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No patient left behind: the race to end drug shortages

Drug shortages continue to plague patient care and cause significant disruption at all points of the medication use process. Laura Bray, Chief Change Maker at Angels for Change, joins host Gretchen Brummel to address how positive change can be made with drug shortages.
 
Guest speakers:Laura Bray, BSBA, MBAChief Change MakerAngels for Change
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:38-04:53] Laura’s story
[04:54-07:55] End Drug Shortages Alliance
[07:56-12:39] BCG white paper
[12:40-13:54] What factors supported the quick process turnaround for the BCG paper
[13:55  -19:17] What frontline pharmacy staff should know about Angels for Change and the End Drug Shortages Alliance
[19:18-21:59] Future plans for EDSA and Angels for Change
 
Links | Resources:
Angels for Change
End Drug Shortages Alliance
BCG White Paper
 
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Biosimilars – How it’s going

Dr. Shannon Smallwood, senior pharmacy executive, and Dr. Steven Lucio, senior principal in the Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence join host Gretchen Brummel to discuss dynamism in the biosimilar market and how pharmacists are compensating by evolving their interactions in a market where third-party payers seem to hold all the cards to provide the best options for patients.
 
Guest speakers:
Shannon Smallwood, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Pharmacy Executive
Vizient
 
Steven Lucio, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Principal, Pharmacy Solutions
Vizient
 
Moderator:
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:26-02:51] Approaching launch of Adalimumab biosimilars
[02:52-06:27] Conversations hospitals need to be having to prepare
[06:28-011:31] What the voice of the payer saying
[011:32-14:55] Priority list for providers
[14:56-15:43] How Vizient can help
[15:43-20:15] What the future holds
 
Links | Resources:
Supply resiliency during unprecedented times
Expedited drug reviews in the time of COVID-19 (Part 1)
Expedited drug reviews in the time of COVID-19 (Part 2)
The Drug Supply Chain Security Act: The road to patient safety
 
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Biosimilars – How it started

Biosimilars have been around in the U.S. since Zarxio was approved by the FDA in 2015, and the vernacular can get confusing. Dr. Shannon Smallwood, Senior Pharmacy Executive and host Gretchen Brummel address the basics of biosimilars for the masses.
 
Guest speaker:
Shannon Smallwood, PharmD, BCPS
Senior Pharmacy Executive
Vizient
 
Moderator:
Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Executive Director
Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[00:40-01:25] Biosimilar definition
[01:26-01:52] Comparisons to generic medications
[01:53-02:42] Difference in biobetters and biologics
[02:43-05:18] History of biosimilars
[05:19 -07:05] Payer responsive model
[07:06-08:16] What frontline staff should know about biosimilars
[08:17-09:18] What Shannon is watching for next year
 
Links | Resources:
NCCN Pharmacy Directors Forum Click here
 
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How can you mend a broken heart failure?

Drs. Shannon Holden and David Bragin-Sanchez share new developments in heart failure pharmacotherapy and guidelines, while stressing the importance of the role of the clinical pharmacist as part of a collaborative team.
Guest speakers:Shannon Holden, PharmD, BCACP, CACPSenior Clinical Director of Ambulatory PharmacyVizient
David Bragin-Sanchez, MD, FACC, FESC, FISCCardiologist MultiCare Pulse Heart Institute
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
Show Notes:
[02:27-04:07] The increased focus on cardiology lately
[04:08-06:47] Recent updates to the guidelines
[06:48-09:05] What clinicians need to know about guidelines moving forward
[09:06-10:47] How guideline changes impact patients and workflow
[10:48-13:42] Other ways pharmacy staff can contribute and what is their role in your clinic
[13:43-16:37] Additional thoughts on role of a pharmacist in this type of clinic
[16:38-19:31] Initiating SGLT2 inhibitors prior to discharge in some heart failure patients
[19:32-23:07] Future roles for pharmacists in this kind of setting
[23:08-25:09] Advice for pharmacists getting involved with this type of clinic setting and these types of patients
Links | Resources:
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook Member link: Click Here
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook highlights public version: Click Here
AHA/ACC/HFSA 2022 Guidelines
CHARM trial
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Pharmacy Market Outlook Winter 2023

Carina Dolan, AVP, Clinical Oncology, Pharmacoeconomics & Market Insights at Vizient, and her teammates Jeni Hayes and Shannon Holden share insights on the Winter 2023 Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook with host Gretchen Brummel. Carina, Jeni, and Shannon discuss the outlook’s projection, and ways that frontline staff can use the report.
 
