Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA)

Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA)

Hospitals and Health Care

Minneapolis, Minnesota 1,126 followers

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๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ At Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA), we are dedicated to transforming pharmacy careers by guiding professionals towards innovative, non-traditional roles. ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ Our team consists of over 50 expert advisors and four dedicated executive client consultants, each selected for their extensive experience and deep knowledge in healthcare, technology, and business. We bring a wealth of industry insights and a proven track record of professional excellence, positioning us uniquely to empower your career advancement. ๐ˆ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฐ๐ฌ Our firm places a large focus on current industry trends and news impacting the future practice of pharmacy and the broader healthcare ecosystem. We are committed to staying ahead of the curve and providing our clients with the latest insights and strategies. ๐€๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐€๐ˆ We track significant advances in health technology and AI that will have a profound impact on healthcare practice moving forward. Our focus on these emerging technologies ensures that our clients are well-prepared for the future of healthcare.

Website
https://swensonpharmacyadvisors.com/
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2023

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  • ๐Ÿ“Š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐€๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐’๐€ ๐Ÿ“Š A comprehensive study published in ๐‘ป๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ ๐‘ณ๐‘จ๐‘ต๐‘ช๐‘ฌ๐‘ป ๐‘ท๐’–๐’ƒ๐’๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ explores the variations in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990 in the USA. This in-depth analysis highlights significant shifts in cancer incidence and mortality, providing valuable insights into the evolving landscape of cancer across different generations. ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ”ทย ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: The study reveals a rise in cancer incidence rates for 17 out of 34 cancer types in successively younger birth cohorts. This trend is particularly noticeable in cancers such as small intestine, thyroid, kidney, and pancreas. ๐Ÿ”ทย ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ-๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ: Obesity-related cancers, including colorectal, uterine corpus, and pancreatic cancers, show a marked increase in younger generations, emphasizing the role of early-life exposures and lifestyle factors. ๐Ÿ”ทย ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ: While incidence rates have increased, mortality rates for several cancers have either stabilized or declined, likely due to advancements in early detection and treatment. ๐Ÿ”ท ๐’๐จ๐œ๐ข๐จ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ: The study also highlights disparities in cancer rates based on socioeconomic status, indicating that lower-income populations experience higher incidence and mortality rates, underscoring the need for targeted public health interventions. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: The study emphasizes the importance of early detection, lifestyle modifications, and targeted interventions to mitigate the rising cancer incidence among younger populations. Strategies include promoting healthy diets, increasing physical activity, and reducing exposure to known carcinogens. ๐Ÿ”— ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐“๐ฎ๐›๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ: https://lnkd.in/gskX5_3M ๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ: https://lnkd.in/gF-MdeTe #CancerResearch #PublicHealth #Epidemiology #Healthcare #CancerPrevention โ™ป๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ซ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก! โ™ป๏ธ ๐ŸŒ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ (๐’๐๐€) ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/gWFbVAjzย 

  • ๐Ÿš€ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐–๐’ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐Ÿš€ Artificial intelligence and machine learning are revolutionizing various sectors, and healthcare is no exception. With $4.5 trillion spent in 2022, tech giants like Amazon Web Services (AWS) are at the forefront of this transformation. Leading the charge is Dr. Angela Shippy MD, a medical doctor turned executive at AWS. ๐ŸŽฏ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ: Dr. Shippy's unique background allows her to bridge the gap between day-to-day healthcare operations and innovative technologies. She collaborates with over 700 healthcare leaders across the U.S. to integrate AWS-backed technology, such as AI-powered rooms and virtual intensive care services, which aim to alleviate administrative burdens and enhance patient care. ๐Ÿ’ก ๐ˆ๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐’๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ”นย ๐„๐œ๐ก๐จ ๐ƒ๐จ๐ญ: Patients can use voice commands for simple tasks like controlling lights, reducing the workload on staff. ๐Ÿ”นย ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ: Allows nurses to monitor more patients efficiently, improving patient outcomes and reducing burnout. ๐Ÿ”นย ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐•๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ: Tools like 3D virtual hearts for patient education and training. ๐Ÿ“‰ ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ-๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: Cloud migration is a critical step for many hospitals, with organizations reducing IT costs by 60% through AWS. This digital transformation is projected to grow, with the healthcare tech market expected to reach over $115 billion by 2030. ๐ŸŒ ๐„๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: Dr. Shippy is passionate about raising the profile of women and minorities in tech and healthcare. She emphasizes the importance of inclusive decision-making and strives to ensure that everyone has access to quality healthcare. ๐Ÿค ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž: Dr. Shippyโ€™s work at AWS exemplifies how technology can address labor shortages, enhance patient care, and improve operational efficiency. By leveraging AI and cloud technology, healthcare providers can focus more on patient care, leading to better health outcomes. ๐Ÿ”— ๐–๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐จ: https://lnkd.in/eqnxHYY3 #HealthcareInnovation #AIinHealthcare #AWS #CloudComputing #PatientCare โ™ป๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐๐ฏ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ! โ™ป๏ธ ๐ŸŒ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ (๐’๐๐€) ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/gWFbVAjz

