Reducing medication errors in critical care patients: pharmacist key resources and relationship with medicines optimisationconsensuscritical caremedication errorspharmacistsBackground Medication errors are the most common type of medical errors critical care patients experience. Critical care units utilise a ...
My Conference notes 2: What is Medicines Optimisation? On December 24, 2012/Conference/Leave a comment Tags:clinical leadership,leadership,Medicines Optimisation,medicines use review,NMS,Pharmacy,Pharmacy Management Forum,transfer of care by Kazeem Olalekan MRPharmS I was at the Pharmacy Management Nati...
A community pharmacist medicines optimisation service for patients with advanced cancer pain: a proof of concept studyCancer, Community pharmacy, Medicines optimisation, Pain, Palliative care, Remote consultation, United KingdomBackgroundPatients with advanced cancer commonly experience pain and it is least...
METHODS. As part of a quality improvement initiative, a pathway was developed where patients with AF identified on CIED who require anticoagulation are referred for assessment and management to a pharmacist-led optimisation clinic. Specialist Cardiac Pharmacists contact patients within 5 days of referral...
Conclusion: The community falls pharmacist role increases prescribing appropriateness in the older population at risk of falls, and is an effective and cost-efficient means to optimise medicines in this population, as well as having a positive impact on the environment....
Introduction and objectives In line with 'Transforming Your Care' (restructuring of healthcare provision in Northern Ireland) and the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy, this project brought specialist trust pharmacist-led medicines optimisation case management clinics to...
Objective To assess the impact of a post-discharge, pharmacist-led medicines optimisation clinic on readmission parameters. Assessment of the economic, clinical and humanistic outcomes were considered. Setting Respiratory and cardiology wards in a district general hospital in Northern Ireland. Method ...
General practitioner practice-based pharmacist input to medicines optimisation in the UK: pragmatic, multicenter, randomised, controlled trialClinical pharmacistGeneral practicePractice-based pharmacistHealthcare resource utilisationMedicines optimisationBackground: Changing demographics across the UK has led to ...
consultant; respiratory; pharmacist; optimisation; pharmacist services; service development and implementation; consultant pharmacist; respiratory pharmacy; medicines optimisation1. Introduction Respiratory disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. It is the third most common cause of death in ...