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Technology, retaining talent, filling needs in your community.

We cover it all and more in this sit down with Dr. Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, Founder and CEO of Hayat Pharmacy.

In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP®, and Bonnie Bond, CPA, sit down with Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, to discuss:

- The future of AI in pharmacy
- Why communication is the most underrated hiring skill
- The hidden impact of pharmacy deserts on urban communities
- And more!

More About Our Guest:

Hashim Zaibak is the Founder and CEO of Hayat Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy with over 20 locations serving the Milwaukee area.

Dr. Zaibak started his career as a pharmacist in 1999 after graduating from the University of Illinois‐Chicago. With over fifteen years of experience, he has seen the industry from multiple vantage points.

Aside from Hashim’s experience, he is well known as a helpful educated medical counselor. He dedicates time to giving health education presentations and teaching patients proper medication administration.

Dr. Zaibak has over six years of experience as a Clinical Instructor to help train pharmacy students from six pharmacy schools in the Wisconsin and Illinois area (Concordia University, Rosalind Franklin University, University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois, Midwestern University, and MCW School of Pharmacy). As recognition of Hashim’s excellent service to the community, he was named the 2014 Pharmacist of the Year by Pharmacy Development Services and Health Mart’s 2014 Pharmacy of the Year.

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Technology, retaining talent, filling needs in your community.

We cover it all and more in this sit down with Dr. Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, Founder and CEO of Hayat Pharmacy.

In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP®, and Bonnie Bond, CPA, sit down with Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, to discuss:

- The future of AI in pharmacy
- Why communication is the most underrated hiring skill
- The hidden impact of pharmacy deserts on urban communities
- And more!

More About Our Guest:

Dr. Jay Phipps is a Pharmacy Gladiator, Pharmacy Doctor, Founder, Entrepreneur President, and CEO with over 29 years of experience in pharmacy.

At Phipps Pharmacy, Dr. Jay leads a team of dedicated and professional Pharmacy Doctors and technicians who provide personalized and high-quality care for patients. Phipps Pharmacy, Inc. is an independent pharmacy with 5 locations in Tennessee and Mississippi. Dr. Jay is also the President and CEO of PhippsCare that focuses on Pharmacy Doctor provided healthcare and Health Insurance Solutions who specializes in medical and pharmacy plans for seniors.

Dr. Jay currently serves on multiple Boards of Directors and committees on the national, state, and local levels. He has served as the American Pharmacist Association-Academy Students of Pharmacy National President, on the APhA Board of Trustees, President of the Tennessee Pharmacists Association (TPA), on the Board of Directors for TPA, Chair, Tennessee Pharmacy Research Education Foundation, Co-Chair, Carroll County Drug Prevention Coalition and a District 8 County Commissioner.

Dr. Phipps received a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, where he also completed a residency in Drug Information and Pharmacotherapy and is currently pursuing an MBA with a major in Leadership and Strategy from the #1 ranked online MBA program at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business. Dr. Phipps plans to graduate in the fall of 2024.

Connect with Dr. Jay Phipps, PharmD, MBA and Greco De Valencia below:

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H.R. 4317, PBM transparency and Medicare drug pricing...The legislative landscape is shifting fast, and if pharmacy owners want a sustainable future, advocacy can’t be optional.

So where do things stand and what’s next?

In this episode of The Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP®, and Bonnie Bond, CPA, sit down with B. Douglas Hoey, CEO of the NCPA, to discuss:

- What the PBM Reform Act means for pharmacy reimbursement
- How Medicare drug pricing changes will impact your margins
- Why advocacy doesn’t stop after a legislative win

And more!

More About Our Guest:

Douglas Hoey is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Community Pharmacists Association. NCPA represents the owners of nearly 20,000 pharmacy small businesses who’s pharmacists provide prescription dispensing services and help fill primary care gaps. The majority of these pharmacies are located in areas the CDC ranks as “high” or “very high” on the Socially Vulnerable Index. Consumers consistently rank community pharmacies as the top-rated pharmacies in the country.

Hoey is a licensed pharmacist in Oklahoma, Virginia, and Texas and practiced in community pharmacies including his family’s pharmacy before coming to NCPA. He is widely quoted by media as an industry expert on community pharmacy payment and practice issues. Hoey also developed and taught pharmacology courses at George Washington and Marymount universities.

He is President of the World Pharmacy Council, co-Chairman of the Board of Directors for Surescripts, Chairman of the NCPA Innovation Center, and co-Chairman of the CPESN-USA Board.

His pharmacy degree is from the University of Oklahoma and his MBA is from the Oklahoma City University.

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NCPA Website

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