Getting Smart about Artificial Intelligence: Machine Learning Applications to Pharmacy - Live Webinar on July 15, 2025 10 AM EST
Learn the transformative role of AI in pharmacy practice. Dive into AI concepts, applications in diverse pharmacy sectors, and enhance professional adaptability.
About this webinar
In the rapidly evolving landscape of pharmacy, artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a pivotal force, shaping both practice and patient care. With AI-driven robots enhancing prescription accuracy and tools like ChatGPT revolutionizing application processes for PharmD curriculums, the implications of AI for the field are profound. Moreover, the development of AI-powered clinical decision support systems promises to bolster clinicians in their decision-making processes.
For pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, grasping the nuances of AI not only ensures professional adaptability but also equips them with the insights to harness these advancements for optimized care delivery. This course dives deep into essential AI terminologies and concepts, followed by a comprehensive exploration of AI’s applications across various pharmacy sectors, from community-based settings to intensive care units and educational paradigms. By the course’s conclusion, participants will be well-versed in the transformative role AI plays in contemporary pharmacy practice.
Pharmacist Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Discuss core concepts within artificial intelligence and machine learning in pharmacy practice
Explore updates in how AI is being used in various settings of pharmacy practice from community to the ICU
Identify how AI will impact clinical decision support systems and other information technologies in the pharmacy profession
Pharmacy Technician Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
Review core concepts within artificial intelligence and machine learning
Explore advances in how AI is being used to facilitate the drug dispensing process
Identify how AI will impact pharmacy workflows
Instructors
Andrea Sikora Newsome, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, FCCM is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. She received her PharmD from the University of Georgia before completing her PGY-1 and PGY-2 in Critical Care at the University of North Carolina Medical Center. She is currently pursuing her Masters of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University and is also a KL2 Scholar through the Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance Program.