PQI Podcast
S8 E15: Supporting Survivors at Work
05/29/2025
PQI Podcast
The PQI Podcast, presented by NCODA, Inc., features insightful conversations with clinical and administrative leaders in oncology who share their expertise on key industry topics and discuss the value of Positive Quality Interventions (PQIs) in enhancing patient care. Each episode also highlights inspiring patient stories—offering real-world perspectives on the impact of patient-centered care throughout the cancer journey.
Conversations That Drive Patient-Centered Cancer Care
The PQI Podcast offers a unique blend of clinical insight, professional development, and human connection. Whether you’re a healthcare provider, pharmacist, or student, this podcast provides valuable takeaways on implementing PQIs, improving patient outcomes, and navigating the evolving landscape of oncology care—all while staying rooted in the stories that matter most: those of the patients.
This Week’s Episode
In the Season 8 finale of The PQI Podcast, we sit down with Rebecca Nellis, MPP, Executive Director of Cancer and Careers, for an eye-opening conversation about a part of survivorship that often gets overlooked: navigating work during and after treatment.
The PQI Podcast
Ep 15: Supporting Survivors at Work with Rebecca Nellis, MPP
Ep 14: Advancing Geriatric Oncology with William Dale, MD, PhD, FASCO
Ep 13: Supporting Patients Through Financial Assistance with Michael Heimall, FACHE
Bonus: ¡No Más Melanomas! – Updates in the Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma with Kendra Rodriguez, PharmD
Ep 12: Lorlatinib in Practice: 5 Years of Data, Real-World Counseling, and AE Management with Stefanie Houseknecht and Monica Chintapenta
Ep 11: Honoring Her Legacy: A Conversation with Miss America 2024 Madison Marsh
Ep 10: Operationalizing Bispecifics in the Community Setting with Nick Bouchard
Ep 9: Exploring Clinical Trials & FDA Approvals with Dave Hughes
Ep 8: Interprofessional Oral Oncolytic Workflows with Mary Anderson and Elizabeth Bettencourt
Ep 7: Culturally Competent Care in Oncology with Kafilat Salawu
Ep 6: Empowering Cancer Survivors & Caregivers with Manta Cares with Samira Daswani
Ep 5: Cancer Care Beyond Walls with Jennifer Hunze
Ep 4: International Women’s Day with Chara Reid-Reed
Ep 3: Connecting Care: How CareFlash Communities Support Patients & Families with Jay Drayer and Steven Paulson
Ep 2: Leveraging Mobile Health to Improve Adherence with Ilana Graetz
Ep 1: Addressing Drug Shortages with Jessica White
Bonus: A Journey of Growth and Impact with Sharita Howe
Ep 17: Celebrating the Season: Highlights and Holiday Fun with Sharita Howe and Pat Connelly
Ep 16: Improving Oncology Care for Veterans with Cindy Bowman and John Zieger
Ep 15: Honoring Our Heroes: Veterans Making a Difference in Oncology Care with Victoria Eno
Ep 14: Enhancing Transplant Care with David Samuel
Ep 13: Resilience, Record-Breaking & Breast Cancer Awareness with Chaunte Lowe
Ep 12: Advancing Cancer Care with Precision Medicine and the Pharmacist’s Role with Todd Knepper
Ep 11: Sarcoma Landscape & Emerging Treatments with Tony Philip
Ep 10: Navigating Cancer & Mental Health with Nancy Gregory
Ep 9: Special Takeover Edition with Pat Connelly
Ep 8: Sickle Cell Disease Insights with Onye Ononogbu
Ep 7: Hope, Resilience & The Power of Community with Alyssa Wakeley
Ep 6: Mastering Patient Communication & Palliative Care with Toby Campbell
Ep 5: Updates in CAR T-Cell Therapy for Multiple Myeloma with Jordan Scott
Ep 4: Breast Cancer & Health Equity with Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju
Ep 3: Nourishing Health with Maggie Green
Ep 2: Insights on Navigating Kidney Cancer Care with Emily Wang and Julia Stevens
Ep 1: Beyond the Firewall: Enhancing Cybersecurity in Oncology Care with Ben Harkness and Mark Moch
