2 years ago

290. Last Week in Health IT for April 9th, 2022

Intended Audience: Everyone

Welcome to another episode of Last Week in Health IT where we talk about some of the significant Health IT-related news items that occurred in the past week.

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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2 years ago

289. Public Health Informatics at the CDC feat. Dr. Kevin Lan

289. Public Health Informatics at the CDC feat. Dr. Kevin Lan

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, Dr. Kevin Lan, Public Health Informatics Fellow at the CDC, is our special guest and shares the missions and goals of the CDC as well as talks about his journey to get to where he is today.

Included on today's topics:

  • Dr. Lan's early career and interests
  • Finding a nontraditional path
  • Being a Public Health Informatics Fellow
  • The day to day operations
  • How informatics plays a role in the mission of the CDC

To learn more about the CDC's program, visit: https://www.cdc.gov/phifp/index.html

To reach out to Dr. Lan, visit his LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinlanalytics/

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HIMSS: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

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2 years ago

288. What is Blockchain?

288. What is Blockchain?

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics and Blockchain

Today's episode is not purely about healthcare, but going over just what is blockchain? It's a technology that's been talked about a lot, but do most people understand what it is?

Tony attempts to explain this in an introductory manner, and then mentions some brief applications of blockchain in healthcare.

Additional resources:

Application of Blockchain Technology in Healthcare: A Comprehensive Study (nih.gov)

Hunt Institute for Engineering & Humanity (smu.edu)

Implementation Considerations for Blockchain in Healthcare Institutions | Blockchain in Healthcare Today (blockchainhealthcaretoday.com)

DMMS: A Decentralized Blockchain Ledger for the Management of Medication Histories | Blockchain in Healthcare Today (blockchainhealthcaretoday.com)

Five Blockchain Consensus Mechanisms, and How They Work (bitrates.com)

Incentives and Proof of Work | E-learning Spot

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HIMSS: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

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2 years ago

Throwback - One Goal, Many Paths: Next Steps After Not Matching feat. Drs. David Vu, Brian Fung, Beju Shah, Tony Dao

Throwback - One Goal, Many Paths: Next Steps After Not Matching feat. Drs. David Vu, Brian Fung, Beju Shah, Tony Dao

Intended Audience: Everyone

Today’s episode is a THROWBACK to 2019’s special episode about next steps after not matching. The four of us have had different stories on what we did after not matching and want to let you know that it’s OKAY. There’s still Phase 2, there’s still other pathways to get to where you want to go.

Original Shownotes from 2019: This year, over 4000 thousand applicants matched for a PGY1 or PGY2 pharmacy residency program. These individuals are moving on to an amazing opportunity where they can continue to expand their skillset and evolve their knowledge.

But… over 2000 applicants did NOT get this chance.

If you were one of the individuals who did not match, know that you are NOT alone. Know that it’s OKAY. Know that there are MANY different pathways to achieve your end goal.

On today’s special episode, Dr. Beju Shah, Dr. Brian Fung, Dr. David Vu, and Dr. Tony Dao all share their stories of how they did not match for residency and talk about the next steps they took that eventually navigated them into their DREAM careers.

We encourage anyone who’s listening to share your story and let everyone know that they are NOT alone. Please share your stories on any social media outlet using #OneGoalManyPaths #YourPharmacyStory .

Panel Contact Info:
Beju Shah: https://www.linkedin.com/in/medicationsafety/
Brian Fung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkfung/
David Vu: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vcudavidvu/ or [email protected]
Tony Dao: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonydaopharmd/

Additional resources: 2019 residency stats: https://natmatch.com/ashprmp/stats/2019applstats.pdf

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ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

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2 years ago

287. The Role of Informatics Pharmacists in Innovation and Voice Technology feat. Dr. Ghalib Abbasi

287. The Role of Informatics Pharmacists in Innovation and Voice Technology feat. Dr. Ghalib Abbasi

Intended Audience: Everyone

Innovation in pharmacy informatics comes in many forms.

On today's episode, we had the chance to interview Dr. Ghalib Abbasi, Systems Director of Pharmacy Informatics. In his career path, he's gone through many facets of innovation and healthcare technology.