Guest speakers:Carina Dolan, PharmD, MS, BCOPAVP of Clinical Insights and ForecastingVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Jeni Hayes, PharmD, MSPharm, BCPSSenior Clinical Manager for Pharmacy Outcomes Vizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Shannon Holden, PharmD, BCACP, CACPSenior Clinical Manager for AmbulatoryVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:53-02:46] Changes in the Pharmacy Market Outlook this year
[02:47-03:32] Theme for this edition of the PMO
[03:33-07:05] Impact of shift of care to acute care segment
[07:06-9:46] Opportunities for growth in the outpatient space
[9:47-11:33] The year Humira gets first biosimilar on the market
[11:34-12:15] Final projection number for this edition
[12:16-13:01] How frontline staff can use PMO in their work
[13:02-13:30] Where to get more detailed information on PMO
 
Links | Resources:
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook Member link: Click here
Vizient Pharmacy Market Outlook highlights public version: Click here
 
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The KIDs List – naughty or nice

Drs. Rachel Meyers and David Hoff address how to use the KIDs List to help with issue of potentially inappropriate medications and excipients in pediatric patients.
 
Guest speakers:Rachel Meyers, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FPPAPediatric Clinical PharmacistRutgers University, Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
 
David Hoff, PharmD, BCPPS, FCCP, FPPAPharmacy Director, Acute CareChildren’s Minnesota
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[02:13-03:45] What is the KIDs List?
[03:46-05:43] Why the KIDs List is needed
[05:44-09:26] Putting the KIDs List together
[09:27-11:54] Comparing the KIDs List to Beers Criteria and STOPP/START
[11:55-13:25] Ways clinicians can use KIDs List
[13:26-16:49] Ways clinicians should not use the KIDs List
[16:50-17:39] Future plans for the KIDs list
[17:40-20:16] Unique projects of changes that have come from the KIDs List
[20:17-21:38] How frontline pharmacy staff can leverage use of the list
 
Links | Resources:
Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics: Click here
 
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Data-driven future through post-grad training: pharmacy informatics at Vizient

Dr. Bryan Shaw, Senior Director of Pharmacy Analytics and Informatics. Dr. Purvi Patel, Pharmacy Informatics and Supply Chain Leadership fellow, and Dr. Brian Ortega, Pharmacy Informatics and Supply Chain Leadership PGY2 resident address training the next generation of pharmacy informatics professionals.
 
Guest speakers:Bryan Shaw, PharmD, DPLA Senior Director, Pharmacy Analytics and Informatics Vizient
 
Purvi Patel, PharmD, PISCLFellow Vizient
 
Brian Ortega, PharmD, PISCL PGY2Pharmacy ResidentVizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[02:51-04:50] Vizient Pharmacy Informatics Training Program
[04:51-06:38] What Interested Brian and Purvi in the Program
[06:39-08:21] What sets Vizient program apart from others
[08:22-11:55] What did the program work on this year
[11:56-15:34] Advice for Pharmacy learners in informatics
 
Links | Resources:
PGY2 Pharmacy Informatics Residency Program (vizientinc.com)
Clinical Database | Healthcare Database Records (vizientinc.com)
Operational Data Base (vizientinc.com)
UDI fact sheet (vizientinc.com)
Vizient Analysis Shows Ending Unapproved Drugs Initiative Could Save Between $7.52 Billion and $26.59 Billion
 
PISCL Program application deadline is January 3rd, 2023, please apply at this link:
PISCL Application Link
 
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Safety matters: how patient safety organizations help you prevent harm

Kathryn Merkeley, program director with the Vizient PSO addresses how Patient safety organizations, or PSOs, improve patient safety and quality through the reduction of adverse events.
 