Ep 15: Oncology Conversations with Hardeep Phull, MD
Ep 14: The Chemo Tapes with Jerad Rex Davis
Ep 13: 2024 NCODA International Spring Forum
Ep 12: IV Iron Therapy with Layla Van Doren, MD, MBA and Kristen Boykin, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
Ep 11: Collaboration in Oncology Pharmacy Care with Juline George, PharmD and Sasha Watson, PharmD
Ep 10: The Evolving Role of Oncology Pharmacy Technicians in England with Claire Kennedy, BSc (Hons), MAPharmT and Chandra Maraj, BSc (Hons), MAPharmT
Ep 9: ctDNA Testing in GI Cancers with Robert Zaiden, MD, FACP
Ep 8: International Women’s Day with Shikha Jain, MD, FACP
Ep 7: Urology Clinic Best Practices with Melanie Boren MHA, RN, BSN, OCN and Robin Carr
Ep 6: Pharmacy Careers & NCODA’s Professional Student Organization with Alex Shantiai, PharmD
Ep 5: Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s Drug Repository Program with Julie Kennerly-Shah, PharmD, MS, MHA, BCPS
Ep 4: Disparities & Updates in Cervical Cancer with Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH, FACOG
Ep 3: Sit, Stay, Heal with Renee Alsarraf, DVM, DACVIM
Ep 2: Molecular Testing & Targeted Treatment in Colorectal Cancer with Makenna Smack, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 1: Workplace Well-Being with Dr. Richard Safeer
Ep 15: The Mindful Body: Thinking Our Way to Chronic Health with Ellen J. Langer, Ph.D
Ep 14: Li-Fraumeni Syndrome wkith Erica Kirschner and Jenn Perry
Ep 13: MIOP Residency & Capecitabine PQI with Natalie Kaufman, PharmD
Ep 12: Intravenous Iron Products for Anemia-Related Chemotherapy & Cancer with Nate Ramsbacher, PharmD
Ep 11: City of Hope Survivorship with Erica Marchese, Alexandria Callahan, and Jen Mikes
Ep 10: Pharmacy Path & NCODA Venetoclax Resources with Collin Dempsey, PharmD, BCPS
Ep 9: Health Advocacy with Kafilat Salawu, DNP, FNP-C, AOCNP, BCPA
Ep 8: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Jessie Huisken
Ep 7: Healthy Cancer Comeback with Fitz Koehler
Ep 6: Patient Navigation & Triage Cancer with Joanna Fawzy Doran, Esq. and Amy Terhune, RPhT, CPhT, PACS
Ep 5: Childhood Illness with Matt Saylor, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 4: Fertility Preservation with Alice Rhoton-Vlasak, MD and Lauren Staley, ARNP
Ep 3: The 2% Way with Myron Rolle, MD, MSc
Ep 2: Oral Cancer Care with Robert M Haberkorn, DDS, MBA, MLD
Ep 1: About Herbs with Yen Nien (Jason) Hou
Ep 20: Cancer Immunotherapy with Mary Elizabeth Williams
Ep 19: Anticoagulant Therapy with Bijoy Telivala, MD
Ep 18: Sugar Blooms with Jennifer Byer, MD and Rachel Clark
Ep 17: Oncology Pharmacy Technicians with Janine Brodeur, CPhT, COPhT, Nora Hansen, CPhT, COPhT, and Taryn Newsome, CPhT
Ep 16: Brain Cancer Awareness Month with Craig Olson
Ep 15: Oncology Workforce Collaborative with Alison Gulbis, Kamakshi Rao, and Zahra Mahmoudjafari
Ep 14: NCODA Greece with Sotirios-Charalampos Diamantoudis and Elpida Lytr
Ep 13: Drug Shortages with Sarah Hudson-DiSalle, PharmD, FACCC and Jeffrey Pilz, PharmD, MPA, MS, BCPS
Ep 12: Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) with Oliver Eng, MD, FACS, FSSO
Ep 11: Cancer Care in Nigeria with Ngozi Agwai
Ep 10: Oncology Wellness & Exercise with Sami Mansfield
Ep 9: Mental Illness and Burnout with Kyle Bradford Jones, MD, FAAFP
Ep 8: Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month with Maria Vazquez Roque, MD, MSc
Ep 7: Mentoring Students and tl;dr Pharmacy with Brandon Dyson, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS
Ep 6: Community Pharmacy and Ohio Board of Pharmacy with Christine Pfaff, RPh
Ep 5: Role of Oncology Social Worker with Neshama Marcus, LMSW
Ep 4: Pediatric Oncology with Tara Higgins, PharmD
Ep 3: CAR-T Therapy with Teresa Thakrar, PharmD, BCOP, CPP
