Pharmacy, IT, & Me: Your Informatics Pharmacist Podcast

241. The Pharmacy Informatics Professor 2020 YouTube Series featuring Dr. Armen Simonian Intended Audience: Everyone On today's episode, we have special returning guest Dr. Armen Simonian! He shares with us what he's been working on since the last time he was on, and discusses the goals that he has with his new YouTube series. On this episode: Dr. Simonian talks about his motivations in starting t...

240. Top 10 Most Popular Episodes of 2020 of the Pharmacy, IT, & Me Podcast Intended Audience: Everyone On today's first episode of 2021, we recap the top 10 most popular episodes of our podcast from 2020. List: Biomedical Informatics, Pharmacogenomics, & Academia Becoming a Director of Pharmacy Support Services From Medication Systems and Operations to Pharmacy Informatics Manager What ar...

Throwback - Technology and Medication Safety feat. Dr. Sean O'Neill Intended Audience: Everyone On today's throwback episode, we had the opportunity to speak with the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of Bainbridge Health, Dr. Sean O'Neill. Dr. O'Neill shares his journey through the residency and clinical route to get to where he is today, and he also shares what Bainbridge is doing to bridge...

Throwback - Clinical Content for Consumer-Focused Technologies feat. Dr. Richard Waithe Intended Audience: Everyone On today's throwback episode, we spoke with Dr. Richard Waithe on clinical content and consumer-focused technologies in the outpatient setting. Dr. Waithe is the president of VUCA Health and also the host of the RxRadio podcast. To find out more about VUCA Health, visit http://www.vu...

239. The AI Collective feat. Drs. Christy Cheung and Whitley Yi Intended Audience: Everyone The AI Collective has launched! This new platform has been created by Drs. Christy Cheung and Whitley Yi to provide a roadmap on learning AI in healthcare. On today's episode, they both discuss about how they first met and found that there's a need for this as well as share their thoughts on the importance...

Throwback - Kit Check and Pharmacy Innovation feat. CEO Kevin MacDonald Intended Audience: Everyone On today’s throwback episode, we were joined by very special guest, Co-Founder and CEO of Kit Check, Kevin MacDonald. He talks about what had inspired him to start Kit Check and what role Kit Check plays in medication intelligence. In addition, he shared some exciting projects in Bluesight analytics...

Research, Medication Safety, and Training the Next Generation feat. Dr. Kevin Fuji Intended Audience: Everyone On today's episode of Pharmacy, IT, & Me, we speak with Dr. Kevin Fuji about his career in healthcare technology and informatics research as well as his academia role and ASHP role as Chair of Professional Development in the Section of Pharmacy Informatics and Technology. Today's topi...

237. A Reminder about Indexes in Databases Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics Sometimes, even someone who's been working in the field for a while needs a reminder! Today, we talk about how indexes are important in efficient and fast queries in relational database models. More info about database indexes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database_index Interested in learning more abo...

Throwback - Innovating Healthcare with Smit Patel Intended Audience: Everyone On today's throwback episode, we talk to pharmacy student Smit Patel in regards to what he's doing as a student with strong passion in innovative health technologies. He also discusses some really great strategies to position yourself in a way that will afford you new opportunities. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/...

Last Week in Health IT for November 24th, 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. Interested in learning more about pharmacy informatics? Check out the FREE Introduction to Pharmacy Informatics course at www.pharmacyinformaticsacademy.com ! New to L...

Hospitals, Health Systems, & Vendors: The Many Roles of Informatics Pharmacists feat. Quyen Ly Intended Audience: Everyone The informatics pharmacist skillset is not just limited to the hospital setting! On today's episode, we get to speak with very experienced pharmacist Quyen Ly on her career in the many facets of healthcare informatics. She discusses some of her lessons learned and how it i...

Last Week in Health IT for November 17th, 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. Interested in learning more about pharmacy informatics? Check out the FREE Introduction to Pharmacy Informatics course at www.pharmacyinformaticsacademy.com ! New to L...

Throwback - Pharmacy Informatics & Advanced Analytics feat. Dr. Vivek Trivedi Intended Audience: Everyone On today's throwback episode, we speak with Dr. Vivek Trivedi regarding his role in the pharmacy informatics space and how he got into the role. His vast experience prepared him to be successful in the role and he shares some of his data-driven projects that extensively uses data analytics...

