Jennifer Matias, PharmD, BCPS, CPPS, who oversees medication safety for Kaiser Permanente's National Pharmacy Services, sat down with Pharmacy Angle to share her career journey, sparked by a near-miss medication error. Jennifer discusses the evolution of medication safety culture, the integration of technology, and the importance of proactive and reactive strategies to prevent errors. She also offers insights into current trends in hospital pharmacy, including the opioid crisis and process improvement initiatives.

Pharmacy Angle sat down with Ram Arumugam, Senior Manager of Product Management for McKesson Health to gain insights into his role, the evolving landscape of pharmacy operations, and the impact of DIR fee changes on the industry.

Pharmacy Angle meets with John Hamiel, Regional Director of Pharmacy at Mercy Health, to discuss changes he's see in the industry throughout his career and the role of AI in the future of hospital pharmacies.

Pharmacy Angle had the opportunity to interview Blake Powers, President at Medigi, discussing hot-button issues and how digitalization can benefit the pharmacy industry.

Pharmacy Angle sat down with Louis Kynard, Director of Pharmacy at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, to discuss his experience developing both retail and specialty pharmacy teams, emergency preparedness, and lessons learned throughout his career. 

Pharmacy Angle had the opportunity to discuss beneficial partnerships with Robert DiGregorio, Chief Pharmacotherapy Officer at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, and Allison Arant, Senior Vice President, Client Development & Market at Clearway Health.

Pharmacy Angle meets with Julia West, Director of Inpatient Pharmacy at Greater Baltimore Medical Center, for an in-depth discussion on automation within health system pharmacies.

Pharmacy Angle had the opportunity to sit down with Valerie Bandy, Senior Director of Pharmacy Solutions for Tecsys to get her perspective on the progression of the industry, selection of professional partnerships, and optimistic trends in pharmacy. 

As the Senior Director of Pharmacy System Innovations at Carilion Clinic, industry veteran Bill Lee is a part of health system which is the largest IDN in Southwest Virginia, in the heart of deep Appalachia. Carilion has approximately 1200 beds, seven hospitals and 240 clinics in total.  

During Pharmacy Angle's 10-minute conversation with Mr. Lee, we discussed his ability to win a Federal grant which saved his facility nearly $20M. Further, Bill expands on how he's seen leadership and culture in the hospital pharmacy space change and the tasks he's been asked to tackle including expanding into a system, developing a 340B, and much more! 

Pharmacy Angle sat down with Len Grey from CPS to discuss how to elevate the role of the pharmacist.