Ep 2: Personal Story and Cone Health Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Program with John Ingoglia
Ep 1: Drugs and the FDA with Dr. Mikkael Sekeres
S3 Bonus Episode: Legislative Series with John Driscoll
S3 Bonus Episode: Legislation Impacting the World of Oncology with Jerrica Mathis and Abby Barnes
Ep 15: Myeloproliferative Neoplasms with Pankit Vachhani, MD
Ep 14: The Venetoclax PQI and AML Updates with Alison Carulli, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 13: The Importance of the Multidisciplinary Team with April Hallatt, BSN, RN, OCN
Ep 12: Health Disparities in Cancer Screenings with Shana O. Ntiri, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Ep 11: Moffitt Clinical Pharmacy Program with Salvatore Bottiglieri, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 10: Community Oncology & Community Service with Wayne Woodbury, BSPharm, R.Ph
Ep 9: Trilaciclib and the economic value of multilineage myeloprotection with Dr. Ivo Abraham
Ep 8: Pharmacogenomics with Porscha Johnson, PharmD, CPGx
Ep 7: Time Toxicity with Dr. Arjun Gupta
Ep 6: The Role and Importance of a Genetics Counselor with Cathy Marinak, APRN, AOCNP
Ep 5: Personal Survivor Story and Integrative Medicine in Breast Cancer with Dawn Mussallem, DO, DipABLM
Ep 4: Thanatology with Robert Mancini, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 3: NCCN Pharmacist Role with Evelyn Handel, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP
Ep 2: Pharmacy Students & Oncology with Derek Gyori, PharmD, BCOP and Julianne Darling, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 1: Survivorship with Jennifer Klemp PhD, MPH
Bonus Episode 4: NCODA Legislative Interview Series: Barbara McAneny, MD
Bonus Episode 3: NCODA Legislative Interview Series: Allison Rollins
Bonus Episode 2: NCODA Legislative Interview Series: Debra Patt, MD
Bonus Episode 1: NCODA Legislative Interview Series: Stephen Schleicher, MD
Ep 20: Treating Radiation Side Effects with the Medically Integrated Team with Jessica Bahari-Kashani, Kaetlyn Parker, PharmD, and Tiffany Lommel
Ep 19: Oncology Pharmacy Technicians with Vonda McClendon, CPhT and Rebecca Garland, RPhT
Ep 18: Proactive Symptom Management in Myelofibrosis with Kristyn DiSogra, PharmD, BCOP and Justin Arnall, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 17: Oncodermatology with Dr. Annemie Galimont
Ep 16: Integrative Oncology and Mindfulness with Linda Carlson, PhD
Ep 15: Legislative & Policy Reform in Oncology with Debra Patt, MD and Barry Brooks, MD
Ep 14: The Role Of An Oncology Pharmacist with Andrew Ruplin, PharmD
Ep 13: Personal Cancer Story and Pharmacist Journey with Josh Raub, PharmD, BCPS
Ep 12: Digital Solutions in Monitoring Patient Reported Outcomes with Dr. Ethan Basch
Ep 11: Updates In Pain Management -with Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE
Ep 10: Cancer Treatment Centers of America with Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, MD, MSEd, FACP and Tamunosa Abbey, PharmD, MBA, BCPS
Ep 9: Excellence Wins Author and Cancer Survivor, Horst Schulze, Founder, Former President & COO of The Ritz Carlton
Ep 8: Physical Activity, Cognition, and the Cancer Patient with Elizabeth Salerno, PhD, MPH
Ep 7: Clinical Pharmacy Services, Telehealth and Financial Toxicity of Oral Chemotherapy Treatment with Charita Marthone, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 6: The role of the Oncology Nurse Navigator with Deb Lawry, RN, OCN
Ep 5: Cancer Prevention with Nigel Brockton, PhD
Ep 4: Practice and Living With Anxiety After Cancer with Phillip Stover, JD, MBA
Ep 3: Recent Updates in Breast Cancer Therapeutics with Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS
Ep 2: Disparities in Chronic Pain Management with Krystal Preston, PharmD and Randall Knoebel, PharmD
Ep 1: Cancer and the Microbiome with Nadim Ajami, Ph.D.
