Retailers are always on the lookout for innovation, and at this year’s NACDS Total Store Expo 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, they’re finding plenty. The expo, running from August 17–19, is the prime gathering place for professionals in the pharmacy and retail sectors to explore new technologies, products, and services driving the future of healthcare.
The Pharmacy Podcast Network was ‘Front & Center’ at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) TSE, Total Store Expo 2024 covering the leading trade-show for our national and regional chain pharmacies.
In part one of this series, I sat down with Ray Vuono with the Independent Pharmacy Provider Network ( IPPN ) & talked about clinical treatment management and other healthcare services pulled through the pharmacy.
Next, I talked with Ashton S. Maaraba, J.D, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) Digital Health, LLC and talked about the DigitalHealth platfrom in use today helping pharmacy owners leverage telemedicine to provide more services to communities across the nation.
Wolters Kluwer Health strategy leader Garry Marshall, MBA, with evidence-based clinical content information delivery to support our pharmacies for critical decision making support.
Next, I talked with the innovative and creative Autumn-Kyoko C. Cushman, CEO, Co-Founder, of ShiftRx. “Flex-work use to be the normal. Burnout wasn’t as prevalent years ago, before the pandemic.” ShiftRx is revolutionizing the pharmacy care staffing landscape by providing seamless sourcing to integration of temporary healthcare providers.
The fifth interview is with Flash Returns LLC and Dr. Anthony Ricciardone, PharmD. FlashReturns is a returns platform that helps pharmacies get rid of expired or expiring products from their shelves. They offer a simple process with no upfront costs, and can even log products for customers depending on the return type.
Our final interview of episode one of three, is with Mark Kinney, Government Affairs Executive at Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC). “PBM Reform is not only happening in Washington DC, but throughout the nation in other states, we’re seeing PBMReform victories.”
Episode 2 of this podcast series starts with Marc Essensa from IPC; followed by Asli Elif Tanugur Samanci, Founder and CEO of Bee&You; then Heather Haro from DiversifyRx. Special thanks to our sponsor, Nicholas Turos, PharmD & Business Development at Babson Diagnostics. Next, we hear from Nabil Hallak, co-founder of TransferMyRx. Our final interview for Part Two is with Breck Rice, Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder of ServRx Inc.
In part three we have Stephen Beckman, CEO of Yaral Pharma; followed by Ian Stone from Mesmerize; Jason Gasper from OrderInsite LLC; Josh Sarkis of PharmaSmart; Justin Hammerling from Infinitrak LLC; Anthony Pudlo, PharmD of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association; Stephanie Zimmerman of RealValue Rx; and finally, Steve Anderson, CEO of NACDS.
