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**Pharmacy, IT, & Me: Your Informatics Pharmacist Podcast**

Informatics Pharmacist, Tony Dao, hosts this podcast series that discusses different aspects and topics in the pharmacy informatics and pharmacy technology space and how leveraging the IT tools in the healthcare landscape can ultimately improve patient care and satisfaction.

** 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.
**This podcast is NOT monetized or supported by affilate ads.

Latest Episodes:

219. Who's Arden? Arden Syntax in Medical Logic Modules Sep 15, 2020

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219. Who's Arden? Arden Syntax in Medical Logic Modules

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

Have you heard of Arden? Today's episode we talk about the Arden Syntax standard and how it's used in Medical Logic Modules, or MLMs. Arden Syntax is used in a number of EHRs today, but it's not used in all of them. For some EHRs, the Arden Syntax structure is embraced because of how organized it is, but the actual syntax is not followed.

For more information about Arden Syntax, check out the following links: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325997146_Achieving_Interoperability_Between_Arden-Syntax-Based_Clinical_Decision_Support_and_openEHR-Based_Data_Systems https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4419950/ https://www.hl7.org/implement/standards/product_brief.cfm?product_id=2

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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 Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics
Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

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218. Last Week in Health IT for September 11th, 2020 Sep 11, 2020

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218. Last Week in Health IT for September 11th, 2020

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.

New to LinkedIn and don't know where to start? Download Tony's FREE LinkedIn eBook at www.tonydaopharmd.com/#ebook
Follow us on social media!
Twitter: @pharmacyitme
Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmacyitme/
Website: Pharmacy IT & Me
Email: tony@pharmacyitme.com
Follow Tony's personal Twitter account at @tonydaopharmd
Network with other pharmacists at Pharmacists Connect!
http://pharmacistsconnect.com
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 Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics
Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

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Throwback - Longitudinal PGY2 Pharmacy Residency feat. Dr. Anthony Vo Sep 09, 2020

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Throwback - Longitudinal PGY2 Pharmacy Residency feat. Dr. Anthony Vo

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's throwback episode, we speak with Dr. Anthony Vo, who at the time of recording was completing his residency in pharmacy informatics. He goes over different topics regarding the residency program's longitudinal nature and skills he picked up to be successful.

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Website: Pharmacy IT & Me
Email: tony@pharmacyitme.com
Follow Tony's personal Twitter account at @tonydaopharmd
Network with other pharmacists at Pharmacists Connect!
http://pharmacistsconnect.com
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 Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics
Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

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217. Pharmacists are Integral Players in Consumer-Focused Digital Health Sep 07, 2020

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217. Pharmacists are Integral Players in Consumer-Focused Digital Health

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics and Digital Health

Today's episode is an audio reading of an article Tony wrote for CPhA's Digital Health Corner for August 2020.

To read the article, visit https://digitalhealthcpha.com/2020/08/pharmacists-are-integral-players-in-consumer-focused-digital-health/

New to LinkedIn and don't know where to start? Download Tony's FREE, no-strings-attached eBook, "Professional Networking Unlocked", at https://tonydaopharmd.com/#ebook
Follow us on social media!
Twitter: @pharmacyitme
Instagram: @pharmacyinformatics
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pharmacyitme/
Website: Pharmacy IT & Me
Email: tony@pharmacyitme.com
Follow Tony's personal Twitter account at @tonydaopharmd
Network with other pharmacists at Pharmacists Connect!
http://pharmacistsconnect.com
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 Pharmacy Informatics Community: https://www.himss.org/library/pharmacy-informatics
Disclaimer: Views expressed are my own and do not reflect thoughts and opinions of any entity with which I have been, am now, or will be affiliated.

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216. A Chief Pharmacy Officer's Perspective & The Autonomous Pharmacy Framework feat. Dr. Christopher Fortier Sep 03, 2020

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216. A Chief Pharmacy Officer's Perspective & The Autonomous Pharmacy Framework feat. Dr. Christopher Fortier

Intended Audience: Everyone

How can we use technology to innovate pharmacy practice and push the profession forward?

That is the primary question we answer in today's episode with special guest Dr. Christopher Fortier. Dr. Fortier is a Chief Pharmacy Officer and also involved with The Autonomous Pharmacy Framework. Today's episode contains discussions about pushing our profession forward with technology, how relationships are important in professional development, and how mentorship is key to success.

For more information on the Autonomous Pharmacy Framework, visit http://www.autonomouspharmacy.com/
If you have any questions for Dr. Fortier, you can reach him at CFORTIER@partners.org

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215. AI-Assisted EHR Documentation an Human Oversight Sep 01, 2020

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215. AI-Assisted EHR Documentation an Human Oversight

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Informatics

Recently, JAMIA published an article that discusses how AI can be used in documentation assistants to improve provider efficiency/workflows. Today's episode briefly goes over the article and we talk a little but about how human oversight is still needed until AI tools provide a confident level of reliability.

Journal article: https://academic.oup.com/jamia/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jamia/ocaa131/5897463?

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Throwback - Project Managing, Business, & Informatics feat. Pharmacist Alicia Williams Aug 28, 2020

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Throwback - Project Managing, Business, & Informatics feat. Pharmacist Alicia Williams

Intended Audience: Everyone

On today's throwback episode we speak with Alicia Williams, a pharmacist who's made her career unique with her experiences in IT, informatics, business, inpatient, consulting, and more! She shares her story and also provides some great advice on what others can do to get into the pharmacy informatics space. You can reach out to her at awilliams@fullsighthealth.com for any additional questions.

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214. What Did I Do In My Early Career in Informatics? Aug 26, 2020

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214. What Did I Do In My Early Career in Informatics?

Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics

A question that I get a lot of is what did I do in my early career in pharmacy informatics. Though I can't tell you the surefire steps to a successful informatics career, I can share you what my early steps are when I started. In this episode, I talk about:

Volunteering for projects
Learning the medication use process
Connecting and maintaining relationships
Joining groups that promote networking
Be open to opportunities
Keeping your CV updated
Continually learn
Continually expand your network

Again, these are my steps and they may work with some more than others. I hope this helps.

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213. Evolving from Pharmacy Technician to Implementation Consultant feat. Amanda McDowell Aug 20, 2020

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213. Evolving from Pharmacy Technician to Implementation Consultant feat. Amanda McDowell

Intended Audience: Everyone

If you have the drive, you can accomplish great things!

On today's episode, we speak with pharmacy implementation consultant Amanda McDowell on what her role is in the pharmacy technology space. Amanda has been trained as a pharmacy technician and has been able to pave a road towards her role today as an implementation consultant.

Topics on today's episode:
Being a retail pharmacy technician
The role of an automation pharmacy technician
Moving from pharmacy technician to pharmacy informatics specialist
Transferable skills

To reach out to Amanda, check out her LinkedIn profile at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-mcdowell-6862b179/

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212. Last Week in Health IT for August 18th, 2020 Aug 18, 2020

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212. Last Week in Health IT for August 18th, 2020

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.