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In the first of two pharmacy-focussed podcasts we talk to Ravi Chal who is a pharmacist and founder of Future Pharmacy, a company which is developing an app to work as a clinical decision support system for pharmacists. In this podcast Ravi explains how the app will work; offering doctors and pharmacists both a dosage calculator and access to the four largest pharmaceutical databases via the user’s phone. Ravi also has a company called Locum Passport; an automated document wallet for locums which facilitates the transfer of personal information between agencies. Ravi also considers how technology will develop within the NHS in the future.
Show Notes
Ravi explains how he moved from hospital pharmacy to set up Future Pharmacy and how the app is being developed (45secs)
Technology liberating pharmacists to concentrate on areas where they add most value (2min 25secs)
Relevance to general practice (3mins 20secs)
Progress with development and the Future Pharmacy Platform (4mins 01secs)
Getting the biggest resources on board (5mins 03secs)
A Government grant to test feasibility (5mins 23secs)
How the app will work – a dosage calculator and a resource centre on your phone (5mins 49secs)
How the app will develop including AI and machine learning (7mins)
How the app might work in general practice (7mins 26secs)
How automation might help with medicine reviews (8mins 33secs)
Ravi’s other company; Locum Passport (9mins 18secs)
Reaction from other pharmacists and from GPs – technology making life easier (11mins 05secs)
Developing technology in or outside the NHS; risk aversion (12mins 21secs)
Disruptive innovation versus NHS-controlled innovation (13mins 43secs)
Will it be Facebook and Google that make the difference? (15mins 42secs)
More information from Ravi (17mins 11secs)
To find out more you can e-mail Ravi at ravi@future-pharmacy.co.uk
The Locum Passport app can be downloaded through the app store
Or visit www.locumpassport.co.uk
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