Meet the new Antimicrobial Prescribing Optimisation Team
Between us, we bring to the workstream more than 100 years of subject matter expertise in infection management and antimicrobial therapeutics
Prescribing pharmacists reduce errors and time taken to discharge hospital patients
What value does a pharmacist bring in optimising severe asthma?
To what extent is guidance on repurposing prescription only medicines in care homes used?
Care home residents are particularly vulnerable and may require urgent access to medicines for distressing symptoms of COVID-19 or for end of life care.
Clinical
Innovative virtual biologic clinic shows increased patient safety outcomes
Biological therapies play an important role in managing complex Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients, but they also pose significant risk to patients if not managed or monitored appropriately.
The therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) guideline at Cambridge University Hospital recommends specific dosing and levels for amikacin and gentamicin to minimise ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity.
Medication errors such as dose omissions of critical medications can lead to patient harm.
Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine condition which affects approximately one to two percent of the UK population, increasing to five percent in people over 60 and more than ten percent in adults over 80.
As a profession, we are responsible for protecting the public from the harmful effects of their medicines. Why then, are we not taught how to protect newborn babies?
Profession
Stressed and depressed: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the pharmacists of tomorrow
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the outbreak of COVID-19 infections across the world had reached pandemic levels.
Efficiency savings is a frequently used term, which simply means doing more with the same resources or doing the same with fewer resources
The outbreak of COVID-19 has brought an unprecedented amount of anxiety, stress and uncertainty for everybody, but particularly for health professionals
David Gibson is Lead Clinical Pharmacist at Darlington Memorial Hospital at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust.
Success was defined as the Foundation pharmacist safely and confidently delivering patient-centred service autonomously.
Development
Workplace stress: how to minimise it and create change
where is the line between working hard and overworking? And how do we know when we’ve crossed it?
Distilling the content of a large project into a word-restricted abstract requires skill and attention to detail.
Have you got a great idea that you would like to share with others, but you’re not sure how to write it down? You’re not alone.
The revised Handbook of Perioperative Medicines is the perfect example of what can be achieved with vision, passion and dedication
Here are some practical ways that pharmacy professionals can develop their leadership skills within any stage of their career.
