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Rings a Bell

Rings a Bell

Written by: kimberley Kallio
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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!

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Episodes
  • Episode 7 - Hypertension with Dr. Shelita Dattani
    May 26 2026

    The one, the only, Dr. Shelita Dattani quizzes Kim on the 2025 Hypertension Canada guidelines.


    Dr. Shelita Dattani is a nationally and internationally recognized pharmacy leader, advocate, and speaker with over 25 years of experience across community practice, hospital settings, academia, industry and national associations. Shelitta is on the board of Hypertension Canada and knows the 2025 Hypertension Canada guidelines inside and out.


    The full guidelines are available at hypertension.ca


    If you want to see references from this episode, follow the show on socials, sign up for the email list, donate via "buy me a coffee" or send me an email you can do so using this link: https://ringsabellpod.kit.com/allthethings


    Shelita can be found on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelita-dattani-pharmd-a117aa1a/ or on instagram @shelsrx.

    You can also email Shelita at sdatrx@gmail.com.


    Here are the chapters for this episode:

    00:00 - Introduction

    04:00 - How big is the hypertension problem in Canada?

    10:33 - How does Canada compare to the rest of the globe in terms of hypertension prevalence and management?

    15:30 - The case for pharmacist management of uncomplicated hypertension.

    19:14 - What is the recommended technique for measuring blood pressure according to the 2025 hypertension Canada guidelines?

    22:37 - What proportion of people have white coat hypertension?

    23:56 - What is masked hypertension?

    24:13 - What is the gold standard for checking blood pressure?

    25:52 - Why do we need to keep our feet flat on the floor when checking blood pressure? (and other tips for accurate blood pressure readings).

    32:09 - The problem with blood pressure kiosks in pharmacies and the case for a counselling room pharmacist directed blood pressure measurement.

    38:11 - What is the target blood pressure for everyone now?

    41:54 - What is the number needed to harm for treating hypertension to 130/80 mmHg?

    45:23 - What makes a person high cardiovascular risk and how do we treat their hypertension vs. someone with low cardiovascular risk?

    48:36 - What are the recommendations for lifestyle interventions according to the 2025 Hypertension Canada Guidelines?

    50:42 - Where do we get most of the sodium in our modern diets?

    52:37 - What is the impact of alcohol on blood pressure?

    56:51 - What is the pharmacotherapy strategy for treating hypertension according to the 2025 Hypertension Canada Guidelines?

    1:03:00 - Do Angiotensin Receptor Blockers cause coughs?

    1:04:00 - Can you use an ACE and an ARB together?

    1:08:00 - Do we use beta blockers to control uncomplicated hypertension?

    1:13:36 - Wrap up


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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 6 - Anxiety with Rami Safi
    Apr 17 2026

    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!


    Topics Covered

    00:00 - Introduction and housekeeping

    00:44 - Rami’s journey from pharmacist to pharmacist and psychotherapist

    07:22 - Pervasiveness and importance of anxiety

    08:45 - Connection between perfectionism and anxiety

    11:30 - Neurotransmitters involved in anxiety disorders

    13:22 - Neurobiological difference between panic attack and generalized anxiety disorder

    19:25 - Role of the amygdala in fear and anxiety

    21:50 - First line treatments for generalized anxiety disorder

    26:36 - Rapid nervous system regulation techniques

    34:07 - St. John’s Wort risks in anxiety disorders

    35:38 - Appropriate times to use benzodiazepines in anxiety treatment

    36:11 - Managing side effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

    37:45 - Importance of deprescribing benzodiazepines in elderly people

    39:29 - Benzodiazepine pharmacokinetics (volume of distribution) (rate of clearance) (implications in obesity and elderly)

    42:25 - Preferred benzodiazepines in elderly people

    43:02 - Mechanism of action of buspirone

    44:25 - Meds used in psychology with narrow therapeutic window

    45:52 - Lithium and kidney function

    47:49 - Serious drug interactions with SSRIs

    48:45 - Intersection of chronic pain, depression and insomnia

    50:35 - moral model of substance use vs. biopsychosocial model of substance use

    56:34 - wrap up


    Connect with Rami Safi

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-s-98186718/

    Wellness Wave Pharmacy in Hamilton: https://wellnesswavepharmacy.ca/


    All the Links!

    Find all the links to all the things (references, resources, buy me a coffee, email list, etc) here: https://ringsabellpod.kit.com/allthethings


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    59 mins
  • Episode 5 - Antibiotic Stewardship with Brad Phillips
    Feb 14 2026
    Episode 5 - Antibiotic Stewardship with Brad Phillips
    Episode 5 provides:
    • A refresher on bacteriostatic vs. bactericidal antibiotics
    • The ACTUAL rates of true penicillin allergy
    • Why “walking pneumonia” is more of a slang term than a diagnosis
    • The declining efficacy of azithromycin
    • Where to find up to date resistance patterns
    • Some oral options for uncomplicated MRSA
    • Adapting prescriptions with confidence
    • and much more!


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    You can purchase Thinkwear at https://lindsay-dixon-shop.fourthwall.com/en-cad


    Enter the giveaway by interacting with the show in the following ways:

    • comment or share any of the social media posts about Episode 5
    • leave a review on any of the podcast platforms
    • Send me your honest thoughts about the show and what I can do to improve it (ringsabellpodcast@gmail.com)
    • Spread the show through word of mouth to a colleague or a friend and then let me know so I can add you to the draw


    All the Links!

    Find all the links to all the things (references, resources, buy me a coffee, email list, etc) here: https://ringsabellpod.kit.com/allthethings

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    1 hr and 12 mins
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