Hello there!
My name is Matt Hermenau, I am a board-certified pain management pharmacist with a passion for everything pain, palliative care, and addiction medicine based
My Mission
To equip pharmacists with the knowledge, tools, and strategic guidance to lead in pain management, palliative care, and addiction medicine - improving both patient care and professional fulfillment
Our story on how Pharmless Health came to be...
I am a practicing, board-certified pain management stewardship pharmacist who holds a hybrid inpatient/outpatient position at a 1000+ bed academic medical center. Over the past five years, I have had the pleasure of building out my role within several medical teams (acute pain, palliative care, sickle cell disease, addiction medicine). In spearheading key pain stewardship initiatives, I've navigated the ups and downs of building a pain stewardship program from the ground-up.
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My journey to get here was not traditional. I worked in retail pharmacy after graduating, helping to counsel patients on opioids for chronic pain and providing risk mitigation for patients with opioid use disorder. Positive feedback from patients grew my passion, and ultimately inspired me to pursue advanced residency training. Residency provided a well-rounded exposure to various direct patient care (acute pain, chronic pain, palliative care, addiction medicine), as well as big-picture, health system stewardship metrics. ​​​
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Pharmless Health was originally co-founded with my wife to coach people toward better health outcomes using less meds and more health.
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As I spent months preparing to pass the first ever BCPMP exam, I realized a new opportunity to create better outcomes for patients in teaching fellow pharmacists how to use pain management in a Pharmless manner. Now, my focus is on helping prepare pharmacists for the BCPMP, while forging a career that is both value-driven and fulfilling.
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