by Anita Hogg | Dec 8, 2018 | Events, News Release
The Northern Trust held its annual Chairman’s Awards at the Tullyglass Hotel in Ballymena in December to celebrate the success of dedicated teams and individual staff.
The Regional Prescribing Support Pharmacy Service was the overall winner in the Partnership Award Category and the IMPACT Agewell (Involving Care to Prescribe Alternative Care Together) Team was Runner-up in the Integrated Services Award Category.
The Regional Prescribing Support Pharmacy Service Team – overall winner in the Partnership Award Category
The IMPACT Agewell Team – Runner-up in the Integrated Services Award Category
Mike Scott (Director, MOIC) with members of the IMPACT Agewell team
The awards recognise and reward colleagues who work to deliver high quality, effective and innovative services for the benefit of service users. There are six award categories which are based on the Trust Vision and are underpinned by the CORE Values.
Bob McCann, Chairman of the Northern Trust said: “We are delighted that we have received so many applications, 111 entries in total which shows just some of the great work being done across the Trust.
“During the judging process it was great to read such positive stories about the pioneering, innovative work that is taking place across the Trust”.
The awards were presented by Marie Roulston, Director of Social Care and Children, Health and Social Care Board.
by Anita Hogg | Oct 25, 2018 | Events, News Release
Prof Mike Scott (Director, MOIC) launched the new MOIC animation during his presentation at the 47th ESCP Symposium held at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, 24-26 October 2018. The animation, introduced by Seamus O’Reilly (Executive Medical Director, NHSCT), raises awareness of the important role of the Hospital Pharmacy Team and illustrates how healthcare professionals work together to help patients achieve maximum benefit from their medicines and minimise harm.
Prof Mike Scott speaking at the ESCP Symposium
Prof Mike Scott with Magdalena Kuzelova from the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University of Bratislava, Slovakia
From left: Prof James McElnay (School of Pharmacy QUB), Prof Sir Munir Pirmohamed (NHS Chair of Pharmacogenetics), Prof Michael Tunney (School of Pharmacy, QUB) and Prof Carmel Hughes (School of Pharmacy, QUB)
Kamila Urbanczech (Clinical Pharmacist, Regional Specialist Hospital, Wroclaw, Poland) at the MOIC stand at ESCP. Kamila spent 3 months at MOIC as part of the hosting programme from May-July 2017
by Anita Hogg | Oct 24, 2018 | Events, News Release
ESCP delegates from a range of countries, including Nigeria, Norway, Indonesia, Italy, Spain and Ireland, visited MOIC on Tuesday 23 October 2018. The visitors were welcomed by Seamus O’Reilly (Executive Medical Director, NHSCT) and heard presentations from Mark Timoney (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health) and Mike Scott (Director, MOIC). Delegates had the opportunity to hear more about MOIC and a range of innovative projects and technologies. In addition delegates undertook a ward visit to experience the Integrated Medicines Management system in operation in the hospital setting.
The visit was arranged in advance of the 47th ESCP Symposium on Clinical Pharmacy ‘Personalised Pharmacy Care’ held in Belfast 24-26 October 2018.
Main picture above from left: Mike Scott (Director, MOIC) with Mark Timoney (Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, DoH) and Seamus O’Reilly (Executive Medical Director, NHSCT)
, held in Belfast 24-26 October 2018.
by Anita Hogg | Oct 15, 2018 | Events, News Release
The communications company, Pharmacy Management, has announced the launch of the first CELTIC CONFERENCE to be held in Edinburgh on Tuesday 26 March 2019. The Conference will visit Edinburgh, Cardiff (2020) and Belfast (2021) on a three-year cycle with Edinburgh hosting the initial event. 36 Satellite Sessions and Workshops are planned.
Chairman of Pharmacy Management Ted Butler said “We have been delighted at the enthusiasm we have experienced in all three countries for this new event. Our Advisory Group of Senior Pharmacists drawn from each of the countries has played a
major part in delivering and ensuring that the high quality of Satellites is evenly distributed between all countries. The United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA) and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Scotland are also partnering with us for this auspicious event”.
The event is free of charge to all pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in the NHS and can be booked here.
by Anita Hogg | Oct 2, 2018 | Events, News Release
Anita Hogg (MOIC) showcased Reference Site collaboration success in Medicines Optimisation and Innovation at the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing Reference Site Workshop on 1 October 2018 in the Assembly Buildings Conference Centre, Belfast. Mireia Massot Mesquida, Primary Care Pharmacist from the Catalan Institute of Health, Catalonia, shared the Catalan experience of the collaboration with MOIC.
Main picture above: Anita Hogg (centre) with, from left,Mireia Massot Mesquida (Catalan Institute of Health), Cathy Harrison (Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, DoH), Rosa Morral (Director of Primary Care, Catalan Institute of Health)
The workshop was a fringe event of the WHO International Healthy Cities Conference, Belfast 1-4 October 2018 and focussed on new technologies and demonstrated how the EIP-AHA Reference Sites have used the twinning approach to scale up innovations in health and social care across EU regions to support active and healthy ageing. The workshop featured successes from a number of top-rated EIP-AHA Reference Site regions including Northern Ireland, Spain, Finland, Thailand and Scotland. Specific topics included new technologies and co-design options with innovative procurement models. The workshop theme aligned closely with the EIP-AHA objectives to improve the health and quality of life of Europeans with a focus on older people and support the long-term sustainability and efficiency of health and social care systems.
Delegates were welcomed to the event by Richard Pengelly, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Northern Ireland and Manfred Huber, Coordinator, Healthy Ageing, Disability and Long Term Care, World Health Organisation Regional Office for Europe.
From left: Cathy Harrison (Deputy Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, DoH) with Julie-Ann Walkden (Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Executive, Health and Social Care)
