The challenges of polypharmacy
This episode of “Good Health, Better World” is all about polypharmacy, or more than one medication at the same time. Tune in to understand some of the considerations for chronic medications as we age, and hear about how insurance plans and pharmacies work together to help members and patients manage their medications as prescribed.
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Guest Speakers
Vanessa Campbell
Director, Clinical Pharmacy, UPMC Health Plan
Vanessa Campbell is the Director of Clinical Pharmacy at UPMC Health Plan who oversees their clinical care management, pharmacy quality, and pharmacy provider incentive strategies. She leads a team of clinical pharmacists that outreach to members through a variety of modalities addressing disease state management, post-acute, quality (HEDIS and STARS), and value-based arrangements. She is also Board Certified in Geriatrics.
Dr. Stephanie McGrath
Executive Director, Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network
Dr. McGrath is also Director of Community Partnerships and Adjunct Clinical Instructor with the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy. She previously served as an Assistant Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy from 2010-14 where she contributed to the community pharmacy curriculum. She was recognized in 2013 as the APhA-ASP Faculty Member of the Year and in 2015 as a Rising Star from the Alumni Society Board. She currently works with students and post-graduate trainees to advance community pharmacy practice in Pennsylvania.
Dr. McGrath is an active Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association member and was honored as the 2013 Distinguished Young Pharmacist, one of the 2017 “Ten Under Ten” awards for PPA, and the 2020 Pharmacist of the Year award recipient.
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