UK pharmacists have strong presence at international infectious disease conference
In April 2024 more than 30 UK Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) pharmacists attended the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) global conference.
Key points of the NHS England strategy to develop the pharmacy genomic workforce
The value of pharmacy technicians in medication safety
5 core concepts of genomics that pharmacy teams need to know
Since the publication of the first human genome (full DNA sequence), genomic testing has become ever faster and cheaper, and is now widely used in the NHS for diagnosis of cancer and rare disease.
Clinical
What’s new in antimicrobial stewardship?
In September 2023, pharmacy practitioners from secondary care, primary care, community pharmacy and academia gathered together at the UKCPA Infection Symposium.
Sepsis is a life-threatening condition that continues to pose significant challenges to clinicians worldwide.
In this article we share the results of an audit of the number of people discharged on strong opioids or gabapentinoids following surgery
Ten percent of patients with acute post-operative pain will develop chronic pain in the months following surgery.
Hyperkalaemia is associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with Heart Failure (HF). However, monitoring is often suboptimal and hyperkalaemia often inappropriately managed.
Profession
Changes in undergraduate pharmacy education: Where are we now?
In January 2021, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) published revised Standards for the initial education and training (IETP) of pharmacists. This created 55 new learning outcomes for MPharm programmes to meet.
For several years infection pharmacists all over the UK have led on local activities, initially for European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) and then World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) to raise awareness of the global issue of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).
In March 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared that the outbreak of COVID-19 infections across the world had reached pandemic levels.
Data shows the Handbook being accessed by up to 250 users per day, with most visits during the week and users spending an average of three minutes on the site.
My career path is definitely not a typical one but I have loved every single opportunity along the way, despite the challenges.
Development
How to attract a crowd to your conference poster
You will probably have been to a conference where there have been posters showcasing the results of research, audit and quality improvement projects and some will have caught your eye more than others.
where is the line between working hard and overworking? And how do we know when we’ve crossed it?
Which is better: skin as thick and tough as a honey badger, or thin and fragile like pastry?
My experience of working with pharmacists over the last ten years or so is that they are truly inspiring in their dedication and passion for their profession and the patients they care or advocate for.
The COVID-19 lockdown has forced many of us to become more familiar with accessing education and training online
