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PQI PODCAST Holiday playlist

Take a break this holiday season with a curated playlist of favorite episodes from The PQI Podcast host Ginger Blackmon, PharmD.
These top five episodes offer inspiration, knowledge, and
insights for healthcare professionals.
Stream these episodes during your holiday downtime and recharge with valuable perspectives on advancing patient care.

Season 6 Ep. 1: Workplace Well-Being with Dr. Richard Safeer

Our season premiere features Dr. Richard Safeer, Chief Medical Director of Employee Health and Well-Being for Johns Hopkins Medicine. A true expert in cultivating a healthy and resilient workforce, Dr. Safeer will guide us through his book, “A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Workforce.” Listeners will be empowered with practical tools to not only build a thriving workplace but one that flourishes.

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In January 2023, with publisher Wiley, Dr. Safeer released A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Workforce. Dr Safeer is the first author to provide a step-by-step roadmap for creating a well-being culture that integrates science with practical solutions as demonstrated by the numerous real stories from successful companies. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Family Medicine, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, and the American College of Preventive Medicine. He serves on the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst Insight Council and previously served on the board of directors for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

You can learn more about Richard’s work at RichardSafeer.com or follow him on LinkedIn.

If you’re looking for training on how to create a wellbeing culture on your team or organization, then go to CreatingAWellbeingCulture.com 

A Cure for the Common Company: A Well-Being Prescription for a Happier, Healthier, and More Resilient Workforce is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.

Season 6 Ep. 4: Disparities and Updates in Cervical Cancer with Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH, FACOG

On this week’s episode of The PQI Podcast, we sit down with Jennifer Young Pierce, MD, MPH, FACOG, to discuss her role, disparities in cervical cancer, and exciting advancements in her space.

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Dr. Jennifer Young Pierce is a Senior Staff Physician and Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of South Alabama Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI). She joined USA Health MCI in 2017 with national expertise in Human Papillomavirus (HPV), cervical cancer, and cancer disparities. She currently serves as the Division Director of Cancer Prevention and Control and an Abraham A. Mitchell Clinical Cancer Research Scholar.

She is also the host of the podcast, The Cancering Show, seeking to demystify cancer with knowledge, hope, and humor for thousands of listeners. Most importantly, Dr. Pierce is deeply committed to the care of women with gynecologic cancers and spends the majority of her time seeing patients and performing radical surgeries for cancer treatment.  Dr. Pierce lives with her husband and two daughters in Mobile, Alabama.

You can find more information on The Cancering Show here: https://cancering.com/

Season 6 Ep. 12: IV Iron Therapy with Layla Van Doren, MD, MBA ,and Kristen Boykin, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS

On this week’s episode of The PQI Podcast, we sit down with Layla Van Doren, MD, MBA, and Kristen Boykin, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, to discuss IV iron therapy.

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Dr. Van Doren is a hematologist with Yale New Haven Health and Director of Education in the Adult Sickle Cell Program. Kristen is the Director of Pharmacy Operations at Florida Cancer Specialists and Research Institute.

This podcast episode is sponsored by Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc.

Pharmacosmos Therapeutics Inc. is a U.S. specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to providing patient care through the commercialization of Monoferric® (ferric derisomaltose) injection and through exceptional resources to support this treatment. We are the U.S. affiliate of the Denmark-based Pharmacosmos Group. Please visit us at www.monoferric.com to learn more.

Season 7 Ep. 4: Breast Cancer & Healthy Equity with Dr. Oluwadamilola "Lola" Fayanju

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Oluwadamilola “Lola” Fayanju, a leader in breast cancer care and health equity. With a remarkable background that spans clinical excellence and innovative research, Dr. Fayanju holds the Helen O. Dickens Presidential Associate Professorship at the University of Pennsylvania (PENN) and serves as Chief of Breast Surgery at Penn Medicine. She also leads as the Surgical Director of the Rena Rowan Breast Center, directs Health Equity Innovation at the Penn Center for Cancer Care Innovation, and is a Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics.

Season 7 Ep. 12: Advancing Cancer Care with Precision Medicine and the Pharmacist’s Role with Todd Knepper, PharmD

This week, we welcome Todd Knepper, PharmD, Associate Member in Precision Medicine at Moffitt Cancer Center. Dr. Knepper discusses the development of Moffitt’s Precision Medicine program and its vital role in integrating precision medicine information to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, and understanding.

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He shares insights into the power of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) reports and the crucial data points that drive personalized therapies.

We also dive into the growing role of pharmacists in precision medicine, including Dr. Knepper’s contributions to the molecular tumor board.

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