join us as we journey with Dr. Rapesak on how she took a non-traditional path from being a volunteer firefighter/pharmacist to then becoming a psychiatric pharmacist.
Join us for part 3 of this mini-series, Pioneers in Pharmacy, where we talk to different pharmacy technicians looking at the paths they took to come to their position and the unique role they play in the pharmacy. In this episode, our host, Stanley Tan, interviews pharmacy technician John Simons.
Join us for part 2 of this mini-series, Pioneers in Pharmacy, where we talk to different pharmacy technicians looking at the paths they took to come to their position and the unique role they play in the pharmacy. In this episode, our host, Stanley Tan, interviews pharmacy technician Bobby Hollowell.
Join us for part 1 of this mini-series, Pioneers in Pharmacy, where we talk to different pharmacy technicians looking at the paths they took to come to their position and the unique role they play in the pharmacy. In this episode, our host, Stanley Tan, interviews pharmacy technician Kristy Clare.
In this podcast, WSU student representative, Catherine Cara, and Director of Professional Affairs, Boris Zhang interviews two pharmacists who recently finished a PGY1 experience. Through this discussion, they will explore what led both of these pharmacists to pursue PGY1’s and then what led them to choose their current route. Dr. Spencer Knudson finished his PGY1 experience at Tacoma General and is now practicing as a pharmacist doing both amb care services and inpatient services. Dr. Kaela Bergeron did her PGY1 residency at the University of Vermont Medical Center and is now doing her PGY2 psychatric residency with UW Medicine. Please listen to this podcast to explore advice and views on residency prep and lessons learned from different PGY1 paths.
Fourth year student, Kate Mills hosts our next HSA podcast. In this episode, she interviews Kelly Hinerth, the inpatient clinical pharmacy manager at Harborview Medical Center, and Lloyd Stever, pharmacy director at Samaritan Hospital. Both pharmacists share their thoughts and answers on what it means to be a leader in their team, including how they got their current position and what they think contributes to being a strong leader.
Health Systems Academy Chair, Kevin Anderson, interviews Joshua Villarreal, clinical lead educator at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy, and Jennifer Miller, assistant professor at the Washington State University College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences on their view on use of artificial intelligence. Kevin discusses questions regarding the use of AI in and out of the classroom while Joshua and Jennifer provides their experience of where students have used it or how they may potentially use it. This podcast is a must listen for all educators as AI slowly integrates itself into the daily life of students and eventually makes its way into the classroom setting.
Health Systems Academy Student Representative, Spencer Knudson, interviews PY4 Washington State University, College of Pharmacy, Jacqueline Labonite on her role as a student pharmacist in helping victims recover from sexual assault. Listen in as Jacqueline discusses her journey of becoming an advocate for sexual assault victims and recommendation of resources so more pharmacists can become additional advocates for victims in the community.
This episode is designed for student pharmacists planning for virtual residency interviews and is full of tips for excelling in the interview process and choosing the right residency for you!
Derek Pohlmeyer, PGY2 Pharmacy Administration and Leadership Resident at UW Medicine and WSPA Health System Academy Resident Leader hosts a discussion on everything pharmacists need to know about drug shortages with Christine Meyer, PharmD, MHA, Purchasing Operations Manager at UW Medicine.
In this podcast we talk with the ASHP Delegates from Washington State about the ASHP policy process and how to get involved. Hosted by Erica Diamantides, PharmD, MHA, BCPS
In this podcast we talk with a pharmacist from the Washington Poison Center as he discusses their work, and how they help health system pharmacists with issues around toxicities in patients. Visit the WSPA's Health System Academy Page for the NAC Guidelines and recorded webinar with Curtis Elko discussing them. https://www.wsparx.org/general/custom.asp?page=HSA
Erica Diamantides, PharmD, MHA and BCPS and Incoming Chair of the WSPA HSA is joined by an all star team of pharmacists to discuss practice guideline development and coronavirus. Guests include Nicole Andrews, PharmD, PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Resident at University of Washington Medicine Pharmacy Department; Jeannie Chan, PharmD, MPH, Co-Director Antimicrobial Stewardship at UW Medicine Harborview Medical Center; Rupali Jain, PharmD, BCIDP, FIDSA, Co-Director Antimicrobial Stewardship at UWMC Montlake and Zahra Kassamali Escobar, PharmD, Co-Director Antimicrobial Stewardship at UW Medicine Valley Medical Center and Associate Medical Director for UW Medicine Tele Antimicrobial Stewardship.
In this podcast Brent Bell discusses with Tyler Fischback Residency Program Director and Greg Stahly Residency Program Coordinator at Confluence Health best practices for your Residency Interview Day. WSPA Members can login to the WSPA website and participate in the online discussion of this topic here https://www.wsparx.org/forums/permalink.asp?id=1527217
In this podcast updates to the USP chapters will be reviewed. This will be a great overview to know what changes may be coming to your practice site.
In this month's Tuesday Topics in Health System Pharmacy Podcast Brent Bell from Confluence Health discusses the residency application process with PGY-2 Julie McCormick and Residency Director for Good Samaritan Hospital Dianna Gato. The reviewed key parts of a letter of intent, details on letters of recommendation including when and how to ask for one, the application timeline and what to do if you don't match this year.
Michael Li and Jennifer Danielson discuss the new purple curriculum changes at the University of Washington School of Pharmacy. Integration of block classes, as well as Wednesdays in Practice are discussed.
In this first Health System Academy Tuesday Topics discussion, Michael Li discusses with PGY-2 Amb Care resident some lesser known benefits of some of our older diabetic agents, and why they may still have a role for patients.