Interview with Salam Kabbani, PharmD - Pharmacist Authors Series, Summer 2023

Up first in my Summer 2023 Pharmacist Authors Series is Salam Kabbani, PharmD. She wrote COVID Long-Hauler: My Life Since COVID and narrated the audiobook. A sample of her audiobook is included at the end of the episode.

Bio

Salam Kabbani, PharmD is an infectious diseases pharmacy specialist at Olathe Medical Center in the greater Kansas City area. Her experience with long-COVID disability motivated her to write a memoir about her experiences so she can spread empathy by sharing her honest human experience. She is very passionate about advocating for patients and is currently working on a new series highlighting long-COVID symptoms and different strategies to mitigate them. Outside of pharmacy she is an avid reader and shares book recommendations on her Bookstagram and blog. She loves to be outdoors and takes every opportunity she can to go hiking when her health permits. She works part-time at Club Pilates and considers this her “fun job”, and she truly believes that reformer pilates has helped recover some of her strength after long-COVID. She lives with her cat Luna and feels grateful for every experience life has to offer her. She loves connecting with people, and especially long-haulers, and would love to hear your stories, answer any questions, or just chat through any of the links below!

Website www.authorsalam.com

Email: [email protected]

Instagram: @theunabridgedlifeofsalamacita, @longhaulerchronicles, @lunathemarblekitten (just for fun, follow Salam’s cat on Instagram!)

Tiktok: @theunabridgedlifeofsalam

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/salamkabbani

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COVID Long-Hauler: My Life Since COVID is available in print and audio. Visit Global Bookshelves International (publisher), Amazon, or Barnes and Noble to purchase your printed copy today! The audiobook is available through Audible and iTunes. I listened to the audiobook, and I enjoyed it! ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

During the second half of our interview, Salam talked about her experience narrating her audiobook. Because it’s a memoir, she wanted to narrate it herself. According to Salam, it was a challenge, but she’s glad she did it. Her goal was to release the print and audiobook versions at the same time, but the print version was first to market. Her 3 hour audiobook took 6 hours of recording time (not all in one day).

Salam’s advice to other pharmacist authors who want to narrate their own audiobook:

• Prepare: Practice, hydrate, and allow plenty of time to record.
• Pick your most energetic/refreshed time of the day to record. (Avoid recording after your work day.)
• Pick a studio you’re comfortable with. Make sure you can sit comfortably and place your reading materials in front of you.
• Find an engineer who is experienced with recording, editing, and producing audio files to the specifications you need. Cautionary tale: The first engineer Salam worked with recorded the entire book, but he did not finalize her files to specs; he...