Dr. Crystal Deas, PharmD, BCPS, an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, comes back to Healthy Dose® to discuss in more detail about the treatment regimens available today for HIV along with an in-depth analysis on how pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy can help patients who are at high risk for HIV.
Listen now below to Tuesday’s new Healthy Dose® episode which aired on 12-19-17 at 5pm on WVSU FM91.1 Birmingham! #healthydose #samfordpharmacy #WVSU #HIV #PrEP 
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Dr. Crystal Deas, PharmD, BCPS, as assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, discusses the differences between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), who these diseases can affect most and what are ways to help prevent spreading or contracting the virus.
Jon Parker, M.A., Ed.S., director of admission for Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, returns to Healthy Dose® to discuss the licensure exams required of graduates of pharmacy school as well as what the pharmacy job market looks like nationally and regionally.
Jon Parker, M.A., Ed.S., director of admission for Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, discusses about the requirements of pharmacy school and what it takes for a pharmacist to graduate today. Parker also explains the PharmD degree that is earned upon graduating pharmacy school along with the new element of interprofessional education being taught to students.
Angela Jones Doctor, BSN, RN, CPN, a nurse from children’s of Alabama who helps run the scoliosis screening program for many children in Alabama, defines scoliosis, who is at most risk and what to do if your child is found to have a positive screening.
Angela Jones Doctor, BSN, RN, CPN, is a nurse at Children’s of Alabama. She earned her BSN at the University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing and is certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB). Angela joined Children’s of Alabama in 1994 and has been the coordinator of the School Scoliosis Screening Program for nearly 20 years. She recently wrote an article entitled, “Importance of Spinal Screenings during Adolescence” in the September issue of the Birmingham Parent Magazine. Angela is a member of the Board of Trustees at 6th Avenue Baptist Church and enjoys doing Sudoku for brain exercise.
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AMERICAN PHARMACISTS MONTH – OCTOBER
Dr. Jake Galdo, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, assistant professor of pharmacy practice and the community pharmacy residency director at Samford University’s McWhorter School of Pharmacy, comes back to Healthy Dose® with more information about pain management, specifically in regards to opioid medications. Dr. Galdo will discuss the expectations we should have with pain medication based on the pain scale, what opioids are and how they are classified, and how many days it can take to become addicted to opioids based on new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. Galdo will also briefly address the new CVS policy that will be limiting the opioid medication to a week supply for all of their patients.
