Pharmacy Informatics in Education

Informatics in the PharmD curriculum

The links below summarize how informatics and technology is incorporated into the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum in the United States along with the PubMed link to the article.

• Pharmacy informatics syllabi in doctor of pharmacy programs in the US. Am J Pharm Educ. 2008;72(4):89. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Pharmacy+informatics+syllabi+in+doctor+of+pharmacy+programs+in+the+US
• Information technology and pharmacy education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011;75(5):86. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829260
• Knowledge, skills, and resources for pharmacy informatics education. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011;75(5):93. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829267

Pharmacy Informatics, Meaningful Use and the Law – The continuing education activity provides an overview of pharmacy informatics along with outlining the current trends, reviews the American Recovery and Reinvestment/Health Information Technology Economic and Clinical Health Act and explains the impact of technology on patient safety.

Pharmacy Informatics Essentials – This series of 16 on-line modules available from ASHP was designed as focused education for pharmacists practicing in the field of informatics and outlines the skills necessary to managed medication related information in an electronic health records, pharmacy information systems and automation systems.