Ep 20: Happy Holidays with SusanSnaps
Ep 19: Cancer, Career, and Pharmacy Tips with Derek Gyori, PharmD
Ep 18: Palliative Care, Hospice, and Grief with Dallas Lawry, DNP, FNP-C, OCN and Ken Lynch, JD, CG-C
Ep 17: Public Speaking, Storytelling and Communication with Carmine Gallo
Ep 16: Symptom Management and Collaboration within the Medically Integrated Team with Dana Ingoglia, Natasha Khrystolubova, and Beth Wittmer
Ep 15: A Talk with the Clinical Pharmacy Manager and Residency Program Director at Boston Medical Center with David Hughes, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 14: A Talk with the CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, Dr. Kashyap Patel
Ep 13: The Use of Robotic Technology in Oncology Pharmacy with Howard Cohen, RPh, MS, FASHP
Ep 12: Operational Issues in Oncology with Bob Phelan
Ep 11: Collaborative Pharmacy Practice Setting with Kayla Randall, PharmD, BCOP
Ep 10: Young Adults Facing Cancer and Live for Today with Kaitlyn Ash and Lauren Stafford
Ep 9: Breast Cancer, Immunotherapy, and Survivorship with Cesar Santa-Maria, MD
Ep 8: Music Therapy with Tim Ringgold
Ep 7: Equities and Disparities in Oncology with Dr. Carmen Guerra
Ep 6: The Role and Value in Oncology Pharmacy Technicians with Becki Tinder and Taryn Newsome
Ep 5: Inside Evofem and the Impact of PHEXXI® with Saundra Pelletier
Ep 4: Inside NCODA’s Student Organization My-Lien Au and Madison Motzner
Ep 3: Pharmacogenomics and Polypharmacy in the Oncology Patient
Ep 2: Caregiving, Healing, and Everything Between with Dr. John Marshall and Liza Marshall
Ep 1: Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute
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Meet Your Host: Ginger Blackmon, PharmD
With a warm voice, a sharp mind, and a heart full of purpose, Ginger Blackmon, PharmD, brings both professional expertise and personal experience to every episode of the PQI Podcast. With over 20 years in pharmacy—and a deep background in community oncology—Ginger now serves as the Associate Director of Clinical Initiatives at NCODA, where she leads with compassion and clarity.
But what truly sets Ginger apart is her story. Just one week after graduating from pharmacy school, she was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 23. After enduring chemotherapy, radiation, and later, a relapse at 27 that led to a stem cell transplant, Ginger’s perspective on life and her career changed forever. Her journey didn’t just inspire her—it shaped her calling to serve patients and make cancer care more human, more accessible, and more connected.
Ginger’s “why” is simple: every patient deserves the best care, no matter where they are.
When she’s not hosting conversations that matter, Ginger finds joy in her faith, time with her family, and peaceful walks along the beach (her happy place). Tune in to the PQI Podcast, and you’ll hear the heart, humor, and hope she brings to every story.