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Healthcare 4.0

Pharmaceutical Advancement in the Digital Age

  • 1st Edition - May 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Atheer Awad, Simon Gaisford
  • Language: English

Healthcare 4.0: Pharmaceutical Advancement in the Digital Age is a well-structured and easy to understand book that discusses digital health technologies in context of their ph… Read more

Description

Healthcare 4.0: Pharmaceutical Advancement in the Digital Age is a well-structured and easy to understand book that discusses digital health technologies in context of their pharmaceutical applications and the future they hold for this sector. The contents of the book are structured in four parts, covering digital health, software technologies, hardware technologies and the outlook and impact of these innovations to pharmaceutical care. Topics covered include artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, blockchain, computational modelling, Telemedicine and Telepharmacy, and virtual/augmented/mixed reality and associated hardware (such as sensors, robotics, smartphones and 3D printing).

This book is the perfect resources for academics and corporate researchers in pharmacy, pharmacists, physicians and pharmacy technicians to better understand and position themselves to benefit from the technological developments impacting pharma

Key features

  • Accessible text that brings the latest scientific discoveries and developments
  • Consolidates the current knowledge in the area
  • Provides real-life examples of how technology is impacting pharmacy and healthcare

Readership

Academics and Corporate Researchers in Pharmacy, pharmacists, physicians, pharmacy technicians looking for resources to better understand and position themselves to benefit from the technological developments impacting pharma, Technologists interested in understanding the current opportunities and challenges related to Pharmacy 4.0 General public willing to build their understanding around the future of Pharmacy

Table of contents

Part I – Introduction

1. Introduction

Part II - Software

2. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning

3. Computational modelling and finite element analysis

4. Blockchain and cloud computing

5. Quantum Computing

6. Telepharmacy and telemedicine

7. Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality

Part III – Hardware

8. IoT

9. Cyber-physical systems

10. Smartphones and apps

11. Sensors

12. Robotics

13. 3D printing

14. Autonomous Vehicles

Part IV – Future Perspectives

15. Challenges and outlook

16. The digital health loop

17. Conclusions and final remarks

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Atheer Awad

Dr Atheer Awad is a Lecturer in Pharmaceutics at the University of Hertfordshire. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy at Applied Science Private University (Jordan) in 2015. She then pursued an MSc and a PhD in Pharmaceutics at UCL School of Pharmacy (UK), where her work focused on 3D printing dosage forms and medicated devices for special patient groups. Following that, she worked as a Research Fellow at the same institution as part of the INTERREG 2 Seas programme, where her project focused on site-specific drug delivery.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, Applied and Clinical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK

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Simon Gaisford

Prof Gaisford has pioneered the development and application of 3D printing in medicine design, function and delivery, exploring how various types of 3D printing technologies can be exploited to revolutionize and personalize healthcare. As an analytical scientist, he is also a world leader in the physical characterization of medicines. He has published four textbooks, including Essentials of Pharmaceutical Preformulation, is a contributor to Aulton's Pharmaceutics and was Pharmaceutics Editor for the 2020 Edition of Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences. He recently launched an educational YouTube channel, Pharma Drama, with the aim of helping students Get Science Sorted! He has been named as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate analytics four years in succession – 2019-22
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Pharmaceutics, University College London, London, UK