by Dorothée van Hooff | Oct 24, 2016 | Events, News Release
On Wednesday 12 October 2016 the inaugural conference took place in Belfast: ‘Medicines Optimisation in Mental Health – putting patients at the centre of medicines and innovation’. Afterwards Professor Michael Scott and Chairman Gerry Lynch gave their thoughts on the messages of the day.
MOIC Director Professor Mike Scott said that the current situation where patients with mental health issues have a shorter average life expectancy of up to 20 years is unacceptable:
“We’ve been hearing for some time now that more needs to be done to tackle the issue of shortened life expectancy as a result of mental illness. Oxford University outlined in 2014 how mental health problems can have a greater impact on life expectancy than heavy smoking and this conference aimed to look at how better medicines optimisation can tackle this serious problem. What we heard was encouraging as the issue is clearly on the radar of the Department but we would like to see this become a priority going forward.”
Consultant Psychiatrist and conference chairman Gerry Lynch, said:
“For this equality of priority to be achieved, we need to see equal access to the most effective and safest care and treatment, equal efforts to improve the quality of care, the allocation of time, effort and resources on a basis commensurate with need, equal status within healthcare education and practice, equally high aspirations for service users/carers – and equal status in the measurement of health.”
Medicines Optimisation in Mental Health Health – putting patients at the centre of medicines and innovation, 12 October 2016, The Ramada Plaza Hotel, Belfast. The Conference was sponsored by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd and coordinated by Pharmacy Management – both are partners with MOIC for the communication and delivery of medicines optimisation.
Lead picture, from left to right: Michael Flock (National NHS Partnerships & Strategy Manager, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals), Professor Michael Scott (director MOIC), Cathy Harrison (Senior Principal Pharmaceutical Officer at Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety, NI), and John Stanley (Chief Executive Officer, Pharmacy Management).
The MOIC Team with colleagues at the event.
Dr Gerry Lynch (Consultant Psychiatrist NHSCT and Chair of the NI division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Conference Chair).
Cathy Harrison (Senior Principal Pharmaceutical Officer, Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety, NI).
Professor Stephen Bazire (Honorary Professor at School of Pharmacy, University of East Anglia and recently retired Consultant Pharmacist for Medicines Management for Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust).
Dr Matt Armstrong (Consultant Psychiatrist, SHSCT).
In the middle: Kate Dale (Mental/Physical Health Lead for Bradford District Care Foundation Trust).
by Dorothée van Hooff | Oct 10, 2016 | Events, News Release
Medicines are the most widely used intervention in healthcare and are an essential component in the treatment and prevention of illness. However there is growing evidence that people do not always receive the best outcomes from their medicines. In order to mark International Day of Older Persons, a conference was arranged to showcase research and service development projects in the area of medicines optimisation.
The event was held in the Queen’s University in Belfast on 28th September 2016 and around 100 people had the opportunity to learn how Northern Ireland has recently been recognised as a 4 star reference site under the European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing. During the remainder of the programme, delegates learned about a range of projects being undertaken by those working in the health service, university, charities and commercial companies all of which focus on improving the health and wellbeing of our older population. The event included a large display area of around 30 posters and stands. It gave the opportunity for those with an interest in medicines optimisation to network with colleagues and to learn about one another’s work. Professor Mike Scott, Director of the Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre, summed up the event by saying:
“it was great to see and hear about so many innovative pieces of work being undertaken to improve the use of medicines by older people and so to achieve better health outcomes”.
Cathy Harrison speaking about Medicines Optimisation Quality Framework.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Sep 30, 2016 | News Release
End of September MOIC and Digitalis presented STEPSelect at the Institute of Rheumatology Belgrade in the context of Pharmaceutical Clinical Effectiveness. STEPSelect is a model for the safe, therapeutic, economic selection of medicines with a focus on Biologics and Biosimilars. Anita Hogg (MOIC), Rob Brenninkmeijer (Digitalis), and Frans van Andel (MOIC) demonstrated the STEPselect interactive website to Goran Radunovic (deputy director/rheumatologist), Predrag Ostojic (assistant director), and other senior medical and pharmacy staff at the Institute of Rheumatology, University of Belgrade Medical School.
Location: Institute of Rheumatology, Resavska 69, Belgrade, Serbia, 27-28 September 2016
Lead picture, from left to right: Rob Brenninkmeijer, director Digitalis; Ivica Jeremic, attending physician; Katarina Giosic, pharmacist; Tatjana Jovic, physician; Jelena Colic, physician, resident of internal medicine; Mirjana Jefik Bukicica, rheumatologist; Milica Grujic, resident of internal medicine; Anita Hogg, Pharmacy Department and MOIC, Antrim Area Hospital, NHSCT; Pedrag Ostojic, assistant director; Frans van Andel, Lead for Internationalisation MOIC; Goran Radunovic, deputy director/rheumatologist.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Sep 6, 2016 | Events, News Release
In order to mark the International Day of Older Persons (1 October) MOIC is organising an event to showcase research and service development in the area of Medicines Optimisation in Older People (MOOP). Medicines are the most widely used intervention in health care and are an essential component in the treatment and prevention of illness. However, there is growing evidence that people do not always receive the best outcomes from their medicines. During this event we will showcase initiatives and projects aimed at optimising medicines use in older populations.
Please register for this event by emailing: MOIC@northerntrust.hscni.net. Inform us of any dietary or special requirements that you may have.
Date: 28 September 2016, 9.30 a.m. – 1.30 p.m.
Location: Riddel Hall, Queen’s, Belfast.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Sep 6, 2016 | Events, News Release
MOIC is holding a significant event for all those involved in the care of patients in mental health. The Conference entitled ‘Medicines Optimisation in Mental Health – putting patients at the centre of medicines and innovation’ will be utilising high quality speakers from around the UK. Chairman is Dr Gerry Lynch, Chair of the RCPsych in NI and Vice President of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Northern Ireland. The meeting is sponsored by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Europe Ltd and coordinated by Pharmacy Management – both organisations are partners with MOIC for the communication and delivery of medicines optimisation.
This event is free of charge to NHS healthcare professionals and places can be secured by registering as a user at www.pharman.co.uk. The complete agenda can be seen at Pharman.
Booking closes 5 p.m. 10 October 2016.
Date: Wednesday 12 October 2016, from 9.40 a.m. – 4.10 p.m.
Location: Ramada Plaza Belfast Hotel, 117 Milltown Rd, Old Shaw’s Bridge, Shaws Bridge, Belfast BT8 7XP.
by Dorothée van Hooff | Sep 2, 2016 | Events, News Release
Mark Timoney, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer Department of Health, Social Services and Public Health Northern Ireland gave a presentation at the FIP Congress in Buenos Aires. Timoney’s presentation ‘The future of community and hospital pharmacy, an integrated actor within the health care system’ was part of the programme on 1 September 2016 called ‘Four new scenarios of future health care’.
FIP as pharmaceutical sciences network
The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is the global body representing pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Through our 137 national organisations, academic institutional members and individual members, the FIP represents over three million pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists around the world. FIP is a non-governmental organisation that has been in official relations with the World Health Organization since 1948. Through our partnerships and our extensive global pharmacy, and pharmaceutical sciences network, we work to support the development of the pharmacy profession, through practice and emerging scientific innovations, in order to meet the world’s health care needs and expectations.
76th FIP World Congress Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buenos Aires, 28 August-1 September 2016. Theme: ‘Rising to the challenge: reducing the global burden of disease’.
FIP programme ‘Four new scenarios of future health care’
Mark Timoney FIP 2016 Buenos Aires ppt 1-9-16