Topics include:

  • Dr. Abbasi's career journey
  • Using voice technology in the informatics space
  • Seeking end user input for development of tools
  • The innovation process
  • Holding patents for pharmacy technology tools
  • Pharmacy informatics PGY1/2 residency program

To reach Dr. Abbasi for further questions, you can find him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/ghalib-abbasi-pharmd-ms-mba-254b1543/ or by email at [email protected]

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS: https://www.himss.org/resources/pharmacy-informatics-and-its-cross-functional-role-healthcare

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2 years ago

286. Last Week in Health IT for March 7th, 2022

286. Last Week in Health IT for March 7th, 2022

Intended Audience: Everyone

Welcome to another episode of Last Week in Health IT where we talk about some of the significant Health IT-related news items that occurred in the past week.

Using AI and people power to combat sepsis: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/using-ai-and-people-power-combat-sepsis

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For more information on pharmacy informatics, check out some of the following useful links:

ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/

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2 years ago

285. A Pathway to Pharmacy Informatics in Canada feat. Dr. Daniel Chan

285. A Pathway to Pharmacy Informatics in Canada feat. Dr. Daniel Chan

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's episode, Dr. Daniel Chan discusses his journey into pharmacy informatics and its practice in Canada. Dr. Chan went into the pharmacy informatics space in a nontraditional way, so he shares his journey and advice on what he's been able to do to get there.

In addition, topics of today's episode include:

  • Pharmacy practice in Canada
  • The importance of having clinical practice background
  • Operational mindsets in informatics
  • Key qualities in getting into informatics

To contact Dr. Chan, you can email him at [email protected]

Disclaimer: Views expressed are those of the individuals and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which speakers have been, is now, or will be affiliated.
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ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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2 years ago

Rebroadcast: ZotRx - Pharmacy Informatics and Technology with Dr. Tony Dao

Rebroadcast: ZotRx - Pharmacy Informatics and Technology with Dr. Tony Dao

Several months ago, Pharmacy, IT, & Me host Tony Dao was interviewed by Ryan Kwok on the UCI Pre-Pharm Society ZotRx podcast. Today's episode is a rebroadcast of that episode. Host Tony Dao went to undergraduate at UC Irvine, Class of 2008.

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ASHP's Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: https://www.ashp.org/Pharmacy-Informaticist/Section-of-Pharmacy-Informatics-and-Technology/
HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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2 years ago

283. Data Science and Some Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic feat. Dr. Dalton Fabian

283. Data Science and Some Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic feat. Dr. Dalton Fabian

Intended Audience: Everyone

Data science can be applied to clinical decision support, but how has data science been used during the COVID-19 pandemic?

On this episode, returning guest and now data scientist Dr. Dalton Fabian talks about the use cases of data science during the pandemic.

Topics include:

  • Dr. Fabian's journey to becoming a data scientist
  • How data science has been used during COVID-19
  • Data analytics vs. machine learning
  • How to know when to use machine learning and when to use data analytics

If you are an ASHP member and are looking to learn more, Dr. Fabian will be presenting "Data Science in Healthcare" on February 8th, 2022. In his session, he will talk about:

  • Data ecosystem terminologies
  • Data science use cases in healthcare
  • Steps in the data science life cycle
  • The data science skills path

To register for the event, visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6656139250076846093

You can reach out to Dr. Fabian for additional questions at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daltonfabian/

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HIMSS Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics

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2 years ago

282. Barcoding Effect on Medication Safety - Journal Club

282. Barcoding Effect on Medication Safety - Journal Club

On today's episode, we're looking at a review article that was published in 2021.

LInk: https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Fulltext/2021/04000/The_Effects_of_Bar_coding_Technology_on_Medication.25.aspx?casa_token=DCLS3LqzUHQAAAAA:o9Ww_JC8ETJ6QtLnUo4I0llDnn8YG9yyW-WjEBF3Ns5MwwL6m_-I4t2DUZJTJa5EyGzAg9dIDYb8uMs9oH3T9spmKJFd

The Effects of Bar-coding Technology on Medication Errors: A Systematic Literature Review Authors: Hutton, Kevin PharmD; Ding, Qian PhD; Wellman, Gregory PhD Journal of Patient Safety: April 2021 - Volume 17 - Issue 3 - p e192-e206

Check out the link above for the full article.

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