Are you a pharmacist/medical professional? Could you pass the national licensing exam for your profession if you had a pop quiz today? Me either! But I'd like to come close. In this podcast series, I, Kimberley Kallio will embarass myself by taking quizzes from my guests on all the important topics you need to know for your practice. Listen along and relearn your basics with me!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Rings a Bell
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Are you a pharmacist/medical professional? Could you pass the national licensing exam for your profession if you had a pop quiz today? Me either! But I'd like to come close. In this podcast series, I, Kimberley Kallio will embarass myself by taking quizzes from my guests on all the important topics you need to know for your practice. Listen along and relearn your basics with me!<hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 15, 2026
Season 2, Episode 1: Deprescribing with Stacey D'Angelo
Host interviews pharmacist and health coach Stacey D'Angelo about safely reducing medication use when benefits may not outweigh risks.
May 26, 2026
Episode 7 - Hypertension with Dr. Shelita Dattani
Pharmacy leader Dr. Shelita Dattani interviews Kim about the 2025 Hypertension Canada guidelines, offering insights into accurate measurement and treatment strategies.
April 17, 2026
Episode 6 - Anxiety with Rami Safi
<p>Are you anxious about what you don’t remember about anxiety therapy? Well have I got a treat for you. Episode 6 of Rings A Bell Podcast! Rami Safi, a pharmacist and psychotherapist (qualifying) brings us the good bad and the ugly of anxiety management. Enjoy a comprehensive overview of pathophysiology, pharmacology and therapeutics with a few helpful tips for managing your own anxiety along the way!</p><br><p><strong>Topics Covered</strong></p><p>00:00 - Introduction and housekeeping</p><p>00:44 - Rami’s journey from pharmacist to pharmacist and psychotherapist</p><p>07:22 - Pervasiveness and importance of anxiety</p><p>08:45 - Connection between perfectionism and anxiety</p><p>11:30 - Neurotransmitters involved in anxiety disorders</p><p>13:22 - Neurobiological difference between panic attack and generalized anxiety disorder</p><p>19:25 - Role of the amygdala in fear and anxiety</p><p>21:50 - First line treatments for generalized anxiety disorder</p><p>26:36 - Rapid nervous system regulation techniques</p><p>34:07 - St. John’s Wort risks in anxiety disorders</p><p>35:38 - Appropriate times to use benzodiazepines in anxiety treatment</p><p>36:11 - Managing side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors</p><p>37:45 - Importance of deprescribing benzodiazepines in elderly people</p><p>39:29 - Benzodiazepine pharmacokinetics (volume of distribution) (rate of clearance) (implications in obesity and elderly)</p><p>42:25 - Preferred benzodiazepines in elderly people</p><p>43:02 - Mechanism of action of buspirone</p><p>44:25 - Meds used in psychology with narrow therapeutic window</p><p>45:52 - Lithium and kidney function</p><p>47:49 - Serious drug interactions with SSRIs</p><p>48:45 - Intersection of chronic pain, depression and insomnia</p><p>50:35 - moral model of substance use vs. biopsychosocial model of substance use</p><p>56:34 - wrap up</p><br><p><strong>Connect with Rami Safi</strong></p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-s-98186718/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-s-98186718/</a></p><p>Wellness Wave Pharmacy in Hamilton: <a href="https://wellnesswavepharmacy.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://wellnesswavepharmacy.ca/</a> </p><br><p><strong>All the Links!</strong></p><p>Find all the links to all the things (references, resources, buy me a coffee, email list, etc) here: <a href="https://ringsabellpod.kit.com/allthethings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ringsabellpod.kit.com/allthethings</a> </p><br><p>#anxiety #pathophysiology #pharmacology #anxietytherapeutics #therapeutics #continuingeducation#continuingeducation #pharmacy #pharmacylife #pharmacylyfe #pharmacistlife #pharmacistlyfe #itsmyanxiety #weallhaveanxiety #anxietymanagement #ssris #snris #serotonin #dopamine #norepinephrine #panicattacks #bzds #benzos #obesitymedicine #geriatricmedicine #benzodiazepines #diazepam #pharmacokinetics #volumeofdistribution #eliminationhalflife #neurology #psychotherapy #cbt #cognitivebehaviouraltherapy #GAD #generalizedanxietydisorder #SJW #stjohnswort #substanceuse</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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