Unscripted
Welcome to Unscripted. I’m Lindsey Amerine, PharmD, MS, BCPS, CPEL, FASHP, FHOPA, and I’ve been a pharmacist for 14 years and in leadership roles for even longer. Throughout my career, the one thing I consistently enjoy is one-on-one conversations. Finding out people’s passions and what gets them excited. This podcast is to represent those conversations authentically. This isn’t a platform presentation so the conversation will be casual, just people having a conversation. The pharmacist in me will ensure I'm prepared for the guests that join though. The podcast will naturally feature conversations with those in pharmacy, medicine, and leadership, but it is not limited to that. I have a wide array of interests outside my professional affiliations and will capture those in this podcast. Become a part of the unscripted community where we can be ourselves and cover diverse topics through great conversation.
Episodes
82 episodes
82. AI Framework for Medication Management with Janjri Desai, PharmD, MBA, DPLA, and Seth Hartman, PharmD, MBA
Dr. Desai is the Interim Vice President for Pharmacy Services at Stanford Health Care and Dr. Hartman is the Vice President for Clinical Applications and Chief Pharmacy Information Officer at University of Chicago Medicine. They rec...
81. Kate Schaafsma, PharmD, MS, MBA, FASHP - CPO / Executive Onboarding and Reflections of the First Year
Kate Schaafsma, PharmD, MS, MBA, FASHP is the Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at Rush University System for Health. Dr. Schaafsma started over a year ago in her role and we talk through the onboarding of a Chief Pharmacy O...
80. Robert Mancini, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA - President of HOPA, Oncology Priorities for 2026
Robert Mancini, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA is the current President of HOPA and the Oncology Pharmacy Program Coordinator and PGY2 Oncology Residency Program Director at St Luke’s Cancer Institute in Boise, ID. Dr. Mancini talks through hi...
79. Melanie Dodd, PharmD, PhC, BCPS, FASHP - President of ASHP, Ensuring Every Voice is Heard
Melanie Dodd, PharmD, PhC, BCPS, FASHP, is the current President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs and Professor at the University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy.
78. Jami Mann, PharmD, MBA - Shaping the Next Era of Virtual Care
Jami Mann, PharmD, MBA, is the Executive Director of Virtual Care Services at UNC Health. Dr. Mann has a pharmacy background - I was fortunate enough to serve as one of her preceptors in residency - and then went outside of pharmacy...
77. Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH - Continuing the Work for Social Justice and Equity
Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH, is a Clinical Professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and is an Advisor for Policy, Resilience and Response for the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.She has worked ...
76. Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA - Leadership Training, Global Pharmacy Practice, Entrepreneurship
Stephen Eckel, PharmD, MHA, FAPhA, FASHP, FCCP, is the Associate Dean for Global Engagement and an Associate Professor at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. He is the Residency Program Director for the Health System Pharmacy Administration an...
75. Building a Technology Philosophy with Dan O'Neil, PharmD, MS, FASHP
Daniel O’Neil, PharmD, MS, FASHP, is the Assistant Vice President of Pharmacy Services at WVU Medicine.We talk through building a technology philosophy for the pharmacy enterprise and you’ll hear the direction WVU has taken. You’ll also ...
74. Josh Blackwell, PharmD, MS, BCSCP - Power of Mentorship with PILs
Josh Blackwell, PharmD, MS, BCSCP, is the Co-Founder of Pharmacy Initiative Leaders (PILs) and is a Clinical Pharmacy Manager at UT Southwestern Medical Center. We talk through the power of mentorship and how PILs was designed to fi...
73. Small Scripts - Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) 2025 Impacts
This episode of small scripts highlights the 2025 impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Thanks to Dr. Molly Powers and Dr. Kristel Geyer for bringing the topic up!
72. Leigh Briscoe-Dwyer, PharmD, BSPharm, BCPS, FASHP - President of ASHP, Telling Our Pharmacist Stories
Leigh Briscoe-Dwyer, PharmD, BSPharm, BCPS, FASHP, serves as President of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). She has also served in various organizations and professional societies in New York. We talk through...
