Monday, October 20, 2025 from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. CDT at Great Lakes C, 4th Floor
Available for 2.00 hours of CPE creditActivity Number: 0217-0000-25-204-L99-PActivity Type: A Knowledge-Based ActivityThis program explores the spectrum of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities and their applications in research and scholarship. Participants will learn how to select appropriate AI tools, recognize limitations and mitigate risks, and identify opportunities where AI can overcome barriers to research. Applications in qualitative research, systematic reviews, and scientific writing will be highlighted, and participants will engage in practical exercises to develop effective prompts to improve the use of AI tools.
Learning Objectives1. Describe the spectrum of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities.
2. Identify appropriate use cases for different types of AI tools, including when to build a custom model versus rely on a small or large language model.
3. Recognize limitations of AI and how to mitigate potential unintended consequences.
4. Identify ways in which AI might be useful for overcoming barriers to research
5. Summarize use cases for AI in qualitative research.
6. Describe the advantages and limitations of using AI in qualitative research.
7. Examine opportunities to utilize AI to facilitate scholarly work.
8. List three artificial intelligence (AI) tools that you could use to supercharge your scientific writing at each step in conducting a systematic review.
9. Practice writing an effective prompt.
 | | Moderator: | Michael E. Ernst, Pharm.D., FCCP | | Clinical Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy and Department of Family Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa | | View Biography |
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 | | Speaker: | Sandra L. Kane-Gill, Pharm.D., B.S.Pharm, MSc, FCCP, FCCM | | Professor of Pharmacy and Therapeutics
University of Pittsburgh, School of Pharmacy
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | | View Biography |
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 | | Speaker: | Katy E. Trinkley, Pharm.D., Ph.D., FCCP, BCACP | | Associate Professor, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Department of Family Medicine, Aurora, Colorado | | View Biography |
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 | | Speaker: | Jacqueline McLaughlin, Ph.D. | | Associate Professor, Educational Innovation and Research; Director of CIPhER, Center for Innovative Pharmacy Education and Research, University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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 | | Faculty: | Margie E. Snyder, Pharm.D., MPH, FCCP | | Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Indianapolis, Indiana | | View Biography |
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