McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly University of Texas Health SBMI has launched a new graduate certificate program focused in pharmacy informatics. The program is 100% online and encompasses important skills focused on medication-related patient care and improved health outcomes. Students will learn about the importance of informatics practices while managing medication-related information in electronic health records, pharmacy information systems, and other automated systems.
According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), pharmacy informatics is “an integral discipline within the clinical informatics domain, centered on the effective management and delivery of medication related data, information, and knowledge across systems that support the medication-use process.”
ASHP also outlined five keys categories for the various responsibilities of professionals in a pharmacy informatics role:
As medication management systems and similar pharmacy health IT tools continue to grow and evolve, it is important to have professionals who are trained and educated in the pharmacy informatics field. Pharmacists with informatics education not only have knowledge in safe medication use but also comprehend practical informatics problems and have the skills to implement appropriate solutions in pharmacy practices.
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics will cover these important topics in the pharmacy informatics curriculum: