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Keynotes, panel leadership, and workshops presentations that reflect the intersection of healthcare, technology, and education. Main themes:
Data in healthcare
Digital health innovation
Technology-enhanced education
These presentations range from technical topics (AI implementation, clinical augmented reality) , to strategy (future of pharmacy and healthcare delivery innovation). Regularly speaking at national conferences, academic institutions, and industry events.
Invited Presentations
Invited Presentations
Events/venues/organizations reached out with an invitation/interest for my presentation. Selected:
Smarter, Better, Faster, Stronger? AI in Pharmacy Practice (2025)
Human-Centered Design in Pharmacy Technology (2024)
Pharmacy Innovation Lab: Bridging Innovation to Value (2022)
Improving Medication Adherence Behaviors Through Personalized Interventions (2021)
Designing and Testing Mobile Application and for Medication List Transfer to Patients Using FHIR (2019)
Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations
Selected/Accepted presentations reflected an abstract/work that was peer reviewed/selected when submitted. (Selected)
Virtual Rx: Elevating Pharmacy Education Through Virtual Reality in Compounding Cleanrooms for Future Pharmacists (2025)
Open Education Resources - Iteration in Data Science for Health Sciences (2023)
Digital Health Solutions to Improve Medication Adherence (2022)
Serious Game Development through Community-Driven Design (2019)
Reimagining the Future of Healthcare (2016)
Poster Presentations
Poster Presentations
Presenting projects and research that demonstrate evidence-based innovation and collaborative efforts that advances patient care, technology implementation, and professional education. (Selected)
Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Low-Income Settings in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Within the United States: A Scoping Review (2024)
Defining Digital Therapeutics(DTx): A Landscape and Gap Analysis (2024)
Patient Willingness to Use a Language Learning Model for Questions Related to Medication Therapy Related (2023)
Expert Multi-Round Survey to Inform Augmented Reality Platform Development (2021)
Expert Multi-Round Survey to Inform Augmented Reality Platform Development (2018)
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Comprehensive Listing
Comprehensive Listing
Digital Health for Pharmacy: Enhancing Patient Care and Operational Efficiency
Speaker
Brazilian Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
2024
Human-Centered Design in Pharmacy Technology
Speaker
Brazilian Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
2024
International Career Opportunities for Pharmacists
Panelist
Brazilian Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
2024
Pharmacy as a Catalyst to Scale Digital
Panelist
HealthXL
Virtual Panel
2024
Rx to AI: Following the Clues to Pharmacy's Future with Artificial Intelligence
Keynote
Massachusetts Society of Health Systems Pharmacy Annual Meeting
Framingham, MA
2024
School of Pharmacy Teaching Retreat: Teaching Innovation
Presenter
University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh, PA
2024
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Infectious Diseases
Presenter
Making a Different in Infectious Disease (MAD-ID)
Orlando, FL
2024
Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT for Pharmacy
Speaker
Innovation in Value-Based Care Series – Evernorth Health Services
Virtual Presentation
2024
Artificial Intelligence Powered Pharmacy
Presenter
National Community Pharmacy Association (NCPA) – Annual Convention
Orlando, FL
2023
Expert Panel: Digital Therapeutics and the Role of USP
Panelist
Healthcare Quality & Safety Expert Committee - United States Pharmacopei
Hybrid Meeting
2023
Technology at PittPharmacy, Research Hub: Excellence in eHealth Research
Speaker
University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing
Pittsburgh PA
2023
DTx Adoption Momentum Panel – Panelist
Panelist
HLTH – Digital Therapeutics Alliance Member Meeting,
Las Vegas NV
2022
Developing a Deeper Dive into Digital Health: Electives, Certificates
Co-Presenter
Digital Health Virtual Workshop – American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Virtual
2022
Shifting Landscapes of Technology and the Future of Healthcare
Speaker
Professional Development: An Emphasis on IPE – Northeast Ohio Medical (NEOMED) University
Rootstown OH
2022
Pharmacy Innovation Lab: Bridging Innovation to Value
Speaker
Innovation in Value-Based Care Series – Cigna
Tempe AZ
2022
Digital Health: Reflection on Curriculum
Speaker
Faculty Retreat – Duquesne University School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh PA
2022
Pharmacy Education Leading Digital Health in Practice
Co-Presenter
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Special Interest Group (TiPEL SIG) Webinar
Virtual
2022
Preparing Current and Future Pharmacists for New Roles in the Digital World
Co-Presenter
American Pharmacist Association (APhA) DigitalHealth.Rx Summit
San Antonio TX
2022
Co-Curricular Experience Developed by Faculty (for Digital Health
Panel Moderator
Virtual Digital Health Institute – American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Virtual
2021
Landscape of Digital Health
Speaker
Pharmacy Summit – Superior Health Plan
Virtual
2021
Improving Medication Adherence Behaviors Through Personalized Interventions
Co-Author
Healthy Interfaces (HEALTHI) Workshops
Virtual
2021
Digital Health Fundamentals – Part 1 Landscape of Digital Health for Pharmacists
Co-Presenter
American Pharmacist Association (APhA) Inaugural DigitalHealth.Rx Summit
Virtual
2021
Assessment Strategies in the Flex@Pitt Environment
Panelist
9th Annual Assessment & Teaching Conference – University of Pittsburgh
Virutal
2021
Digital Pharmacy: Update, Trends, Application
Speaker, Plenary
7th International Conference on Advanced Pharmaceutical Research (ICAPH)
Virtual
2020
Digital Pills, A Pharmacist Perspective
Speaker
IEEE-USP Smart Pills: Decoding the Science and Technology to Ensure Quality
Rockville MD
2019
Designing and Testing Mobile Application and for Medication List Transfer to Patients Using FHIR
Speaker
Department of Biomedical Informatics Colloquium – University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh PA
2019
How Tech Will Change Pharmacy
Speaker
American Pharmacists Association (APhA) New Practitioner “A Day in the Life”
Washington DC
2019
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Comprehensive Listing
Comprehensive Listing
Introduction and Updates in AI
Moderator
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Pharmacy Education Institute– American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP)
Virutal
2025
Virtual Rx: Elevating Pharmacy Education Through Virtual Reality in Compounding Cleanrooms for Future Pharmacists
Moderator
American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting
Boston MA
2024
Ethical Tensions Between Privacy and Access for Human-Subjects Data
Co-Presenter
Data Ethics Across the Disciplines – University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Library System (HSLS)
Pittsburgh PA
2024
Transforming Pharmacy Education with Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for the Curriculum
Presenter
American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP) – Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
2024
Introduction to Digital Health
Presenter
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Live and Recorded Webinar
2024
Digital Health 105: Artificial Intelligence & ChatGPT for Pharmacy
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
Harrisburg PA
2024
Cost Plus is Here to Stay
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
Harrisburg PA
2024
Open Education Resources - Iteration in Data Science for Health Sciences
Presenter
Love Your Data Week
Virtual
2023
Digital Health and Diabetes
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
Lancaster PA
2023
Student Pharmacists in Game Development for Middle Schoolers To Inspire a Pharmacy Career
Co-Presenter
Admissions Workshop – American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP) Annual Meeting
Dallas TX
2022
Digital Health Solutions to Improve Medication Adherence
Presenter
American Pharmacists Association (APhA) - Hot Topics Webinar Series
Live and Recorded Webinar
2022
Informatics Pearls 2021: Gigabytes of Informatics, Scaler Learning…Through Case Study
Co-Presenter
American Society of Hospital Pharmacist (ASHP) Midyear Meeting
Virtual
2021
Digital Health Education Landscape and Pharmacy Experiences
Co-Presenter
Virtual Digital Health Institute – American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP)
Virtual
2021
Use of Technology in Mental Health: Role of the Pharmacist (Product Theater)
Co-Presenter
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) – Annual Meeting
Virtual
2021
Transforming Payment for Patient Care: Turning Codes to Contracts
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Webinar Series
Live and Recorded Webinar
2021
Use Of Technology In Mental Health: Role Of The Pharmacist
