Kreshnik is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Care and Pharmacy Informatics at the University of Prishtina, Faculty of Medicine, Kosovo. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate PhD Pharmacy studies at Curtin University, Australia. At Curtin University Kreshnik also taught and coordinated various pharmacy practice and clinical pharmacy related courses. Kreshnik is specialized in Medication Management Reviews and as consultant pharmacist he has extensive experience in conducting comprehensive medication reviews in Western Australian community and residential aged care settings. Kreshnik is passionate about using technology to solve health related problems. He was awarded a Fulbright scholarship and spent a full postdoc academic year as Fulbright Scholar and was then employed as a Visiting Scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. At MIT with his colleagues, Kreshnik explored the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and wireless signals as means of monitoring medication use.

Kreshnik co-invented a pain assessment method which led to the successful development of the world’s first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered pain assessment tool (now known as PainChek) used for people with communication difficulties such as those with dementia. As one of the co-inventors, Kreshnik independently consults in the capacity of a Senior Research Scientist at PainChek as this PainChek assessment system continues to be implemented in clinical practice in various countries including Australia, UK, Canada, New Zealand and now following recent FDA De Novo approval, in the US as well. His work in this area has extended to development of an AI-based solution for pain assessment in infants as well. Kreshnik's digital health-related research work has been published in leading journals including Nature Medicine and Lancet Digital Health. He serves as an Editorial Board member at IJCP and RSAP. He has recently completed guest editing pharmacy focused AI-special issues at IJCP and ERCSP and is now continuing to edit the new AI-special issue at IJPP. 

Catriona Bradley is a visionary senior leader with over two decades of experience spanning regulatory, academic, healthcare, and commercial sectors. As Executive Director of the Irish Institute of Pharmacy since 2014, she has spearheaded transformative initiatives, including the establishment of Ireland’s first statutory CPD system for pharmacists, achieving exceptional engagement and compliance rates. 

Her career reflects a consistent focus on innovation, operational excellence, and stakeholder collaboration, always underpinned by professional enablement. Prior to her current role, Catriona held senior leadership positions with Boots Retail Ireland, where she directed pharmacy operations, managed multimillion-euro budgets, and led strategic workforce development across Ireland and the UK. 

Catriona holds a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and multiple qualifications in psychology, executive coaching, and legal studies. She serves on several national and international boards, advises on professional development in healthcare, and is a regular columnist for Irish Pharmacist, where she shares insights on psychology in pharmacy. Passionate about building capability and fostering psychological safety, Catriona continues to influence healthcare policy and practice both in Ireland and globally. She’s looking forward to welcoming colleagues to Ireland for ISPW 2026.  

Dr. Law is a distinguished academic leader, researcher and advocate in the pharmacy field. She currently serves as Dean of Jefferson College of Pharmacy at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to that, Dr. Law was associate dean for assessment and professor of pharmacy practice and administration at Western University of Health Sciences, where she had been a faculty member since 1999. During that time, she held numerous leadership roles and shaped pharmacy education, assessment and research.

She also just completed her term as president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, where she led with her theme of “Reach out. Engage. Elevate” to continue to advance pharmacy education and practice transformation. 

Dr. Law’s scholarly work centers on health outcomes research, focusing on improving care for patients with chronic conditions through pharmacist-led interventions, patient-provider communication and medication adherence strategies. Her research also spans health literacy, social determinants of health and pharmacoeconomics.  

Dr. Law is a thought leader in practice and payment transformation, advocating for and implementing innovative, patient-centered models that recognize and reimburse pharmacists for clinical services. She has authored more than 85 peer-reviewed publications and more than 100 abstracts, secured numerous research grants and mentored a generation of pharmacy scholars and practitioners. Dr. Law has received various awards for her research and as an alumna of the Ohio State University.

She’s a frequent keynote speaker and panelist at national and international conferences, and her insights have been featured in media outlets such as NPR, The Hill and National Geographic. Dr. Law also serves as associate editor for Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy. 

Shane P. Desselle, RPh, PhD, FAPhA is Associate Dean for Research & Professional Affairs, Chair of Pharmacy Practice and Social Pharmacy, and Professor of Social and Behavioral Pharmacy at Touro University California College of Pharmacy. He received in B.S. in Pharmacy from University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM) in 1990 and his PhD from ULM in 1995. He has served on the faculty at Long Island University Brooklyn, as Director of Assessment at Duquesne University, Associate Dean and Chair at University of Oklahoma, and Dean at California Northstate University. He is founding Editor-in-Chief of Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy and Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, one of the leading pharmacy practice journals worldwide, and has served in that capacity for over 21 years. 

Professor Desselle is co-editor of Pharmacy Management, Essentials for All Settings, 6th ed, the most widely pharmacy text in his discipline, as well as newer texts on Teaching Pharmacy Practice Skills and Contemporary Pharmacy Practice Research Methods. 

Professor Desselle won the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Sustained Contribution in Social Sciences Award in 2019 in recognition of his research, teaching, and service in pharmacy education. In 2020, he co-authored a paper on pharmacy technicians’ optimizing care model, earning the Wiederholt Award for best paper published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. 

Dr. Desselle co-founded and published the Granada Statements, a White Paper on advancing the scientific paradigm of pharmacy practice and research. He serves on several international task forces in pharmacy practice and education and holds visiting professor appointments at several European universities. He has been twice named a Fulbright Specialist Scholar. 

Dr. Desselle conducts research on advancing pharmacist roles for patient safety, professionalization of pharmacy technicians to advance the delegatory authority of pharmacists, and evaluating the typologies and ramifications for organizational culture in academic pharmacy. Professor Desselle has over 170 full-text original research articles in peer-reviewed journals.