2009 Summer Meeting
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Pharmacy Informatics and Technology: Update and Future Imperatives
Track:
ASHP Section Networking Sessions
Date: Monday, June 15, 2009
Time: 5:15 PM to 6:15 PM EST
Location:
Room 34, Level 2
MEETING PLANNING ASSOCIATE:
David Chen
PRESENTER(S):
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Anne Bobb,
BS Pharm, Clinical Informatics Pharmacist,
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Anne Bobb received her BS in Pharmacy from the University of Rhode Island School of Pharmacy. She has over 15 years experience as a staff pharmacist in a variety of clinical settings in academic medical centers. From 2002 to 2007, Anne was part of a multidisciplinary patient safety research team studying the causes of medical error and possible prevention strategies. In this capacity, Anne studied medication errors and since 2003 has focused on safe design of medication orders and order sets within a computerized provider order entry system and the use of clinical decision support to improve patient care. Annes current role is in the Department of Quality and Clinical Informatics at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago as an informatics pharmacist. Her team represents the voice of the clinician, and in conjunction with IT staff, works to optimize clinical information system design, workflow and integration across care sites. Anne is a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the American Medical Informatics Association. Her research interests include optimal deployment of clinical decision support to improve patient outcomes with a focus on medication decision support.
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James Poikonen, PharmD, Director of Clinical Informatics, UMass Memorial Health Care
Description
This session is for pharmacists who are interested in informatics, computerized provider order entry (CPOE), clinical decision support, e-prescribing, barcode point-of-care, and other issues related to technology. A progress report on the activities of the Section Advisory Groups and plans for the next year will be presented. This will be followed by a facilitated discussion on the informatic imperatives for a new pharmacy practice model. This networking session will also provide attendees an opportunity to discuss what they have learned in the "Informatics Series" during the course of the meeting.