QUAD Collaborative: The Onco-logic of Pharmacy Informatics
Please join us for our virtual CE highlighting this year’s QUAD topic: Artificial Intelligence!
Educational Program Topic:
The Onco-Logic of Pharmacy Informatics: Smarter Cancer Treatment with AI
Exploring the Evolving Roles and Future Directions of Oncology Informatics in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Speaker:
Rozalina Abramov, B.A., B.P.S., Pharm.D., R.Ph.
Pharmacy Informatics Specialist – Oncology/Hematology
Pharmacist Objectives:
- Describe current oncology informatics roles and how they support clinical care, research, and operations.
- Formulate real world applications of pharmacy informatics tools that optimize outpatient oncology workflow, improve medication safety, enhance service delivery, and patient outcomes.
- Explain Artificial Intelligence (AI), its core concepts, methodologies (e.g., machine learning, NLP, deep learning), and its relevance in tackling healthcare challenges.
- Identify and review currently used AI tools in oncology healthcare worldwide. Explain how AI can be integrated into oncology pharmacy workflows, share a real-world example in development.
- Evaluate the advantages of adopting AI in oncology pharmacy, and recognize the limitations and risks associated with AI implementation.
Pharmacy Technician Objectives:
- Describe how pharmacy informatics tools enhance oncology pharmacy technician workflows, including inventory control, medication-list management, drug-shortage oversight, and white-bagged medication documentation.
- Formulate real world applications of pharmacy informatics tools that optimize outpatient oncology workflow, improve medication safety, enhance service delivery, and patient outcomes.
- Explain Artificial Intelligence (AI), its core concepts, methodologies (e.g., machine learning, NLP, deep learning), and its relevance in tackling healthcare challenges.
- Identify and review currently used AI tools in oncology healthcare worldwide. Explain how AI can be integrated into oncology pharmacy workflows, share a real-world example in development.
- Evaluate the advantages of adopting AI in oncology pharmacy, and recognize the limitations and risks associated with AI implementation.
May 2026 Monthly Meeting
This month’s in-person event is sponsored by our friends at Pharmacy Times! CE credit will only be available to pharmacists.
Please note, we quickly reached capacity for this event. You can email us at lishpharmacists@gmail.com to be added to our waitlist. We will let you know as soon as possible if spots open up!
Educational Program Topic:
From Hesitation to Action – Addressing Clinical Inertia in T2D Insulin Management
Speaker:
Katelyn O’Brien, PharmD, BCPS, CDCES, BC-ADM
Clinical Pharmacist
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
Pharmacist Objectives:
- Identify individualized glycemic targets and patient factors that may indicate immediate intervention in people living with T2D requiring insulin therapy
- Determine targeted recommendations for insulin modification that align with best practice guidelines based on glycemic data and current regimens
- Apply principles of shared decision-making to resolve specific patient-related barriers to optimal insulin therapy use
NYSCHP Events
Monthly Webinar: Beyond the BUD: Strategies for Extending Beyond-Use-Dates of Compounded Preparations
Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm
Speaker: Joseph D. Backiel, PharmD, BCSCP, Clinical Pharmacist, Rochester Regional Health
Registration here
NYSCHP Lunch with a Leader: 340B Drug Purchasing Program: Operations, Compliance and Strategy
Date: Tuesday May 26, 2026
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm
Speakers: Eric Balotin, RPh, Director of Retail/Specialty Pharmacy Services
Amanda Marzella, Assistant Director, 340b Program, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse New York
Registration here
NYSCHP Monthly Webinar: Medical Aid in Dying: A Legal, Ethical, and Clinical Primer
Date: Tuesday June 2, 2026
Time: 12 pm to 1 pm
Speakers: Michaela L. Myerson, PharmD, BCPS. Investigational Pharmacy Manager. NYU Langone Health
Benjamin Pastore, PharmD. PGY-2 Adult Oncology Pharmacy Resident, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Registration here
NYSCHP Oncology Symposium
Date: Saturday June 6, 2026
Time 8 am to 5:30 pm
Click here for more information!
LISHP Member Spotlight
LISHP is proud of our members and the incredible work they do. We love hearing about your accomplishments and want to shine a spotlight on your successes! Please use this link to highlight a member to celebrate together: Click Here to Nominate
Other Resources
Please check the NYSCHP website for upcoming educational content!
All links for CE Events can be found here!
Please contact Michele Graci (lishpharmacists@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
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