Medication Talk

The official podcast of TRC Healthcare, home of Pharmacist’s Letter, Prescriber Insights, and the most trusted clinical resources.

Listen in as we discuss current topics impacting medication therapy and patient care.

TRC Healthcare offers CE credit for this podcast. Log in to your Pharmacist’s Letter or Prescriber Insights account and look for the title of this podcast in the list of available CE courses.

Contributors

Co-host

Sara Klockars, PharmD, BCPS

Sara Klockars, PharmD, BCPS is an Associate Editor at TRC Healthcare. She earned her PharmD degree from Ohio Northern University. She then completed two years of clinical pharmacy residency at the Medical University of South Carolina. Prior to coming to TRC in 2019, Sara was a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at Kaiser Permanente Colorado working alongside prescribers and pharmacists in an integrated healthcare system. She spent 12 years as part of the Primary Care team and built a practice in Dermatology, where she practiced for 4 years prior to joining TRC. In addition to dermatology, Sara’s professional interests include pharmacist and prescriber education, promoting evidence-based, cost-effective care, and other specialty pharmacy areas (rheumatology, gastroenterology, etc).

Co-host

Stephen Small, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCCCP, CNSC

Stephen Small, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, BCCCP, CNSC is an Assistant Editor at TRC Healthcare.

He earned his PharmD degree from Butler University in 2015. He then completed his PGY1 pharmacy residency at Denver Health Medical Center in Colorado. Before joining the TRC Healthcare team in 2024, Steve was a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at Denver Health for 5 years overseeing its neonatal, pediatric, and obstetric services. He also currently serves as a pharmacist in the National Disaster Medical System and continues his practice as a pediatric pharmacist at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City. Steve's professional interests outside of pediatrics and obstetrics include parenteral nutrition, emergency preparedness, and healthcare multimedia.

Guests

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Andrea Darby-Stewart, MD

Associate Director, Honor Health Family Medicine Residency Program

Clinical Professor of Family, Community & Occupational Medicine

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Scottsdale, AZ

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Christie Schumacher, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, BCCP, BC-ADM, CDCES, FCCP

Christie Schumacher is a Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of the PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency Program at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy, Downers Grove Campus, and a Clinical Pharmacist at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. She currently works in a primary care clinic to provide comprehensive medication management for a variety of internal medicine disease states. After receiving her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry and Doctor of Pharmacy degrees from the University of Michigan, Dr. Schumacher completed a PGY1 pharmacy practice residency at Midwestern University College of Pharmacy. She is a past Chair of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties® Specialty Council on Ambulatory Care Pharmacy, is a past Chair of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Endocrine and Metabolism Practice Research Network (PRN) and the ACCP Ambulatory Care PRN.

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Craig D. Williams, PharmD, FNLA, BCPS

Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, OR

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Jean-Venable “Kelly” R. Goode, PharmD, BCPS, FAPhA, FCCP

Professor and Director, Community-Based Residency Program

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy

Former President, American Pharmacists Association

Richmond, VA

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Jeff Langford, PharmD, BCPS-AQ Cardiology, BCCP

Jeff Langford is Assistant Editor at Pharmacist’s Letter and Prescriber Insights and develops content for both community and hospital Letters.

Dr. Langford earned his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Mercer University. He is a Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist with Added Qualifications in Cardiology and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of South Carolina.

Additionally, Jeff's background includes approximately 10 years as a clinical pharmacy specialist with a practice focused in cardiology. His professional interests include managing cardiovascular disease and diabetes and enhancing the role of pharmacists within the health care team.

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Lauren G. Pamulapati, PharmD, BCACP

Lauren Grecheck Pamulapati, PharmD, is an Associate Professor of Ambulatory Care and Director of Continuing Education at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Pharmacy in Richmond, VA, with a clinical practice site at Hayes Willis Health Center, a family medicine clinic within VCU Health. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from VCU School of Pharmacy before completing a PGY1 residency at the University of Colorado Hospital and a PGY2 ambulatory care residency at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. Within her clinical practice site, she provides chronic disease state management with a focus on diabetes under a collaborative practice agreement. She has presented at numerous conferences regarding diabetes management and residency preparation, published articles related to ambulatory care practice and teaching, and has developed Continuing Education programs for the American Diabetes Association.