by Dorothée van Hooff | Aug 31, 2017 | Events, News Release
Anita Hogg (Lead for PCE at MOIC, Principal Pharmacist, NHSCT) represented MOIC at the annual National Forum for Scotland in Dunblane on 30 August. She showcased examples of projects and technologies in the Learning Zone. The Forum was organised by Pharmacy Management, a MOIC Partner.
National Forum for Scotland, Dunblane, 30 August.
Anita Hogg represented MOIC at the Forum and showcased examples of projects and technologies in the Learning Zone.
Audrey Campbell (Principal Pharmacy Technician, NHS Highland), and Cathryn Park, (Lead Clinical Pharmacist, NHS Borders).
Philip Newland-Jones (Consultant Pharmacist Diabetes and Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust).
Marie Livingston (Director of Pharmacy), Stacey Anderson (Pharmacy Services Development and Improvement Manager), and Elizabeth Kemp (Principal Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Services), all NHS Grampian.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Aug 31, 2017 | News Release
A delegation of six pharmacists from Egypt visited Antrim Area Hospital for four days at the end of August. Their visit was part of the ‘Applied clinical pharmacy for overseas students’ short course at University of Ulster.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Aug 30, 2017 | News Release
What is Medicines Optimisation? It is all about safety, effectiveness and patient/client focus. About best practice, research and knowledge transfer. We need people to get maximum benefits from medicines.
Want to know more? Watch the video! And share!
Medicines Optimisation on Youtube
by Dorothée van Hooff | Aug 12, 2017 | Events, News Release
Professor Michael Scott (Director, MOIC) attended an expert group meeting at the World Health Organization in Geneva on 10 and 11 August 2017. The purpose of the meeting was to finalise and review the three technical reports on polypharmacy, transitions of care and high-risk situations / medications.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Aug 5, 2017 | News Release
Professor Patrick Ball and Dr Hana Morrissey from the University of Wolverhampton visited MOIC on 4 August. Pictured from left: Dr Fiona Kerr (Project Manager, MOIC), Dr Glenda Fleming (Deputy Director, MOIC), Linden Ashfield (Lead for Hosting, MOIC), Dr Hana Morrissey (University of Wolverhampton), Professor Patrick Ball (Professor of Pharmacy, University of Wolverhampton), and Professor Mike Scott (Director, MOIC).
by Dorothée van Hooff | Jul 13, 2017 | Events, News Release
Frans van Andel and Anita Hogg from MOIC and Rob Brenninkmeijer (Digitalis) facilitated a seminar at the WHO Country Office in Kiev, Ukraine on 7 July 2017. The seminar included an introduction to MOIC, discussion on optimising medicines selection and an interactive demonstration of STEPSelect. The meeting was attended by over 20 representatives from WHO, the Ministry of Health Ukraine, UNICEF Ukraine, UNDP Ukraine, and Crown Agents. Among others:
Alina Yurova (Health Project Manager and PoC for the Pharmaceutical Management – USAID / Ukraine Health Office).
UNICEF Ukraine: Giovanne Barberis (UNICEF Representative in Ukraine), Kateryna Bulavinova (UNICEF Ukraine health expert), Susanna Lehtimaki (Healt & Nutrition Specialist), and Valeria Markova (Procurement Officer).
Ministry of Health – Crown Agents: Christine Jackson (Project Director / Procurement Support), and Tetiana Korotchenko (Procurement Support).
UNDP Ukraine: Jan Thomas Hiemstra (UNDP Country Director), Natalya Lukyanova (HIV and Health Procurement Reform Specialist / PhD), Oleksandr Koval (Procurement and Logistics Associate), Anastasia Boiko (Strategic Communications Officer), Zafar Yuldoshev (Project Coordinator), and Katerina Ribalchenko (Policy Officer Social and Economic Development).
State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine: Tetiana Dumenko (Director of the State Enterprise State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine), and Dmytro Aleshko (State Expert Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine)
Ministry of Health of Ukraine: Professor Oleksandra Oleshchuk (Head of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology Department), Tetyana Coba (Minister’s Advisor in Procurement), Taras Liaskovski (Head of the Pharmacy Department), Natalia Gutsal (Head of the Department of Management and Registration of Medical and Immunobiological Medicines), Marriana Hladkevych (Deputy Minister Ilyk’s Chief of Staff), and Oleksandr Hrinchenko (Head of the sector of the formation of the state policy in the field of quality of medicinal products management of pharmaceutical activity and quality of pharmaceutical products).
Location: Seminar ‘Rational Medicines Selection in Ukraine on STEPSelect Programme’, Friday 7 July, WHO Office Kiev, Ukraine.
