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Clinical Decision Support: Walking the Tightrope Between Safety and Flexibility
Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems lie at the heart of modern digital prescribing. They’re the invisible co-pilots that shape...
Kyle
May 223 min read
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Prompt-Built EPRs: Could AI Finally End the Chaos of Custom Configuration?
A radical idea: what if we stopped building EPRs manually and started prompting them instead? Every NHS Trust has built their electronic...
Kyle
May 203 min read
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Methadone Patients are the Best Patients (In Community Pharmacy)
Most people don’t believe me when I say this. However, in my experience, it was true. Not in a ‘romanticised NHS frontlines’ kind of way....
Kyle
May 162 min read
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From Ironman to Informatics: Training Hard & Building Digital Teams
A Personal Reflection on Balancing Ironman Training with a Mission to Support Digital Healthcare - By Will Helm I’ve been supplying...
Kyle
May 121 min read
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Celebrating Clinical Informatics Nurses on International Nurses Day
Nurses (and midwives) are the backbone of healthcare. We all know this, they’re incredible. Part of the reason I enjoy being out on the...
Kyle
May 113 min read
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My Journey: From Small Town Beginnings to a Thriving Career in Pharmacy Informatics
A Personal Reflection on Growth, Challenges, and Success By Monalisa Kapinga It is with deep gratitude that I reflect on my path - from...
Kyle
May 84 min read
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How BI Reports Can Transform Pharmacy Operations
Earlier today, I received a message from another EPMA pharmacist in an email group chat. He asked what kind of reports he should request...
Kyle
May 63 min read
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PANIC! The Case for a Solid BCP (Business Continuity Plan)
At any given moment, everything can change. The internet drops. The EPR system is unavailable. Printers stop working. Or worse, there’s a...
Kyle
May 23 min read
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Online Pharmacies: Convenient, or Unsafe? A Personal Reflection from the Frontlines of Digital Pharmacy
The rise of Distance Selling Pharmacies (DSPs) has transformed the way patients access medicines in the UK. During the COVID-19...
Kyle
Apr 303 min read
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The Critical Importance of Non-Clinical Digital Roles in Providing Clinical Services
An Important Question: Clinical vs. Digital Budgets Not too long ago, an important discussion came up at work: Should the financial...
Kyle
Apr 272 min read
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Real-Time Digital Transformation: The BD-Pyxis Electronic Medication Cabinet Rollout at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
The rollout is well and truly underway! Over the past few weeks, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has begun installing the first of 11 new BD...
Kyle
Apr 233 min read
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Product Managers: The NHS's Missing Link in Digital Transformation?
Reflecting on my five years in the NHS, one thing became clear almost straight after I joined from the private sector: Product Managers...
Kyle
Apr 213 min read
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The MAYA Principle: Essential for Safe AI Adoption as Healthcare Continues to Progress
Inspired by a recent reflection after seeing a post on LinkedIn I recently came across a post on LinkedIn that reignited something I...
Kyle
Apr 173 min read
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An Appreciation for Hospital Pharmacy Technicians
I first heard about the importance of pharmacy technicians in hospitals years before I ever stepped foot into one myself. At the time, I...
Kyle
Apr 162 min read
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From the High Street to the Wards: My Journey from Community Pharmacy to Hospital Pharmacy
I started my pharmacy journey back in 2005 when I began my MPharm degree at the University of Manchester . Around the same time, I landed...
Kyle
Apr 133 min read
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Considering the Shift to Product-Based Prescribing: Future-Proofing EPMA in Hospitals
As Chief Pharmacy Information Officer (CPIO) at an NHS Trust, I am always looking at how we can evolve our Electronic Prescribing and...
Kyle
Apr 112 min read
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HL7 FHIR: A Pharmacist’s Perspective from the EPMA Frontline
A few years ago, I first heard the buzz, 'HL7 FHIR is coming'. At the time, I’d been working with HL7 v2 messages for a while, mostly in...
Kyle
Apr 84 min read
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Should We Be Considering HIMSS Accreditation?
In the evolving landscape of digital health, HIMSS accreditation is becoming an increasingly relevant benchmark, especially for Trusts...
Kyle
Apr 23 min read
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“UAT? What’s That?” - Bridging the Knowledge Gap in Digital Pharmacy
When I first transitioned from a traditional community pharmacist role into digital pharmacy, I was introduced to a world filled with new...
Kyle
Apr 12 min read
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The Benefits of Integrated EPR Systems for Pharmacists: A Clinical Perspective
As a clinical pharmacist working in an NHS hospital, I've experienced firsthand how the integration capabilities of Electronic Patient...
Kyle
Mar 292 min read
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