Patient interaction isn't very common in our field. However, it's not unheard of and it's definitely becoming more common. You're correct in that it's more of a desk job - which is nice because it allows for the opportunity to do remote work (institution-specific). Going back to my first point - it's important for informatics pharmacists to understand the workflow and impact our build has on the users. Thus, it's becoming more common for informatics pharmacists to have a hybrid role in which we do both informatics work (e.g. build) and also direct patient care (e.g. central pharmacy staffing, decentralized clinical staffing in ICUs). I've worked with a few informatics pharmacists that do 50/50 in informatics & trauma ICU. It's amazingly beneficial and I hope that becomes the dominant model for informatics in the future.
Hey Solo - that's a great question and this is just my personal opinion, but I think it's important/and required because we are pharmacists first. Without the license, we are just 'informaticists'. For my personally, I design and build the rules that providers use to provide direct patient care, so I think it's crucial I do it with a clinical mindset. On the flip side, I wouldn't be surprised if some places didn't require it.
Didn’t really before aside from these comment sections. However, I’m starting weekly live-streams to address some of these questions sooner. There will always be one already live for you to leave questions on for the upcoming one. Here’s an example of one of the live-streams: th-cam.com/video/dQEPJyr8WzA/w-d-xo.html
Hi Animesh! The scope is quite large and encompasses everything within the medication use process that touches technology (eg cpoe, cds, bcma, automation, etc). Hope that helps!
We barely covered the tip of the iceberg! Make sure to check out Juste's TH-cam channel as well! th-cam.com/users/juste9976
Love the spirit! Do you do patient interaction at all? From what I gather is it like a desk job?
Patient interaction isn't very common in our field. However, it's not unheard of and it's definitely becoming more common. You're correct in that it's more of a desk job - which is nice because it allows for the opportunity to do remote work (institution-specific).
Going back to my first point - it's important for informatics pharmacists to understand the workflow and impact our build has on the users. Thus, it's becoming more common for informatics pharmacists to have a hybrid role in which we do both informatics work (e.g. build) and also direct patient care (e.g. central pharmacy staffing, decentralized clinical staffing in ICUs). I've worked with a few informatics pharmacists that do 50/50 in informatics & trauma ICU. It's amazingly beneficial and I hope that becomes the dominant model for informatics in the future.
why is it necessary to maintain license if you're noting doing direct patient care?
Hey Solo - that's a great question and this is just my personal opinion, but I think it's important/and required because we are pharmacists first. Without the license, we are just 'informaticists'. For my personally, I design and build the rules that providers use to provide direct patient care, so I think it's crucial I do it with a clinical mindset. On the flip side, I wouldn't be surprised if some places didn't require it.
Do you have a platform for discussions
Didn’t really before aside from these comment sections. However, I’m starting weekly live-streams to address some of these questions sooner. There will always be one already live for you to leave questions on for the upcoming one. Here’s an example of one of the live-streams: th-cam.com/video/dQEPJyr8WzA/w-d-xo.html
Sir im from INDIA and what is the scope in this feild
Hi Animesh! The scope is quite large and encompasses everything within the medication use process that touches technology (eg cpoe, cds, bcma, automation, etc). Hope that helps!
Yo is the guy on the left ok?
He's dope!
the background music is distracting
Thanks for feedback! I’ll keep that in mind for future videos