Automation in Hospital Pharmacy – Implementation and Insights

Dr. Stevenson presentation
This presentation describes a study we conducted (it has been published in AJHP) in US health systems that examined the degree of digital inventory visibility and where gaps exist. It also discusses why digital inventory visibility is important to achieving better outcomes and steps that we can take to improve the degree of visibility.

Ms. Tan presentation:
This presentation will describe the Inpatient Pharmacy Automation System (IPAS) at Sengkang General Hospital. It will discuss unit-dose medication systems and the workflow and safety benefits of automated dispensing in the inpatient pharmacy and on patient care wards

Moderator:
- Rob Moss, Netherlands

Panellists:
- James Stevenson, Professor Emeritus University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, USA
- Angelina Tan, Deputy Director and Head of Pharmacy, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore

Ms. Tan presentation:

This presentation will describe the Inpatient Pharmacy Automation System (IPAS) at Sengkang General Hospital. It will discuss unit-dose medication systems and the workflow and safety benefits of automated dispensing in the inpatient pharmacy and on patient care wards