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April 20, 2023

Episode 5.5 - Trevor Silvester. Turn on, Tune in, (Don’t) Drop Out - Psychedelics & Cognitive Hypnot

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/main-advert-start-or-mid-podcast Our new website is now live - http://www.theauralapothecary.com We are joined today by former police officer and creator of cognitive hypnotherapy Trevor Silvester. But what is Cognitive Hypnotherapy and how does it work? We discuss the role of alternative therapies such as this in holistic models of care.…

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April 5, 2023

Episode 5.4 - Rachel Power - Communication, Communication, Communication.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/aural-apothocary-season-5-episode-4-no-b Our new website is now live - http://www.theauralapothecary.com We are joined in this episode by Rachel Power, Chief Executive of the Patients Association - an independent patient charity campaigning for improvements in health and social care for patients. Are patient information leaflets best used as wallpaper? We discuss…

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March 22, 2023

Pharmacy Legend Ron Pate Live from Lisbon!

The Apothecaries are at EAHP Congress 2023 in Lisbon. We talk to living pharmacy Legend Ron Pate who has been a central figure in, as he describes it, taking hospital pharmacists ‘out of the basement’.

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March 9, 2023

Aural Apothecary Archives: Tracy Brown – What is Analgesic Stewardship

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/3-9-r As a prelude to our next episode, where we discuss the issue of pain and opioid dependency, we are replaying a classic from the Aural Apothecary Archive. This is particularly timely as this is also the month that guidance on ‘https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/optimising-personalised-care-for-adults-prescribed-medicines-associated-with-dependence-or-withdrawal-symptoms/’ has been issued in England. We will…

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Feb. 23, 2023

Episode 5.3 - Professor Alf Collins: No decision about me, without me

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/aural-apothecary-season-5-episode-3-fina The Godfather of Shared Decision Making (SDM) has spoken, so listen up! (apologies for his microphone quality though) Professor Alf Collins is currently NHS England’s Clinical Director for personalised care but he was a community consultant in pain management for many years and worked with the Health Foundation…

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Feb. 2, 2023

5.2 - Deborah Duval. Let me live! Life as a transplant recipient

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/deborahduvaL What is more important? Quality of life or length of life? A question that our guest, Deborah Duval, faces on a daily basis. Deborah is Managing Editor at Kidney Care UK and lead for http://www.kidneykitchen.org - a place where eating is de-medicalised and where celebrity chefs cook kidney-patient…

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Jan. 19, 2023

5.1 - Graham Prestwich - The Patient as a Project Manager

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/aural-apothocary-season-5-episode-1-edit We’re back! This series we are focussing on the patient and their experiences of medicines and we start with a cracker! Graham brings his expertise working for the pharmaceutical industry and as a pharmacologist (and one of the people behind the superdrug Tamoxifen) to helping people understand and…

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Dec. 22, 2022

The Aural Apothecary Almanac 2022 – Polypharmacy, the Menopause and Growing old with Medicines

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/aural-apothocary-almanac-xmas-5 Join the Three Apothecaries and some old friends as they gather around the fire and reflect on the year gone by. Jamie, Gimmo and Steve the Chemist are joined by friends of the show Clare Howard and Jonathan Underhill to discuss the highs and lows of 2022. Starting…

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Nov. 17, 2022

Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness Week 2022 - Phil Howard

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/antimicrobialspecial For this special episode the Apothecaries are joined by Phil Howard to discuss Antimicrobial Resistance and what we can all do to tackle it. Phil is well placed to discuss this with us as the Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead for the North-East & Yorkshire region of England and the…

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Sept. 29, 2022

Episode 4-10 – Professor Claire Thompson and Badly Behaved Molecules

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/epsiode-4-10-prof-claire-thompson Episode 4.10 – Professor Claire Thompson – Badly Behaved Molecules What do football and pharmaceutical science have in common?! In this, our final episode of series four, we go out on a high chatting to multi-award winning scientist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Professor Claire Thompson. Not only is Claire…

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Sept. 19, 2022

4.9 - Dr Ben Allen - Failure Demand in General Practice

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/4-9-dr-ben-allen-failure-demand-in-gener In this episode we talk to Dr Ben Allen. A GP partner and Clinical Director for Primary Care in Sheffield, Ben is passionate about empowering patients to understand the health system in order to improve their experience of care. His main area of interest is exploring how people…

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Aug. 25, 2022

4.7 - Dave Murdoch and the life of a Paramedic - From Everest to Dorset

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/episode-8-aural-apothocary-season-4no-re Something different again this episode - we chat to Dave Murdoch - an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner with over 28 years of experience. Dave has worked in a wide variety of prehospital settings; ambulances, cars, helicopters as well as Urgent Care Centres, Emergency Departments and General Practice surgeries, and…

