PGX Pharmacists Series Part 2 of 4, Interview with Sue Paul, RPh
Sue Paul, RPh is a pharmacist, entrepreneur and small business owner.\xa0 She is the Founder of\xa0 SyneRxgy Consulting LLC, a concierge pharmacy service, co-founder of PGx101, LLC, a pharmacogenomic certificate training/coaching company, and Medipreneurs, LLC, an international conference and community for pharmacy entrepreneurs.\xa0 She is active in local, state and national professional organizations including APhA and also serves as Vice President of the Ohio Pharmacists Foundation Board of Trustees.\xa0
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www.linkedin.com/in/sue-paulrph
2022 Medipreneurs Summit August 26-28, 2022
Email:\xa0 suepaulrph@gmail.com\xa0
Dan Krinsky, BS, MS, RPh, FAPhA
Mariam S. Yasin (2022 PharmD/MS PGX Candidate)
Carol Bell, PharmD (KY Pharmacist)
The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile
The Annual Meeting of the Ohio Pharmacists Association\xa0
APhA (American Pharmacists Association)
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Highlights from the interview
How did Sue get into PGX?
It started with clopidogrel.\xa0 Sue has experience in a number of settings:\xa0 community practice, nursing homes, and hospital.\xa0 While working in an outpatient pharmacy doing a \u201cmeds to beds program,\u201d Sue noticed that cardiologists were prescribing P2Y12 inhibitors for patients post stent-placement.\xa0 The patients had expensive copays.\xa0 \u201cWhy not use clopidogrel?\u201d Sue thought.\xa0 She researched why and found that clopidogrel is a prodrug.\xa0 According to Sue, ~30% of the population can\u2019t metabolize clopidogrel to its active form.\xa0 Cardiologists selected other options to avoid a clogged stent.
How did Sue learn about PGX? \xa0
When Sue started, she was self-taught.\xa0 She learned about PGX from free resources ~ 2013-2014.\xa0 She continued to learn online from the PharmGenEd\u2122\ufe0f Program at UCSD (University of California San Diego).\xa0 Her first official certificate training was at the Test2Learn\u2122\ufe0f inaugural event (University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy), months after incorporating PGX into practice.
Sue founded a non-dispensing pharmacy business called SyneRxgy (pronounced si\xb7nr\xb7jee).\xa0 Through SyneRxgy and working with a primary care office (via contract), Sue saw a lot of mental health issues.\xa0 She pitched PGX to the practice.\xa0 They were interested.\xa0 She found labs that could serve her patients well and was able to get started serving patients with PGX about 4 months after joining the practice. \xa0
Filling in the gaps
Part of entrepreneurship is getting curious about something and figuring it out.\xa0 Sue saw gaps in her PGX education, namely implementation.\xa0 She learned how to implement PGX in her practice as an entrepreneur.\xa0 PGX 101 trainings \u201cfill in the gaps\u201d Sue experienced.
98% of PGX101 students complete the course. \xa0
12 hours of home study\xa0
8 hours of live training
$497 investment/20 ACPE accredited continuing education credit hours
Registration deadline for the next training is February 12, 2022, because the 12-hour, self-paced part must be completed before February 26.\xa0 Sue recommends breaking the 12-hours up into bite-sized chunks of 2 hours each.\xa0 The LIVE online training is February 26 and 27.\xa0 The next online training is April 23 and 24, 2022. Visit https://www.pgx101.com for more information.
Are all PGX101 students pharmacists? \xa0
No.\xa0 Most have been pharmacists or pharmacy students, but there has also been an oncologist, some genetic counselors, and a handful of nurse practitioners.\xa0
After PGX101 training is complete, if students want a deeper dive into PGX and implementation, they can goin the PGX201 Community.\xa0 To learn more, visit https://www.pgx101.com. \xa0
$297/3 months (renewable membership) or
$998/12 months
How does Sue get paid?
Sue gets paid a daily rate by the practice she works for.\xa0 Sue\u2019s home patients, on the other hand, are cash-based.
Success stories
Sue told several stories about how she has made a difference in the lives of her patients.\xa0 PGX and home-visit stories were both shared.
Sue\u2019s advice for pharmacist Moms
Sue had 4 kids in 5 years.\xa0 They are all adults now.\xa0 \u201cThere\u2019s no better reward than investing in your kids.\xa0 Do what you need to do to be able to do that.\u201d
Strength in numbers
How do we get more PGX-trained pharmacists in doctor\u2019s offices?\xa0 PGX101 trainings are part of the solution.\xa0 PGX Pharmacists adding more PGX pharmacists to their practices will also help. \xa0
Making a connection
Is there a way to connect prescribers with PGX-trained pharmacists?\xa0 Carol Bell, PharmD (KY Pharmacist) started a PGX Pharmacists registry and is passing it along to Sue Paul and Dan Krinsky.\xa0 Look for the registry to be available later this year (2022). \xa0
Referrals from other pharmacists
How can a non-PGX pharmacist refer a patient to a PGX pharmacist?\xa0 It\u2019s simple, just reach out to a pharmacist who is doing PGX.\xa0 If they can\u2019t help you, they may know someone who can. \xa0
Medipreneurs
Sue Paul, Dr. Anna Garrett, and Michelle Fritsch, PharmD cofounded Medipreneurs to support and encourage healthcare entrepreneurs.\xa0 Medipreneurs is celebrating their 5th year in 2022.\xa0 The annual conference is August 26-28 in Cincinnati, OH.\xa0 Sue is on the Board of Advisors. \xa0
LinkedIn is the best way to connect with Sue. \xa0
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