Diverse Conversations Podcast

Episode 1: Sustainability in Healthcare: Sandrine Milante (EcoloPharm)

About Sandrine: In 2009, Sandrine began to question the impact of single-use packaging in pharmacies. In 2010, after several years of research in sustainable development, she founded EcoloPharm. Her ambitious vision then consisted in designing the most eco-friendly packaging for pharmacies on the market. Driven by a profound conviction of being able to revolutionize and enable pharmacies to become «greener», she is recognized as an influential leader and a figure of change in sustainability. Highly involved within her community, she regularly gives conferences, in addition to devoting time to mentoring and sitting on numerous associations and consultation tables. Thanks to Sandrine's will and determination, EcoloPharm is now the largest producer of medication vials in Canada and is the only manufacturer in the field to hold a B Corp certification in the world. Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecolopharm/ [https://www.linkedin.com/company/ecolopharm/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EcoloPharm/ [https://www.facebook.com/EcoloPharm/] YouTube: @ecolopharm5870 [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCnmXFhheORxL1KBubhUWgtg] Website: https://ecolopharm.com/en/ [https://ecolopharm.com/en/] _______________________________________________ Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies. Connect with Aska: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel [http://www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel] Website: www.acuvise.ca [http://www.acuvise.ca] Follow Diverse Conversations Video Interviews: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast [https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations [https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations [https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations] Website: www.diverseconversations.com [http://www.diverseconversations.com]

Episode 15: The Future of Pharmacy - Canada Edition: Amy Oliver (Amy Oliver + Co)

About Amy: Amy Oliver is an experienced healthcare executive and the founder and CEO of Amy Oliver + Co where she offers trusted advisory services and professional leadership and business coaching to practice owners, leaders, academics, and organizations in health and social sectors. Amy has coached and advised hundreds of health leaders and practice owners. She is passionate about bridging the gaps around strategy, management, and leadership through knowledge translation at the crossroads of health and business. She is the founder of the Healthy Business series, the Womentum series, and the online leadership platform, The Stack. She holds an MBA with a dual concentration in Organizational Leadership and Health Administration. She is a pharmacist, a Certified Leadership Coach, and a globally certified Project Management Professional. Amy holds certificates in Emotional Intelligence and Advanced Strategic Management and Leadership. She is a sought after keynote speaker and a member of the Speakers Bureau of Canada. Amy has won multiple health sector and leadership awards and is a recent alumna of the prestigious Governor General Canadian Leadership Conference.Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/amyoliverco/ [http://www.instagram.com/amyoliverco/] LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/amymarieoliver [http://linkedin.com/in/amymarieoliver] Website: www.amyoliver.ca/ [http://www.amyoliver.ca/] -Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies. Connect with Aska: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel [http://www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel] Website: www.acuvise.ca [http://www.acuvise.ca] Follow Diverse Conversations Video Interviews: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast [https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations [https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations [https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations] Website: www.diverseconversations.com [http://www.diverseconversations.com]

Episode 14: The Future of Pharmacy - Canada Edition: Sharmila Sriram (Spectrum Medical Diagnostics)

About Sharmila: Sharmila Sriram is the Founder & CEO of Spectrum Medical Diagnostics based in Mississauga, Ontario. Spectrum MDX specializes in rapid point of care screening devices with over 25 years of industry experience. Her inspiration to begin this venture started with a passion to help drive positive changes to community healthcare. Her collaborations with health experts, physicians and clinicians over the years allowed her to create & enhance patient-centric treatment & diagnosis. She has been at the forefront of point of care technology for many years and she continues to leverage the latest technologies & innovations to provide accurate and accessible screening tools across the country. About Spectrum MDX: Spectrum Medical Diagnostics, a market leader in POC solutions, offers an innovative portfolio of products designed to optimize patient screening in any setting, including pharmacies. Some solutions include rapid HBA1c, Vitamin D, Strep, Influenza and more! The healthcare industry is shifting towards rapid POC testing for communities, and Spectrum MDX is at the forefront of this transition. Our objective is to assist healthcare providers in delivering informative, timely results for patient-centric care. With this model, patients can avoid lengthy laboratory wait times, and receive immediate results on the spot for peace of mind & better health outcomes. By adopting POC testing, Pharmacists can help address current backlogs within hospitals & clinics and minimize the strain on the Canadian healthcare system. Spectrum is passionate about driving positive changes for a better tomorrow! Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmila-sriram-b74901b/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharmila-sriram-b74901b/] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharmilasriram/ [https://www.instagram.com/sharmilasriram/] Website: https://spectrummdx.com/ [https://spectrummdx.com/] -Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies. Connect with Aska: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel [http://www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel] Website: www.acuvise.ca [http://www.acuvise.ca] Follow Diverse Conversations Video Interviews: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast [https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations [https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations [https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations] Website: www.diverseconversations.com [http://www.diverseconversations.com]

