by Edel O'Sullivan, | Jun 28, 2023 | News Release, Press
This week MOIC’s Anita Hogg travelled to Bologna to attend the Enable Cost Action meetings that brought together experts from throughout Europe to discuss medicine adherence.
The ENABLE Action aims to promote best practices in the development and sustainable implementation of medication adherence technologies in health and social care systems. Through this Training School, it aims to engage participants from different backgrounds and European countries in building common ground for research and practice in the interdisciplinary domain of medication adherence.
MOIC were delighted to be part of this collaboration and it was a fantastic opportunity to share learning and bring this back to Northern Ireland.
by Edel O'Sullivan, | Jun 28, 2023 | News Release, Press
The next edition of the MOIC newsletter is now available.
Read in full here.
by Edel O'Sullivan, | Jun 21, 2023 | News Release, Press
Congratulations to members of the MOIC team on graduating from the Safety Quality North Programme.
Claire Scullin, Rachel Huey and Catherine Goudy recently graduated at the event held in Tullyglass Ballymena.
The programme looked at projects such as developing new services, streamlining and improving processes, redesigning services to tailor them to the needs of service users, and improving communication. Guests had an opportunity to walk around the posters on display, and share learning on what changes and improvements their projects have led to whilst on SQN.
by Edel O'Sullivan, | Jun 7, 2023 | News Release, Press
The MOIC team recently took time out to talk about “What Matters to You?”
The annual “What Matters To You?” Day (WMTY) Day takes place on Tuesday 6 June 2023. It is an annual celebration of putting people at the heart of their care or support. Asking “What Matters To You?” is about listening and understanding what really matters to people, including our patients, residents, service users, family members and our colleagues. WMTY conversations empower people to be involved in decisions about their own health and care.
In our team meeting we reflected on what matters most to individuals. Whilst everyone agreed that family, friends and loved ones matter most to us we also discussed how important the below factors are:
• Health
• Fitness
• Healthy ageing
• Sleep
• New experiences and challenges
• Fulfilment at work.
by Edel O'Sullivan, | Jun 6, 2023 | News Release, Press
We are delighted to announce a transformative partnership with The Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA).
Formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the partnership aligns with both the CPA and MOIC‘s strategic objectives. Our shared vision is to amplify our impact in the field of medicines optimisation, clinical pharmacy, and pharmaceutical care, facilitating knowledge transfer and exchange, and driving forward initiatives in training and development.
Victoria Rutter, Chief Executive Officer of the CPA, stated, “This exciting partnership underscores our unwavering commitment to empowering pharmacists in the Commonwealth and our dedication to enhancing health systems through supporting the safer and more effective use of medicines. This collaboration leverages the strengths of both organisations and creates opportunities for future shared learning and innovative approaches to optimising pharmacist-led use of medicines, particularly in lower resource settings.”
Speaking about the collaboration, MOIC Director, Prof Michael Scott MBE said: “The Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) is delighted to sign this Memorandum of Understanding. Through this MOU we are looking forward to working together to develop clinical pharmacy services and medicines optimization including antimicrobial stewardship with a number of countries within the Commonwealth. This demonstrates our commitment to build partnerships and collaborations globally and also bring learning back to Northern Ireland.
by Edel O'Sullivan, | Jun 1, 2023 | News Release, Press
Professor Mike Scott is a co-author on a recently published paper on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on antibiotic consumption and prevalence of pathogens in primary and secondary healthcare settings in Northern Ireland. The paper is published in full on the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology – Wiley Online Library.
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the patterns of antimicrobial use and the incidence of pathogens in primary and secondary healthcare settings in Northern Ireland.
Data was collected on antibiotic use and Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens from primary and secondary healthcare settings in Northern Ireland for the period before (January 2015-March 2020) and during (April 2020-December 2021) the pandemic.
This study provides details of both changes in antibiotic consumption and the prevalence of infections in hospitals and primary care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic that emphasize the importance of antimicrobial stewardship in pandemic situations.
To read the paper in full click here.
