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Investigational Drug Services – Clinical & Operational Improvements Using Technology Solutions

Planned in cooperation with the Section of Investigational Drug Services – Clinical & Operational Improvements using Technology Solutions

ACPE Activity Number: 0204-0000-24-161-H04-P/T
Release Date:  October 21, 2024
Expiration Date: October 21, 2027
Activity Type: Knowledge-based 
CE Credits:  1.0 contact hour, (0.10 CEUs)
Activity Fee: Member – Free / Non-Member – Not Available 

This activity is a recording from a live webinar and those that claim credit for the live webinar should not claim credit for this activity.

Activity Overview 

This presentation explores the barriers and opportunities for integrating technology to optimize workflows in an Investigational Drug Service (IDS). Faculty will discuss current challenges, such as the use of multiple systems for drug accountability and dispensing throughout a study’s lifecycle. Additionally, this webinar will describe the many benefits of IDS software, including streamlined billing, remote monitoring, and metrics tracking, among others. Lastly, the presentation will highlight future opportunities for growth, particularly in developing interfaces with commonly used IDS software. 

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This activity was planned to meet the educational needs of investigational drug services pharmacists, pharmacy managers, and pharmacy technicians involved in investigational drug operational/clinical workflows. 

After completing this activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Identify barriers to integration of investigational drug services in the technology ecosystem.
  • List benefits of IDS technology.
  • Discuss recent and future developments to improve IDS workflows. 

  • Introduction and Announcements 

  • Presentation  

  • Questions, Answers, and Discussion 

Manisha Hong (Author)
Clinical Research Pharmacist
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287 

Jacqueline Saunders (Presenter)
Operations Manager Oncology Investigational Drug Service
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 21287 

Megan Ossing (Presenter)
Information Systems Pharmacist
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD  

Camille Smith (Presenter)
Clinical Research Pharmacist
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis, TN 38105 

Jessica Zebracki (Moderator)
System Pharmacist Informatics
Mount Sinai Health System
New York, NY 

In accordance with our accreditor’s Standards of Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, ASHP requires that all individuals in control of content disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies. An individual has a relevant financial relationship if they have had a financial relationship with an ineligible company in any dollar amount in the past 24 months and the educational content that the individual controls is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. 

An ineligible company is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. The presence or absence of relevant financial relationships will be disclosed to the activity audience. 

  • No one in control of the content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship (RFR) with an ineligible company. 

This activity consists of recordings of faculty slides presentations, active learning activities, discussion, and handouts. Participants must participate in the activity in its entirety to claim continuing pharmacy education credit online at ASHP Learning Center. Follow the prompts online to complete the evaluation, claim credit and view the statement of credit immediately after completing the activity. 

Per ACPE requirements, CPE credit must be claimed within 60 days of being earned. Once you have processed and claimed your CE credit, we encourage you to check your NABP eProfile account to verify your credits were transferred successfully before the ACPE 60-day deadline. It is an electronic direct-report process so your credits should appear in your account within a few minutes. After the 60 day deadline, ASHP will no longer be able to report your credit(s) for this activity.