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    CMS has released the prices of the first 10 drugs negotiated by Medicare under the Inflation Reduction Act. In all cases, the discounts are even higher than most payers expected (Formulary Insights primary market research). Payer strategies are no doubt being refined today, significantly impacting the manufacturers of these drugs as well as their competitors.ย We can help you assess payers' next moves. #marketaccess #biopharma #drugprices The table below provided by Endpoints News.

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  • ๐Ÿ’Š ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐๐Œ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ฎ๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž ๐Ÿ’Š The House Oversight Committee has recently released an in-depth report exploring the role of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) in the prescription drug market. This comprehensive analysis sheds light on the intricate operations of PBMs and their impact on drug pricing and access. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ž: The House Oversight and Accountability Committee, a key investigative body within the U.S. Congress, is responsible for reviewing and investigating the operations of various sectors within the U.S. government and industry. This report is part of their ongoing efforts to provide transparency and understanding of critical areas in healthcare. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐ˆ๐ง-๐ƒ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: The report provides a detailed examination of how PBMs operate within the pharmaceutical supply chain, discussing their roles in drug price negotiations, formulary management, and interactions with pharmacies and manufacturers. It offers insights into the complexities and functions of PBMs in the broader context of prescription drug management. ๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/epiF-8M5 #Healthcare #PBM #Pharmacy #PrescriptionDrugs

  • ๐Ÿค– ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐“๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐ž๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐’๐‚๐‹๐‚ ๐Ÿค– A recent study titled "๐‘ด๐’‚๐’„๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’† ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’“๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’Š๐’…๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’ˆ๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐’”๐’–๐’ƒ๐’•๐’š๐’‘๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’•๐’–๐’Ž๐’๐’“ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„๐’“๐’๐’†๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’“๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ต๐‘บ๐‘ช๐‘ณ๐‘ช," published in ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ, leverages machine learning to enhance our understanding of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This research provides valuable insights that could improve patient management and treatment strategies. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐’๐‚๐‹๐‚: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common type of lung cancer, accounting for about 85% of all lung cancer cases. It is a group of lung cancers that behave similarly, including adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and large cell carcinoma. Understanding the tumor microenvironment in NSCLC is crucial for developing effective treatments and improving patient outcomes. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐…๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ”ท ๐ˆ๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐’๐ฎ๐›๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ: The study utilizes machine learning to identify distinct prognostic subtypes within the tumor microenvironment of NSCLC, providing a deeper understanding of the disease. ๐Ÿ”ท ๐‘๐จ๐ฅ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ : The integration of advanced machine learning techniques enables the analysis of complex datasets, uncovering patterns and insights that may not be evident through traditional methods. ๐Ÿ”ท ๐“๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ: By identifying specific subtypes, the research supports the development of more targeted therapies, potentially improving the effectiveness of treatments for patients with NSCLC. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ: The findings of this study have important implications for healthcare and pharmacy. A deeper understanding of the tumor microenvironment can lead to the development of more precise treatment strategies, enhancing patient care and outcomes in NSCLC. This research also highlights the potential of machine learning to transform oncology by providing new tools for diagnosis and treatment planning. ๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ: https://lnkd.in/gaEWi-vK #PrecisionOncology #MachineLearning #CancerResearch #NSCLC #TumorMicroenvironment #HealthcareInnovation #Pharmacy ๐ŸŒ Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA) website: https://lnkd.in/gWFbVAjz

    Machine learning identifies prognostic subtypes of the tumor microenvironment of NSCLC - Scientific Reports