71. Alex Varkey, PharmD, MS, FAPhA - President of APhA, Being All In to Represent Every Area of Pharmacy
Alex C. Varkey, PharmD, MS, FAPhA, serves as President of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and is the Director of Pharmacy Services at Houston Methodist Hospital-Texas Medical Center.We talk through his involvement in APhA as ...
70. Jolynn Sessions, PharmD, CPP, BCOP, FHOPA - President of HOPA and Top Oncology Pharmacy Issues
Jolynn Sessions, PharmD, CPP, BCOP, FHOPA, serves as President of the Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association (HOPA). She is an EXCLAIM Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist and an Oncology Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at the Western North Carolina VA...
69. Health System Outpatient Pharmacy Strategy with Ryan Mezinger, RPh
Ryan Mezinger, RPh, is Senior Vice President and Chief Pharmacy Officer at MetroHealth in Cleveland, Ohio. Ryan and his team have built an impressive outpatient pharmacy strategy and have grown their footprint immensely in the last ...
68. Remote Work Best Practices with Stephanie Jean, PharmD, MS, BCPS
Stephanie Jean, PharmD, MS, BCPS, is an Assistant Director of Pharmacy at UNC Health. She oversees the Medication Assistance Program for both pharmacy and medical benefit teams and the Pharmacy Revenue Integrity Team. She has worke...
67. Specialty Pharmacy with the Shields Care Model with Champ Burgess, PharmD, MBA
Champ Burgess, PharmD, MBA, is Vice President, Health System Strategy for Shields Health Solutions. You’ll hear about the Shields Care Model and their impact on health system specialty pharmacy. We also discuss top issues impacting ...
66. Oral Drug Repository Program with Julie Kennerly-Shah, PharmD, MS, MHA, BCPS
Dr. Julie Kennerly-Shah is the Associate Director of Pharmacy at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, the James Cancer Hospital. Dr. Kennerly-Shah and her team worked to develop and implement an oral drug repository program in...
65. Pharmacy Technician Leadership Residency with Ryan Craynon, PharmD, MS
Ryan Craynon, PharmD, MS is the Director of Pharmacy Operations at Cincinnati Children's. His team won an
64. Updates to Sterile Compounding - Compounded Sterile Preparations, 5th Edition with Angela Yaniv, PharmD, BCSCP and Ryan Forrey, PharmD, MS
Dr. Ryan Forrey and Dr. Angela Yaniv are co-editors with me on ASHP’s Compounding Sterile Preparations, 5th edition book that was recently published. This was ...
63. Jo Ellen Rodgers, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, FCCP, FHFSA, FAHA, CPP - Clinical Practice with Academia, Cardio-oncology, How Work Life Impacts Personal Life
Jo Ellen Rodgers, PharmD, BCPS, BCCP, FCCP, FHFSA, FAHA, CPP, is Professor and Vice Chair of Professional Education and Practice for the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics at the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She was a...
62. Continuous Professional Development with John Armitstead, MS, RPh, FASHP
John Armitstead, MS, RPh, FASHP, is the System Director of Pharmacy Services at Lee Health and a Past President of ASHP. Throughout his career John has been an avid proponent of continuous professional development (CPD). We talk thr...
61. Pharmacogenomics Nationwide with Jill Bates, PharmD, MS, BCOP, DipACLM, FASHP
Jill Bates, PharmD, MS, BCOP, DipACLM, FASHP, is the Deputy Executive Director of the National Pharmacogenomics Program within the National Oncology Program Office of the Veterans Affairs (VA). Dr. Bates is an expert in oncology and pharmacogen...
60. Data and Analytics with Adam Bernstein, PharmD, BCPS and Sparx Analytics
Adam Bernstein, PharmD, BCPS, is the Founder and CEO of Sparx Analytics. He has a passion for data and analytics which is the foundation for his new company, Sparx Analytics. He is teaching healthcare professionals how to run and analyze their ...
59. Julia Myers, PharmD, MBA, AAHIVP - Life After Pharmacy, Real Estate Investing, and Raising Money Conscious Kids
Julia Myers, PharmD, MBA, AAHIVP, is the Founder of Generational Wisdom, a real estate investor, and semi-retired pharmacist. She was previously the Ambulatory Manager at University of Missouri Health, but after an unexpected medical event move...
