MOIC hosts Spanish pharmacists

MOIC hosts Spanish pharmacists

MOIC and Antrim Hospital Pharmacy Department hosted two hospital pharmacists from Spain. Alice Charlotte Viney (Resident pharmacist, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucia de Cartagena) and Maria Teresa Pérez Maroto (Specialist pharmacist, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara) visited for three weeks from 6-24 November 2017. The visit was part of the International Centres of Excellence in Hospital Pharmacy Programme developed by the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy (SEFH).

Picture above, left: Alice Charlotte Viney (Resident pharmacist, Hospital General Universitario Santa Lucia de Cartagena). Right: Maria Teresa Pérez Maroto (Specialist pharmacist, Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara).

MOIC features in Scale AHA final report

MOIC features in Scale AHA final report

MOIC is featured in the recently published final report of Scale AHA on European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (EIP on AHA).

MOIC featured as an Originator Reference Site, twinning with the Adopter Reference Sites: Institut Catala de Salut, Catalonia; Czech National eHealth Centre, Olomouc and NHS Innovation Agency North West of England, North West Coast of England.  The innovative practice featured by MOIC was STEPSelect, the innovative interactive web-based platform for rational medicines selection.

Twinning regions

Scale AHA supported the European Commission in fostering ‘Scaling up of innovations in active and healthy ageing’ by engaging stakeholders of the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing.

Scale AHA also conducted the ‘2016 Transfer of Innovation Scheme’ supporting European regions to learn from one another and scale up digitally-enabled innovative ICT solutions in active and healthy ageing. Twenty pairs of regions were provided with financial support for twinning activities. The scheme is a new concept aiming to de-risk investment in digital innovative ICT solutions by financing small but concrete ideas with high potential for replicability and scaling up. The Scale AHA report provides an overview of all the different study activities and results, as well as policy recommendations. More on Scale-AHA, visit their website.

Click on Study on support to scaling-up of innovations in Active and Healthy Ageing to view the full final report.

Leaders in Healthcare 2017 conference in Liverpool

Leaders in Healthcare 2017 conference in Liverpool

At the Leaders in Healthcare 2017 Conference in Liverpool Anita Hogg presented the poster ‘Medicines Optimisation – Role of an Innovation Centre’. The MOIC video was shown at the event and featured as a video poster on the Leaders in Healthcare YouTube channel.

The theme of the event was ‘Developing Leaders, building networks, inspiring innovation’ and focused on helping aspiring leaders and those already in leadership positions to develop and improve their skills, make connections with like-minded people and get inspired by leaders from both healthcare and industry.
Thousands of delegates attended the event and more than 170 projects were presented during the conference, showcasing the latest knowledge and solutions to support the future of healthcare leadership and management.

Location: Leaders in Healthcare 2017 Conference, 31 October – 1 November, Arena and Convention Centre (ACC), Liverpool. More information: Leaders in Healthcare 2017.

MOIC hosts hospital pharmacists from China

MOIC hosts hospital pharmacists from China

MOIC was delighted to host three hospital pharmacists from China on Thursday 19 October 2017.
During the visit Mike Scott delivered a presentation on Medicines Optimisation in Northern Ireland and current MOIC projects. Discussions also included antimicrobial stewardship in NHSCT. The group had the opportunity to visit one of the wards in Antrim Hospital and meet clinical pharmacy teams.

MOIC hosts Danish pharmacist delegation

MOIC hosts Danish pharmacist delegation

On Wednesday 4 October 2017 MOIC hosted a delegation of nine pharmacists from Denmark as part of a UK research tour. The visitors were all researchers in clinical pharmacy at various hospitals and universities across Denmark. Current and previous research projects in both countries were presented and ideas for future collaboration were discussed.

MOIC at the National Hospital Pharmacy Forum

MOIC at the National Hospital Pharmacy Forum

Linden Ashfield (Lead for Hosting and Knowledge Trasfer MOIC) represented MOIC at the 8th National Hospital Pharmacy Forum. Ashfield delivered a presentation on ‘Medicines Optimisation: A Journey Up North’.

Location: Barberstown Castle, County Kildare, Ireland. Saturday 23 September 2017.