Mike Scott will demonstrate medicines optimisation tools at the University Clinic Carl Gustav Carus in Dresden on May 18. The focus will be on STEPSelect as a clinician driven procurement tool and EPICS. Our host is Julia Lämmel, lead antimicrobial pharmacist of the Clinic Carl Gustav Carus.
DHSSPSNI Change Fund organises a half-day think tank on ‘Medicines Optimisation in older people’, May 18 2016, Antrim Area Hospital. Oral presentations include: ‘Medicines Optimisation in Intermediate Care’ and ‘Medicines Optimisation in Care Homes’. The half-day think tank is an excellent opportunity to participate in developing a regional strategy for medicines optimisation in older people.
Location: Lecture Theatre, Fern House, Antrim Area Hospital. Date: 18th May 2016, 8.45 am – 12.45 pm. Please RSVP: ruth.miller@westerntrust.hscni.net.
Pharmacy Management Academy Workshops on ‘Influencing Skills’ are now available on 13 locations around UK. On 29 June 2016 the programme will be in Belfast.
‘Influencing Skills’ will be coached by the experienced Pharmacy Management Trainers who have been delivering these programmes specifically for pharmacy for many years. The course is very interactive and supported by a comprehensive workbook with real life (pharmacy) scenarios. Programmes are free to NHS Pharmacists and are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies who have had no input to content nor will products be discussed or displayed on the day. Pharmacy Management is an Accredited Supplier of Education for the Faculty of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
For more information on the programme on 29 June 2016 in Belfast: www.pharman.co.uk/events/n-ireland
Northern Ireland pharmacists can register for the course nearest them: www.pharman.co.uk/events/n-ireland
Further information if required can be obtained from katie.fraser@pharman.co.uk
MOIC announces a partnership agreement with Pharmacy Management. The two organisations will work together to communicate and promote the development of medicines optimisation throughout the UK and beyond. More information: see profile Pharmacy Management.
Today Health Minister Simon Hamilton launched the NI Medicines Optimisation Quality Framework at the MOIC. Minister Hamilton announced at the same moment a £30m Transformation Fund, and confirmed £300k recurrent funding for MOIC from this Fund.
(From left, Simon Hamilton, Health Minister; Dr Tony Stevens, Chief Executive NHSCT; Prof Mike Scott, Director MOIC)
For more information: https://www.dhsspsni.gov.uk/consultations/medicines-optimisation-quality-framework
Iñigo Ormazabal, resident pharmacist in Alcorcón Foundation University Hospital visited for four weeks in 2014. A final year pharmacy resident from this institution in Madrid visits us each year to observe how we practice medicines optimisation on a day to day basis. He was impressed by the amount of time spent on ‘face to face’ patient contact and how pharmacy is an integral part of the ward multidisciplinary team. Elena Álvaro (not in picture) arrived with us in February 2016 and plans to spend one of her four weeks learning more about antimicrobial stewardship and the enabling technology used.