Pharmacy Fusion is a dynamic broadcast covering a broad array of topics related to the ISU L. S. Skaggs College of Pharmacy. Listen to KISU-FM on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm to hear how students, faculty, alumni and supporters are forging new pathways for advancing pharmacy practice laws in Idaho, engaging in cutting edge research on new and emerging drug treatments, innovative drug delivery methods, telepharmacy and psychopharmacology advancements, and more. Guests from a variety of backgrounds, including not just pharmacy but pharmaceutical sciences and clinical psychopharmacology will join host Walter Fitzgerald, dean for the College of Pharmacy for discussions spanning far beyond the pharmacy counter.
2023 Episodes
- January 2023 - What are your New Year’s resolutions? If you’re like most people, they probably don’t include talking with a pharmacist! But did you know, your pharmacist can actually help with a lot of the very common resolutions, such as living a healthier life, losing weight, learning something new and even saving money?
2022 Episodes
- December 2022 - Heather Gagliano from the Idaho Immunizatin Coalition shares the vision of her organization and how it aligns with the ISU College of Pharmacy
- November 2022 - Dr. Karl Maderas Kelly provides insight on antibiotic resistance and its affects on Idaho and across the U.S.
- October 2022 - Dr. Scott Milner, Class of 2009 takes us inside the unseen world of pharmacy services in a hospital setting, and how the process is both similar and different compared to a community pharmacy.
- September 2022 - Pharmacy Fusion offers an inside look, in an easy to understand format, at the new guidelines and availability of COVID-19, monkeypox, meningitis and influenza immunizations with Dr. Kevin Cleveland and student pharmacist Allie Bradley.
- August 2022 - Dr. Tom Wadsworth talks about Idaho's outreach to Alaska, and creating the first pharmacy school there, through ISU's partnership with University of Alaska, Anchorage.
- July 2022 - Dr. Rikki Trussel is the new manager at Bengal Pharmacy, overseeing all three locations for community pharmacy services in Pocatello, Arco and Challis, ID
- June 2022 - Pharmacy Fusion features a very special guest this month, Dr. Steve White, a two-time Idaho State alumnus and recent recipient of the College of Pharmacy Professional Achievement award.
- May 2022 - Dr. Renee Robinson talks about the research initiatives students and faculty are involved in, related to the Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Science.
- April 2022 - An in depth look at many of the fascinating College of Pharmacy research initiatives with Dr. Marvin Schulte.
- March 2022 - Pharmacy Fusion explores how to manage and treat a diagnosis of diabetes with Dr. Cara Liday.
- February 2022 - On this episode of Pharmacy Fusion, Debbie Marchetti, Class of 1999 shares how increasing awareness of prediabetes can help reduce the incidence of diabetes.
- January 2022 - Pharmacy Fusion Speaks with Operation Immunization national award winners, student pharmacists Hannah Galbreth, Liv Swonger and Elise Capson.
2021 Episodes
- December 2021 - This month on Pharmacy Fusion features Shanna O’Connor, clinical assistant professor for ISU, who explains why a pharmacist is the most accessible health care provider.
- November 2021- This episode of Pharmacy Fusion, Dean Fitzgerald welcomes Cathy Oliphant, College of Pharmacy Faculty, to discuss the stages and treatments for COVDI-19.
- October 2021 - The inaugural episode of Pharmacy Fusion features a conversation about vaccines with pharmacist Kevin Cleveland, a member of the College of Pharmacy Faculty.
