Wed 17 Apr 2024
SHPA Webinar | Digital advancement and AI in pharmacy services
Advances in technology are reshaping many industries. Whether it is automating workflows, enabling the redirection of resources from repetitive tasks, or delivering data driven insights. The promise of digital advancement is often dreamt about but for many the process to create a culture capable of navigating the expertise required may be difficult to identify or implement.
From the popular talk on AI and the future of pharmacy at MM2023 Michael Bakker (SA pharmacy digital health portfolio lead) will be speaking on several types of digital advancement and benefits to the workplace as well as current and emerging applications for AI in pharmacy services.
This webinar will cover the following learning objectives:
- Describe the application and impact of digital advancements in pharmacy practice
- Differentiate between digital advancements and artificial intelligence
- Explain the impact of AI on the pharmacy workforce
- Explain how AI biases impact application in practice
- Identify where digital advancements and AI is and can be used to advance pharmacy practice
| Members | Non-members | |
| Registration price | FREE | $50 incl GST |
Michael Bakker, Digital Health Portfolio Lead, SA Pharmacy, Adelaide, SA
Michael Bakker is the Digital Health Portfolio Lead in SA Pharmacy and the current chair of the SHPA Electronic Medication Management Leadership Committee. Michael is a co-investigator on a project with Flinders’ University that was recently awarded $2.9 million through the Medical Research Future Fund – National Critical infrastructure round titled AutoMedic. The aim is to create a tool to support the delivery clinical pharmacy services in hospital by automating manual tasks and improving the timely recognition of medicines related risk. The project will be a collaboration between the Flinders University Digital Health Centre, SA Pharmacy and the Australian Institute of Machine Learning.
Michael’s work interests include improving the digital maturity of the pharmacy workforce and harnessing technology to reduce and automate manual tasks to increase available time for additional direct patient care. He is a member of the board of governors of Parkinson’s South Australia, a member for the South Australian Hospital Research Foundation and has experience across community, hospital and pharmacy medication reviews prior to working in his current role.
All registration rates include GST
This activity has been accredited for 1 hour of Group-1 CPD (or 1 CPD credit), suitable for inclusion in an individual pharmacist’s CPD plan.
The accreditation number is: S2024/11.
The program addresses pharmacist competency standards, including:
- Standard 4.1.3 Display self-motivation, an innovative mindset and motivate others
- Standard 4.3.2 Foster initiative and contribute to innovation, improvement and service development
- Standard 4.3.3 Encourage, influence and facilitate change
- Standard 4.7.6 Work across service delivery boundaries
(National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia, 2016)
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