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Live now! APhA’s The First Fill podcast, the only podcast allowing pharmacists to grab bite-sized CE credits on the go!

Host, Katie Meyer

Latest Episode

Latest Episodes

Part 2: Diabetes and Weight Management
This month, we are reviewing the hot off the press ADA standards of care for people with diabetes. In episode 2, APhA Member Kripali Patel discusses recommendations for weight management in people with diabetes.
Part 1: Managing Diabetes with Comorbid Disease
This month, we are reviewing the hot off the press ADA standards of care for people with diabetes. In episode 1, APhA Member Justin Kirby discusses updated recommendations and evidence related to treating patients with diabetes who also have comorbid cardiovascular, kidney or liver disease.
Part 2: Both Sides of the Script: Pharmacists in Transitions of Care
Evidence has demonstrated that effective care transitions from the hospital to home have a major impact on patient outcomes. This month, we are reviewing best practices for pharmacists practicing on both sides of the transition from hospital to home. Barriers exist for patients upon discharge as well as the pharmacists who serve them. In episode 2, APhA Member and pharmacy leader Tonino Michienzi who spearheaded a pilot study discusses the role that the community pharmacist plays post discharge and how pharmacists can adapt best practices to prevent 30-day readmission.
Part 1: Both Sides of the Script: Pharmacists in Transitions of Care
Evidence has demonstrated that effective care transitions from the hospital to home have a major impact on patient outcomes. This month, we are reviewing best practices for pharmacists practicing on both sides of the transition from hospital to home. In episode 1, APhA Member Marissa Cavaretta will discuss evidence-based strategies and real-world experiences that elevate a hospital pharmacist’s impact at discharge, including medication reconciliation, discharge counseling, and post-discharge follow-up calls aimed at preventing avoidable readmissions. Listeners will gain insight into clinical workflows and services designed to strengthen transitions of care.
Part 2: Battle to once weekly insulin approval – insulin icodec
In this episode, we will review evidence associated with once weekly pipeline agent insulin icodec.
Meet the host, Katie Meyer

Meet the host, Katie Meyer

Meet Katie Meyer, Sr. Director of Content, Education at APhA and the host of The First Fill podcast series. Katie and guests will bring you the hottest topics in pharmacy each week in 5-minute episodes designed specifically for the busy pharmacist. Listen during your commute, running errands, or in the comfort of your home.
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