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Aug. 11, 2022

Episode 4.7 - Professor Debi Bhattacharya. System Level Change in The Danger Zone.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/episode-7-aural-apothocary-season-4 We chat to Professor Debi Bhattacharya - Professor of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Leicester and a primary care pharmacist. Debi led on research into a behaviour change toolkit designed to reduce opioid prescribing and is now actively involved in a programme designed to implement this at…

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July 28, 2022

4.6 Dr Wasim Baqir – Shine On - Changing lives through improved medicines use in Care Homes.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/episode-6-aural-apothocary-season-4-reco We chat to Dr Wasim Baqir - a senior pharmacist from the Pharmacy Integration Programme at NHS England. Prior to this he led the national Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes scheme for NHS England. He currently works across a number of areas (primary care networks, health inequalities, community…

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July 14, 2022

Bonus Episode - a Summer Scorcher! Kulpna Daya & Professor Stephen Bazire – Live at the Clinical Ph

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/cpc-live-audio We have a special treat for you this week as we share the recording of our live show at this year’s Clinical Pharmacy Congress. And as an added bonus you get two guests for the price of one! Our first guest is Kulpna Daya. Kulpna is a pharmacy…

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June 30, 2022

4.5 Professor Mahendra Patel OBE - Health Inequalities and the Bradford Polo Mint

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/episode-5-aural-apothocary-season-4 This week we welcome Pharmacy's own National Treasure Professor Mahendra Patel OBE. Mahendra is a multi-award winning pharmacist and academic with professorial roles in a number of universities. He has led research into health inequalities, diabetes and COVID amongst many others. He is a Fellow of both NICE…

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June 16, 2022

4.4 - Dr Nkiruka Umaru. Tea, cake and medicines.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/aural-apothocary-season-4-episode-4 A real pleasure this week to welcome one the Pharmaceutical Journal's ‘Women to Watch in 2022’ Nkiruku Umuaru. Nikkie is currently the Pharmacy Foundation Head of School, Interim Education and Training Lead at Health Education England as well Postgraduate Pharmacy Lead at the University of Herefordshire. We chat…

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May 31, 2022

4.3 – Professor Delyth James – Applying behavioural change - to yourself

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/episode-3-aural-apothocary-season-4 In this week’s episode we are thrilled to be joined by Delyth James. Professor James is Professor of Health Psychology in Pharmacy Practice at Cardiff Metropolitan University. Delyth is a pharmacist with experience of training and education and working as a renal pharmacist in hospitals across the world.…

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May 5, 2022

4.1 - Getting Older and how to deal with it - with bestselling author Dr Lucy Pollock

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/episode-1-aural-apothocary-season-4-1 Welcome back for Series 4. We are joined by Consultant Geriatrician and bestselling author Dr Lucy Pollock. As Lucy tells us - we all become old if we are lucky. But how do we deal with it - as people and as health professionals? We chat about Lucy’s…

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April 13, 2022

Live at the Cardiff Science Festival! Jamie Brewster and the patient as a battlefield.

Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/13841341/aural-apothocary-live-show In this, our first ever live show we talk to our first ever patient! Jamie Brewster is an architect with the DB3 group and shares with us, and our live audience, his experiences as a cancer patient. It is a heartfelt story peppered with humour and pathos, and…

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March 25, 2022

Lisa McCarthy - live from the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Conference 2022 in Vienna

Our roving Apothékér , Jonathan Underhill , in Vienna, talks to a Canadian #deprescribing legend about her Desert Island Drug (DID) choice. Lisa McCarthy is both a Clinical Scientist and Pharmacist and has a very honest personal story explaining why she is now so passionate about helping people benefit from…

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March 24, 2022

Roisin O'Hare /Mahmoud Abdelrahman - live @ European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Conference

Our roving Apothéké Jonathan Underhill in Vienna talks this time to two Presidents of Pharmacy organisations about their Desert Island Drug (DID) choices Roisin O'Hare is Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists President, Lead Teacher Practitioner NI University Network & Hon. Professor Queens University Belfast. Her DID story is a great example…

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March 24, 2022

Paul Forsythe - live from the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Conference 2022

Our roving Apothéké Jonathan Underhill talks to consultant pharmacist Paul Forsythe about his choice of Desert Island Drug. Risks V Benefits is always a dilemma but especially for preventative cardiovascular medicines. An excellent video clip for all those interested in Value Based Care.

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March 23, 2022

Nina Barnett - live from the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists Conference 2022

Our roving Apothéké Jonathan Underhill talks to consultant pharmacist Nina Barnett about her choice of Desert Island Drug. It’s a drug for chemotherapy but not chosen for the reason you might think! This is an excellent video for all those interested in Shared Decision Making.

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