233. Last Week in Health IT for November 10th, 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. Interested in learning more about pharmacy informatics? Check out the FREE Introduction to Pharmacy Informatics course at www.pharmacyinformaticsacademy.com ! New...

232. What is DoseID? Featuring Kit Check CEO Kevin MacDonald Intended Audience: Currently Practicing Informatics Pharmacists DoseID is a recently announced consortium made up of industry leaders and hospital systems with the goal of interoperability and tracking in the pharmacy supply chain world. Today, we had an opportunity to speak once again with Kit Check CEO Kevin MacDonald, as he shares the...

231. More Introductory Pharmacy Informatics Resources Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics Today, we talk about some pharmacy informatics resources for newcomers to pharmacy informatics. ASHP Pharmacy Informatics Certificate: http://elearning.ashp.org/products/7193/pharmacy-informatics-certificate-program Pharmacy Informatics Academy Intro Course: https://pharmacyinformaticsacademy...

Throwback - From Resident to Pharmacy Informaticist feat. Dr. Michelle Park Intended Audience: Everyone On today's throwback episode, we get to speak with special guest Dr. Michelle Park, a currently practicing pharmacy applications analyst for one of the largest healthcare networks in the nation. She was the first pharmacy informatics PGY2 resident at Kaiser Downey in their program. Today's discu...

230. The GUIDES Checklist Intended Audience: Newcomers to Pharmacy Informatics and Currently Practicing Pharmacy Informaticists Today, we briefly go over the GUIDES Checklist, a CDC recommended resource on how to successfully implement clinical decision support (CDS) systems in healthcare. For more detailed info on the GUIDES checklist, visit https://www.guidesproject.org/ Interested in learning m...

229. The Journey from Student to Resident to Informatics Pharmacist feat. Youtuber Dr. Brian Fung Intended Audience: Everyone "A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step." - Lao Tzu On today's episode, I finally get to speak with my colleague and friend, Dr. Brian Fung, on his vast journey through pharmacy and into his current role as a medication management informaticist. Some of the...

228. Pharmacy Week - 5 Things You Didn't Know Pharmacists Invented Intended Audience: Everyone On today's episode, we kick of Pharmacy Week with five things you didn't know that pharmacists or people who have gone through pharmacy apprenticeships had a hand in: Mascara Coca Cola Lightbulb Margarine Baby Formula Happy Pharmacy Week and American Pharmacists Month! New to LinkedIn and not sure where...

Throwback - Lean Six Sigma and Pharmacy Informatics feat. Dr. Jason Lam Intended Audience: Everyone On today's throwback episode, we have the opportunity to interview Dr. Jason Lam, CSSBB, PharmD, FCPhA, FCSHP, on how he got into the field of pharmacy informatics. In addition, he discusses how Lean Six Sigma relates to pharmacy informatics and process improvement. Dr. Lam provides sound advice on...

227. Last Week in Health IT for October 12th, 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. Article about Epic and COVID-19: https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/judy-faulkner-talks-lessons-learned-epics-covid-19-response New to LinkedIn and not sure whe...

226. Going International with Healthcare Informatics Consulting feat. Dr. Allie D. Woods Intended Audience: Everyone Is pharmacy informatics different in Europe? Check out today's episode to find out! ✈️ Today, we speak with Dr. Allie D. Woods, a pharmacist currently practicing as a senior healthcare IT consultant in Europe. Dr. Woods received her training in the United States and was heavily invo...

225. Announcement: Pharmacy Informatics Academy FREE Course Today marks the launch of the Pharmacy Informatics Academy's FREE introduction to pharmacy informatics course. Sign up at https://pharmacyinformaticsacademy.com/courses/introductorycourse/ New to LinkedIn and not sure where to start? Download my free ebook, "Professional Networking Unlocked", at https://www.tonydaopharmd.com/ebook Follow...

Throwback - Oncology Research Pharmacy feat. Dr. David Chu Intended Audience: Everyone Today's throwback episode is actually a rebroadcast of the Orange County Pharmacists Association podcast where Dr. David Chu was interviewed about his role as a clinical research pharmacist. Dr. Chu also had informatics rotations during his residency. In addition to his journey to become a clinical research phar...