Episode 13: The Future of Pharmacy - Canada Edition: Karen Agro (Pharmacist, Consultant, Keynote Speaker)

About Karen: Karen Agro is a pharmaceutical industry consultant, community pharmacist, keynote speaker and corporate workshop facilitator. With her advanced training in pharmacy and epidemiology, Karen has been a sought-after consultant to some of Canada’s largest pharmaceutical manufacturers and has spoken on stages across North America. Alongside her Agro Health Associates consulting business, she blends her extensive background in healthcare, with her lifelong passion for music, to fulfill her mission to help individuals and corporate teams - who feel stressed and burned out - shift their mood in under 10-minutes. Karen is a classical guitarist as well as a pharmacist. To this day, Karen leads corporate workshops and delivers keynote performances about the power of music on mood to build resilient teams. Website: https://karenagro.com/ [https://karenagro.com/] Get Karen’s “Music and Mood Tools and Tips” at: https://karenagro.com/musicandmood [https://karenagro.com/musicandmood] to learn tips on music & emotions, create a music & mood catalogue and gain ideas for purposeful playlists. Listen to Karen play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaOMhP9fhbc [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaOMhP9fhbc] Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/karenagroguitar [https://www.instagram.com/karenagroguitar] https://www.facebook.com/karenagroguitar [https://www.facebook.com/karenagroguitar] https://twitter.com/karenagroguitar [https://twitter.com/karenagroguitar] https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-agro-3147893/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-agro-3147893/] https://www.tiktok.com/@karenagroguitar [https://www.tiktok.com/@karenagroguitar]-Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies. Connect with Aska: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel [http://www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel] Website: www.acuvise.ca [http://www.acuvise.ca] Follow Diverse Conversations Video Interviews: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast [https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations [https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations [https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations] Website: www.diverseconversations.com [http://www.diverseconversations.com]

Episode 12: The Future of Pharmacy - Canada Edition: Stacey D'Angelo (Your Simple Health)

About Stacey: Stacey is Pharmacist and Founder of Your Simple Health, where she helps people optimize, streamline, and reduce medication use. Her current work specializes in deprescribing, which she has been doing in various practice settings – like long-term care and specialty compounding pharmacy – since she became a pharmacist over a decade ago. She brings together her knowledge of medication, entrepreneurial spirit, and a passion for holistic care to this innovative practice. About Your Simple Health: At Your Simple Health, we help people who are feeling overwhelmed or “stuck” on their medications optimize, streamline, and reduce medication use. We specialize in Deprescribing – safely and effectively tapering people off drugs that can cause withdrawal or rebound symptoms – working alongside their doctors and care team. Learn more at www.simplehealthpharmacist.com/ [http://www.simplehealthpharmacist.com/] Social Media: Instagram: @yoursimplehealth Facebook: @Your Simple Health-Aska Patel, is a pharmacist, entrepreneur, and podcast host with a mission to seek answers to her questions about the future of pharmacy, healthcare, healthtech, and health systems. She founded Diverse Conversations Podcast in 2021 and has since covered topics ranging from advocacy, digital health, health systems, and healthcare provider perspectives. She is also the founder and CEO of Acuvise Consultancy Inc., where she provides product strategy and market research support to health technology companies. Connect with Aska:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel [http://www.linkedin.com/in/askapatel]Website: www.acuvise.ca [http://www.acuvise.ca]Follow Diverse Conversations Video Interviews:LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast [https://www.linkedin.com/company/diverse-conversations-podcast]Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations/abouthttps://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations [https://www.youtube.com/@diverse.conversations]Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations [https://www.instagram.com/diverse.conversations]Website:www.diverseconversations.com [http://www.diverseconversations.com]