Guest speakers:Kathryn Merkeley, MHSA, RN, CPPS, PMPPI Program DirectorVizient
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:15-02:13] What is a PSO?
[02:14-02:59] Benefits of PSO membership to organizations
[03:00-03:41] How common is it for organizations to belong to a PSO
[03:42-04:37] ROI for health system leaders for belonging to a PSO
[04:38-05:27] How PSOs can support specifically medication safety efforts
[05:28-06:34] Standardizing approach with multiple members to your PSO
[06:35-07:16] Where are PSOs going in the future
[07:17-07:58] How frontline pharmacy staff can get involved in PSOs
 
Links | Resources:
Vizient Patient Safety Organization
Vizient PSO Blog: Empathetic and Effective Response to Sentinel Events and Root Cause Analysis
Vizient PSO Fact Sheet
 
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The new R&R: pharmacy technician recruitment & retention

Drs. Meghan Swarthout and Michael Alwan share their challenges around technician recruiting and retention in the current landscape for health care organizations.
 
Guest speakers:Meghan Swarthout, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, FASHPDirector, Pharmacy Patient Care Services and Population HealthJohns Hopkins Heath System
 
Michael Alwan, PharmD, MSDirector of Pharmacy Services University of Washington Medical Center
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[02:00-04:27] Setting the stage for the current pharmacy technician landscape
[04:28-06:07] How technician recruiting and retention impacts patient care and organizations
[06:08-10:25] Other strategies to address the issue
[10:26-11:38] Contrast between a career ladder and a career lattice
[11:39-15:14] Other novel approaches
[15:15-17:12] How to track success rate
[17:13-19:55] Progress seen after making changes
[19:56-21:48] How frontline staff can contribute and help improve situation
[21:49-23:03] Advice for folks struggling with the issue
 
Links | Resources:
Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Pharmacy Personnel (ashp.org)
 
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There’s no place like Hospital at Home

Dr. Lorie Gull, Manager of Pharmacy Operations at UMass Memorial Medical Center and Dr. John Folstad, Pharmacy Operations Manager at Mayo Clinic Health System share their insights on the accelerating shift of eligible patient care out of an in-patient setting, pre and post COVID-19. They also discuss how treating acute care patients through hospital at home programs early adopters are demonstrating success.
 
Guest speakers:Lorie Gull, BSPharm, MBA, DPLAManager, Pharmacy OperationsUMass Memorial Medical Center
 
John Folstad, PharmDPharmacy Operations ManagerMayo Clinic Health System, Eau Claire
 
Moderator:Gretchen Brummel, PharmD, BCPSPharmacy Executive DirectorVizient Center for Pharmacy Practice Excellence
 
Show Notes:
[01:35 -2:47] What is a Hospital at Home program
[02:48-4:35] How patients are admitted to H@H programs
[04:36-5:46] How pharmacy services are incorporated in H@H
[05:47-07:15] How Mayo and UMass programs have developed
[07:16-07:52] Why are these relatively new programs
[07:53-09:22] Pharmacy specific challenges
[09:23-10:00] How payers are managing Hospital at Home patients
[10:01-10:51] Approaches to dispensing controlled substances
[10:52-11:13] Challenges that preclude admitting patients
[11:14-12:01] Position of regulatory agencies
[12:02-12:45] What should frontline pharmacists know about H@H
[12:46-15:10] Pearls for success
[15:11-16:09] The future of H@H programs
 
Links | Resources:
Hospital-level care for adult patients where they live | Hospital at Home (hahusersgroup.org)
Acute Hospital Care at Home (cms.gov)
Hospital-at-Home (ashp.org)
CMS Announces Comprehensive Strategy to Enhance Hospital Capacity Amid COVID-19 Surge | CMS
 
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