    Machine learning identifies prognostic subtypes of the tumor microenvironment of NSCLC - Scientific Reports

    nature.com

  • In a recent YouTube clip from the Lex Fridman podcast titled "๐‘ฏ๐’๐’˜ ๐‘ต๐’†๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’๐’Š๐’๐’Œ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’Œ๐’”," DJ Seo explains the detailed process behind Neuralink's technology, focusing on its three major components: ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐œ๐ž (๐1 ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค) ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐จ๐ญ ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐œ๐จ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž The N1 implant involves the insertion of tiny threads into the brain's motor cortex, which record neural signals. These signals are decoded by Neuralink's application, enabling users to control external devices wirelessly. The system is designed to detect and compress neural spikes before transmitting them via Bluetooth to an external device, allowing for real-time interaction and control. DJ Seo highlights the functionality of Neuralink, stating, "๐‘พ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’†๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’๐’• ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’๐’๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’Š๐’• ๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐’…๐’๐’†๐’” ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’”๐’–๐’“๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“๐’š ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’ ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’–๐’•๐’†๐’”." ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ: The potential implications for healthcare and pharmacy are noteworthy. Neuralink's ability to interface directly with the brain could improve the management of neurological disorders, offering new approaches for treatment and rehabilitation. In the field of pharmacy, this technology might enable more precise drug delivery systems and personalized treatment plans based on real-time neural feedback, ultimately enhancing patient care and outcomes. ๐Ÿ”— ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ฐ๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/gA8BVQ3X #Neuralink #HealthcareInnovation #BrainInterface #AIHealthcare ๐ŸŒ Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA) ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/gWFbVAjz

  • ๐Ÿ”ท ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐†๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ˆ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ”ท Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform healthcare by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, streamlining operations, and increasing patient engagement. However, alongside the enthusiasm for these technologies, there are significant concerns about patient safety, biases, and data security. Recognizing the need for updated regulatory frameworks, the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) convened a closed-door workshop in May 2024. This event brought together 55 leading policymakers, healthcare providers, AI developers, and patient advocates to address key policy gaps in healthcare AI. During the workshop, participants discussed the current challenges in federal healthcare AI policy, focusing on AI software for clinical decision support, enterprise AI tools, and patient-facing AI applications. The discussions highlighted the need for a new regulatory framework to ensure the safe and effective use of AI in healthcare. ๐Ÿ”ธ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐š๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž: ๐Ÿ”น๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ: Proposals for public-private partnerships to manage the evidentiary burden of AI approval and better information sharing during the device clearance process. ๐Ÿ”น๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐Ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ: Balancing the need for human oversight with the efficiency gains from autonomous AI tools, and ensuring transparency in AI tools used in clinical settings. ๐Ÿ”น๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ-๐…๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ˆ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: Clarifying the regulatory status of AI applications to ensure they provide safe and accurate information to patients. These discussions underscore the urgent need for a regulatory framework that can adapt to the rapid development of AI technologies in healthcare. The Stanford HAI Healthcare AI Policy Steering Committee will continue to conduct research and advocate for policies that ensure the safe, equitable, and effective use of AI in healthcare. ๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ:ย https://lnkd.in/ePM6R8yy #HealthcareAI #AIpolicy #HealthcareInnovation #StanfordHAI ๐ŸŒ ๐’๐ฐ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ (๐’๐๐€) ๐ฐ๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/gWFbVAjz

    Pathways to Governing AI Technologies in Healthcare

    Pathways to Governing AI Technologies in Healthcare

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  • Recursion and Exscientia have entered into a definitive agreement to create a global technology-enabled drug discovery leader with comprehensive capabilities. This merger combines Recursionโ€™s biology exploration and translational capabilities with Exscientiaโ€™s precision chemistry design and automated synthesis expertise. The goal is to utilize advanced life sciences and technology to deliver treatments more efficiently and at a lower cost compared to traditional methods. The combined business is well-capitalized, with approximately $850 million in cash and cash equivalents, and expects to achieve annual synergies exceeding $100 million. The partnership will also enhance their pipeline, with around 10 clinical readouts anticipated over the next 18 months and potential milestone payments of $200 million over the next two years. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ: The implications for healthcare and pharmacy are noteworthy, as this merger aims to streamline the drug discovery and development process. By integrating high-throughput biology and advanced chemistry automation, the new entity seeks to improve the efficiency of developing high-quality medicines. This approach may reduce drug development timelines and costs, ultimately benefiting patients with quicker access to new therapies. The collaboration with leading biopharma companies, such as Roche-Genentech, Sanofi, Bayer, and Merck KGaA, highlights the potential for advancements in oncology, rare diseases, and infectious diseases, positioning the combined company as a significant player in the biotechnology industry. ๐Ÿ”— ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/eTSEfuYv #DrugDiscovery #BiotechInnovation #HealthcareAdvancement ๐ŸŒ Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA) ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž:ย https://lnkd.in/gWFbVAjz