Co-Presenter
PsychU - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Live and Recorded Webinar
2020
Understanding eCare Plan Coding and Function: Connecting the Dots
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association – Midyear Meeting
Harrisburg PA
2020
Cognitive Load of Augmented Reality in Clinical Tasks
Co-Presenter
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)
San Antonio TX
2019
Serious Game Development through Community-Driven Design
Co-Presenter
Serious Play Conference
Orlando FL
2019
Transformational Games: Interventions in Health through Engaging Narrative
Co-Presenter
Humanities at Work in the Community and Tech Industry: Linguistics Paving the Way
Pittsburgh PA
2019
Mapping Game Design to Transformational Outcomes
Co-Presenter
7th Annual Adolescent and Young Adult Health Research Symposium - UPMC
Pittsburgh PA
2019
Delphi Technique to Create Clinical-Use Case for Augmented Reality in
Co-Presenter
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)
San Antonio TX
2019
Digital Health 201 – Patients and Genomics
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
Somerset PA
2019
Fostering Innovation through Hacking
Co-Presenter
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) – Annual Meeting
Boston MA
2018
Landscapes and Longitudinal: Working with High School Students
Presenter
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) – Interim Meeting
Long Beach CA
2018
Embarking on an RxPedition: Serious Game for Drug Development
Presenter
International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH)
Los Angeles CA
2018
To Scope or Not to Scope: Challenges of Gamifying Clinical Procedures Training
Co-Presenter
Serious Play Conference
Manassas VA
2017
Digital Health 104: An Update on the Digital Health Wilderness
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
Pocono Manor PA
2017
4th International Educational Game Competition - RxPedition: Serious Game for Drug Development
Co-Presenter
European Conference on Game Based Learning
Glasgow Scotland
2016
Reimagining the Future of Healthcare: Innovation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy
Presenter
Medicine X – Stanford University
Stanford CA
2016
Digital Health 103 – Resources for Pharmacists
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
King of Prussia PA
2016
Digital Health 101
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Webinar Series
Live and Recorded Webinar
2016
Digital Health 102: Patient Resources in Pharmacy Practice
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association – Midyear Meeting
Grantville PA
2016
Digital Health 101
Co-Presenter
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Annual Meeting
Gettysburg PA
2015
Design Thinking – An Innovation Strategy for Problem Solving
Co-Present
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) – Midyear Meeting
Harrisburg PA
2015
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Comprehensive Listing
Comprehensive Listing
Digital Therapeutics Categorization: Charting the Landscape for Future Standards
Das P, Haidarbaigi Y, Groat B, Patel R
American Society of Hospital Pharmacist (ASHP)
Midyear Meeting
New Orleans LA
2024
Defining Digital Therapeutics(DTx): A Landscape and Gap Analysis
Tang L, Haidarbaigi Y, Groat B, Patel R
American Society of Hospital Pharmacist (ASHP)
Midyear Meeting
New Orleans LA
2024
Impact of Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Low-Income Settings in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Within the United States: A Scoping Review
Babalola F, Ndung’u M, Patel R
American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
Annual Meeting
Phoenix AZ
2024
Continuous glucose monitoring outcomes in low-income populations within the United States: A scoping review
Ndung’u M, Babalola F, Patel R
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
World Congress
Cape Town South Africa
2024
Understanding Patient Comfort and Willingness in EHR Social Needs Documentation – A Pilot Survey
Kong E, Huang K, Patel R, Connor, S
Kentucky Conference on Health Communication
Innovations in Health Communication
Lexington KY
2024
Association between more frequent engagement with the Dario Diabetes Solution, a digital health technology, and a reduction in HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Thingalaya N, Frey D, Aungst, T, Patel R, Potukuchi P, Lee F, Kerr, D
Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP)
Nexus
Orlando FL
2023
Patient Willingness to Use a Language Learning Model for Questions Related to Medication Therapy Related: A Quantitative Survey (https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.236.158191)
