Organised by the FIP Technology Advisory Group
Chair(s)
AM: Mr Whitley Yi, Chair FIP Ai working group and member FIP Technology Advisory Group, USA & Ms Ezinne V.C.Onwuekwe, FIP Technology Advisory Group/Nova Scotia Health, Canada
PM: Prof.Dr Aukje Mantel-Teeuwisse, FIP Technology Advisory Group, Netherlands & Dr Claudia Rijcken, FIP Technology Advisory Group, Netherlands
Introduction
The FIP Digital Pharmacy Summit: Pharmacy and the Future – Harnessing AI and Digital Health for Transformative Care
This summit is designed to explore the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence (AI), digital health, and pharmacy practice. With the advancement of technology reshaping the healthcare landscape, the event will focus on the practical, real-world applications that are making a difference today. From AI-driven drug discovery to personalized medicine, to leveraging technology for enhancing the quality of life in healthy aging and ensuring 24/7 pharmacy services, this summit offers an in-depth look at the future of pharmacy.
The summit will cover key topics transforming pharmacy practice with AI and digital health. It will explore how to effectively capture and utilize patient data to improve care, support healthy aging through technology, and enhance communication with AI tools like ChatGPT. Attendees will gain insights into real-world AI applications in pharmacy workflows and drug development. The summit also focuses on continuous pharmacy services, managing technological change, and optimizing patient care through Learning Health Systems. Additionally, it will address digital health readiness, AI-driven drug discovery, and personalized medicine, preparing attendees for the future of pharmacy in an increasingly digital world.
Why Attend?
This summit is a must-attend event for pharmaceutical scientists, pharmacy educators, and pharmacy practitioners who are keen to stay at the forefront of healthcare technology.
- Pharmaceutical Scientists will gain valuable insights into how AI is transforming drug development and accelerating the discovery of personalized medicines.
- Pharmacy Educators will explore the changing landscape of pharmacy education, learning how to integrate new digital tools into curricula and how to prepare future pharmacists for the age of AI and digital health.
- Pharmacy Practitioners will leave with actionable strategies for improving patient care, enhancing workflow efficiency, and integrating new technologies like AI, chatbots, and digital health systems into daily practice
The FIP Digital Pharmacy Summit is an essential opportunity to understand how digital health and AI are not just future trends but active, impactful tools that are revolutionizing pharmacy practice right now. Join us to explore, learn, and innovate as we move towards a more efficient, effective, and patient-centered pharmacy environment.
Programme
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Opening of the summit |
| Mr Rob Moss, co-chair of the FIP Technology Advisory Group, Netherlands & Mr Lars-Åke Söderlund, co-chair of the FIP Technology Advisory Group, Sweden | |
| 09:10 – 09:40 | Keynote presentation – Connected care: Pharmacists on the frontier of digital health? |
| Speaker to be confirmed | |
| 09:40 – 10:10 | The prescription for learning health systems: Assessing readiness to transform pharmaceutical care |
| Prof. Timothy Aungst, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, USA | |
| 10:10 – 10:40 | Healthy ageing: Leveraging technology for quality of life in community |
| Ms Carina Dantas, SHINE 2Europe, Lda, Portugal | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11: 00 – 11:30 | AI in pharmacy – real applications making a difference today |
| Mr Philippe Gerwill, School of Rome, Switzerland | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Panel discussion |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Background services running seamlessly: pharmacy around the patient 24/7 |
| Prof. James G. Stevenson, University of Michigan, USA | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | How should pharmacy cope with Martec’s Law? The solution a digital strategy for pharmacy? |
| Dr Harvey Castro, AI in Healthcare Expert, USA | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Coffee break |
| 14:30 – 15:00 | AI for drug development in pharmaceutical sciences |
| Speaker to be confirmed | |
| 15:00 – 15:30 | The prescription for learning health systems: Assessing readiness to transform pharmaceutical care |
| Dr Joël Fossouo Tagne, Centre for Digital Transformation of Health, University of Melbourne, Australia | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Panel discussion |
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Closing |
Registration
The session is accessible with pre-registration only via the regular congress registration. Costs are € 125 for FIP members and non members.