  • ๐ŸŒ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐†๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐! ๐ŸŒ A recent study published in Genome Research titled โ€œ๐‘ฎ๐’๐’๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‡๐’–๐’๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’‚๐’ ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‰๐’–๐’Ž๐’‚๐’ ๐’ˆ๐’–๐’• ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’„๐’“๐’๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‰๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’†โ€ introduces the most comprehensive Human Gut Microbiome Atlas to date. This freely available resource aims to enhance our understanding of how gut bacteria influence health and disease globally. ๐Ÿ”ฌ ๐Š๐ž๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ: ๐Ÿ”ธ The Atlas covers data from over 6,000 gut microbiome samples across 19 countries, identifying bacterial profiles linked to 23 different diseases. ๐Ÿ”ธ By tagging microbiome features to specific diseases, this resource aims to enhance diagnosis and individualized treatment plans for conditions such as colorectal cancer and Crohnโ€™s Disease. ๐Ÿ”ธ The study, led by King's College London in collaboration with MetaGenoPolis and the Science for Life Laboratory, is the largest of its kind, setting a new benchmark for microbiome research. ๐Ÿงฌ ๐’๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž: Dr. Saeed Shoaie, Senior Lecturer in Systems & Synthetic Biology at Kingโ€™s College London, emphasized the importance: โ€œThe discovery of microbiome patterns common across disease will allow researchers to answer what constitutes a healthy or unhealthy gut microbiome. This will enable healthcare professionals to diagnose diseases with greater clarity and implement effective treatments targeting the microbiome, such as dietary modifications or microbiome transplants.โ€ ๐Ÿš€ ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ฌ: The research team hopes to extend their work to create oral and skin microbiome atlases to address illnesses like eczema and psoriasis. They also aim to trace antimicrobial resistance (AMR) within global populations, a crucial step in combating the projected rise in AMR-related deaths. Dr. Frederick Clasen, co-author and Research Associate at Kingโ€™s College London, highlighted the initiative: โ€œThe threat of AMR requires novel and innovative solutions, and using the microbiome holds great potential for improved diagnosis, surveillance, and treatments. We believe that the Human Gut Microbiome Atlas is an important step toward unlocking the power of microbiome for this purpose.โ€ ๐Ÿ”— ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/eesnV2j4 ๐Ÿ”— ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐ฎ๐ฆ๐š๐ง ๐†๐ฎ๐ญ ๐Œ๐ข๐œ๐ซ๐จ๐›๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐€๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ (๐‡๐†๐Œ๐€) ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž: https://lnkd.in/gcrNARj #Microbiome #GutHealth #Genomics #Research #Health

    New gut microbiome atlas builds most accurate profile of global gut health to date

    New gut microbiome atlas builds most accurate profile of global gut health to date

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    ๐Ÿ’Š ๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฑ๐ข๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ 155,000 ๐”๐’ ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง๐ฌ, ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ? ๐Ÿ’Š If the situation in the retail chain pharmacy space continues to deteriorate, do you have the network, skillset, and readiness to compete not only against the more than 13,000 new PharmD graduates but also against the other 155,000 US pharmacists who may also be seeking new opportunities? ๐๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ? ๐–๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ก๐ž๐ฅ๐ฉ. This is all we do, and we do it better than anyone else. ๐Ÿ’Š ๐…๐จ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐คโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ ๐š ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ’Š At Swenson Pharmacy Advisors (SPA), we specialize in guiding pharmacy professionals like you toward success in non-traditional pharmacy roles. Our ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ž is designed to equip you with the tools, strategies, and support necessary for success in the dynamic pharmacy and healthcare industries. ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐: ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ: Discover your key strengths and align them with your career goals. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ: Share your aspirations so we can tailor our consultation to your unique needs. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐Ÿ-๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Dive deep into your career goals and opportunities with a focused session. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ: Receive a personalized plan with actionable steps and follow-up recommendations. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: Leverage insights from over 50 specialized advisors. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ: Refine your resume, LinkedIn profile, and online presence. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐Ž๐ง๐ž-๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ž๐๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Develop a personalized networking strategy with Lee Swenson, PharmD to build meaningful connections and expand your career opportunities. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐“๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐š๐๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ (๐“๐‚๐€๐‘): A comprehensive, personalized 60-page guide to your career success. ๐Ÿ”ธ ๐…๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ-๐”๐ฉ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: 30-minute follow-up session and exclusive network access. ๐“๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ. ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐’๐๐€โ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ง๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐’๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ž. ๐Ÿ”— Learn more about the Career Enhancement Suite at https://lnkd.in/g4p58Gmr #Pharmacy #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth โ™ป๏ธ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ž๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ญ. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ'๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐œ๐ฒ ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐ซ! โ™ป๏ธ

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