Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Dr. Tamara Ruggles

Taking Healthcare by Storm: Industry Insights with Dr. Tamara Ruggles

April 24, 2026 · 25 min

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Dr. Jean Storm interviews Dr. Tamara Ruggles about medication-related harm in long-term care and the founding of The Deprescribing Clinic.

In this episode of Taking Healthcare by Storm, Quality Insights Medical Director Dr. Jean Storm speaks with Tamara Ruggles, PharmD, BCGP, FASCP, a Board-Certified Geriatric Pharmacist, Fellow of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists (ASCP), founder of The Deprescribing Clinic, and host of the Geriatric Pharmacy Focus podcast on the Pharmacy Podcast Network. Dr. Tamara Ruggles explains how medication-related harm and prescribing cascades in long-term care led her to found the Deprescr...

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Host: Dr. Jean Storm

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Organizations: The Deprescribing Clinic, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, Pharmacy Podcast Network

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