by Laura Downing | Apr 18, 2018 | Events, News Release
We were delighted to host a 1 hour session today at NICON18 conference to discuss medicines optimisation, and some of the great work we’ve been doing to date. It was brilliant to see so many faces from all walks of the HSC. Several hundred attended the event.
NICON is the voice of the organisations across the integrated health and social care system and is the only membership body for all the HSC.
Pictured above, from left to right: Cathy Harrison (Department of Health NI), Laura Downing, Anita Hogg, Glenda Fleming and Michael Scott (MOIC), Ruth Miller of (WHSCT)
Pictured: Professor Michael Scott presenting.
Pictured – from left to right: Brendan Crossey (Healthcare Analytics), Cathy Harrison (Department of Health NI), Anita Hogg & Glenda Fleming (MOIC), Austin Tanney (Analytics Engines), Ruth Miller (WHSCT), Mike Scott (MOIC), Peter Corscadden (Analytics Engines)
by Laura Downing | Mar 27, 2018 | Events, News Release
Professor Michael Scott attended the 23rd Congress of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) event in Gothenburg Sweden this month to give a presentation on MOIC and our achievements to date.
The event themed ’Hospital pharmacists – show us what you can do’ was focused around dealing with the challenges of economic restrictions and increased demands in pharmacy within the hospital setting.
The largest congress for hospital pharmacy in Europe, achievements from multiple disciplines including Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Pharmacology and Bioethics were showcased in the hope of influencing decision makers, multidisciplinary team members and patients to increase demand for hospital pharmacists’ full engagement in the medication process.
An estimated 1,000 professionals attended the event.
Pictured above: Michael Scott with EAHP Board members. From left to right Tony West, Joan Peppard, Michael Scott and Petr Horak
With delegate – Roisin O’Hare, Lead Teacher Practitioner Pharmacist, NI University Network at Craigavon Area Hospital
by Anita Hogg | Mar 23, 2018 | Events, News Release
Anita Hogg and Laura Downing represented MOIC at the Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHSCT) iQi one year on event.
The iQi (Innovation Quality Improvement) initiative was set up to formalise an approach to innovation and quality improvement (iQi) within Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland – which has patient safety at its heart, supported by service improvement to deliver excellent, integrated services in partnership with our community.
Attendees heard from Gill Smith, Innovation and Quality Improvement Lead, NHSCT, on the work iQi have been doing over the past year, and the plan to scale up some of the great initiatives staff within the various trusts in Northern Ireland have been working on.
Guest speaker, Dr John Harden, Clinical lead for Quality and Safety in Scotland talked about the pitfalls of incentivised systems, and how poor housing, social and economic deprivation is impacting life expectancy – and what the Scottish Government has done over the last ten years to improve Health & Social Care through improvement and innovation.
Staff within the HSC showcased the work they’re doing to innovate and improve processes, including smart technology within nursing homes, using virtual reality for anxiety treatment, and reducing post-surgery sickness rates.
The event was held on 21 March 2018 in Mossley Mill, Newtownabbey.
Gill Smith, IQI Lead, NHSCT
Guest speaker, Dr John Harden, National Clinical lead for Quality and Safety in Scotland
One of the many break out sessions at the event
Members of the NHSCT choir entertaining delegates with their Quality Improvement song
by Anita Hogg | Mar 7, 2018 | Events, News Release
MOIC Partner, Pharmacy Management, together with UKCPA will host the fifth Diabetes Medicines Optimisation conference in Manchester on Tuesday 15 May 2018. Booking for delegate places is now open and the Learning Zone will be available for anyone who wishes to present their work in the form of a Poster. Find out more and book your place here.
by Anita Hogg | Mar 1, 2018 | Events, News Release
The Clinical Leadership in Pharmacy (CLIP) programme has been launched in the North of England. The CLIP programme provides comprehensive skills training for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in both primary and secondary care, delivered in 10 modules over a period of one year. The programme has been successfully delivered in both Scotland and Ireland and has been shortlisted for an award by the Health Services Journal.
The launch meeting in the North of England will be held in York on 24 May 2018.
Find out more about CLIP online: the programme and download the brochure.
Pharmacy Management is a MOIC Partner.
by Anita Hogg | Feb 27, 2018 | Events, News Release
Mike and Geraldine (MOIC) and Stephen McComb and other representatives from Connected Health Innovation Centre, Northern Ireland (CHIC) met with Shannon Harmon, Digital Editor, Longitude Prize.
The group met to consider an application for the Longitude Prize, a £10m prize fund to develop a point of care diagnostic test for bacterial infections that will allow healthcare professionals worldwide to administer the right antibiotics at the right time. The test must be affordable, accurate, fast and easy to use.
The meeting was held on 20 February 2018 at CHIC, Ulster University, Jordanstown.
Find out more online: Longitude Prize
Main picture: Mike Scott (left) and Geraldine Conlon-Bingham (right) from MOIC pictured with Shannon Harmon, Digital Editor, Longitude Prize.
Mike Scott and Geraldine Conlon-Bingham (MOIC) with Shannon Harmon, Digital Editor, Longitude Prize and representatives from CHIC.
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