Patel R
International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
World Congress
Brisbane Australia
2023
Evaluating Impact of Pharmacy Educational Video Game On Middle School Students: A Quality Assurance Review
Davic B, Johnson J, Kinchington E, Patel R
American Academic of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
Annual Conference
Denver CO
2023
Clinician perceptions of social determinants on workflow and electronic health records through semi-structured interviews
Schmersal J, William A, Patel R, Huang K, Connor S
University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences Diversity
Health Disparities and Social Justice Poster Competition
Pittsburgh, PA
2023
Characteristics and Experiences of V-Safe Users, An Application to Report Experiences with COVID-19 Vaccines
Roth R, Patel R
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
Annual Meeting
Phoenix AZ
2023
Student-Driven Development and Deployment of a Pharmacy-Focused Game for Middle School Students
Hisashima J, Johnson B, Schmidt M, Patel R
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA)
Annual Meeting
Virtual
2022
Qualitative approaches to identifying barriers and resources in technology for effective medication adherence interventions for pharmacists in the community
Schmidt M, Tsuchihashi K, Patel R
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
Annual Meeting
San Antonio TX
2022
Expert Multi-Round Survey to Inform Augmented Reality Platform Development
Patel R, Andrews E, Canton S, Littleton E, Labaze D, Mills A, Babichenko D
University of Pittsburgh
MedEd Day
Pittsburgh PA
2021
Investigating the Relationship Between Medication Adherence and In-Home Behaviors Via Patient Interviews
Schmidt M, Tsuchihashi K, Biehl J, Patel R
American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
Annual Meeting
Virtual
2021
Use of Multiplayer Role-Playing Game as Mental Health Intervention in Adolescents with Chronic Illness
Powell K, Babichenko D, Booth K, Eggers N, Grieve L, Happe D, Hester A, Kazmerski T, Maurer S, Patel R, Radovic A, Weiner D
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dean Summer Research Program Presentation
Virtual
2020
Role Playing Games for Health: A Review
Hester A, Babichenko D, Eggers N, Happe D, Grieve L, Patel R, Powel K
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dean Summer Research Program Presentation
Virtual
2020
Diversity Recruitment through the Virtual PIER Program at PittPharmacy
Zaver A, Wymer C, Kim J, Dahmer D, Fernandez C, Patel R
American Society of Health Systems Pharmacists (ASHP)
Midyear Meeting
Virtual
2020
Medical Spanish Micro-credential: Encouraging Multilingual Pharmacists
Zaver A, Pattabiraman R, Culley C, Fernandez C, Patel R, Sorensen C
University of Pittsburgh
MedEd Day
Pittsburgh, PA
2020
Group Collaboration in Determining Methods of Communicating a Novel Financial Model of a New Community Pharmacy to the Residents of West View, PA.
Puyang W, Poliski A, Lasko R, McCormick K, Patel R
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA)
Annual Meeting
Harrisburg, PA
2020
Medical Spanish Micro-credential: Encouraging Multilingual Pharmacists
Zaver A, Pattabiraman R, Culley C, Fernandez C, Patel R, Sorensen C
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA)
Annual Meeting
Harrisburg, PA
2020
Pharmacist Preceptors and Pharmacy Students’ Perceptions of Poison Prevention Week Patient Education Materials
Akerberg H, Ingram J, Ricciuti D, Zahn A, Carroll J, Higginbotham S, Osborne M, Patel R
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA)
Annual Meeting
Harrisburg, PA
2019
Expert Multi-Round Survey to Inform Augmented Reality Platform Development
Canton S, Patel R, Donnellan N
University of Pittsburgh
MedEd Day
Pittsburgh PA
2018
Using Your VOICE(S): Adding telephonic communication to pharmacy educations
Greive L, Patel R, Berenbrok L, Pater K
University of Pittsburgh
MedEd Day
Pittsburgh PA
2016
Student Created Artifacts to Supplement Didactic Instruction
Grieve L, McCormick K, Patel R
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA)
Midyear Conference
Harrisburg PA
2013
Effect of Age at Initial RSV Infection on Lung Macrophage Phenotype
Patel R, Orend J, Empey K
University of Pittsburgh
Science Meeting
Pittsburgh PA
2011
Effect of Age at Initial RSV Infection on Lung Macrophage Phenotype
Patel R, Orend J, Empey K
Duquesne University
Undergraduate Research Symposium
Pittsburgh PA
2012
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